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GREAT NEW MYSTERY SERIAL

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1933.

“WEEK-END MURDER"

BY GABRIEL. F FORBUSH

CHAPTER XXVII -

"Fleur, you're a life saver. Wel mind and all that. Takes it very your-er--medical examiner." can't leave here, you see and seriously. Then, too, I think he

"No there's no word from him don't want them to be too bored! was rather smitten with the little yet." You'll bring Dolly? Grand Alger girl last night."

Looking decidedly perplexed, Make it as soon as you can and "Attraction of opposites," com-Tom had left her to go into the then if Dr. Boyle's come mean-mented Tom. "Of all light-headed drawing room. Linda wondered while you can have your game bits of But! How about after he's through. Thanks awfu- othera?"

the ly. Good-bye."

Linda turned to Tom,

at her ellow.

"They'll come."

standing)—that's my main object now."

"I plan to talk to Mr. StatJandor

"Try to keep Fleur away! mentioned who would enjoy

game of contract."

note.

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chair. Her stupidity about

question about the fall campaign; badly handled indeed." and hardly noticed that the frown only grew heavier.

"I make it a rule never to distonishment. And in the ellence she She looked at him in some ne- cass office mattors with outsiders," heard the ripple of gravel, the ho said shortly, and looked sur whispered purr of an almost noise- prised when for very astonish-less engine, and visualized the lo my business, too. I met my stop before her dour of the gor- ment who laughed aloud.

"In a way," she explained, it cous Stoner car. Then she hard- husband wine was doing some caught in the net of sociability!-- ened her heart. Tom-poor Tom, apoelal work for Valeska since wo've been married and lived all, he had probably lost his and on

could meat their guests. After here she has asked us to entertain chance to get over to the garage a great many of the visitors to her and she was not going to lose hers New York oflleo. I can't hearing a lot of the shop talk and started.

help with Statlander who was just well because I've worked for her my self I'm naturally interested,"

A grunt was her only reply, but difficulty in proceeding directly to now she felt at ease and found no the subject uppermost her mind. stay has been overshadowed

"We're both so sorry that your

"An office manager of the wont- voice went on and while she lis- orn plant-" The curt, didactic

trived to hear the succession of tened respectfully she also con- small sounds-light laughter, the

a small explosion and fire, when

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why the glance of half-reproach, half-exasperation he had cast in her direction. Then a flash of on- lightenment overwhelmed "If he knows anything incrlini Of course he was intent on get her nating on himself or anyone clac ting over to the garage and in her You-ho can be counted on to resist anxiety to get Mr. Statlander to a pumping like grim death. That herself she had stupidly forced

murmur of masculine volcan, the leaves Shaughnessy for me."

him to move away from his post the accident this morning. Tom denly lighted drawing room tall- "Don't bo cynical," Lindin lo- "You want to get him before of vantage by the door from which wanted plenty of iree time to talking her the play was about to be- by rustle of movement into the sud- wered her volee. "ulek, Tom he knows the shirt is back?"

he could watch until the coast was to you and he's had so little., I'm gl without her assistance. "I tell me now what happened." "If I can. It's my best weapon

clear.. He looked quickly about him-to force him to talk if he won't do

afraid things have been very much have had to meet many emergen- "Guess it's safe. I was stopped it by persuasion."

She sighed as she dropped into "pset all around but I hope you've elen," Siatlander went on. before I had a chance to do much

been at least fairly comfortable

"Once Ho hastily told her of the

At a slight noise behind them. Tom oppressed her. Perhaps she and that you're not forelng your-' my drill saved the lives of a num- shirt and Rosie's labouret little they both whirled guiltily around. had spalled everything. Sudden I'd like you to do just what you amall.

ael to stay against your wise...

bør et plag. We Very near them, on the rug which ly, violently, she

Mattain wished that "Heavens, Tom! You must get muffled the sound of his stepa Boyle would come--that he would with me."

most prefer, 80 please be hones

well-equipped hospital, over there and open that bundle!" or had he merely approached dismiss them all and that they

where accidents and cases of sud- "Of couse I must. But though them very cautiously?-stood the would go away and she need never feel," he replied coldly, and the mentally observing that illness or den illness are very well handled." "I don't pretend what I don't Shaughnessy doesn't seem in mid-westerner.

"Yes?" said Linda politely, He made no at-see them again. It was too hot felt she had again unintentionally an accident was something to be any hurry to go back, he has drift-tempt to hide the fact that he had to solve mysteries. It was ed out by the kitchen door-been trying to entch what they hot to

offended him. But she reflected"handled" with thoroughly busi- could see bis cigarette light there said.

near-hysteria passed but she saw that since she apparently had a nens-like eficiency. while you were telephoning- "Telephone anything?"

the manager

of the western fac-ticular person, she must simply of a faint such as yours this morn-

speelal gift for irritating this par- and my approch is shut' off. If snapped,

"Yes. I know that, in the ense tory studying her darkly, with an "No-oh, no!" Linda caught intent regard that might

mean go ahead, as best she miglit, and ing, the victim should be laid out his meaning. "I was telephoning, anything. It did mean, the fear disregard It. So sho "Or out on the front lawn." it wasn't an incoming call, Mr. ed, that she had offended him by amiably and went on as though he than the head

smiled prone, but with the heels higher "Yes, that would be perfect. Statinnder. Mr. Pratt and Mr. her inattention. Well, that must,

had not spoken, Well, what's the rest of the DeVos are to play bridge.

"I want to thank you for help; yan not happen again. What would programme?"

know. Incidentally, Tom, you interest him? His business,

ing out this morning. Tom said "Flour and Dolly Alger are might see that the table is rendy course. All men liked to

you volunteered to do anything he

"It's the best medical practice with Marvin and Mr. Dr Vos, and get out fresh cards and other business and this "fiend for charts rible thing and we appreciated the ments. Now I wan entirely will- wanted or needed. It was a ter-recommended for first aid treat- That settles them for the even-things."

and graphs" ahould especially rise way you all offered to help." ing."

"Hmp! Bridge-bridge-brid-to it. shouldn't think Pratt would get If all the

ing to take charge this morning She plunged eagerly into a time that

"Hmp! Well, Mre. Averill,

to give you the benefit of my play bridge, somehow."

warted-Howover, that's their "Ife likes it-discipline for the affair. I thought perhaps it was

frankly, that-er-incident was experience-but my to my mind badly handled; very l

suggestion (Continued on Page 10.)

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murmured Linda helpfully.

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