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GREAT NEW MYSTERY SERIAL

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1933.

WEEK-END MURDER”

BY GABRIEL F FORBUSH

CHAPTER XXIX

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if you'd found anything of in- | LATE MRS. J. C. THOM, terest. Everyone else seemed so

busy with me and elsewhere."

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Ho studied hor Ince narrowly and then seemed to absolve hor of Juny uiterior motive, i

FUNERAL.HELD AT COLONIAL

CEMETERY YESTERDAY

No one would have guessed from directed largely against himself, sorry. "I never thought of sug- her own? "I stayed behind the years, had been a resident in the Linda's tone that she was think-He was furious at being taken un-gesting it." ink. "You cold-blooded old aware and betrayed out of his ruflan!" as she said sympathetic ally. "I'm sure Tam- you'd spoken to him--"

self-elected position of authority.

He went on more smoothly. "Why-why-" He mopped a "It was growing light and I brow grown suddenly wet. "Ap-stepped out on the balcony to ad- pallingly hot still, lan't it?" Now mire the view and get the fresh he was more controlled but she did morning afr." not like the lurking gleam in his

"Couldn't attract his attention," Statlander objected. He spoke as though he had a real grievance.

"Now that," thought Linda, "s Why, she wondered, should that eye. Suddenly she shivered. If lame. You don't care for views thwarted note creep into his voice? Tom were right-If one of their and early morning air. That's "Just what was it about the-ac-guests were a homicidal maniac-more he poor old Cousin Amor cident" Purposely Linda heal-After all, nothing infuriated such rhapsodien. Did you meet him tated before the word. If he had a man more than an affront to his there and are you unconsciously suspicions, this might draw him. pride. He had been a

"I wished to fall out whether fortably pontifical over his super-The story weakens!"

com-repeating what he said to you? they put the fall down to apoplexy for medical knowledge, his critic Aloud she inquired placidly, or audden dizziness or," he added ism of the behaviour of others."The railing?" with what seemed to Linda a Now he was on the defensive and

"Well--I simply laid my hands darkeping emphasia, "to some knew that she know It. For the

on " Again the gleam in his sther cause."

first time she was actually afraid, oyes. He certainly disliked being: "Some other surely you do not alone there in her peaceful garden,. called to accoñnt!, His habit of suppose? Her voice tralled with this dark, strange, angry man authority was so firmly entrenchet away weakly. Would he entch the who spoke politely enough but that he probably believed ho suggestion? He did, and turned looked at her as though he could should never be put on the de- upon her with unexpected savage-willingly kill her.. ness,

fensive,

"No wonder you ask, Mrs. "That it was not un necident? Averill. I must confess to having sound and firm?" She flashed a "And you say it seemed quite Certainly, Mrs. Averill, it was an made myself rather too much at confiding smile at him and sensed accident? There could he no home last night." How he hated that he imperceptibly relaxed. other possible explanation. Iit, this need for apology! "It was, "Why, yea-entirely so." Gradu would swear it was an accident!" na we said, hot. Very hot. Itally ho became again the informn- His voice rone, urgently emphatic. occurred to me that there might be tive, condescending man of affairs "Now why should he get no ex-more breeze on the other aide of talking to a pretty but rather cited? I'm not disputing him?" the house. I would not for a mostupid little woman. "Naturally, thought Linda. As though he read ment have you think I was die I did not give it any violent treat her mind, his voice dropped and pleased with my quarters-after ment." he went on with his usual heavy, fall, I understand that Mr. Peabody "How did it seem later?" Linda rather indifferent manner,

was the older man and a relative ) inquired blandly, "You can take it for granted,

("Bat you're furlous that he "Well, of course the upper rail Mrs. Averill, that Mr. Peabody and the better room-that's in-was broken through the centre but went out on the balcony for air. tereating!" thought Linda.) "After otherwise-" The night was oppressively sultry. returning from the dance I found I only meant that he must have sleep impossible. I had heard you been actually leaning against the say the room opposite me was railing when he lost his balance. empty--" It was sound enough before his fall."

"Why, Mr. Staflander!" erled Linda in honest astonishment. "When were you on the balcony?"

"Yes. You asked me and I told you so during our drive back from the Club. Linda was disposed to give no quarter.

"Oh-then you wont there after Cousin Amos fell?"

How quickly that ugly colour came up Linda, feeling literally in danger of having those dark square fingers go around her neck (again?) noted dispassionately

The lato Mrs. Josephino "Well," he said gruffy, "I was Calists Thom, whose death Interested in the scene of the occurred on Wednesday accident." Was it true or did hor residence at Ice HousO Linda Imagino a hesitation like Street, at the advanced age of 77

others and looked about a little." | Colony for a great many years. She Was it you who so thoughtfully was an American citizen, being a put back the upper railing?" She native of California, and it Is elt the term 01her question understood was predeceased by her should disarm him but

husband, an American doctor, to studied her closely, again whom she was married at the age "Was the railing put back?" he details, little is known of her in the of 16 years. Beyond these fow countered,

She nodded.

Colony despite her lengthy resi- "Perhaps I did 3. I really dedence, for she was of a most retir 1ot remember. I went on the ing disposition and had been living salcony and might have absent

in seclusion. indedly straightened anything Why was he suddenly so engey, Linda reflected. Either he did of ae didn't, and if it happened as he suggested, then there was surely ao reason to evade the question. She continued her attacke

hat was amiss."

"Did you find-dnything else of .nterest?"

"Nothing!"

The

yesterday evening in the Colonial At the funeral which took place

executors of her estate, Mr. H. L. Cemetary at Happy Valley, the Dennys and Mr. O. Bulmer Johnson, were amongst those present. deceased lady was of a kindly dis- position and a pathetic sight at the she was much attached, being deep- obodqules was of an amah to whom ly affected by her sense of a great loss.

hedging, none of the annoyance ha by the Rov. G. T. Waldegrave.

The answer cane promptly. No The last services wore performed

most as if he expected the qucation Mrs. F. W. Stapleton, Mrs. Capell had shown previously. It was al-

Wreaths wero sent by Mr. and and was prepared with a flat-nega- and family, Mrs. Hunter, Mr. H. L. tive. Trippingly on the tongue," Donnys, Mr. C. Bulmer Johnson, thought Linda. Now why were and Tang Sai, the amah. In addi- vou so ready with that? Nothing!tion, Messrs. Hastings and Co. sent Why not look surprised and ask a wreath, as well as Chinese friends what I expected he might find?" whose names were not available.

She laughed-an inane little sound that was meant to preserve her reputation as the brainless

when you opened the nursery door wife of his bunites associate.

"I'm sure I don't know what you and this must have happened soon could find! Cousin Amus was after)-you'd have seen Cousin tidy sort of person, anyhow-and Amos and perhaps could have if you think he just stepped out saved him!". for air-

or

She lifted clear, unclouded eyes "I'm sure of it. Mra. Averill," he to his face and saw that again a Interrupted earnestly.

quick perspiration had broken out "And sort of leaned, fell, and was being hastily wiped sway. against the railing?"

"Yes--yca-I night-" he gasp- "That's what happened. I'm as jed and turned with more open confident of it as if he stopped pleasure than she would have and entirely without fear the rush | suddenly.

thought he could express to greet "Ah, yes-quité so! I ventured of dark red that changed his whole "As if you'd been there," she fin. His host, cumin, with long strides to tiptoe across, without waking aspect markedly. Her shot inished, still with that vaguely in- across the soft carpet of the lawn. For the first time she saw an in- anyone I hope, and found the room, the dark had told!

definite air. Before he could

(To be continued.) timation of the sudden black furyns you said, empty and the door to "Yes yes, Mrs. Aver. I did speak-and she heard his quick- which Tom had witnessed on the the balcony closed. I thought if not know it was forbidden-” drawn breath-she went on with golf links. His face became I opened it and left that room door "Oh, sorry!" She managed to every nerve tenso and watchful. deep, mottled purple. Caught up and mine open the current through preserve her casual, idle air. "No "Just think, Mr. Statlander, if unexpectedly. he stuttered like a might stir the air a little."

of course not. I thought if you you'd been-oh, half an hour inter boy, yet she felt that his rage was "That's so," said Linda, honestly. had looked at it you could tell me (you said it was getting light

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