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GREAT NEW MYSTERY SERÍAL

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 1933.

"WEEK-END MURDER"

BY GABRIEI F FORBUSH

CHAPTER XXXI

With a stiff little bow Shaugh

nessey turned on his heel and want through the screen door no

were left breathless.

Yeshe could. The light's gone now but there was a littlo, outside at least. Come on, Binks, No ho's gone in. But look!"

In one long glass, flung back so that the last dying light struck full on ita panes, Linda caught a faint reflection of a dark maas that was in the room and cutting through, bohind it, a ribbon of pale grey that marked the road, leading to another dark blur in tho. background.

pull such a bonor?"

"Ton-we mustn't leave Mr. Sintlander out there on the ter race alono.

Can't wo talk this over Inter? I want to tell you what he said"

"Suppose he bolta!" "Mr. Statlander?” "Shaughnessey; of course!" "Oh! My mind's on the other one.. You ought to go talk to him, I'll run up and see Rosie-you

about it!"

be poor with illigance, an gind.) Rosie shook her head.

WAB to do him the service "I swore to tall, no-wan of it,”. without anywan being the wiser ahe said. "And this afternoon lic or it. But," and again her voico know it was clane an' ready for the was choked, 'tis tuc divvil's own Ironin!.. I must tell him mestlf.". luck, beggin yer pardon, ma'am, she sighed dejectedly. seems to hunt the axair, First.

tention.

to slap

I tried soma of the clanin' flufd Linda suppressed a smilo.. Poor, avent was after givin' me for honest, friendly Rosie, so easily spots on the tablecloth on time it wheeled (and, doubtices. forgotten) that? Tom, have you any Idea-7" something she did not get, but the worrked fur the liquor.. But whin by her far mere skillful country-

heard a creak of bedsprings and colour It turned them intirely feeling

it hit the grass stains a terrible man! Though she could not help more Jonient toward Sho moved to touch his arm. the sound of someone moving.oras yet, whin I come quickly that the two behind him The geature was a consoling one Then the door opened and Linda it with a hot iron, whole paces of shamelessly made use of Rosie's Shaughnessey, she know he had but she needed the sense of sup- acted upon her instant Impulse cloth came away under mo hand." Hood, nature. Suddenly she stood. Tom recovered Arst. Hastily be port herself,

of sympathy.

Conflicting emotions chaned up. A light in the upper floor of stopped to where the Irishman "I'm absolutely in the dark "Rosle, dear child-whatever's through Linda's mind but her the garage had gone out. had been standing by the table. (about it. Idiot-blockhead-fool the matter? Let mo come in face showed only sympathetle at- "Rosle, you and Annie had

"By heaven!" exclaimed Tom.that I am! Why did I have to There! Sit down and tell me all

planned to go to the movies to- "Well!" she exclaimed, "That night, hain't you?" eho, asked,, was a me But it wasn't your Rosie nodded, and then shook her It was hard for Rosie to got fault; Rosiel"

head,, Indicating thus that she had started. Never fluent, she seemed ""Oh, but-'twde mine that I been, but wasn't. "Qh, yes, you baffled completely. Finally, in a made matters worse ma'am. Ijare?" Linda understood the pap- audden burst of rellayed con-was frantic-like, you see, an' how tomime perfectly.. "Dr. Boyle isn't fession, the story came blurting was to know he'd stay quietly in coming so you needn't stay home out, Stripped of its incoherence the house this avenin' an' not for him and you both need a little. and repetitions, ft WOR brief need the dress clothes, at all, at change to take your minds off the enough. Sho had launched upon all?" She hesitated, then plunged, excitement of today. Was the guilty yet delicious flrtation" "Tis a thief I am, ma'am-me Freemans' chauffeur going to take with Shaughnessey. The break-an yo've always threated so fair!" you over to Port?" fast tray-of the first morning had "Mr. Averill's. shirt7" naked proved Its beginning, Later, Linda calmly. itanic turned, eyes "Bawling, poor kl. Didn't no vastly altered that he preferred round with astonishment, and flee me or was too upset to tryker to the "quality," Rosie had spoke in an awed whisper. to hide it. Linda, her room faces agreed to meet him on the pine) "Umellf has missed It already ?" path the night of the dance.

Vell, then-tell Annie to tele- the garage. Watch his light."

way." Linda hedged. "But I wasn't there over-long, "But never mind, Roale. I don't phono him while you wash your Mrs. Averill," Rosie vowed and blame you. You didn't want air. face and brush you hair. And Linda belleved her. "Annie'd ha' Shaughnessey to be embrrassed trust me to fix this up somehow." knowed if I'd stayed out far into and you tried to save his face.

The look tho. big, raw-boned the night.") At last, fearing Mr. Averill would gladly have lent young girl turned up to her was Annie's reproofs for herself and him a shirt but he wouldn't have frankly adoring. Linda never possible trouble for him. Rosie wanted it known-and if he had kimped praise for fear of "spoil- had sent him back to the club worn the one you gave him and ing" the girls but when she gave grounds. That le, he had started just left it with you when he went it she meant every word, and they that way and she had hurried you could have returned it with knew it, back to the house. He could, out Mr. Averil being any the Linda perceived, have tarried thero wiser." longer alone or briefly joined the dance, and, finding someone more Rosie's

"I could see him just a blot of dark, moving walking across the road and going into the garage, He was standing here, wasn't he?" "You. With his back to the door. I thought-"

"You did the best you could, honey. Just a damned bad break. He saw mo and there was light enough to see that I didn't go in the big double doors where the I should have, of couras fool that I am!--and up the

cars are

stairs from inside. Instead, dashed right in the central door and came out from there too. He know I didn't go near the car but upstairs to his place. Oh, curse the luck! That's bad, Linda}"

"Yes. Did you how did you leave it?"

"The shirt? Just as it was, I think. But Linda-another queer thing! That wasn't any shirt of his. That was one of mine."

"Tom-are you sure?" "Sure as you'd be of a dress of yours. That one with the fancy

bosom."

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said she was cryinf--"

"All right." In the dark he felt quick kiss on hin check. "Don't worry, Tom. I'll Jolu you soon, But for goodncas anke, flatter Mr. Statlander and keep him quiet till can talk to you. I had him quite fluttery when you came back. He's no innocent darling, either and plenty aubtle. Don't quarrel with him, whatever you dol"

"What do you think I am?" re torted Tom indignantly, forgotting his sweeping self-contempt of a moment bofore. As he started out the casement door Linda looked after him indulgently. Ho cor- tainly was having a rough time, poor dear! She walked alowly up the steps, wishing she could have a little time to herself, alone and undisturbed.

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eyen

were grateful,

willing for a prolonged solitary "That's what I thought, ma'am. flirtation, returned to the shelter But 'twas wrong of me to do it of the troca. As Rosio went on without his knowin'!" with her story, Linda inclined to Linda patted the roughened the latter idea. For before break- hand.

fast the next morning Shaugh- "There, Rosie! It's over and no Пessay had come to the kitchen harm done. Now I've an idea that At the last step, she came to a door with a bundle and a petition. will make everything all right. I'll decision. It might be foolish He had spilled liquer on the front tell Mr. Shaughnessey I happened and worse-but it was action and of his evening shirt, torn it slight- to find you working on the shirt that seemed called for. Cheered ly and smeared grass atains into and told you to try the cleaning by her resolution, she knocked the cuff,

briskly at Rosio's door and called. "Rosle—it's Mrs. Averill. Might I come in a moment?”

There was a subdued flutter tearful voice answered

"That waffic-front one?" "Yop. Only been laundered once or twice."

"Now will you please explain and

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fluid. As it was spoiled when you 'Tis poor he is, for all the did what I suggested, it would be grand looks of him," said Rosie up to me to make up the loss to naively, "and proud that ye should him and I told you to send one of not know he has but the wan shirt. Mr. Averill's till i could get an- Sure, 'tis the Irish know how to ether".

This aerial photograph affords a general view of Randolph Field, near San Antonio, Texas, where the U. S. army has established the "West Point of the Air” to train militume nilots. This is reproduced through courtesy of the U. S. army corps.

Rosie nodded. The tears magi- cally stopped but she paused like a child midway between grief and pleasure.

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"The saints bless you, ma'am," replied Rosie fervently.

(To be continued.)

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