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GREAT NEW MYSTERY SERIAL

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JANUARY 24. 1933.

"WEEK-END MURDER"

BY GABRIEL F. FORBUSH

CHAPTER XXXII

At her words--apparently the fout and you any sho'd saved you Jast thing he had expected to from lots of trouble.” hear-the man atiffened in satonlah- Suddenly the tide turned in hor ment. Then his anger flared out favour or the giunt before her violently. For a moment sho could realized tant que rather than hardly get her breath as the words brute force would'extract him best pelted down on her.'"

from a nasty predicament, Fling- "And just because I'm an outing back his head he roared forth |sider und not ona' of 'your glib, with Inughter which for all ita ap- Inmart-alcc, moncyfled, Country Club parent amusement had an under- oct, you and your husband have tone of Savagery almost as alarm- Tom and Mr. Statlander were,

Surprised into a return to his to examine your rooms than you the audacity-

ing as his open anger. Linda supposed, safely buried

usual gallantry of manner, he stood

of again in sales figures and promo aside and bowed her toward tha Then ho did-examina them?” cried. "You mustn't—we didn't—the rooms-suspicion of murder! tion campaigns on the front lawn large room. In his colourful dress

"Not exactly. He came to see That is, we thought everybody had Is it all because I conxed a thick They could wait. Linda hurrled

Ing gown he looked three times his one thing he did look for, that." done it!"

country girl to wash out nomo downstairs and out the sere ordinary height and width. Pipe His eyes rested on the couch bo- This seemed to reach his Celtic liquor stains that you think I pitch- dinor. Shaughnessey had simply in hand, he surveyed her rather neath the arm where he nat. Linda sense of humour,

ed your intolerant old relative over Hone from one tights were now blazing in the liv. Krimly from the doorway which he knew that must be the apot where

room to another;

“Ah-a kineral conspiracy 1" he the railing?" completely filled.

the luckless bundle hnd rested. inquired, alipping easily from the "Oh, no!" Would this stupid ing ream of the garage suite. She.,

"Sit down, won't you?" she in- "Yes," she said.

ferocious to the sardonic Disre- man stop thinking about himself hesitated. Anything so ticklish sited. taking a comfortable chintz- Instantly he was on his feet. garding this change of front, Linda and see what she was trying to tell What she planned most certainly covered chair and indicating the Outraged pride, defiance, anger answered in her most reasonable, him? "First we decided, from sev needed Tom's naalatance. But nomo- one must stay with Mr. Statiander. broad couch before her. He ad-blazed in the dark-lashed, grey persuasive manner.

cral things, that Cousin Amos had "No, Mr. Shaughnessy--but you bean murdered-murdered early Summoning all her

courage, she Vanced slowly, without answering, cyen so far above her.

"Mr. Averill shall have his shirt remember yourself that every man this morning, when nobody would ran quickly across the dow-wet and for a moment she thought he

By an error-it of you had quarrelled with Mr. ordinarily be around. Then WO grass and stopped at the foot of was going to remain standing, tow-back at once.

no clonely over her as to came into my possession. I meant Peabody for one reason or another. started checking up on our gucala the stairs.

torrify her before she even began to rectify the error Mr. Shaughnessey, Mr. Shaugh- to speak. Inatend, he compromised have only just discovered it my-

and frankly, Mr. Shaughneemey at once. I And-

"And every man of us would com" she faced him resolutely, "there nessey!" aho called up, "Are you by dropping to the brond, cushioned self. I understand that the off-mit murder oa £ dodering old were reasons why every single one working, May 1 interrupt you & arm of the couch, and with a litcial inquisition is called off, so I nincompoop like himself, I sup- of you might want to do it and moment" And then as he came tic nod indicated that he was shall be leaving you, Mrs. Avert, pane?

we've found things that pointed to to the doorway at the head of the ready.

With a mental comment upon his each ono of you na being the one steps; "That in, I already have in-

powors of uncomplimentary descrip- who did do it." terrupted you, but may I do so a

"Oh, no-no, please!" Linda was tion, Linda preserved her outward few moments moro?"

on her feet too. "That's just what serenity.

Emboldened by his ailence, she mean--what I was afraid of. You "No. It was I started Tom off. folt suddenly that at least his mustn't!" She realized that her Because of what I said, he felt he anger of a moment ago was tom- carnestness held back for a second must-must see that shirt." porarily In abeyance. The instinc- that blazing outburst of ready The mention of the forbidden|tive response of the born teller of wrath and in that second, she subject-ohe knew instinctively he tales to a dramatic situation held atruck.

would be much more sensitive over Shaughnessey riveted. He nodded Shaughnessey, we had to possessing only one shirt than curtly as she stopped. We didn't know why you you see, brought another ominous flash. have been blood-"

over being suspected of murder-

"I sec.

You thought it might "Not while a guest'a here." Quick we know, and no one else docs- colour flooded her face at her ad-Cousin Amos Peabody didn't fall

Linda bravely persisted,

"And there was a tear--” mission of her husband's branch o from the balcony. He was mur-house to-day-I didn't mean to spy the note of resentment

"I came around the corner of the

"Yes, there was a tear." Again manners. "He had no more right 'dered!"

but I couldn't help hearing you pressed forward eagerly, feeling talk to Rosie." It was hard to go him half-won.

would have to examine his." "Wait-wolt a minute!" Linda "Eavesdropping-searching

She kaned forward and plunged breathlessly into speech, not "Why certainly," he answered stopping to pick her words. "It's in some surprine. With an involun- about what you said to Tom-nnd tary look back at the warm, soft what Tom did to you. He came up dark which she was leaving for a here you know that-but he had possibly dangerous adventure, Lin- a reason, a good reason. Really he da ran briskly up the steps and did Mr. Shaughnessey 1" faced him in the doorway.

"You don't want to see me." she shid, "and I don't blame you. But I feel I must-well, straighten things out a little and—woo't you ask me in?"

"This in his place," replied the Irishman grimly.

just as quickly as I can pack and bu off."

•

but she

os, facing that white-fury, but she "I can't go over it all now-and managed to speak evenly. "Now, it isn't fair to Mr. Averill-In fact, think yourself, Mr. Shaughnessey! I've Коле against his express I heard her sny she'd taken stains (Continued on Page 11.)

PRETTY POLICE WEDDING. Group faken at the wedding of Mr. George H. Craik, and Mias Ana Boyed Thompson, which took place in Shanghai recently. The groom is a sub-inspector of the S.M.P.-Carson-

Miss Phyl Wallwork, was married on Saturday to Mr. Tom Boardman at the Holy Trinity Cathedral Shanghai.

Admiral Sir Frederic C. Dreyjar, who is leaving England this month to become Commander-in- Chief on the China Station.

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