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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.› TUESDAY, JANUARY 24; 1933.

"WEEK-END MURDER"

BY GABRIEI F FORBUSH.

CHAPTER XXXII.

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At her words-apparently the out and you say she'd saved you last thing ho had expected to from lots of trouble." boar-the man stiffened in astonish- Suddenly the tide turned in har ment. Then his anger flared out favour-or the giant before hor violently. For a moment abe could realized tants Cha hardly get her ath as the words brute force would extruet best than pelted down on her.

from a nasty predicament. Fling- "And just because I'm an out-ing back his head he roared forth aider and not one of your glib, with laughter which for an ita ap- smart-alec, moneyfied Country Club parent amusement had an under- Tom and Mr. Statlander were,

set, you and Surprised into a return to his to examine your Linda supposed, safely buried naual gallantry of manner, he stood would havo again in saics figures and promo aside and bowed her toward the

Jing na his open anger. examine his.": to

"Wait--wait a minute!" Linds tion campaigns on the front lawn.ingert

"Then be did--examine them?"erfed. "You mustn't-wo didn't-the rooms-suspicion of murder! "Eavesdropping-searching of They could wait. Linda hurried ing gown he looked three times his one thing he did look for that" done it!"

"Not exactly. Ile came to see That is, we thought everybody had In it all because I coaxed downstairs and out

a thick door. Shaughnessey had simply ordinary height and width. Tips

His eyes rested on the couch be-

country girl to wash out some In hand, he surveyed her rather neath the arm where he sat. gone from one room to another grimly from the doorway which ho knew that must be the spot where

This seemed to reach his Celtic liquor stains that you think I pitch- Linda sense of humour.“ fights were now blazing in the lly come

ed your intolerant old relative over .rd,

"Ab-a ginoral conspiracy?" he the railing?" ing foo. of the garage suite. She

the luckless bundle nad reated, inquired, slipplag easily from the hesitated. Anything

"Sit down, won't you?" she in- ticklish no

"Yes," she said.

"Oh,, no!" Would this stupid ferocious to the sardonic. Dibre-man stop thinking about himself what she planned most certainly covered chair and indicating the Outraged pride, deliance,

vited, taking a comfortable clintz- Instantly he was on his feet. garding this change of front, Linda and see what she was trying to tell needed Tom's abaiatance. But some broad couch, before her. He ad-blazed in the dark-lashed, grey persuasive manner.

anger answered in her most reasonable, him? "First we decided, from sev one must stay with Mr. Statlander, vinced slowly, without answering. eyes so far above her. Summoning all her

eral things, that Cousin Amos had "Ne, Mr. Shaughnessey-but you been and for a moment she thought he ran quickly across the dew-wet

"Mr. Averill shall have his shirt remember yourself that every man this morning, when nobody would murdered-murdered early grass and stopped at the foot of was going to remain standing, tow-back at once. By an error-It of you had quarrelled with Mr. ordinarily be around. Then the stairs.

oring so closely aver ..

came into my possession. I meant Peabody for one reason or another, started checking up on our guesta terrify her before she even began to rectify the error at once, I And "Mr. Shaughnessey, Mr. Shaugh to speak. Instead, he compromised have only just discovered it my- nessey" she called up. "Are you by dropping to the broad, cuabloned self.

"And every man of us would com- working? May I interrupt you a arm of the couch, and with a lit- einl inquisition is called off, so

I understand that the offi-mit murder on, a dodering old moment?" And then as he came the nod indicated that he was shall be leaving you, Mrs. Averill, pose?

Inincompoop Hke himself, to the doorway at the head of the ready. steps: "That is, I already have in-t

just as quickly as I can pack and With a mental comment upon his terrupted you, but any I do so a She leaned forward and plunged

be off."

powers of uncomplimentary descrip- few moments more?"

breathlessly into

"Oh, no-no, please!" Linda was tion. Linda preserved her outward speech, "Why certainly," he answered stopping to pick her words.

not on her feet too. "That's just what serenity.

Emboldened by his allence, the in soma surprise. With an involun- about what you enid to Tom-and muntn't!" She realized that her Because of what I said, he felt he anger of a moment ago was tem

fraid of, You

"No. It was I started Tom off. felt suddenly that at tary look back at the warm, soft what Tom did to you. He came up earnestness held back for a second must-must see that shirt."

least his dark, which she was leaving for a here-you know that-but he had The blazing outburst of

porarily in abeyance. The Instinc- possi

vt re, Lin- a reason, a good reason. Really he wrath

ready

The mention of the forbidden tive response of the born teller of da ran briskly up the steps and did Mr. Shaughnessy!"

and in that second, she subject-she knew instinctively he tales to a dramatic situation held faced

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

over being suspected of murder we know, and no

"I see. You thought it might else does Ale Amor Peabody didn't fall Linda bravely persisted.

"And there was a tear..." from the balcony. He was ur-house to-day-I didn't mean to spy the note of resentment but she

"I came around the corner of the dered!"

"Yes, there was a tear." Agnin but I couldn't help hearing you pressed forward eagerly, feeling talk to Rosle." It was hard to go him half-won. on, facing that white-fury, but ahe "I can't go over it all now-and managed to apeak evenly. "Now. It isn't fair to Mr. Averill-In fact, think yourself, Mr. Shaughnessey! I've I heard her say she'd taken stains

gone against his express Continued on Page 11.)

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a the doorway.

"Thin is his place," replied the 't want to see me." she Irishman grimly. anid, "and I don't blame you.

But

"Not while a guest's here." Quick 3 feel I must-well, straighten-olour flooded her face at her ad- things out a little and won't you mission of her husband s ank me in?"

manners. "He had no more right

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she faced him resolutely, "there and frankly, Mr. Shaughnessey were reasons why every single one of you might want to do it and we've found things that pointed to ench one of you as being the one who did do it."

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