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GREAT NEW MYSTERY SERIAL

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

“WEEK-END MURDER”

BY GABRIEL F FORBUSH

CHAPTER XXXIII

"Tom, I couldn't help. it. Wo wore corbored, and frankness was the only thing possiblef. It had to “be done at once, or-even if he didn't go we couldn't have gained back the ground we lost when he got on to your search of his place." It was what Linda had hoped for a brief moment along with her husband before they faced, to- gether, the talk with the man to whom sho had revealed their secret. In the kitchen, cracking ice and opening ginger ale bottles, while from the terrace came the murmur of voicea as Shaughnessey and Statlander talked sporadically, Linda hastily strove to justify herself--to overcame the horror with which he had greeted her confession of what we had done. "It was the only thing to do, Tom--you must see that

"Wolf" he rallied a little but still was far from convinced. "At least we don't have to tell him everything."

"Pm aure he didn't do it," Linda announced staunchly.

Rosie sald? She said the spots wore liquor and grass stains-and she saw thom. Ko didn't.” *

"Doesn't affect the Issue ono way or another. We've simply lost that clue, but there are others. Rosle may have been coached in her story, and been afraid to tell you the entire truth."

"She acted frightened, but more over taking your shirt and be ing found out.”

Well she might!" Tom's faw set. He was not as forgiving as Linda over this. "But-carry on, Binks! We can't stay here all night. Stattander's duo for an early bed. I gather the last two nights have been unusually gay for one of his settled ways, And, if I'm any judge, he and Shaugh naasey don't love each other much, So get a move on and we'll start him off. That'll leave the way clear for the Modern Irish Fairy Tale 1 feel in my bonos we'ro ka- Ing to hear."

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might have noticed was so put as to cleverly flatter the other.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1933.

walted breathless.

4ir. Shaughnessy--this what leads suspicion to you. Go back to the first night you were here Attlio dinner table you took The Irishman made a sound that issue-violently with Mr. Pen- squld pass for acquiescence-but body. Frankly, I have never seen it wae by no means cordial. "And one guest show such open personal now," he asked, "will you favour animosity for their host. It was the me by doing one thing? Assume sort of outburst that goes before for the time being that 'twas me. physical violence. We wore all Please separate out all the clues most unfavourably impressed by Tom himself was first to break that point elsowhere and state the the silence and he did so an a aud-case against me as. if you were den burat of laughter, followed by sure that I was the guilty person." Linda felt a little thrill of prido scattered talk and exclamation, There was a moment's silence. at Tom's courage. He spoke showed that the little group in the Linda felt suspense vibrating in clearly and to the point. The drawing room had paused in their the still air. Shaughnessy hnd Irishman was tense, she knew, his game to enjoy the refreshments he spoken courteously but with deenally aroused temper barely held had brought them on his way out termination. Tom muat now make in chock Tom made no con- to the terrace.

up his mind whether to answer cessions the gloves were off. "Of course you are now in our with perfect frankness of whether "The following morning you will secret, Mr. Shaughnessey. You to continue his polley of seeming remember we discovered the death know that it is imperative that we to tell everything without giving of our little dog, Bunty. You keep our house party together un- certain definite information. came from the garage bringing til we fasten this thing on the man While he hesitated, the Irishman your own breakfast tray, instead of who did it. Today we've made leaned forward and an a match was leaving it, as would be natural, for progress--but not enough. The struck Lindn caught the gleam in the maid to collect. You spoke of medical examiner's coming-or the grey, dark shed eyes. There propitiating the dog and mention- threatened coming--helped us out was defianed in them-almosted that she had bothered you when and as a result everyone's staying bravado-anil In the twist of his you had retired the night before. over night. Tonight or tomorrow lips, too. 14.

At the moment, we took the state- at breakfast my wife and I will "You're wondering what to any." ment at face value. Later I re- Invite each one of you to finish In the dark that followed the membered that when you left the out the week-end."

match's flare it was impossible to house Thursday night I had walked catch his expression. "Will it help to the garage with you and seen you, Mr. Averill, if I give you my you start upstairs. Therefore if word! sydar I will not leave you encountered the dog you must here nor attempt to communiente-have come out later, for some rea- I believe that is the phrase "son of your own. You lied about (Yes, there was mockery in his what seemed unimportant---some- tone!). "with anyone until you find thing we would never have known the murderer or turn the affair of one way or the other without over to the police.”

your deliberate introduction of the subject"

done, when you all come together, band had made his decision, Sho you accept as if it came for the Hrut Unc. You might also help by urging the others to do so if anyons seems at all reluctant.

"And if any of us refuse?" “1 shall turn the matter over to the police." Tom spoke with deci sion and Linda started in surprise. So absorbed was she in their quest, so sure they and they alone could solve the mystery, that since their first talk she had not even con- aidered the possibility of failure,

"Yos." Tom answered slowly. to atay!" The Irishman laughed Evidently he was trying to go but with an edge to it. "Faith, I behind the words to the man's can do little elac. As well stay by mind. If he was guilly this was my own will as by that of the certainly the line for him to take; pollee.”

if Innocent-well, what other was "And I must ask, too," continued there for him then? "Yes," The Tom, "that when I extend the la-second affirmative came quickly, vitation in the morning, If it is firmly, and Linda knew her hus

"So that's the story!" "You're ensy, Blake. No need to It was half an hour later. Tom splutter! This proves it He'll sat back, lighting a new cigarette. know I'm more sceptical and ho's Shaughneasey puffed thoughtfully had time to prepare his story. |at his pipe and Linda lay motion- Still, so have I. Leave this to me, lesa in the long chair, thinking please. I'm sorry it happened but how artfully Tom had condensed "I will be the first than to agree I guess you're right. Better be the day's happenings and wonder- -out in the opon. At least he'lling what would be the other man's feel nafe and I we handle him first words. Certainly Tom had right there's no chance now of his given no indication other than bolting. That would be a con- that he had completely accepted eRaion and he's no auch fool." the tale of the soiled shirt, while "Then you still think he might | his appeal to their guest to tell of be the one? Even after what anything out of the way that he

"Check one lic, motive unknown. and absence of motive for my leav ing the garage again." - Shaugh- nessey spoke soberly; his anger had given place to a certain wary tension.

"Also the possibility-after you

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