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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPIN

"WEEK-END MURDER"

BY GABRIEL F FORBUSH

CHAPTER XXXVI.

abhorred namo

Flour

I'm-out

of

MONDAY, JANUARY 30. 1933.

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delighted to yield my place in your Deliberately he walked along favour."

beside the two returning players and Linda saw that ho meant the With a hasty lunor comment on conversation to continue to the bis partner's probable reaction to drawing room where Marvin could the idea, Linda. refused politely, be neatly included in it. He could But so tired was she that until she |manage this botter than she, in saw that Flour still lingered and har present frame of mind, so she caught the flicker of impatience in dropped behind them and made a tlie narrowed eyes she did not protonco of arranging the maga realizo her opportunity.

zines on the central table. She They waited until they saw By the faint hardening of her climax. Because

"Oh, Mr. DeVos 1" sho exclaimed, heard several voices, Marvin's Shaughnessy turn in at the features the other showed that things" (who had an impulse to add "My husband and I have been talk-doop booming heartiness among garage door. Then Linda and the

had been politely "Perhaps you heard of the Ing over the plans for tomorrow. them. Then the bidding started Tom faced each other. The distant heard.

death of my cousin?" but restrain. You know that the medical ex-with ronewod zest and in a mo- volcos of the four around tho

"All right. I'm dummy. Mr. od it) "doesn't mean Mr. DoVos

and can't come. We thought that bridge table rose in quick expert DeVos is playing my hand." To can't simply stay at the house and minor in met with an accident meat her husband rejoined her.

"Pratt fell for it," he whipered. Linda's keen ear an unconscious do as he pleases on his own."

since you have had to stay this

"That worked marvelously! They'll be at it for hours ly possessive note had slipped into

The slight cloud on Fleur's un-long it might be as comfortable

is his ment. yet!" mused

Lind. Iftavens, the studiedly indifferent voice. iined forehend cleared, instantly for you to remain another day Evidently tennis

Now listen, Binks. You speak to Tom, but I'm all in! I'll stop and Before she could answer say good-night and then go on up. went on with the samo negligent way. Her desires usually are especially in view of the heat"

ranged themselves thus expedi "And especially cut in Flour, them a moment and then I'll go You'll have to stick to the ship air, only a little sharpened to hously.

and Linda yielded the floor with upstairs with you and wo can talk till the better end. If you get awariness as she watched her beat- chance to put in word about ess in the mirror.

"That's too nice at you, Linda!a little sigh of relief. Tom, slow for a little while. Then when i behind me. If you're frightened staying, it might help. I promine to be up early tomorrow to talk, "By the way, Linda, I only with Sure it won't be any trouble?ly emerging through the swinging come down you must lock the door I had known you were baving They must be waiting for me," she door with a tray on which glasses to them all in the morning."

went on hastily, perhaps fearing, tinkled invitingly, caught the end for any reason or these people down." "Now wait a moment,"

"But you did, child. You were eat her question be taken literally. of Flour's Invitation. He stopped yell like blazes and keep on yell- "I must no back. He plays a and Linda, again rallying hering. But I'm sure you won't be. be suro by now that he's safe and vited you some time ahead." "I told you-go to bed."

"Oh, yea I menn--"

Too bad you can't take a hand for conversation.

"Mrs Devon will be with us to all he'll want is for things to keep He raised eloquent eyebrows.

все what she while, Mr. Pratt plays very For a moment she did not under-casy enough to

him away without any trouble. A "Fleur's going to introduce mously. stand. Then she cast an appre-meant but she sought words to well, too," she added magnant-morrow; I hope, Tom," she said. on as they have been so he can get hensive glance upward, as though exprcas Indirectly her annoyance

Then she turned with studied in the evening to some of our just-thousand to one he's sleeping the the one guest who had gone to his that Linda had given no intima-

"He's the only one now that we room might be within earshot, and tion of the unusual attractiveness grace-in which Linda detected a ly famous Long Island roadhouses sleep of the just,”

have to persuade to stay." Lin- ant down suddenly on the little of one guest in particular. "I'm shade of eagerness to meet a fig- and we're persuading him to stay

sorry I had not happened to meet ure just emerging from the inner over.".

"Fine!" Tom took his cite da's mind had strayed under these "Tor-you mean Mr. Statland- Mr. DeVos before. "I'm taking a room. It was DeVos and in his er! He went up an hour ago. Oh, crowd out to-morrow to the Wilte beautifully tailored yet informal promptly. "He can have a dip in admonitions. She wanted only to have I got to be afraid of even Horse In

tropical pongee he had more than the morning and perhaps Pratt get to bed and she realized that "Someone backed out?" Linda a little of the distinction which will stay too and give him some there was such a thing as being just going up to my own room?" was all practical interest. Fleur's hand teen so striking on the pre-tennis, even if you and I can't play too tired to be afraid.

"When the next room is occairs always tempted her to be in-vious more formal evenings. His as we'd planned. We reserved the

"Yes. And i can manage him nied by a potential-,,

ritatingly literal.

alight, courteous bow included Country Club courts in advance "Why-yes. I was wondering-both of them.

they are so crowded over the holl-on the business angle, I'm sure. I understand your guesta had to stay overnight but expect to go Stoner," he said.

"At your convenience, Mes day week-end," he explained to So get this over with, sweetheart,

"You will not the Belgian. "It seems a shame to and, we'll go up together." (To Be Continued.) to-morrow. The trouble is, our house is full. Mostly mother's and join us, Mrs. Averill? I should be waste them."

said

110 reason-

Tom thoughtfully, "ust what are here to dinner Thursday and I la marvelous game of contract, Linda, brightest omlle, drew him into the If Statlander is the man he must

you proposing to do?"

hall bench.

"Don't! Don't sny it. I know what you mean! But we can't! both go upstairs and leave those people all the rest of the evening That would be too rude!".

"The rest of the evening! after 11.now."

It'a

"Well--till their game breaks up. And I am so tried, Tom!"

"Tell you what I'll do," he be gan judicially, and stopped cool, amused voice broke in.

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What on carth are you two talking about so seriously? Hello, linda-haven't seen you before Got a cigarette, Tom?"

It was

father's friends. Such a bore to have that sort for the Fourth of July week-end! I do need an other man, Linda darling

It was a habit of Fleur's when she wanted anything but did not want to be put in the position of asking for it to trail off in an in- determinate sentence, and to wait for the other person to make the actual suggestion. Linda Last The beautiful Flear, slim and learned just how long she could willowy, her hair exquisitely leave the unfinished sentence aus- esiffed, her curiously arrow eyes pended, in the air, between them. enhanced by soft blue shadows thus filling Fleur with vagae her eyebrows delicately arched. her rather thin lips roughed into alarm leat she might have to fur- more gracious lines, drifted out ther her own scheme openly, or into the central hall. As often. This time Linda did not indulge worse yet, see it ignored entirely. Linda immediately felt crumpled 20

in her favourite bedevilment. hot and awkward.

Her guest, stooping down to ad- just a lock of hair by the aid of a long, low mirror over the early empire sofa, had said nothing of

Fleur's calculating little manoeu

re too aptly fitted in with her own cherished plan

"That is a shame! I know he'd

the cause for her hostess' excus-love to move right over to that ablo absence nor commented on gorgeous place of yours. But,

We'd be de. į her very apparent fatigue. An- Fleur, don't worry. noyance, acting as a tonic stimu-lighted to have him stay here. lant, brought Linda to her feat After all, it seems senseless for with a bright smile and her most him to go back to town Sunday guileless expression.

when he would enjoy another day "Hello, Florrie! How's the game outdoors and have one of your ex-

citing parties going?"

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M. Herriot with American envoys Mr. Theadore

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M. Herriott who may again emerge Fance's leader as a result of the now crisi, shown among the children of Lyons.

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