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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1933,

and plenty of it. Won't you join me in another swim?"

As far as she could tell hor apology had been taken in good

"WEEK-END MURDER". Acter all, where another

BY GABRIEL F FORBUSH

CHAPTER XLI

Floating far enough from the raft le escape the sizable surf created by a fancy diving contest between Tom and DeVos-and the moro cosmic disturbances which followed Shaughnessey's at tempts to imitate them-Linda was by no means as lazy as she looked. She was turning over in her mind the talk she must have with Siallander, now altting a trite anxiously on the edge of the float as it careered back and forth under the athletic exercises of the three younger men.

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dinary common sense to do so." that way? Good brisk exercise (He would put it on a purely with a definite purpose. Each day practical bania, thought Linda, as a little more than the day before. she mentally anticipated his next That's the only way to go about remark.) "Every child ought to one's daily bathing, or any sport be taught the simpla strokes and, of course it should be followed by of course, artificial respiration. In shower and a good, invigorating can certainly take care of myself rubdown-" in the water."

Engdiah Channel?" Linda coun. "But you couldn't swim the tered lazily. "Well, neither could

L."

"Beg pardon?" he naked, The

remark hardly

worth repeating.

seemed

"I said I'm no Gertrude Ederle,"

might have thought it queer for her to go babbling on about towels, Statlander was the sort to treat every detall, as an affair of major Importance.

MOTORISTS DANCE

AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION BALL AT PENINSULA

An enjoyable evening was spent by those who attended the annual dinner dance of the Hongkong Automobile Association in the Rose "Yes, I'd be glad to." and that from him was the equly-informal, Music was supplied by the Room of the Peninsula Hotel last His voice night. The room was tastefully de- niant of cordiality from another. Hotel band, and lacked any trace of annoyance,

It's time to go in. I was about present were the President, Mr. A. corated for the occasion, which was amongat those (Linda was quite sure he would Stevenson and Miss Stovenaan, the have gone when he was ready and vice-president, Majer C. M. Man- to swim back" to shore myself.

Stovenson, accompanied by Mrs. i left her atranded on the raft.)nera and Mr. Manners, and Mr. "Your're in better practice than I and Mrs. L. C. F. Bellany. but I'd like to test my strongth by yours."

"A race it is!" Linda plunged In gasly and he followed her. "We're racing in, Tom," she called

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Linda suddenly sat erect. "That last night,, Mr. Statlander. Ing reminds me! I meant to ask you the maid given you enough towols in your bathroom 7"

It seemed to her that he looked at her rather attentively, but it they passed, "See you might have been her imagination. here!" And she put out with "In fact," she went on, dreamily what she discovered to her sur

eat strokes.

The arrangements were made by Mamers and comprising Mesars. a cotamittee convened by Major G. H. Wilson, M. K. Lo, and H. Hong Sling. The secretarial duties were carried out by Mr. B. D. Brans.

The menu card borg a humorous

seemed all incredibly far away and she answered, "I certainly don't watching the swimmers, "I rather riso had to be her strongest, aur cartoon designed by Mr. G. W.i

ing to the little ripples which

leavens!" as the float was rocked

feat.

was so upset. Rosie tells me xently moved the tranquil watern

by another outburst of energy on

that one of the guests complained of the bar. Suddenly Linda was the part of the three men. Mr. last night of not having towels startled by a tremendous report Statlander looked over his shout-ough and that she seemed un- and violent agitation of the water.der distrustfully.

accountably short! "Neither do I?" he said. "As a "I've been well supplied." Too near to be pleasant a minta-

believe that n ture geyser shot into the air and, matter of fact,

"Ho-hum!" She stretched her almost at her elbow, two long short stay in the water is health-ms up with a long breath that bare legs appoured wildly kicking.

I like to get in quickly and was neither a yawn nor a sigh. She went under head first, righted keep moving all the time. First I but expressed indolent content. "I heraclf, and came up spluttering swim a hundred strokes or so ontually bring a towel down to the and laughing beside the thrashing the right side, then the same beach and I told her perlians some figure of the Irishman.

number on the left. Keep the of the men had done that and for "That," he observed, trending don't like the crawl-perhaps I

muscular development even. I gotten." puffing alarmingly, "WAR awan dive. Perhaps started too Inte to learn it well. should rechristen it the walrus at It's a fad just now, but to my play. I'd no idea it would carry mind a allly one." me so far, Mrs. Averill. drowned entirely 7"

water

and

Are you

Lluda shrewdly reflected that he "Not entirely,” replied Linda, probably objected to anything he "I'm semi-aquatic, so don't worry, could not do well himself. I'd drifted nearer the raft than 1

realized. The tide's still setting in a bit."

"Twenty minutes at the most 25." he continued, "Is long enough to stay in the water. Itemaining in a whole morning or afternoon is sure to undermine the strength in the long run."

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Now how, she pondered, could she Silence was the only answer. more than that? Then the beside her apoke rather

Any man

stiffy.

ahead the man's muscled back was help you out."

steady rising and falling in rhythm. Statlander was strong. Each separate stroke through the water into which that EARL HAIG'S MEMORY.

ripped

bread right shoulder carved its her knees suddenly scraped bot- way. She was breathless when tom. In the excitement of the chase Linda had not realized sho was so near shore. He was al- ready on his feet, picking his way gingerly over the small stones of the upper beach.

"You've got plenty of power In ing along beside him. Again she that stroke!" she gasped, hurry was conscious that his air of dour disapproval had lightly melted. Then she remembered his response "I-hmpl-in passing through to open flattery the day before. the nursery-as I told you rester- "I know you want to get out of day, Mrs. Averil noticed a your wet nuit, Mr. Statlander," soiled towel on the floor there. Ishe said, "and I must go up, too. picked it up and dropped it into Perhaps you'd like another dip this the bamper in my bathroom.

way But evening. We often cool of that before bedtime. That re- minde me--I'll have the other

I haven't left any on the beach or elsewhere."

BRITISH LEGION SERVICE

TO-MORROW

It has been the custom through- : out the Empire, wherever there is a branch of the British Legion, to hold a service of commemoration in memory of the lato Field Marshal Ear Haig, on the Sunday nearest to the anniversary of his death,

It has been decided that the Cathedral to-morrow, February 5, Parade Service in St. John's shall take this form. Ex-Service men, and others, are attend at 9.15 a.m.

invited to l

The collection will be divided Workshop and the Ypres School: between Earl Haig's Memorial Malatenance Fund.

"

They had stroked for the little ladder and the pulled herself up, feeling that fate indicated it was time to talk to Mr. Statlander.

Linda, ber hands over her eyes, "Goodness!" She laughed light. room made up for tonight. You your door open, as I suppose you ile moved over courteously as she was comfortably taking a sunbath, jy but with a note of apology. "I needn't move all your things. had to do the last two nights—” appronched and she noticed with

"Don't you like to bask, Mr. didn't mean to accuse you of Why don't you just sleep there Suddenly she remembered Stat- amusement that after one startled | Statlander?" she asked.

throwing away our towels, Mr. and go back to the room you have flander had left his door open the glance at her dripping figure in

"To what?" His tone indicatedStatlander! just wanted to be now to dress in the morning?" night before last and had gone to the nearlet jersey he modestly that he could not belleve his ears. sure you were well taken care of. "I haven't many things," he jopen the nursery door, too! At looked the other way.

"To bask, like this-just lieenve them on the beach or any-said rather scornfully, "and what least that was his explanation of "You don't care much

around and do nothing."

wish. That's what I

I'm how he came to be on the balcony. have, I keep collected. water, Mr. Statlander?"

"Certainly not." she felt his they're there Tor-to be used. I ready to move over any time. Af-Stupid of her not to remember He cleared his throat, glance sweep over her prostrate loath to run short myself or to ter luncheon perhaps?".

when she and Tom were talking it yen-an a rule, I'm a little out of form and reflected that what have anyone else. Please excuse "Very well." She agreed reluc-over! Relief wiped away her feel- practice now, I don't get much might have precipitated compli- my seeming to harp on the subtantly but saw no way of avoiding ing of annoyance. She left him at time for avituing.”

iments from another left him onlyject. I'm half-asleep from lying it. Why did he so want that his door with a smile she did not disapproving. "What good do you about in this warm air. You're room? i'm sure you will find it find it hard to bestow. get from lying flat on your back right-a dip should mean exercise cooler even if you don't leave

(To Be Continued.)

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"Why,

“But you do swin, don't you ?” "Certainly, Is a matter of or

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