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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. "MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1933.

WEEK-END MURDER"

BY GABRIEL F FORBUSH

CHAPTER XLII

By the time Tom opaned the room door Linda's damp suit lay on the bathroom floor, ready to ba hung from the window, and Linda herself was wrapped in the negligee of turquoise mist.

in first and last a fiend for profits. Tom's voice behind her spoke All that artistic languor takes authoritatively..

Hecond place to the question of

enah in hand. I shouldn't wonder "Ho should be here very 8000, if she'd regard it as the best stroke Rosto. He was to walk up from of business I've done-getting himehurch and perhaps ho's been do In with that gang of showy layed. We'll be right down and if spenders and letting him alone to be isn't here by hall-past one we

won't wait." make himself solid."

"Well, take all the credit you

office representatives will spenk so. well for you,"

Linda closed the door with 6x-

husband.

find out about hia?" doors were wide open. Did you walk, and he can take a quick dip can for it. I doubt if your other connivo caution and looked at her

"Open."

nlone before luncheon."

"All very well," answered Tom, "Him That makes it difficult." "But, Linda, I'm worried. Wa "What's more, he opened the don't seem to be making any real nursery door mid the easement progress." window in there for the current through, › That was how he sald in enme to go out on the balcony, Ho slap-alapped through the He might have heard it from oven

"Oh, Tommy, I've found out something" she exclaimed,

"Se'vo I."

room. violently turning on the shower. She heard the apatter of cold water on hard flesh, a quick toweling, and hor Impatient "hur- ry!" came even as he emerged, grinning at her excitement.

"All right—yours first!" he said "Hurry yourself!"

"Mr. Statlander picked up the towel from the nursery floor and put it into the hamper himself. Ho admits it,”

"And Mr. Statlander is a little deaf, is one car or both, and he doesn't admit it."

She blinked as she took this in.

"Ohi How-↑ But that-"

closer"

Wo've time yet, Tommy. have a feeling had it all along that some one thing will suddenly turn the scalo and nettle it:

afternoon1"

Service in out by-12:15 prompt," she said. "I've never had to wait luncheon for anyone who attended

"Oh, heavens Statlander must talk to that man this after noon! First I thought ho just wanted to go on with last year's "It's 15 minutes' walk at the figures and the estimates for outside. You thought he'd have next year but now it looks as if he time for a swim and to dress had something else on his mind. again." He started to speak of it on our

"Still ho couldn't have bean What's the programme for this way down to the water but stopped

there long. A noise like that only bothers, if you hear it over and [ovor. And you must remember his hearing โร distinctly dulled. Certainly the worst edge would be taken off."

"Thon, Tom-it's between Mar. vin and Mr. DeVos?”

She repented the conversation.

BB.

what

"Let's go down!” she exclaimed. whon the others caught up with "I feel bettor there on the

Gosh, Binks-look at the ground, somehow. Tom, time! I'll bet they're all ao hun-ought we to do?" gry they could eat each other."

"Exactly nothing." His hand At the moment there came on the knob arrested her mo discreet top on the door. Linda ment. "But if by the time lunch. con is over-1′] have to think opened it,

about it, Linda. I hope to heny-

He broke off abruptly, fung open the door and motioned her to procede him. They went down- stairs in anxious silence.

(To Be Continued.)

"DoVos and Pratt are playing tennis-you know we have the courta. Dolly Alger wanted to have her sister play but Flour vetoed that. She'll be right an deck herself. Then, as you know, DeVos is booked for the Stoners "No, the devil of It is we can'tly seems lashed to Fleur's chariot voice, "it's past one and luncheon

blowout this evening. He certain. "Please, ma'am," said Rosie's } en—” definitely eliminate Statlander any more than we can Shaughnessey. wheels. Nat ordinarily an im- is ready this 10 minutos. But Mr. We think they're out but it's all pressionable chap, either, I should Pratt is not back yet. Should we based on such small things. How think. I suppose it's her money.he serving it before he comes?" did he take the towel business?"You can't help thinking of it."

Before Linda could answer "She's the one that's made it im “Annwering your highly inte}]{-

"And for some reason he not possible to think of her aside from gible questions, I reply, "Yes, it's only wasn't offended but seemed her money," observed Linda cold- the truth. Shaughnessy told me, to like me better than before bely. "I can't imagine Fleur con- He overtook Statlander as he and cause of it. Explain that if you coaling her sonse of its im- DeVos walkod down the lawn and can."

portance. Has he any of bla Statlander not only didn't hear

"I can," said Tom. "And I think own 7" them coming-which perhaps is it covers a lot we have against natural on the grass-but didn't him. He's a born old maid-or, if hear his first bail. Shaughnessey you prefer, an efficiency expert. says he whirled around at the acc Things out of order upset him, ond one, sort of gulltily. Hele straightens the railing and thinks the man's sensitive and picks up the towel. Also he be pretty rich man. This mixing in didn't want it known. We tried lives a woman's home is her job probably just a pussing fad. He's

his uncle's perfume business once or twice on the raft when he and disapproves of one who takes notorious for having them but us hnd his back to us and it worked. her sucred responsibilities lightly.ally they're more decorative than That is, he didn't hear unless we He's thought us both altogether useful. He met Valeska at Cap too young and flighty, and sudden-d'Antibes last acason and she fell "Ile made me repeat one gen-ly you betray old-fashioned house for him like a ton of bricks. I im tence," and Linila thoughtfully,wifely instincts and call him to gine the old man wanted to keep "but that aften happens he's inccount on the number of towels seemed to bear all right. I didn't he uses and the fact that one has in with her their American per notice anything—”

"Unually he was facing you-es. gone astray. Probably he believed fume business is a gold mine of coaxed DeVon to he had done you 11 terrible in-course-and pecially when you talked to him.

follow up the acquaintance and

raised our volcea a little."

"A very fair amount, I should tremely wealthy on the Continent say. His family's considered ex- and even ever here he'd rank na a

And it's not very bad. If it had Justice and felt highly apologetic." make the trip for that purpose."

been for Shaughnessey I wouldn't kava tumbled to it at all."

Mr. Shaughnessey pointed it sut,” she said slowly.

"Yes, but I proved it to my own. antisfaction, Binke. And thats you saw and started to say--makes a lot of difference about his hear- ing the clae of the door."

"If it's true ho wouldn't be both pred if neither one of the doors were shut."

"

"Which would show itself by his just being a little less grumpy," "He didn't seem to me to have added Linda. "Entirely possible, that well, passionate devotion to my dear. Well Inn't it about time duty which is such a characteristic for Marvin to be home from of my beloved Mr. Sintlander," re- ya1 Aure you marked Lindn. "Valeska won't church? Are

care for it if she hears DeVos has shouldn't go after him?"

been dancing attendance on Fleur Stoner."

"I'm not at all sure whether to leave him to do what he said he'd rather do or whether he'll secretly be insulted if I take him at his word."

"Exnetly. But he still could

"He likes to aubdue the flesh," probably have heard it if both sald Linda. “It'll do him good to

"She'll care for it if it means the prostige of having Flour and her crowd as customers," retorted her husband. "Remember Valeska

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