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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1933.

“WEEK-END MURDER”

BY GABRIEL F. FORBUSH

CHAPTER XLIV

"Our

Shaughnessay chuckled, Belgian friend is entirely too much the lord of the castle," he said. "I can understand the French revolution perfectly when 1 to the uncongelous airs of him-and It's my guean he was the first with any insulting that was done, how. ever elegant his manners whilst he

was about it."

"He room was next to Cousin Amor's," she said thoughtfully.

"I've never lost sight of that a moment," he assured her. "Was your husband after telling you the wastern gentleman doesn't hear so well?".

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ncarer,"

"Oh, dear-I don't suppose they both did it?"

YORKSHIRE SOCIETY.

SUGGESTION FOR HOLDING ANNUAL DINNER

"That's one thing you can be sure of." He spoke very oarn-) estly. "Twas one mun did it

The Socfely of Yorkshiremen in quick and quick and alone. 'Twas Hongkong will hold its annual n anfck job with no weupons to general meeting-in the board room show and nothing to leave behind. of Mossra. Jardine, Matheson & Do not be discouraged. that you

date

"Rather sneak in than go about have hut very small things to help Co., on Friday next 6.45 p.m. it openly, hm 7" It was mora al you form your judgment, Twill The annual roport shows tho thought spoken aloud than a direct be a small thing that gives him membership on October 81 Inst year no 112, comprising --Life question. "lias he talked to your-away, for tin the only sort would solf at all since yesterday after he left behind under the cir- members, ladies 7, men 18; annual

members, Indica 30, men 67. cumstances." noon, Mrs.' Averill7"*

"Hardy a word. Tom got-quito "I've about given up hope—”

Reference in made to the great success of the cabarot dinner "Yea but Mr. Shaughneasay, a lot out of him this morning she began. I've talked to him a lot and not about what he did early yesterday "Do you not!" He caught her dance at the Hongkong Hotel on noticed anything."

morning and what he heard-or up entnostly, with an urgent! February 19, and to the lawn' "Tin not renlly deaf he is. anys he heard.”

omphnala quite unlike his usual bowls and tennis matches played "There's something in that."

half-mocking exaggerated Irish against the Kowloon Bowling Linda agreed, and briefly recount-Just dulled a bit. It makes no

difference with talk close by but ""Twas an uncanny knack of it. "Do not stop watching and Green Club, ed the convormation.

thinking! Tis the thinking

The Committee hope that all Shaughnessy grunted and she he'd be losa noticing of more dla irritating people the old man had,"

observed tho Irishman dis more than the watching. Mrs. members will attend the annual thought nhe detected a note of tant sounda,"

"Toin anys we can't entirely passionately. "Hero's this old Averill, will give you the clue. meeting, and will be plenaed to envy in the sarcasm of his reply. **The

And did lover of yours" He ignored Between you and your husband, receive any suggestions for the conceited apalpeen! He count-lm out, though. must go to visit at a great Long he tell you about about Mr. Linda's quick frown. "A stiff, one or the other will hit upon it." benefit of the Society.

self-conscious lad at best and one. "I'm sure Tom thinks we should If the annual meeting decides Island ontate-aave the mark Pratt-"

that conveys to all the world, hls have called in the polico."

to hold an annual dinner, it is and have a conveyance ft to match

She stopped. After all, Tom wense of his own moral upright "And told them-what? That proviolonally suggested that this his lordship's alegance. "Twould

Him your cousin chooses to all of us--myself the worst" the 'be held on March 3, and membora he good for the likes of him to had said that this man too could ness.

Beat auggest that he was compromising grinned), "have bad tempers and are requested to keep this walk overy stop of the way. Mrs. Hot be entirely counted out. Averill. I'm wondering you didn't keep quiet about the book. She is hostess by his attentions quarreled with the old man? opon.

rouse thought back quickly. He and which would likely

the That you thought you were nt- tell him no to tits face."

greasy Tom had discussed Statlandor dur-righteous man to murderous fury, tacked and have only a lug their swim. What had hap more from injured vanity, perhaps, towel to prove it? That the old man maid over when he might pened earlier? Oh, that stop at than from the thought of your own

have stumbled or fallen and that the door! That was fairly trival position if it were tran.

"But transpose the old man's your husband saw a man behind and she had to say something. Sho appeared to mask a yawn to insults and nothing would come of you-and that at a distance when

them. DeVon would be compli-half-bilnded by water? "Tis account for the break.

Trying the door of the room.mented to be thought a gay Lo-cloan bill of health they'd have

thario and Mr. Pratt would agren given the lot of us." this morning?"

"He did." Sensitive as he was, with the old fellow's temperance "And then you would all have the Irishman had not suspected her principles and America-first ideals gone back to town and we'd never!

caution. "That he Yet an was the foreigger'--I have had a chance to find out." Impulse of wants to get into the room is clear, dislike the term myself was ready "Oh, Mr. Shaughnessey -- you Truth to tell, when you spoke last to strangle him and your childhood wouldn't!" Linda's laugh com-night of seeing his face at the friend sulked the evening long."

"Poor Marvin! He did act like bined amusement and horror. Se-window I thought it but natural

n bear" cretly she was delighted that what curiosity to look about in a strange had threatenes to be a more point house. You had no proof that he would have gone on the balcony had become a joke between them.

"I will that," vowed Shangh-and tried the other casement hud nessey solemnly, "unless I think of you not been looking. But to turn locked door IR something better. If he diea into the knob of a a rage, sure l'a the man to handle different."

"Well,

Statlander also Mr. Him."

He wants to get into that room. ser-practically asked to be moved to and just for the one night

"'] hadn't time," confessed Linda. "But then I would't have either. The had the courage. other was an inspiration and it came out before I could stop to think."

""Tis myself has the notion that will take him down!" exulted the Irishman in one of his jubilant moods. "I'll ask him will he be needing the loan of a dress shirt, having Ho many social engage- manta close together!"

par

ious.

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tem-

"You think he has a bad Linda was suddenly

answered "None woran,"

the irishman, catching her hidden thought dexterously. "And 'tis a cold, proud, murderous wrath he'd show if you ran counter to his wish.a. I'd cross him for the principle of the matter but I'd be ready for trouble from the moment he saw my intent."

left."

"Has the other made any such suggestion?"

But then, Marvin

"Heavens, no. just wouldn't. At least, I don't think he would. He'd think it awfully rude suggesting to his hostess that she hadn't made him comfortable and all that."

H

"That's the truth of the matter, therel Not one would have stayed an hour after the police had been here and suspected and questioned us. You did right. Mra, Averill. "Divvil a bit-he was as nasty The police would have laughed at a customer that night as I'd want your suspicions and your house- sec. Quiet-like, but nasty.party would have broken up at the Not a word did he speak or did any tart. No there is time yol- speak to him after your husband or don't be wasting it."

"That's what worries me. We londed us in the car and brought

standstill seem at n us hame."

Suspicion points everywhere and nowhere."

to

"He was pleasant enough when be said good-night to me upstairs." "Acting-acting for your bene-

it. Had you said another word to him you might have seen the vicious mood he was in. You left dangerous mon there, Mrs. Averill, and as near your cousin's room an the other fellow-perkaus |

now.

"Patience-Tis all I can say.

"Tia n quick, keen brain you have and himself is not far behind you. There must be proof somewhere. One of you will find it-or both gether."

(To be continued.)

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