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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1933.
“WEEK-END MURDER”
BY GABRIEI F FORBUSH
CHAPTER XLIV
Shaughnessey chuckled. "Our Belgian friend is entirely too much the lord of the castle," he said. "I can understand the French revolution, perfectly when I ses the unconscious airs of kim-and it's my guess he was the first with any Insulting that was done, how- ever clogant bie mangers whilst ho was about it."
"Is room was next to Cousin Amon's," she said thoughtfully.
"I've never lost sight of that a moment," he assured her. "Was your husband after telling you the wastorn gentleman doesn't hear so welf?"
"Yes-but Mr. Shaughnessey, I've talked to him a lot and not noticcit anything."
no
nearer."
"Oli, dear-I don't suppose they both lid it!"
| YORKSHIRE SOCIETY.
SUGGESTION FOR HOLDING ANNUAL DINNER
"That's one thing you can be sure of." He spoke very carn- eatly," "Twan one man did_it~! quick and quick and alone. "Twas Hongkong will hold its annual The Socioty of Yorkshiremen in a quick job with no weapons to general meeting in the board room show and nothing to leave behind. of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Do not be discouraged that you Co., on Friday next 5.46 p.m. "Rather sneak in than go about have but very small things to help it openly, hm?" It was moro alyou form your judgment. Twill The annual report shows the thought apoken aloud than a direct be a small thing that gives him membership on Octobor 31 laat question. "Has he talked to your away, or 'tis the only sort would year an 112, comprising.-Life self at all since yesterday after-he left behind under the air members, ladies 7, men 18; annual jnoon, Mrs. Avor!!!?”
cumstancen."
members, ladies 30, men 67.
"Hardy a word. Tom got-quite "I've about given up. hope a lot out of him this morning she began. about what he did early yesterday morning and what he heard-or Ti not really deaf he is.says he heard." Just dulled a bit. It makes difference with talk close by but "Twas an uncanny knack of he'd be less noticing of more dis- irritating people the old man had," tant sounde."
Irishman dis- "Tom Bys we can't entirely passionately. "Here's this. old count him out, though. And did lover of yours" He ignored he tell you about-about Mr. Linda's quick frown. "A stiff, nelf-conscious lad ut best and one that conveys to all the world his
observed the
Reference is made to the great success of the cabaret dinner "Do you not!" o caught her dance at the Hongkong Hotel on up earnestly, with an urgent February 19, and to the lawn "There's something In that."
emphasis quite unlike his usual bowls and tennis matches played
the Kowloon half-mocking exaggerated Irish against
Bowling Linda agreed, and briefly recount. ed the conversation.
it. "Do not stop watching and Green Club.
the Shaughnessey ranted and she
thinking! "Tis
thinking! The Committee hope that all of thought she detected a note
more than the watching, Mr. members will attend the annual- avy in the sarcasm of his reply.
Averill, will give you the clue. moeting, and will be pleased to "The conceited spalpeon! He
Between you and your husband, receive any suggestions for the
benefit of the Society. must go to visit at a great Long
one or the other will hit upon it.
"I'm sure Tom thinks we should If the annual meeting decides faland estate save the mark Pratt-" and have a conveyance fil to mutch
have called in the police."
to hold an annual dinner, It fe his lordship's elegance. "Twould She stopped. After all, Tom sense of his own moral upright- "And told them what? That provisionally suggested that this be good for the likes of him to had said that this man too couldness, Him your cousin chooses to all of us-myself the worst" (he be held on March 3. and members walk every step of the way, Mrs. not be entirely counted out. Bent suggest that he was compromister grinned), "have bad, tempers and are requested to keep this date Averill. I'm wondering you didn't keep quiet about the book. Sho his hostean by his attentions quarreled with the old man? open. tell him so to his face."
thought back quickly, He and which would likely rouse the That you thought you were at- Tom had discussed Statlander dur-righteous man to murderous fury. I tacked and have only greasy ing their swim. What had hap- more from injured vanity, perhaps, towel to prove it? That the old pened earlier? Oh, that stop at than from the thought of your own man and over when he might the door! That was fairly trival position if it were true.
have stumbled or fallen and that and she had to say something. She appeared to musk a yawn to account for the break.
"I hadn't time." confessed Linda. "But then I would't have had the courage, either. The other was an inspiration and it came out before I could stop to think."
"TIA myself has the notion that will take him down!" exulted the Irishman in one of his jubilant mooda. "I'll ask him will he be needing the loan of a dress shirt, having so many social engage mente close together!"
a
"But transpose the old man's your husband aw a man behind Inaulta and nothing would come of you-and that ut a distance when them. DeVos would be compli-half-blinded by water? "Tis a Trying the door of the room,mented to be thought a gay Lo-clean bill of health they'd have this morning?"
thario and Mr. Pratt would agren given the lot of us." with the old fellow's temperanca "And then you would all have principles and America-first idealsgone back to town and we'd never Yet na it was the foreigner-1 have had a chance to find out." dislike the term myself---was ready "That's the truth of the matter, to strangle him and your childhood there! Not one would have stayed friend sulked the evening long." an hour after the police had been. "Poor Marvin! He did act like here and suspected and questioned a bear"
Цв. You did right, Mrs. Averill. "Divvil a blt--he was as nastyThe police would have laughed ai a customer that night as I'd want your suspicions and your house- Bec.. Quiet-like, but nasty, party would have broken up at the Not a word did he speak or did any start. No-there is time yet- apeak to him after your husband or don't be wasting it." loaded us in the car and brought
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"He did." Sensitive as he was, the Irishman had not suspected her impulso of caution. "That he wants to get into the room is clear, "Oh, Mr. Shaughnessey-you Truth to tell, when you spoke Inst wouldn't!" Linda's Inugh com-night of neeing his face at the bined amusement and horror. Se window I thought It but natural cretly she was delighted that what curiosity to look about in a strange had threatened to be a xure point house. You had no proof that he had become a joke between them. would have gone on the balcony "I will that," vowed Shangh and fried the other curement had nesney solemnly, "unless I think of you not heen looking. But to turn Komething better. If he flies into the knob of locked door is
rage, sure I'm the man to handle
"Well, Mr. Statiander alao him."
"You think he bus a bad tem- wnats to get into that room. Por?"
Linda was suddenly scr-practically asked to be moved to ioun.
it-and just for the one night "None worse," anawered the left." Irishman, catching her hidden thought dexterously. "And 'tis a cold, proud, murderous wrath he'd show if you man counter to his wishes. I'd cross him for the principle of the matter but I'd be ready for trouble from the moment he saw my intent."
different."
"Has the other made any such suggestion ?"
"Heavens, no. But then, Marvin just wouldn't. At least, I don't think he would. Ile'd think it awfully rude-suggesting to his hostess that she hadn't made him comfortable and all that.”
us home."
"He was pleasant enough whan he said good-night to me upstairs." "Acting-acting for your bene. fit. Had you said another word to him you might have seen the sietaus mood he was in. You left dangerous man there. Mrs. Averill, and as near your cousin's room as the other fellow-perhaps
We "That's what worries me. Neem at 1 standstill now. Suspicion points everywhere and nowhere."
"Patience-Tis all I can say. "Tis a quick, keen brain you have und himself is not far behind you. There must be proof somewhere. One of you will find it-or both tu- gether."
(To be continued.)
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