1933-02-09 — Page 17

GREAT NEW MYSTERY SERIAL

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY,

"WEEK-END MURDER"

BY GABRIEL F FORBUSH

CHAPTER XLV

"Ippose he's right." Tom suddenly faced with the possibility [ "It's-time for dinner, Only had listened attentively to Linda's of a break in the routine. He may hour or two more at heat, Binka" report of her talk with Shaugh- not nutleipato arrest but ho's acting "You wouldn't put it off till to nossey. "After all the murder no he would if he did."

morrow morning?" happened yesterday morning and "He is the only one who showed by laat night wo had a line on the slightest sign of knowing whating in on the 8:10 with me. That "Wouldn't dare. They're all go all of them. I think Shough-I was driving at when I made him nesacy's definitely out of it, Linda, talk about it all, mused Linda. means a terrible ncramble to get simply because he couldn't have "He didn't start and flush and act has to happen to-night."

off. No, anything that happens got up to the room Friday like a villain on the stage but ho night, or rather Saturday morning, without one of us bearing him. When you think back and see how the small sounds that were made ware magaified by the quiet of the house you can #ce that a man couldn't come in through the Hereen door..."

"That is, allowing you forgot to lock the other"

wasn't u bit anxious to go over the ground and I'm convinced he saw perfectly well what I was leading up to. The nearer I got to this heart of the matter the more res- tive he was."

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"You're always saying Hurry, Binks! I'm all rendy!"

"Perhaps, Woll--we, can't do Fanything right now. You're hav- ing dinner a little early, aren't

"Then come along. You wore you, to get DeVos off? I'm sorry the one who wanted dinner early." he's going out. It sort of apolla Wrangling amicably, they start- | things—at least I'd like everyone ed out together. On the stairway |ftere atid every chance-this lost they overtook Mr. Statlander go-

hour or two.”

ing down ahead of them. "No way we could stop him with- “Ah-Mr. Averill?” he exclaim- Linda gave her nose the final dab you have a moment before dinner out toiling him what was up." (ed.'" "I just had you in mind. I of powder before she joined him at-there was one point I emitted to, the door. "We're no obviously do make as to sales during the past ing nothing and he couldn't be six months in our survey this tivo invitation even if he weren't very quickly-" expected to turn down an attrac-afteranon. 1 can cover the ground so smitten with Fleur."

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I think he's a cold and calculating dinnor?" Tom's smile was his customer."

most winning and the other, after "Oh, but, Tom, she is quite a coughing rather portentously, charmer! You have to admitacemed willing to cede the point. that!"

"I want to run the car out from the garage so that it will be ready when DeVos comea down. You can explain, Binka-I'll be right back.”

Again she felt the faint prickle of anticipation along her spine.

"It's going to happen, Tom. It's going to happen! I knew thero "I don't see it," he asserted was trouble in this house-party stoutly, "You've got twice the and it came. I know we're on thi looks and can put it all over her "There are two things I hold verge of-of Aomething and it'li for style and well, all-round against him atill," anid Tom slow. come. Oh, please don't look so sportingness. She's all for her. ly. The way he and 'nothing" discouraged, darling! You've self and doesn't even know how to when you asked if he'd found done your beat-and honestly, Tam | hide it." anything. Remember, Linda? Ha-something, something, is going "She won't be able to put over afterwards admitted to the towel, to happen! That's my hunch and much on him if the lands him or apparently without seeing that he you've got to believe it"

if he lands her. They'll be had contradicted himself

En attempted to show the con- pair.” "Yes. And what Wax thefidance for which she appealed but "I wish them joy of each other. other?"

the effort was not an entire Harry, Binka!"

"Yen. I wish I could remember And I can't mention it to Shaugh- noaagy because it would show 1 still have suspected him—"”

"Well, anyhow, as you started to say the screen door bangsi"

"That's it-unless you hold it with your hand, which you know "The way he turned away from ho wouldn't think to do. If he, the railing when he was straight- had, he would have had to creepening it up, according to Shaugh- up the stairs without either of us nessey's account. That's one of hearing him...”

"In other words, it would have been deliberate which is exactly what we fool sure it wasn't."

those curious, unnecessary acta that often reveal a lot—and it's alay the sort of thing no one could make up."

"But you didn't notice when he appeared in pyjamas and bathrobe that he looked as if he'd had a tussle 7"

"He'd have had time to fix up if he'd shown the marks of one. of all of them, his excape would be

"But as for Statlander in spite of the trouble with his hearing I'm ngain undecided. That man has something on his mind! He had the most curfous air about him! very important and--what shall I call it?—valedictory, as we went over the papera. He was doing casiest. His room is right across nothing less than giving me a full, from the nursery. He could slip detailed report of his entire work in there and tidy up in the time sa manager of Valenka's midille- I was coming up the lawn and then west factory from the day ho join us later."

came. System, buylag, profits, "Tom" Sho made a geature of employment-everything. Now a weariness and distress. "You're man doesn't go away for a going round and round.” pleasant week-end and launch into

“I know, Binks but I honestly a rehearsal like that-back to the think we're going further ahead year one unicas his mind is some each time. Like a spiral staircase, how disturbed and he feels it his we go round and round but we last chanre to get it off his chest."also go up. The more we go over

"Gullty conscience?”

it the more important little things

"Possibly. Ovarconscientious-ke the time element and the 1688 am far as the office in con-way Statlander's behaved winca ocred. He certainly gave me the then-come out clearly." impression that he had arranged

to leave everything in my hande in perfect shape. I'd any it was the

"Speaking of the time element

"Yer." Mia enthusiasm and

habit of mind of a person who conviction fell from him, leaving always has been aystematic and is him openly dejected and uncertain.

"You sec, Mr. DeVos is dining out," said Linda patiently. "He'll leave about the time our dinner is lover and if Tom has the car out he won't have to leave the table early or keep Mr DeVos waiting. Besides dinner must be nearly ready In a few moments, now. So

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