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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1933.

"SHADOWS BY THE SEA"

A Summer Mystery BY J. JEFFERSON FARJEON

SYNOPSIS

Land Befton, Visiting Craverley. And bel early acquainted with mystery, the deappearance of ide proprietor of the Mermaid

Hotel. He meets Jessica Pyne, the mbeing man's daughter, whose charms and, evident

Alatrons make him decide to stay until the mystery hon beca-salvad

NOW GO ON WITH TOR STORY

CHAPTER III

"The well-dressed gent,"

The well-dressed gent whose description we have been privileged to read in a penny note-book' was standing in the hotel porch when Leonard Sefton descended from his room on his way to the lounge where tea was being served; but Leonard did not see him, alnco tho

waller's hand. “And don't say I've "Yes, it's a decent place," ad- mitted Morley: "Decently run, boon, mind."

The caller disappeared rather too." He took the echair, and be precipitately, and Luigi turned to gen to enjoy it. "Only, with all confront the angry eyes of the these policemen messing about

maid.

"You I-tallans!" she snorted, "You want a two-hour day, you do, and then you'd think you was over worked! Come along, and elp with the trays. Do was that you was talkin' to?"

E wanta know the way," answered Luigi,

"Well, 'e was a long time askin', and you was longer tellin'" retort ed the maid. "D'you s'pose you're paid to gossip?"

you know what it's liko. Sort of

gets on you nerves. Can't settle down to the real, all-out holiday feeling, if you know what I mean. We were quite a jolly little crowd before this happened"

"And I vote wo revive the jolly little crowd, Morley," interposed Leonard. For our own sakes, and also for the sake for that plucky little person who's keeping a still lip and struggling to hold her business together."

"Yes there is that," nodded Morley...

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Miss Haines, the Mermaid's popula tlon would have been even more doploted." :

the thing blown to places. Keep on thinking of all that must have happened on it that night if was chucked up on the rocks--and then, "And yet you thought of desert you know, onco-"

[ing yourselt!" exclaimed Leonard. "Once-what? femanded Leo)

"True" murmurod Morley, du nard, for Morley had paused.

blously. "You soothe Haineses "Oh, nothing. Let's forget it talk about going themselves to- But thero you are, you see! I'm morrow," t getting nervy, like the rest. Littio things scom to lavo big meanings, frowning. "And she looks such a

thorough sport" What's your racket?"

"The best plan, when a thing worries you, is to walk right up to it," remarked Leonard.

"Is It? Woll, we can't walk up to a wreek a mile out at man."

"No, but we can swim out to it" "Not to-day, thanks," grinned Morley, "You'd better get that girl in green over there to do that with you. She's our Big Noise in the swiming lin

"Dama shame," growled Leonard,

"Here, I say " Interposed Mor loy, with some warmth. "Don't go suggesting she isn't a sport! It's hor father and her brother who are fed up with the place. Dash it all, Softon, you don't know what it's boen like,

Léonard laid down his cup, and "I expect you're right. It must. regarded his companion gravely. "Good! I'll tadde her," laughed have been pretty uncomfortable, Leonard, glancing towards the and, naturally, I'd bo n fool to young lady in question a tall girl Judge anybody. But I'll tell you Obediently, Luigi followed the

with n litho body and a jolly smile. this, old chap. If a fire and three caller moved hifa position so that maid back to the long-bail, and if

"Honestly, I rather welcome the "What's her name?' accidents and eight murdera occur the waiter he was talking to should he looked oppressed it was not be

"Beryl Halnea. The grey-haired here between now and midnight, I'll room. Miss Fyne form an effective screen. Mican cause his conscience was pricking idea of giving her a helping hand," while the waiter, a voluble Italian, him. Rather was it because the went on Leonard. "She's got real man at her table is her father, the stick to my continued an excitable dissertation face of the well-dressed gentlemen grit-ninety-nine girls out of a black-haired chap la her brother, hasn't a friend or relative to turn in a low, tense voice,

persistently rose before him, mingl-hundred would have gone under, Guy, and the other fellow suffers to, and-well, that's how I'm look "It is not good hero, no, noting with the tea-pots and the cakes, with what she's having to face from the appalling name of Napo- ing at it. Do you think we could good," he breathed, his eyes mor- and reducing the dexterity with and she's got the sense, too, to leon Truelove. He doesn't expect nak the Haineses to join us at ing restlessly in their sockets, which Luigi usually handled them. realise that her one hope is in the you to believe it, but he swears it's tennis?"!. "In Italy-ah-you quarrol-how Luigi was not destined to be phrase, 'Business as usual. I bo- true. Not a bad fellow, Napoleon, you say above-board. Si, aif Number Three, The possibility love you and I can do a lot to but a perfectly priceless ass."

"So was his namesake, if one A knitel Quick! And it is over!" that he might be, however, present-wards keeping it as usual-that is,

may judge by results," commented A happy smile flushed across his ed itself to him this afternoon with if you're game?"

"Oh, I'm game onough," respond-Leonardo scema rather keen features at this pleasant, above unpleasant vividness, board memory. "But here, in zis

At a table in the window anted Morley, readily, "I suppose on Miss Haines, doesnt he?”

"Yes. We all are. I rather country, ze quarrel is not know. Leonard Sefton and Valentine I'm the average selfish sort of Nobody know," His oyes rolled Morley. The latter. had already brute, but if you'll play tennis think that, if it hadn't been for upwards, and for a moment were changed into whites, and looked with me and keep my thoughts off almost icat. "A man go out. He considerably less gloomy than when gruesomo subjects, I'll stick here for another monthl" He glanced no como back. Good-bye." Ho we first came upon him. klased hin hand fearfully. "Prape things'll buck up a bit. out of the window, and added, in- "Finish!"

now you've come down," he said, consequently, "You know-that on my eyeing a chocolate eclair with some confounded wreck geta appreciation. "But we've had a nerves."

Leonard followed his gaze. The hell of a week here, and everybody's

briant gold had turned to got jumpy."

burnished copper.

"And the proprietor of this hotel went out, and did not come back?" Baid the well-dressed gent, moving again so he could watch the spot where Leonard had disappeared. "I can't see why they should," Luigi hesitated. Had he said too answered Leonard. "After all, I much, perhaps? The caller read expect Mr. Fyno will turn up his thoughts, and added, "I've again in due course, all bright and more delightful special reason for making you these smiling-and a questions-and also for wanting hotel I've never been In." you not to mention my visit-."

"Ah! Anozzer detective!" ex- claimed Luigi, nodding knowingly. "We 'ove 'nd swarm-of-bees of zem. But I can tellà you nosing." He shook his head hard. "He vanish one night. His boat wash up 'alone-"

"His boat? Then he went out to sea?"

"Oh, yes. The police say! A nice night for a little row-oh, yes!" He smiled with claborate Burcasm. "Your police-zey know everysing. Me, I know nosing. But-1 Pink" He tapped his fore hend. "Vendetta. Perhaps Mr. Fyne killa someone. Long time back, ch? Si, si Then friend of someone. drown Mr. Fyne. Nol good place, zis.. Soon, I go. Only for short time, I am here. Five, Hix days,"

The caller looked at him sharply. "Waren't you-hero-on-August 15th?" he demanded.

"Oh, not if I was here zen, I go now. Ozzer waller 'ave accid- ent. Bicycle. Big 'ill. In 'ospital."

"I see. When was this?" "Ze next day."

"And you've taken his place?". "Si, al Zey no tella me whit 'appon. If zey tells me, I no come. When I 'ear, I count ze two and ze two.

Anozzer One man vanish.

'Oo man 'avo bicycle illness. know when Number Tree come along? Perhaps Number. T'rea will be Luigi! Bad place, zla. I know-ere." IIo touched the pit of his stomach. "Soon, Luigi go, Luigi finish!!!

A maid appeared at the end of the hall.

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"Luigi!" she called, in a querl- monious undertone. "What you doin'? Think I can manage the-tea-all-by-mesel£?"

"I sao I mustn't keep you any longer," said the caller. "Here's

a little present for you." slipped half-a-crown

into

"Why?" asked Leonard; and Morley did not notice that he was frowning.

"Can't say-It just docs," in- swered Morley. "I'd like to BCO

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