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THE "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, OCTOBER

"SHADOWS BY THE

SEA"

A Summer Mystery BY J. JEFFERSON FARJEON

STNOPSIS Lechard Befton, vinition - Oraverley, and himself early acquainted with a mystery, the of the proprietor of Mermali

man's daughter, whose chirm and evident

mystery has been solved.

Hotel. He locals fomics Bype, the insing distress make bira decide to atar until the

NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY

CHAPTER II

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“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 Softon descended from his room on his way to the lounge where ten was being served; but Leonard did not see him, since the caller moved his position so that the waiter he was talking to should form an effective screen. Mean while the waiter,

in a low, tenso voice.

been, mind."

maid.

depleted.".

1933.

the thing blown to places. Koop on Miss Haines, the Mermaid's popula- thinking of all that must have tion would have boon even more happened on it that night it was chucked up on the rocks--and thon, you know, odedá k

"Once what?" demanded Leo nard, for Morley had paused.

"And ybt you thought of desert ing yourself" exclaimed Leonard. Trus," murmured Morley, du biously. "You sco-tha. Haineses morrow."

""Damn shame," growled Leonard, frowning. "And she looks such a thorough sport

waitor's hand. ""And don't say I've "Yes, it's a decent.. placo," ad- Oh, nothing. Let's forget Ittalk about going themselves to mitted Morley. "Decently run, But thero you are, you sce! I'm The caller disappeared rather too." He took the eclair, and be-getting norvy, like the rest. Little precipitately, and Lalgi turned to gan to enjoy. It. "Only,, with all things neem to have, big meanings. confront the angry eyes of the theso policemen messing about What's your racket ?"

you know what it's like Sort of

The best plan, when a thing "You I-tallans!" she snorted. gets on you nerves. Can't settle worries you, is to walk right up to "You want a two-hour day, you do, down to the real, all-out holiday it," remarked Leonard. and then you'd think you was over-We were quite a jolly little crowd to a wreck a mile out at sea.

feeling, If you know what I mean. "Is it? Well, we can't walk up worked! Come along, and 'elp with the trays. 'Oo was that you

before this happened-" was talkin' to?"

"No, but we can swim out to it. "Not to-day, thanks," grinned Morley. "You'd better got that girl in green over there to do that with you. She'a our Big Noleo in the swimimag line."

"And I vote we ravive the jolly Ewanta know the way," litle crowd, Morley," interposed answered Luigi.

Leonard. "For our own sakes, and "Well, 'o was a long time sekin', also for the sake for that plucky and you was longer tellin'," rotort-little person who's keeping stiif ed the maid. "D'you' s'pose you'rep and struggling to hold her "Good! I'll tackle her," laughed paid to gossip?"

business together."

"Yes-thore is that," nodded Morley,

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

Leonard laid down his cup, and regarded his companion gravely. "I expect you're right. It must have been pretty uncomfortable, Leonard, ginning towards the and, 'naturally, I'd be a fool, to Obediently, Luigi followed tha

young lady in question-a tall girl judge anybody. But I'll tell you maid back to the long-hall, and if

with a lithe body and a jolly smile. this, old chap. If a fire and three accidents and eight murders-occur he looked oppressed it was not be- "Honestly, I rather welcome the "What's her name?"`` cause his conscience was pricking idea of giving her a helping hand," "Beryl Haines. The groy-haired hore batween now and midnight, I'l voluble Italian, him. Rather was it because the want on Leonard. "She's got real man at her table is her father, the stick to my room. Miss Fyne continued an excitablo dissertation face of the well-dressed gentlemen grit-ninety-nine girls out of a black-haired chap is her brother, hasn't a friend or relative to turn persistently rose before him, mingl-hundred would have gone under, Gay, and the other fellow suffers to, and well, that's how I'm look- "It is not good hore, 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 mov- and reducing the dexterity with and sho's got the senso, too, to leon Truelove. He doesn't expect ask 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 bellove it, but ho swears it's tennis?"

Not a bad fellow, Napoleon, "In Italy—ah!-you quarrel-how Luigi was not destined to be phrase,. 'Business as usual. I be true. you say above-board. S1, all Number Three. The possibility leve you and I can do a lot to but a perfectly priceless ass."! A knile! Quick!

"So was his namesake, if ond And it is over!" that he might be, however, present-wards keeping it as usual-that is, A happy smile flashed across his ed itself to him this afternoon with if you're game?"

may judge by results," commented features at this pleasant, above unpleasant vividness.

"Oh, I'm game enough," respond. Leonard. "He seems rather keen board memory.. "Hut here, in zis At a table in the window sated Morley, readily, "I suppose on Miss Heines, docant' bel"

"Yes. We all are. I rather country, ze quarrel is not know. Leonard Softon and Valentine I'm the average selfleh sort of! Nobody know." His eyes 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 lost. "A man go out. He considerably less gloomy-than when gruesome subjects, I'll stick here no come back. Good-bye." He we first came upon him.

for another month?". He glanced kissed his lss rel fearfully,

"Ps things' buck up a bit, out of the window, mud added, In. "Finish!"

know that how you've come down," he sahl, consequently, "You eyeing a chocolate eclair with some confounded-wreck gets on iny appreciation. "But we've had a nerves" hell of a week here, and everybody's got Jumpy,"

"And the proprietor of this hotel went out and the hot come back?" Bait 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 be said too anawered Leonard. "After all, I much, perhaps? The caller read expect Mr. Fyne will turn up his thoughts, and added, "I've a again in due course, all bright and special reason for asking you tlca smiling-and a more delightful questions and also for wanting hotel I've never been in." you not to mention my visi!-- "

"Ah! Anozzer delective!" ex- claimed 'Lagi, nodding knowingly. "Wo 'avo 'nd aivarm-of-bees of zem. But I can tella you nosing." Ho shook his head hard. "He vanlah one night. His boat wash up alone"

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

"Oh, you. The police any! A nice night for n little row-oh, yos!" He smiled with elaborato sarcasm. "Your police-zey know everysing. Me, I know nosing. But--I ink." He tapped his fore- head. "Vendetta. Perhaps Mr. Fyre killa someone. Long time back, eh? Si, al! Then friend of someone drown Mr. Fyne. No good place, zis. Soon, I go. Only for short time, I am here., Five, six days."

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The caller looked at him sharply. Waren't you here on August 16th 7" he demanded.

"Oh, no! If I was here zen, I gо now. Ozzer waiter 'ave accid- ent. Bicycle. Big it. In ospital,"

"I sec. When was this?"

"Ze next day."

man

"And you've taken his place?" "Si, si! Zey nu tell me what 'appan. If zoy tella me, I no come. When I 'ear, I count ze two and zo two. One man vanish. A nozzer '00 'ave bleycle illness. know when Number Tree como along? Perhaps Number Tree will be Luigi! Bad place, zis. I know-cre." He touched the pit of his stomach. "Soon, Luigi go. Luigi finish?",

A máid appeared at the end of the hall.

"Luigif" she called, in a queri- monious underloue. "What are you doin'? Think I can manngs the tes all by meself?"

"I see I mustn't keep you any longer," said the caller. "Here's n little present for you." slipped half-a-crown into the

Не

Leonard followed his gaze. The

had brilliant gold

turned to burnished copper,

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

"Can't say it just does," an- awered Morley. "I'd like to acc

AMERICAN NAVY IS FOR THE N.R.A.-A. symbol of the Navy's support of President Roosevelt's recovery plan man of the airplane carrier U.S.S. "Saratoga" formed the letter NRA on the landing deck. (Pressan. Illustrations Bureau).

The Haincacs were delighted. Miss. Haines had already sized up the new arrival, and had marked him as a person it was most desir- able to meet. She was rather aur- prised-agreeably so-to find him so gay, for she had imagined he (Continued on Page 5.).

WORLD'S LARGEST SHIP. In a shipyard at St. Nazaire, France, the ship "Normandia" is being built and when completed she will be the world's Jargest ship. (Pressena ilustrations Bureau);

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