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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1933.

"SHADOWS BY THE SEA"

A Summer Mystery BY J. JEFFERSON FARJEON

SYNOPSIS,

Loward Sefton, "Visiting Graverler, - dla=|| covers the title sessile zmori szelted over the disappearance of the proprietor of the Mer mas Houl The story of the mhaing man's deschter, Jemics Pros, Intelaves him and be

astrid. A mysterious, strungur, known to

fook of the cilia. When asulatanes la brought,

"You're not suggesting, are you, į the dark”. that they'd disbelieve us?" she ex- claimed...

"Diabellevo us?" he mused. "No, they mightn't go as far as that.

Now he smiled, too, and drew his chair a little closer.

auswored

red Leonard. You've nothing whatever to isar from hor."

"Of course, not."

"No--but wɑ want - you to do something, Doos that old man who sits at the corner table play?" tand, in a low moments, I'm go-Napoleon nodded. “Then got him, Ing to enusc'Mr. Napo.con 'arueluve, for one. And what about Miss.

Hainos's brothor, for the fourth?". wednica raised her" oyebrown' in "I say are you serious about all Burprise,

this?" demanded. Napoleon, blink- Ing.

"Jur. Truelove is a very nied young man," she observed, "but im o mne last person i a engage as a constania!"

"Certainly, I am. Fix up the game, and then come back, and I'l "You're right-there is another decides to niny till the mystery has been

test you all about it.” reason," he told her, "and I haven't are vialted the hotel and to have spoken to But they might attribute one half mentioned it before because I'm best per respondeu Leonard, Icon, "I'll tootle,oir, then."

**Tuinst person is sometimes the

*RIghty-ho," murmured Napo servant paused Eufel, is found dead at the of what we told them to nerves, afraid of worrying you." He turn- "Anyway, I propose to put nim on Good man!" said Leonard, however, the body is no longer theme and the other half to imaginet.oned his head, and glanced through boy's story of the finding of the body is con After all, what have we got to tell the little office window into the our you to focuTM"

"And don't forgot to tootle back BeLore Miss Fyno could reply, the Armed by trucks leading from the bate them? Do you think your local lounge, hall; then he continued, la laying bench, Betion, dreides to visit inspector would be impressed by an low voice, "Luigi isn't the only proposed new recruit came quickly again afterwards."

across the hall and put his head in Napoleon withdrew his head from the window-he had a long neck, "I say," he lot me interrupt or anything but reminded Leonard of an unimal at we wondered whether you'd uke to the zoo returning to the back of its tootle along for a game of bridge7cago after having been fod. When Leonard turned, and regarded the he had disappeared, Leonard turned

ngain to Miss Fyne and asked :- nowcomer thoughtfully.

Inlet, dealer baring, sown him, later, un,

shipwreck, serous, the bay,,

Bery) Harrit, a guest at the hotel Inalats on story about a dead man who had porson I'm doubtful about in your at the winde exclaimed. "Don't and tho withdrawal of his head

Athangu cry.. Bellon

hotel, Miss Fyne. A feeling is growing inside me that there are others whom it would be unwise to trust-and to alarm.”:

mesompaaying bios: When aboard they bear only permitted himself to be seen convlored that by a small, illiterate boy? Or by he hears signs of breathing behind the assumed theft of that small turas to the hotel, ito has auspicions boy's note-book? Or by a theory Hewake ha Tyne to send for him, but about a mysterious visitor? Or by "To alarm?" she exclaimed, "I

the agitation of an Italian walter—I don't quite understand!"

door, but be myy nothing to Deryl, but re-

wgardian Lulei and decides to question bias,

Koigi bas disappeared.

CHAPTER IX.:

"At the Lily-Pond" "Mr. Sefton," said Jessica Fyne after a silence, and har voice was more than usually anxious, "I've relied on your advice up to now, and I mean to go on relying on your advice: But don't you think we ought to communicate with the police?!

"I'm considering it," he answer ed, gravely, "It would, of course,

be the obvious course.”

"But still you'ro doubtful?" "A little."

"Yes, but what about the dia- appearance of the agitated walter?" Interposed Jesalca. "That's definite enough, surely?"

"Am I needed?" he asked. "Confoundedly," beamed Napo. Icon. "We nood your cheerful ince,"

"Suppose, for the sake of argu- ment, that Boma big scheme is afoot, and that the disappearance. of your father, and all the other queer things that have happened "Well, if that's the only requiro "Lalgi may turn up again, res since, are connected with that mont, I'm sure you can find another ponded Leonard. "It's inconcely scheme? There may be more cheerful face, plied Leonard, able, that, at this stage, the local people in it here than your wafter smiling. As a matter of fact, Mr. Inspector would organise a searchand if wo alarm them before we Truelove, I rather needed yours." for him."

checkmate them, we may lose them or urge them to commit rash acts." He paused, as though considering his own words. "Yes, in that case, the situation would be very delicate. and it would requiro very delicato handling,"

Ho paured, and considered an- other piece of information which he might pass on the police station, and which he had not yet passed on oven to Miss Fyne. But he had a scheme of his own for wresting the secret of the wreck from its

"Why?" she demanded. "Why-battered bosom and he told himself If it's the obvious course?"

that he would soon know what lay "Because there's so much about behind the uncanny locked door. this case that isn't obvious, Miss He was not at all sure that the Fyne," he replied. "Perhaps I'm a police would do the job batter than fool-yes, perhaps we ought to he could, or more quickly. rush to the police station. "I may come round to that view yet. But we've got nothing really definito to tell the police up to now-ch, you can look surprised, but it's true! Why, nearly every scrap of in- "My real reason?" he repeated. formation that we'd give them. "Yes, your real reason. You can would be based on supposition, and keep me in the dark, if you liko, the police simply lonthe supposition. but you can't prevent mo from They love good, solid evidence."knowing that you're keeping me in

"And now, Mr. Sefton", sald Jessica Fyne suddenly, with a little smile, "wint is your real reason for hesitating to bring the police into it?"

"It would," she agreed, frowning. "What le your plan, then? I sup- pons you've got one?"

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"Would you ring for the mald? She may have home explanation of, Luigi's disappearance."

"Why, of course, she may," › ex- claimed Jessica. "We ought to have thought of that before."

"I did think of it," he answered, but I'm pretty sure we'll draw a blank. Don't let her know the matter's important. Just a casual question, you know."

"Well, I'm offering it to you, aren't I?" retorted the amfable young man. "Only you've got to Jessica rant, and Florence duly come and get it, so to speak. Misa responded to the summera. Haines is playing, and Caralado "Where's Laulal, Florence?" en- "Look here," interrupted Loon-quired Jessica. "I rang for him, ard, "I wish you'd get a substitute, but he didn't come." No, two substitutes-one for me. and the other for you. I want to talk to you

"My plan is to call in the police "Me? Whatever fort" He the moment I'm certain It's neces-glanced at Jessica Fyno. "Have I sary, and meanwhile to build up a done anything?". little unofficial police force of our own. It comprises, so far, besidea our two selves, the worthy Jim, and Miss Haings."

"I approve of Miss Haince," said Jesaten, quickly. A little too quick- ly, perhaps, but she was anxious to kill a foollah little pang of jealousy at birth.

"Yes, Miss Haines is very do, finitely on your slde, Miss Fyne,"

The new shape in eptid

"I think he's out, miss," roplied the maid,

"Rut ho len't usually nut at this time, is he?"

"No, miss. There's work wait-

(Continued on Pago 12.)

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