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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1933.

"SHADOWS BY THE SEA"

A Summer Mystery BY J. JEFFERSON FARJEON

BYNOPAIS.

Leonard Sefton. Visiting Graverley, dies "You're not suggesting, are you. that they'd disbelleve us?" she ex- claimed."

covers the little seaside rwort exalted over the disappearance of the proprietor of the Mer maid How The story of the missing man' daughter, Jeanica Pyne, lalziguen him and be

to

the dark."

answered Leonard. "You're nothing

I wnatover to fear from her.” A

"Of course not."

"No-but we want you to do something, Docs that old man who sits at the corner tablo play 1" Banu, zu a low moments, I'm go-Napoleon nodded. "Thon get him, ing to on«sc Mr. Napuava Truelove, for one. And what about Mine

Hnincs'e brother; for the fourth?!!

DINU.**

wessies raised her eyebrows in Sulprize.

"I Bay are you serious about ail this? deminded Napowon, blink-

Now he smiled, too, and drew his

r. Truelove is a very niceing. chair a little closer.

young man," sho obscrved, "bu

"Cortainly, I am. Fix up the "Disbelieve us?" he mused. "No, decides to say the mixlery has been they mightn't go

"You're right-there is another per gage na a game, anu tuon come back, and I'll

constabief" solved. A mysterious stranger, known BATA visited the botel and to have spoken to But they might attribute one half mentioned it before because I'm best perous, responucu Leonard.leon. Pil tootle off, tnan."

re you all about it." as far as that. reason," he told her, "and I haven't

"Anu sunt porson is sometimes the MYYRat named Taigi, is found dead at the of what we told them to nerves, afraid of worrying you." He turn "Anyway, I propose to put him on "Good man!". Baid

"Righty-ho," murmured Napo fool of the clifs. When malatarice se brongbi, however, the body is no longer there. The and the other half to imagination. Ted his head, and glanced through boy's story of the Andling of the body is cos- After all, what have we got to tell the little office window into the out as you re

And don't forget to tootie back Leonard. armed by Bracks Leading fross the betel them? Do you think your local lounge hall; then he continued, in proposed new recruit came quickly again alterwards." Lui dels having in him.. Later on,

Beibre Miss F'yno could réply, the playing hunch, Batten dreldre to villa Inspector would be impressed by a a low voice, "Luigi Isn't the only across the hall and put his head in the window he had a long neck, shipwreck across the bay,

story about a dead man who had person I'm doubtful about in your at the window, Beryl Harris, a guest at the hotel Inslate on smompanying him. When aboard they hear only permitted himself to be seen hotel, Miss Fyne. A feolling la #trange ery. Bettoni convinced that by & small, illiterate boy? Or by growing inside me that there are be hears signs of breathing behind a locked sobr; but he says nothing to Beryl, but re the assumed theft of that small others whom it would be unwise to turns to the hotel. Ho he regarding Lelat and decides to question him about a mysterious vialtor? Or by

uspicions boy's note-book? Or by a theory trust--and to alarm." Nak Misa Pyne to send for him, but Kiel has duappeared,

the agitation of an Italian waiter

CHAPTER IX.

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

"Yes, but what about the die- appearance of the agitated waiter?" interposed Jessica. "That's definite anough, surely?".

.

"At the Lily-Pond''. "Mr. Sefton," said Jessica Fyne after a silence, and her voice was "Luigi may turn up again," res- more than usually anxious, "I've pondled Leonard. "It's "Inconcely relied on your advice up to now,able that, at this stage, the local and I mean to go on relying on your inspector would organfae a search advice. But don't you think we for him."" dught to communicate with the He paused, and considered an- polico ?"

other piece of information which he "I'm considering it," he answer-might pans on the police station, ed, gravely. "It would, of course, and which he had not yet passed be the obvious course."

on oven to Miss Fyne. But ho had a schema 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 Iny "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 better than fool-yes, perhaps we ought to he could, or more quickly. rush to the police station. I may "And now,

Mr. Sefton", said come round to that view yet. But Jessica Fyne suddenly, with a little we've got nothing really definite to smile, "what is your real reason for tell the police up to now-oh, you hesitating to bring the police Into can look surprised, but it's trua! It?" Why, nearly every scrap of in- formation that we'd give them would be based on supposition, and the police simply loathe supposition, They love good, solid evidenco."

Napoleon withdrew his hend from

let me interrupt or anything but reminded Leonard of an animal at "I say," he exclalnied, "Don't and_the_withdrawn of his head we wondered whether you'd like to the zoo returning to the back of its tootle along for a game of bridge?" cage ntter having been fed. When Leonard turned, and regarded the he had disappeared, Leonard turned newcomer thoughtfully.

again to Miss Fyne and asked;

"Am I needed?" he asked. "Confoundedly," beamed Napo. leon. "We need your cheerful face."

"To alarm?" she exclaimed. "I I don't quite understand!" "Suppose, for the sake of argu- ment, that soma big schemo is afoot, and that the disappearance of your father, and all the other queer things that have happened "Well, if that's the only require since, are connected with that ment, I'm sure you can find another scheme? There may be more cheerful face, replied Leonard, people in it here than your walter smiling. As a matter of fact, Mr. and if we alarm them before we Truelove, I rather needed yours." checkmate them, we may lose them, or urge them to commit rash nets" He paused, as though considering hla own words. "Yes, in that case, the situation would be very delicate, end it would require very delicate handling.".

"Well, I'm' 'offering it to you, aren't I retorted the amiable young man. "Only you've got to come and get it, sa to speak. Miss Haines la playing, and Carelade" "Look here," interrupted Leon- ard, "I wish you'd got a substitute, "It would," she agreed, frowning. No, two substitutes-one for me, "What is your plan, then? I sup-and the other for you. I want to pose you've got one?"

talk to you."

"Me? glanced at Jessica Fyne. "Have 1 Whatever for?" Ho

done anything?"

"My plan is to call in the police the moment I'm certain it's neces- sary, and meanwhile to build up a Hittle unofcial police force of our own. It comprises, so far, besides our two selves, the worthy Jim, and Miss Haines.'

"I approve of Miss Haines," anid Jessica, quickly. A little too quick- ly, perhaps, but she was anxious to kill a foolish little pang of Jealousy at birth,

"My real reason?" ho, repented. "Yes, your real reason. You can keep me in the dark, If you like, but you can't prevent me from "Yes, Miss Haines la very de- knowing that you're keeping me Infinitely on your side, Miss Fync."

*

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

"Why, of course, she may," ox- 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 lat her know the matter's important. Just a casual question, you know."

responded to the summons..

Jessica rang. and Florence duly

"Where's Luigi, Florence?" on- quired Jessica. "I rang for him, but he didn't come."

the maid.

"I think he's out, miss," replied

"But he inn't usually nut at this time, is he?"

"No, miss. There's work wait-

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