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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY NOVEMBER

"SHADOWS BY THE SEA"

A Summer Mystery – BY J. JEFFERSON FARJEON

CHAPTER XVII "More Night Visitors"

"I beg your pardon," said Na- polcon, politely. "Will you repent that?"

"Guy Halnes was the man nanied." replied Leonard. "I saw hla outline distinctly." are you suggesting that Beryl's "I say, Sefton Steady there,

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"No. I'm studying history, I'm time for conversation was past, well, novor mind. What have Napoleon suddenly whispered: you got to tell me?!!!

"Good Lord, there's a whole

"Oh, nothing. important," an gang of 'em!

"Pretty big, crow,"

awered Napoleon, airtly. "Not. really sure that it's worth mention-whispered back.

ing."

There's a little black thing on

Leonard qulotly."No?" I wasn't the motive," said Leonard. responded

"Let's have a look at this water. "You can go on deck, if you like, Do you notice, it's not quite so but I'm going to stop hero." high as it was when we first came down,"

Ho was referring to the water in the dark, dank chamber near which the dead man lay. It gave the place the appearance of a diaturbed and tilted by an earth- wimming bath which had been quake. But, unlike a swimming bath, there was no temptation to go for a awin.

"What's that?" exclaimed Leon- "Well, everyone to his taste," the water." grumbled Napoleon. "Yes, I think ard, jumping up.

***Only little black thing. will take a breather, if you've no objection. I'm getting suffocated. What's that to worry about? But, If you get into trouble, give a shout I admit, It's growing larger all the

I

"Can you count 'em?"

Leonard-

"Not yet. Thore seem to be two people rowing."

"Yes. And I think there are ono, two, three, four, five, six, soven, eight," nine-"

"Oh, shut up," said Leonard, poking him in the ribs.

"What's our plan of action? Have wo any?"

and if I get into trouble, I'll give time. It was a fly when I first saw The big crow, as the boat drew it. Then it become a bumble-beo, closer, did not turn out to be quita Leonard heard him make his way poct it will have turned itself into to four. They were just able to He turned and departed, and By the time we get on dock, I ex- as big as that. It dwindled down a shriek. Toodla00,"

along the passage and then cilmbin boat."

count the number before the boat brother ja on our Black List?

"And it's coming towards us7" was temporarily obscured by a "I'm suggesting that Beryl's

up to the deck. brother followed us to the cave,

Leonard settled himself to watch "Yes. I rather think wo'ro large rock bobind which it slipped Leonard stood on the edge, and the water. It was A and that he had some special

bofore entering the shallows, strange, popular."

Without another word, Leonard The disappearance of the boat reason

for following us. But played his torch across the our spasmodic, vigil at first, for the whether that places him on the face to the curved wall on the place was in darkness saving when left the edge of the water and ran was almost more unnerving to Black List may be moot point." opposite side. Lower down that he switched on his torch; but along the passage; but as he reach- Napoleon than its appearance. That's nonsense, and you know wall, somewhere below the sur-presently he found that he could ed the foot of the steps he naked, With his eyes glued on the spot where he expected it to return into it retorted Napoleon. "If Guy fáce, was the tear through which watch the faint glow on the surface over_his_shoulder!

"How long wore you watching me view, he suddenly asked: followed us, he's obviously, on the the water had poured. He won- better with his torch out, and ho

Just now-while this boat was Black List, and you needn't try to dored whether, at low tide, the alipped it back into his pocket. cover it up. Only I don't happen top of that toar would-be-revealed, The glow. Increased slowly and approaching?"

"Only about five seconds," repiled

"It will depend upon theirs,” to think it was Guy, sco? You if so, the surface of the water steadily. The water in its vicinity don't mind, do you?"

here would join on to the surface began to shimmer and take life. Napoleon. "The world's full of

replied Leonard. "Unfortunately, "Not in the least."

of the son outside.

At inst a tiny hole of brilliant interestin' things."

They reached the deck, and from you can't plan a campaign unless "I don't think Beryl Haines "I say, you seem confoundedly silver light came into boing. It could have a brother who's a rotter. interested in that foul mess," came, vanished, came, and vanished a shadowed portion turned their you know whom you're fighting

"I expect tho madman's among Simple reasoning, if you like, but came Napoleon's voice in his car. again. Then It came once more to eyes towards the black speck that or whether they're going to fight.".

atay. There was a sudden move-had once been a fly and a bumble-f

the party.". there it is. Anyway, we'll be able "What's the excitement?"

"I'm still curious about that ment of the still water at Leonard's bee, but that now was undoubtedly

"Can't say. Ho might be. So to prove it one way or the other

"Would feet, and it awoke from its silence, a boat. It was a small boat, to-merrow, by those foot-prints. hole," replied Leonard. Meanwhile, we won't quarrel. you like to dive down, and bring Surface contact had bean establish similar to that in which Leonard might our seaman...

"Well, you wanted to meet him!" ed with the ocean outside,

and Napoleon had made their own Well, that's the next stop? Are me a report?"

Moreover, it "Yos and still do. All we 'can. The hole was now a'crack. Soon trip to the wreck. we going to try and get off the "No, thanks," grinned Napoleon, ship, or stay here till we're "There's a limit oven to my good the jagged top of the great gap in was coming towards them from the do meanwhile is to keep alert, and nature. Let's get on deck again. the ship's side would be revealed, same point of the compass. A be ready for anything. And don't fetched?"

This vault gives me the croops. as the water dropped lower and sudden, unpleasant thought entered forget, Truelove, that I'm not sup How low would it drop, Leonard's mind. Was it the same posed to have planned this little "Wait a minute. Look at the lower.

And-would boat.

trip. You did it for a wager, and when you asked me about a boat! surface over there. On the other Leonard wondered? ·

stood Somconė

I decided to accompany you to see side, a bit to the left. Do you it drop low enough? notice anything?"

you came to no harm. watching him. Leonard round swiftly at a movement.

"Sorry--it's only the rabbit," murmured Napoleon. "What on "Truelove," returned Leonard, earth are you starin' at?" reproachfully, "you ought to have more consideration!"

"It looks as though we'll have! bit. In the to stay here for a morning, if nothing happene bo- fore then.. we can easily attract attention. I'm not sure that I'm

"No. Yes. It's a bit lighter sorry to have this chance of searching the ship properly. "Ah! I hoped you'd say that! We've not been all over it yet, you Because I believe it is lighter." know."

"But why on earth should that "Seems to me we've been over send you into the Seventh Heaven? quite enough," answered Napol-I any, I wish you'd tear yourself con. "However, start away this away from this wretched place!" "I'm interested because I believe montent if you want to, old chap. Where you go, I go-as someone the light is moonlight."

"What! Has the moon fallen at once said in the Bible."

lost?"

For- half-an-hour they explored

"I said moonlight, my lnd, not the wreck from end to end, and by the time they had finished they the moon. And if it's moonlight, knew it pretty thoroughly. They then it could only come through made no fresh discoveries, and did the gap. How 'il wager that if not even and any papers on the we wait here a few minutes longor, body of the dead man. This was the tide will have fallen sufficient a disappointment, though Leonard ly for us to see the top of that was not surprised, arguing that hole. The crack will appear just the seaman had probably gone where the surface is lightest." through his pockets before them.

"But he's left his watch." Napol- con pointed out, as they stared down at the allent form.

"Which proves that robbery

"But, heavens, man, why do we want to see the crack? We know the holo's there. Isn't that good enough?"

"No, not nearly good enough,"

behind him, Napoleon.

Bwung

"Isn't life lovely?" burbled

"Get your revolver rendy," replied Leonard, "but for God's sake don't fire unless I tell you to."

"I've got my revolver ready," answorod Napoleon, "and for God's sake I won't fire until you tell me to. And, also, for my anke. Do you find yourself thinking of your childhood days?"

"Righto. I'll remember that." "And then while we were here, we came upon the dead body, and had our boat stolen. We can giva them the bare facts, If not the

motivca."

"Yes it's the motives that keep "I've apologised.. But this place makes one stealthy. If I raise my "And, another thing. Keep in me guessing," muttered Napoleon, voice, or plank my feet down loudly this shadow. So far we've the ad- with a elde glance at his compan- when I walk, I get a small shock. vantage of being able to see with-ion. "I wish you'd—”

"8h! There she is again," inter- I've come to tell you something.out being seen."

"Righto. I remember an apple-posed Leonard, as the little boat But, first, do tell me what good you think you're doing, watching that tree. I used to climb it. It was slipped once more into their line of vision again. "Yes, there... aro so quiet and peaceful.." ugly sight?"

"It's rather

Interesting Wouldn't you like to be quiet four of them. Two men rowing, sight," said Leonard. "It's a sight and peaceful now?" asked Leonard. and-"

"In a few minutes, we may both that most people don't see in the whole of their lifetime-a-hole that be quiet and peaceful," murmured did for a ship gradually growing Napoleon. "However, you're right. bigger in the moonlight. It's a The time for conversation is past." girls!" gasped Napoleon.

The boat grow larger and larger. Yes, and one of the others," picture that might make a splash in the Royal Academy, if anybody They heard the dip of the oars, added Leonard, no less astonished, thought of painting it."

but could not yet distinguish the "is old Mr. Griddle." figures. Despite the fact that the (To bo Continued.)

"Are you studying art, then?"

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