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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

"SHADOWS BY THE SEA"

A Summer Mystery BY JEFFERSON FARJEON

CHAPTER XVIII,

flcon, and looked at Leonard. "Meanwhile, at the Mermaid" isn't in his room?" queried Leonard, "Do you mean that your brother

A minute Intor Leonard and Nn-quietly. poleon were leaning over the' aide "No, he's not there, Mr. Sefton," of the wreck, hailing the occupants responded Beryl. "When Miss of the boat.

Fyne came to my room-after henr ing the shot, you know-I decided to rout up Guy Arst. You see, we thought he could then'rout up you, if necessary. But Guy wasn't there. So we tried your room and you weren't thoro. And then We tried yours, Nappy-and you Wordn't there."

"Hallo thoro!" erled Leonard. "Hallo" aang back Mr. Griddle. "Are you all right?"

"Rather! Havin' a rippin' ime," replied Napoleon. "But what's brought you along?"!

"We heard a shot," Jessica Fyne's voice called, anxiously. "Are you sure no one's hurt?"

"I guessed I wasn't," murmured Napoleon,

"There you are!" exclaimed

bellevo I was next on the list Napoleon triumphantly to Leonard,

You ece, I do the right thing by of eligibles," Interposed Valentine instinct!" Then, turning towards Morley, "By the time they'd woken the boat again, he said, "No, no

one's hurt."

"Beastly shame!" It was Beryl's voice now. "We've brought along such a perfectly lovely First Aid

set 1"

"Do you mean to say you heard the shot from the hotel?" asked Leonard, as the bont drew long- skle.

"We didn't. She did," responded Beryl, glancing at Jessica. "If people will sit by open windows luto at night, instead of going_pro- parly to sleep, they're bound to

me, the noise had roused Mr. Griddle, also, so we thought we'd better make up a little party and come along to ace what the trouble W. And we're still waiting to where's your boat? Round the other side?"

know. What was that shot? And

"No-our boat's been taken,” answered Leonard, slowly. "We found someone on board here.”

"What's that?” cried Mr. Griddle

sharply. "You found. someone on board, you say?"

"Yes. A sort, of lunatic, I rec- kon. Anyway, while we were play- hear unpleasant sounds. Particu- ing hide and sock with him, he larly if the wind's in the right slipped off in our boat, and left us direction. But what's happened? marooned. Truelove fired into the: Do tell us Wo've had an awful scare. You don't mean to soy, Nappy?"

"Eh? Oh, I do, I do," jerked Nu- polcon. "Call me names, if you ike, but I did it to win five shll- lings. Yes, I expect I was fearful ass, but I swore I'd show the world what a hero I could be and get the limelight turned on me for once!"

"But the limelight seems to be on two of you," sala Jessica, looking at Leonard.

water, to acaro him and get a little of his own back-and that's the shot you heard, Misa Fyne."

"It's horrible!" exclaimed Jessica, with a shudder. "Who could it have been? I noticed a light from the wreck once, I thought, and that was one reason why I guessed where the shot came from,'

"And I helped the guess, by re- calling that idiotic bet you made with my young brother, Nappy." added Beryl "We never thought it waa serious, though. I'm sure Guy "Yes, I expect I'm only half a didn't, either. Couldn't believe hero, really" returned Napoleon, you'd have the madness or the "but half a hero'a better than, none. Į courage--to do It."

I didn't know where to find a 'bleos- | "There's one thing I don't under-

éd boat, and I naked. Sefton to help stand," observed Morley. "You any me. When we found the boat, the other chap went off in your refused to back out, and he refused boat. But surely he had a boat of

his own? Where is it?".

to let me come alone." He peered over head. "Is that you, Morley? "Nowhere," answered Leonard.

I rather hoped No. 4 would be Guy."How he got on the wreck is one

I like spot cash. Where in Guy? of the variops mysteries we seem Thought he'd have foined the merry to be up against.” party,"

No one replied for a moment. Then Beryl answered, seriously.

"I don't know where Guy ls, Nappy. Wewe hoped we'd· find hin here."

"Good Lord!" nurmured Napo-

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"Perhaps you and I aren't the only swimming enthusiasts in the neighbourhood, Mr. Softon?" gug- gested Beryl Haines.

"My hat!" cried Napoleon,, sud-

denly. "It's Daisy!"

Eyes were directed towards him

the boat, too."

MONDAY, NOVEMBER

6, 1933.

telephone wires was unpleasantly, significant:

"I know we'd find a boat there, so we went there at, once, and we

"What about getting back?" took this bunt because it was on suggested Morley. the edge of the water! Mr. Griddle said he believed someone huil lately Mr. Griddle, almost querulously.

"I'm sure I'm ready," answered. E used it, but we didn't meet anybody, "But you mentioned one of the rather anxiously. His exclaration and as we didn't want to whate mysteries, Mr. Sefton. Have you verantion. did not appear to fit into the con- time, we just got in and pushed found any more on your wreck

Bat Leonard under-off."

"We've found a dead man," ro- stood it, and followed Napoleon's "That little boat will get giddy," plled Napoleon, ingenuously. "He's Kaze.

commented Leonard. "It's working here now." "By Jove-it is Daley!" he mur overtime. But, you know, you and mured.

Ilaines Mion.

shouldn't "Whore's Daley ? naked Beryl..come-"

have "Ia sho a rival?"

with a smile. "We were so anxious "We Insisted." rotorted Beryl,

about our two daring darlings.. Wo refused to be left behind."

"You're sitting in her," respond ed Napoleon.

If you mean this is a daisy. bont, I don't agree

"Just the samo, it is n Daisy bout, because that's her. name!': retorted

you pick her up? That's the boat Napoleon. "Where the douce dle

wo rowed nerosa in-and the boat our lunatic went away!"

The eyes staring up from below grew wido in astonishment. Beryl gave a little shudder, and Valentine Morley jerked his hend round sud- denly nt nothing.

"We found. it on the bench at Craydon," sald Jessica, after short silence,

a

"A little fishing community about half-a-mile from your hotel?" asked Leonard,

"Yes. Do you know it?" "Yes. That's where we found

"After hearing that shot, did you think of telephoning to the police?" asked Leonard.

looked back at him,

He looked at Jessica," and she

The information caused some commotion down in the little boat, while Leonard, for the first time, Truelove. felt really angry with Napoleon

"Why blurt it out like that?" he exclaimed.

Tho anger passed the next 'mo- mont, however. Napoleon was genuinely contrite.

"I am an ass," he murmured, penitently. "But the fact is I'm getting so hardened!

"A dead man?" chippod in Mr. Griddle, excitedly. "Good heavensi You got think we'd better get on board." ought-What's behind all this? Morley, I

"I did," she said, slowly. "It seemed to me the best thing to do in the now circumstances but never mind that now.

"I agree. Perhaps we

on to them?"

"No, wo only tried to interposed Mr. Griddle, grimly. "We couldn't."

"Why not?". He shrugged his shoulders. cause everybody's mad to-night. Someone had cut the wires."

Again, a short silence fell upon the company. The cutting of the

"Not both of you," replied Leon- ard. "One of you must stay in the boat. No, It's no one you know, Miss Fyng" he added quickly, as |ho caught her expression. "Don't "Be-worry."

Despite his age, Mr. Griddlo swung himself up to the deck, and demanded to be taken to the place (Continued on Pago 6.)

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