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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1933.

"SHADOWS BY THE SEA"

A Summer Mystery BY J. JEFFERSON FARJEON

CHAPTER XIX. "Staircase. Conversations."

"That's true," he admitted. "If "To be frank, I don't bellave It

you hadn't, Truclove and I would-has," he murmured.

till be marooned on that deck out "Well, it didn't docoivo moi. I there." He glanced Instinctively felt sure you'd go."

out of the passage window by "Why T

which they stood, half-dreading Instinct, perhaps. You've not that he might reo the light again, told me, Mr. Sefton who is the sort, Mr., Griddle," she exclaimed. through murderous lanes while and thereby find another mystery dead man on the wreck? Do you "That idea's too ridiculous oven to one's trying to get to sleep," added to his perplexing store. But know?"

"You needn't worry."

no light glowed. The hulk wos' a "The same poor felow who Jim A church clock was tring half-considor. What I meant was that past two when the little party got it was rotten to find him gone, when "All right. I won't. But Miss dead black smudgo of shadow in found at the foot of the gap." back to the Mermaid Hotel. The I'd hoped he'd bo back again by Fyne night. So I think you're the moonlight. Yes, I can't say She stared at him. "It's true, return journoy, from the wreck had now."

wise. There's one thing I want to I'm sorry you sat by your window, Miss Fyne. Don't ask me to ex been a ellent one, with queer emo- Hor voice trembled slightly, and ask your advice about, though. Miss Fyno," he added. "Why did plain it. Everything will be clear- Ted up presently, and our brains will tions and twisted thoughts for com- Jessica turned to her sympathetical- Should I wake my people up and you do it?"

"If there are going to be any be all the keener to do the solving pany, but as they entered the hotel ly. Sho was too close to her own tell them about Guy." loungo tongues were loosened again trouble to be callous to Beryl's. "You know best, Misa Haines," 'why's. I'll ask one first," she chal-if we get elzop while we may." and decisions became imperative. "Ho'll probably by back soon, responded Leonard, "If I were longed him. "Why did you go to

"What do we do now?" asked Miss Haines," she said. "We can not going to the polica, I should the wreck?" Napoleon "Go to bed or make afsit up and wait for him, if you advise it, but as they could do night of it?"

Hke."

nothing and there may be a pt- "Yes, we'll all sit up." exclaimed fectly simple explanation in the Mr. Griddle. "Perhaps Misa Fyne morning it seems rather a pity to could produce some tea?"

turn a peaceful night into a restless But Leonard surprised the party one."

..

"I suggest bed," answered Mr. Griddlo. "Let well alone, and every thing may come, all right in the morning.

He glanced at Leonard, and Leon-by abruptly vetoing the iden.. "Right again, nodded Beryl. ard shrugged his shoulders. After all, ho naked, what could they "Just what I think. But-1 wish "You may be right," he said. do?, Guy Haines would return in we could do something. I say, are "Anyway the majority of us can go his own good time, and they would you going to the police statlon to bed. There's no need for you to all be wrecks if they stayed up any alone?"

"Yee." longer. Napoleon backed Leonard | "There's no need for anybody to keep up." interposed the old man, "but if we decide to spend the whole night rushing about, then

keep up"

up, for no reason athor than that "Why not take Nappy-Napoleon } he supposed he was intended to.with you? Do you know, I Morley was quite ready for bed, think he's a bit more useful than and when two girls had caught he looks."

I'm game to rush about with the Leonard Softon's eye and had "However he looks, he is useful," rest of you! I'm merely sugges- gathered something of Ita vaguo snewered Leonard, smiling. "He's ting that we can't do anything message, they agreed that retire-making Miss Fyne laugh at this more to-night, and that bed is the ment was the only sensible couras. moment. But I can't take him beat place for the lot of us. As I

with mo. He has got to be on duty said before, everything may wear

here." a different napect by breakfast time."

On their way upstairs, however, Bery! managed to exchange a few whispered words with Leonard.

"What about Guy?" she asked. "Seems to me a dead man wears "I don't like leaving things as they the same aspect whatever the time fare."

is," observed Napoleon, and stop. "Thing are not going to be loft ped rather abruptly as he caught as they are," Leonard replied. Leonard's warning eye.

The police will be notifled inside an hour."

"Yen, of course, there is that," nodded Mr. Griddle. The morning won't bring him to lita ngain. All the BAMO

"But I thought you said—” "Yes, I know what I Bald. That

was because I don't want every- He stopped, sa Beryl Haines re-body to know I'm going for the joined them. She had elipped polles." quletly away as soon as they had entered the lounge-hall.

"Well?" asked Leonard, turnine to her quickly.

She shook her head. "He's not returned," she said. "It-it looks a bit rotten, doesn't it?'

"If you mean that there's any need to connect, the disappearanco of your brother with the murdered man on the wreek-" began Mr. Griddle, but she interrupted him, with some warmth

"I don't mean anything of the

|

"What do you mean?"

"That when a man is useful, he must sometimes forego his sleep. Napoleon Truclove will have to keep wide awaka till I return, lie- taning for noises."

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Mr. Griddle's voice intruded from above.

"Coming, Mr. Sefton?" bo called: "We're neighbours, aren't we?"

"In minute, Mr. Griddle," he re turned.

Saying good-night to Beryl, he "I see," murmured Beryl, gian sought Jessica, who was lingering eing towards Mr. Griddle who was at the point where her way adparat- jahead of them. "You've toki Misaed from hia.

Fyne?"

"After all we've been through lo- "No, I've not had a chance. And night it's surprising to find that don't think I shall. It might on-there are still five hours left," he ly worry her mor

anid. "Mind you sleep through all of them!"

"It would!" agreed Beryl, with rather surprising suddenness. Ho "I'll do my best," she promised. looked st her, uncomprehending, "No more sitting by the window, and she explained, "You seem quite and that sort of thing," he went on. capable of looking after yourself. "You oughtn't to have done it be- Mr. Sefton, but it's not very plea-fore, you know." sant to picture you wandering

"Ohl · And suppose I hadn't?"

He thought for a moment, then smiled.

Could I let Mr. Truelove go all alone?" he asked.

"That story may have deceived othore"

"Yes, I know. But I'm thoroughly bewildered. Why did you go to the ship?"

"Why did you think I'd go to the ship?"

"Iya" told you. An instinct, But perhaps it was a little more (Continued on Page 11.)

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