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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1933.

"SHADOWS BY THE SEA"

A Summer Mystery BY J. JEFFERSON FARJEON

CHAPTER XXI

"On the Road Back."

That was only because I didn't and tell me what that other reason want you to worry more than was 87 You've hinted at it before, you necessary," he answered quickly, know. Was it the other reason?" "I wanted you to go straight to bed she added. suddenly, "that brought and to forget thinga wore happón-you here?" Hag for a few hours."

"I guessed that was the reason, Mr. Sefton, when I saw you slip ping out of the hotel.”

"You saw me?" he exclaimed.

that's humiliating! thought I slipped out so quietly!"

"You did."

continued Leonard, "for ho ques-ha can. At present he's guarding tionua me rather closely about him the castle,"

"Pathaps lie'd better go on guard. -only, at that time, I. didn't have "Do you know, Mr. Sefton, I be-my board bralawave. But the ing the castle," mused the Inopee-Woll, love we're getting somewhere," ob- Luigi business seems to be another tor. "Well, use your own diacra

tion: I think you'd better get back. served Inspector Hodt, after cross-current-” thoughtful pauso, during which the "Ah, and I've got something to to the hotel now, anyway, and soo minds of both men ware buty on tell you about that," interrupted that everything's all quiet there, now material. "We can build a bit the inspector. "You know that bi- and I'll send a man after you. more into our picture. Half-an-cycle that leappeared from the Maybe I'll come along myself," hour ago I learned definitely that a shed at the hotel?" stranger was talking oarnestly with Mr. Fyno."

"You."

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"Good," nodded Leonard, rising. "What's your plan?"

He nodded.

"Sn you sco, Mins Fyno, you've no need to worry about personal responsibility in the matter. You've not brought these shadows into my life, On the contrary.

you've brought "

Ha stopped abruptly, and they "Then all I can say, Miss Fyne, is that you must have been watch spoke no more until they reached they thought a good deal, however, Ing for me to gol Ware you?"the entrance to the hotel. Possibly She nodded. "Why?"

"I'm anxious for you-natural-Possibly, also, they might have ly," she responded, after a little iven some expression to. their. entering the thoughts before "You're taking such hesitation.

grounds had not a now matter riska

"Nonsense! A walk to a police moved on the other side of the Jabruptly entered them. A figure

hedge. station isn't a big risk."

"A very simple and obvious one. "Well, we've got it. Yes, I'm "May I ask how you got that afruid Lutgl will have a pretty sort I've got to get through to other Information?" interposed Leonard. ous reckoning one day. We mustn't stations at onto, to warn them of "Cortainly. This is a queer busi-strike too soon, however, or we the position. Then I'll spread my

men around and search the district "It Is, on a night like this." ness, and I've had to move warily. might lose the bagful"

"Then it's just as big a risk to I've felt like you about it—that one "Did the bicycle tell you any-for our interesting friends. Since

thing?" anked Leonard. curiously, we're looking for three people come chasing people who are walk Including Bir. Fyne-wo surolving to police-station," he said, ro- ought to have the luck to find one provingly, of 'em. And then, of course. there's that wreck, I'll have to go out to that I could use two scre of men to-night, if I only had them."

"Oh, quite a nice little amount! fuigi's a bit of a fool. He dropped the bicycle into a pond, and I'll say that he was wise enough to find the deep end. But we've fishod the bicycle out since."

might ask too many questions up at the hotel. But I did get on the track of all the guests who left on the day Mr. Fyno disappeared hoping they might be able to tell me something. Well, one of 'em has told me something. On his way to the station, he passed Mr. "And found?" Fyne and this stranger in a little "That neither of the brakes work, On the point of leaving, Leonard wood by the roadside. Ho Bays and both show symptoms of having asked: that Mr. Fyne was looking very been tampered with. There are "I suppose you haven't a spare startled, and the stranger was talk-also other marka on the frame bicycle? It's a long walk!” ing excitedly."

which suggest fruitless attempts to "Take mine," answered the "Well dono," said Leonard, ap-weaken it by sawing. Nothing de-spector, readily. "It's in the hall." provingly.

Unite, you understand-"

"But won't you need it?"

She smiled while she admitted his point.

The figure was moving stealthily,

and they drew aside instinctively. as it approached the gate that led to the fano. The gate softly open- cd, and the figure emerged, peering hard at the ground na it did no. Its scrutiny was assisted by a small spot-light."

"Perhaps," she returned. "But I've only come just a little of the

"Jim" exclaimed Leonard, as he way. Mr. Sefton, now that you've notified the police, I don't want you recognised the figure by its atti- to go on taking risks for me,tude and diminutiva sizo, please,"

"Oil" yelped Jim, jumping, "What are you doing?"

"I can't stop now. I'm in the in-middle of things, and have got to

R03 them through.”

"Please," she repeated. "If any- thing, should happen to you-I'd feel so wretchedly responsible."

"Nothing's going to happen to

"I admit, it wasn't so bad," ro- "But enough to convince you that "No. One of my pals runs the plied the inspector "But of what Luigi meant his predecessor Ander- bicycle shop next door, and I have use would the information have son to have an accident," inter- a key and permission to use it. beon but for your own information, posed Leonard, "ao that he could Also, the, State has provided men. And, anyway, there'd be no Mr. Selton? The two things nt stop into his shoes?"

with a car. And now you'd hatter need for you to feel responsible at like a glove. Not only have you "You've got it," nodded Root, hurry, sir, or you'll find someone all. This was bound to happen."

"Bound to happen? I don't located my man-who might never "You've got it exactly. Luigi will at the hotel before you." have been located-but you've locat-be lucky if ha. excapes hanging, A minute later, Leonard was on understand." She frowned. "Are ed him here! We can stop chasing It's possible he's got more than one his way back to Craverley Point. you a fatalist?"

What I meant was," he explain- Matters were moving faster than shadows, and chase substance. It's victim on his conscience, eh?" pretty obvious to me that this wild "If you mean the man who was he had anticipated, and his mind ed, "you are not the only reason fellow of ours will know where Mr. lying at the foot of the gap, I don't was full of conjectures. He won why I am doing all this."

"Luigi dored whether any, de all, of the

The frown grew, and took on a Fyne want to that night-and why agree," replied Leonard,

or that they went together, for didn't kill him. Nor, na I've said. three people for whom a search was new quality.

"I see," she said. the same reason. Now, if they do I think our wild man had any-about to be organised would be went together, we've only got to lay thing to do with it. It was the found before morning, and what ex-"You don't see, he, retorted. our hands on Mr. Fyne's companion seaman who undertook that little planations they would offer-If, he "Becauan if the other reason did to reach the bottom of the whole business--the seaman whose coat thought somewhat morbidly, they ot exist--well, I should be doing it Mermaid mystery."

lacks that little gold button I've were in a condition to offer ex-just the same. Which is another "You think, then, that he will shown you, and that bit of blueplanations. The picture was still way of saying, Mias Fyno, that you also be able to solve the mystery | serga!

dark, as were the lanes he cycled are my first thought in this affair, of the murdered man?"

jod, what a maze!" exclaimed through, but light was filtering to but there'd be another rennon to

drive me on oven if you weren't." "Don't you?".

Root, and for a moment he looked wards it from strange sources..

"It's nice of you to put it like Leonard shook his head doubtful-jumost desperato. Then his teeth Half-a-mile from the hotel, as tho ly.

napped together, and he added. church clock struck four, a shape that." she answered. now frowning "I may be wrong, inspector, but grimly, "And that seaman chap grew out of the blackness ahead of 40 more. "Will you be nicer still frankly I don't. Again I'm only can't be for off, either! Well, we him and entered the arena of his giving you an impression-ns I did must spread our net. I wish I har lump's light. He pulled up sharp- about the colour of the beard-but a few more men, though. I'll have ly, and jumped off his machine with it's a pretty strong impression. Ito eat through and ask for further an exclamation. think our wild man was as astonish supplies

ed to find the body on the boat De I'm one more. If you want ma" wo were. And he was certainly suggested Leonarsi, inoro diaturbed."

"Miss Fyne!" he cried. "What's happened?"

"I'm disobeying orders," she replied, and there was relief in hor tone. "I couldn't eleen,"

"Yes, but why are you out here?" ho asked.

Thanks of course, I want you." "Confound it, that's true," mut- answered the other. "But It'll be tered Root. This in quite the an all night job, you know." queorest case I've been on. You "Well, it's too soon to get up. can't find a straight current any-it's also too late to go to bed, an where. It's all cross currents." why worry smiled Leonard. "I believe Mr. Griddle knows"I'm game. anyway. And Mr. something about the wild man,"Truelove, I know, will do anything a hint of reproach in her voice.

"Why are you?" she parried. "I've been to the police-station." "You didn't tell me." There was

-

Jim gulped, and regained his composuro.

"Trackin' 'im," said 'Jim. "Him? Whom?" "Looly. 'E's

gorn. But I'm trackin 'im."

And, as though fearing that his

might laudabio intentions thwarted if he stayed, ho suddenly darted away and was swallowed up by the darkness.

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"Well, let him go," muttered Leonard, grimily. "The hares aro becoming so numerous, we want all the bounds we can muster!"

They crossed the lawn, and an other figuro omerged from : the shadows.

"Who's that?" called Leonard,

sharply.

"Friend," come the reply. "Night-watchman."

Leonard wiped his brow.

Why aren't you inside, True- love?" he asked.

Cos I'm outside," returned Napoleon. "I'm lookin' for IL slippery old man called Griddle."

(To Be ContinuedĮ

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