1933-11-09 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 9, 1933.

"SHADOWS BY THE SEA

A Summer Mystery BY J. JEFFERSON FARJEON

CHAPTER XXI

talk

"Well done," said Leonard,

ap-

provingly,

we're looking for three people including Mr. Fynowa surely aught to have the luck to find one of 'em. And then, of course, there's that wreck. I'll have to go out to that.. I could use two scar of men to-night, if I only had them.".

On the point of leaving, Leonard asked:

"That was only because 1 didn't and tell me what that other reason want you to worry more than was: ta? 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 addel, suddenly, that brought lami to forget things wern hoppen- | you here?"

ing for a few hours."

He nodded. '

"I asked that was the reason, "So you see, Mjas Fyne, you've Mr. Sefton, when I saw you slip-u ping out of the hotel."

"You saw me?" ha exclaimed. "Well, that's humiliating thought I slipped out so quietly!"

"You did." AND

Then all I can say, Miss Fyno, is that you must have been watch ing for me to go! Were you She nodded. "Why?"

"I'm anxious for you-natural- ly," sho responded, after in litle hesitation. "You're taking such rinks"

"Nonsense! A walk to a police station isn't a big risk."

"It is, on a night like this."

Thon it's just as big a risk to come chasing people who are walk ing to police station," he said, re provingly.

She smiled while she admitted his point.

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need to worry about personal You've not brought these shadows responsibility in the matter. into my life. On the contrary. you've brought

He stopped abruptly, and they spoke no more until they reached the entrance to the hotel. Possibly they thought good deal, however. Posalbly, also, they might have given some expression to their thoughts before entering the grounds had not a new matter abruptly entered them. A figure moved on the other side of the hedge.

The figuro'was moving stealthily, and they drew aside instinctively to the land. The gate softly open- as It approached the gate that led ed, and the figure emerged, peering hard at the ground as it did so. Its scrutiny was assisted by a small

*"Jim!” exclaimed Leonard, as he recognised the figure by its atti-

"OP'yelpod Jim, jumping.. "What, are you doing?'*

Jim gulped, and regained his composure..

Trackin' 'im," said Jim.' "Him? Whom?".

continued Leonard, "for he ques he can. At present he's guarding "On the Road Back.”

tionea me rather closely about him the castle," AN -only, at that time, I didn't have "Perhaps ho'd better go on guard- "Do you know, Mr. Sefton, I be my beard brainwave. But the ing the castle," mused the Incros lleve we're getting somewhere," ob. Luigi business seems to be another tor. "Well use your own discre- served Inspector: Root, after a cross-current~~"

tlon. I think you'd better get back thoughtful pause, during which the "Ah, and I've got something to to the hotel now, anyway, and ses ninda of both man wore busy un tell you about that," interrupted that everything's all quiet there, new 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 disappeared from the Maybe I'll come along myself." hour ago I learned definitely that a shed at the holdiz”

"Good," nodded Leonard, rising. stranger was talking cárneatly with "Yep.

What's your plant" Mr. Fyno,"

"Well, we've got it, Yes, I'm "A very simple and obvious one. "May I ask how you got that afraid Lalgi will have a pretty sori-I've got to get through to other Information? Interposed Leonardous reckoning one day. Wo mustn't stations at once, to warn them of "Certainly. This is a queer busi-strike too soon, however, or we the position. Then I'll spread my ness, and I've had to move warily, night lose the bagful.".

mon around and search the district I've felt like you about it-that one "Did the bicycle tell you any-for our interesting friende. Since might nuk too many questions up at thing?" asked Leonard, cutiously.

Oh, quite a nice little amount! the hotel. But I did get on the track of all the guests who left on Luigi's a bit of a fool. lle dropped the day Mr. Fyne disappeared, the bicycle into a pond, and I'll say hoping they might be able to tell that he was wlec enough to Brd me something. Wall, one of 'em the deep end. But we've flabed the

I've only come just a little of the spot light.

"Perhaps," she returned. But has told me something. On his bicycle out since."

way. Mr. Sefton; now that you've way to the station, he passed Mr. "And found?" Fyne and this stronger in a littleThat neither of the Drakes work,

notified the police, I don't want you wood by the roadside. Ho anys and both show symptoms of having

to go on taking risks for me,tude and diminutivo size. "I suppose you haven't a spara

please." that Mr. Fyne was looking very been tampered with. There are

"I can't stop now. I'm in the startled, and the stranger was niso other marks on the frame bicycle? It's a long walk!”- ing oxcitedly.

which suggest frultless attempts to Take mine," answered the In-middle of things, and have got to weaken it by sawing. Nothing de-spector, readily. "It's in the halloo them through."

"Please," she repeated. "If ANY- "But won't you need it?" finite, you understand...“ "I admit, it wasn't so bad," re- "But enough to convince you that "No. One of my pals runs the thing should happen to you I'd plied the inspector "But of what Luigi mennt his predecessor Ander-bicycle shop next door, and I have feel so wretchedly responsible."

"Loojy, 'E's gorn. But I'm uso would the information have son to have an accident," inter-a key and pormisafon to use it.

"Nothing's going to happen to trackin 'Im." beon but for your own information, posed Leonard, "ao that he could Also, the State has provided meme. And, anyway, there'd be na

And, as though fearing that his Mr. Sefton? The two things fit stop into his shoes?"

with a car. And now you'd hotter need for you to feel responsible at laudable Intentions might

ba like a glove. Not only have you] "You've got it," nodded Root, hurry, sir, or you'll find someone all, Thia was bound to happen."

thwarted if he stayed, he suddenly located my man who might never | "You've got it exactly, Luigi will at the hotel before you."

"Bound to happen? I don't darted away and was swallowed up have been located--but you've locat-be lucky if he cacapes hanging.} A minute Inter, Leonard was on

understand." Sho frowned. "Are by the darkness. 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 ?"

"Well, let him go,” muttered shadows, and chase substanco. It's victim on hie conscienco, oh?"

What I meant was," he explain-Leonard, grimly. "The hares aro Matters were moving faster than 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 becoming so numerous, we want all 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."

tho hounds we can mustor!” Fyne went to that night-and why agree," replied Leonard. "Luigi dered whether any, or all, of the

The frown, grew, and took on a

They crossed the lawn, and an- --or that they went together. for didn't kill him. Nor, as I've said. three people for whom a search was new quality,

other figure omerged from the the same reason. Now, if they do. I think our wild man had any about to be organised would be

"I Bee," she said.

shadows. went together, we've only got to lay thing to do with it. It was the found before morning, and what ex- Beenusa if the other reason did "You don't see," he retorted. our hands on Mr. Fyno's companion seaman whe undertook that little planations they would offer-If, ho to reach the bottom of the whow business-the seaman whose cont thought somewhat morbidly, they got exist well, I should be doing it Mermaid mystery."

lacks that little gold button I've were fu a condition to offer ex-just the same. Which is another "Yu think then, that he will shown you, and that bit of blueplanations. The picture was still way or anying, Miss Fyne, that you lso be able to solve the mysterysergo."

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

"God, what a maza!" exclaimed through, but light was altering to- but there'd be another reason to "Don't you?"

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

drive me on oven if you weren't."- Leonard shook his head doubtful-alinost desperata. Then his teeth Half-a-mile from the hotel, as tlie

"It's nice of you to put it like anapped together, and ho. 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 alond of no more. "Will you be nicer still frankly I don't. Again I'm only can't be far off, either! Well, we him and entered the arena of his giving you an impression-us I did must spread our not. I wish I ha? lamp's Bght. He pulled up sharp- about the colour of the beard--but a few more men, though. I'll have it's a pretty strong impression. 1to vel through and ask for further think our wild man was as astonish- supplica."

Jy

ed to find the body on the boat ag "I'm one moro, if you want ma" we were. And he waR certainly suggested Leonard, more. disturbed."

ly, and jumped off his muching with. an exclamation.

"Miss Fyne" ho cried. "What's happened?

"I'm disobeying ordoro," she replied, and there was relief in bor tone. "I couldn't sleep,”

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

"Thanks of course, I want you," "Confound-It, that's true," mut-answered the other. "Rut. It'll be tored Root. "Thia in quite. the an all night job, you know.” quoorest care I've been on. You "Well, if it's too soon to get up, can't find a straight current any-it's also too late to go to bed, so where. It's all cross currents." why worry?" walled L.conard. "I balleve Mr. Griddle knows"I'm Ramic, anyway. And Mr. something about the wild man."Truelove, I know, will do anything a hiat of reproach in her voice.

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

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sharply,

"Who's that?" called Leonard, "Triond," came the reply. "Night-watchman."

Leonard wiped his brow.. "Why aren't you inside, True- love?" be asked.

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

(To Be Continued)

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