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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1933,

"SHADOWS BY THE SEA'

A Summer Mystery BY J. JEFFERSON FARJEON

CHAPTER XXVI

"A Mecting of The Shadows."

Frenchman for having at last scored a point... Whatevor, the Frenchman's record, and it appear. ed to, bo a black one, the two watchers considered him com- paratively spotless bealdo Joe and Captain Smith.

"It must have been," replied. Joo. "Why?"

There was no reason to invent it. And it explains how he got away

Ah, that's right enough," agreed Snilth. All the same, Joe, I don't "Supposo. I do twist your neck agree there was no ranson for him you set threatened the captain.

to Invent ft. He'd want to keep us "Zen no more words come from from going back to that boat, it, and you 'car no more lies an- wouldn't bo? Damn him! Why swered, Mirronazau, blandly. But didn't he stay asloop, as-ho was in the poor fellow could not keep it up, tonded?".

for a sudden pressure loosened his you still thinking of going tongue again. Vor Hood-I tell back there. Smith?" asked. Joo, "I you," he said, quickly. "I see two doubtfully. If his story was true

I men."

those two men will still be on the blasted place."

"Well we're two men, aint' wa?” responded Smith.

[Joop in n alow voico. "We've got was?" Mirronncnu did not reply. to hear what he's got to tell us be "Come along-what did you do? foro we begin breaking, neckan." Did you leave the room? Stili "That's right," nodded Smith, Mirronnonu was allent, "Did you In spite of their rosblve, it is doubtful whether Napoleon and Guy and again addressed Mirronneau.?";

All at once, Mirronneau found his could have retained their neutralow, look hore, Froggy. You're a attitudo had not the ovents of the fool, as you've always been. You've voice. He broke Into a shrill next faw seconds occurred with never got this right, from the start, laugh,

"I will tell you," he cried. Buch rapidity. An the door opened, and if you had you'd have saved a the waiting man drew back his arm, mint of trouble for the lot of us see zis dead man. Mon Dieut.

"Who were they?" and an instant later it shot forward "Animal Cheat! Mon Dieu run up to za deck, and-"?

But again ho hesitated, hilo ""Ow do I know! I do not know murderously; but the intended "Quiet, I say! Ligton-I'm gly- victim was saved by a stubconscious ing you your last chancs, though Napoleon gently nudged. Guy, zem. And it is dark. At first, I alertness which had been develop-you don't deserve it. You eail mo a Napoleon know what the French-sink zey are ghost. My mind is

stili bluck-black wie zu stuff you A short silence foll. Then the ed during the past few days-the chent, key7 Well-what do you man had seen that time. alertness of a man who, standing call yourself? You're the worst "To blazes with you!" exclaimed give me, and ze dead man shock. I captain barked out, "I'm gamo, If on the edge of a great precipice, is Idind of cheat, because you're a fool Smith, angrily. "What do you fly, Zoy try to catch me, but I am you are."

"We'd better stick together, constantly alive to the fact that into the bargain, and fools are a keep on stopping for? What hap- too quick. Zey go below"

"The devil they did" muttored whatever we do," growled the other. somebody may come along and damned nuisance in this game. poned on deck? Tell me quick, or

"You're getting sensible, Joe, In shove him over. There was a sharp Why; of course, I'm interested in you'll get your neck twisted. What Smith.

"Zo dovil zey did. And ze devil your old agel We're done wo growl as the emerging.Agure duck your litle game! Who wouldn't happened and how did you get

took zaire boat, and ze devil I come don't stick together. With Mir ed. The assallant, overbalancing he? And even now-if you'll be away?"

Mirronneau grew calm, and 'ero. And zo devil I try to kill you, ronneau loosd again, It's a poor as his body shot forward and his vertible and aliaro and share alike,

abrugged his shoulders..

as you try to kill me. And ze devil chance we've got anyway. But swinging arm met nothing but air, it may not be too late.".

"Ver good. stumbled desperately, and found

tell you. I go on I get old of your nose, and twist thero's one thing you've overlooked.

Fit-00 !!! deck and I see two men."

We need moncy. And.didn't somd- himself embraced by two great

"God!"...muttered Smith. And A. cry of anger came from the thing strike you about Mirronneau then snapped out suddenly, "You're captain, and for an instant his grip didn't ho give you the idea that on the Frenchman relaxed. It waswell, that he'd made a bit of pro- lying"

the instant the Frenchman wanted,gress on that boat? I'd damn well and had planned for. Like a flash like to know what he did when he of lightning, or perhaps like the selcrawled out that first time, befor which the captain had called him, he returned and saw Nycroft, Ho

wouldn't tell us." he darted away

arms.

"That's true," nodded Joe. "You enn trust us, Frenchy."

"Oh, I trust your cried Mirron- "Let go, you devil!" he gasped. neau, wildly. "I trust you very "Likely "barked the owner of not I trust you, to keep me on ze the great arms; and; while ha held boat, and to blow me up wis zat on grimly, he called over his dead man. 'Oo is 'ee? Nycroft, you shoulder, "Stondy, Joo-put him call 'm! I enr you. And to down. I want you out here." ring, "Im to me, when I lle asleep "Devil, devil! sobbed the fallow wis your dam' stuff, and to make on whom the tables had been turn-me go off my mind when I wake ed.

[up!

"You ain't a bad hand at being "Oh, you saw him when you woko a devil yourself, Mirronneau," re: up, then, eh?" enquired Smith, with torted his captor. "How the then glance at Jac. gentleman in question did you get "Not za fira' time, no. My mind hero?"

-it is black. If I am bad, it is not "What's the trouble Smith?" no bad Ike you. I wake wis zo camo Jon's voice from the Interior, black mind-"

and then Joe's form appeared-a "You weren't intended to wake at great, hulking form, which case all, sonny," murmured Smith. might have rendered flabby. But "I know znt" spat out the Joe had nover enjoyed much case, Frenchman, savagely. "You keep which possibly explained why he me just enough awake to begin- was now risking so much to obtalu zoac first days-but aftairs-when it. "Hell" he mattered. "It's it la no good, and I do not do what that foreign insect!"

you say must go to sleep for

"How did you get away from the long time. Ah, but, I am not a boat, Mirronneau ?" demanded fool! I go to sleep quick on pur- Smith. Mirronneau glared help pose, to make you stop and to give less into the rough coat against me no more of your stuff. "And, which he was being ruthlessly when I wake up" He paused pressed. "Come along-answer | abruptly. ime! How did you get away 7"

"Ah, I am not to get away, no!" spluttered Mirronnenu. "I am to stay zore till I rot, I belong to you, is not zat so? You can do what you-like wis' me, is not zat ao? Keep me days and days and days, and make me to sleep"

"Oh, shut all that!" exclaimed Smith, angrily. "Shall I do a little more to you? Break your neck, eh?"

"Go slow, skipper," Interposed

"Well-when

you woke up, Froggy?" repeated. Smith, watch- ing him.

The Frenchman hesitatel. He looked sullen,

"You know," he said. "I nec zia dead man by my side."

Agnin, Joe and Smith exchanged glances.

"You said you didn't see him the first time," Joe remarked. "What did you do before you saw him-- the second time, whenever that

"Ver good. I le," agreed Mir ronneau, and-shut his mouth.

"You're n fool, Smith," said Joe, frowning. "We're got to hear about this. Lies or no lies. Go on,

"Catch him!" shouted Smith, "You mean, he might have?" you," he added, to the Frenchman.

"No. I le

Joo blandered ferverd, but wan "He certainly might have. And, "We don't think you're lying," to inte. Mirrounen had vanished If that's so, we may just be in time ta nip in and finish the job. It's "No, I is. What good to 'ear utterly, Ime? Twist my neek."

"No-let him go," exclaimed a thin chance, but it is a chance, Napoleon again nudged Guy, and Smith, na Joe was about to follow, and the only one. If you and I are Guy nudged him back. It was a "We've got to do some quick think-going to get clear, Joe, we'll need

appreciation of the ing. Spose his yarn was true?" (Continued on Page 51 wordless

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