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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1933.

SHADOWS BY THE SEA"

A Summer Mystery

CHAPTER XXVIII,

-and the hand-cuffs on his wrists

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BY J. JEFFERSON FARJEON

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orward, with a cry

"Guyisha uxciarmed.

But for some reason I'm nut on to, they've got to go to the wreck first-

"Yes, it a mo,” reputed Guy, and his sistors impulsive smile of "Eh?" interposed the sergeant. gadnes vania at the anxiety "Then they'll meet our folk!! in his voice. PAMA

"What's happened?" she asked. Beryl. "But suppose the police ara "I thoy're still there," added "no killa ira. Zat is a lie. 11r. Griddle 20 bad one. It "What is it, Guy? Where have on their way back? no killa 'im!"

lis Mr. Griddie, 'e make us. We you been?? "The Rellef Forco”

"Stendy, my man, steady," warned | sharo-oh, yes, some day!" His "Wen, it's a long story, and I "Well, we can't stop and work. Luigi was not at his best. Its the mergeant. "No one's said any voice rose. "When we find zem!" don't think there's much time for that out," returned Guy.. "You loanswored, look-ve-well, there's Just a possibility uyes were roving wildly, slowing thing about killing, that I'm He laughed deliriously. "But to explanations, lavish whites, and his hair was in award." He paused, and regarded ozzer, o not come. E dend in se ing towards Jessica. "Miss Fyno that those rascals may return to the

the unfortunate waiter searchingly, wreck. And zen, to-night, I see we've we've found your father" cottage." TAR disorder. He was also dirty-and Is Anderson dead, then?",

is ghost. Maria! Inca 'In Jessica started, and her hand "What makes you think they'll collarless-no one would have taken Now Jessica looked at Luigi, too. ghost

went to her heart.. But she did do that?" demanded Jessica. "You him for a waiter at a summor hotel "Dead?" whong duty it was to be Immaculate do know muttered Lull.

covered his face with his not runko any response, for some- said, they were dashing for liber hands..

thing in Guy's voice chilled her. ty"" "You didn't know, so I am given "What other? Who's ghost Guy read her anxiety, and went "Yes, I know. But the whole did not improve his appearance. to understand,, when you were talk-who are you talking about?" do-

on, quickly;

thing's a toss up, you age, and Mr. "I not understands, I not under- ing to Miss Fyng about him yester manded the sergeant, Thore was "No, no, it's all right. He's Fyne's probably the one person standa!" he cried, for the fiftiethday evening. Isn't that so, Miss no response. "Now, then-speak | alive. But he's been drugged or who knows the whele yarn-wad“ time. Est-is using about me. Fyne?. He said he had heard from up! Whose ghost? Anderson a something, and we want to get knows enough to hang, em.". ali zis. I not understanda I**

Anderson, didn't he? And that "Anderson?" shrieked Luigi.

"It Mr. Fyne knows all that," "Come, come." replied the police Anderson wanted his bicycle back? "Anderson? No-1 no soe Ander-back, to him just as quick as we

queried the sergeant, in a puzzled can."" sergeant."You can understanda Well," be rapped out, sharply, son! I no killa Anderson. E make "Where's Nappy?" demanded voice, "why did they leave him

• ali sigat, if you want to. You and did you take Anderson's bicy-me to take 'is place. And to-night Boryl; while Jessica-turned away there understand why you left this cle back? Luigi did not reply, e tell me Anderson is dead, and it for an instant, to standy borself.

they weren't going to, at hotel in a hurry, don't you? And "But since Anderson was dead, that in no good to stay!" His voice "He's with Mr. Fyne, Beryl,” first," murmured Guy, glancing to- that what want to know about." would have been a bit difficult. I choked. Then it roso in sudden anld Guy." "Bit of sport, that chap, wards Jesalen Fyne, and noting

Luigi looked

despairingly at expect, Luigi eh? You wouldn't terror. "Za ghost of Anderson? He stayed there while I came along hor calmness with rellof. “But Jessica Fyne who, with Beryl know where to find him, p'r'aps. Ze ghost? Where?

to tell the nowa and to get a something made them change tava Hunes and Valentina Morley, wan So you dropped the bleycle Into the Morley caught him. For the doctor Hallo," he broke off. plan. There's another chap knock-

witness of this scene, enacted like

time being, there was no more. to "So you've got Luigi1"

Ho's ing around there, sergeant. be got out of Luigi,

"Yes, but where is my father?" got some grudge against them-- "This is a bad business," mul- cried Jannica. "What have they seems he was kept a prisoner on tored the sergeant, obviously. "A done to him?”

the wreck, and doped, too—and he's very had business. Mr. Griddle, "Ho's in a cottage some way in a dangerous mood. We ought to ch? Well, wo're after him, too, from here. Seems to have been get back as quick as we can. and this other fololw he talks about. kept a prisoner there for some Afraid I've been longer getting Seen his ghost, he says. He's cer- while, and we were only just in the here than I should have hoen, tainly in a condition to see ghost! nick of time. But don't ask me through trying a short cut through But I'm a believer in substance, and to explain things. I can't. Two the woods, and losing myself.” responded the ser- I'll wager that 'other foller," who- rascala loft the cottage while we "We'll start right now," nodded I wish I never come to zla otell goant. That's whore we found it. over ho la, is somewhere about here were hanging around, and they'vn the sergeant. "Where is this cot- It is bad place. 'Do would not leave in the lake."

at this moment. P'r'aps some of minde- for the wreck in a motor- tage?" Luigi plunged desperately. it in a 'urry?"

the others have come across him."

some boat. They've got

dirty I can take you to it. It's a lone-. "What are you going to do now, game on, and seem to be making a ly place, on the other side of the sergeant?" enquired Morley, as he dash for liberty, judging by what river mouth-" and the constable who had cap-we heard of their conversation. (Continued on Paga 4.). |tured Luigi deposited the unfortun-

in the lounge hall of the Mermaid | Luigi gave a sharp cry. His Hater while the grey dawn broke house was crumbling. Jessica also auloide.

attered an exclamation, for this fus, Latigi," salt Jessica, was the first she had heard of the quintly.

Incident. In the absence of his "Yes, I tell you!" splattered the superior, the sergeant was quite Italian, "I know what I tell you!aujoying himself. I tell you everyone is mad, yes, "In-zd lake?" repeated Luigi,

what you say?-off his chumpi dully. "Ob, no" I leave zis 'otel in a 'urry, oh, yes. "Oh, yes"

"Why in it a bad plnco, Luigi?"; "Zen zo friend-'e must 'ave done naked Jessica, with a warning glan-It!" he cried. I give it to te ce at the sergeant. "Perhaps it friend 'ow do I know what 'e do in. But, if what you say is truo, wiz it?"

J

ate walter on a settee.

we want to know the truth just as "Unfortunately, we saw you do it much as you do. Why is this a yourself, Luigi," answered thu ser-; "I'm not quite sure," answered | bad place?"

geant. "That makes it a bit the sergeant, frowning. "I'd likel awkward, doesn't it? Of course. to get back to the wood whore that you didn't know that Anderson had fellow was found" ho jerked his bend towards Luigi"--because died

"No!" agreed Luigi, vigorously, that's where my man lost Mr.. "But you know now.

Walt Truclove. And, then, who was

The waiter, turned to her. It was a direct challenge, and he groped for some reputable method of meeting it.

"Ah, I tella

"It is bad be you, ho nodded. Į

In minute! Don't Interrupt. You Luigi flying from, when they came

know now, and you know before I upon him?"

He hesitated, and the sergeant broke in. After all, the cross-ex- told you. Otherwise you wouldn't "I thought I saw another figure, umination was his businesa. have denied that you had killed elr," said the constable, "but i

"Because what? Go on!" he him," The

sergeant had his couldn't be sure," sald, roughly. "Don't stop to in-shrewduces. "Now, how did you

another "Well, if there was vent something, my map"

know that Anderson had died?figure, presumably that other Agure Man Fyne didn't tell you. Who met Mr. Truelove?" told you?"

you

Laigi threw up his hands. "Listen! telin you-I tell Everysing. Mr. Griddle o tella me

Beryl stirred. She had remain- ed a silent spectator during all this while, but now she looked at the sergeant and remarked:

*

"Yes-someone ought to find out about that."

"Becaure zoro ate bad people in zis place," concluded Luigi, weakly, "Props you're one of the bad people?" suggested the sergeant.

"Me? No! I not bad!" "If you're not bad," retorted the sergeant, sarcastically, "how do "Mr. Griddle interposed the you explain the little blerels ac-sergeant, sharply. "What's Mr. "I agree, miss," nodded the ser- cident that happened to Anderson Griddle got to do with you?" the man whose job you've got?" The perspiration grew on Luigi's Luigi closed his eyes for a second, forehead. Both Jessica and Beryl and Jessica took a quick step for-confessed to each other afterwards ward. She thought he was going that they could not help feeling to faint. But, although he awayed, sorry for him. For a few seconds. he did not faint. He opened his ho did not reply. His mind seened eyes again suddenly, and shouted, to have gone blank with confusion.

Then he burst out: ftercely:

geant. "But my difficulty's num- bera. I ought to be here to report when the inspector gets back from

to be the wreck. Things Heem coming to a head, and I don't like to leave. That Italian may come round, for instance

en.

"Can I do anything?" asked Valentine Morley, witnout thusiasm. "I could go off with the constable-If you'd just give. me time to put on n'callar or some- thing--and you could stay her

The sergeant interposed with a sudden, quick gesture.

"Wait a moment," he said sharp- ly. "Someone's coming.".

They turned, and a gure passed

in from the grounds. Beryl ran

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