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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER - 21, 1993.

"SHADOWS BY THE SEA"

A Summer Mystery BY J. JEFFERSON FARJEON

CHAPTER XXXI

And, while he counted the stars, Mr. Griddla slid over the alde and landed in the motor-boat.

seconds later, a little boat that could move left the alde of a big ship that could not.

oyes.

the ground, and held a flask to his; wo'd Betler, come along here and lips. The Frencaman" opened his see whether we could find out ang-

thing "Good"-good!" nodded Mr. Grid- "I win" I know zat,” interposed die, encouragingly, „"Eusta Dusse,[the Frenchman,, "If I know zat, en? Woeliavo yoti Rut 'om 7"

It make all xe difference. You Mirronneau bitodk

his head, were 'ero a wook ago-to day Mr. A strange dation entered Mr. vaguely, Mr. Griddlestified Fyno disappear?" "Listen!" exclaimed Mr. Griddle.

of NANKA bitter disappointment. Root's whistle.shrilled from the Griddle's, Breast, party duo to the "One Half of the Story."

"No, I came just after. And so depths.

physical reactions of the moment, But, an instant inter, bogie-revived, did Baretti. T was an ordinary "In zero," murmured siirronneau.guest at the hotel. Barotti turned For an old man, Mr. Griddle was "Hurry!" shouted Mr. Griddle, and party of the mental comfort of

·waiting and "What!" whispered Mr. Griadis himself into a waiter and a danış distinctly active; when he desired, "There's a big war on down there," activity altor days

meantnoy're in the bad onel' Ho's a bungler, that fol too, he could be distinctly cat-itxa "Yes, but where are you going?" inaction. He ought to have gone "Do you

to the bottom half-a-dozen times. cottage? Marronneau nodded. low. Looks to me as if he'll swing None of his three companions, con-demanded the man.

for murder." cented with him behind the angia, "Mo? I'm sixty, and have been Ho did not know the rocks. AllThen, for God's sake, manuf Mirronneau held up his hand. called his

"Murder!" gasped the French- had heard him slip from their side, deputed to mind the motor-boat." he knew was how to handle a motor

"I tell you in a minute," ho and neither the captain nor thi "Well, I reckon I'll mind that" boat. Fate had not

name yet, however, and in a few murmured. "It is not good to go man, and look fearfully towards marshman know that nó nnd follow-suld the man. ed them out. But unfortunately- "Well, I reckon you won't" minutes he was clear of that parzere till I tell you. My end, it spin. the house. "E-try to kill Mr.

In one minute." He closed hi Fyne-1"

"No, no! But it was necessary or perhaps fortunately; it made retorted Mr. Griddle; and the next ticular danger, and was wrestling

qeyo. "Zen you say what to do." little difference to Mr. Griddle moment the man was on his back, with the spray.

"Where will I be to-morrow?!" he "Very well, vory well," agreed to arrange a little accident for the he had trodden on a loose board as counting many more stars than the asked the spray, as it slapped the the old man, curbing his impatience, waiter already in possession, and he had hurried along the passago, sky could 'show.

There was a pause... Then the Luigi-Baretti, that is arranged too big an accident. The other side of his boat and drenched him. and it was the sound of the looza

He paused, and board that had a sent the captain

"Will you be tossing me about, ch? Frenchman spoke again.

"Ow you come 'ere?" he asked, fellow's died." Or will I be answering questions A few and the marshman back Into the chamber and into the arms of the

in a police-ntation? Or will I bowenkly, "It is too 'ard, all zis added, with almost childlike, aim- plicity. "That was a pity, Mir- police.

as I am now and with fifty theu tou 'ard to understand, sand in my pocket?".

"I'll tell you my story, while you ronncau. I've indulged in my little He knew,, vaguely, where the pull yourself together, replied Mr. hobby for a good many years, and, Then man who had been counting river mouth was. He had passed riddle, frowning. But we've not up-til-now-vs-been-a-clean-re- stars staggored up to his feet. the marahman's cottage during his

"Oh, ver claan," muttered Mir- "HI" he shouted, Ineffectively.

Booner" "Hil to you," Mr. Griddle shouted rambics. Away towards the east got much time, you know. I'd cord."

"No-you tell," insisted the ronneau. back; and again he smiled, although grey began to appear. Dawn was

Mr. Griddle shrugged his shoul Frenchman, almost fretfully, "My death dogged him on all sides, and at hand.

Alded by the grey, he steered cad-I mun know. I will not be ders. "We take, but we do not lay beneath him in the form of his course. The breeze was to fool any longer. 'Ow do I know 7 kill," he observed. "You did not cruel, jagged tooth.

"All right, all right," interposed kill la Comtesso a month ago. You But Mr. Griddle did not worry. fresh for comfort, yet it comforted As he had said, he was sixty, and him. He knew that, whatever Mr. Gridille, deciding to humour merely caused her the trilling in-

convenience of losing dimculties ho was encountering, him. "When you didn't turn having taken risks at twenty, when they were less than would be on- Barett!, and I grew anxious. We valuable pearl necklace. And the all life lay before him, he was even more ready to take them at countered by any boats following read about the wreck, of course, wreck of the boat on which you sixty, when most of his life lay him from the wreck. Provided he but we thought you'd saved your were bringing the necklace over to river mouth, he skin, like the others. Even though us caused us similar inconvenience. could reach the vohind him. He'd be caught any

advantage of at there was talk of one man missing, Well, we three have done pretty way, some time. Who wasn't reckoned on an

least half-an-hour.

wo didn't dream it was you-and well in the past, so I suppose one white-capped Why not a rock, or

Presently, as the blackness mel-

mustn't complain." companioned by anxiety, he could wave? They were no crualler thanted, he saw the point he was making by was washed up."

mile. Ife ascended the ladder, and a bed,

The mystery of life and death for, and slightly altered his course. mured Mirronneau, grimly, met two more figures.

"Down with you!" he shouted. swept through him the fascina-In five minutes, he was entering the "Down with the lot of you. ting mystery, the fearful mystery, boat was moored, and he had — "They've got the rascals, but they're the staggering mystery. Death, putting up a fight-1”

the great blackness into which he jumped ashore. "Right" said the constables, and was dashing; life, the little laugh. raced down, with others after thein. ing gleams of foam that came and Mr. Griddle engaged in only ona went, brilliant and proud and con more conversation on the wreck.quaring for an instant, but the man's hand shot out and gripped by countless others. Which was Ile had reached the side, when a next instant gone to be succeeded the final victor, the darkness or the "Bad guess!" laughed Mr. Grid-light? That was the mystery that dle. "My name's Griddle. The kept one guessing, the mystery Inspector wants you below." beside Mulch all lesser myatories

The man hesitated,

puled.

Mr. Griddio, gathered what had happened, though he did not stop to make enquiries. He was in no mood to loiter. When he heard the police whistle, his impressions were confirmed, and he slipped along at an oven greater pace. As he rea- ched the ladder that led out of the stifling Interior, out into the clean, sweet air, and liberty, a form sud- denly rose betora nu

"Ah!" oxclaimed the form. "Quick!" replied Mr. Griddie. "They've got 'em-you're wanted at your best speed, constable "

"Right!" responded the constable, and hurried on

Mr. Griddle smiled. Even when

him.

kuffert

river mouth. In two

more, the

He looked towards, the cottage, It was in darkness...

!

- Mirronnesu," he called, softly.

Ho walked towards the cottage.

red slowly, cautiously. Nothing stir

"Mirronneau!" he called again. A figure rose from the ground, staggered towards him, and crump led into his arms.

"Hey-what's this?" exclaimed the old man. "Mirronneau- it's Griddlef Griddle 1"

Mirronneau

made no verbal response, but stir- red alightly. "Hold on" muttered Mr. Griddle. "I'll give you a drop of something."

He lowered the Frenchman-tc

"No--I was not wash up," mur-

"However, I decided at last-that |

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rather

"Zo wreek!" murmured Mir ronneau.. “'Ave you been zere?" (Continued on Page,5,)

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