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CHAPTER 1

THE HONGKONG · TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1933.

UNKNOWN BLONDE BY LAURA LOU

- David Bannister nodded to the waiter to refil his cup with coffee He said slowly, "But if it was murdar-!"

man wasn't even questioned, I'vo.

(All Rights Reserved).

BROOKMAN

He walked to the Sixth street entrance of the hotel, stepped Into a cab and a few minutes later was riding eastward toward his aunt's home on the less fashionable side of town.

Bannister went through the re- volving doors out to the street. A fine mist had begun to fall and the air was colder. He walked to the edge of the curb and halted there. Then after a moment he two older. Both of them willing "No."

Loute Kane'e piracies! You remembered. No use waiting and to break a log to give the Tremont | "Well, there used to be things haven't a chance in a thousand of expecting a cab to come by, cruis Evening Post an exclusive banner that did. Lots of them! Here roping me in on that West Haven Ing. He would have to go to the line story for its home edition. you are, editor of The Evening course?" He glanced down at his other entrance of the building

Post, with a private office, see-watchi “Lord!” he exclaimed, where there was a cab stand. "They couldn't prove it," Jim but as the men's voices drifted on, button, directors' mootings to pre-idea it was so late."

All that had been 10 years earlier, rotaries to jump when you press "it's nearly nine o'clock. I had no Paxton told him across the table.rising and falling, now and then side over, and I'll bet that down Paxton said, "Let's sco If we "Wasn't a scrap of real evidence.interrupted by quiet laughter, the in your heart there are times when can't round up a couple of others Four or five days later his cap 10 years disappeared.

you envy the youngest cub on your for somo. bridge, Sam Paradine is drifted ashore. Asido from that

Others in the room turned fre-staff! I bet you'd give a woll, lie Just disappeared and no-

usually around here—” body knows any more about it to quently to glance at the table in deal to change places with hi

Bannister shook hin hend. Ho leaned back in the seat and the corner, to nod and murmur and i day than they over did. The wo-then to look again. Always the you would? Because I'll make you betting on.

"Are you trying to tell me that "Sorry," he said, "I'll have to be closed his eyes. It had been good It's been grent to alt to ecc, Jim again. Ho'd enjoyed never understood that part of it. Haze of these men lingered on Banan offer. You can go to work as here, chewing the fat about old swapping yarns with him. The She was mentioned in his will, but nister. They seemed just a little a cub reporter on the Post any times. Hope we can have another two had been friends ever since not for a large amount. I think in awe of this broad-shouldered day, old man!"

„session soon.”

they first met. They had been young man with the chestnut hair, Bannister grinned. "Think the wife contexted Inter-"

"Of course we can," Paxton friends in spite of the fact that "Poor old Loute!" Bannister slightly rumpled, and the dark you're calling my bluff, don't you? agreed. The dining room was al- Paxton's father owned the news- raised the cup of coffee, then set eyes, Paxton's rather square face All right, you are. Just the same, most deserted as they left the table, paper and Banuister's weekly pay was animated and his words came Jim Paxton, you know as well as To the head-walter's bow Paxton envelope contained $20. But Jim it down again. "It happened that nervously, with a rush. It was I do that the real thrills in news-auid casually, "Good night. Frank." had always been a squaro-shooter, foll I was in Mexico," he sald.

Bannister who sat back, Hatening paper life come when you're out on Outside in the lobby the two never pressing advantages that "Never heard the whole story be-intently, now and then interrupting. bent. You never get them alt-men hesitated, Bannister said, were his by right of inheritance.. Not a handsome man. The most Ung at a desk in an office. When "I think I'll take a cab. Can I anyone else.

Davo Bannister signed. What The whole story of what happened generous Judge would have Dave I think of those old days-Oh, drop you anywhere?"

The other shook his head. "No," was in Westchester or at Malibu [difference, did it make whether ho I suppose I'm that night on that, yacht would in- Bannister's features no better than well, what's the use. terest a lot of people. If Loule

garden variety."etting old!"

he said, "I think I'll see if I can Bench or in Tremont? Bridge. Golf. "Almost 30, aren't you?" Pax-find Paradine. Stop in at the office The enme bores performing in the Kane was murdered "

that face-intelligence, tolerance, ton naked, smiling. "Well, "I can't believe it!"

the to-morrow, why don't you?" #enerosity. That much of what offer'a opén. We'll take you on at interrupted. "I simply can't be Dave Bannister was could be read The Post any day. By the way, mised, "Well, I'll drift along now.climbers. The same silly quarrels

Maybe I will," Banniater pro- backgrounds. The

same way, though with different Rame social lieve anyone would bump off old Louie. It just doesn't seem likely,"

at a glance.

If you're really going to stay here Good night, Jim." Paxton was talking now-jerkily, for a while, Nera and I want to

and petty enmities. "Do murders ever seem likely?" with that characteristic nervous see a lot of you, She'll be back

"Good night, Dave."

(Continued on Page 7) "Of course. Lots of them do when you know the facts. Inevita-emphasis. "I think Burns is in next week. Want you to come out Guatemala," he said. "At least he to the house soon. We'll have n ble But I can't belleve Loule was the last I heard. And Snod-crowd in for dinner. They all want Kane was murdered, even if he was grass-remember Snodgrass, don't to meet you, you know. You're a double-dealing old pirate with you? Well, by George, he's raising celebrity! plenty of enemies. Kannister chickens1" luoked up

"I'd better warn you,” he went anddenly. "There was Bannister smiled. "A worthy on. "that Nora is expecting you something about the wholesale cus interprise," he commented. "May to give her the low-down on Holly- Bedness of the fellow" he went try it myself some day. Lord, but wood. Who's getting the latest on. "Why, Loule would stand and He to you until he was black in the have on The Post I wish there really true that the star's pet dogs that was a crazy gang we used to divorcen and why. Whether it's

face and know that you knew he

was a single thing in the world 'wenr was lying and I'm damned if I that I could get

diamond collars. And as excited over think there was something in one didn't like him while he was do-nowadays as I used to over Loule of the gossip columne about you ing it! Say, do you remember the Kane's political rallies or a three being seen at the Brown Derby, time Alex Schneider was so sure alarm fire or an oil station hold- Janching with Mac West or Baby he had the nomination for senator up." sowed up and Loule got the boys together in his room at 4 o'clock

fore,"

"And neither hus

in the morning?"

Bannister

"common

Nevertheless there wore qualities in

or

"

Peggy or one of the other beautles.

» ; | Nora'll be sure to ask about that—” Paxton's right eyebrow raised "Walt a minute!" Bannister querulously. "How about having stopped him. "I don't know any- "Sure I do!" Paxton grinned a first novel accepted?" he de-thing about Hollywood's private "And I remember how Schneidermanded. "And later hearing that life. All I did was work there." hit the ceiling when he found he It's a best seller? How about sign- wns benten. But

"Try to make Nora believe that 1"- the best tricking fat movie contracts? I suppose Louie Kane ever pulled was that there are no thrills in those things. ridienious notions

"Well, if Norn has any such

in her head- time down in Pittsburgh—”

They were at it then. For half Don't try to high-hat me, Dave!" which I doubt you'll have to re- "But that's not what I mean." move them. Amazing as it seems, an hour the two men were lost in the other protested. "Of course I have discovered that my aunt is reminiscences, Stories about Loule got a kick of it when Exit the one of the untion's most inveterate Kane, the ruthless local political Lover' was published and when Imovie-goers. Never missca n chan- boss whose death on his private rend some of the yacht 18 months before was still favourable ones. I would 't pretend where she is to-night."

reviews. The ge of pictures at the State. That's surrounded by an aura of mystery.1 didn't. But that's not the same Stories of the adventures and such thing at all! I'm talking about ex-sald. "If you

"Well. I've warned you," Paxton adventures!-of two young new eltement-the thing that keeps stories of the movie great you'd haven't any true paper reporters who had followed you from sleeping for nights at botter start manufacturing some. run-of-the-mili news, written about time-and

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caring--that Anyhow we'll get up a little dinner politics and crime and the con-makes you go cold and hungry and next week. And how about some ventions of fraternal organizations, work till all hours and risk your golf Saturday about court battles and beauty con- fool neck, all the while feeling so tests and the mine strike. The all-fired glorious that you could

not

Bannister applied the flame of a

two had worked together Rome dance up and down Sixth street! lighter to his cigarette before he times; at others they had beenThat's what I mean. Has anything spoke. "My golf's a sin and you rivals. Davo Bannister, still In

fect like that lately. know, it," he said levelly. "A.

Kreat one you are to talk about

nede you

his icons, and Paxton a year or im?"

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