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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1933.

THE UNKNOWN BLONDE

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the cab. and the serom to ride with him too was sitting rigidly, clutching her destination. The girl dips her handbag and Dannuler goes that it contain a perpirar, the handbag with both hands.

brighter. Presently the cab round-

BY LAURA LOU. BROOKMAN

NO DICTATORSHIP

MR. BALDWIN'S CHARGE AGAINST FASCISM "More like two million, I guess," he used to be. Maybe he's lost Baldwin in the House of Commons Kate Howlite shrugged. "At lcsal

London, Nov. 24. "Fascism" said Rt. Hon. Mr. some of it Intely. I should think

tainly no reason why two people Kato said critically. "The acting Hollywood to the former home, Tremont, for hold five. As a matter of fact, I much of the plot. It was about a DAVID DANNISTER, Kuthur, returna from shouldn't ride in a cab made to was all right but I didn't think as

rot. He is trying to forget ADELE ALLEN, flm actre, who' filled him. Ike company!"

girl who fell in with a gang of Bannister dines with JIM PAXTON, an -old friend, now editor of the Tremont Tomt. That was a mistake; he could crooks and then shot a man be it would just about break the man's last night, "is begotten of Com- They talk about the days when but were tell it instantly. The girl did not cause she didn't know she loved heart to have Denise marry any-munism reporters. Banner Jeaves Paxton

out of civil discord. Arab Framing, the Shriby Armedraw away. There was no increas-him-until afterward. Then she body like that!" apartment hotel,, the gah la halted by a trameting of the distance between them, found it out and went to prison

Wherever you get Communism and Fight A all comes out of the hotel, se but she seemed all at once to be- and reformed. Kind of silly I

“Oli, maybe ho's not no bad!"

civil discord you got Fascism." the cab and raber toward it. When she sees Iannister be la embarrassed. lis offers her como remote. He noticed then that thought!"

"And maybe he's not so good

"You have seen it in Italy, you Aunt Kate went on, naming the either. I'm not saying anything have nech It In Germany. My star of the picture. She was aw against anyone, but a young man Arm conviction is you will never Well, darna It, sho didn't need fully good in the sad parts," who like that is no match for Deniso see either in this Country." CHAPTER II.

to be afraid of him! If she didn't said. "I didn't care much for the Lang, the richest and prettiest giri In a moment more they had want to talk he certainly wasn't rest of it, though. The leading in Tremont! I guess there have Mr. Baldwin was replying in the passed the street light. Bannisgoing to try to make her.

man was now and I've never been plenty of others crazy about debate on the Address to the Throtc ter stared at the girl but in the noyed. They rode in silence for way he parted his hair.

Unexplainably Bannister was an-seen before. Had a kind of funny this young fellow though. Lily to representations from Conser- darkness her features were only

I don't Evans was talking about it the vative members that the powers vaguely outlined. He said, "This several blocks after that. They think I like him much

other day. They invited him to is yours, isn't it?" and held out and the streets had grown wider ored that he was not listening and Club and all that. I've seen him Lords should be amended as a pro- had reached the business district She chattered on. David discov-the parties out at the Country and constitution of the House of the revolver.

ngainat possible ro-: Her "Thank you," was low-pitch-ed a corner and the marquee above then presently heard her words once or twice but I never paid lection ed but clear-voiced. She slipped the the hotel entrance, Ined by elec

much attention to him. That's volutionary socialist schemes. gun back into her handbag.

"If that thing happens to be ment more and the cab had halted sooner," Aunt Kate was saying at him last night. It just makes that the House of Commons would

tric bulbs, came into view. A mo-, "The reason I didn't get home why I wanted to get a good look

Having expressed his conviction "was because I stayed to see the like that, rafeed with every advan Lords in a position of equality or

me sorry for Arthur Lang! there.

never consent to put the House of Bannister was on the sidewalk vaudevillo acta.

I missed them the tage! But I suppose she's used superiority to itself, he agreed instantly. Ile put out a hand for first time and I wanted to ace Tracy to having her own way” · "Oh, it's not loaded!"

the girl but she ignored it. In the King. He's the young fellow who

there was much to be said for -But was It? She might have strong glow of the electricity she leads the band, you know: Master The sausages and mufas some kind of Lords reform; for given the same answer even though stepped forward-a slender, green of ceremonies, they call him. been consumed. David, Anlahing stance, equitable representation the cylinder was filled with bullets, clad figure. "Thank you," she Well air-he didn't show up his second cup of coffee, glanced there of all parties. The Upper She might and probably would-said, turning to the mai. "Thank at all!"

about the room uncomfortably.

Chamber, he thought was too large have said the same thing if ahe you so much!"

"Want the paper, don't you 7"

and it was not good that it should didn't want a complete stranger Just for an instant his eyes mot

his aunt volunteered. "I forgot to largely represent only one point wondering why she was going about hers-gray eyes, wide-not beneath "I'm sure I don't know" An-[bring '. Go and get it, David."

of view. carrying a loaded revolver in her dark lashes. But David Bannister

He-arose, disappeared into the handbag.

noticed neither the colour of those

hall and then was back with the eyes or their shape.. He knew as

folded newspaper under his arm. ha looked into that face-o

Still standing, ho spread out the strangely white, no strangely tense that he was looking Into tragedy; Then the girl in the green sult was gone.

loaded," Bannister said with some feeling, "I hope you'll be careful with it?"

Bannister looked at the girl again closely. Suddenly he wanted very much to know who she was, He wanted to know why she had come

out alone on this stormy evening, why who was going to the Hotel Tremont. He felt almost as though he wore being swept into an adver- ture.

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again,

"What was the matter?".

other young fellow came out on the stage and just said that Mr. King wouldn't be there. So they went ahead without him."

"Aunt Kate, are you trying to

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A girl

had

ejaculation and turned,

Is aunt heard his short, sharp

As to the suggestion that the Lords should be strengthened as a bulwark against dictatorship, he said he had a pretty clear view of his own as to what would happen

any man in Britain were rash enough to attempt to create a dictatorship,

tell me that you've fallen for one of those sleek-haired masters of

"What is it?" she demanded. At your age? I'm "What's the matter?" ceremony? There was the fragrance of Rurprised at you?"

"I believe that any attempt to David Bannister thrust the news-create a dictatorship whether It freshly baked muffins and crisp,

paper before her. "Guess your or- But that was nonsense. "Her browned sausages over the break- His aunt's gaze held sharp re- name's probably Hattle Smith." he fast table, to which was added one buke. "I haven't fallen for him, chestra leader was murdered laste by Right or Left, will be met night. he told her. "Look at also believe that if there wero a by force if force is employed. I told himself. She's Inle for a more pungent aroma as Kate Hew as you put it," she said, "but the date with her boy friend who's nlitt poured coffee Into cups of exson I wanted to get a good look TRACY KING, BAND LEADER, this Country as in other Countries

somebody else has. That's the rea- The glaring headlines read:

struggle by force between the ex collector for the gas company and shell porcelain.

treme Left and extreme Right, in d forgot her umbrella."

"I didn't hear you come in last at him. You remember Denise SLAIN IN HOTEL." But it. was the extreme right would win." He didn't bellove any of those night, David," she said.printly,

Lang, don't you? She must have not at that headline Bannister was things but he wanted to curb the "That's because I was here be been in short dreases when you staring. His eyes were fixed on suddenly rising exhilaration he fore you were."

were here last. A little thing with two lines in smaller type below. felt. Exhilaration, alas, that was "Oh?"Hie aunt's tone showed light curly hair and blue eyes--"

(To be Continued.)

doomed to be short-lived, sure to surprise. "Well, I guess it was "You mean the Lang that makes be disappointed.

Inte when I got here," she admit- the hair tonic and patent medicine

"Well, ho hus. She's grown into

He turned again, this time catch-ted. Aunt Kate looked the soul of and had the big house out on Sher- ing the girl' quick, side-wiseplacid domesticity. Sho WILB aidan Road? Didn't know he had glance, and knew she had been small, rather stout woman with a daughter." watching him. Bannister said, gray hair knotted high on hor with an attempt at casual plens-hend, pink cheeks and blue eyes antry, "Well, we might talk about which, just then, bore a mild ex- the weather. I got quite a bit of pression behind their gray shell it-the weather. I mean-down my rimmed spectacles. Her dress was neck, standing there in the street. a blue and white cotton-exactly

"I'm sorry," the girl told him. Her voice trembled. There was no doubt of it now. "I didn't know it was your cab, I didn't know there

anyone-

For course you didn't," Bannis- per interrupted. "But there's cer-

a beautiful young woman, too, Denise must be about 18-no, i guess she's 19. She's an only child Her mother died when she was a the sort of dress, David Bannister little tot. Well, last week her on- thought, that his aunt had worngagement was announced to this for her morning housework all the Tracy King, years he had known her.

"How was the picture?" he

asked.

"The orchestra leader?" Bannis ter whistled softly. "Lang must be worth close to a million, isn't'

"Well, I've seen better;" Aunt he?"

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