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DAVID DANNISTER turns from Tolls wood to his fancies home. Tremont, for godt. De la trying to forget AUXĻE ALLE files actress, whe bda gifted him.
Unbower core to dinner with his old friand, JIN FAXTON, now edhor of the Tre pas le balled in front of the Shelby Arma mont Post. Later be takes a cab home. The nomes out of the hotel and rushes to the cab
apartment hotel by a frame light. A giri
When the sew Dannielar she is emberroaked
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"Never-before
BROOKMAN-
lasted forvently, "And-there's some- There was no one else there. At claimed. the far end of the room two largo night. And I didn't kill him!thing else. I've got to go back club chairs had been turned so swear I didn't! Oh, please believe there again. I've got to get back that they faced the street. Only me when I tell you that!". the backs of the chairs wore vini, ble from the doorway. Bannister
Bannister learned forward, anw them and strode forward. "Then you were there!" he said "You wore In King's apartment. "Here," he said, "let's sit here."
They settled themselves and Ban-You're the girl the police are look- but agreed to ride with him to her destination, nister, screwing his neck about ing for!" In the cab she drops her handbag and Ban
concluded they "But I tell you I didn't kill him f milar sees that it contains a revolver. A uncomfortably, few minutes later the & rel ada that TRACY were safe from observance for the I didn't?" KING, orcharder movie theatre, time, being. has been found dead in his apartment at sbe How.by Arros. Pole are looking for an
Next morning Bannist
Take off your hat," he suggest- to the girl. "It will make you look different."
nknown blond" who wilted King the nighted
before,
Bannater, remembering the girl in the sad, Le passed. Downtown later that morning, ha
cela ber meis,
CHAPTER IV
"The gun-?"
in that room!"
(To Be Continued).
ARMS CONTROL
FRANCO-GERMAN CONVERSATIONS
London, Nov. 27,
NOVEMBER 28, 1933.
first class importance that score-Reuter
Dificulties Remain.
London, Nov. 27, Visits paid by the French Am bassador in Berlin to Herr Hitler. and by the German Ambassador in Paris to the Qual D'Orsay, aro regarded as preliminary to ex- changes of visiva between the in- Jividual Governments to prepare the ground on which the Disarmasi mont Conference might resume its work.
The Bureau of the Conference last week postponed the meating A cautious but hopeful move towards direct Franco-German dis-of the General Commission, as it cussion is indicated to-day fo appeared to Powers represented London Times despatches from that there was good reason
for
"It wasn't loaded. I told you that! last night! My father gave it to mo years ago. It's one of the She drew off the cap-like hilt of few, valuable things I own. I felt and ribbon and automatically thought that if I needed money i raised one hand to smooth her could sell it—1" hair. Very attractive hair, with An extremely unlikely story, Berlin and Paris, which interpret providing a period in which paral
at the respectivo conversations leland supplementary eforts The girl paused, chin lifted `aj Klaming, golden, high lights and Bannister very well knew, but he both cities between MPoncet might ba made. In his speech on trifle dellantay, "Well," she said darker, richer tones in the shad-must bear the rest of it.
"And so you went to King's and Chancellor Hitler on the one Friday, the British Foreign Secrs- hand, and the Germana Ambassa- steadily, "why don't you take me ow. It Iny in smooth, soft waves
apartment," he prompted.
in the view of tho British Gov- to the police? That's what you've bout the girl's face.
The girl hesitated, eyeing hlin as dor and the Quai D'Orsay on the tary, Sir John Simon, stated that como for, isn't it?"
For the first time Bannister in-though uncertain whether or not to other.it
ernment theso exchanges should Somehow Bannister couldn't
Berlin opinion takes M. Poncat's be conducted through diplomatic find the words ho wanted. "But "pected that face closely, and re-continue. Then the words ca
move, as a sign that France is channels in the form of bilateral. Histered approval. She was pret- with a rush.
round
to Germany's conversations. ho stammered, "I mean-"
I'd rather get it over with," but by no means the prettiest "Yes. I saw his name outside a coming
girl he had scen. Hundreds of per-theatre-Tracy King. I've sung advocacy of direct diplomatic
It is fully recognised that there the girl assured him. "Right fectly featured Hollywood faces in benefits in theatres and I thought negotiations. It is hoped that away. What are you waiting routed that claim. This girl had maybe he could give me a job or from such a relationship a simply jare great difficulties in the way for?"
something else--character and dis-help me get one. I was afraid classified convention may emanate of negotiation of arrangements. She has dressed exactly as she tinction. He liked the rather high they wouldn't let me talk to him which will deal with security and for provision of security and re-
of armaments. had been the night before, in the forehead, the tilt of the nose, the if I went to the theatre, so I looked regulation
gulation of armaments, green suit with the bit of fur at lips drawn generously and, though up his, address in the telephone
Paris treats the latest develop-should be regarded as generally the throat and the close-fitting andunbtedly covered by rouge, of book. green hat. A little of the bright, a shade approaching naturaluces. "Last night I went there. Itments circumspectly still inalat-acceptable, but further conversa honey-coloured hair showed below
And this girl was wanted for took me a long time to find the ing upon precisely defined conditions are now expected to take ara at place and results will be awalted the hat at each side of her face, murder.
place but I finally did. The cleri tions, but the meetings
'cast regarded as in "prolude" to with much interest,--British Wire- It gave her an air of innocence, "Well," he salt uneasily, "you told me Mr. King's apartment num Bannister thought.
were going to tell me about it" ber and over the telephone be saic tirect talks and are considored of less. Suddenly ho was moved to ne- She nodded. "I'll tell you every- I could come up. I mean Mr. King tion. He might be making a mis-thing," she agreed, "if only you'll said so. He let me in and I aske 'take but he couldn't help It. help me. I must tell someone. about getting a chance to sing in the theatre. He wasn'. Vory en- I can't stand it any longer!"
"Maybe we'd better begin,with couraging but he told me that I suggested. "Mine is I would come there--to the theatr names," ho Banalster, by the way--David Bnn--this morning about 11 o'clock nister."
he'd hear my voice..
". "Listen," he said, you can't stay here! And you shouldn't be woaring those clothes. Don't you know that? You're taking a ter- rible risk"
The deflance dropped from the girl's face. She stared at him. Then, in an unbelieving tone, she asked, "You mean-you aren't go ing to arrest me?"*
It was so silly that Bannister laughed. "I'm not a policeman,"
I
"Oh She eyed him inquiringly. Then I thanked him and said "I've heard that name somewhere good night and came away. Wher I got outside 'I saw that it wa You're not-7"
"No one of the "slightest impor-raining! There was a cab out in tance, I assure you, I'm-well. front and I ran for it. You you
know the rest" Just now I'm out of a job."
He thought for a moment there "There. wasn't anyone else there was sympathy in the gray eyes. with King?" Bannister asked.
I could get a job here??
"But you haven't told me who you are?"
he said. "Did you think I was? don't know.. any reason why Then they turned away. "Out of "You didn't see anything in the should take you to the police but I a job," the girl repeated. "That's least suspicious. anything to ex warn you that if you keep on wear why I came to Fremont. I thought plain-what happened afterward 7" ing that green outfit you're likely to find yourself at headquarters."
The girl's eyes sought his. " know" she said. "But I haven't "My name," she said, "Is Juliet anything else to wear. I'm afraid France. I don't live in Tremont. to go out to buy anything. I'm I've never been here before, but I afraid someone will see. me. Oh, had to have a job. That's why. I I don't know what to do. I can't came." eyen seem to think!"
"No, there wasn't anyone elso there. Just Mr. King. He didn't seem worried or anything. I don't know anything about what hap- pened after that. I didn't know until this morning"
which
America'i"Devil's Island,” near San Francisco, photographed from the
be some routine questioning, of air. Escape from the Island is said to be impossible owing in the dangerous-
course"
Oh, but I can't!" "Why not?"
"Well, then," said Bannister cas ily, "I don't see that you have She was reciting the words slow-much to be frightened about. The Suddenly despair and pleadingly, intently. "I sing a little," the best thing for you to do is to tell came into the gray eyes. "Will you girl went on. "Not professionally, the polico this whole story, Just as you've told it to me. Oh, there'll help me?" she begged, "Oh, will, but I've often sung in public."
You knew Tracy King?" Ban you?"
İnister asked. David Bannister hadn't expected Her face, that had seemed pale anything of the sort. A few before, whitened. "I'd never seen moments before she had seemed a, him before in all my life!" she ex- thoroughly poised young woman, amply sure of herself. She had been sure of herself the night be- fore; too except for that one in- stant-as-she-turned-to-go into the hótel. Bannister had made up his mind to keep the affair of the night before strictly to himself. Helping her to evade the pollee was another matter,
"Why, I don't know" ko be gan.
"Uh, please! You must!" "Listen," Bannister said soberly, "maybe you'd better tell me a few things. We ought to go some- where where we can talk.""
"There's a room right here,' said the girl eagerly. "Nobody waɛ irit when I left a minute ago T-I'll tell you all about every- thing but promise you'll help me " "I'll do what I can," he assured her, and was amazed at himself.
She led the way to the writing room a small, irregularly shaped retreat with a few deska shaded by green lamps. The room was furnished rather like a small ho- tet parlour, and, in fact, was usea chiefly for that purpose.
"I can't' Juliet France repeat-
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