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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER

THE UNKNOWN BLONDE BY LAURA LOU

DIGIN: HERM TO-DAY

On a stormy November eveuing DAVID offers her a lift in the cab in which he DANNISTER met pretty blond air and riding. Her handbag opens and ho revolver foalde.

Next moroll Duanlular reads that TRAGY

KING, orebetica leader in a movie theatre,

I been found dead in his apartment. I'olice are searching for an "unknown blond" who leited King the night before, Vannkler, remembering the wizi in the taxicab, la puraind. ile seem ber mgain that mornina. The girl tells him her name la JULIET FIANCE and

that she knows nothing of the murder, he 1 terrified and begs lannister to help her Bannbler urges her to tell the polles her atory but she refiere. Then pho says, "I've *et to go back there?"

Again his better Judgment, ho agrees.

CHAPTER V

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girl's lips quivered and Bannister saw that she was near tears. Thore before. hadn't been a sign-of such omotion

"Suppose," he said gently, "you tell me what it was you left there ?"

"It was just a paper," "A paper?"

in touch with your friends!!

"I haven't any friends," she told him slowly. "There's no one-no one at all.”

mo,

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after it'e dark? Couldn't we man-

| ago it somehow1" ·

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Bannister shook his hond; “May- bo I can think of something," he said, and once more was surprised at himself. What crazy sort of Bannister spoke up then. He stunt was he letting himself In know that he didn't believe the for? Conniving with a girl want story Juliet France had. told him.ed for murder, alding and abetting He didn't believe sho had come to a criminal. But ho wasn't This Tremont to hunt for a job or that girl couldn't be guilty of the horr Sho saw the look of surprise in she had gone to Tracy King's bio crime she was sure to be ac- his eyes. Impetuously Elie added, apartment to ask him to hear hor cused of. Whoever she was, what- "It's good of you to offer to help sing. He couldn't believe her story over he had done, David Bannister I know that all I've said must about the revolver either. Why, ho was convinced of one thing. She She nodded. "A paper that sound terribly queer! I suppose if didn't even know whether or not wasn't n murderess. wouldn't mean anything to any-somebody else told me such a story her name was Jullet France! Nov- body ciso, only if the police got it I wouldn't believe it. Only it's ortheless, he wanted to help her. danger. Bannister was amply ac And she certainly was in grave if they have it now they'll true-all that I've told you. There Jullet France-that was her namo quainted with the way of the law know how to find me."

are some things I can't explain. I was in a tough apot. He didn't to know what a few hours of bru can't tell you why I happened to like to think of a girl who looked tal questioning, accusation and come to Tremont and why I had to liko that facing 'Oliver McNeal and Even if the police ask I won't tell grilling they would give her. find a job. I can't tell anybody: Steve Fisher and the relentless threats would do to the flimsy them!"

"Listen," Bannister said; "you "I don't see why you're no terri-said that was just a piece of-well, fted of the police."

scratch paper. A sort of membran- dum?".

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"It was a paper with your name on it?" She saw at once that he had read she said, "and some other things Again she nodded. "My namo," something into her words that sheI think I wrote down Tracy King's had not intended,

telephone number. I didn't call it "Please don't misunderstand" but I think I wrote it down--" she begged. "I-I tell you I don't Her voice trailed away. A look know, anything about what hap-of complete dejection had come poned after I loft. But I've got to over the girl. "If they've got it," get back into that room}"

she went on, as though to herself, "That's Impossible," Bannistor"I guess there isn't any said brusquely,

There wasn't any use of my com--

haven't any friends and they'll "But I've just told you! I know I went to ace Tracy King last night. If you tell them, about the usc. revolvor “

:

story the girl had told,

There must be some way to helpi her, must be something he could

do.

He looked at the girl again and She nodded.

said, "I don't know what we can "Well, maybe I've been wrong do but I'll try to find a way to about all this. There's a possibility get into that place, You'd bettor Just a chance la a million, but go to your room and wait until "Oh, but there must be a wart | ing—"

"You don't have to worry about still a chance that the boys might you hear from me. Maybe I can that!" Bannister There must be some way!" The

anid quickly. have missed it. They could have scout around a little. Find out She seemed, to Bannister, infi-They won't hear about it from picked it up thought didn't how the wind lies" gray eyes were almost black now. nitely pathetic then. She had mo." "Don't you ace," she went on, im-shown spirit a few moments before, ploringly, "it's my only chance? had seemed self-reliant.

Her eyes raised gratefully. "I Otherwise they'll any I did the felt that he must do something morning," she said.

Suddenly I threw the revolver away They can arrest me put me in fail to help this, girl with the shining They might even prove that I-Ihair and wide, child-like eyes. Her killed him!"

story about hunting for a job, about But you've assured me that you carrying around a gun because she didn't," Bannister repeated. "Why might want to sell it was preposter- can't you tell the police the same ous, but, nevertheless, he wanted to "But that was the worst thing story you've told me? · And I cer-help her.

you could dol" Bannister ex-

"Threw it away?"

this

The girl nodded. "I saw a ham- per of soiled linen in the hallway and I dropped, the revolver down under some sheets."

tainly don't understand why it's. "Listen," he said, leaning for-claimed, dismayed. "Someone is so important for you to get into ward, "maybe it's not so bad as sure to find the gun. They'll trace that apartment."

you think. Maybe there is some- it to you--" "Beenuse," Jullet France's voice thing we can do!" dropped almost to a whisper, "I left something there."

"The police will return it to you."

The girl looked atartled, "Oh!" she said. "Do you think so? I hadn't thought of that. I-I just wanted to get rid of it!"

"But If the police know-don't you see? They'll find me here and they'll arrest me and take me to jall! And there isn't any reason There was a moment's pause. "Oh, no!" The girl shrunk back, for it! No reason at all! I can't Then the girl anid slowly, "I guess horror in her eyes. "I can't tell tell them anything about who it doesn't matter much.

1 guess the police! I can't let them know. killed Tracy King because I don't they'll be here pretty quick to get I thought you were going to help know. Only they'll never believe me anyhow." The gray eyes were ma. You said you'd do all you me. They'll say I did it! Oh, I helpless again. "If I could have could--"

read the newspaper this morning managed to get-that paper it

"And getting Into Tracy King's and I've heard about the terrible would have been all right. I could apartment, this morning rates as things the police do. The third get some olher clothes somehow. distinctly impossible. Don't you degree, it's called. They make peo-This morning I thought you were know there'll be police all over ple confess things they didn't do going to tell them about the gun, the place? There've been taking at all--"

but if you didn't there wouldn't be photographs, hunting for finger- Colour had come back into her any reason at all for them to ar prints, turning everything upside checks now, and some of the spirit rest me. could make myself look down. If you left anything there she had shown before was in her different. I could get some other Just night, rest assured it's been volce.

clothes and-oh, dye my hair or. plcked up by this time!"

"No," Bannister said firmly, "It something. Only if they've found won't be as bad as that. We'll get that paper"

"Oh, do you think so?" The

amount to anything and tossed it He walked with her to the ele into a wastebasket. I don't say yator, then took his leave. "You'll they would, but then again. they hear from me in an hour or so," might! If there was only some he promised over his shoulder as way to find out-1"

he turned to go. "There must be!" she oxclaimed

Twenty minutes later he entered eagerly. "Oh, thore must be a Jim Paxton's office. way! Couldn't wo go to-night--| (To bo Continued.)

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