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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1933.

THE UNKNOWN BLONDE

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Who killed TRACY KING, orchestra louder DAVID BANNISTER, author, former news paper reportar, undertakes to find out.

Pollos se urching for an "unknown blonde" who vielied King shortly before ki death, Bannister has seen this girl, but she bas dienopered ainee.

HERMAN SCUILLACH, who wrote King a threatening Selter, le in jail Els declares bis Innocenca Banguler works on the cam with

Cond dead in 'hlanpartemená? 'on

AND GAINEY, A tot the lost. In the man's apartment Bannister picks up an old-fashioned wedding picture which he korps. Ife and Gainey talk 10 AL DRUGAN, friend of King's, who tells

them the orchestra leader had been having trouble with JO PARROTT, his former

vaudeville partner. Drugan rectises Parroti of the murder.“

Gaines and Nanakater to DKNIBE

LANG, King's fabees,

CHAPTER XV.

The two men followed the maid ncross a hall into the huge living room. And then they saw Denise

Lang.

(All Rights Reserved).

We were going to bo married!"

BY LAURA LOU BROOKMAN

"Yes." The others had stopped talking, wore listening. "I seldom saw Tracy in the evening. He had to be at the theatre. Mr. Coleman was here for a little while. We're -very old friends and he'd been

"paper"!

linos, of. Investigation." Bannister, there It was someone he didn't He hesitated, then said, "Well, as out of town. He left early, though told her. "Some of them are quite know. Someone he didn't care any- I told you, the detectives are work-I don't know just what time. It promising. There's nothing yet, thing about! Tracy King was in ing on several lines. There's a new was."

"Almost 9.80, Coleman Inter- though, that's definite enough to love with me! He wouldn't oven one that came up this afternoon."

then about Joo rupted. "I ghinced at my watch pin the guilt on anyone. I sup-look at anyone else. Our engage- He told them pose you've talked with the detee-ment was announced last week and Parrott-not the whole story as when I got into my car. I drove tives 7"

Al Drugan had related it, but the to the club and sat around there for an hour or so. Then I wont essential facts.

As he talked it occurred to Ban-home. I didn't know what had nister as curious indeed that a girl happened until I saw the morning

lke Donise Lang could be asso-

Thara had been no sound, but ciated with anyone who was called Tracy King, "the best pal a doorway at the side of the room friont of Al Drugan. Drugan had. Involuntarily all four of them looked up. Standing In the open. follow ever had and indicated was a slender man with gray hair. that their friendship was of long His eyes, dark like Denise Lang's, atanding. But Drugan and this girl glowed with anger. with the golden curis did not speak

"What,” the man demanded as the same language, They lived in he stepped forward, "Is the mean- different worlds. How had Tracsing, of this?" King climbed from the life Drugan had described to Deniso ‘Lang'a "ex- clusivo circle?

"There were two men hero this "Yes, I know," Bannister put in morning," Doniso Lang anid. The quietly, "I know, Mina Lang. All light of interest had gone from her i was trying to get it is whether or not he had ever apoken of any cyes. "Won't you sit down?"

The men found chairs. Denise other girl, ever even dropped

"Never!" she insisted. "If a girl returned to her sofa and sat, fac-hint-7" ing them.

went to see him last night I don't know anything about her. I don't even want to know--{"

We came to see you," Bannis- ter went on, "thinking you might be able to tell us something that would be of help. As Mr. King'a

incre

He was a young man. He stood in the doorway, the single word dying on his lips us he saw Gainey and Bannister..

Д

For at least the dozenth time Bannister thought, "If only I'd acen King just once while he was alive!"

The shri peal of the doorbell Interrupted. They saw the mald The girl caught her two hands hurrying to answer the belt and "I'm all three sat in lence. They together, gripped them. afraid there's nothing I can tell," heard the outer door opening and She was sitting on a small sofa she said slowly. "It's been so ter-closing and a mument later a man at one side of the fireplace. A rible I can hardly believe it appeared.

"Denise→→I" fire glowed on the hearth, crack- even now! I don't see how any- ing and snapping cheerfully. The one could do such a thing! I've fire gave warmth and colour to the been telling myself over and over room that otherwise, for all the that it's true but I can't seem to richness of Its furnishings, was believe it. I don't oh, how could rather forbidding.

they, how could they?"

The words ended in a stifled cry. The girl saw them, rose aud came forward. Bannister would Denise Lang turned her hend have recognized her from her quickly, raising her handkerchief Bannister and Gainey photographs but he was not pre-to her eyes. pared to find her so very attrae-looked at each other, acutely uncom tive. She was more than that. fortable

aro before Denise Lang was beautiful, She woman's tears. was taller than he had expected.

to sound at all slender and she moved gracefully, the room for a moment. Then the nister remembered seeing him your fiance's death?" Her frock was of black vervet, a dress of complete simplicity except for a bit of white at the throat. Her hair lay in gleaming ringlets an elaborate coiffure that must have been arranged by a skilful hair- dressor. The ringlets caught the light as sho moved, turning to shimmering gold,

He hadn't seen him and there was nothing to be done about it. Coloman and Gainey were talking Come In, Park," Denise Lang now, Coleman asking questions. said. "These men are from The Bannister noticed that Denise She said, turning to the Lung did not nak questions, though Post." others. "This is Parker Coleman."

Bannister and Gainey introduced she listened intently.

Without knowing quite why he themselves. Parker Coleman was, did it, Bannister leaned forward again. "Miss Lang." he asked, when did you first hear about-er,

"How do you do." Denise Lang aald. You wanted to see me?"

Her voice was. low-pite d, with n quality of vibrance. annister Kaw that she was quite pate and that the rouged lips formed the words rather slowly,

It had been Gainey who had taken command in talking with Drugan but now It was Bannister who stepped forward,

ng men

There was

a of course, one of the Colemani whose name figured prominently in in Tremont society columns. Ban-

girl raised her head. Her face was years before, only a boy then. He grown into a tall, broad expressionless once more. "I sup-had pose you want to ask questions," shouldered young man with friend-

did that thisly brown eyes and a well cut chin. she said. "They

Coleman greeted the other men eastly. He crossed the room to the fireplace and held out his hands to the blaze. "Getting cold out," he announced. "There's a bad wind "Night before last," she told him, from the west." He said it as We had dinner together at the though he knew perfectly well that Tremont. I didn't see him at all none of them were Interested but yesterday. We were going to play he was trying to case an uncom golf in the morning but I remem-fortable situation. bured I'd promised to go shopping

morning. What is it you want me! to tell you?"

Gaincy edged forward on his chair. "I'd like to nak," he said, "when you saw Mr.. King last "

Bannister nodded. "Yes," he

so I telephoned and told him not agreed, then plunged directly into to come. We postponed the golf the subject at issue. "We've been asking Miss Lang a few questions." until this morning-"

Coleman dropped to the sofa be- “About-what happened Inst

Again the words died away in a whisper. In spite of this Banniside the girl. "Yes, Miss Lang." he said. "My ter felt that the girl was exhibit- ruime is Bannister and this is Mr. Ing marked control over her feel-night?" The question was ad- dressed to Bannister but Coleman's Gainey. We're with the Evening ings. Post. The Post is co-operating in He said--and cursed himself for eyes were on Denise Lang's face. every way possible with the police, his brutality as he did it"Miss "Do you think," he went on, spenk- trying to learn more about the hor-Lang, I suppose. you know there's ing to the girl and without waiting rible crime that took place last been talk about a girl-the one the for an answer, "that you feel well night."

police are looking for who went enough for all this? Don't you The girl's lips tightened. "Have to King's rooms last night? I sup-think if would be better to walt--7" She brushed aside his scruples they she began hesitantly. "Do pose you know.” they know ?"

"It isn't true!" the girl broke "I'm all right." Denise said. "I "They're working on several in defiantly. "I mean if she went want to know what the police are (doing. I want to know what

they've found out."

Her eyes appealed to Bannister,

"My father told me.". she said. "Someone telephoned. It was about midnight, I suppose. Father came

(To Be Continued)

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