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THE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

UNKNOWN BLONDE

DROIN HERE TO-DAY

Who killed TRACY KINO, orchestes leader

• found dead in his apartment

DAVID HANNISTER author, formar w Folks are Bourching for a "unknown death. Nannister has been this wil, but as

paper reportar, undertakes to find out.

blonde" who valted King shortly, before ki

has diappeared ained

HERMAN BUVILLACH, who wrote King a

threatening letter, is in jail. 112 declares a Innocenes Bahniter works on the case with

Yeave.

apariment

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McNent dropped back in hisanying anything," he told them, chair. "Just as much lip as over," "until we have that girl here." he announced, shaking his head. But there was admiration in the blonde'7" bed Gainey. "Don't "You MONI the "unknown blue eyes rained to Haunister's make mo Inugh! There never was Admiration and liking. The ex such a girl. Somelly, down here change of mild Insults meant made up, that fairy tale!" merely that Captain McNeal and David Bannister wore old friends,

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Bannister seated himself on tho oilge of the denk, McNeal, he thought, looked exactly as he had Mix years before. He wore a felt lint and a blue suit—the same sort

"Sho wasn't made up' MeNpal sold stoutly. "And we're going to have her here." His expression was much like a snjall boy's in the face of tormentors,

Bannister fell that he wanted to change the aubject. "Speaking of

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1933.

BY LAURA LOU BROOKMAN

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Out at the Shelby Arms. I wont out to have a look at the place-oli, thing you'd missell, 1 just wanted not that I expected to find any to see tho Inyout."

"What'd you find out?" .. "A few things. "Did you know that last week one of the other tenauts

of hat and the same sort of Hult blondes," he said, "wo'vo been talk- "Where'd you get all this?" ho do he had always worn. His hairing to one-Denise Lang.” . * was no garayor. The gray hair

BRIDGE CONTEST.

RESULTS OF CLUN TOURNAMENT

Several more matches in the Sports" Club Contract Bridge tournament being the resulta were decided last night, the following.

Mrs. Ho Ki and Androw Zimmern. beat Mrs. Gordon Taylor and Col. E S. Doughty,

E. Zimmern and hir. A. V. Baker;

Mr. Shoa and Mr. Abbona beat Mr.

Mr. P. N. da Silva' and Mr. H. A. Harron bout, Mr. M. K. Lo and Mr. M. W. Lo

Ara, Cartor and Captain Marshall beat Mrs. Blanton and Mr. Ho Loungi

Mr. II. V. Jonoph and Mr. II. 9. Komor beat Mrs. Maitland and Mr. Harton

Mr. it. Oh and Mr. J. Edgar beat Cajk, and Mes, P. V. Williamst

ira, F. S. Coote. and Mrs. C. I. Warren bent Mr. and Mrs. I, Y. Morgan w. Franks and Mr. H. W. Hamilton beat Mr. L. Weill and Mr.

ALF. 3.

J. HANDO.PH GAINEY, Dar reporter of

quarrelled with Tracy: the Post in the Head man's

King and their voices were so loud Bannister picks up as uid-fachsoned wedding

at least a dozen people heard them? picture which he karpe,

AL DRUGAN, Friend of Xing's, as the

Did you know the other tenant--a urchesire leader he bees having trouble with JOE PARROTT, his former vaudeville

to get King out of the hotel?" woman-swore alte'd find some way partner, and accuses l'arrult of the murder.

deiney and Hannister go to see wealthy DENINE BANG. King's fanece, l'ARKER

McNeal's blue eyes wldoned. COLEMAN, an old friend, a call. Wille they are there tentee's father appwmes, and smarily demands that the newspaper man

manded. I didn't hear anything neemed, surprisingly, to accent the "So she can talk now?" he exig

McNeal looked up, interested. [ about it. I was out there all morn- youthful alertness of that round claimed. "What did she tell you?" CHAPTER XVII '·

Then I guess they were holding And ruddy face. Possibly the enp-| "Not much. Didn't bayo aunt on you," Bannister suld. "It

attle chance. Her father appeared on was this way- Captain Oliver McNeal brought|fain of detectives was the front legs of his chair to the heavier than he had been six years the scone

He repeated the story Mrs. Kent-. Hloor with a

of his resounding whack, before. The military st

MeNeul topped the desk sharply |nebec hat told, the story of Mel- "Well!" he exelnimed, "will you look shoulders, though. Was #R pro-

with a lend pencil. "Say," he said, vina Hollister's quarrel with Tracyn Job and then slip up on ft. I who's here-?"?

ld it strike you there is some-King after his cat had killed her was an affront to his dignity and

canary bird. He told about the his pride. thing queer about that bird you don't mind, cailors,” J. Ran- spected its less than perfect output in indignantly, about the way from the florists and about Mel-quickly, "do you mind if I go along "There's plenty queer," Gatney burial of the canary with floweralston, Cap," sald Bannister dolph Gainey, just behind, eiged line. "What's the dopo now.? into the room and slumped into the Get a confession from Surlach take a sock at film. Practically

he treats reporters! I'd like to vina Hollister's threats.

with you? I didn't see Mias Hol later myself and I'd like to." threw us out of the house!"

"Are you! going to-night 7" Galty asked. "Why, It's" he looked at his watch, "it's 10 after [9. Gosh, I thought it was lator

thus that

Bannister grinned from the door-

way. "Hello, Cap," he said, "Hope

nearest chair.

McNeal was on his fect now. "Davey, my lad!" he said, grasping Bannister's hand. "I thought you were in Californial I thought you wore away making a big nunie for yourself. What in blazes do you monn, turning up in my office? Looking fine, you are--"

nounced as ever..

"Well-1". Gainey, across

tha

room, removed his hat and in

yet?"

McNeal shook his hend, "We're keeping him locked up. Just the annie,”

Think you'll get que" Calnay persisted.

"I don't know. We've got a line on another suspect—”

"I know," Gatney said lunguldly, "You mean Joe Parrott.. Do you think you'll find him?”

"And you're looking terrible," Bannister told him, well aware that this was the proper answer. "Of course we'll find him!" the "Well, Cap, I'm back on the job. captain snorted. "I suppose you've Understand you've got a little mur-been talking to Drugnu, have you ?" der case on. Getting a little slow The ouths that followed were not on your feet, aren't you, lotting Battering to Mr. Drogan. "I wish 24 hours go hy without bringing he'd learn to keep his mouth shut," in the gulity person?"

McNeal went on. "Golug around town doing all this talking! If he keeps on he's going to Bnd him self in trouble [**

"Back on the job?" McNeal eyed him dubiously. "You mean you're working for the Pont again?"

"That's it," Bannister told him. Banalster interrupted. "Drogan "Uhm!"***

McNeal grunted. seems to be pretty sure this fellow "That's different!" He scowled. Parrott is the one who did the "Thought we'd got rid of you, once shooting." and for all. What'd you want to: McNeal nodded. "We've a mirr- come back here for?"

priso or two in alore for Mr. Dru- "Don't take it too hard." Ban-gan," he said darkis. nister urged, still grinning. "You "What do you mean?" see, it isn't permanent. Jim Pax- "I won't say any more about It ton told me he was short-handed now," McNeal answered. "Wait a and I agreed to go to work for him day or two " for a while. Wanted to see. junt Gainey leaned forward. how slow you and your staff of level, McNeal," he said, gum-ahocera will be clearing up you think killed King?" this murder......”.

The captain frowned.

"On the "who do

"I'm noti

|

ginnce. "Well, that's too, bad," he MeNeal gave him a withering

said furthy,, "Maybe he's not so queer as I thought." He went on seriously, turning to Bannister, "Maybe you think we're not getting anywhere on this ense, but we're done a lot of work, Lots of people Involved. Have to talk to 'em and check their stories. Arthur Lang's a big man in this town, but that doesn't give him all the privileges he thinks it does. No, sirt Lang says he was in his office from 8:30 until 10 o'clock last night. Nobody saw him go there, or leave, no for as we've been able to cheek."

"You're not necusing him of shooting his prospective son-in-law. are you?" Bannister asked.

"I'm not accusing him of any thing," McNeal said, "yot. he's get to come across with the But

truth. I don't bellove ho was ini that office Inst night. I don't ne why someone wouldn't have woon him-the elevator boy or a night watchman or someone."

"Listen, McNeal," Bannister sald Buddenly, "there's something I picked up this afternoon that may not be important, but I think you should know it.”

"Picked up where?"

MeNeal listened in allence, was silent for several minutes after Hanuister had finished.

"What do you think of 1t7" the younger man demanded. think it means anything!"

"Do you

9. Komar.

was later than that. He was glad

Bannister, too, had thought I

to, know it was not.

"I think," suld the chlof of the detective staff slowly, "that I'll be going out there and having a talk with the Hollister woman myself. Why wasn't sho around this marn the half-open drawer of his deak McNeal rose to his feet, anapped ing, I'd like to know?"

Captain MeNeal was cowling to Bannister. "Let's be un

shut. "Come on!" he said crisply and Bannister understood why. It way!" burned the captain up to undertake | (To Be Continuod,)

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