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THE UNKNOWN BLONDE

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Bannister thought. "This is the Who killed TRACY KING, orchestra trader la't use en sala to find, such a found dead in his spar.ment

DAVID BANNISTER, author, former news".

paper repor.er

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giri

THE VOLUNTEERS

'ORDERS FOR THE COMING

But she was there nevor-tho-less. voke are montching for an "uskoown Bannister suited andusly, uwaje blonde" who all kind santud

cut no was fncing a situation for Canulater than their bus which he had no solution. He has since diappear, d

wanted to help the girl and did 'HERMAN-BOURGACHI, who wrote Kiox a threatening least, on ja le not know how. He wanted to be Innovate, AL DRUGAN, fried at King's, Jiovo she was innocent of wrong-0.B.E. Repulsar has been having doing and could not quite manage trouble with JOE PARROTT Yaw Brite partner. and accuses l'arrott of it. the murder. Evice MATT LA BRÖM MALE SE HOLLISTER mldde-aged spinetar, Tong "aunzel with King after bla kiler county. CAPTAIN M-NEAL of the detry, bureau goes in pet. Mis Holllater and

fam

her bruther, MATTHEW. What he leaves

cat

e

Ilo said, "Listen, Miss France--" At that the whirted. "Oh," she exclaimed, "Id forgotten! Please don't tell them my name. Pd for gotten that I told anyone. You're 10114 only one who knows it. Please

don't tell them!"

Geciares. Those two wil AS

Nex, murales Haunaker learns that the

bond suspect has been errated is om

30 her,"

CHAPTER XX

The girl who had called herself Juliet France arose from the cot on which she had been altting and came forward. If Bannister had expected to find her weeping ne was mistaken. The gray eyes he had scon filled with tears met his own steadily, disdainfully. There were no tear marka on her checks. 'ne girl a whole att.tude was defiant.

"So it's you," she said. "What a

surprize

"I just heard you were here." lie told her. "Yesterday when I went back to the notat i couldn't And you

"But they must have asked you?": "I wouldn't tell them," the girl said stifly. "I wouldn't tell them anything at all. They'll never ha able to make mel"

He tried to reason with her, to eraude her that it would be much better for kor if she would talk to

the.detectives frcoly.

"I can't" the girl, insisted stub. bornly. "I can't do it."

"But don't you ace that so long 18 you don't they' keep You1 hero?"

"Then I'll stay.”

The woman walted beside him and there was nothing for Bannis- ter to do but to leave.

"No, I suppose you couldn't. I wasn't there.' Sho faughed then and Bannister was sure the do- fiance, the cool aloofness was a pose. The laugh wasn't convincing. This

"I come back," he promised girl was not hardened; she nvor his shoulder. "And I want frightened. Once more Bannister you to think about what I've said." felt his better judgment. leaving

Then he was outside and the him..

heavy door bolted behind him.

4

was anything I could do.".

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WEEK ISSUED

Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps, Orders by Colonel L. G. Bird, D.5.0., Hongkong Commandant, Volunteer Defence Corps.

Friday, Dec. 15.,

,,

1.-Parado. (a) The Battery-1. There will be parade for Staff and Signals ht 6.30 p.m. on Tuesday December 10th. at 11.Q. 2. There will be a parade at 6.30 p.m. for laying and gundrill H.Q. on Thursday, December 21st Press-Overalls and blue caps.

(b) Engineer Company-Sunday, December 17th. Peak lango at 9 am. Dress optional. Monday, December 18th. Miniature Rango,

(с) Согра Sigmals Parade at Corps Headquarters at 6.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 10th. December,

(d) Machine Gun Troop-Parado Tuesday 19th. December at 5.30 p.m. at Volunteer loadquarters for M. G. Instruction.

(c) Armoured Car Section-There will be no parade until further notice,

BY LAURA LOU

BROOKMAN:-

aro

Monday, 18th, December at 5.30 p.m. when points arising from last caus will bo discussed. Those members ol the Company who took part in the construction of emplacements naked to submit their criticisus and any other point of interest to the O.C. before the parade. 2 All ranks are reminded to return their rifles to store as soon as possible. As this will be the last parade before the New Year! all ranks are requested to attend.

(k) KALA, CoThere will be no parado on Monday, December 18th. 1033.

(1) The Officer, Commanding the M.M.G. Soetion will issue his Orders to his command separately.

2-Amendment.

Reference Corps Orders No. 48/30 sub-order No. 6.

Delato reference to Sergeant L Goldman" and Insort--""No; 1402 Ser geart L Goldman is permitted to resign as from 4.12.83,"

3.--Rifles and Bayoneta.

All Rifles, Bayonets and Revolvers must be returned to Store hofore the Christmas Holidays.

4--~--Return from Leave,

Lent. G. Miskin, A.S.C.C., as from

+

Lieut. F. Bunfé, A.S.C.C., as from

() Machine Gun Company.-Fri. 1.12.33. lay, 15th. December, 1099-The Com- any will parade at II. Q. at 5.30 in 1.12.33. Muft!. There will be a lecture on the Camp Training Programme and the No. 1787 Set T. G. Stokes, A.S.Č.C.. nolats brought out It is desirable as from 1.1233. that all Members of the Company hould nttend. Company Training for: he remainder of the season will also: bo discussed.

(8) Scottish Corrany-There will be no further regular weekly parades until Thursday 4th January, 1934.

(b)

Company-1. Portuguese

Tests-Stonecutters "Insa1fication "I came," he said, "to see if there slowly Bannister made his way Range. Musketry and Lewis Gun b-ck'ta, Captain bowenia ole Tests will be fired on Sunday, Decem- What a mess this whole thing was the 17th Range Officer 2nd/Licut "But there isn't Nothing at all. Tracy King's murder, was untar. P. Semucize Launch will leave And why should you do anything? from solution as it had been when Queen' Pier at 8.30 am. and Kow- Cate Thin is-auch a pleasant place."

found. The poliraloon Palice Pier at 8.40 a.m. The girl laughed again and this were going around in circles, get-ries "A" and "B" will fire Lewis Gun. Classification Tests and Cate time her lips trembled. "Perhaps tug nownere. That girl back therapies and "D" Musketry Tests. I should apologize for my appear--annister awore softly. He Platoon Commanders will please see ance," she went on. "The accom-couldn't believe she was a mur-that recruits who have not yet pom. modations and the service here--"

And yet there was so much | nieter their Musketry training are to prove it. She had been in King's | warned not to turn un an this nem- "Don't" Bannister said shortly

ton. 2.

There will be no further He didn't want her to go on like apartment, had admitted it.

- 400ut the revolver-1 weekly parades during December, that. She was still wearing the

All ranks are urgvi in turn un in green sult. She had taken off the Bannister awore again. By this "foron on re-pening of training Jacket and he saw that her blouse time it was nitogether possiDes Canlı January 2nd, 1084) --- was of the same shade. It was a McNeal did know. He might even silk blouse, made with a bow behave the gun. If he did, and the neath the chin that gave her ballistics export could task, childlike look. Her lovely, honey- coloured hair was not as smooth as it had baen yesterday but it gleamed and glistened. Bannister thought of Denize Lang's crisp, metallic ringlets. The way this girl wore her heir. he thought, was much more attractivo

"What happened?" he asked, "How-long-have-you-been here?"

"Since last night."

"Last night? You mean you were here in this cell-'7"

The girl nodded. "Oh, yes," she naid. "The-lady on your left thero anores. There wza one here last night who was worse. Sho kept shrieking the most terrible things. They took her away awhile Oh, there's been plenty of excltement. The detectives keep making me questions and they've taken my finger prints-"

ago.

Her fingers, where they rested against the cell bars were white and gracefully formed.

"See here!" Bannister inter- rupted. "There must be something I can do. Someone to get in touch with

·

The girl shook her head. For an instant the gray eyes held his.

A

the bullet that killed the orchestra ender come from that revolver, it would be over. The girl he had just left wouldn't have a chanco. She'd get life at least. Refusing

to talk, to say anything bout her- lf, made the situation worse. She was a prelty .rl but in spite of Eant no jury could overlook such overwhelming evidence,

Overwhelming was what it was. Then it occurred to Bannister. placing out the damaging facts and marshalling them before him, that is testimony and his alone could convict Jullet France. He had seen how come from the hotel, had

con her revolver in Jan Trinitat, It was to him that the girl had con- feared going to King's apartment. Yes, those fiets-even though they were circumstantial-were enough for a conviction. Men have been hanged for less.

CASC

Suddenly Bannister stepped for- ward more briskdy. Maybe they would succeed In making u against the girl but he was ter- tain of one thing. What he knew about Juliet France he would keep to himself. If she was a murderess

time would prove it. He didn't want to believe it and he wasn't going to-yet.

"There no one," aho said. The He thought of Jim Paxton then hand that had rested against the bars fluttered to her mouth.

"But there must be!" Bannister insisted.

The girl continued to eye him.

and his promise. Bonnister had agreed to turn over to Gainey overything he learned about the murder so that Gainey might write it for the Post. Well, ho would "Yesterday," she said, "you prom-keep that promise but he would ised to help me. 1 was afraid and ran away. That was a mistake---"

Bannister glanced over his shoulder. The woman. In the blue uniform was far down the corr

dor. There was not one to over- hear.

keep it later.

In the wing of the headquarters tives offices Bannister encountered. building reserved for the detec- the young man who had given him the information about Juliet France, the young man who had

whiting his pencil.

"Where did you go?" he asked. She hesitated, then went on slow-be

SILK STORE y, "I thought someone was follow stranger say enter "Understand

OPPOSITE

QUEEN'S THEATRE

BUT

CALL EARLY!

ing me, That frightened me and I left the hotel. I didn't know where to go or what to do. Then I as

a department store. I wanted to

"My name's Flemming," the you're with the Post."

"Yes," Bannister told him. They talked for a few minutes and Ban- nister learned that his new ac-

buy something different to wear so quaintance was a reporter on the I went in but I thought peop. opposition evening paper, that this were staring at me. I went into the rest room and it was quiet was Flemming's day off duty but he was "hanging around," spending

there. Not many people care in a bus man's holiday.

I found. n. mag-zine and stayed

there, trying to rund, until time for had intended keeping secret the Ho learned further that McNeal too store to close."

Then I wont to the railway sta-apprehension of his blond prenner tion, I stayed in the women's room That was why thero

ht that someone hd "spilled" it hid, han ne for awhile. About 9 o'clock when I

mention in the morning newspaper went out to buy a ticket a man of the girl' imprisonment;

Galdov appen vil a few minutes

or me to the window and showed

men poliés badge. Held he was Inter, eager to blk about the cand

a dotective and that I'd have to H and Bannister

come with him. He brought of the morning t

been

More anROM

since,"

Over

spent the rest

irl turned away and Be-clock Gainey left for the pag

Bannister drifted out for lunch.

band mister noticed therecos of har prasantly war wirk

shoulder! It was a grace that is Thus it happened that at 9 not acquired, a grace that appaks o'clock he wen timent when a sur of family and broedin Thera was poise and dignity in that light prising thing took pipes,.. (To Be Continundi)

movement.

(1) Anzac Company. The Com any will parade at full strength o

G.-Leave.

No. 1524 Spr. J. M. Purvis, En- gineer Co. granted 2 months leave from 16.12.83 to 15.2.34,

No. 1946 Bpr. D. G. Wilson, En gineer Co., granted 3 weeks, leave from 13.12.33 to 4.1.54.

No. 1087 Pie. A. Jackson, No. 2 Ptn., granted D

0 months leave from 1.12.03 to 31.8.34. G-Struck off

aff Strength. Having completed 3 year's service: No. 1020 Pie, E. F. Buttress, No. 4 Platoon, as from 15.12.33.

No. 219 Cpl. W. Greig, No. 6 Pin- toon, as from 15.11.33.

Transferred to Another Port. No. 2009 Pte. C. Von Winterfeldt, A.S.C.C., as from 12.12.33.

No. 1507 L/Cpl. R. A. Fawcett, M. G. Troop, as from 16.12.03.

P. 8. M. WILKINSON, CAPTAIN, Adjutant, H. K. V. D. Corps. NOTICE:

The

Sergeants Mess "At Home."

members of the Sergeants' Mess will bo "At Home" on Christmas- Day from 11.30 am. to 12.30 p.m.

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