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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 193%.

THE UNKNOWN BLONDE

(All Rights Reserved)..

BY LAURA LOU-

BROOKMAN

́DR. AHMED SALMY

CHAPTER XXIII

tened to her story, believed it, even down town on a street car. He did Noor pounding him. The turnkey *** tried to help new. And he wasn't] not go to tha hivening Post ottive managed to get them separited,” -David Bannister was late coming in love with ner as he had been with because he didnt want to risk) "wiat was at all about?" to breast next morning and,¦ Adele. Nothing of the sort. Thereflecting sim raxton. Bannister "Wed. It sounds costs to me but when no did, he dawdied over his was no excuse to be ourred for the was not in a mood-for-conversa-Scuriach claimed he thought the food. He turned on the radio in sind way in which he had fallen Lion, even with an old friend like guard was kiiding him. Because the living room, listened for five for her guile..

raxton. At pones headquarters fui tao tutto ba was wdistaing, minutes and then turned it of Alter glance at the headlines he had learned that the girl had not showed no interest at all in tool yet conlessed the murder, Dover morning newspaper.

theless, ane was gulity; there was no doubt of it. It took a level head like McNeal's to deal with such a creature. She was guilty as hell, She had shot a man and now she should tako her punishment.

To ius aunt's questions about the King murder case he gavo sketchy answers. Kate Hewlett, not to be ignored, persisted in her question- ing and finally Bannister retreated upstairs to his room.

out wasting any time.

NOTED EGYPTIAN DOCTOR DIES

London, Der, 10.- The noteł Kgyptian practitioner, Dr. Ahmed Salmy, who renounced Mohammedanism for Christianity, diest here to day,

He was a graduate of the Ring Edward VII College of Medicine, From the newspaper Bannister) nad learn what was going on with "Oh," said Bannister, "What Singapore, and for thirty-three

was the tuns?"

;years had workst as a medical vilas. He strous up the steps and maste ***Listen Carlotta. They say it's monary in Chius, where, he was his way to toe detective bureau, one of the songs Tracy King_uncil | well-known la many parts, McNeal was not in his office. A to sing. Kinda funny, lan't it?” He was for some years in Chang- detective whose name Bannister Bannister agreed that, it was, 'chowỡi and in Hongkong, but sinen did not know informed him that lo arose anil strolled to the press 1920, he had practised medielne in the captain was out of the building, room but there was no ono about, Great Britain, Reuter,

"Know when he'll be back?" Ban- [For half an hour longer he waited, i wi nister asked.

•

The detective did not. Bannister lingered, sitting on a corner of a desk. Understand the girl hasnt confessed yet?"

MeNeal dal not appear nud at the, tion Just as the lights changed end of that time Bannister grow from green to red. Bannister wait- restless and left the building. jed impatiently, 'withough there was He walked toward Sixth strent no reason why he should object to more because of habit then any the delný,

!

Thore he sat, smoking one eig- With a quick movement Bannie- uritte after another. He decided to ter snuffed out the cigarette he hunt for an old tobacco pouen hol and been smoking and dropped it had somewhere and rummaged into a tray. The punishment for through his luggage. The tobacco murder was ille Imprisonment at It was a question, though not other reason; A clock in the ·A· small man · approached - which pouch was not - tuund. panascer the least.. Bannister knew all about phrased as one. The other man window of a building he passed in halted besida Bannister, also wait came across a photograph in the state prisons. He'd been in many shook his head. "She hasn't." he formed him that it was after three lug for the lights to change. Ite search-a photograph in a leather of them. He could see the girl, in said, "and McNeal's sore. We've o'clock. "He" ronaldered ways in had on a gray tapcoat, - Immneu- frame, showing a pretty girl, amil; a drab uniform, working at mono- got soma more dopo on her, which to spend an hour before go-lately pressed but rather worn. ing. He placed the picture on the tonous prison tasks. He could see though. Her name's Juliet France Ing back to hozdquatters. Therellis black hat was creased in the desk beiore him and leaned for her bonding over a sewing machine, and she's from Chicago.".

were the movies-but Baninator centre. The little minn's schoolders ward, studying it.

litting heavy tubs in a laundry.

had lost his taste for movies. Hojatoopod alightly. He wore specta* Adele was not beautiful. Even ife could see her in a small cell åt

Bannister's right eyebrow el could go to the Evening Post office, eles and his hair was quito gray. In the days when he had been most night, looking out from benind the evated, Indicating intereat,

but decided against it. He might: All this Bannister took În în a in love with her, Bannister had bars-

"We found that out over at the drop in at a book store. You, ho'il, casual glance and then he stepped never considered her that. Hers, Impatiently Bannister flung him-Tremont where she was regisered," do that.

forward, were out the perfect classle fea-self into a chair, There he was, the detective confided. "Poraonully

"Why, Mr. Hollister!" he 'ex-- tures. Her eyes, for instance, going soft again! He wouldn't do can't make the danse out at all. Ilawley'a wan only a block and claimed. "I didn't recváníto you." slanted eror so slightly. Hert. He'd go down to see McNeal Either she's dumb as they como or in half away, Haying,déelded_on] The pale eyas behind the speeta- chockbones were too high. Never- and tell him what he know about she's damned amart."

is destination, Banalstor walked elex Afted. For an Insant” they theless, she was an extremely at the girl. He'd tell him about meet-

"Ingres with you," Hannister more rapidly. Booka, ho declied; ¡atured, startled; then the little man“ tractive young woman. Devilishly ing her and seeing the gun in her said heavily, "Anything new turn were whit he needed. There were smiled. “Hello," he said, "I re-

handbag.

up this morning?"

half a dozen now volumes hd, menber you. You're the young fel- Bannister picked up the photo- That thought died instantly. No, "Nothing except that other pria-mount to look up. If Bayley's low who came out to see un NO graph. Devilishly attrzetive was he couldn't do that. It was the oner in the murder case, Seurlach, didn't have them he'd pot in an, late the other night. I'm afraid I right! And heartless and unprinci-one thing he couldn't do. He re tried to brain a guard this morn-order. Hooks were the thing, all don't remember the names” pled, a slave to her own ambitions.membered the promise he had ing.",

right. Solid, Satisfying. AL "Dannlater," the other told him. Adele was all of those things. She given, "They'll never hear about "What?"

ways the name. He'd got that new↑ "David Bannister," "Sure. took a man's heart, played with it it from me." He had been a fool

Went after him like a quo of Akdous. Nuxloy's to rend tog | "Oh ye," Matthew Hollster like a toy, using it for her pur-to make such a promise but, hav-wild man. I didn't see it myself night.

took too noner, "I'm clad I ровся

The wound a milllègre shon mul mot you, Mr. Baunlater." he said. ing made it, he would keep it. He but they any this gunril·lad Bannister sprang to his feat. He wouldn't, couldn't tell McNeal about brought Seurlich his breakfast and something in the window caught | “I've been wanting to talk to,some” crossed the robot and strede back the gun.

come back for the dishes. He was | his eye.. A gtson hat. Its hits waS | VILNI again. Why should he condemn Bannister stared at the picture whistling a tune and when he the same as the hat Juliet Franco There was something in the tone Adele? She was no worse than the on the deste before him and his opened the cell door Scurfach mada had worn. Vivid but becoming, rather than in the words them- rest of them Women were all eyes hardened. He'd been a fool, a grab for him. The guard yelled Ronniator, frowned at the thought solves that arrested Nonulator's at- alike. He was the one to be con- but that was ended. Adele had do but before the turnkey got there and burried on, demned, because he was a fool.ceived him. So had the girl who Seurlach had him slown__to_ the He rouched. the stroot intornoc-

(To be Continued) He had let this other girl-the one called herself Juliet France. Well.. accused of Tracy King's murder- from now on it would be a different wind him around her fingers as story. easily na Adele had. He had 11- Bannister ate lunch and rodo

attractive.

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