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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1933.

THE UNKNOWN BLONDE

CHAPTER XXIII David Bannister was lata coming to breakfast next morning ana, when he did, ho dawded over his food. He turned on the radio in the living room, listened for five minutes and tuen turned it off, Alter a glance at the headlines he showed au interest at nil in the morning newspaper.

To his aunt's questions about the King murder case fio gave sketchy answers. Kate Hewlett, not to be ignored, persisted in tæer question- ing and hnally Bannister retreated upstairs to his room.

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BY LAURA LOU BROOKMAN

DR AHMED SALMY

"trust was it 'all about 1" "Won, it sounas cruji to me but Scuriaca claimed he thought the guard was kidding him. Because |da the tune hd was witting.

"Oh," said Bannister. "What was the tune?"

NOTED EGYPTIAN: DOCTOR. DIES

London, Dec. 19. The noted Egyptian practitioner, Dr. Ahmed Salmy, who renounced Mohammedaniam for Christianity, died here to-day.

He was a graduate of the King Edward VII College of Medicine, Singapore, and for thirty-three years had worked as a medical mla- stonary in China, where he was well-known in many parta,

tened to har story, bellaved it, even down town on a street car. He did 'floor pounding him. The turnkey triell to help nez.. And no wasn't hot "go to "tas Evening Post vilice managed to got them separated. in love with her as he nad been with because no didn 'want to rick Adale. Nothing of the sort. Thore ting, sim raxton.. Bannister was no excuse to be onored for tna was not in a mood for conversa bund way in which he nad ralien tion, oven with an all friend like for her guile. ...

raxton. At ponce headquarters From the newspaper Bannistere u earn what was going on with- had learned that the girl had not out wasting any t.mo. yet confessed tno murüer. Kovus"; He stroue up the steps and made " "Liston Carlotta.". They say it's theless, and was gulity; there was his way to too detective bureau.ons of the songs Tracy King used no doubt of it. It took a level head scNeal was not in his office. Ato sing. Kinda funny, isn't it?" He was for some years in Chang- like MoNeal's to deal with such a detective whose name Bannister Bannlater agreed tant it was, chowfu and in Hongkong, but since creature. She was gulty as hell did not know informed him that He arose and strolled to the press 1920 he had practised medicine in She had shot a man and now she the captain was out of tao building. room but there was no ono about, Gront Britain.—Reuter, should take her punishment..

"Know when he'll be back?" Ban Fer half an hour longer he waited, nister asked.

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

· All this Bannister took în În a casual glance and then he stepped forward.

"Why, Mr. Hollister!" he ex- claimed. "I didn't recognize you."

McNeal did not appear and at, the, tlon just as the lights changed There, he sat, smoking one clg- With a quick movement Bannia-

end of that time Bannister grow from green to red. Bannister walt- aretto after another, 11e decided to ter snuffed out the cigarette he

restless and left the building. jed impatiently, although there was hunt for an old tobacco pouch he had been smoking and dropped it

Ho walked toward Sixth street no reason why he should object to had somewhere and rummaged into a tray. The punishment for

more because of habit then any the delay. through his luggage. The tobacco murder was te imprisonment at

At was a question, though not other reason. A clock in the A small man approached and pouch was not round. nauster the least. Bannister know all about phrased as one. The other man window of a building he passed in-halted beside Bannister, also wait- came across a photograph in the state prisons. He'd bodn in many shook his hend. "She hasn the formed him that it was after threa ing for the lights to change. Ho search photograph in a leather of them. He could see the girl, în said, “and McNeal's sore. We've 3'clock. He considered ways in had on a gray topcoat, immacu- frame, showing a pretty girl,.amil-a drab uniform, working at imuno- got some more dopo on her. which to spend an hour before go, lately pressed but rather worn. ing. lle placed the picture on the tonous prison tasks. He could see though. Her name's Jullet Franc. ing back to headquarters. There His black hat was created in the desk before him and leaned for her bending over a sewing machine, and sno's from Chicago."

were the movies-but. Banluster centre. The little man's shoulders ward, studying it.

Itting heavy tubs in a laundry.

had lost his taste for movics. He stooped slightly. He wore specta- Adelu was not beautiful. Even ife could se her in a small cell at

Bannister's right eyebrow el could go to the Evening Post office, cles and his hair was quite gray. in the days when he had been most night, looking out from pind tasevated, Indicating interest.

but decided against it. He might in love with ber, Bannister had bara-

"We found that out over at the drop in at a book store. Yes, ho'd never considered her that. Hers Impatiently Bannister flung him- Tremont where she was regisored." do that. were not the perfect classic fea-self into a chn.r. There he was, the delactive confided. "Personally tures. Hor eyes, for instance, going soft again! He wouldn't do can't make the damo out et ali Hawley's was only a block and slanted ever so slightly. Har it. He'd go down to sea McNeat Either she's dumb na they come n.

in half away, Having decided on cheekhones were too high. Never and tell him what he know about she's damned smart."

tis destination, Bannister walked theless, she was an extremely at the girl. He'd tell him about meet. "I agree with you,” Banniato more rapidly. Books, he decided, tractive young woman. Devilishly ing ner und sce.ng the gun in her said heavily. "Anything now tur were what he needed. There were attractive,

handbag,

up this morning?”

half a dozen new volumes he'd Bannister picked up the photo-| That thought died instantly. No, "Nething except that other pris meant to look up. If Hawley's graph. Devilishly attractive was he couldn't do that. It was the oner in the murder case, Scurlochidn't have them he'd put in an right! And heartless and unprinel-one thing he couldn't do. He re-tried to brain a guard this morn-order. Books were the thing, all pled, a slave to her own ambitions. membored the promise he had ing."

right. Solid! Satisfying. AI. Adole was all of those things. She given. "They'll never hear about.

ways the same. He'd got that new took man a heart, played with it it from me." He had been a fool

one of Aldous Huxley's to read to- like a toy, using it for her pur-to make such a prom.sc but, hav-

night. ing made it, he would keep it. He Bannister sprang to his feet. His wouldn't, couldn't tell McNeal about crossed the room and strode back the gun. again. Why should ho condemn Bannister stared at the picture Adele? She was no worse than the on the desk Batoro him and his rest of taomi Women were all eyes hardened. He'd ben a fool, alike. He was the one to be con- but that was ended. Adele had de- demned, because he was a fool.ceived him. So had the girl who He had let this other girl-the one called horself Juliet France. Well, accused of Tracy King's murder- from now on it would be a different wind him around her fingers nsatory. casily as Adele had. Ila bud In- Bannister ate lunch and rode

pos28-

"What?"

"Sure. Went after him liko wild man. I didn't see it myself but they say this guard had brought Seurlach his breakfast and come back for the dishes. He was whistling a tune and when he opened the cell door Scurlach made a grab for him. The guard yelled but before the turnkoy got there Sourlach had him down to the

Jis nukend at milling shop and something in the window caught mia eye. A green hat. Its hue was the same as the hat Juliet France had worn. Vivid but becoming, Bannister frowned at the thought and hurried on...

He reached the street intersec-

The palo oyes behind the specta- eles lifted. For an Instant they stared, tartled; then the little man smiled. "Hello," he said. "I re- member you. You're the young fel- low who came out to see us so inte the other night. I'm afraid I don't remember the name="

"Bannister," the other told him. "David Bannister."

"Oh, yes," Matthew Hollister took a ston nearer. "I'm glad I met you, Mr. Bannister." he said. "I've been wanting to talk to some one--"

There was something in the tone rather than in the words them- solves that arrested Bannister's at- tention.

(To be Continued)

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