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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1933.

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CHAPTER XXVII

anyono might be. But luck Isn't on the following morning. David The death of Al Drugan, known like this."

enough to see you through a job Bannister dropped into Chief to be a close friend of Tracy King's,

Henley's office. brought the King murder mystery had some of yours, just the retary said Bannister might see Oh, isn't it? Well, I wish I The chief was busy but his pec- into blazing headlines once more. same." On street corners

him in half an hour or so. and at dinner There was a silence for a monister walted and presently tables little else was talked ofment, then Newspaper columns devoted to "Drugan ran into bad luck, too,"

Gainey wont on. ushered into the private office. "letters to the editor" lengthened by he said. "You

"Good morning, inches.

Chief," he Why, Indignant letter thinking all day, about that talk

know I've been greeted from the threshold. writers demanded, had the police we had with him the other night."

"Why, David! So you're still not solved this crime? Why had

with us. Come in, won't you?" they not apprehended the murder- er? How could honest, law-abiding citizens feel safe in their homes nt night when such criminals were at largo?

There were newspaper accounts, too, hinting that the "accident" in which Drugen met his death was Romething far Captain McNeal had refused to be quoted on the subject, but many others knew the facts.

more

"Bo have:1," admitted Bannister. us what a swell guy King was?"

"Remember how he kept telling "Yea."

There was

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BY LAURA LOU BROOKMAN

He turned. "Look here, Chlef," he said. "Don't you think there's tion from that girl?" a better way of getting informa-

"What do you mean?”

It might work-possibly. Still, I don't know where I could send her. No, I'm afraid I don't know of a place--"

"I do!" Bannister intorrupted 'cagerly. "My Aunt Kato's."

"What?"

"My Aunt Kato's," Bannister repented firmly. "It's just the place. I'll tell my aunt she's an old friend of mine. And the girl "Well Bannister hesitated.

can think she's dismissed but that "I talked to her," he said, "the you want her to stay in town for Arat day she was here.. She didn't there are any strings to it. You a while longer. She won't know, strike me as the ordinary sort to Sho-well, she just doesn't look be mixed up in an affair like this. house - more out of her if she weren't in it. Don't you think you could get

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can havo compone watch

the

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move the girl makes, check up on He can watch every everything she says and does!"

Henley look his head. "This

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They were old friends. Polico

mean Mrs. Hewlett would be will- ute!" the chief protested. "You "Wait a minute! Wait, a min- Chlef Henley had held that post inti?" for 12 years. Of medium height, slightly round, his clear, fresh

ing to take the girl into her colour belled the snow white hair. him was incredulous. "Aro you how

The look the police chief gave

home?" broken until Bannister said. "Our he was generally credited with loose?" he demanded.

a patise again,

Less active.

"Why not? Tell you now than formerly, suggesting that I should turn her men

what- friends at headquarters don't seem alting Tromont an honest, thor

about having one of your to be making much progress toward ough-going police department.

como out and pretend he's "Of course not! I just thought wouldn't do in November, would say, A gardener? No, that sinister. bringing Joe Parrott in, do they?”.

"Come in and sit down," he in-put her where she could be watched Tend the furnace and do errands

if there was some place you could it? Well, then a house you that with Drugan out of the morning?"

"And I suppose It's occurred to vited. "What's on your mind this as closely as she is here, without and be sort of general handy man, Bannister and J. Randolph

way they can't make much of a Bannister dropped into a chair, ed, you might learn a lot more about need to know what he's really realizing that she was being watch-you know. Even my aunt won't Gainey talked it over, sitting in a McNeal's been complaining all along mean Tracy King. And now this touch with anyone, who she writes

case against Parrott, anyhow?

"It's this murder," he said. "her-find out if she tries to get in there for. corner of the Post city room.

"What els me,"

that they didn't have anything other-er, accident. Gainey de-against him except Drugan's story" bad, Chief. clared, "is the fact that whenever

They look to and all that." - When are we going) a piece of news breaks you manage more now," Bannister volunteered. I mean some action?"

"Maybe they've got something to get something definite on them; you mean," he said. "It's an idea. Henley nodded. "I see what to be there before It happens. Not just afterward but before! That's That It

"You mean it wasn't an accident? "We're doing all we can." what I can't understand.

was Parrott who got Won't Drugan?

"I know that. But I'd like to you tell me how you do it? Thero tint 7"

Do you really think talk to you about your own per was the day Denise Lang walked

sonal theories about the erime." into police headquarters with her nister reminded him. "Parrott's glanced at him warlly from the "All I said was 'maybe," Ban- "For publication?", The chief story about the other girl. Then got friends, I suppose. there's this accident and you find have been

There may corner, of his eye. Drugan's body—"

someone who knew "Coleman really did that," Ban-certainly didn't do much to try ta Drugan had been talking. He nister objected, "He saw the enr keep it quict. I don't say that's fortably in his chair, lifted one knee before I did."

"Yes, but you got the story just have been something like that."Well," he said, "I don't think it's what happened but-well, it could over the other, and leaned back. the same. I don't see how you McNeal's getting awfully close-auch a difficult case. We've handled do it! Here I plug away all day mouthed Intely. Tong"

There's something harder ones. Our main problem is “And you're doing a swell job he's figuring on that he won't tell to get that girl to talk." Bannister told him crisply. "An anyone. excellent job. I just happened on be continued to keep to him- Whatever McNeal was figuring to be lucky a couple of times, as self. It was because of this that

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"No, of course not."

Chief Henley turned more com-

never can tell, about those things.

"You mean Juliet France?"

It's may be a name she picked up "Yes--if that's her nante. You

in a book. We've had her here for three days now and I've never seen such a stubborn creature!"

Bannister leaned forward.. "Do you really think she shot King?" he asked.

The police chief laced his fingers together. "I'm not enying that," he said, "but I'm certain she's the key to the whole affair. Maybe someone elses man-did the actual shoot- ing, but I'm not convinced of that. What we've got to do is make her talk. She won't do it and lately she's refused to eat. She's making. herself sick

"Can't you do something about

that

"We'll have to do something" about It!"

The chief went on speaking and Bannister looked across the room. Suddenly he was aware that he had not been listening to what the other man was saying.

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