1933-12-27 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THE UNKNOWN BLONDE

CHAPTER XXVII

The girl said, "But I don't see why you're doing all this for me. I don't understand-!"

Bangleter leaned forward and spoke to the taxicab driver. "It's the next house on your right," he said. "The while one. Yea-that's right"

The cab halted and Bannister stepped out. "Here we are!" he sald, turning to give the girl his hand;

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loned, too. Herc, ny dear,” · you to thank you enough. Never-" sit here by the fire., „Davki, you'd better put some more, wood on

David replenished the fire. He noticed that Juliet France was leaning back in her chair and that she looked tired. Ifer face seemed thinner. Fale. too. Had she been so white that first day he had talked. to her?

Mr. Hewlett was speaking again. "I thought a little later we'd have some ten," she said, "but perhaps you'd rather go to your room now. Perhaps you'd like to rest for a while."

"Could I? It's—it's awfully kind of you to let me come here, Mrs. Ilewlett."

Sho stepped to the aldewalk and looked at the small white house, set woll back from the strest. The tall olma and maples made the houso seem smaller than it was Although was November the Krass was still green where it showed between patches of dry I'm always brown leaves.

Mira, Hewlett said, "I just want you to feel at home hore. Come down stairs aitor you've had a good rest.

She went out, closing the door softly behind her.

Downstairs David Bannister was lighting his third cigarette when his aunt appeared in the doorway of the living room;

"David" he said, coming for word. "what's the meaning of this?"

It was not the same voice in which Kate Hewlett had spoken a few moments before.The voloo was firm now, pro-emptory.

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1933.

BY LAURA LOU

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right now."

"Am you sure?"

"Well-all right. But I've been on the force for seven yours and this is the queerest job I've over had. I don't know how it's going to work out"

ways to make himself useful."

Kate Howlett anfffed. "I don't see any sense in it," she said. “I liko to do things my own way.” "It's going to work out just as "But a lot of this work is too wo planned it." Bannister and heavy for you," Bannister pro-crisply. "The girl is upstairs now. tested. "You've got to take care Her room's the one in the corner. of yourself."

Ho indlented the room he meant, "I don't care. I don't want him taking care that no one, watching, here["

would think they were engaged in "Listen," said Bannister des-anything more than a casunt con- perately, "you can't let the go before you've given him

manversation.

a "Oh-by the way," Bannister chance. Keep him-sny, Just for went on, "what's your first name?” two weeks. At the end of that time, if you want him to leave

Jordan grinned. "Frederick," ho I won't say a word."

"Well--all right." "Where is he now?" Bannister asked.

"Out back of the house I

guess. I told him he could rake the leaves."

Bannister beamed., "There, you seel Ho's, making himself useful already."

leaves.

said.

"Well, Frederick, you seem to know how to make yourself use- ful with a rake. You're doing a good job."

"Thank you, Mr. Bannister. I hope everything will be all right, |the way you say it will.”

"Why, Aunt Kate--7′′ - "What's the meaning of this?" "Why, I'm glad to have you, Kate Hewlett repeated. "I want glad to sco David's to know why you sent that man friends. If you'll come with me out here?" The girl looked at Bannister.now I'll show you your room." "You're sure." she said anxiously, It was n bed room with windows Bannister stared. Then he said

"Oh, don't worry about that? "that your aunt won't mind my on the south and west. Afternoon slowly, 'Oh, you mean-you mean

Bannister turned away. He wished coming here?”

sunshine was streaming through the new house man?" "Of course not! She'll be glad the ruffled tie-back curtains. There

"I could get old Tim Balley to heartily that he could feel half as "I mean

the man who came rake up those leaves for 50 cents." confident at his voice sounded. to have you."

were tiny yellow feld flowers on here an hour ago and said 'you'd In the face of this barrage Ban- An hour and a half Inter, on They went up the brick walk. the wallpaper and n yellow and hired him. I want to know what uister departed. He found Jor- the stairs leading to the editorial There were two steps to the tiny white spread covered the bed. The you mean by doing such a thing? dan, the erstwhile policeman, set department of the Evening Post, square porch and before they had furniture was walnut except for a I don't want a man around here"ting fire to a small mound of the side-stepped swiftly, barely reached the top one the door chair covered with yellow and white "Now Aunt Kate.".

| avoiding a collision. opened. Kate Howlott greeted chintz. A door on the left was "I don't want him and, what's "Well," Bannister greeted him, "Hello!" Bannister exclaimed, them, smiling.

open, leading to the bath. Every-more, I don't intend to have him!" "how are things, going 7"

"Oh-it's you l" "Come right in!" she said thing was crisply fresh, Immaculate. "Wait a minute, Aunt Kate. "Come right in!"

#hope you'll find everything Let me tell you about that man. Bannister," he said, "I don't think the step above. "In person," he Jordan straightened. "Say, Mr. J. Randolph Galney paused on Bannister thought his aunt was you want," Kate Hewlett's cheerful Do you know he'd been out of a that weman looking very impressive in her dark voice went on.

wants me here! "If you don't just jab for months, that he was prac-don't know if she'll let me atay-"grin disappeared.

admitted, grinning. And then the printed silk with the lace collar.et me know. Why don't you have tically starving?"

"Heard the He said, "Aunt Kate, this is Miss a warm bath and then take a little "He didn't look starving to me!"

news?" Gainoy demanded. France. Miss France-my aunt."

Bannister shrugged this maido. "That's because I gave him "Of course she will. She didn't

**No. nap? There's plenty of time. Just

What is it?" come down stairs whenever you're money to buy a meal. Besides quite understand, but I've been

"They've found Parrott!" think you really do need help talking to hor. Everything's all | The girl turned. There was around here. That's the reason something almost tragic in her I told him to come out. I thought earnest voice. "Oh," she said, "I he could take enre of the fires and can't thank you! I'll never be able tend the yard and find a lot of

He wondered what his aunt really thought of the girl. There. rendy." was no way of knowing. Women always smiled and talked at a tinte like that and said a lot of things they might or might not mean.

Mra. Howlett said, "Take off your coat and hat, my dear. Cold out, isn't it, even though the sun is shining. There's a fire in the living room-_**

She led the way into the adjoin- ing room where a low fire was burn- ing in the fireplace.

Juliet France paused or the threshold, "What a lovely room!" she Bald.

Kate Hewlett seemed pleased. "I'm glad you like it," she said, "Some of this furniture belonged 10 my grandmother. It's old- fashioned, but then I'm okl-fash-

The wreckage of the car and, inest, W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr. 26. year-old multimillionaire, who was killed in a collision with

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