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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1933..

BLONDE BY LAURA LOU

THE UNKNOWN BLONDE

CHAPTER XXXI

Dannister met „Gainey "in"" the corridor outside the detectives quarters. He asked; "Are they here yet?"

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"Got here 20 minutes ago,' Gainey told him. "I was looking for you. McNeal's going to let us know as soon as we can see him.”

They went into the detective bureau office. Fleming was there and another reporter. Fleming said, "I hope this len't going to take very long. I've got to get away from hore."

A buzzer sounded then and the man at the desk arose... Ho went to the door of McNeal's office and A moment later turned.

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Faution line again and did not open.timos MeNoal had predicted a con- fession and each prediction had failed.

moments. Then Fleming ventured The room was quiet for several a question. "Do you admit you were here in Tremont a week ago, the night Tracy King was murder- ed?" he asked.

Still no answer.

"Well," said McNeal from his desk, "you've seen him, boys, I guess there's no use wasting any more time. Take him back to his cell, Joo."

The man whose wrist was at tached to Parrott's turned. "Put out that "igarette," he ordered..

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the floor and Gainey stopped for- Parrott dropped the elgaretta to

"You can go in now," he såld,

ward, crushing it under his heel.

"So long," he said cheerily. motioning with his head. The four newspaper men filed into the nd-reached the door that he looked It was just before Parrott joining room..

back. His eyes were on Gainey Two men stood almost in the cen- and Fleming. "Listen, you wise tre of the room. One of them was guyal" he said, "I'll tell you this slender with stooped shoulders. He much. They ain't goin' to keep had dark eyes that were round and me here! I got friends, see very bright, like, small, shining ain't goin' to stay in no jail. I got buttons. The man's face was friends that will get me out of sallow and lined. There was noth-Thore. I ain't done nothin' and they ing about the face that suggested can't prove nothin' and I ain't youth, yet he might have been goin' to stay here--" young. Any where from 25 to 40. The detective had his hand on the His clothing hung loosely and was door and with a jerk opened it. wrinkled. One arm he kept closeThat'll do," he said. "Come on. to his aide. There was a band Step on It" about his wrist. Fastened by a Then the door swing shut. chain to the wrist of the man who

Gainey gave A stood beside him.

low whistle. "Sweet customer," he said to Me- McNeal said, "Well, Parrott, Neal. "Sweet, gentle customer!" here are some newspaper men to! "We're used to them," the cap see you. Boys, this is Joe Parrott."tain growled. His voice sounded

Tho man with the stooped weary, shoulders said nothing. His sullen lips twitched faintly.

Gainey stopped forward. "How're you," he said easily. "My name's Gainey of the Post. Have a cigaretto?"

"What's the dopo Fleming wanted to know

on

him 7"

MeNeal

"We're holding him," told them, "for questioning. We know he was here the night Tracy King was killed. At least we know Parrott accepted the cigarette, he was here at 8 o'clock that night. held it to the lighted match tint I've got witnesses to prove it. Gainey provided. "Thanks" he We've got the stenographic record sald, but there was no gratitude in of Drugan's story that Parrott had hla expression.

male trouble for King. We've also "Won't you tell us all about it?" got something else I'd rather not Gainey went on,

say anything about just now"

"I ain't got nothin' to say," the words were muttered, half-in- audible.

"Oh, but you must have! You're In a jam here and we want your side of the story."

The reporters urged but it was of no avall, McNeal refused to: say any more. Bannister noticed again how tired the detective cap- tain looked. Well,

strain auch

"No, not a confession. Now got out of here!"

Bannister left the bullding and walked across town. He stopped at the Evening Post oflco and

Paxton. They talked about the chatted for half an hour with Jim murder and affairs at Washington and the fallen art of boxing, and then Bannister departed.

known years before and had to do He ran into two friends he had some quick thinking to avoid a dinner invitation. It was nearly

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so deeply it was the fact that he had believed it.

FLEET ENTERTAINS,

SOCIETY GATHERS AT

· CHARITY EVENT.

The China Floot gave a concert How could such a girl-how laat night in the Now Royal Naval could she have drifted into a love Canteen under the distinguished affair with Tracy King? The patronage of HE, Sir William Peel, thought was distasteful. Jullet K.C.M.G., K.B.E., H.E. Major Gen- Franco didn't seem cheap. Anderal O, C, Berrett, C.B., C.M.G., yet, what other explanation was D.S.O., and E. Admiral Sir F. C

there?

Of course Denise Lang had suc- cumbed to King's wooing, but that was different. Deniso was a head- atrong child. He doubted, more-- ovor, if she know the difference be tween a sonnot and a samovar,

Drayor, K.C.D., C.B.E. in aid of the Women's Guild and the Minister. Ing Children's Longue.

The Commodoro and Mra, Elliot entertained His Excellency tho Tho cold wind rushed at him, al-

He reached a corner and turned. Governor and party, consisting of quarters again.. 5 o'clock when ho reached head-most taking his breath away. Ho

His Excellency and Lady Peel, His Excellency Admiral Dreyer ́ and Nothing had happened in his abbehind and here was nothing now had left the down town bulldings sence. They were still "working"

Lady Dreyer, His Excellency Gon- nouncement McNeal had expected set well back in wide lawns. Ban Comdr. Sissmore and Mrs. Slas- on Joo Parrott, Whatever the an-

to break the wind. The houses on

éral Borrett, Sir Thomas Southorn either side of the street were low, to make may have been, it was

and Lady Southorn, Mrs. Borrett, not forthcoming.

mister began to regret his decision more, Col. Carlisle Crowe and Mrs. to walk home. Ho had a dozen Carlisle Crowe, Lt. Comdr. Toura blocks to go yet. There was noth- ing to do but pull his hat down and Mrs. Tours, Capt. Mears, Mrs. more firmly, turn up his cont col-Porter, Capt. Walter, Miss Whit- lar and plunge ahead.

At 5:16 Bannister decided to walk home. He enjoyed walking; crowded. He set out with long. besides the street cars would be swinging strides. It had been, a the sun was out of sight and the warm day for November but now

walked more rapidly and presently air growing colder, Bannister felt tho glow that comes from exercise.

He covered two blocks, three and thon four. It was so dark, now bourhood through which he was that he scarcely noticed the neigh- passing. He met a amall boy with He wondered if Juliet France street was deserted. He encoun- n dog on a leash. Otherwise the would play for him again to-night.tered no one else until he turned piano, her head bent. forward Bannister could still see her at the a corner two blocks from his aunt's slightly, listening to the notes. Ile

home. Then, just ahead, he saw could see the white, alender fingers recognized her instantly. moving over the keyboard. A few

a small, green-cind figure.

bars of the waltz she had played sang themselves through his brain.

Yen, he hoped she would play this evening. He would like noth- Ing better than to sit back and His- ten to auch music.

re-

niater's forehead. He was

Twin furrowa appeared in Ban- membering that the girl who had played like that, the girl whose voice had been so eager when she talked of books and plays and authors was the same girl who had gone to Tracy King's apartment with a revolver in her handbag.

(To be Continued.)

Ho

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He remembered (and this made the furrows deeper) that she was the same girl who had sworn she "I ain't got nothin' to say!" na he had been under for the past police had confronted her with the did not know Tracy King-until Parrott repeated belligerantly, "ex-week was enough to make anyone cept that I didn't do nothin'. look that way.

fact that Denise Lang had seen They've got no right to keep me

them together. Then she had ad- here. They got no right to do it!" noon," McNeal told them in part nister thought, with

"Drop in again late this after-mitted the truth. Oh yes! Bon-Thero Aro about 1,000 miles of "Well, then." said Gainey, "let'sing. I may have something for cheeks, of the story she had told reddening hear about it."

you."

leader's' rooms to ask for him about going to the orchestra Job.

But that, apparently, was not. "A confession?" Gainey's grin, Parrott's ides. His pa set in their as ho sald It, was impish. Three

It was not her deception that cut

transmission lino in this area, 34 main powur stations and 90 sub- stations, controlled from a central- point at Southwark, London.- British Wireless.

ham, Mr. and Mrs. MacKichan, and adjourning to the Theatre to wit- Lieut. Elliot to dinner, then lator. Iness the excellent production shown.

The Commodore and Mrs. Elliot, congratulated Major Brown, Comdr. Sissmore and Lt. Comdr. Lawrance on the excellent show- which they have put in with .con- ing and for the hard work nexion with this concert.

wero

The outstanding events on the programmo

tho versatile items of Olivor, while the singing of Richardd, who sang the dim- cult number of "Laugh, Clown Laugh," was excellent. The rest of the programme was good, and the members of the party are to be congratulated.

The Artists.

The followi officers and mon took part in the programme, Phillips, Casson, Richards, Cole- Messrs. Pettifor, Lamb, Smith, man, Gibbs, Chatland, Powers, Privett, Shirra, Ollver, Richards, Clarke, Moses, Shore, Pharoah, Justico, McCann. Byers, Oliver, Bangham, Davles,

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