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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THE UNKNOWN BLONDE

CHAPTER XXXV. Apparently Daisy Connor was unconscious of the dramatic effect of hor words.

"I remember," she said, "because Mrs. Coleman and I were the only ones-in-the-houso.- Mr. Coleman

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1934.

BY LAURA LOU-

BROOKMAN

AGRICULTURAL SHOW.

PROGRAMME FOR SATURDAY

· “AND SUNDAY him. "I suppose there are at least

The New Territories Agricultural a hundred other, young women in Show is to be opened to-morrow at graphs of Tracy King on Tremont who keep framed photo-2.30 p.m. The venue is Shek. Wu their Hul, which is quite close to the dressing tables...

“A hundred!” jeored Galucy.

what of that?!.. "There are thousands of 'em!

Shoungshui rallway station. A But visit to the show will provide an excellent opportunity of spending

ning. Between eight and nine, sure it was about oight o'clock o'clock. Why did she want to say when the first one came 7" next day he was at her house then? That's what she said. I read it in. 6:30, and it's always after seven "It must have been. Dinner's at the paper myself," Gainey, "You

She turned to before they leave the table. I'd wrote it, didn't finished up my kitchen work and you?"

"Yes," Gninoy admitted, "I did. been maybe a little before or a lit- gone to my room. It could have had driven off in his car right after Don't you remember, Bannister?tle after eight but it couldn't have "Ob,-nothing. I was just think. an enjoyable afternoon.Thora is dinner.. Mrs. Coleman was in hor. You were there. She told us Par been much later." bedroom and when the telophone ker Coleman came to see her. Sald rang about eight o'clock I answered he was an old friend and that he'd

been out of town," "It was a woman's voleo on the phone. She wanted to know if

it.

Ing about it."

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a convenient trajn, leaving Kowloon nt 12.12 p.m., arriving at Sheung- shui in ample time for the opening ceremony.

nine?"

"And the second call came about

Gainey sat up straighter. "Look here," he said. "I think she was The giri nodded her head, "telling the truth. You should have An excellent booklet giving the Parker Coleman was there and I maid told them. "It was late in the ahe admitted, "but I think it was came in here. I had to keep at hor has been issued. The programma "That part of it was right," the haven't any way to know for sure," seen how scared she was when she schedule of exhibits and programme said no, ho wasn't. Then she said, jäiternoon when he got home. He about an hour later. I didn't look for 10 minutes before I could get is as follows:

If he comes in aoon will you tell came in a taxi and had his travel-at the clock, so of course I couldn't her to say anything! Now if it! him Denise Lang called?'

ling bag with him. He'd been absolutely swear to It"

is the truth what's the rest of it?" Saturday, January 6.-10.30 a.m. away three or four days-on some

"I said, yes, I'd tell him. I went picture of Tracy King. I've got it in a silver frame I bought at Herbst's. Somehow I couldn't see

said..

It was as near an explicit answer"I should say. Bannister told gates open, 11 to 12.30 p.m. judg

some pains to plant an alibi."

"Exactly! But why? She didn't need an alibi," ..

p.m. Cinema, 2.30 p.m. formal opening by Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga.

Sunday, January, 7-10.30 a.m. gates open, 10.80 to 11.30 am. lectures.to farmers, 12 to 1. p.m. musical entertainment, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. public health lectures, 2.30 p.m. distribution of prizes by Mr. E. H. Williams, District · Officer musical repeated. (North); 8.80 to 4 p.m.

at? entertainment.

back to my room and looked at that kind of a busineas trip, his mother as they could get. Gainey asked him, "It means the rich and beaning of Exhibits, 12.30 to 1.00 p.m. "You're positive it was Miss Lang several other questions. Then sud-tiful Denise Lang was going to theatrical performance, 1.00 to 2.00 who called the second time? Bang denly Daley Connor got to her feet.

"My how a girl who was going to marry nistor asked,

land!"

ahy exclaimed, Tracy King.could be wasting time Daisy Connor nodded her head be!"

"Look at what time It's getting to on Parker Coleman. Not, of course, emphatically. "I couldn't have I've got-to-hurry!"

I'd no idea it was so late!!

"Maybe it wasn't for herself." that Mr. Coleman isn't nice enough. been mistaken about that," sho

Gainey's look was uncompre- -only ho's nothing like Tracy said. "It was the same voice the buttons of her cont. Gainey

She stood, nervously fastening hending. Then he said slowly,

"You mean-Coleman ?" King!

heard before. And I've heard was on his feet, too. "I'm glad you couldn't it?", "After a while I picked up the plenty of other times, too. It was came in, Miss Connor," he said.

Bannister nodded. "Could be. book I'd been reading, and went Denise Lang all right.".

"Coleman!" Gainey on with it. It must have been close

This may mean a lot. There's no "Say what are you getting Gainey, drew a small square on knowing how much, of course, but You don't think I' to nine o'clock when the telephone a sheet of copy paper and filled it it's bound to help. We've got to rang again and I went down and in-with black marks. Then he find out everything we can. The shot Tracy King, Bannister went of his aunt's white cottage and

"I didn't say. F. think Coleman ******* answered it. It was Denise Lang looked at Bannister and said, police are doing their part-" again-I've heard her voice often "Well-?" enough to know! 'Is Parker Cole

The maid's sharp exclamation on quickly. "I only said that if turned the latch. He had no ex- The other shook his head. "I stopped him. "Oh!" she said. "You Denise Lang was trying to plan cuse for going home so early ex- can't make it out. Coleman cer- aren't going to tell the police what an alibi it must have been for Cole- cept that he was simply out of tainly wasn't at her home if Miss I've told you, are you?"

man or herself. I don't pretend to sorts. He couldn't see any sense Lang telephoned to him. But why would she want to tell us a thing know it?"

"Don't you think they should understand it. I don't see why in hanging around the offico-or elther of them should need an chinning with McNeal or the other "Well, next morning when I saw ko that? I can't see any reason

alibi. Neither oho has been ac- detectives. Nobody was getting the papers and read what had hap-for it."

Miss Connor hook her head cused of anything. But she told anything done. His mind was a poned to poor Mr. King I nearly Daisy Connor said, "Humph!" In ahe aaid.. "If you do I'll lose my tween eight and nine o'clock. If that refused to jibe. Bannister wildly. "You mustn't tell them," us Coleman was at her home be hedge-podge of Ideas and notions cried my eyes out. I couldn't think a tone filled with disgust. of anything except that I'd never "What do you think about it, Miss Coleman will find out about it and telephone at that time of course on there was nothing to do but job. I just know I will Mrs. it's true she tried to reach him by knew that when such a mood came .see him again or hear him sing Connor?" Galney asked quickly. those beautiful songs. For almost "I'm not saying what I think she'll fire me! Oh, please don't say he wasn't there. Just another little wait for it to pass. n year I haven't nilesed a Thurs-

Well, all right," Gainey agreed, anything to, the police!" day afternoon at the State-except

if that's the way you feel about once last winter when I had the

it, although I don't see what harm it could do. get in touch with you some time But suppose I want to How can I reach you?"

mu, there she naked and, I said no, he wasn't. She didn't say any more but just "Thank you' and hung up.

flu."

Bannister was growing restless. "But what has all this to do he began.

the maid said.. "I've told you what happened. That's all I know. It looked funny to me and I thought somebody should know about it. There's poor Tracy King dead, shot down in cold blood, and nobody's been punished for it. Want to see

Daisy Connor checked him. justice done—!" "Don't you see?" she asked. "I've "Yes," anid Bannister; "that's told your Denise Lang telephoned what we all want to to Parker. Coleman twice that eve-about those telephone calls-you're cec. Now

She gave him a telephone num- ber and told him when to enll. Then, with a last glance at the clock, she hurried away,

Grines aned back to his chair and looked at Bannister. "And that's that!" he said. "What do you think of it?"

"Interesting." Bannister

told

seem to have any beginning or stepped inside. Then, becoming ac- tangle in a mix-up that doesn't The hallway seemed dark as he

ending."

out of here."

"It's too much for me," Gainey said heavily. "Come on-let's get

customed to the light, he saw that the afternoon mail was laid out on the table. There was a letter-ad- dressed to him and Bannister At 3:30 that afternoon-Bannister picked it up. slipped his key into the front door | (To be Continued.)

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