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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1934.

UNKNOWN BLONDE BY LAURA LOU

CHAPTER XXXVII

(All Rights Reserved).

BROOKMAN

the living room heard his'sharp ex-done with-a man's allk scarf, fo'clock and went upstairs. He saw clamation. He went on speaking black and white. It was droppeds sister lying back in her chair From his chair in the shadows but they could not hear his words on the floor besido her. She was and thought at first she was sick. Bannister eat looking at Juliet

clearly. France. She was sitting on a low

sitting in a chair facing the win-hen he realized what had hap- Almost immediately he reap-dow footstool, drawn up near his aunt's peared in the doorway, wearing his

pened and ran down to get the chair. The light from the replace hat and coat. He said, "Don't walt

"Who found her?" Gainey naked. Jerk. That's his story, anyhow" "Her brother." fell on her hair and it gicameddinner for me, Aunt Káto. I've got as brightly as the flames. Hor head was turned so that he could to go down town."

"What time was that"? "Just before the call reached headquarters. A little after Ave o'clock. The brother claims he went out for a walk about three o'clock. When he left, his. sister was writing a letter. The desk was opon where she might have been using it but there wasn't any And then he was gone. He had lotter in sight. Hollister claims neglected to call a cab but, fortu-ho came back a little aftor flvo nately, was able to hail one half way down the block.. "Shelby Arma," he told the driver. "I'm in a hurry!"

His aunt waa on her feet. soo her face in profile and the "David!" she exclaimed. "What is lovely line of her throat. She was it? What's happened?" listening to what the older woman "Somebody hurt out at the Shelby was saying.

Arma," he told her. "I've got to What sort of girl was she, Bango out there. Don't get excitoy nister asked himself. Here in the It's nothing-to-worry about firelight she might be any pretty girl reared in surroundings of moderate luxury. An hour before dut in the snow storm, she had seemed little more than a child. Ile thought of the first time he had seen her a white-faced young woman with a revolver in her hand- bag. He remembered her behind prison bars, dellant and hostile.

And all of these were

Jullet France. But that was impossible! One of them must be the real Juliet and the others play-acting. Which whs the real girl?

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McNeal thought she was work

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The snow had made the street trencherous but the taxi-driver tools Bannister at his word. In 10 minutes, after skidding perilously on two corners, they halted before the door of the hotel.

Bannister thrust a bill in the driver's hand and ran up the steps of the hotel. In the lobby he en- ing for Mug Logan and his gang-countered Gainey and Fleming. aters. Bannister remembered what "We can't go up yet," they told McNeal had said, "Just because him. "McNeal's there now and Doc she's got a pretty face don't let Burris." that fool you. Did you ever sco n gunman's doll who wasn't pretty? The swellest dressed and best look- ing and moat Indylike acting dame. The coroner's report stated that

"Then it's true?" Bannister de- manded.

"Of course It's true."

I ever saw was with Big Boy Mi-Melvina Hollister, aged 53, spinster, Jano

had come to her death by means of violence some time between the hours of three and five o'clock that afternoon. Death had been caused by strangulation.

But perhaps McNeal's judgment about girls who were sweli look- ing and lady-like neting" wasn't to be relied upon. Bannister straightened. He asked, "Has any- body seen the evening paper?"

"It's on the table," Kate Hewlett told him, "or maybe I left it in the dining room. I remember"

The ringing of the telephone cut off her words. Bannister who win on his feet, aaid, "I'll answer it." Ho went into the hall and picked

But it was some time before Ban- nister and Gainey and the other reporters saw that report. They waited in the hotel lobby until the elerk at the desk asked them to step into a smaller, adjoining room. It was almost an hour before Mc- Neal came down stairs.

They gathered around him, ask-

up the instrument., "Hello." being questions.

Did anyone in the buliding hear anything?"

the hall," McNeal told them, "Baid

"The woman who lives across. she thought she heard someone talking to Miss Hollister about four o'clock. Sho didn't understand- anything that was sald or recog- nizo the other voice. Couldn't any whether it was a man's or a wom- 3's. Aside from that, nobody

said, "David Bannister speaking." "Yes, she was strangled," he told

A moment later the women Inthem. "We found

what it

was

Two little girls too eager to wait until-Father and Mother have completed the decoration of the Christmas tren. A happy picture from Home,

Baby Leroy has been abliged to have his finger prints. taken on a precaution against kidnapping. He played with Maurice Chevalier in "A Bedtime Story,"

Churchgoers on their way to the Christinas service in the picturesque vatting

of Davos,

A view of Bethlehem from the church of the old Judean town. This year the ringing of the bells of Bathishem was broadcast throughout the world.

Carol singers' ware ku numerous in London's Streață this year as ever they were. The old Christmas custom doar not fade with the passage_of_time.

heard anything."

"Is there a way to get into the apartmant except the regular on- trance?" Bannister asked.

"There's a service door but it was bolted."

Anything missing from the apartment 7

McNeal shook his hond.. "I don't think so," he said. "We had a hard time getting anything out of Hollister but he said the only money in the place would be in his there were a couple of five-dollar nister's purso. We looked and billa and some change. He told us she kept her jewellry In a case in bor hurenu. We found the case all right and Holllater said it was all there some old-fashioned ringa and trinkets. One of the pins had A good-sized diamond in It-or it looked to me like a diamond. Any touched, apparently." how none of the stuff had been.

"Any signs of Gainey wanted to know.

struggle?"

Again McNeal shook his head. "The room-she was in the living room-looked just as it did the other night when I was there. Nothing out of place. Whoever did it either came in without her see- ing him or else was someone sho had no reason to suspect. He must hayo stepped up behind her"

"Are you sure she was killed in the chair where you found her?" Bannister naked.

"No, I'm not sure of it but it looks reasonable. She was sitting facing the window and away from the door. Anyone who had a key could have come in and slipped up behind her."

"But who else had a key?"

"No one but her brother, so for as I've been able to find out."

Bannister thought of Matthew Hollister with his mild, spectacled blue eyes.

"How about that scarf you mentioned?"

Fleming asked. "Think you'll be able to trace it?"

"We're going to try."

"Where is it" Galney asked. "Can we soc' it?".

"Yee. It's upstairs."

"How about going up there now?"

"You can go," McNeal told them, "but you won't find anything more than I've told you." He hesitated. "If you'll wait a minute," he said, "I'll go with you. I want to sed the manager first."

McNeal's "minute" lengthened into five and still he did not re appear.

I'll bet the manager's plenty excited," Fleming volunteered. "Two murders in two weeks in this place!"

"He probably isn't any too pleased about it," Galnoy agreed. I heard yesterday that five fam-. illes have moved. out of hero late- ly. There'll be more leaving now." "And five tenants in these times mean money."

"Five tenants mean money in any times," Gaincy corrected him.

They saw McNeal then, coming toward them, and the reporters got to their feet. They rode to the second floor in the elevator and followed the detective captain down a corridor. An officer in uniform stood before a door ahead. He stepped aside for them to enter the apartment.-

The living room. as McNeal had said, looked exactly as it had the night he and Bannister had paid the Hollisters a visit.. Ban- nister stood just inside the room, glancing around him, when, an- other door opened.

Matthew Hollister stood on the threshold. He seemed to recog nize McNeal as the person in charge for he hurried forward. His voice rose hysterically, "I'va got to have protection!" he cried. "I won't stay here, I tell The police have got to protect me"

you.

(To be Continued.)

CONTRACT BRIDGE.

RESULTS OF MATCHES IN THIRD ROUND

The following are the results of matches played in the third round of the Colony Open Contract Bridge Tournament:

J. F. Shen and P Abessor beat Major Field and M. Edro Mrs. J. L. Litton and Dr. K. W. Chaun beat W

Mackenzie

and L.E. Stone; M. David and L.A. Tobias beat Mrs Ho KI and A. Zimmern; PN. da Silva and H.A. Barros beat Mr II. Odell and M.N.

Rakusen; Major And Capt.

Barry beat P.V.

and A.A. D'Azavedo; B. Lindsell and M.E. Folit! beat J.W. Franks and EW. Hamilton: Mrs. Carter and Capt. Marahall bent J. Edgar and I. Ohl,

The fourth round will be played at the Sports Club on Friday, January 12, at 5.30 p.m.

At Table No. 1 Shea and Abessor v. M. H. Le and II. Lo.

At Table No. 2 Mr. Litton and Dr. Chaun v. M. David and L. A. Toblas.

At Table No. 3 Silva and Barros v. Major Lockner and Capt Barry.

At Tablo No. 4 RE. Lindsoll and M.E. Politi v. Mrs. Carter and Capt. Marshall.

Consolation Tourney. The result of the Consolation Tournament is as follows:-A. V Baker and E. Zimmera beat L, Woll and LB. Komor M.K. Lo and M.W Lo beat Mr and Mrs Herman; Grover and D, Dunham bent Men Johnson and Mrs. Lambort: Mra Keary and Mrs. Withington beat Mrs Coota and Mrs. Warren

The Semi-Finals of the Tournamen will be played on Friday, January 11 at 6.30 p.m.

At Table No. 1 Baker and Zim mern v.-M. K. Lo and M. WIETA" At Tablo No, &. C. Grover, and D. Dunham Mrs. Keary and Mrs. Withington.

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