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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1934.

THE UNKNOWN BLONDE

"What am I afraid of? You ask me that, with my sister lying dead in the next room? This place isn't safe, I tell you. I won't stay here

"You don't need to stay if you don't want to," McNeal assured him. "You can go some where clac."

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BY LAURA LOU BROOKMAN

OFFICIALS” AIR TOUR.

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COLONIAL SECRETARY AND LORD LONDONDERRY

London, Jan. 8. The

Colonial Secretary, Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister, continuing his african tour, leaves Cairo-to- day for Khartoum and will later proceed to Uganda.

end with the High Commissioner Ho conferred during the week-

for Palestino, Sir Arthur Wau- chops, who had come to Caire from. Jarugatom to meet him.

Londonderry, who is touring the Air Force bases in India and the The Secretary for Air, Lord

Near East, yesterday reached Cal- cutta from Delhi and will remain the Viceroy. there a few days as the guest of the North-west frontier-British He will later visit Wireless.

CHAPTER XXXVIII like to hear just what happened, heavy, and It wasn't cold so I de- something about it?" this afternoon," he said "I mean cided to walit over toward Matthew Hollister was a com-so far as you know,"

"i guess they're doing what they Heights. That's one of my tuvourite | „un," tannister told him. pletely changed. figuro-whether The wild look had gone from waiks. from grief or torror Bannister Matthew Hollister's eyes. They avenue and turned-into Forst." went down. Anni

The older man did not seem to could only guess. He seemed smal-were pale and mild again.. But his

icar, Did

"I can hardly believe it." ler, shrunken and his, face was a voice was not quito at its natural know, Bannister asked.

του meet anyone youse went on, his voice cucing so colourtess as his rather sallow skirpitch and it was not quito steady.

hat the words were chonked." "I "No. Don't remember that I did. won't see who could, have wanted could be. But it was not these told the police," he said, "but There were some changes that were so startling.I can tell you over again. I don't street but I didn't stop to talk to

people on the to harm Melvina14 Matthew's eyes had lost their mild-know

banister said, "Mr. Hollister, ness. They were wide, dark and Fappened. I was away most of the while I thought I'd gone tar enough day you told me you were afraid anything about how-it anyone. I just wukedatter when we had that talk, the other they sought McNeal's face wildly. alternoon. I went for a walk. I and started back. The snow was your sister was worrying about "The police have got to protect usually go for a walk overy day coming down laster and it began something. You said you thought me?" he shouted,

and I didn't get out this morning. to look dark but I wasn't in any she might know something about McNeal stepped forward. "Just Had a touch of indigestion. This especial hurry. I like to be out in the Tracy King murder," what are you afraid of, Mr. Hol-afternoon I felt better so I de- the snow. When I got to the cor- lister?" he asked,

cided to go out.

ner down the street. I noticed the Hollister raised his eyes. but "Meivina'd been puttering around clock In the drug store window their expression was dull. "No." the kitchen, washing the dishes anfd it was five minutes to five. he said.". "I don't think she did. and doing some cooking. She told That wasn't right, though, because Thoro wasn't anybody had any mo she'd made a lemon ple for always keep my watch right. I cause to harm Melvina. She and supper." He, hesitated. "It's out looked at it and it was exactly one we were there now," he added slowly. "Iminute before five o'clock..

the only

ones left, saw it a while ago.

'There's only mo now. I can't quite

"There's no reason for us to stay "I came into the hotel and rode realize it"

here any longer, is there?" Ban- "I told her I was going out and up to this floor in the elevator. stopped to find out if there was It was dark when I opened the who could have done such a thing?

"But you must have some idennister asked gruffy. anything she wanted me to get door and I wondered why Melvina You must have some theory?"

Gainey said he wanted to see Mc- for her. She said there wasn't. hadn't turned on the lights. Thon

Neal again and Bannister told him Then she looked out the window I saw her. She was in that big he said, "I haven't. The police

Hollister shook his head. "No." he would wait for him down stairs. and saw it had begun to snow. chair before the window, sort of have the theories. All I know is elevator this time and turned into Ho used the stairs Instead of the She told me I ought not to go out fallen alde-wise. I thought she was Melvin's gone. I'm all alone. I'm the small parlour where he and the in the snow but I don't mind sick but when I touched her and the only one left.I-I hope you'll others had waited for McNeal. that so I said I'd go anyhow. If felt her hands His voice drop- excuse me now I hadn't if I'd stayed here maybe [ped and he turned away. "I knew,"

Bannister dropped into a chair, this wouldn't have happened."

They left him alone. he went on brokenly.

As the took a cigarette from his pocket and door closed behind them Gainey lighted it. Then he set himself clerk something terrible had hap-Ing added, "He sure is all broken about Melvins and Matthew Hol- "I ran down stairs and told the said, "Poor old duffer!" and Flem- to reviewing everything he knew pened. He came back with me, up There's a doctor in the building and he came pretty soon, but of room but another detective

McNeal was not in the living But the mind sometimes plays course it was too inte. The clerk there. Bannister asked if they to remember just what Melvina land was strange tricks. Bannister, trying called the police, too, I guess.. Any could see the body and the detec said on the only occasion he had how they came after a while; t've nodded, motioning toward, a talked to her, was halted by a curi- They're been going around asking door at the right. "Who do you mean by 'they'*"

a lot of questions."

ous thought. He saw Juliet France That line of questioning brought

The reporters entered the bed- again, as she had looked across the He looked up at the three men room. They saw the bulky outlines breakfast table' that morning. Ho little satisfaction. It was obvious

who were listening. "Why don't of a figure on the bed. covered by board her saying, "Something's go that Matthew Hollister was in the

they stop asking questions," he do-a shoet. Bannister lifted a corner ing to happen. I'm afraid it will grip of hysteria. He seemed com- Again there was pause and manded bitterly," "and do pletely terrified-not of any certain then Hollister continued, "I went thing? Letting people be murdered life Melvina Hollister had been

soma of the sheet, then dropped it. In be something terrible." person or persons but that the sanic down stairs and out on the street. in their own homes in broad day formidable. She was not formid-seen that?'

How could she possibly have fore- fate that had been his sister's The snow wasn't coming down very light! Why don't the police do able now.

(To bo Continued.)

"That's not what I want. I want protection 1"

McNeal oyed him curiously, "You mean you want a bodyguard? Lis ten, Hollister, if there's anyone you're afraid of I want you to tell me about it. We'll do all we can to protect you but we'll have to know who or what you suspect" Matthew Hollister's voice rose more shrilly, "My sister's dead, Isn't she? Someone murdered her. Right in this room! There was a man killed upstairs, too, less than two weeks ago. I tell you this place isn't safel They're able to walk in here and murder me any minute!"

might be his.

It was finally settled that he should stay in the apartment that night and that McNen! would send out a man to guard the place. When Hollister seemed quieter. Bannister stepped to his sida. "You

remember me, don't Mr. Hollister?" he asked. "We had a little talk downtown a few days ago."

you,

Matthew Hollister raised his eyes. "Why, yes," he said slowly,

remember."

"My name's Bannister," the other reminded him. "I wonder if there's some

where we

could go now to

Hollister glanced sidewise at McNeal who was speaking to a uniformed officer. We could go in my room, I guess,” he said.

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He led the way and the repor tera followed. The bedroom opened off a narrow hall at the left. It was a small square room, simply furnished. Thero Was an fashioned walnut bed and chest of drawers, two. chairs-one-of-them walnut and the other upholstered- and a small table which stood a lamp and some books. The single window was covered by a lace cur- tain. On the walls were, old- fashioned pictures in heavy frames

one of them an enlarged photo- graph of a woman, the others land- scopes.

Hollister, apologizing for the lack of chairs, sat on the bed and Bannister ant boside him. "We'd

He paused and the room Was perfectly quiet. "She was sitting at the writing desk, when I left," ho went on. "She didn't say so but I supposed she was going to write a letter. Just as I was going put the door she called and wanted to know if I had my rubbers and I told her yes. She said, 'Matthew have you got your rubbers on it was the last thing I ever heard hor any."

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