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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1934.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

BY LAURA LOU BROOKMAN

THE UNKNOWN BLONDE

Those facts were meagre enough, The flugor print experts had been unable to add anything at all to the solution of the mystery. The only prints in the apartment clear enough to be read were those of Miss Hollister herself and her for help. brother.

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huw never quarrelled with her. Sho was the one who always told him what to do and I guess he did it.”

Lannister remembered the after- noon he had encountered. Hollister down town. He remembered how

CHAPTER XXXIX

graph of the scarf, on the front They stood for a few minutes death. She was just a girl then, page of the newspaper. It was a talking casually. Then Mrs. Har- And when Ezia died he left his bent shouldered little man had Bannister paused to buy a paper black scarf with narrow white borough brought up the subject money to Melvina and Matthew, looked at the amber, beverage in from a newsboy, glanced at the atripes, grouped together at inter-about which the whole town was but it was in some way so that it is glass and said, "I don't drink headlines, and then went on with vals of an inch or more. The scarf buzzing.

couldn't be divided and Melvinat." The 10-cent glass of beer had beer often. Molvina doesn't like the newspaper tucked under la appeared to be an old one. There "That was such a terrible thing was to have the managing of it. arm. Buying the newspaper had was no mark of any sort on it. that happened last night!" she You Beo she was older than Matt- scenied a rare treat. Bannister been a matter of habit. Already The Ume of Miss Hollister's said. "Simply terrible! You see bew and her father always said she remembered that Holllater had he know the facts those columns death had been get indefinitely as I've known Melvinn Hollister since had twice the head for business said, "I had the radio turned on and contalied-all that the police had "between three and five o'clock," she was a girl. I just couldn't be her brother had.”

the Saxophone Sizzlern were play- learned, or been willing to discloso

Matthew Hollister's story that he lieve it when I read about it--" "For some reason Matthew never ing. I only leton to the Sizzlers of Melvina Hollister.

had been out of the building at "It was a horrible crime," Ban- got on very well with his father. When Melvina isn't there" that time had been partially cor-nister agreci, "and apparently the Old Ezra Hollister was more like And then his mind flashed back roborated. The clerk at the Shelby whole thing's a completo mystery. Melvinn-quick to say what was to the Matthew Hollister he had Arms-remembered seeing-Hollister The police don't seem to have been het, sort of hot-licaded, seen last night-a-Matthew fright- leave the hotel early in the after able to find out much."

Matthew was more easy going and ened and shaken, looking years noon and saw him return a few

"I just can't imagine who could good. natured. The money was all older, who had exclaimed, "I'm al minutes before he ran downstairs do such a thing!" the woman went invested. I guess Matthew never alone now. I'm the only one left!" on. "Poor Melvinn! I don't be-dld like business much. Anyhow They had been walking as they Nothing had been taken from the lieve I've seen her a dozen times in for the past ten years or so he talked and had reached the street Servants and tenants of the hotel apartment. eliminating the possi-the past two years, even though we hasn't worked at anything.

corner. Mrs. Harborough said, had been questioned about events bility that robbery could have been used to be friends. Now and then and Melving lived in the big old There's my car coming! Good- the afternoon before. No one the motive for the crime.

I'd meet her shopping and she ger house out on Franklin street until bye, David. Be sure to tell your could recall seeing anyone suspic-

orally went to church on Sundays, they sold it a couple of years ago aunt I'm coming to see her—” lous there. Mra. Russell Kennebec, Those were the facts. Bannis-She and her brother. My, it must and moved to the Shelby Arms. I She was gone them with a' wave who lived across the hail from theter was puzzling over them, as have been a terrible shock for didn't think they'd like a hotel of her hand and a smile over her Hollisters, had reported hearing he had been for several hours, him!"

apartment but Melvina told me it shoulder. voices, one of which she thought when he heard his name spoken. "Do you know him?" Banister was lots less work and cheaper too. Bannister walked on, head down. was Miss Hollister's, some time He looked up and saw woman asked.

Melvina was always sort of close-"Half an hour later, at central during the afternoon. Investiga-coming toward him.

Mrs, Harborough nodded, "Wo “I've heard that," Bannister said. headquarters, he followed Captain tion had disclosed that between 3 "David David Bannister!" she wore in the same class in grade "Not that I'd say anything McNeal into his private office. and 3:30 a boy had delivered said, "You haven't forgotten me, school," she said. "Melvina was in against the dead!" Mrs. Harbor- McNeal said, "If these news laundry at the apartment. The have you?"

the class above. I don't see how ough added quickly. "It was her papers would only lay off for a boy, whose name was John Gregory, "Why, of course not, Mrs. Har Matthew'll be able to get along now money and she had a right to do while it would help. What's Pax- tald police he had brought the borough. How do you do."" that he's left alone. I'm so sorry what she wanted to with it. That ton want to jump on us now for? laundry, as he always did each

The woman was short and rather for him!"

Is, it was her's and Matthew'a. We're doing all we can, aren't we? week. He said Miss Hollister hnd stout. She wore a long coat of "I saw him yesterday. He seemHe'll have quite a fortune now, IA man can't do more than that!" checked over-the list to be sure brown fur and a brown hat. The fed pretty badly broken up." Imagine. My husband and I were everything had been returned, pald hat was tilted slightly, showing the

"Paxton thinks you ought to ind "I should think he would be. talking about it this morning.out who killed Tracy King. He him and added (as she often had) hair beneath to be quite gray. All these years since their father Robert said it would probably be wants to know if Drugan's deaths that the price of laundry was Oh, I'm as well as usual," she and mother died he and Melvina around $150,000. I wonder what was an accident or not. This thing "highway robbery." So far as said. "This time of the year I al- have lived alone. Of course he'll Matthew will do with all that last night-the second murder at could be learned, this boy was the ways have trouble with my have the money now→→→→

money. There's no one for him to the Shelby Arms in two weeke- last person to soa Melvina Hollister rheumatism. How's your aunt?"

leave it to."

makes it a lot worse." alive. He reported that she had "Never better," he assured her. Something in the woman's tone Bannister asked, "How did Miss not seemed disturbed and there "That's fine. Tell her I'm com- roused Bannister's interest. "The Hollister and her brother get along was nothing musial in her man-ing over to see her some after-money 7" he repeated.

together? Did you know them well Mrs. Harborough was an ner. Apparently the police ques-noon."

"Oh, yes. The Hollisters were enough to know whether or not tioning was the first the boy had old friend of Mrs. Howlett's. For wealthy, you know. Ezra Hollis they ever had any quarrels ?" learned of the murder,

years they had lived side by side ter made a fortuno in real estate Mrs. Harborough smiled. "Not Efforts were being made to trace and then the Harboroughs had years ago. But he did n queer many people quarrelled with Mel- the ownership of the silk scarf moved to another part of town. thing before he died. Melvina had vina Hollister," she said. "Mel with which Miss Hollister had been Robert Harborough was one of the stayed home and kept house for vina was good hearted but she did strangled. There WAS a photo-town's most successful lawyers. her father ever since her mother's have a temper. No, I'm sure Matt-

"You don't need to tell me that!" Bannister seated himself on the edge of the desk. "There's some he said. thing you can tell me,' "Are you still convinced gangsters are back of all this?"

McNeal said slowly, "I don't know. Finding that woman last night shoots all my theories to hell! If it was a gang mix-up how could she possibly be in on it? How could ?""

The telephone rang sharply then and McNeal answered. A moment later he announced, "That was the Chief. I've got to go see what he wants."

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Bannister arose and followed him out into the hall. He slipped his hand into his cost pocket, felt something there and drew it out. It was the letter he had forgotten to open the night before.

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