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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUURSDAY, JANUARY

THE UNKNOWN BLONDE BY LAURA LOU

CHAPTER XL

The letter was not a long one. It was written on a sheet of paper name, bearing, at the top the "Anderson Photo Studio." Below was a signature Bannister did not recogulze. The latter road:

"Dear Mr. Bannister Your let ter addressed.to the Swann Studio was delivered to me. Fifteen years ago I bought out Mr. Swann and took over the business, changing to Anderson Photo the name Studio. Mr. Swann moved to the weat coast and has died since.

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opened and found to contain an advertisement. Bannister dropped It into a waste basket and picked up the packago.

He heard his aunt, moving about the kitchen, and went out there. "Where's Miss France?" hoj

in

naked.

"What did she have to say?"

BROOKMAN

Bannister stared. She wore a "Not much." He didn't want to dress or corn nower blue, simply explain that they had talked about made but extremely becoming. She Melvina Hollister's death. "She arranged or hair in a dif- wanted me to tell you sha's coming toront way, too. Satin-smooth, gzaming, it caught the glow of the over here some day soon,"

amplight and bold it.

Kate Howlett had turned and we busy before the refrigerater. Ban-

"Why hello," Bannister sald. “Upstairs,”. Hie aunt, wearing a nister helped himself to an appleWhat-what have you done to large white apron over her black from the bowl on the table and and white frock, peered in at the went on to the living room. There yourself?" optn oven doir, The spicy odour of he threw himself down into his baking hum came to Bannister's favourite chair, propped the ploture nostrils.

on the table before him, and at back, looking at it..

"We wont down town to do some shopping this afternoon, "Kato "I am sorry that I have no way Hewlett added, prodding the most of identifying the people in the picture. Thero wero a few old negatives on file when I took over the shop but none as old as the picture you sent. That must have been taken 30 or 40 years ago. In 1910 the studio caught fire and say. oral files were destroyed. If the

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The girl smiled. "Do I look dif- erent? It must be the dress, low do you like it?"

"It's perfect," he assured, her. 'Porfect!. You look like the princes in a fairy tale."

1934

·ESKIMO · STRIKE

FOOD FOR POLICE POSTS DELAYED

Ottawa, Jan. 10. Eskimo workers, used in, tho unloading of supplies for distant trading aud police poate in the Far North; have started the first striko in their history.

According to a report from the Aretle Circle, the Eskimos decided to strike following the stranding of a supply boat carrying emer- gency rations for Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Hudson's Bay These supplies Company posts. wero, boing rushed up the Macken- zie River to Aklavik, and the Eskimos took advantage of the resulting congestion. The stove- dores demanded higher wages, asking $25 per ton for unloading, and transporting freight, and He handed the picture to her. when the demand was refused, Why, It's an old fashioned wed- they called their men from work. ling picture!" Jullet exclaimed. 'The brido is sweet, isn't she? But The strike is serious, for the

hat a dress!" 3,

"I wish I were," the girl said, lipping into a chair facing him. I'd change-oh, lots of things" ho saw the pliotograph in his and. "That looks Interesting," ne said. "May I see it?"""

But that was not satisfactory. He reached for the photograph and with a fork. I thought it would frowned down at it, trying to find do Jullet good to get out. After something about it he had missed we got home I sent her to her before. The face of the man was room to take a rest. I declare that definitely familiar and at the same child's run down. She doesn't eat time obstinately clusive. Where

could he have seen the man? enough"

Bannister interrupted, grinning. Bannister gave it up and studied old negative was here at that time "Well, you'll een to that! No one the bride. In spite of her stiff pose It must have been burned. I can stay around here and not eat." and out-moded finery, she was His aunt tossed her head as rather attractive. One hand rested showed the picture to several old- timers around here but none had though she was used to such flat- on the bridegroom's shoulder; the been me Any Idea who the man and woman tery. There was a package came other clutched her bouquet of wore. I am Bonding the picture for you, David," she said. "Did roses. She might have

more than 18-20 at the most. A back to you under separate cover you get it?"

"Yes," He held it out. "Got a young, bride, obviously self-con- and am sorry not to be able to

scious and yet appealing..... supply the information. Very sin-nife around. here ?"

"In the drawer of the cabinet." Bannister gave his attention

The plight of these cerely, R. K. Anderson, Prop."

мого to the man. The Mrs. Howlett motioned toward a once

men is grave, in a country where drawer containing cutlery and wrinkles in his coat subtracted

The smile faded from the girl's the robbing of a food cache is Bannister drew out a paring knife. considerably from the elegance o

ps and her eyes rose to his. They considered ample He cut the cords about the pick his appearance. Not, of course,

that that was important. It wa ed lost their look of eager galety. murder, and where no travel is ago and held up the photograph.

"Look, Aunt Kate," he said. "Did the man's face that concerned Ban Bannister went on, "I've been you ever see either of these, pco nister. He catalogued the features rying to find out who that man possible in the mid-wintor weeks.

-dark hair, parted on the side nd woman arc, but so far Reuter..

luck. ple?"

and too long by modern standards; aven't had much

You small, dark eyes the mustache aven't any idea who they might standing out stiffly; a firm chin.. I suppos?" The man's shoulders and square. Though he was seated, you could see he was much taller than his bride. Older, too.

Bannister read the letter through a second time. Well, that was that! If the negative had burned and the photographer was dead thore was certainly little hope of iden. tifying the picturo. Bannlater was for disappointed. He had felt, some reason he could not explain. that the old wedding picture might

Kate Hewlett scrutinized the have bearing on Tracy King' murder, that it would help un-picture. "My land!" she exclaimed, "Where'd you get an old thing tangle the strange threads of re

ike that?" cent events. The-feeling was merc- ly a hunch. Perhaps for that ren- non he had counted on it all the more.

Ho wondered if the photograph had arrived yesterday at the same time as the letter. He had not no ticed a package when he pickou up the letter. Well, it didn't really

mintter now

He heard someone coming and turned. It was Fleming of the Times. "Hi, there1" Fleming greeted him. "Have you seen Me Neal around any where?"

"He was here a few minutes ago. Sald he was going to see Chief."

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Flaming gavo a low whistic "Wonder what that means?"

Bannister shook his head. ·"1 don't know. McNeal's sore becaus of the way the newspapers `hay been jumping on the police depart ment.

"They'll jump on it a lot harde: if there isn't some action on thes murder cases pretty soon. Mc- Neal's all right for routine fal but he doesn't know how to backh a murder."

For 15 minutes they discurser Thon Melvina Hollister's death. Bannister glanced at his watch. "Guess I'll be on my way," he said. So long, Fleming. See you to- morrow."

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He left the building, hailed a taxi and rodo home. The pack- age he had hoped to find was wait- ing for him on the hall table. There was a letter, too, which he

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"Oh, I just picked it up. Either of those faces look familiar to you?"

fils aunt studied the photograph. tien shook her head. "No," she taid. "Who are they?"

That's what I'm trying to fad out," Bannister told her, "but I ruess I never will. Oh, by the vay--I saw Mrs. Harborough town town."

were broad

"If he was 30 then," Bonnister mured, "he must be close to 60 to-day. He might have shaved off

the mustache"

"Bannister leaned forward. "I ound that photograph," he said owly, "on the floor of the room here Tracy King was killed."

police and trading posts depend entirely on the food supply ships which are their only link with the world.

more slowly..

excuse for

The girl shook her head. "No,"

"When you brought me here t he said, and handed the picture

Bait back to him as though

it were your aunt's home I knew thing something she did not like to weren't--just the way you touch.

they were. I knew the police wer There was a pause and then the still watching me, that they didn't girl said, "Mr. Bannister, I've been belleve what I'd told them. wanting to talk to you. I mean didn't think you believed it either.' Bannister heard the words ba there are things I want to ex- thepizin." Her eyes searched his face, he was not listening to them. H as though looking for something know auddenly why the photograph "Aren't you to give her confidence. Whether or looked familiar.

not sho found it, she continued

(To be Continued.)

He heard a sound and looked up. Juliet France stood in doorway, smlling.

"Hello," she said. home early 7"

A striking view of the Thames Embankment by night, showing the Noodlit bulldinga with the Shell Mex House towering in the distance.

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