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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1934.

THE UNKNOWN BLONDE

CHAPTER XLIV

A Low hours earlier they had talked in ́ moro friendly fashion than ever before. Now that was changed, and Juliet France thought she knew the reason.

"Perhaps," she said quickly. "I shouldn't stay. Perhaps it would

bo batter if I didn't—”

"I'm Borry," Bannister apolo gized. "I didn't mean what I said to sound the way it did. I didn't

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"I'd like to tell you about it," so any difference now." aald, "only 'I don't suppose it makes

- No, of course, it didn't make any difference. Not the slightest.

Bannister said, "If I were you I wouldn't think any more about it." Her fingers touched the piano keys. She played a few notes of the oriental love song she had sung one evening before. "Do you like that?" she asked. "Very much."

mean to be rude. It's only that it She played the melody. began might be casler for you If you went the chorus. When she glanced with your sister and brother-in-around again he was reading the evening newspaper, apparently ob- "I won't do that,” she told him. livious to overything clac," "I'll see this through to the finish." "What's In the paper?" who

There was silence for several mo- | nsked,

mente.. Julfet leaned back, resting "Nothing much. They've had a une arm on the plano. She had bad storm on the east coast. never looked lovelier and Bannie-another pair of movie stars are ter had never seemed less aware of getting a divorce.”

it,

He knew the answer, though ha refuzed to recognize it. He had Kone into it because he was inter- ested in Juliet Franco and because he wanted to help har.

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LAURA LOU

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Bannister left the house with a now grievance. It was trus ha didn't feel well... Ho hadn't slept [ much the night before and, the thought of food was nauseating. If Aunt Kato ahould take it info hức Allen had hurt his pride he had be-she'd poster him about it.

hrad that he was sick he knew leved himself broken-hearted. Ila had never loved Adele ronlly. That The world in general was was clear to him, too, now. Adele waurisome shade of blue that morn- had turned to Donald Quayle being until Bannister strode into the He looked across the room where cause Qunyio was a famous atar Hotel Tremont drug store to buy she had sat. Did she expect him and being seen about with him some cigarettes. Ho had taken one to listen to the songs she had sung would aid her in her film career. from the package and paused to to Tracy King? Well, he wouldn't! Bannister, thus left in the hurch, ght it when a man, leaning against "I suppose he told her they were had interpreted his bitterness as the counter, caught his eye. beautiful," Bannister thought proof that Adele was the only wa scornfully. "I suppose ho praised man he could over care for. What cr voice and paid her a lot of commonsense! Ifa had cared no mora liments."

er her really than sho had cared walked to a window, looking out.

Irritably he got to his feet ander him.

No, he wasn't in love with Adele, His aunt, coming into the room,fler place had been taken by a asked, "Where's Jullet?"

alonder girl with spun-gold hair

like a chiki.

It was an Instant before Ban- nister recognized hini. Then he stopped, forward. "Good morning, Mr. Hollister," he said.

Matthew Hollister turned. "Hei- lo," he said. "Say—I'm glad to sec you. Let's see, your name is—?"

"I think she went upstairs." | and gray oyes, a girl who sat at Mrs. Hewlet picked up her knit- the piano in the twilight and played ting basket. "Oh, dear," she com-old-fashioned love songs, who de-Have a cigar."" plained, "I've lost those glasses lighted in snow storms, and laughed again."

"Her nephow paused in the door- "And a girl," the Imps of tor. Over the newspaper only the top "I don't know what Elbert told of Bannister's head was visible, way. "I'm going out," he eald.ment reminded him, "who carried on a cheap affair with Tracy King. you," the girl said slowly. "But The girl waited for him to con-"Bo back in an hour or so."

But It was later than that when You've got to put her out of your do know him!

I hope you don't tinue, but he did not. Suddenly he returned. Head down, his coat mind. You've got to forget her! think I've done anything too fool-she got to her feet.

collar turned up about his neck, | H. jah"

"Not at all," he assured her. But it wasn't the truth. He did think she had been foolish. Out-

"I think I'll go to my room," sheBannister strodo along the dark hou don't you'll only be sorry for (antee that."

it some other

"Bannister, David Bannister.". "That's right. I remember_now. I'm glad to see you, Mr. Bannister.

"No, thanks. I think I'll Guigir this cigarette."

"Take it!" Hollistar urged, hold- ing out the cigar. "Put it in your pocket and smoke ilme. It's a good one--I'll guar-

Bannister took the cigar because cold streets. He gave no thought When Bannister reached his he did not want to offend the other Bannister put down the news-to the direction ho took, passed aunt's home the house was quiet man. He looked at Matthew Hol- and only a single light was burn later appraisingly. From the gray rageously foolish. He couldn't for paper and stared at the fire. He buildings without seeing them. the life of him understand how a thought. "I've made a

He walked rapidly but the tof-ing. Ho fastened the door for the felt hat to his neat black oxfords went upstairs to his everything Hollister wore appeared girl like Juliet France could let everything. I don't know any more "You've made a fool of yourself," room.

menting thoughts pursued him.night and

to be new. His dark blue fleeco herself become involved in a flirta-about who killed Tracy King than tion with Tracy King, involved to I did the day I heard he'd been they Informed him. "You've prej France scarcely spoke to each other, to the worn tweed garment Ban- breakfast he and Juliet overcoat bore no relation whatever such an extent that she had been murdered. I've wasted a lot of ended you were trying to solve a the victim of blackmail. He time when I might have been do- murder when all the time it was it was the same during the even-nister had seen him wear before. couldn't understand that and yet being something else. What did I Well, you know the truth about her ning

the girl you were interested in. ing meal and again the next mor- The silk muffler was conservatively correct. So were the gray gloveň. ever get into this for?"

knew it was true.

said, and disappeared.

mess of

At

at last. She's like the rest-vain, His aunt tried to question him." But the change in Hollister's ap silly, empty-headed. You let her "David." she said, "aren't you feel-pearance was more than that flatter you by saying she'd reading well ?"

wrought by clothes. He looked your books, didn't you? How do "Why, yea. I'm all right." younger. The meek, submissive

She you know that sho read them? probably flattered Tracy King, too. Don't forget that! Why, you couldn't be in love with a girl like that "

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"Well, you don't look it. And manner was gone. To Bannister you barely touched your food. Why the contrast between the man he don't you stop in and see, Doctor was facing and the broleen, half- Porter on your way down town hysterical Matthew Hollister who "Aunt Kate, there's no reason (had cried out that the police must for me to see a doctor! I'm per-protect him was almost incompre

henslule.

In love? Ah, but he was. Bun-fectly all right, I tell you." nister knew it now. He knew he had been in love with her almost from the first, only he had been too blind to realize it. Because Adele

Kate Howlett eyed him shrewdly. "Well, maybe. But if you don't eat more this evening I'll know some

hing's wrong.".

Bannister said suddenly, "Going down the street? Suppose we walk along together?"

(To be Continued.)

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