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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY,

THE UNKNOWN BLONDE

CHAPTER XLV

Bannister matched his stop to Matthew Hollister's. The older man said, "Bit chilly this morning, an't it?" He looked up at the sky. "I expect we'll get a good snow bo- fore long."

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BY LAURA LOU BROOKMAN

. "Io seems meek enough.""

Oh, surel How do you think he'd ever have lived with Melvinn if he wasn't? If he'd only admit it I'll bet he's glad to be able to call his soul his own!"

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The interview hnd not been alto

JANUARY 17, 1934

"How about coming to lunch with

ma?"

"Glad to."

They strolled on to the restau- rant, found a tablo und ordered. Coleman lighted a cigarette and naked negligently, "What's on your mind?"

Bannister's eyes were eager. "I don't know," he said. "I'm not quite sure. Do you remember the night, wo found Al Drugan'a car wrecked that we had been talking about Melvina Hollister?"

"No," Coleman anid. "I don't believe I do."*

ly. "I should think you could do the oldest man on the Post's 'cdl-how her brother stood it all those it in royal style for that."

torial stair, Bob held the title of years, letting her boss him around "Well, I want to do it up right," stato editor and his work was deal the way she did.” Hollister assured him. "They saying with the out-of-town news cor- there's a swimming pool on this respondents. He had worked on boat and they dance every night" the Post for 30 years and was a He went on, recounting the lux walking volume of local history. rics outlined by the steamship "What d' you want to know about It had snowed the afternoon Mel-folder, and asking more questions. the Hollistera?" he demanded. vina Hollister had been found dead. Bannister left him when they "Anything you can tell me." Bannister glanced at his companion reached the street corner and went Bob Whitaker's account was sim- curiously "Yes," he said, "I expect on alone.

Har to Mrs. Harborough's. Old

"Don't you remember that while we'll have some snow. Are you So Matthew Hollister was plan-Ezra Hollister, Matthew's father, gether satisfactory. It was near we were at dinner I told you I'd atili out at the Shelby Arms, Mr.ning a trip to Havana. Matthew, had built up what was considered a lunch time and Bannister left the seen her brother, Matthew, and he Hollister?"

newly outfitted by an expensive fortune in his day. Mrs. Hollister newspaper office, walking toward told me he was worried about her, "Oh, yes, I'm still there. Rent's tailor, talked easily of spending died before her husband and the his favourite restaurant. As he afraid she knew something sho paid so I might as well stay. But money by the thousand, of going money was left to Melvina and Mat- neared the street intersection a wasn't telling the police? I asked I'm figuring on getting away-at where there was galety and "livell-thaw with the stipulation that it large blue sedan halted at the you to go and have a talk with least for a spell." He put his hand mess." Yet it was less than a week was not to be divided and, so long other side of the street. A man her." into the pocket of his coat and since his sister had been murdered. as Melvina lived, she was to say stepped out of the car and Bannis

"By George, I do remember now! drew out several brightly coloured Bannister.remembered Mrs. Har- how the money should be used. ter caught a glimpse of the girl Hadn't thought of it again until booklets. "Look at thesel" he said borough's words, "Matthew'll have Beyond that, Bob Whitaker had who was driving. She wore this minute. Sho's the old girl who

quite a fortune now. Probably little to offer except one comment. brown hat and a dark red suit. was strangled" eagerly.

I wonder what "I wasn't as surprised as everyone Almost immediately the car was on They were folders setting forth around $150,000. the attraction of steamship cruises he'll do with all that money." elsa seems to have been when they its way again. to the West Indies, Central. Amer Ten days before Matthew Hol-found her dead," he said. "Mel- ica and Bermuda. The cover of lister, wearing a threadbaro tweed vina Hollister was a Tortar." each bore a picture of a handsome topcoat and a shapeless gray hat, ship and the colouring suggested had seemed grateful because Ban tropical splendours.

.

nister had bought him a 10-cent to glass of beer. He had spoken of

the beer as a rare Indulgence be cause "Melvina doesn't like it." And he had Intimated that his sister was worried, that he believed she had some knowledge of Tracy King's death which he was keeping from the police. Later Hollister had as much as denied that he had said that.

ever boon "Have you Ilavana?" Hollister asked. "Yes, I've been there." "Pretty lively elty, isn't it?" "Yes, it's lively, if that's what you're looking for. There's always a big crowd of tourists about this time of year, or a little later. Ha vana's a beautiful place."

Holllater nodded approvingly "I figured I'd like it. There's one

He might, of course, want to take of these trips that takes in a lot a steamship voyage to forget his different islands but I don't know grief. Plenty of people did that. Ha-But Hollister had said not a word if I'd care so much for that.

vana's the place. I want to sce. about his sister, not a word to sug- They've got palm trees down there, gest the trip was to ease heartache. haven't they? And it's warm On the contrary, he was looking there now. It says so here in this for gaiety, going because he had book" He held out the folder. "never made an ocean trip."

Bannister pureed his "I'd like to go there," he went on,

Ips. "and just loaf around for a while. "There's something there!" he as- You see, Mr. Bannister, I've never aured himself. And instantly he made a trip on a boat. An ocean set a task for himself. It was to trip, I mean. Always wanted to learn more about Matthew Hollis- but--well, one thing and another ter." prevented it. I made up my mind the other day that I could go just as well as not, so I went down and got these little books." He smiled

been boyishly. "I've

carrying them around with me ever since!" "Are you planning on going soon 7" Bannister asked.

"I'd like to. By the end of the week. Course I'll have to make up my mind first which trip I'm going to tako. But I've about settled on Havana. The fellow who gave me the books told me what it would cost. I guess there's a lot of things that take money, though, that they don't figure in.. And then I may want to stay quite a while if I like it. Do you suppose I could make the trip for say, $1,0007

"

Bannister was thinking rapid-

He went first to Jim Paxton. "You're an old-timer here, Jim," he said. "At least your family's been here long time. What do know about Matthew Hollister?

But Paxton could tell him noth- ing he had not known before. The Hollisters, he knew, were an aristo- cratic family. Once they had been rather prominent socially, Paxton thought, but not since he could re- member. He knew Matthew by sight, though he had never spoken to him.

"What's up?" ho demanded. "Something new on the murder?"

"No," Bannister told him. "Just an idea I've got Into my head. That's all. If it turns into any- thing I'll let you know."

He went next to Bob Whitaker,

"What do you mean?"

"She had the meanest diaposition and the sharpest tongue of any woman I ever met. I don't see

"Sho's the one," Bannister (agreed. "So you didn't get around Bannister called, "Oh, Coleman!" to talk to her?" and hurried forward.

"I'm damned sorry about it, Parker Coleman said, "Hello! Bannister, I remember now that Haven't seen you in a long while." I promised. suppose it was be- "You're just the man I want to cause of all the excitement over talk to," Bannister told him.

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