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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. - FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1934,

THE UNKNOWN BLONDE

CHAPTER XLVII Parker Coleman looked up from the open bureau drawer he had

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noise as possible. He looked out, shook his head and then closed it again.

"you can put the light on now," been searching. "There's nothing he said. "It's not there." here," he announced regretfully "What's no there?"

"A window box.". "What?"

Bannister, on his knees before! the clothes closet, said, "Try the bath room next."

I thought he might have hidden the gun in a window box," Bannie ter told him. "Just an idea I got some where. But there isn't any."

BY LAURA LOU BROOKMAN

TRAGEDY OF SEA.

WHOLE CREW LOST IN FIERCE STORM.

"Just to be safer. I don't care It required the two policemen to

Amsterdam, Jan. 13. much about carrying a loaded an hold him. Coleman tried desper

⚫ately to wrench himself free.. "Let The whole crew of the British around-

The sentence was never finished, me go!" he screamed. "I havent steamer Oakford, eleven men in There was a sound. In the outside done anything! Why don't you arall, was lost near Texel Island, corridor. Both men heard it and rest Hollister? Bannister, make according to reports reaching hore stored

at each other. For in-them lot me xo! Tell them it's from the scene of the wreck. Tho stant here was quiet and then they Hollister!" heard the noise again. Somenna But the other had stepped back. ship was struck by a fierce storm. "I'm sorry," he said. "You'll have was putting a key in the lock.

Oakford There was no time for flight, no to go along with them. There isn't time for anything except what Han- anything I can do for you now. You see I know you killed Tracy King!"

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Bannister was going through a pile of pasteboard boxes. He fin- ished and shoved them back into place, got to his feet and paused, "Listen," Coleman objected. "Inister and Coleman did-man off frowning.

don't think we should stay here the electric light switch and flatten They had searched Matthew Hol- much longer. You can't tell what themselves against the, wall. They lister's bedroom high and low but may happen." Coleman's oyes heard the key turning in the lock had found no sign of a revolver, wore, bright with nervousness. He and then the door swung open. Bannister pulled out the drawer of looked as worried as his voice Someone entered the living room. a table and peered into it. No sounded. "We don't want to be revolver there. He had known that found here," he reminded Bannis-heavy Anyhow, because he had looked in tor. the table before,

Then he went Into the hall, paused before the door of the bath

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The athar looked at his wrist watch. "We've been hora 25 min- utca," he announced. "There's an other 20 before there's danger of "There's no place here where anyone coming." anything could be hidden," Cole- "But Hollister may decide to man complained, "except in this, come back sooner than you think

he will

cabinet."

The door of the medicine cabinet stood open. On the narrow glass shelves an assortment of bottles and boxes were aanged, moal of them bearing labels or trade names and all too small to conceal any- thing as bulky as a revolver.

Bannister could hear Coleman's

breathing. Thero were voices in the living room-low, in- distinct. One of them was Mint- thow Hollister's, but the other was unfamiliar. Now the men in the outer room were moving about. Bannister heard another door open but the voices did not seem to go farther away.

LISBON DISORDERS.

MEASURES TAKEN TO CURB TERRORISTS

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Six Lives Lost,

London, Jan, 18.

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Lisbon, Jan. 18. Vigorous measures have been

The north and west of the taken here by the Government to British Isles suffered most severe-, forestall terrorist activities and a general strike, which was instituy in yesterday alternoon's gale. ted by a revolutionary organisa-Six lives were lost in disasters at tlon described as the "Syndicalise" sen and several exciting rescues of "We'll have to take that chance," What happened after that took but which is known to contain ateamers in distress were affected. Bannister said, apparently unruf-pince so quickly that Bannister was Communist members.

Lifeboats and life-saving gear The Government mado pre- Red. "Well, I didn't think, we'd never able to describe it clearly. find the gun in this room anyhow. Ho, was crouching closely against paration to met all emergencies effected rescues of 22 members of Let's go back to the bedroom." the wall, He remembered that last night. Following the receipt crews of two steamers which ran "There's that other room we Coleman's head was just barely of Information that a general ashore, one off, the Cornish coast haven't looked in," Coleman re-visible in the darkness. Suddenly strike, was to be declared, military and the other off Cumberland. minded him.

there were footsteps coming toward and police units, armed with ma- the bedroom door. The. footstopa chine guns and tear gas bombs, "That's right."

Exceptionally high tides Bannister opened the door of paused, and then the door was flung occupied all the strategic They continued the search. Ban- Melvina Hollister's bedroom. For open. There was a cry and a rush sitions in the city, closed down west coast of England and Wales, nister went to the kitchen and an instant it seemed he could still and the lights came on in a blud-all night clubs and raided a num-backed by gales, caused flooding in

ber of cafes.-Reuter...

seaside resorts,-British Wireless. started going methodically through see the bulky outline of the sheeted ing glow,

"Here they are!" Matthew Hol- the cupboards and drawers. Every figure, lying on the smooth white thing was in perfect order. Ho counterpanc. But the illusion was lister exclaimed excitedly. There suspected nothing had been touched gone as quickly as it had come. He were two men beside him, officers there since Melvins Hollister fast entered the bedroom, pulled down in blue uniforms. arranged her kitchenware. But the window blinds and touched the the revolver was not to be found. electric switch.

Parker Coleman put his head around the door the asked. "Do you think we'd botter stay much longer? Somebody's Hable to

"It's not there;" Bannister ugreed curtly. "Well, come We've barely started."

come-"

on.

One more the two set to work. Bannister pulled out the top drawer of the dressing table. There were nent pics of feminine garments "I'm not going until I find that there chastely white cotton and gun," Bannister told him doggedly. linen. None of the lacy, pastel- "I'm sure it's here and I'm going shaded silk stuff he knew mast wo-l to find it."

пел wore nowadays. Garments Another 10 minutea passed, cut after the fashion of another Bannister finished with the kitchen day. Carefully Bannister lifted and turned his back on it. Ho them, searched the drawer and then found Colman in the living room. went on to the next. He had pulled the heavy writing desk from against the wall and was looking down behind it.

"Thought there might be a chance it would be down there," he explained,

Bannister nodded. He sat down and began taking, books from the book cute. As he took them out he stacked them in piles on the floor, He had finished with two shelves when suddenly he jumped to his fect and went to the window.

One of them stepped forward. "Come on1" ho said harshly. What are you two doing here? Let's see that gun!"

"We found it here. Offloor." Ban- nister told him. "Hidden in that dressing table. It's the gun that killed Tracy King!"

"What?"

"It's the gun that killed Tracy ano just like it. We King-or found it right there-"

He turned, pointed to the drawer, pulled out and its contents rumpiad.

Matthew Hollister's face Wa8 did of colour. "You found that here?" He repeated slowly. "In Melvina's bedroom?. You-you mean-***

He had reached the last of the three drawers, was going through it carefully and methodically when Coleman heard an exclamation.

He turned. "You've found it?" Bannister was on his feet and in The officer slipped the gun into his hand he hold a dark, shining his pocket. "All right," he said. object. "Yes. I've found it! See!"It's the gun we've been looking it's a 32. And the same make as for." He whirled and put a hand the gun that idilled Tracy King.on Parker Coleman's arm. "You'll It is the gun that killed him! told you we'd find it here, didn't I? I told you Hollister was guilty!" There was triumph, excitement Coleman was beside him. "What in Bannister's voice. Ha opened fa it?" he demanded anxiously. the revolver, looked into the cylin- "Turn the lights off, will you?" ders. "There are four bullets left," When the room was in darkness he said. With a quick movement Bannister opened the window he emptied them from the sun. cautiously and making

"Why did you do that?" na little

have to come with us," he said.

Coleman's eyes were Incredulous. "What do you mean?" he demand- ed. "Are you crazy? This isn't my apartment. Hollister's the man you want. The gun proves he's guilty.!"

"Oh, no, it doesn't. You're under arrest. Parker Coleman. You'll have to come along~~"_

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