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THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY, APRIL

1934.

The ROMANTIC RUNAWAY

DEGIN HERE TO-DAY

PARLITO, A hanbome youth work The palatial Florids home of millionaire FIELD. When Falle daughter, ESTEE

arrive l'abito fall in love with her.

abilio knows nothing of his parent

this

KATHARINE AVILAND-TAYLOR

now,

I think you're working on very part of the debt she owed him. a pine wood from which hợ' had Field said, "He couldn't swim

She had a curious certainty that he escaped after two long, misory- to Havana. The theory is that the little," Marcia na antwered irri- muat the in Havana or near thore. packed days. Nevertheless he had boat got half way there and then "My dear," Field

car. This certainty persisted despite all come back to get the Pennell etch- ran out of gasolene. Someone else tably, "the whole thing a

Homer may have picked him up or heWe have the proof in Pablite's the testimony that made it seeming and the Winslow

water colour. He hoped to sell one 15tled Entahman and errant Kirl. He may have jumped overboard, sec- dagger when my own poor little Impossible.

homa

Will you make my excuses to or the other or both in order to with NOBILI NOYE

giri recognized boaring down on

morning. munker, his

something wanted for a murder year E, Noyen de 10g

him and him. He wasn't a coward. Ho There's the fact, too, that the boy Norma and say goodbye to her for got his fare to Culna whore Pab- when gens of Field's av

needed whom he 80 knocked down an old man who me?" she asked, turning to Field. Ifto, Pabilio, dressed as a torem mon reoogle fil xdar, go to a masquerade at Field's home once licked big Zoke, who had all

tried to stop him close to killed judge she's too busy to see would be waiting for him, to see Estelle. There tender love soene the other servante afraid of him.

took

the old chap-and this a lot of

fellow'n m

Hiding himself. Noyes had The same night Pablito strikes men he They said Pablito

child described Pablito. It all ties "She's rather absorbed," he ad- had been letreating child. lie thinks the punishment in that fight. Zeke

a doubt in the world!" Imitted, frowning. "Estelle's quite heard nothing about the tragedy "Mareia

seems that she was fond of Pal persisted, Field laughed. "Noyes!" he said] Ut He had taken her boating and laughed again. Remember a good deal. I think Norms would

her

them.

mand. LUTTLE and BEAU. two doesn't exactly follow the Quenna Tup not at was Noyes, who did. This affair has upset her, It at the Field camp.

thieves, tale. The next thing Pabling knows bele in a motor boat with these swberry rules. I saw him land one Best has gun and talle Fabiite to head the fellow a blow in the stomach that bast for Cabe,

At the Field home search begins for a gent him 20 feet and afterward It is believed he Mibed TED TRI 6 the man walked doubled over like

stole the Jeffries pearls. MARCIA TREAD- WAY knows this is not true trat feste scenční if she is the truth.

CHAPTER XV

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"The 'Silver Dart' has been found," Field announced as Marelu joined the group. "It was sighted by Jo Janvier who's headed for Rio in his yacht. He wirelessed"

"Empty?" Marela asked. "Yes, Signal up-perhaps for help. It was well below Cuba."

"Can Pablito swim?"

Field laughed. "Swim?" he echoed. "My Ged, can he swim He's, a fish, lie was one of those dock rats, the sort you toss coins to when you sail for Huyana."

"Do you think he's in Havana 7 Will they look for him there?" She Marcla asked feverishly. could at least warn Pablito. Thank heaven she had enough money to hunt for him and care for him if the need arose.

a nut cracker for a week.

"Jim," Marcia said, "why are you no frightfully certain Pablito killed-Jet?" She could not help the break in her voice nor the hesitation between the words.

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•

One of the men studied his cigar thoughtfully, the other looked out to sen. Field thought, "Steady, old giri! You're giving youself away! He said more patiently and slowly than was usually his way, "I know he did, Marcin. His named foster father is a man Noyes, wanted for a murder years Jeff saw Nuyen on one of the ago,

him. mall keya and recognized Ho thought Noyes recognized him. too. Noyes must have told Pablito about it and the boy obviously de- cided to seat Jeff's lips once and for all."

it."

him, Fortney?" he asked, turning not want to leave to the man at his right. "So easy- golag he'd do anything to avoid

fight

hen how did he murder any one?"

"Oh, Lord" Field broke out as Fortney drawled a lazy, ginslowed, "Bather good--come to think of it."

Fortney looked after Marcin as she turned to go back to her bungalow. Watching i'r he said, "All that Therese, Jeffries were her pearls and rinse,"

The

Implication strod

Marcia was tapping a toe on the sand and looking down. "It's no sign the boy did it because he knocked down an old man," she said.

"Pablito was in a big hurry," Field pointed out. "And there's another thing. tou. Nobody but Pablito could run the Silver Intense. Dart' for more than 10 feet lately. The damned tub had developed it toward Alvarez. heart leak. So you see?**

Just

WILH under.

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He peered nervously from the doorway of the aback toward the mainland, suspecting that the once White human vulture that had al wady pleked his bones might be following. But the vulturo bad quitted him to go on to another

carcuss..

He know, as his heart pumped hard, that they were after him.

Then Noyes looked farther and on the water saw a boat bearing toward the Island. He poked the "I'm glad Marcia's getting out,' Field stated bluntly. Then he for- etching and the water colour under get her and her interest In the an oilcloth table cover and wrig into Mr. Jeffries who had been sagled through a small rear window unwise as to object to a stranger's of the shack. opening the small safe that held his wife's pearls. Field forgot because Alvarez was hurrying to ward him, an important message

That was during the early aft- ernoon when Marcin Treadway, making his lean face keen and

with the arrogance of those who Field left his guests to mova

they ·want buy whatever

"There

โช hows." Alvarez. commanded an airplane and act you stated: "A fisherman last night forth for Havana. That was when Pablito and Beau, soaked with in-saw a light in the shack where still water and shaking from fa

and Pablito Hved. It is thought that tigue, sank to a cleared patch in be has not left Florida at all the jungle. That was when Jim ques-in order to set us off on a False Fleid said to his wife with rollel,

trail, he started the 'Silver Dart' to rea with his red sash-if it was la "Marefu's gone on to Havana- "Yes." Shu answered quickly,tled to the mast. I've sent men and her face grew keen. She could over to the shaek to search" Ket there promptly, she realized

"Jim," said Marcin, "f don't mind I'm going on to jvann. The carnival's starting I think it might do me good."

"Flying

over?" Fickl tiones.

can

She felt herself responding to the Noyes realized that it was not promise of action. She could ware aafe for him to stay in or near Pablito, protect him and care for the shuck. He had crept there him after she found him.

he had been knocked out, In that after way she rauld discharge at lease robber and taken to a hovel n

And that, oddly chonghyuch add things do happen-was at the approximate time when, in New Engilshman of great York, an

height with gray, lifeless hair that bad once been blond was an- (Continued on Page 10.)

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