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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY,

MAY 12, 1934.

iffling the glasses VHITE HORSE!

The ROMANTIC RUNAWAY

CHAPTER XLVI

KATHARING

HAYILAND-TAYLOR

Beau in their work. He would not made no comment. Ho folded his dark, for the stars and moon were the sunshine again Lottle other threads and then go on with

be sealed and addresed 'tha on-

the driver, and in the church shojit was the thing to do"

melt. "Well, God, It's all over,"

Sometimes, perhaps, the master she said in her conversational weaver pauses to look at the prayer. "Make her mako him tapestry that is made of lives; to happy, and it'll be all right with pull a thread from the pattern that makes a colour discord, to the two

there is a knot in the threads mude

werving.

sometimes of lives and a little pauso and allt- the suspense while they are being untangled.

(To Be Continued).

gone," she announced. "And, my "I suppose it was Estelle Fleld," Pabllo wrote Estelle, telling Gol, she gimme a dirty look!"" ho answered without pretending to hur bluntly that he was engaged: Then she repeated the conversh-misunderstand. to Lottle Ifines, who had long tlo, detailing what she had anid

"Oh," Lottie murmured. She been associated with him and and whnt Lou and anid.

Noyes went up to the roof then into the add a word beyond the truth which newspaper carefully and laid it on muted by a mist. She understood έδειξ

a nearby table, avoiding looking now, Lottle told herself, sitting sold, atood out hinrebly on

"The docks." Her tears the either at Lottle or Pablito. Noyce, shivering in the warmth. She had dried on her cheeks as she rode in After he had finished the letter he

embarrassed, Lottio 'dropped his. head for a little ilme wa

Baw.seen the letter Estolle had written the heat of the day. She felt to feel the evol paper against his Pablito was not embarrassed by Pablito. She had "found it" in his rested and yet dulled and heavy. hot chocle. Then, quite steadily, he did not feel anything Intely, the gossip of years before that had have to hope no more and I guess her necount of the combat because coat pocket and who remembered "Anyhow," she thought, "I don't velope. As he sent it off he felte don't even seem to know what hurt her so. After a while she that part of his life was finished. he eats half of the time," Lottle went downstairs into the bir room "Life, an experiment," he rement-

decided with wonder.

once more. Noyes had gone to She perched on the arm of Pab- bed and Pablito was reading. hored reading somewhere, "to which we are, by birth, com-sumed air of jauntiness, "That dered roughly. With a little ft lito's chaly and anked with an as-i

"Put down your book," she or- mitted."

He found things a little caufer wasn't so lady-like, wna It?”

she settled on the edge of the table where she sat swinging her feet after he had mailed the letter. The door was shut and no longer

and smiling down at him brightly. swinging enticingly to tempt him

"I had a letter from Beau this to turn traitor.

morning," she announced. to was instantly alert. "Is he all right?" he asked., "Sure.

Gettin' along grand.

There was no answer. Pablito was reading and had not heard what she sakt.

"Damn it" Lottie flung out, "I He watched the progress of his can be just as much a lady as any new home with stalld. disinterest.colour were burning on her checks. body else if I want to" Discs of

Pab-

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And

CYCLE TRAGEDY accident, and he replied that the

SEQUEL

CORONER'S INQUIRY

COMMENCED

An inquiry was opened by Mr. Hamilton in the Central Magia

rour wheel of the cycle was punc- tured.

Talked With Driver. Dr. D. J. Valentine, medicni off- cer in charge of the G. C. II. stated that shortly after 11 p.m. on April 5. ho was informed by telephone by the Sister-on-duty that A European Indy had been brought to be extinct. He found aho was dead and death had occurred with-

one hour.

He and Noyes often went for long Noyes looked at her then, apprais-' He's sellin' Florida real estate to tracy yesterday afternoon, into th/to the hospital and life appeared j motor trips into the country. In sold some property at a profit and ingly, but with pity in his glance, South American millionaires."

bought mure, changed some bonds wilted and trembling.

and her anger died, leaving her int lost's good sum thereby, Eat- ing, sleeping, walking, driving, he was always striving with feverish engernees to keep his waking hours Alled to overflowing. This was the experiment to which he was com mitted; this was called life.

the experiment

Pablito smiled.

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Ho

Mr. Mitford was there also. Ile bat and talked with him for quite Home time, while they awaited the arrival of the Police. Mr. Mitford was anturally "worked up." spoke steadily and walked steadily, and in witness's opinion, was way under the Influence of drink.

On the suggestion of Mr. Remedion, the Coroner asked: Was he in such a condition that he was unfit to drive a mechanical vehicle 7 em-No.

no

was The following Jury foreman), Mr. F. Ortlepp and Mr. tine and that Mr. Mitford arrived

Stevenson any panelled: Mr. L. J.

Replying to Mr. Lee, Dr. Valen-

(Dr.

A. M. d'Eca.

death of Mrs. Hannah Scott, young Amerlenn woman, who was Lottie went on. "Pablito-" She went to her own room and

"Yes, Lotila." Suddenly he felt Wanchai on the night of April 5 killed in a motorcycle accident in there

wept bitterly. Even atounding purple lounging sult, hnd not known before,

ania gentleness toward her that he inst. The driver of the motor cycle combiuntion was Mr. E. R. compounded of pajama trousers, a

est and flaring cape, could not, Him and me have worked together Hongkong Tramways Company.

"Pablito, I'm goin to Beau. Mitford, assistant engineer in the console her. She sat her tear long time, you know. He asked

by partially dried, on the edge of theme in the letter I got to-day. Mr. H. C. Lee, on behalf of the de-

Watching briefs were held "Do you realize," Noyes said a bed, the lounging auit crumbled guess they ain't any use to pretend ceased lady's relativen, and by Mr. month after Pablito hnd written herself, Ian't. not ain't. An

about her. She sat whispering to out it you an' me ain't sulted." J. M. D'Almada Remedies, on be the letter to Estelle, "that you can go anywhere you like now, since on sayin' 'My God!' on quit call- he was looking down at his tightly of the motor cycle.

He did not see her face then for half of Mr. Eric Mitfont, driver Mias Treadway made her state-i Noyes un 'ole gont'."

gripped handa. But she knew, sitting there, that ment to the police and Beau's run-

"never meants to-have the most painstaking mastery of thing changed. Lottle," he made ning away has been accepted as a confession?"

the rules of grammar could not himself any. Pablito smiled, Go where he smooth the way ahead for her. "Well, kiss me grodige!" she in- Jiked? He won a prisoner in the There was something else that was vited with a splendid jauntiness, was with reference to the death of

The croner stated the inquiry with the body and ho

Valentine) came within five experiment. He was still smiling wrong. Dabbing her nose and He kissed her with more love than Mrs, Hannah Scott, an American. minutes of the Sister's telephone as he said, "I can take trains and mopping her eyes, Lottle wondered he had ever before shown. For hoats anywhere. I know that. I what it could be That night she moment she elung to him and he accident on the corner of As Worship to ask the witness this

aged 33, who was killed in a motor

Mr. Lee: I would like your suppone," he added slowly. "that found out. that is something."

thought he heard her wob, but Street and Johnston Road, The when she rulsed her face he saw Indy was sented in a sidecar com-question. From his experience They had motored in to Havana that she was dry-eyed and smiling,bination, which turned

a medical man, can over.as

Dr. Benu's wife disappeared soon for dinner-Lottle, Noyes and Smiling rather fixedly, but smiling. Medical evidence would

Valentine say whether a man no after her husband. She

Pablito-without having decided went

be that Noyes said next morning as Lot- death was due to fracture of the matter how much he is under the away with a pallid northerner who where they would go and discus-tie was about to depart, "But, skull and concussion of the brain. influence of liquor, call be sobered had been employed as a clerk in a sing the subject on the way child, Benu is married!" cheap hotel. "I'm through with Turning down San Rafael, the car

The driver of the, motor-cycle was up after an accident or a shocking "Hell!" Lottic Beau," she sald harshly, standing was held up by a congestion of never was so much for conven- the accident would be called.

answered. "I uninjured. Several witnesses of

tragedy.

Mr. Remedios: It

la my friend in the doorway with her travelling traffic at a narrow corner ahead.tion.

was a pretty straightforward case, have not that privilege and I don't cross-examining the doctor? I bag at her feet. "If you over see

but it was desirable to have an him again, she went on, to Lot- tle, tell him so and that I wish ho was in hell."

"Sure," Lottie agreed. "I'll tell him. Maybe he'll return the com- pliment."

Lottle went into the big where Noyes and Pablite lounging and pretending to the day's newspapers,

1

As they waited Pablito looked into

1

the

call.

"Erred Gravely."

the eyes of a giri alanding with an Until the bend of the road took inquiry. It happened a month see why he should. older man on the curb. She them. from sight sire Hooked back ago, but as the Court had heavy nodded coolly, without a change of at Pablito and Noyes. Then she committal work to complete., expression. Pablito's checks paled started ahead, seeing nothing but inquiry could not be fixed at ant and then flushed violently. A Pablito. She was weeping silent-earlier date. moment later the car was on its ly and without troubling to wipe room way again,

the tears from her cheeks. "If he "Who was that girl?" Lottie knowed," she thought, "he'd know rendsket Noyes when she was alone I do love him!! "Lou's with him at home later.

were

"Stop at La Merced," she told

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Coroner: It has not been sug- gested by anything in the state- Serious Skull Fracture.

monts made that Mr. Mitford was Dr. L. D. Pringle, medical off-the family is insinuating that he under the influence of liquor. If cer in charge of Victorta Public was, if they did not give that in Mortuary, deposed to the post their statements; then they have mortem examination which he per-erred gravely.

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formed on the body of Mrs, Scott. BIr. Remedios: There is He described the injuries and evidence at all. The doctor stated that the base of the skull said that Mr. Mitford was in no was completely fractured in two, way under the influence of drink. the fracture extending from ear to am surprised that my friend

ahould even ask that question in entirely unfair.

ear.

The cause of death was multiple facture of the skull and concussion of the brain. The injuries were consistent with a severe impact on the left side of the head.

Was

Coroner: If there is any sug- gestion that Mr. Mitford under the influence of liquor the family should have stated so to the Police or to me.

Replying to the Coroner, Dr. Pringle sald that it was impos- Mr. Lee: I am merely putting sible to estimate the amount of a question which might elleit some force implied in the fracture of a facta.

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skull. It was the way the force Coroner: There is always the implied, rather than the presumption in accident cases that amount of force implied. He was there may be some suggestion of of the opinion that it could have being under the influence of drink. been caused by the upset of a I don't think it is for you to labour motor-cycle combination travelling that point. If subsequently in the at a reasonable speed.

ovidence a suggestion emerges, that Friend Gives Evidence.

Mr. Mitford was under the in Sergeant Robert Owen Hughes Dr. Valentine and

Aluence of liquor, then I will recall stated that Mrs. Hannah Scott

pursuo this came to live at No. 6 Morrison matter further. Gap Road on Christmas Day last assurance that there was

Mr. Lee gave the Court his year. He had known her as a

no in- friend over since. He was not

WaA acquainted with Mr. Mitford, but under the influence of drink.

ainuation that Mr. Mitford

met him ono oventag. Deceased Hal Iu-chung, who drove decena- was a hairdresser and manicuristed to the hospital, also gave evid by trade. He understead she was ence.

4 widow and came from Amerien.

He saw her about 7 p.m.

on the

Overstepping Bounds.

day of the accident. He was called i Before adjourning the inquiry at 12.15 a.m. and informed of the for the afternoon, Mr. Hamilton accident. He did not know what addressing Mr. Lee, auld: If there time she left the house. He is any evidence or allegations by identified the body in the mortu- the family that Mr. Mitford was nry in the presence of Mr. Mitford under the influence of liquor you and Dr. Pringle.

should tell the Polleo or como and Bo me. I cannot have a death In- Driven At Ordinary Speed, quiry used as a vehicle for making Tam Shing, a licensed motor accusations against a man who is driver said that he was walking not in any way accused. I am under the verandah near the Old Naval Canteen, when he

perfectly capable of looking after saw a the fact and the first thing I have Harley Davidson motorcycle com- to do is to find whether the man bination coming towards him responsible was sober or not. It driven by European man, with is rather unpleasant for Mr. Mit- European lady seated in the side-ford. I shall investigate the ques ear, Thoy were travelling at an tion in any case, but I think it in ordinary speed but, in his opinion, carrying it a little too far as you it was a little fast as there was did. It appears to me there was corner. After the vehicle has an implication. driven for a short distance behind hm, the witness heard a bang, there was any implication in his Mr. Leo said that if it appeared He saw that the cycle had turned question, he was quite prepared to

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over.

Withdraw it.

The Indy was under the cycle. Mr. IIamilton asked if there With the assistance of sailor, and was any concrete evidence that Mr. a rickshaw coolie, the witneso Mitfod was under the influence of righted the vehicle. The lady, liquor.

Mr. Lee said he had never aug-

was put in a China Motor Bus Company lorry and conveyed to the grested that he was. But ho Government Civil Hospital.

thought in an Inquiry like the one

Foreman: Did the motrcycle being conducted the pros and cons turn completely over? Yes..

Mr. Remedios asked the witness

of the matter should be gone into.

The hearing was then adjourned

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