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THE - HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER

SERIAL STORY

1934.

The Clue Of The Forgotten Murder:

BEGIN, HERE TO-DAY_

By CARLETON KENDRAKE ·

CHARLES MORDEN, Reporter for The Blade, thephones the newipater. A hypert

of the death of EDWARD SHILLINGDY, private delectire, beloved in have been kitted by CINCINNATI, RED LAMPSON, Eter.

The same, shakti, a main giving 'the DAN of JOHN SMITI), la brought polles head. quarters on aispicion of driving while Intoxi ested. With him in Rari who says, she is MARY BRIGGS, hitch-hiker. The man changes his SUMIY pavaral times. Bully Identified FRANK 8. CATILAY. wealthy suburbanite mid candidate for elly jocunel), Roth Cathay and the girl ars released.

Mordin, the enir reporter to learn there Jaeta, telephones the along to his newspaper.

CHAPTER HI

A freckle-faced lad, with a slight east in one eye, and who was par ticularly disliked by Charles Mordon. brought him the nows.

"On the carpet for you," the boy

naid.

Morden, always particular nui his appearance, frowned at the boy, oven as he straightened bin tle.

"June wint in it you're trying to tell mo, Squinty?" he asked.

The boy jerked his anger toward the editorial offices. "Kenner, the elty editor, wants to see you," he said.

Mórden atrode toward the offer with T expression of becoming modesty. He had, he knew, slipped fast one over on Whipple. The Blade had been the only newspaper to carry the story of the Riverview scandal-the prominent citizen, can- alidate on the reform ticket for coun- cilman arrested on suspicion of driv ing while intoxicat d," in company

Mordes stiffened no the man turned pale gray eyes on him in bostile appraisal.

+

was careless. My pocket was shall expect a very material contri- picked. That was all there was to use so much Letus of the diono money involved as because of the The police couldn't have anything about it."

murul, Enect. I inland to deposit Morden was defiant and hostile. your cheque in the Phemiantotni ökuk "This newspaper clipping doesn't at Riverview but before I have de. prove anything," he said. "Suppose poslted it I shail seo that it is photo.

with 11 young woman whom he claimed he had never seen before. Ho had lied about his identity and poller had only discovered his real" tinme by tracing the car which he hind been driving, a car which had en picked up at a renting agency, despite the fact that Cathay's wife nd cheerfully assured the newspaper reporter who interviewed her over the long distance telephone at her husband had gone to the city in his gray Hupmobile roadster.

it in your plcture? Maybe The Krapied and a tacsimus is printed in Riverview Daily Fress made a mis. The Riverview Dany Press.

take, instend of The Binde."

Kenney's face was savage. The tall man laughed scornfully. "You talk like that," he said. "and Morden opened the door of Dick

"That," he said, is good! I've it'll be a long time before you get a Kenney's office, stiffened slightly as lived in Riverview for the last 15 cheque! You can get a festation any he saw the big man in the well- years, I've been president of the time you want. There's been a mis. tailored suit who turned pale gray Chamber of Commerce. I'm presid- take made. But there aro certai eyes upon him in hostile appraisal.ent of the town's biggest luncheon peculiar circumstances

Dick Kenney, seated behind the club. I'm a candidate for elty coun- the making of that muscale. We city editor's desk, looked from Marcitman and doubtless would have been telephoned your wife for confirmation. this. She stated that you were here in the "You wanted to see me?" Morden elected had it not been for

tibellous article. An it in, I shall jelly; that she didn't know what hotel

you were sloping at.” probably be defeated."

den to the man,

asked,

Kenny jerked his head toward the man in the gray suk. "Know this

man?" he asked.

Morden breathed a sigh of relief, Whatever the equawk, It wasn't something which could be laid to him. "No," he said blithely. "I never aaw him in my life."

"Take a look at this," sald Kenney. The city editor alld a card across the desk. Morden picked the card

"Suppose, Mr. Calhay," sald Dick Kenney in suave tones, as though he you sign your name for us, so that had already acknowledged defeat, Wenn check it with the police

recorda,"

Cathay hesitated for a moment, "You have libelled me," he said. "You have done irreparable damage building up for more than 15 years. reputation which I have been Now you add insult to your previous Suite 208 First National Bank Build-injury by refusing to accept proper

up and stared at it. It read simply "Frank B. Cathay-Investment

ing, Riverview,"

Morden turned to the man. "You're representing Mr. Cathay 7" he asked with a pecullar sinking sensation making itself manifest in the pit of his stomach.

proof of my identity:

Dick Kenney was firm.

"I'm very sorry, Mr. Cathay," he said. "I don't know, as yet, what

surrounding

"Quite true," sail Cathay. "y the way," Kenney said with were you stopping at, Mr. Cathey?" elaborate curelessness, "what hotel

Cathay snorted. "I didn't come here to be insulted still further," he said. "It's none of your business where I stayed or what I did! I have told you what I expect. First, I shall expect a retraction. After that! shall expect the cheque."

He turned on his heel and atrode

toward the door.

Lot's get at the bottom of this thing.

"Wait a minute," Kenney said.

I want you to meet Mr. Blocker, the

frm junior partner of the

which publishies The Blade."

the situation is going to lead-to-but, "And what do you expect me to

to him?" asked Mr. Cathay...

"1" said the man with cold fure, since you have taken the trouble to can tell him just what you've i

come here to establish your identity, told atc. Kerney said.

"ant Frank B. Cathny."

There was 11 moment of tengo silence in the rooms. Then the city editor looked across at Morden and said, "Well?"

Morden shook his head emphatic.

it svould seem you would hardly hesitate to sign your name.".

"No, thank you," said Mr. Cathay

"Oh, that's right," the man said frostily. "I have given you my mea. quickly, "I forgot about the letter ange. My sult for libel will be fled from the president of the First within a day or two unless the matter National bank. I thought that I had in satisfactorily adjusted in the mean- given you that."

| time..., I wish you a very good miler. ally,

"No," he said, "this isn't Cathay; on the stationery of the First National

He took from his wallet a letter noon."

The door banged, They're about the same nge and bank of Riverview. The letter stated Dick Kenney looked accusingly at about the same build but Cathay is that the person whose photograph Charles Morden, stooped a little bit and his eyes are was attached to the letter was Mr. "A hell of a scoop!" he said a little darker. He's"

Frank B. Cathay, that Mr. Cathay's sarcastically. "The only newspaper "I am Frank H. Cathay of River-signature also appeared, below the in the city that published it!" view," interrupted the man in a tone photograph; that Dr. Cathay main- which quivered with fury, "I have tained a balance in the First National explody pushed back his chair, ̈“It's Anhy an hell!" Charles Morden alrendy established my identity to bank of Riverview which ran well! your city editor, and I can do into six figures; that he was a re- "You come with me, young man,"

gain if necessary."-

spected and esteemed citizen orike anid. "We're going to see the "You've only given me a letter of Riverview and a member of the boss1" Introduction," sald Dick Kenney bank's board of directors.

In the next chapter Morden begins cautiously.

to the signature.

Kenney read the leiter and pointed the most exciting piece of work in

his career.

The man pulled a wallet frem his pocket, took out a folded clipping from The Riverview Daily Press The clipping had headlines which had

"I take it," he said, "that the signer of this letter expected you would duplicate the signature."

(To Be Continued.*.

"Tan't the photograph sufficient?" Don't Neglect Sore Throat!

Asked Cathay

name."

stretched across the full top of the PARC

"CATHAY LIBELLED BY CITY BLADE."

"I would prefor," Kenney told him, There were smaller beadlines, still speaking with insistence but with light,

If you have a sore throat, however column and a half of space, and there a courtesy which contained a note of Respirolds. Allowed slowly to dis don't noglect It. -Use was a picture of Frank B. Cathay defence in it, "to have you sign your solve in the mouth, these delightfully prominently displayed.

Kenney stared at the picture, The man pulled the pad of paper passed it over to Morden. There which Kenney held out to him, grab could be no question but what the bed man who stood in the office and the editor scribbled memos, and dashed pencil with which the city. man who had posed for the picture off a signature which was a perfect in the newspaper were one and the duplicate of the 'algnature under- same. And there could be no doubt neath the photograph, that this man was not the same one

"That," sald the city editor, stur who had given the name of Frank B. ing. pointedly nt Morden, "settles the Cathay at police headquarters the matter." night before.

The room was silent, save for the "I saw driving license, lodge rustle of papers na Cathay folded cards, membership cards in golf them, returned then to his wallet clubs, saw your signature, and saw and pushed the wallet back into his you signing the same algnature, pocket. Morden said. "That is, I saw the

"Well," said Kenney in a tone of

real Cathay signing the signature." resignation, "what do you want?"

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"Did you see him sign, Morden ?" he "nad I want damages."

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Morden hesitated for a moment. "Well, he said, "Carsons had him sign his name and he was just in the net of signing when I sneaked out to telephone. But Carsons was check-

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