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THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1934.
SERIAL STORY
The Clue Of The Forgotten Murder:
HEGIN HERE TO-DAY
CHARLES MORDEN, reporter
for
By CARLETON KENDRAKE
17100
· Made, selephones bla newspaper an excinatre p „wiązy abooi. FRANK D, Cathay ut Riverview, wealthy and prominent, brought to police headquarters on tundlekes of driving while Intoxicated was accesipauled by a pretty Young woman who call herwiTM MARY BRIGGS. hitch-hiker.
Next day to learned that the mine WH
Impostor. The real Cathay demands Bantages and a retraction. DAN BLEEKER.
Junkor publisher of The Made, convinced that "komething is fuhy," semile Morden in 315rezi view to learn all be can abous Cathay,
MIH..THAY calls on lecker and sake him tu came, to the Palace hotal, for a more fernen with her husband's lawyer. CHARLES FISHER. Wierker moer.
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The door of the hotel room: opened by a tail Individual whose grny eyen peered in sager expectation at Dan Blecker. "You brougth him. the man said, and there was unmis- Lakable relief in his voice.
Blocker nodded, followed Mrs. Cathay into the room, turned to face the big man who was closing and locking the door.
"Well?" he naked.
"It was very nice of you to come," said the man in a booming voice, which had apparently been carefully. cultivated to convey an atmosphere of Impressive dignity.
He was a ponderous figute, nome- whero in the fortion. He WAS heavily fleshed and his shoulders nagged forward, as though most of his work had been done over a desk. "I," he said, "am Charles Fisher, senior partner of the firm of Fisheri Barr and Mciteady, with offices in the First National bank at Riverview. We handle all of Mr. Cathay's legal work. Won't you please be seated, Mr. Blecker 7""
Mrs. Cathay walked to the full- length mirror, surveyed herself quiet- ly, turned and without a glance at Bleeker, walked through a passage- way into an adjoining room. Her' manner was that of one whose work has been done.
"I'll stand." Blecker said,
Fisher frowned. A swift Bush of rage appeared on his countenance.
"You'll want some sort of a receipt. Some kind of a release in full of all claints for damage."
"Bat you understand," Fisher went an in his heavy ponderous manner. "the situation is one which may per hop call for rather extended dis
Dan Bleeker, with his hand on the cussion, Ms. Bleeker. Certainly, you door knal, stared at Charles Fisher would hardly expect a matter of this and shook his head slowly from side gravity to be disposed of in a few to alde. words. I think from a legal stand- paint you will readily agree ...”
"Just what do you want?" Bleeker
anked.
just wanted to make certain that they "Certainly not," he told her. "1
understood what our position was, of mething Marden uncovereri?"
"Do you suppose that was because
"You can't tell. It wasn't some. thing that affected Cathay so much
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of town just as soon as she got out of CONSIGNEES' NOTICI
the police station," Kenney said,
"Then go out of town to look for her Blocker snapped explosively,
HOLLAND-005Ť AŽIE LIJN. (Holland-East Asia Line)
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The telephone rang. ban Blocker wooped down upon the receiver, held From ANTWERP, BREMEN, RO it to his ear, said, "Blecker speaking." TERDAM, AMSTERDAM, and then listened while the receiveri made rapid, Nunwking
BURG, GENOA, and other ports. noises. "Where are you now?" he asked.
now
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"We don't want anything from as it was something that affected his very well, I'll let you talk with him The SteamID Frank B. Cathay," he said. "We're wife," going ahead and publish that retrac- "She's the type who's been in many
"ZUIDERKERK” |tion in just the manner that I out-a tight fix before," Ethel West sald. Bleeker held the receiver over to having arrived from the above por "Mr. Cathay," sald Fisher gravely tired to you. Any time Cathay "There's a woman who doesn't let her ward Dick Konnoy,
consignoes of cargo by hor are no "is a very important individual in thinks he can make money out of left hand know what her right hand "Fred Nixon, who's covering head- fled that all goods are being land Riverview. Perhaps he sometimes suing our newspaper, we'll show him does."
quarters," he said. "Listen to what at their risk into the hazard everestimates his importance. That where he can't. That goes for him Dan Bleeker frowned meditatively he has to say."
and/or extra-hazardous godowns is, however, neither hers not there, and for his lawyers. Do you get at the capell him that I want him a low, conversational voice, "All right,wharves delivery may be obtained carpet. "Ring Dick Kenney," Kenney took the telephone, said in 'Holt's Wharf, whenes and/or from nor should I care to be quoted. He that bun quite a bit of pride, and when Fisher frowned. "I hind you to come in here for a conference," Nixon. What is it?"
Goods not cleared by the he has once reached a decision he is brought here," he and with dig 'Anything elag?"
Once more the receiver made a November 1934, 4, p.m. will be a very much inclined to stay
uity, so that we might arrange an "Not unless Morden telephones. I succession of squawking, metallic feet to rent. "I've heard
(Owing to as, “Zuld amicable settlement."
want to talk with him if he reports. noises. Kenney stiffened to rigid at- kork" having fire on board near 8 Bleeker said.
"All right. We've arranged it, Tell him to come in to see me if he tention. The skin about his knuckles on or about the 12th October 1984 | haven't we?" Blocker said.
can leave the case long enough.” grew white as he gripped the receiver, General Average has been declar Fisher frowned. A. swift Bush of "It hasn't been very amicable so Ethel West strode from Blocker's "Good God!" rage nypunted on his countenance, and far,” Fisher reninrked,
private office. A few minutes later they certain head slowly. "Are Consequently a deposit of 15% the market value has to be. pald then he smiled slowly and gravely. 'It's amicable as it's going to Dick Kenney entered.
There WOB another interval of fore delivery of the cargo -can "Of course," he said, "I didn't know be," Bleeker told him and slammed "That Cathay business,” said Blee-noise from the transmitter. Then takan), to just what extent Mrs. Cathay had the door behind him as he stepped ker. "I want some action on it.” Kenney sald, "We're sending Roma All broken, chafed and during gone into the preliminaries.!.
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that before."
"Consider that the preliminaries are i all over with," Bleeker said, standing with his feet wide apart, his black smoky eyes staring steadily into the gray eyes of the big man who hulkedi above him. "Get"down to brass tacks. What's what?"
Fisher sighed. "In prepared to advise my client," he said, "o withdraw any tibel suits and give you a complete re- lense in return for your assurance that a rotraction will be published by the newspaper."
into the corridor.
m
"But I understood the whole natter men to help you Walt there until packages are to be left in the had been dropped," Kenney anid, his they come. Then start covering downs, where they will be exarafi forehend puckered with a puzzled everything. The paper will see this at Holt's Wharf. (Consign frown.
thing through to a finish. You get aro requested to apply for ■ Raver "Cathay's dropped it." Blecker hold of the homicide squad and lot Officer in attendance when dama snapped. "We haven't."
them understand we're out for blood,į dučiable cargo are being examine "What do you want done?"
Do you get me? All right, just a Claims against the steamer moment then.. hold the tele- be presented writing within phone.""
days after arrival of steamer, oth Kenney looked over at Dan Bleeker,wise they will not be recognized. "Are there any instructions?" ho No Fire Insurance will be effec asked. "Morden's murdered." by the undersigned in any case wh Bill of Lading will be count JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LII
Agents.
It was the following afternoon, Dan Bleeker, nt hin denk, frowned irritably at Ethel West.
"What was your last report from Charles Morden?" he asked.
Ethel West picked up a shorthand
"I want that lead followed up. notebook from before her. "You The angle of finding out who it was talked with hits personally day before that picked Oathay's pocket, and yesterday, didn't you?"
posed as Cathay and why he did it." "Yes. What did you hear from him "But I thought that was just the yesterday 7"
angle we played to cover our ге- He telephoned about one o'clock, traction."
In the next instalment Dan It was right after lunch. Ile maidi "It was, and we're going ahead Bleeker tearns more about the murder signed by Bleeker's voice was crisp, his man that he had a live lead, but in order with It." per truculent. "We'll publish this to get it he had to cultivate a giri. sort of a retraction," he said, "and fe anid that he thought it wasn't Dick Kenney nodded.
**
(To Be Continued.J
of the police reporter.
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Have the men cover all the hotels. an imposter. A pickpocket who had "Yesterday afternon," said Bleaker Find out where Cathay was stolen Cathay's wallet, and chose to meditatively, "what was I doing... gistered. See if you сап And out masquerade under "Cathay's name. oh yes, that conference with Mrs. something about his business. Find We will publish it prominently, not as Cathay, and Cathay's lawyer." out if he was here alone or if anyone retraction, but as an additional: "You disposed of the case ? ** she was with him. And in particular try development that has been uncovered usked.
and And out more about this pick- through the diligence of our news "Frightened to death," he told her. pocket business. There was a girl, a paper reporters. That's our final "The woman was speechless with hitch-hiker, I believe she said. Mary the nerves-neuralgia of the acintie informed that all Goods are be answer. You can take it or leave fright. She rushed to the lawyer and Briggs I think her name. Was. You nerve it is sometimes called-and landed at their risk into the hazard: it."
got him to call the whole thing off. should be able to locate her. Run rheumatism is attributed by most and/or extra hazardous Godowns "I'll take it," Fisher said,
They tried to save their faces by down that angle of it. I want to find medical authorities to poisonous acid The Hongkong and Kowloon Dan Blerker pushed past him to making a bluff about it.”
out where the man went when he left in the blood, numbers of irrefutable and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and. ward the door.
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