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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1934.

SERIAL STORY

The Clue Of The Forgotten Murder:

BEGIN HERE TO-DAY

Bu CARLETON KENDRAKE

Criff's face froze into rigid im-like that. We had Morden's -finger- prints on file at the paper, you know, When DAN BLERKER, publisher of The passivity.

"No," he said.

"And, by God, we found some of Blade, learn that CHARLES MORDEN. police i reporter, has been mysteriously killed he do Bleeker spoke rapidly. "Remem. Morden's Angerprints. There can't was in that termines in amply SIDNEY GRIFF, famous ber," he said, "you're going to give be any mistake. He crinthologist. alve the murder.

"Have you told the polles?" "No, we're keeping it under cover

Morden had been aelened to fearn all he's the breaks when the time comes, apartment." could shoal PRANK B. CATHAY, wealthy You know, Griff, there's something

and prominent, who had threatened in agel uncanny about you, at, that."

Cathay had been arrested. Later I wan;

The lade because the newspaper reported, Griff stared through the cigarette until you tell us to release it Wo proven that the man arrested, giving the name smoke and said, "I presume you're figure we may be able to do betler of Cathar and merompanied by girl exilert about to toll me that

MARY BRIGGS, was an importar, The Iliade, the woman in the casu ve found playing it under cover."

publlabad retraction.

Then Marden is found desk and

Inter comes now that Cathay proswibly promoted,

few hour La dead-

Sidney Gill undertaken the raw 1 FR on Cellar's doctors and his lawyer, CHARLER FISKER. Later Grift to are XH GATTIAY. When he sells her of Morden's dasth she faints, Gelit Jonven, saying to the Laxi driver, "Get me to a public telephone.~

CHAPTER XV

"We know who sho In," Blocker

anid. "We haven't found her. That "What's this Ordway woman like?”) hunch, of youre was ong of the mostį Griff asked, dropping his hand to the remarkable things, I've ever charm of the chair, his eyes closed, kim manner that of one who in completely countered,"

"Go ahead," Griff said, "tell me relaxed. about it."

"We got the lead not over half an "From the description we get, sho'a' hour after I was talking with you an 22, medium sized, brunette with black the long distanco telephone from eyes. She used lots of makeup, and Bleeker aald. "Bill there was more or less mystery about The enb driver drove at high speed Riverview," down the winding road which led from Osborne, one of our reporters, made her. Alico Lorton says she doesn't the big Cathay home to the nearest a check on a disappearance cuse which know very much about the girl; that through boulevard. He pulled in be- had been reported by a Mins Allce they shared the apartment, and the fore a drug store and held the door Lorton, 24, residing at the Elite girl always paid her share of the rent street. promptly; that she was supposed to apartments, 319 Robinson She had reported the disappearance be cut of work and looking for a job, of Esther Ordway, 22, who shared but she always seemed to have plenty her apartment,"

of money." The intense nervousnona which

of the car open,

Sidney Grif entered the drug store, put through a long, distance call to. Dan Bleeker of The Blade.

"The woman in the case," he said,

"Not a very good description," han employed Carl Racine of the bad characterized the criminologist tacine Detective Bureau. She or the night before seemed to have left Griff said. "How dered up her car for him, to take him now. He stretched out, physical- graphe ↑" him to the city. She is obviouslyly relaxed, the only sign of nervous-

frightened. It would news being the quick, vigorous punid. We can't seem to get hold very much

rabably be advisable for you to have on the cigarette which indicated and of a photograph. There's just a

about photo-

"That's the funny thing." Bleeker

more photograph album the girl had, and

a framed picture that WAB on the dresser, but the girl scems to have taken those things with her.""

"Pretty smart," Griff said,

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"That," he said, "is what I like chance that the girl played foxy and the lulevard. 1 believe that you are

with you newspaper Look all of her photographs with her. familar with her car and can give shout dealing the men a description of it. Doubt chaps. You get all of the essential Alice Lorton says she was certain less some of your reporters know; information and pass it on in a can- there was a snapshot or two in a

Tell mr SOMLU Racine personally. When he passes the manner. have them drop in behind and see if about Alice Lorton."

"You mean about Eather Onlway, they can follow him. 1 think ho ha

who disappeared?" asked been sent upon a mission of the the one greatest importance-a mission which Blecker. requires some skill and daring to Sidney Griff shook his head,

"No," he said "about Alice Ler- handle, Racine was hostile when I

"I say was plenty xmart." ton, the one who reported her dis-Becker agreed. met him."

getting on his trull. Now, that's an' any where_in_the_eity." Bleeker's reply was directly to the appearance."

"Knowing anything else?" arked angle we can't figure out. He's try- point.

Griff.

ing to find a Mrs. Blanche Malone. "When did they leave?" he asked. Bleeker looked mildly surprised.

He's prawling around through the "Approximately 16 minutes ago." "I didn't talk with her person-

said. "The

"Yes, we covered Carb Racine. It registrations, eity directories, and lins reporters "The road will be covered." Blecker ally," he said. "We have just received assur- gathered the information. She is was n elnch to follow him. Appar: gone to the light and gas companies, Charles Morden kept his expense neos from the authorities at River- understand, blonde, blue-eyed an ently bu didn't suspect anything and trying to find out if they've connected account comes to light in the next view that an autopsy will be arderal." pretty-not outstandingly beautiful, the boys didn't have any ditlienty meter for a Mrs. Blanche Malone instalment,

Griff gave a low whistle.

you understand, but pretty." "You must," he said, "have ex- erted considerable pressure,"

•

"Go ahend," Griff said. "I want

to know everything i can about her. want to gel a complete picture." "Let me tell you first about the apartment and about Esther Ord- way," Bleeker said.

"We did," said Blocker, "but we received unexperted reinforcements from n confidential communication made to the authorities by one of the physicians in the ease. It represent Griff once more extended his right ed a complete change of attitude onurm, with the fingers outstretched,

had

bis part since an earlier interview, 1 seemed to be groping his way through wan wondering if, perhaps, your a maze of intricate thoughts.

ira Riverview

been piesener

*All right, go on," he said almost responsible for the physician's change dreamily. of attitude."

"Alice Lorton said this Ordway wo Sidney Griff laugher,

wu lind mysteriously disappeared word. She'd "My presence in Riverview," he without leaving any said, "has been responsible for a lot taken a suitcase and xome clothes. playing human; After a couple of days passed and of things. I'm checkers. I'll see you this evening." Allce Lorton didn't hear anything from Smiling, he slid the receiver gently her missing friend, she notified the back on the hook. His face was alert, police and the Hureau of Missing tao ayos narrowed, wary and watchful. Persona,

"We'd never have bothered with it, There were two parchment-shaded only for what you said, and the fact lamps burning the rooms but them, lu must have disappeared at glow they gave wax subdued. Sidney about the time Morden w

Angerprint Griff, nttired in Jounging salt and murdered. We went long woollen batk-role, stored to exert up to the apartment. He used the spiraling smoke from his rigoretfe, a pass key. No one know he went in Aerase from him, Dan Bleeker seemed there. He developed latents in oners very much excited.

"Anything about Docker?" naked. Any news for ax?”

he

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