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The Clue Of The Forgotten Murder:

BEGIN BERK TO-DAY

By CARLETON KENDRAKE

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"Good night," she told him. "And thank you so much."

the things around here are Esther] When DAN BLÆEKER, publisher of The Ordway's? Why haven't you some Wiede, fearns the CHARLES MORDEN, police) thing here?!!

She came close to him, stood for a reportet, has been mysteriously killed ba "Beunuse, who anid, "I didn't have moment looking up into his eyes, her employs KIDNEY ORIPP Im Jught, to mire the murder,

anything. I cante here broke. E own eyes wide and starry. Morden had been investigating the affairs ther picked me up on the street. Oh, "You're you're wonderful,” of FRANK B. CATHAY, weally and pro it was glinatly! I can't even tell you she said. minent, who had threatened to sue The lads about it, I was broke and hungry and.

Before he could stop her, she because the pewspaper Practied Ching has desperate, and Esther Ordway came stooped swiftly and kissed his hand. been arrested. The inan' kreosed was Impostor lying the name of Cathay and so and picked me up. I didn't want, to companied by a wet called MARY BRIGOS.

news that Cathar is dead--posalbly proned.

Bonn after Murben is found dead come didn't want my folks to find out about way, with the sound of the cloning tell the newspaper 'men, about it. I A moment later he was in the hall- Morden's Angerprints are found in the 16. You are, I enne on here in tako door and the clicking spring lock ring apartment of girl named ALICE LOITON part in a show. I wanted to be an ing in his enre, who has reported the taupearance of her actress. They told me what an awful esmate, ENTIER ORDWAY, Gif, and life it was, but I wouldn't listen to

Becker question Altes Karton.

ber of being Father Ordway.

CHAPTER XXI

corridor to the elevater, paused in Sidney Griff atrode swiftly down the

I'll be wait-

Grift lesena that CARE RACINE, detective | them.. employer by MRS. CATHAY, trying to

the lobby and found a public tele- forate MH, BLANCHE MALONE Anne, "And then I got on here and went phone. He dropped a coin and called Griff returns to see Allee Lortoni and accuses Drake, and I was out on the street, the number of n detective agency

wondering where my next meal would which sometimes did work for him. come from. I was thinking of sui- "Grit talking," he said. "I'm at cide-think of everything horrible, the Elite Apartments, 319 Robinson And then Esther was walking along street. Send an operative with a car The girl stared at Griff. The colour beside me before I knew what had out here right away. Get him hero had drained from her face, leaving it happened. She held my elbow in her just as soon as you can. wan and pathetic. Her lips, bare of hand and smiled at me just as friendly ing across the street." rouge, pressed together in a tight line, as though she'd known me all When she spoke the words were al-life, and xaid, 'You look like you're the lobby, pulled his coat about him Griff hung up the telephone, left most inaudible. The police," she pretty much up against it, kid.' said, and stopped.

as he felt the bite of the night wind, Of course Griff told her Im-that I hadn't heard in weeks. It shadows. Occasionally he paced back. "There was a sympathy in her tone crossed the street to land in the patiently. There's been murder brought out all the homesickness in and forth, his head bowed in thought, committed. That's what the police are for, you know. Did you think you tile, just started to cry right there but his eyes watched The entrance to could get mixed up in a murder and sines I'd eaten, and I told her it had

in the street. She asked me how long the Elite Apartments. then have aomeone Just slap your wilat and tell you not to do it again been a day, perhaps two days. It had "But I'm nut mixed up in a mured as though it had been weeks, der," Alice Lorton Kald.

But it wasn't the food. It was the ¡rympathy,"

Grill shrugged his shoulders. There were several muments of llence then, Sidney Griff seemed to be waiting, the girl to be thinking. She squirmed restlessly in the chair, Her feet shot out from under her kinono. She leaned forward and put #cold, white hand on his wrist.

15.

"And how long ngo was this" Griff demanded,

The girl lowered her eyes. "This." he said in a slow, hesitant voice, "was only two weeks ago.”

"Why did you fle to us?" "Because I didn't want to have the story come out in the newspapers."

“And you're engaged?” asked Griff. "Yes," she said.

"Who is the man you are going marry, Alice?" he asked in a kind,

It was some 20 minutes before n

light rondster slid in close to the curb. A man opened the door and stepped out to the sidewalk,

"Grit?" he asked in a low voice, as Sidney Griff came forward.

Yes, Girift Led him. There's young woman in that apartment house. She's about five feet two, | blonde, about 24 years of age, with trim figure. She weighs around 105 pounds, She'll be coming out of the

gurlement house pretty quick. I think perhaps a man will coure, for her. I want her shadowed. It may be that another man will take up his position here to keep a watch on the! apartment house. Don't pay any attention to him. Keep out of sight

"Listen," she said, "please believe me. I'm telling you the truth. My name is Allee Lorton. I don't know anything all about Esther Ordway, Perhaps if I did I'd try to protect her. I don't know, But I'm telling yut the God's truth. Please believe fatherly tone.

It's vital that you do believe) "A man back in my home town," yourself. You'd better go down the

she said. "He thinks that I've made street about half a block and park.) Griff frowned thoughtfully, sérmed good here in the city as an actress, Investigate everyone who comes out undecided.

but that I'm giving up my career-ins of the apartment house that might be The girl's other hand clung to his order to come back and marry him. the party I describisk." arm, as though she had been trying|Tell me, was it very wrong for me to The detective looked at his watch. to drag herself out of a quicksand, deceive him like that?"

"Let's get the finie straight,” he The quivering of her hands WITH He laughed, patted her cold hand, said. "It's 12:40 now. visible, despite the tight grip which pushed back his chair and get to his she held upon the criminologist's nem. feet.

"You've Kot

"I'm not to hileve me.

a moral arbiter, Alico, meants a lot to me. Pe about to be I'm just a criminalogist working on married and to be happy. Anything a case and trying to find out some that might come up that would con- of the facts. Forgive ing for, both neet mu with a scandal of this kindering you after you'd retired." would ruin my entire life. I'm telling "Oh!" she said, with a quick little ngency, but keep her shadowed. you the truth. I'm Alice Lorton. exclamation, "you're so nice. You! You'd better have them sendi out a enn prove it to you. I'll write out for approve, don't you?"

jevuple more men if you are able to you my whole life's history if you want. I'll tell you where I was born, where I went to school. I'll bring lá people who know me."

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"That's right," Gris told him. “I have 12141, but 12:40 ls near enough.”

"Okay,” the man said, "I'll stay on the job and make reports After I've gut her located do you want me

telephone 17

you "No," Griff said, "telephone your

"I don't know" he told her. “as keep her in sight until she gets to it makes any difference whether 1 where she's going." approve or not.”

llut. -you understand, anyway." "Yes," he said, "I think I do," She watched him as he buttoned his,

Griff's tone was that of a man who j is growing less sure of himself mo-eat and renched for his hat, which he

held by the brim. mentarily.

"But how does it happen that all of

"BRITISH MINISTER

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CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TIFFIN There was a large and distin-!

"Good night, Alice,” he said.

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Hurry Pancher, eccentric inventor, describes Home unusual happenings at Hillcrest Hotel.

SUN-FO COMING TO CANTON

WILL INTERVIEW MR. HU HAN-HIN

Shanghal, Nov. 29.

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It was reliably stated this even- kong Hotel Garden

Ing that Mr. Sun Fo, President of day when His Excellency the Bri-;

His Excellency's Reply the Legislative Yuan will sail for tish Minister to China, Sir Alexan-

Replying, His Excellency said: Hongkong by the French Mail liner, can assure you that 1, for my Athos. on Saturday, accompanied der Cadogan, was entertained to tilin by the Chinese General part, regard it as n very great by Dr. Wang Chung-hul,

honour as well as a great pleasure In Hongkong, Mr. Sun Fo will in- Mr. Li Sing-kei presided, and to have been invited here to-day lerview Mr, Hu Han-min and will were the by the Chinese General Chamber then visit Canton to see General amongst those present Hon. Sir, Thomas Southors, C-M.C.,

of Commerce.

Chan

Chai-tong. It is reported the Hou, Mr. R. H. Kotewall, the

very much appreciate the that considerable political signi Hon. Mr. S. W. Ta'o, the Hon. Sir kind references that you, Sir, were ficance is attached to the visit. Eric Teichman, C.M.G., the Honood enough to make in your Mr. Sun Fo will arrive in Shang. Mr. N. L. Smith, the Hon. Mr. T. eech and the kind sentiments hai by train from Nanking to- N. Chau, Mr. Li Yau-isun, the sou expressed, and I am grateful morrow-Reuter.

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Hon. Mr. C. G. S. Mackie, Mr. D.also to the, Chamber for their ex-

W. Tratman, Mr. Ho Kom-tong,

cellent hospitality..

аге

Mr. M. K. Lo, Mr. G. C. Pelham, refer to the traditional friendship trust with the people among whom I was very honoured to hear you spirit of mutual confidence and Mr. A. H. Forbes, Dr. Li Shu-fan, Mr. Tang Shlu-kin, Mr. T. F. Tal, hetween the Chinese and Great they lived.

Britain. We have had our differ- Your interests, I suppose, Mr. G.W-Aldington, Mr. Lo Yam-

will talaly economic, but I think that suen, Mr. To Chak-man, Mr. Fungice in the past and we

relations Heung-chuen and Mr. Kwak Yau-doubtless have others, but at the political and economic

same time I believe there is are so closely entwined that It is teng.

His Majesty the King was tonst.enuine sympathy between the two difficult to separate them, On the ed at the call of the Hon. Mr. R. peoples. It is a commonplace to one hand good relations on

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H. Kptowall, and, the Repubile of say that the East and the West economic field depend on the good China was honoured at the call ofwach other. That may be so, but the two peoples. On the other Jind it very difficult to understand relations and friendship between H.E. the British Minister.

cannot help feeling that the hand any economic co-operation 'Chairman's Welcome [Chinese and the British are enpa-can, and I think It does, bring The Chairman said: Your Ex ble of appreciating each others with it n realisation of community cellency, Gentlemen: The Chinese good qualitfog, and I think both of interest which contributes a General Chamber of Commerce ro- can lay claim to a number of such. great deal towards cementing gard it indeed a high honour that I say this in spite of traditional | friendship and preserving 'peacê." your Excellency should be an find British modesty.

Hopeful Sign as to attend this gathering, in On the Best of Terms

With regard to the general apite of your numerous engage. In any case there is one thing economic situation, I suppose that ments during your all too short I can sny with honesty, and that the best one can say in that there stay in the Colony, and on behalf is that during the short time are algus that the world is begin- of the Chamber, I thank you for have been in China, and even ning to emerge from the depres- and our other distin- more so during the present hur- sion that has lain so heavily upon

this honour, for their presence. riad tour of the Southern ports, II. It would be rash to indulge

guished

guests The Chinese gratefully appre- have found everywhere, with no in any prophecy, an ciate the traditional friendliness exception, that the local British nose to do

and I do not pro- shown to China by Great Britain, communities are living on the all confidence that the relations

I can say with and we Chineso In the whether British subjects or Chin Chinese neighbours, While that tween British residents and the

Colony, ont possible terms

rms with their find exlating here in China be so eltizens, heartily rejoice that is to the credit of these the important position of Great ties, it is perhaps even more to foundation on which to build

communi-

Chinese people afford a very nolld Britain's Minister to China should the credit of the Chinese officials be held by such a world-renowned and inhabliants, for after all,

futuro prosperity diplomat as your Excellency (hear, these communities are hear), and we feel confident that ly small fernign communities de-in the future. I understand they wish this Chamber prosperity and BUCCORE with your Excellency's breadth of ponding very largely on these in have just recently celebrated their vision and understanding, and whose country thay.realde. From twenty-second sympathy for China's problems what I was able to ace 1 con-wish them long life and all pos birthday, and I and difficulties, the traditional vinced myself that they in their alble good fortune in the future. friendship and co-operation be dally calling co-operated in a (Applause),

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