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SERIAL STORY

The Clue Of The Forgotten Murder:

BEGIN BERE TO-DAY

By CARLETON KENDRAKE

Whre DAN BLEEKER, publisher of The Blade, irness that CHAILLES MORDEN, pole reporter, bus beets mysteriously kille

crimino employa SIDNEY OKIPF, Famous logkatto andre_the.murder,

the things around here are Esther. "Good night," she told him. “And Ordway's? Why haven't you some-thank you so much."

She came close to him, stood for a thing here?"

"Because," she said, "I didn't have moment looking up into his eyes, her: anything. I came here broke. Es-own eyes wide and starry.'

"You're

wonderful," ...you're Morden had Investigating the affairs ther pleked me up on the street. Oh, of FRANK R. CATHAY wealthy and prosit was ghastly! I can't even tell you she said.

Before he could stop her, sho minent, who had threatened to aue The Blade about it. I was broke and hungry and|

because the newspaper reported Cakay had desperate, and Esther Ordway came stooped swiftly and kissed his hand.

been arrested. The man arrested wa 归

importer giving the name of Cathy and send picked me up. I didn't want to

companied by a girl ralied MARY BRIGGS. iell the newspaper men about it. I A moment later he was in the hall- Hoon after, Morden is found dead comes didn't want my folks to find out about way, with the sound of the closing news that Cathay in dend-paibly poleaned.

the it. You see, I enme on here to take door and the clicking spring lock ring- Morden's Angerprints are

ber of Being Eather Ordway.

CHAPTER XXI

them.

Apartment of wirl named ALICE LORTON part in a show. I wanted to be an ing in his cars, who has reported the diappearation

Sidney Griff strode swiftly down the harnctress. They told me what an awful Comente, ESTHER ORDWAY, Belt and 1fe it was, but I wouldn't listen 10 corridor to the elevator, paused in Berker question Allee lartan,

the lobby and found Gel trans that CART RACING, detect|ve

A public tele- employed by MRH. CATHAY, trying to

"And then I got on hers and went phone. He dropped a coln and called BLANCHE MALONE. Alma, interest to refine art ce brulee, and I was out on the street, the number of a detective agency

wondering where my next meal would which sometimes did work for him. cosse Iron. I was thinking of mul

"Griff talking." he said. "I'm at cide-think of everything horrible. the Elite Apartments, 310 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 here had drained from her face, learing it happened. She held my elbow in her just as soon as you can. I'll be wait- wan and pathetic. Her lips, hare of hand and smiled at me just ne friendlying across the street. rpuge, pressed together in a tight line, as though she'd known me all my Griff hung up the telephone, left When she spake the words were alife, and said, 'You look like you're the lobby, pulled his coat about him must inaudible. "The police," she pretty, much up against it, kid. Ins he felt the bite of the night wind, Raid, and stopped.

"There was a sympathy in her tono crossed the street to stand in the "Of course,

Griff told her im- that I hadn't heard is weeks. It shows. Occasionally he

paced back patiently. "There's been a murder brought out all the homesickness in and forth, his head bowed in thought, committed. That's what the police me. I just started to cry right there but his eyes watched the entrance to are for, you know. Did you think you in the street. She asked me how long the Elite Apartments. could get mixed up in murder and since I'd enter, and I told her it had It was some 20 minutes before a then have someone just slap your been a day, perhaps two days. It had light rondater sld in cluse to wrist and tell you not to do it again?"seemed as though it had been weeks. curb. A man opened the door and

"But I'm not mixed up in a mur-Put it wasn't the food. It was the stepped out to the sidewalk. der," Alice Lorton said.

Giri shrugged his shoulders, There were several méments of lence then. Sidney Grit seemed to I waiting, the girl to be thinking. She squirmed restlessly in the chair. Her Feet shot out from under her: klon. She leaned forward and put In cold, white hand on his wrist

"Listen," she said, "please believe me. I'm telling you the truth. name is Allee Lorton. I don't know

"Yes," she said. anything at all about Esther Ordway.

"Who is the man you are going Perhaps if I did I'd try to protect her. I don't know. But I'm telling to marry, Allen?" he asked in a kind, you the God's truth. Please believe tatherly tone, ine. It's vital that you do believe

the

"Gritt?" be asked in a low voire, ympathy." demantel

"And how long ago was this" Grlitas Sidney Griff came forward.

•

The girl lowered her eyes,

alow, hesitant "This," she said vote, "was only two weeks ago."

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

"And you're engaged 7′′ asked Grift.

д

"Yes." firiff toll him. "There's a young wo1⁄44.0

that apartment in house. She's about Ave feet twe blonde, about 21 years of age, with trim figure. She weighs around 105 pounds. She'll be coming out of the apartment houer pretty quick. I think perhaps a man will come for her. I want her shadowed. It may

that another man will take up his position here to keep a watch on the apartment house, Dun't pay any attention to him. Keep out of sight "A tan back in my home town," yourself. You'd better go down the she said. "He thinks that I've made street almout half a block and park.

Griff frowned thoughtfully, seemed you here in the city as an agitean. Investigate everyone who comes out hut that I'm giving up my career in of the apartment house that night be undrelled.

the party I described"

He Inugh, patted her cold hand, pushed back his chair and got to his feet.

The detective looked at his watch. "Let's get the time straight," he anid. "It's 12:40 now.

"1

"That's right, Grift told him. have 12:41, but 12:40 is near enough." "Okay," the man shid, "I'll stay on the job and make reports. After

The girl's other hand clung to his order to come back and marry him, arm, as though she had been trying Tell me, was it very wrong for me to 1o drag herself out of a quicksand, deceive him like that?" The quivering of her hands was visible, despite the tight grip which she held upon the criminologist's nrmm.

"I'm not amural arbiter, Alice. "You've gol to believe me. It means a lot to me. I'm about to be 'm Just a criminologist working on married and to be happy. Anything a case and trying to and out some I've got her located do you want me that might come up that would conf the facts. Forgive me for both te telephone you "

Grit aid, "telephone your shadowed. neet me with a meandal of this kind ring you after you'd retired,"

"O" she said, with a quick little arrency, but keep her would ruin my entire life. I'm telling

No nice. You! You' letter have them send out a you the truth. I'm Alice Lorton. Texelammation, "you're

couple more men if you are able to can prove it to you. I'll write out for approve, don't you?" 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 in people who know me."

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Grit's tone was that of a man who Is growing less sure of himself me

"But how does it happen that all of

nictilarily.

"No.".

"I don't know," he told her, "as keep her in right until she got to

it makes any difference whether I where he's going." approve or not."

But you radaratand, anyway." "Yes," he said, "I think I do." She watched him as he buttoned his cont and reached for his hat, which he held by the brim.

"Good night, Allce," he said,

BRILLIANT BALLET Tango Argentine, while the fol-

Volkova School at The King's Theatre

A feast of ballet daucing de lighted a large audience at the King's Theatre yesterday after- noon, when Vera Volkova and, George Goncharoff, assisted

Vera Volkova of the pupils Dancing School, ballet "Les Sylphides.”

lowingItems: RegencyVaiso (Dawn Digby), Tarantella (Joyce) and Peggy Ferguson), and Pas de Grace (Tokia Dedieu) were also warmly applauded.

Oriental Danco

In the

(To Be Continued, 1

next

instalment Harry Fancher, eccentric inventer, describes Mume unusual happenings Hillcrest Hotel

MI

OUR POOR DAY

TO-MORROW'S SALE OF ROSES

1he

In its efforts to raise funds to Stolin Best presented a striking guro in her execution of the carry on its charitable work for anse Oriental, this being followed the coming year, the Society of St. by a Russian Doll Dance, in which Vincent de Paul will again make Marigold Sorby and Freddie Clemo its annual appeal to the public of by

Hongkong to-morrow, when it will showed great promise.

Peggy Scotcher also scored with hold its yearly sale of roses. It is to be hoped that the "Drive" presented the her dance Valse Esmeralda, while will prove & successful one.

List Zephyrs (Chopin) was also grace-

on

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The performance was given under fully executed by Joyce Sinclair, Year's "Our Poor Day" was a great Churin and Lalia success, over $5,026 baing collect- the distinguished patronage of Tania

ed. Lady Peel and was in aid of the Arboussol.

The calls on the Soclets's fundu The Pha de Trois, tuken from thef Hongkong Society for the Protec-

Increasing as a result of "Ballet Corsaire" was danced by are tun of Children.

George Goncharoff, Hillary Martin greater number of cases of un- The main attractions of a well-and Yvonne Martin, in pleasing employment. It is therefore

three manner,-

urgent need of support. The varied

were programme bullets the first, "Les Sylphides," The second principal ballet was Society's interests Incrense year a study strictly in classical mon dunced throughout as a pas del by year, and consequently every ner; the second based the deux by Miss Volkova und George little contribution helps. It is

to ho honed that Greek legend of Pygmalion and Concharoff. Based on the legend of sincerely Galatea; and the third Hungarian Pygmalion and Galaten; the theme public will accord as generous a in character. They were all is the eternal disillusion of the measure of support to the various executed with grace and skill, the creative artist with the progeny Appeals as possible and thus en- principals leading delightfully. of his inspiration, The dance lent courage the earnest and self- unusual scope for a diversity of Hacrificing efforts of the workers The balance of the programme, mood, and this was woll carried engaged in their labours of love

was unimportant, by no

and mercy, out.. carried by the pupils, whose talents won the warm applause of the audience. Perhaps the most! The parely classical elements of the Rose Day this year will be outstanding was Stella Best in of the dance wore set aside in fa-un, the ground floor of the Hotel her Danse Oriental (Ketelbey), vour of mora anconventional Cecil, Royal Building (through which was a brilliant piece of forms, and emphaule was set on the courtesy and generasity of the the linear significance of slow Manager. Mr. Chan Wal-cluenY Mrs. A. M. Bowes-Smith and movement, and contrasted, in an where a number of shroffs will be

interesting way, with some rapid in attendance to receive the collec Mrs. A. L. Hindmarsh rendered turning, jumping and energetic tion boxes. All the boxes songs from Greig and Mallinson,

dancing generally.

numbered so that each worker will respectively, and both wore woll

The piano accompaniment was be able to know the result of her. received,

by Mrs. Nura Kanis, the music afforts. belng made up largely of modern composers many of whom were

work.

means

"Les Sylphides"

Interesting. Contrast

The Bazaar Committee reminda the workers that the headquarters

arc

"Les Sylphides Bullet" opened the hoard for the frst time in Hong-Martin, S. Best, P. Scotcher, programme. In this number the kong.

V. Featherstonehaugh, M. Sorby, toe dance.dominated, the custom The third

ballet, marking Joyce Sinclair, Tania Churin, ary motif of the classical manner grand finale to the splendid pro- Lalla Arboussuf, Dawn Digby, being set to a background of Chopin gramme, was a riot of sound and Joyce Forguson, Peggy Ferguson, in romantic mood. The charm colourful hues. With a Hungarian Marikold Sorby, Freddie Clemo, af the movement by the Corps de setting, the tempo of the folk and Tekla Dedleu. Ballet was greatly enhanced by the dance was developed to the tune

The accompanists, were. Mrs. sela by Vera Volkova act to a previ Grossman's famous Hungarian Nura Kanis and Mrs. W. Sinclair. lude with parallels. The ballet thapsedy. moved to a sustained climax.

Following BORKS by Hindmarsh,

bira.

The Artist

By kind permission of Lieut. Calcarl J. E. de C. Boyes, N.C.. and Officers, members of the band Vera Volkova and Vora Volkova And George of the 1st Batt, Lincolnshira Regt. George Goncharoft, principuls of Gonenaroff were nsstated by the Rasisted in the Orchestra conducted the dancing school, delighted with, following pupila: Y: Martin, H.by Mr. J. Goble-CIRE.

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