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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1935.

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NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN

CHAPTER XLI

by Laura Lou Brookman

he was hungry. He hadn't eaten any-match hold a package of cigarettes to thing except a roll and hotdog since ward Phit. "Invo one," he offered. Gale Henderson, was right; some breakfast. Phil wasn't going to take This helped himself. He was holdi thing had happened that night, Gaic's money and spend it on lunches, ing a match to the cigarettes as Vogel

It began with three men sitting

All day long he'd been looking for stopped on the sidewalk. around a table in a drab, Il-anel-work, without the slightest encourage- Vogel halted. "Well," he said in a ing restaurant, The air in the room ment. At the last place Trask's smleking volce, "look who's herol", who gray and heavy, partly from garage, where semeane had told him

Tho "Have you any objections?" cigaretta smoke, partly because the they might need a man-he'd waited words cracked like a whip. ceiling lights were weak. There was almost two hours to sep the pro- "Well," Ed Vogel's lips párted in counter at one side of the room and prietor. That was why he was so lute an olly smile. "I don't know as I a minn stood behind it. He wore getting home. The wait had boon have, but if I was the owner of this dirty apron and he was sliding a wet fruitless. Ben Trask, when he finally pince I might. It don't look good te rag over the dingy surface of the arrived, said there was a job all right have bums hangin' around,” counter.

but his nephew was coming to take it. was too much to expect Oh, well, there'd be anything so quon--!

fork.

its_windows.

"You're not the owner," Phil told him shortly. "If you want me to. I

Are"

The thres men sat near the door leading into the kitchen. There were no other customers except a man at')

Phil came up the main street of the can tell you just exactly what you the counter, drinking beer, and a man mil village. It was lighted sparsely Say!" Vogel's jaw came out ng and girl at a tablo farther front.

until he reached the intersection with gressively. "Don't you try to Fet The cloth on the table about which the rond leading to the mill. Jewett's fresh with me. Why, you!" ][¢ the three men eat was spotted with grease and some of the dlakes were pool hall occupied one corner at the burst into a series of profans epithets. chipped. Of the thrée, only Ed Vogel intersection, and light shone through "Come on!" he sneered, his voice rising menacingly.. "Come on if you was eating. He swore mildly, sawing There, were two men standing in ain't afraid!" at the beefsteak, cut off a huge bite front of the building and, as Phil and stabbed it, holding it aloft on his approached, a third opened the door is arm shot out, crashing against Vogel "They thought thoy'd get ahead of and stepped out. It was Joe Gill-Phil's check, "I'll show you!"

Carple.

screamed. "You The words Ed Vogel!" he Jeered. "Well, they

, Phat he called.

iwwere lost in the sound of flesh smash- found out different."

"il, Joe. What do you know 7"

ing against flesh. Phli lemped for. Phli waited and Gillasple did not ward, innding a blow on Vogel's nose answer until he was beside him and another square in the eye. Some Then he and, "Not much. Got one in the crowd swore violently andi The man who had spoken had a fat chance to ride over to Buxton this the door of the pool room opened. nose that looked as though it had marning. I thought 1 might get been broken. Is pale eyes were narrow, sly-looking. A cigarette drip-something to do in the brick factory.sts beat against Phil's face, the side ped from one corner of his mouth. "No""

third "Listen, Stroud," said the

Phil sald, "There doesn't seem to won, "suppose some of these guys get be much dating around here. I've been tough?. ain't as As you two"

a dozen places to-day." He wasn't. He was little, with¦* "Oh, well, something'll turn up." lark hair, and his face was dis- "Sure!"

thing-its tinguished for only one complete mediocrity. "Lefty" was the only name ekher of the others know for him.

The man on the right said, "Give 'em the works, did you?"

"I'll say!"

"Well," said Strouse, and his lips! miled though his eyes did not, if I was you I know what I'd do-seat myself one of thers."

There was no one near to ་*!.། Stroud's hand went into a pocket, emerged to show the da!! bluck handlu of a revolver.

"Keep that thing out of sight!" Vogel warned,

"Any luck 7"

oat yet."

"Where you goin'?" Gffinsple want ed know.

"Home. I haven't had anything to "I walk along_with_you." They had taken only a step or two when the door of the pool hall opened.

voice called, "Hey, Gillaspie!" "Yo"

A

•

Vozel staggereil, swung again. His

of his head, his jaw. There was a on Phil' check. He smear of red tried to side-step, missed. A moment more and he was striking back, bust the blow was ill-timed. Vogel wa on him, lighting like one possessed.

Half a dozen watchers had come from the pool room. Suddenly Jou Gillaspie pushed forward. "Phil" ho cried, "look out! Phil-"

Stroude's hand caught Gillasplo's shoulder. "You keep asia thin!" he Marled.

Glasple's answer was a low that snapped Stroude's head back. Stroude swang, but it was something from be "Come in here a minute, will you?" bind that hit Gillaspie, knocking him forward. He fell and a foot struck Joe said to Phil, "Can you wait for him in the riba. Gillaspie threw one me? There's something I want talk to you about."

10

"Sure. I'm keepin' it out of sight."!

"Sure." There was a millness in Stroude's tone for disappeared inside the building. that belied the light between his phil turned toward the two men near. narrowed lids. "Get yourself one of the cur

One of them asked, these," he repeated, nodding to the "Haven's gol a match, have you?”. younger man. "Might come in handy."!

Phil brought a package of matches Vogel picked up his cup of coffee, from a pocket. drained and set the cup down again.)

"Thanks," Theo "Come on," he said crisply. “Let's enme down the street and buited at blow out here."

arm up to protect his face.

Voices were shouting all about now, mass of ungery The skewalk was a men, fighting, Jostling, pounding each the head. Foo Gillanle her over half-rose and was kicked down. He man who was with saw the little Vogel and Stroude hurl something, It cracked against a man's hend, sent him reling.

he pushed back his chair. A black sedan. chugging noisily, Joe fried to rise once more, Where

An hour later Phil Henderson reach e the mil village. All afternoon it had rained, but the air was clear now not even cold. Phit had been out in a goud part of the downpour and his clothes were dump, as were his shoes, I was nearly eight o'clock now and

the opposite curb. Three men got out was Stroude? Ile wanted to smash and started toward the pool hallStroude's teeth in. He wanted to Phil saw that the one in front was knock him down and stamp on him. Ed Vogel. Stroude, who also worked Jae's head was whirling. With des- at the mill and who was Vogel's usual perate effort he pushed himself pp. companion, was behind. The third, a got to his feet. He turned, looking

for Phil. smaller man, Phil didn't know, though | he'd seen him once or twice.

A gun report cracked the air.

(To Be Continued.)

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