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THE

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1935.

SERIAL STORY-

The DARK BLOND

& CARLETON KENDRAKE

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TO SAN FRANCISCO

18 DAYS

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Fortnightly sailings

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.

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TO

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9. "Queen's Road Central (Corner of Ics House Street).

"Go back!" Millicent cried to the cab driver. "Go back at once!"

BEGIN HERE TO-DAY

"The bill," he said, "is all paki, and Millicent said, "exactly why it is that MILLICENT GRAVES employer, GEORGE 80's the tip."

Millicent looked up and saw a dis- DRINGGIA), tells her he wants i dittate m confession that for your he has been pro play window setting forth various tarting murderer. Millet go to transformations. Across the window, dener. Beturning, she Alecovers une

line Laken her puree, xubelituting one casetly gilt lettering, appeared the words,

You

"Do you," Miss Hanson interrupted, think that looks all right?"

"Yes," Millicent aald.

"Your skin," Mins flanson remarked, speaking as impersonally an though

the St. She goes back to the tentom, on "Acne Beauty Parlour, back to his she had been surveying an inanimate

The way meeting n delingulshed-looking mah of mis mano,

No mire in the tearoom know anything ar Mint's puree. She was hack to The office, Anita Bright deal. Jade

Jel under a med sinine,

The cab driver Jumped

position behind the wheel, slammed figure, "is, too light to go with that the cab into low gear, drove hurriedly hair. The newspapers have described away. Something in the very nature you as a golden blande with light skin

stain-one that will

the ruches from the huidtur, registers at K of f his baste mnde Milliernt feel that and deep blue. eyes. We're got to

Next day she raras eller at searching he was going upon some very definite give that skin for her. Again in ween the dubbed errand. Jooking man ehe met the night before. He surdly be like sur JARVIS RAPP and that he wants to help her. Happ puts Mill vent fos a enh, gives the river no address and then diappents.

fernt, frightened, orders the driver to

■tup.

CHAPTER IV

Her knees felt weak as she realized take several weeks to wear off."

"Can you do that?" Millicent naked. "Yes," she said, “but it may be pain- that there was the possibility he was returning to report to the officers in ful. You'll have a desire to rub at that police car, or it might be that he your face. If you rah the skin the was acting under instructions tu restain won't he uniform. It will be Join Mr. Happ at some rendezvous necessary for me to clamp your hands which had been arranged in their to the chair. I can assure you it whispered conversation.

ivon't be painful. It will be done in Millicent suddenly realize just how just this manner." she looked, clutching a roll of cur- recs in her hand. There was a front the wrist, placed her arms leather goods store three doors down parallel along the arm of the chair, the street. Millicent went to it, puc-

"Sec," she said, "you'll have to hold

The cat driver looked back at Mulicent.

"Beg pardon, Miss," he said, "but the gentleman said not to go back under any circumstances, and .

"Go back!" she screamed. Go back at pneel Do you hear me?"

The driver made a shrugging motion with his shoulders, as though dis-wotnan claiming all responsibility, ran to the greeted her. eurner and turned.

"tight back." she said, "to the pince where you let him off."

She could find no fault with the

chased a cheap purse, and then went directly to the beauty parlour.

"as Hanson," she told a blond with searching eyes who

"You have an appointment?" sho

asked.

"Yes," Millicent said.

The

She moothed Millicent's dress back

them this way.

She pressed a button. There was a click of a spring, steel bands shot nut from the underside of the arm, circled Millicent's wrist.

“Now," she anji, "it won't be pain-! ful."

Panic Alled Millicent Grave's eyes,

Lively.

speed with which the cab driver sent for oung woman reached languidly She tried to speak calmly, authorita-|

the car back on its coure-It emed that within less than a minute of the time her mysterious escort had opened the door and vanished, the cab had once more pulled up to the curb on the opposite side of the street.

"He got out right over there, Mlse," the driver raid. "I stopped on this side of the street because I thought you were in a hurry."

She nodded, aml, pressing her face to the glass window, surveyed the opposite side of the street.

a feather-backed note-book, "What was the name?" she asked.

Curtains at the rear of the room parted. A small, slender brunette, with something regal in her bearing stepped into the room.

Nevur mind, Evelyn," she said. "I'm expecting this young woman. Won't you step this way 7

"Thank you." she said. "I don't think I care for the treatment. Please liberate my wrista."

Miss Hanson didn't answer im- mediately. She was standing with her face turned away from the chair, looking toward a door at the other side of the room. There was some- thug expectant in her goze.

She smiled reassuringly, Millicenti Millicent's eyes followed those of followed her through the curtains into the tall brunelte. Suddenly she ens a A white-robed Agure passageway which was lined with door open. booths. Her guide walked the length entered the room. She found no trace of the man who of this corridor, turned the knob of had given the name of Jarvis C. Happa door at the end, and stood to one But, with a swiftly frightened intake side.

Miss Hanson spoke calmly, almost casually, "Everything is in rendi- ress," she said. "You may administer the anesthrile."

The white-robed figure produced n

of breath, she recognized a police car Millicent Graves walked through the parked at the opposite curb. It was door and into a room which was lined one of the cars of a type equipped with white lile, the very floor being paper cone lined with cotton. The

An operating tablendour of ether became apparent, with radio, carrying two plain-clothes spotlessly white.

to Millicent opened her mouth detectives. There was no distinguish occupied the centre of the room; a ing mark on the car, save the police chair of the type used by barbers was scream, and the cone was clamped over her mouth and nostrils as sho embient which appeared on the fleense, at ene side.

Alurked in her breath. and the siren which was mounted on Miss Hanson closed the door. the front of the car. But Millicent spring lock clicked into position. Graves had noticed these cars before. Millicent said rapidly, "I don't [rent's trend. She struggled franit- Now she observed both the licence want any treatment. Miss Hanson, enlly, kicked and tried to scream once plate and the siren. She knew also cause here because I want you to more. Her lungs that these cars customarily carried tell me where I can find the man who anesthetic.

for two nien. Now only one of the men made the appointment with you

once."

Miss Hanson's hands held M-

filled with the

(To Re Continued.)

aat behind the steering wheel in the my work. I think you must know ent, and he was taking notes of some who he is. I've got to find him at thing which was coming in over the radio.

Millicent tapped on the glass var tition in something of a panic.

"All right," she said, "drive on." "To Milla street 7" the driver asked. she said, "the Arme beauty

"The large, dark eyes of the brunette CONSIGNEES' woman surveyed Milileent Graves in calm appraisal,

The driver nodded and griinod. She thought for a moment that he leered suggestively across the street at the police car.

"In a hurry?" he asked. "Yes," she said, and, despite her self, her voice ence more was thin with fright.

"Yes," she said slowly, "I can trans- form your appearance so that your own mother wouldn't know you.”

"But that isn't what I want," Milli. cent sold. "I want to get in touch with the man who made the appoint ment. I must see him at once."

NOTICE.

N. Y. K. LINE CNIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.)

From EUROPE and STRAITS.

The Steamship,.

"SUWA MARU,*

The wide, dark eyes didn't change expression by so much as a filcker, having arrived from the above porta, hereby "I think." she said, "that you're not Consignees of Cargo are the best judge of oxactly what it is informed that their Goods are being you do want, Miss Graves."

Millicent started as she heard the landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and The cab shot forward, alid smoothly woman so casually use her correct Godown Company's Godowns at Kow- through the gears, and turned at the name. corner. Millicent strained her eyes "You know who I am then?" she loon, whence delivery may be obtained. Goods not cleared by the 4th May, "Yes," sald Miss Mansan. "Please 1935, will be subject to rent. She knew now how a hunted thing be seated."

She indicated the chair, and Milli- freip.

through the back window of the car, asked. looking to see if she was followed.

Damaged packages must bo left in

Too inte slu realized that the cab cent dropped into it, realizing that the Godowns for examination by the driver was fully aware of her anxious she had indeed burnt her bridges; that Consigneo's and the Co.'s representa scrutiny. His eyes were reflected in these people held her completely in tives on any Tuesdays and Fridays at the free storage the rear view mirror as he watched their power; that any story she might 2.30 p.m. within

For the examinintion of her with cynical appraisal,

be able to tell the police would sound period.

goods, the con- Millicent whirled about and hud-so wildly incredulous that it would damaged dutiable

signees must arrange for a Revenue led herself in the seal, her eyes fixed not be worthy of bellef,

Officer to be present. rigidly straight ahead. She thought

of the money her strange friend had Mixa Hanson's unruffled manner All claims must be presented with- giron her. She was holding it clench radiated complete composure. in ten days of the steamer's arrival ed tightly in her hand. She looked smoothed back Millicent's hair, studied

She

at it in surprise as she saw that the the contour of her face, then brought here, after which date they cannot be

recognized. outer bill was a $100 bil

put a brunette transformation which

No claims will be admitted after Slowly she counted the money, she carefully fited to the girl's head, There was $676 in bills of varying pulled down a "U" arrangement of the goods have left the Godowns. denominations.

mirrors which she adjusted about Na fire insurance has been offected. Milcent's head.

The cab driver awung the car out

of traffic, slowed cautiously and cropt in close to the carb.

"How," she asked, "does that look?" "I'm more interested In, knowing,"

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA: Hongkong,. 27th April, 1935,

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