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SERIAL STORY-

The DARK BLOND

CARLETON KENDRAKE

CHAPTER XLIV Millicent's serene was swallowed up in the vast emptiness of the dark enncrete room with its parked auto- mobiles, gloomy, sinister and silent, as sole witness to that which was taking place.

The man's hund that bad clutched her shoulder held her in a view-like grip. She screamed again clawed at the man's wrist. As well have tried to claw at one of the concrete sup ports of the big garage.

There was rullen duabt In Detec "When he figured he had the trap uliciently batted he made arrange-tive Buchanan's voice.

"Asked you to marry him?" he in- ments with the garage man to say

quired. nothing, but let nie watch the ear."

"YCA." "No, no!" she anid. "You're mak- ing a mistake, I swear I'm not Phyllis Faulconer. I'm trying to trail Miss Faulconer. I found out whore she fires. I figured she must keep her cur here. I made inquiries down stairs. You can prove it by the night

man."

"I'm sorry," he told her, "that I Pis Faulconer can't believe you.

is a very mysteriou peranti, She keeps her car here at Tintains an

for

Detective Bechanan remained silent moment while he seemed to be deliberating. Suddenly the beam of the flashlight moved down to the purse which lay in Millicent's inp "I'm just going to check up on this story," he said:

"Go ahend,” she told him. She tried to bite but could not get

He took the purse in Mis hands, her teeth around far enough to entch

upon its play the wrist. She felt the man's other

anapped open the catch, let the beam said singly, hand clip about her own wrist, sud-apartment at 3829 Barone avenue of the ashlight.

Once or twice a month she takes her contents while he sealy (*) the bite of steel and, beard

No one seems to know very | Phyllis Pauleaner--I wonder if your car out, much about her or what she looks story is true. I hope it is, I wanted I would have sworn to believe you, like."

"But I'ni nol Phyllis Faulconer. that it was another who enn prove it to you. I tell you I'm lie took a folded paper from her

"What's this?" by anked. ying to trail her and Norman Burge, has disappeared, and

the ominous cliet of handcuffs.

You're under arrest, Phyllis Want coner," a man's votre said, "and any thing you say will be used against

you"

Half an hour before the sound of the voice would have filed Millicent with dread. Now she gave a quick

Kup of relief. The voler was that of Detective Ruchanat,

She whirled around "You!" she exclaimed,

the rent.

"What's that?" he asked sharply. "Norman Happ," she said. "He's disappeared."

"Just what do you mean by that?"

+

Her eyes, blinded by the flashlight, failed to recogniz the paper. She

only the glitter of the light from

"I don't a folded square of paper. know what it is", she said. "He went up to try to cross question He unfolded the paper, and she Detective Buebanon moved with Phyllis Fanfoner in her apartment, I would have given much to have re- deft skill, pinioned her other wrist, was with him-that is, I waited out-called her words, for suddenly she res snapped the other wristlet of steel side in the taxicab. I can take you to cognised it.

About it.

And At that moment Detective Bachan- "It happens," he said, "that I'm the end driver and prove it. Detective Burhants from: headquare something happened to Norman. Then gave a low taunting laugh. “Oh,"

awful mess, he

apartment was in

I've been trailing you for some ¦ There had been a sight and there were fehl "ko you don't recognize it,

ters. little time. Let's have a look at you blond and see if you're the same person I think you are

Her eyes were blinded by the suid- den glitter of a dashhahit, She heard Buchanan's exclamation.

"Good hravens!" he said, "So Yint'roj Phyllis Faulesnert "No. I'm not."

Cate

stains,"

"Blood stains?" be pekeit. "Yes,"

She made

Plammering nt- tempt at speech but Boelmuan inter- rupted her, reading in slow, mocking

The detective gave a low whistle | tone of voles the cuntents of the let- |and-sald, "You're telling me news, if ter that she had taken from Phyllis

Faulconer's apartment it's true"

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When she had first seen that let- "But it is true. I can prove it--1

The cal driver is iter she hadn't appreciated how utterly every word of it. still waiting in front of the apart damaging it would be if found in her As she heard Buch- pissession.

Now, ment house," He laughed sarcastically and said,

a. damping making "Wait a minute," Buchanan nid nnnn's "You can do to of explaining, slowly. "Norman Happ went to the accusation of exegy sentence, a hinch young lady, before you talk yourself apartment. You knew he was goinut despair GOT TO DITCH THE

engulfed her. out of this

knew for quite &¦ Is that right?" while that Phylls Paolones nörst bej, "Yes, of contese, I went with him "CAR. SERGEANT MAHONEY HAS someone who had an to the Happ])

NUMBER. HE'S "Yes, I believe you told me that be- THE LICENCE dence, but I'll admit that sad ver- fore,. And you waited down in the GOT IT TWISTED BUT IT WON'T tainly had me fooled. That trick of axical while he went up to the apart B LONG UNTH, HE GETS THE RIGHT NUMBER. I TRIED TO pours of giving Sets ant Mahoney the

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Her cleverest. Be Baughed significantly and aid YOU BUT THEY WERE WATCH dudges. I have ever known in all myloThat simply clinches the case ngainst ING ME TOO CLOSELY AND I

of trailing

imt crooks.

Yatt ee you. You're clever enough to base DON'T WANT THEM TO SUSPECT

NO FAR

AB. YOU'RE you! You. tainly pulled a fast one,

Arranged it just that way winde "Lippo you thought

arkin' telephoned grar arcomplices to take SOLUTELY ABOVE SUSPICION.

ANYTHING "NO ONE SUSPECTS/ remember the licence number of the care of Surjan when he came to the natomite, but that's where he led apartment."

UNLESS IT'S THE GIRL, PA Ga. yut. He's trained himself to penjing Millicent

TAKE CARE OF HER Beer Bone unters. Later m hes PARB

a defective, she said, "yatre WHAT'S MORE. I'M GOING TO

J Norman ajan. GET THAT NOTEBOOK ---THE ORE pretended that he'd nly partially rea frost! I love

Annuncement BRIMGALD'S membered the number, transporing tell you I love hips! I love the group! THAT CONTAINS the figure out asking questions of he walks.on I love every hair or CONFESSION. THAT WILL CLEAN | ships officers' tickets issued by the Chinese Government ore to be re- everyone so that the real owner wouldhja kend! If you want to know No. UP THE LAST PIECE OF EVE Egure he was hot on the trail and tryman Happ asked me to marry him; DENCE YOU DITCH THE CAR.cognised by the Hongkong fovern fo dispuse of the automotale or con- to-night and I was never so happy in LEAVE THE GIRL TO ME-BOB

my life.

(To Be Continued). real it somewhere,

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Council. from longitong,

The position in the past has been that all ships under the British flag The flow of parcels to and from must, carry British officers,

States of America, these under the Chinese flag and Indo-China and Japan showed in- carrying passengers to or from Hong-creases but decreases were recorded kong must also carry British officers for Great Britain and India.

Actually there are only about three or four vessels which are under

while China. United

revenue

Jun Blondelf and Phil

Regan, Russell Hicks, Addison Richards and shifts ruaning is the Calans wie nieÍ ÁRI countrica, 112fqUIRY PRÁ V

h courage to propuse marriage match is anathema to, their families. Life of Vergie Winters, staring Annavint

Special "B" class necommodation is now available to Wei H & document from the District Attorney's vide farge share of the comedy,ndous ruuance of Vergie Wing

the

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showing at the Oriental Theatre on and "The Return of the Terror" both Sunday, Monday and Tuesday with an mystery murder stories, now appears all star cast headed by Joan Blondell, as a beautiful woman neeted of the Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler. Five murder of her husband. Helen hundred henutiful girls dance and Trenholine makes her bow on the frolic in brautiful and complicated screen in this picture in the romantic ensembles that are said to

to bu The role,

the brilliant She is the

The balance of postage young stage most novel and most sensational yet and radio performer recently engaged the Chinese ting which call at Hong-over expenditure charged against the a crented by that minster of special by Warner Bros kuown

Bros. Others in the cast kong and carry British oflcers in or department vote was $745,111.

der to be able to hold passenger in endian for the first time in numbers, Rusiy Berkeley. The pie-include such well known players ifcate. It is not expected that

rate to Reductions in the letter "The Whole Town's Talking" anj vure contains number of the Allen Jenkins, Grant Mitchell, Belen

ceru Columbia- comedy-drama entchiest

your. songs of the exciting

tell, Dorothy Tree Gordon West- these ships will dismiss their British places within the British empiter no coming as the next change at the are

owned mail rates to Europe" nad Intermo- Ruby sung by Dick Powell,

Tyler, Arthur Aylesworth, officers, or that the Chinese Queen's Theatre. The picture is no

and to Grant Britain were made during picture "Singing Cop." The story, Harry Seymour. The adaptation of a W. R. Burnett story

s apply for Chinese registraton

The year. made by Jo, Swerling and Robert

definite plot which is one banged on the magazine story by Erle empley Chinese officers. Riskin. Briefly, it tells of the aid of the most hilarious un record, Jonn Stanley Gardner and dramatised for

Actually it would be possible for The combined totals of the year's ventures of one Jones, a clerk, who Blondell heads the cast in the role the screen by Ben Markson. Alan

Crosland directed.

a large number of the British seamen transactions on Money Orders and bears a remarkable resemblance to af a chorus in embarrassing digit Killer Arunion. Public Enemy No. 1 gentlemen, and who

employed in Hongkong to lose their British Postal Orders shows "Vergin Winters" eventually a millionaire moralist. Dick Powell

A small town scandal, with all of position as the result of the new crease of about £23,570 as compared regulation, but the advantages of with the figures for 1933. The de- Through being mistaken for the out-a law, Jones is

is brought to the public Jand Ruby Keeler furnish most of the jits gossip, malicious comment, and

British registry to owners is expected crease is mainly due to the introduc- becomes famous and absorbs romance as a pair of lovers whose petty persecution is revented in "The to outweigh the advantage-mainly a tion of direct Money Order exchange between China and India, and the beenming i wages-of Kirj

be loves. The

Three famous comedians, Zasu Pitts Harding, now comedy

at the Star Theatre Chinese registered.

consequent discontinuance of the use elements enter when he is

Guy Killer and Hugh Herbert, plo-¡ The cause given

sranda! 'is the

of the Hongkong Service as on inter- There is only one ship owned by mediary. stating that is not Manion. Others in the cast include Arthurfers, played by Miss Hardling, and the China Merchants S.N. Co. which

Arthur John Shidwell, Wel, Chefoo and Tientsin (via Swatow and Foochow), in the recently the killer, identifying him as Jenes Vinton, Saming

portrayed by

by Johnat present has a Hongkong passenger questing all officers not to Aylesworth.

Bules. The story covers an epochaf certificate, and carries British officersi commissioned

molest has 313

- Mannial, learning of the

twenty-two yenes

the though there

are a pumber of this During the year the Chinese Dell- "passport not only secures it from

very Section handled 7,047,070 or- present time-tracing The

vessels which call at Hong-dinary letters 435,725 other articles company's him Fart insists that he states does

No gayer im than "The Girl from romantee through its man kone. Now, however, all these ships and 10,315 postal long packets as apartment and assumes the identity

ms being sererned at the to what in sad to be at lays certigentes and carry passengers 1012,633 other articles

intensely can apply for Hongkon passenger ngainst 7,472,540 ordinary letters, of the clerk in order to perform Quen's Theatre, has ever been inde dramatic climax. Helen Vinson

and 10,801 few underworld juts which the sett Besides the catchiest of muste and the cold and selfish wife of the story, and from the Colony while retaining postal Hong puckets in 1933. vities of the

the palier have prevented.

the und Betty Parness is seen as Miss their Chinese crew. delightful songs it contains In the east are seen Jean Arthur,

role which the

The registered articles delivered Arthur Beru, Donuld Meek, Ed stimulating dances of the early days Harding's daughter, n

of the twentieth century.

"Two

of chil

Protection from piracy by British amounted to 129,521 of which 45,009 child actress, Bonita Granville, curries Braphy, Arthur Hohl and Wallace these dance, the Matchische and the in earlier scenes of the production. gunboat and destroyer patrols is were from the United States and Find. The direction of the picture is Can-Can are shown carried out exact Others in the exceptionally imposing ble incentive for shipping companies Canada, and 84,513 from China and by John Ford,

13

they

other countries showing a decrease cast include were in 1901, The

Molly O'Day, Wester Malchische, the tune of

of which is Barry Ben Alexander, Frank Albert- There would also be a considerable of 3,652 as compared with 133,173 in

nelson, Creighton grobably the gayest and most

compel-1

Chaney, Donald Crisp,

were dealt with us against 5,071 E. T. Barnum, self-styled "Princeing ever

danced by some Edward Van Stoan, Josephine Whit amount of difficulty, it is relieved, ex-1993. A total of 5,621 insured letters of Humbugs,**

The total number of Chinese back to a heartly of oncot beautiful dancers led by tell. Dorothy Sebastian, Vaidel Tur-perienced by local shipping companies comes life

the Saturday at

private boxes was 315 a decrease of King's Frances Day and Lestle Heason, both ner nnd Coell Cunningham. Alfred applying to Nanking for Chinese re- Theatre, in the person or Wallace

fascinating notable players, in

12 as compared with 557 in 1933. Beery who plays the matchless show-

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man in Darryl P. Zanuck's prødac† which invaria, is danced by another of Jesse L. Lasky and Janies Cruze, inet: the foreign princess who was

to-ciny danced at the Bul The producer-director combination 20th Century Pictures. The screen troupe led by one of the most brii- famed a decade ago for fuck hit responsible for hix allimata success, play, which maintains the comedy ant mond

exponents of this favourite dance spectacles as "The Covered Wagon," and if he had not met the princess, however, cancelled at the end of the best sulled not alone

of the "Naughty Nineties." The par-Old

and other sileht his daughter could not have married year and consequently no more club- Ironsides,

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раскался will hereafter be That, in n før Beery's

type

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of shown is one of the most sensational characterisation as well, was written ever filmed. The by Gene Fowler, famous blographer, extremely

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"Helldorado," dangerous and daring chose Cruze to direct and Boss Meredyth, one of Holly-falling splits." The music for these im

af to-day at the Alhambra Theatre. of modern band wood's ablest scenarists. The famous dances in provided by one of the finest

marooned in an abandoned addition to Fields, the picture features hentral Tons Thumb and his danger.in nos in Europe. California ghost town. It is said to Larry "Buster"

Joan Marah Crabbe bride Lavinia, the Cardif Giant, the The Girl from Maxin's" is another be one of the most ambitious under- and Adrienne Ames. It was directed Bearded Lady, the Fiji Mermaid, the of Alexander Korda's screen epics. Woolly Horse and all the rest of

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Jones. Fields is cast as a fighty "The Case of the Howling Dog", since he founded Paramount just 20 staggered New Yark 11 century ago

seen. His splurge from the An unusualy large and capable cast years ago. "Helldorado" will begin inventor. Ills devices don't sell init the will be seen in the Warner Bros. an engagement at the King's Theatre they bring him plenty of trouble. grotesque to the sublime with sponsoring of, the American debut of production of "The Case of the flow- to-day. Heading the cast is Richard His family, the victims of a shift- another Paramount veteran, less, easy-going father and husband, Jenny Lind, the lovely Swedish ing Dog" coming to the Alhambra who leaves that company after ten are at low-cbb so far as their sovint nightingale, at Castle Garden, plays Theatre and in which Warren William years, to free-innce and play his first stan

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