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SERIAL STORY-

The DARK BLOND

CHAPTER XLVIII

Ho's

4. CARLETON KENDRAKE

1935,

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His dynamic personality dominated | gold's office. You let him in with a everything and everyone. Unquestion key you had secured from Millicent Sergeant Mahoney turned to him

Get Vera Duchene," he said., Millicent and Norman accom-Graven by switching purses. You were the woman in the black ermine panied him to his car. "Pick up Bob Caise. Tell Cynthia "Your father will live," he said to cont. Gentry and you killed Drimald tapp she's wanted at headquarters at Norman as he started the motor and and get away. Jarvis lapp came to once. Pick up the liquor denter at snapped in the clutch. But he aid interview Uringold ton Inte. Hie 639 Torrence avenue.

chap nothing more until he slammed the thought Millicent might know some- her in the about 68, with A white mustache. cnr to stop in Front of police head-thing. le encountered Clear the corridor. Search this room

building. He was dever enough to and 309 with a fine-tooth comb, Takers. Come

follow her, befriend her, disguise he. on," he said 1te led them down a corridor filled and bring her to his house, but you that man to headquarters and make him taik."

with atale air, jerked open a door,enetrated the disguise. You Gentry's body, the pulled things frisk and they saw Cynthia Hapy sitting the one who typed the note tenint

He from in

You in the house. the pockets-cash, a wallet, an cutright state; But Cale, white, her the woman in the black ermine

and worried; Vera Duche, eout was volope, ม memorandum bok. He trying to look ponchalantly haughty Vora Duchene the ermine roat with thrust these things in his own pockets, and failing

which to decoy Millicent from inmontably.

intended to | nodded to Millicem.

"Mrs. Happ," said Sergeant Ma

hrase. Then you "You and Norman conte with me," honey, "it gives me pleasure to tell her. Bob Chine hnd purposely left his HONGKONG TO:— he said.

you your husband has been discovered our with the ignition keys in it for apartment alive and well.” The occupants of the

Millicent to use in following the other lause, curious and frightened, were crowiting into the corridor, Mahoney's. ren were pushing them back, clearing the hallway with swift efficiency,

"Sergeant Maloney wasted no time on the elevator. He took to the, stairs. Millicent and Norman followed him.

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Sergeant Mahoney skidded around a corner, slammed on brakes.

This is Dich Gentry's apartment." Normsa

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w what we ean discover."

Rited a key into a lock and opened ʼn door, switcher on fights m

the room.

J2

Jarvis Happ, apparently lifeless, luy

on a bed, getgrant Mahoney tonned over him, i put an ear to the man's chest.

Jarvis Hap lay motionlena, Sergeant Mahoney got to his feet. strode to the telephone, jerked the receiver its hook, spid. "Police

bengatur While he waited for

"Thank God," Mrs. Happ said.

•

Sergeant Mahoney stared at her "You say that," he said, "as though you meant

car.

the KIU

Vera Duchene neted as your KOBE and RETURN necomplier. She had an apartment under the name of Phyllis Faulconer and a car registered under that name.

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She met the aerasation of his eyes. "You planned to murder Jarvis Her face bunched for n mcment and Happ, collect his estate and marry YOKOHAMA and RETURN. then she said indignantly, "How dare Gentry. You didn't know how much Milliert knew so you wanted to decoy to me that way?" You talk

last Bela ind to her death, Sergeant Mahaney turned to one of

It rout his men. Did you get the suiteaseneglected to fill the car,

Millicent's ful of books from the latel?"

of gas, thereby saving life. But Jarvis

had become Inpp "Yes, sir."

Felding, his

chanteur, to shadow the ermine cont. In the black

"Duch shadowed Yera Felding cleverly, Running without lights, he was able to discover her hide-out and the apartment to which she had vainly Millicent. So Vera tried 10 Duchene telephoned to you. You went out to Felding's room, waited there until he returned and shot him."

"Prove it!" she screamed, getting to her feet. "Prase those damnable lies

young woman with them?"

Yon, air.

nir" "Hring it," said Serpent Mahoney. "I can read thoke notes,

Bob Crises said, "It might interest you to know that the little buggage you're being so chummy with is the woman who's wanted by the police, She's the Murder Girl and the dirty littl

rgeant Mahoney stepped forward,;

his hand neroas Rah Caise's mouth and spid, "Shut up until you're sparken to."

Cynthia linpp screamed. Bob Caise went deathly white.

A detective appeared with Milli

connection, he turned to Norman Roppent's shorthand notebook. and said, "He's alive, but drugget.

think they gave him an over-dose at

at

"ture

Sergeant Mahoney nodded to ne of the mens.

A

TOORVT',

the

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL BENE

PEDDER BUILDING-HONGKONG,

CANTON BRANCH-Nr. 4 Shakee Road.

LOSS OF USWORTH |

HIGH PRAISE FOR

ST. DUNSTAN'S

BUSY BEES THANKED FOR THEIR DONATION

"I'll prove it," he said. "I prose that you and Dirk Gentry bought the flask of whisky before you sent nut to decay Mon- Sergeant Mahoney opened the book, Vern Duchene

You took Millicent, ernt.

it with you ced significantly

used the figuar te the least, but we can save him if we squinted his eyes at the shorthand and Pelding's room, can get him to a hospital in time,"

i. "Yes, I can read it perfectly. nerve yourself to kill him when he Now then, you falls listen to Drim-returned. You afterwards left

MASTER AND CREW Into the telephone he said, "Head-gold's confession, the last thing he flask in Felding's room, yet Felding

nager

ever drank. Therefore quarters? Sergeant Mahoney. Rushdietated before he died.

London, June 18.

The following letter has been an ambilance, Doctor CatZrezant,

The man to whom Millicent knew the man was bluffing <

ned.

"The Master of the Uxworth, did stomach pump, and complete equip but, had she not known, he would have Sergeant Mahony had nodded stonel ment for treatment of drug poisoning fooded her. His voice sounded exact on the threshold with the propristor everything that could be done to received by the Hon. Secretary of

Basel." save the The man's eyes to Apartment 901, 6.413 Cherryly as though he were reading;

Hongkong: street I want them here within five

confers

" George Bringuid, an about to sought Millicent, dhe nded, sesi Merrivale, in promulgating the and the Busy Bees Working Party, of minates,"

The Usworth, it will be recalled

"I am exceedingly grateful to He slammed up the receiver, turned a complicity in the murder of turned to look at Vera Duchene and ings of the Usworth Inquiry.

Catse. I didn't kill him, but said, "That's Phyllis Faulconer. His

was a 3,500 ton freighter, built in; went on to Cynthia Happ. Norman Happ and said. "Start 1 knew his wife intended to kill him.

proenred the poison for her which "That," he said, "is the woman in 1926 and owned by the Dagliesh the Busy Bees Working Party for she subsequently administered. I got the lack ermine coat who bought the Steam Shipping Co. She was lost the further most generous nasia-

mode. whisky"

to

taiking. Tell me everything you know

noided.

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rut from

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of the liquor store.

י!!י

She give m

went into the kitehen of the apartin position. Mes, Happ was am-cent'a waist. "Come, Sweetheart," he

same

ment,

open cupboard dones. "Millicent," he said, "make strong black coffee. The doctor will going to talk with Norman.'

declared Lord

about the woman in the black ermine coat."

the insurance Normas Happ said, "Why, there This woman has since married Jarvis

Cynthia Hupp got to her feet, her during an Atlantic gale, on Decem-tance rendered to St. Dunstan's. her 14 last year, with the loss of The official receipt for Twenty isn't much to

her. Inpp and apparently is happy, but lips bloodess, her eyes wide with say. I've sang

15 out of the crew of 26, and two several times. She comes to enli +11 my conscience will not let me rest. panie. All of the sunfree comulummers of the crew of the Pounds is enclosed herewith..

"I shall be glad if you wll be ynthia and advises her about numero. I am going to make this confession concy died from her. logy and astrology. Shu

and then kill myself. Mrs, Happ had wild seren, then pitched forward in Belgian steamer Jean Jadot, which

gallantly came to the rescue of the good enough to convey to all con- lover. His name was Richard Gentry, a #

♫ Fint.

cerned my keen appreciation of Sergeant Mahoney

Gentry had

Norman Happ's arm circled Milli Usworth. no money and ind

The finding also stated that the the very real interest which they bitious. She married Jarvis app he said.

owners had complied with the take in war-blinded men. Sikaty he led her from the round, wanted socin position.

"You will I know, be sorry to cause she

her. "Let's get out of here statatory regulations, and pald want some when he gets here. I'm Gentry remained intimate with This has made me sick-to think high tribute to the masters and learn that new cases continue to

She arranged a partnership between

embezzled that Cynthia would have

crews of the two ships answering come in. During the last twelve Millicent went to the kitchen, made Gentry and Happ. think Happ broke off, shrugging his shoulders the Usworth's SOS, and said that months for example there were what is happening, Ile and and, "Oh well, she's made her one could not fail to be impressed nineteen new cases, including five telephoned me this afternoon and said bed, let her lie in it. Come elt, by the sense of devotion whereby of "Delayed" blindness due to he wanted to speak with me. I can't Dear, you're going with me, to the the fellowship of the sen kept the mustard gas, whilat in the Inst stand to talk with him. I am going hospital. I want to be there when masters and crews of those two four years there have been nearly

Father regning consciousness. to collect documents which will sub-

vessels as near as possible to the one hundred new cases-all Great Usworth, when the latter was in a War men. most dangerous position.

coffee, and had no more than brought the sound of feet in the corridor, heard

It to a bail when she heard the sumeets Sergeant Mahony saying. "You made run, Dortor. Here's your

a recor:! #11311."

A moment later the kitchen door pened and a bald-headed, short, thick set individunt with a smalling face said, "Have you some coffee?"

Millicent nodded.

Sergeant Mahoning said. "Pull him through. Doetur. These folks are go- ing with me to headquarters. Comme on, you two,”.

CINEMA NEWS

NOTES FROM THE THEATRES

Great

to

from upp.

"You can't prove it!" she said.

41

H

le

"Yours sincerely

#(sd.) IAN FRASER,

"Chairman."

stantiate my statements, have this want him to see his new, daughter-ius confession typed, sign it and send it law."

the police."

He caught her to him. His lips

sigh.

The loss of the Usworth was due Sergeant Mahoney laid down the pressed hers. With

she look, stared accusingly at Cynthia yielded herself to him, and sudden to the failure of the steering gear, the atmosphere ceased to be op-which was of a kind involving upp.

pressive, The world seemed filted special risks.

An acknowledgment from the "Whether the type of steering Middlesbrough Settlement" with a rosy glow.

gear in question ought to remain pressing grateful thanks for a in use in ocean going vessels furthor donation is also to hand. seems to us to call for full con-

The Busy Bees June programme "Bachelor of Arta" is said to be is Jean Muir Fullarton and it goes

011 behalf of these and local really an honest one of college life without saying that she is Scotchisideration with the help of expert

charities includes a Mah Jong with the hokum out, and the humour In "Desirable, a stirring drama of witnesses." ja. It is devoted to the thesis that theatrical and high society life by

"Yes I can." Sergeant Mahoney said grimly, "You took Gentry to Drim-

THE END.

ex-

As regards manning it was the Drive at the Cathedral Hall 10-

all college life isn't one long rah-rah Mure McCall, Jr., Miss Muir has the unanimous opinion of the Nautical morrow, Thursday the 20th. at 3 rah. The young players are faced role of an unsophisticated girl whose Assessors nssisting Lord Merrip.m.; admission $1. with real and mature problems which mother has kept her hidden in a vale, and with whose opinion Lord they work out in a human and be boarding school because she fears her Merrivale concurred, that with the lievable manner. Other players in daughter will Interfere with her men should be pictured on the east inelule Arline Judge, Stepin theatrical career. Others in the cast/Safely and of life and well being|

Feteit, George Meeker, Mae Marsh, include George Brent, Verree Teas as the dominant consideration, Henry B. Walthall and Frank Albert date, John Haliday, Charles Starrett, the Usworth should have had

three mates besides the master- Reuter.

the screen with the same forthright truth as they are now revealed in books, anys Ronald Colman. There is more thrill for the public, he holds, in realising that heroes are of the same flesh and blood as they than in

"The Hell Cat"

For years, particularly in the days

the illusion by which, in the past, of silent pictures, Hollywood drew

the man

own

1

M. career 219 the

Three

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Joan Wheeler and Pauline True.

"A Lost Lady"

"The Great Botel Murder" Royer, Fox Film stylist, says a who sets out to convince the error of For his ways. How she succeeds in her they were made to seem something upon the famous Ziegfeld Follies for woman is as stylish as her hat.

a thrilling, romantic anore than ordinary human beings. its leading ladies. Billie Dove, Mary Spring, he features combinations of mission lends

ne straw and felt. Jacqueline

Peggy Colion follows out his conviction in Nolan,

Ile has designed a twist to the story that makes it at Logan, British Hopkins Joyce are

few of the hot of the Breton sailor for Rosemary once novel and exciting. The young his portrayal of the great here "Robert Clive of Inilia,"

aames that came to mind. But never blue felt a crown of loosely wemen with a strong supporting stellar east. Ames, with turned-up brim of navy barrlater is portrayed by Jean Arthur, F. Zanuck's first million dollar pro- once

once during his jung and illustrious

Nat of straw. For early spring wear he Among them are Shirley Grey, duction for his and Joseph

supreme juice Schenck's 20th Century Pictures, re-beauty in the theatre did Florenz for Miss Ames in The Great Hotel Walburn, Donald Meek, Ward Fund has created a white pique bonnet type Pendleton, Arthur Hohl, Raymond Tensed through United Artista and Ziegfeld turn to Hollywood Murder", now at the King's Theatre. and Raymund Hatton. Jo Swering

Saturday at the

source of feminine pulchritude Theatre. We did not lose sight until shortly before bir qonth, then she wears it with a short and care for the original story continues Colman, "of the fact that, he chose Ann Sothern, the beautiful ensemble of navy blue wool and white and screen play, with direction falling

Clive was

who young and blond Columbia starlet, Pique blouse which repeats the fabric to the credit of Lambert Hillyer. the Empire of Imlia under why has the feminine lead in "The used in the hat. High heels in

mine shoes are demoded, say's Birt Star broken and Hell the British flug, he was

Cat," showing at the

"A Loat Lady," the First National countrymen tre to-day. The result was that Ann who keeps n watchful eye on acces humbled by his

Atill

Sothern while he was

was released from her con-ories. Heels one inch and a half Production with Barbara Stanwyck in young nan". Bở "Clive of India" was written by two tract, travelled East and appenspringtime wenr. Edmund Lowe and bra Theatre on Friday, based only In high are "tops" in smartness for the stellar role, comes to the Alham- Engilshmen, W. P. Lipscomb and Ziegfeld play called

ini McLaglen are co-featured in popular novel by the internationally play R. J. Minney. That their singe

more plays followed in rapid Victor fotel Murder?, Fox Famous, Willa Cather, the plot of ran over year in London, although succession America's Sweetheart Film pieture produced by John which combines dynamic dranus with depicted nfl those deeds for which "Everybody's Welcome" and "Of The Stone, directed by Eugene Forde, and a most unusual contance. The pic- 4.8. "CONTE ROSSO"..4th July... "CONTE ROSSO" 12th July. Clive was attacked in his day, proves 1 3ing." Then Mias Sothern was based on Vincent Starrett's mystery turo is said to give Mias Stanwyck the that the truth of this dramatic called back to Hollywood and a con- bas the wholehearted tract with Columbia. Ziegfeld bad

strongest and most colourful role of discovered another star and right in

her picture career. The picture is Hollywood's own back yard. Robert

filled with thrills and Armstrong

Misa plays opposite Sothern in "The Hell Cat." Others the Inst four times to-day at the ments in which Miss

"The Defenso Rests" showing for addition to its tenso drament inf

Stanwyck "The most natural combination of in the cast include Minan Gombell, Queen's Theatre matching, the trays the emotions of a beautiful young screen lovers since Janet Gay Benny Baker, Purnell Pratt, J. Carrol sational dramatic revelation of the young girl to

weon her love for nor and Charles Farrell climbed to Naial and fenry Kolker. The pic career of Blights of stairs to the garret in "7th ture was directed by Al Rogell.

brilliant, headline-seek-anun with whom she is madly in- verdict

ing criminal lawyer. Ruthless in his fatunted and her loyalty to her hus Heaven". This is the

There is an unusually talented. band. with confuse Justice "Desirable" Louis King who directed Tom Brown

startling manoeuvres before the bar, supporting cast which includes four "Bacholer

Ricardo and Anita Louise. in

of

Jean Muir, now playing the loads the "Matt Mitchell" of Jack Holt leading men, Frank Morgan, Arta" opening to-morrow at tha

Cortez, Lyle Talbot and

Phillp Queen's Theatre. This now Fox pic-ing role in the Warner Bros, picture, makes a shambles of the law and an Reed Others in the cast include

procedure. ture was adapted to the screen by "Desirable," which is commencing to- ironical faree of courtroom Lamar Trott! from a novel of the day at the Alhambra Theatro, has At the height of his career, however, Hobart Cavanaugh, Henry Kolker, samo titlo by John Erskine, noted been in Hollywood for a year without he meets an idealistle young law Walter Kolker, Samuel Hinds, Willi

Rafaela Ottland, Edward MoWado,

professor-novelist. The story

of a serious love affair. Her real nama student, a comely and intelligent girl, Fung and Jamieson Thomas.

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