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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JUNE

ARSENE LUPIN RETURNS

BrPDFg..The 1250,000 đề th no emerald is stolen in Pariz after a New York attempt in which the thief was fooled with a replica. Arsene Lupin, turned honest and in love with Lorraine de Grisano, in suiapooted of bring Latin-and the thief-by Steve Emerson, ex-Q-Blas sent over by the fossrance company to guard the jowol. Buspected by two of his old henchmen of double-crossing them, Lupin (or Reno Farrand, hia "hontal" alias) states that ho stole it and took it to Papa Afonolle to be cut. Repairing to blonelida homo, they find him murdered, and sol about open- ing the safe.

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Chaptor Savon

RETREAT FROM DANGER

Farrand and All were latent upon their work at the safn. "Come on, start again," said Farrand.

Alfa flogers explored to ante's dink dailcately. "Bix"

"That's the first one....Now." "Nineteen."

"All right. I think wo've got it." Farrand took Alf's place at the WAIO. Fin slowly began turning the combination.

Alf watched in impatient tonoo nora. "Can't you hurry, bose?"

"If you'll stop your teeth chat- fering we'll make better time. What have you got noxt?"

"Eleven-that's the last).**

"And eleven turns the trick!" Tarrand pulled open the door. In plain view was an oblong loather Tarrand opened It: the do Grinsic exprald gleamed against ite plush background.

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"We got 11!" said Alf in bustied, awel tone. 1o went to the door

"We've got it," said Alf in hushed, awed fonos.

corded by a mufad sound: it might have been a man's body falling against the lower hall door,

With Joe in advanco, tho. three men descended the back stairway and looked cautiously out of the rear door.

"Way neoms clear," muttered Jon la tones that seemed to come from half-paralyzed vocal chords.

"Beparato!" commanded Forrand. "Meet me in A70 minutes at the car."

Stealthily thay lot themsolven out, one at a time, and started away in different directions. They hoard the peroscling of auto tires ap proaching the cafe down the dead- ond street. It lent speed to their fcet.

The police car roared to the and of the cul-de-are. Three gendar- mes piled out before it stopped. Propped against the doorway of the cafe, thoy saw the huddled form of a comrado in uniform.

"Quick, that way!" he gnaped, pointing up the street that crossed the cul-de-sac in front of Papa Mo- nella'n. "He wont that way."

Even na ho spoke att nuto swerved inlo night a block away, gathared speed, and shot into a thoroughfaro parallell to the dead- and street. Two of the gendarmes climbed back into their car. It motor still running, and sped after the fleeing auto, while the third dashed up the stairway to monelle's apartment.

Farand'a cat nwopt away from the aceno with Jos at the wheel. Al Farrand's order. Alf had climbed into the trunk rack and ohut the trap-door. Farrand was quickly divesting limoelf of the groom's outfit. Ho hid the cinthe under the seat so that, when the gen darmen car overtook him, he wan to nil appearance a well-dressed civilian being driven by a chauf- feur. He bode Joe atop the car and calmly awaited the two poltes who jumped from their own auto

BY

LEBBEUS

MITCHELL

mada no attempt to Justify himselt simply disappeared from the of Ace. The Prefoot issued an order: "Duval assign Vignean and Bount to Emerson. He wont And them. no eazy. Wait. Pavloff is in court this morning, and he will be dis

evidence, charged insuficient

Have two dependable men follow Pavloff and report every place he

E002."

Duval jalaed in the Prefects smug smilo,

"Good Idea. He'll probably con- tact Lupin"

"Perhaps one of Lupin's Accom- plices."

The Profoot's prognostication was justified. Ivan Pavloff was dis- As bo charged in polleo court. emerged from the building he took a deep breath of air, buttoned bis coat and glanced sharply up and down the street. Ho saw a burly man wearing a slouch bat by a lamp post on the opposite side of the street, reading a newspapar,

Pavloff sauntered slowly down the steps, but a short distance away stepped in front of a man's fur- nishings store. In one corner of the window was a pillar aboul tən 1 Marchand's desk was littered inches square, with mirrora on all reports, coples of passports four sides. As he adjusted he tio, und passport photographs when he saw a reflection of the imago of the burly man in the slauch hat.

Chapter Eight

THE PREFECT IS SUSPICIOUS

with

Stove Emerson entered for a re- port on the progress of the investio was att rending his paper.

ation he had ontrusted to the French private detective.

"What luck?" ds naked. "The bullet was fired from a Ranst Superleur. The one from Farrand's target resembles the one from New York. But the tests are not yet conclusive.."

"I'll lay six, two and even they will be. Break out the passports,

"Lere's a copy of Farrand's for Italy.

it briefly, Emerson inspected frowning in disappointmont. "That's the end of that trail. But what about Lupin's allases?"

Pavloff smiled flootingly, walked quickly around the corner and ap proached a taxi parked at the curb.

opened the door and stopped

inside.

"Hotel Embassie," he said. "And drivo slowly. I don't like fast driv Ing

Tho burly man in the soft hat came quickly to attention as Pay loff disappeared around the corner, He was joined by a thin man wear ing a dorby. Together they started in the direction Payloff had taken. Pavlo left the taxi at the Em- bassle Hotel and went up to the fourth floor and rapped softly on

14, 1938.

By Paul F

HOW IT BEGAN Berdanier

DOOMSDAY BOOK

THIS ANCIENT 11TH CENTURY VOLUME, A SURVEY OF ENGLAND UNDER WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR, HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH DOOM OR DEATH. IT WAS SO-CALLED BECAUSE IT WAS THE FINAL AUTHORITY IN ALL "DOMES"? QJUDGMENTS IN DISPUTED LAND QUESTIONS).

FATHER OF SATIRE

THIS TITLE WAS GIVEN TO ARCHILOCOS, 7TH CENTURY GREEK POET, WHO 50 SUC- CESSFULLY SATIRIZED LYCAMBES, FATHER OF THE GIRL PROMISED HIM IN MARRIAGE, THAT LY- CAMBES HANGED HIM- SELF IN SHAME.

and soapped his Angera. "Joal Como on, wa got it!" He returned to thei leek and began to wrap the wires around the watch-like instrument while Farrand was busy wiping of nil ingermarks from the cafe.

Joe entered from his guard post, wcrutinized with cupidity and ad- miration, the glittering Jewel which Warrand held up for hio inapoc-¡ tlun.

and bore down upon him.

"Is there anything I can do for you he naked quietly.

The gendarmes appeared flaber- gasted at sight of the well-groomed mon in the rear seat.

"Woll, air, yut: pee... we were lasking for a man-a sort of porter

n workman. . . .. "If you and him, and he's a goud workman, let me know," and Far trand. "I could use a porter." While the three Men wern

"Yen, air replied one of the gen work on the safe, n turlive figure approached along the street which darmon with a sheepish grin. "For- ended at Papa Munelle's cafe.give the inconvenience,”

ho

Drive

Al- "I nothing. bla opportunity. Watching darted across to the deor leading to phonse,"

Jon's sigh of relief at that com- the fomen's living quarters. mairway was in darkness. The man and would have been overheard began slowly to climb upward, by the police, had he not started the engine at the same instant. drag his gun.

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Ilia attention was bent cattraly Even Farrand's heart beat attie on the room above bin. Had he frater, despite his tron command looked back from the doorway hoover himselt, as his car gathered would have acon a gendarme ex-speed and was not followed by tho Alf did not dare open the amining a parked car at the corner police. by aid of a flashlight. After a hasty trunk rack to fill his lungs with glanco up and down the street and air, until they were well out Into linck along the cul-de-ne, the po- the country.

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atudied tho inckened Alf and Joa thought themselves Incado of Papa Monelle's cafo. well out of the night's adventurs After some heutitntien, he started until they got hold of the newe- alowly towards it.

"Thiele a haul, bene," said Alf, "We got to hand it to you."

Farrand put the Jowel in one pocket, the watch-like instrument in another. "Look at your shoes. Be are you don't pick up any thing"

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papers the following morning. A headline running clear across the front page startled them Into

voly sonro of danger still to come. "HUNT ARSENE LUPIN

IN DOUBLE MURDER** proclaimed the banner.

A four-column sub-hend read: The three of them lifted their "DE GRISSAO EMERALD

LINKED WITH MURDER. fert and examined their solos. Alt,

OF RESTAURANT OWNER' standing nearest the door, suddenly!

AND GENDARME." stiffened to attention, was foot stift

Bill on the front page was a raised. He

warning uttered a

one-column head: "sh-a-ch!"

"What "POLICE ANNOUNCE LUPIN Joo toolt alarm at once.

LINKED WITH ROBBERY AT- Ja 17"

TEMPT IN NEW YORK CITY." "I heard a stair croak!"

"Paris ain't none too healthy for They might have boon turned to stone, so immobile wore they in us after that!" excintmed Alf. "Wa

got to do something quick!" thair atoning attitudes.

Moanwblio, the shadwy figure as "I'm goin' to call the boss," was conding the stairway, was nearing Joe's refolader. Alf followed him the second floor landing. A metalllo from their room in the third-rate clicking as the door icnob bolowina where they lodged. They walked turned slowly caused him to stop. down stairs to tho. entrance hall Dimly he saw the ball door open where a telephone booth adjoined Joe enterad 3ng: then the beam of a flashlight the tobacco counter.

darted about the lower ball, began the booth and called Farrand while to ascend the stops. Just as it Alf walled impatiently, guardedly swept across the lower half of the watching overy person who entered Town of a man at the top, two gub or passed by on the aldowalk. Ha reports roared in quick succession. could aon Jon's lips moving close to The gendarme collapsed at the the mouthpiece as though speaking foot of the stairs. The gunman ran but little above a whisper.

"We got to do something quick." lightly down, jumped across the prostrate.body and darted out into Jes was saying Into the 'phone. "We got to, I tell you. Ain't you seen the atroot.

At nound of the shots, Farrand the papers?"

voice replied: turned off ble flashlight. The mo

You mean about the montary, startled broken by, a hoarge ory from Joe. Holstein cow. I think you'd

That's all I want to heart I'm better call me later."

Farrand hung up, and Joe steppod #cramming1"

Farrand's calm was "Yes, I mee. silence

"We've got to run for it!" Alf out of the booth.

Thinnered.

"Blowly!"

cautioned

"Lana nelso!”

"What'd he say?" inquired AU Farrand nervously.

Through the stilnoss camo tho

"Something about a cow," replied

roar of a motor being started, fol- Jon in bitter disgust.

lowed by a police whistle In front

of the cafe. That, in turn, was sue-]

"The bullet was fired from a Rossi

1

Superieur.

"I traced them all. Not one was the door of room 428. It was opened. unod. But here's something inter-by Stevo Emerson who stared in enting." He passed over another surprise at his vialtor. passport.

Sloven read the

name

aloud: The Marquis de Lourday. Who is her"

1

That's what's interesting. looked him up in Do Bratt. There's no such title--no such pernon." "1 Bee. Forged credentials." "le salied from Germany on the Graf Zeppelin, for New York."

"Well, the time Jibos." "He left Germany on the seventh -arrived in Now York the alath." "And the Burgundia docked the namo day... Well, auything cise?"

"I thought you might help me about something," grinned Pavleff. "That's very trusting of you." "I'd ho to get to America and make a clean start."

"Ivor.

Boing very considerate of me, aren't you?"

Pavioff's face assumed an inno cont exprepston. "I don't under stand, Mr. Emerson."

"Suppose the polleo followed you hore," said Emerson dryly. "You wore accused of a connection with someone in the de Griesscn' library, Do you understand I was there. now?"

"He returned to Europe by ship. "But you're a dotective, aren't The Coronis. Loft New York on you?"

"In the United States I was. In to eleventh."

was in Now York!" Franco I'm just another possiblo "Then he Steve hocame oxcltad. "He was muspect. there for two days-the right two "I didn't think of that.” days! Let me aco that again." Họ: took Marquin de Tourday's pass port, studied the photo on it with that on Farrand's passport for Rome. Ho looked quickly up, his eyes glinting. "Got any radium Bolution?"

"Yos. Why?" "Bring it here."

"And you didn't think, if you directed suspicion to me, you might take it away from somebody else?"

Pavlon's face expressed injured theocense. "It novor entered my mind,. Mr. Emerson."

"I'm sure it didn't," said Steve dryly, opening the door. "This way

out."

As le Marchand kastened to obey, Ho stoned to Pavio's slepa Slove pinced the two passport down the hallway a moment and photos alde by side and studied then went to the telephone. "Thlo thom. That of the Marquta showed In Mr. Emerson --- room 428. Order A man with a beard trimmed very a taxi for me at 4 o'clock. I want it to drive me to the residence of neatly in the Parisian fashion.

Stave dipped a brush in the solu- M. Rene Tarrand, 23 Rus Gaspar," He hung up, letting his hands tion and painted over the Marquis's beard. La Marchand's face took remain on the telephone. After the on an expression of amazement as lapso of several seconds he lifted the heard dissolved and disappeared the receiver again and asked for from the face of Rene Farrand! the room clerk. "Plonas bave Mr. Stove was exultant. "Bo the Mar Emerson's bill made out.... Yor, quia de Lourday also raises pigs!" I'm leaving-called away suddenly.

"Doos be?" asked the puzzled in-... Sometime this oveting." vestigator.

He did not hesitate when he "It's American slang for emer again hung up, but want directly ata" explained Steve, picking up to the closat, took out two travoling lils hat and making a bee-line for bags and tossed them upon the bed, emptied the dresser drawers of bla M. Martel, Prefect of Palles, belongings and began hastily to grated at his desk, was thought- cram them into the bags.

the door.

Jully watching Georges Bouchet The tolephone in the office of M. who stormed about, gesticulating Mariel, Prefect of Police, rang wildly.

nharply. The Prefoot himself an- "My Caualn, the Count, is too

swered. enny-going. But I-r demand action.

Vigneau, M. Le Profect. Pavtalt Tho Insurance has not buon paid. The emerald has disappearou took a cab to the Embaanio Hotel under the noses of four detectives. and went to the room occupied by It's proposterous, I give you forty- the American, Mr. Emerson. Bonat eight hours to produce something and I followed. As soon as Pavioft conoreto, or I shall see that the left, Mr. Emerson telephoned for n people learn how foeficient their taxi at four o'clock-to go to the palice are." Bouchet bowed stiffly. residence of M. Farrand. I myself "Gentlemen, good day.”.

hoard tho mesange by arrangement "Good-bye, M. Bouchet," respond with the telephona oporator."

ed to Profeet dryly, "and thank ---Good. Follow Emerson, who n you for your help. Duval accom ho leaves," ordered the Profeet. To pauled Bouchet to the door, opened Duval, he said, "I thought this it for him and after their callar American would lend us to Warrand.

bookoned had gone,

Detective or-Lupin. Whän Emerson leaves Valois, who was waiting-in an anto- the hotel Embassie, search his and chabre, to enter. Valola approached room thoroughly Vigneau,

Go there bis chief, a sheepish look on bla.Bonot will follow him

at once. Tell Vigneau and Bonnt face.

"So you lost Emerson again laat I will meet them at Farrand's hou night?" growled the Profiel.

at Ove o'clock."

"Yes, dir."

"That's all. You may go." Valois

(To be continued)

School Of All Nations

Firemen Chary Of Bees Canal To Squeeze Liner Old Code Renovated

Tulare, Cal..

Vancouver, D. C. Midvale, Utah. San Francisco,

'At the University of British Preparation for a 1936 rovised When the Canadian Pacifle's glant The local fire department would just as soon not be called again to Iner, the Empress of Britain, passes edition of city ordinances uncovered Columbia twenty-five notions are re- extinguish a fire started by someone through the Panama Canal, it will a law prohibiting "any unneccesary

enrolled, More than 07 trying to smoke out a swarm of bees experience a "squeeze" not only from labour or business on Sunday:" on presented by the 2,400 undergradu- from under a root. They performed the standpoint of its size, but also other which prohibited "cheating." ates

but 281 are children their duty, but left the owner of the from the standpoint of its wallet, ns and one which made it unlawful to cont, of the students are of British

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passage, offieinis here disclosed.

animal" at an excessive rate of speed. (foreign parentage.

the bees.

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Bobby Breen's HARMONICA LESSONS

NUMBER I

Like every real American boy, Bobby Breen, RKO Radio Pictures' young radio, stage and screen atar, unfays playing Harmonica Music. How he learned to play is explained in a series of air articles especially written for the boy and girl readers of th newspaper. This is the first article-watch for the others.

By BOBBY BREEN

but, it's really very simple--as cass as one-two-three. If you can whistle a tunc, you can learn to play bar- monica, and once you get the knack of it, it's as easy as cating ice cream. You can learn to play without having to read a single note of music, and if you can count from one to ten you can start playing a For beginners, nong almost right off. a Key of "C" harmonica is best, because it's easiest to play.

First, hold your harmonter be. tween the thumb and forefingers of the left hand, as shown in the picture. The low notes, or bass notes, should be on the left; high notes on the right. Most harmonicas havé num- bers, from 1 to 10 stamped on the cover plate over each reed hole on

Playing harmonica music is real imagine that some day I'll be good the instrument. Next, BLOW and

a top-notcher fun, as thousands and thousands of enough to play with boys and girls everywhere well band myself,

LOW NOTES to the LEFT

know. While I like singing best of all, I get a real thrill out of playing It's like carrying my harmonica. your own band around with you! (Imagine carrying a real band in your pocket)! A regulation har- monica is small, and can be carried very easily wherever you go.

on a hike, at home, at parties, camp, or at school, the harmonica is a dandy little pal. You can have loads

HIGH NOTES to the RIGHT

DRAW through the harmonica a few times just to get acquainted with the sound of it. Even before we learn to play the scale, suppose we try a aong in numbers."

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the tune of Everybody knows "America," so it should not be dif- fcult to judge how long to hold cach note. Pucker your lips like you were going to whistle and BLOW Again the note in Hole No. 4. BLOW 4-now DRAW 4 (breathe in)-DRAW 3-BLOW DRAW 4 and we have the first line of the song, My Country 'Tis of Thee." Enay?

Below is the whole song to practice until our next lesson. "B" means BLOW-"D" means DRAW.

In other lessons I will tell you how I learned to play the musical scale, about rhythm and trick ef- fects and of course, more songs.

"AMERICA "

Int

Iine B4

B4

D4 - D3

D4

2nd

B5

B5 D5

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3rd

DA

B4 - D3

At

4th

B5

5th

D$ - D5 - DS

D

6th

7th

B35 D5 B5 DO D5 B5

B5 - D5 KG·

B4

of fun, even if you are not an expert player.

I guess you boys and giris also envy the really good professional

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I used to envy the fellows who Save these lessons for your scrap players when you hear them on could play these snappy tunes and book. the radio. I know I do, and like to thought it must be difficult to learn,

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