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the Hongkong Bank "Lor'-luv-a-duck!" Was Her

into the harbour you could scarcely make a bigger splash than the one Mrs.

STUDEBAKERS FitzPillsbury made when

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she dove into Peak Society Circles some ten years ago,

I have nothing but admiration for Mrs. FitzPillsbury. Of the buxom type, her disposition was | Ag generada as her figure, and ...Value.she made many friends in long-

kong.

Favourite Expression

by-

GEOFFREY SUCKLING

which to carry out my experiments,

By the time the soda water was ex- hausted I Ind Brished half the whisky but could find no trace of uny deleterious matter 'having been added. On the contrary, it was ex- ceedingly good whisky, and I had to admit that, whatever other failings he might have, Archibald was mean

enn judge of the staple product of Scotland.

no

A further test, with, plain water, might perhaps be advisable, and i was just going to draw some when Wales came in.

"Hullo, Waffles old boy!" I said, "can you tell me which is the cold water top? There seems to be rather a lot of them about to-day. I nl-

"You look see," I told him, "any Of course Wathes' would be there ways thought we had only one. By Bittle peculiarity, flower beds have got footprints." but why was he bending over Mrs, the way, have you discovered whose

She had one though very qunint way of ex-

SEE THEM ---- TRY THEM pressing herself at imes. For in-

GET BEHIND THE WHEEL AND THRILL TO THE BRILLIANT STUDEBAKER

PERFORMANCE,

stance, "Lor'-luv-u-duck!”

w38 favourite exclamation of hers.

Of her husband-Archibald-I pre- fer to say nothing.

I will merely ask you to recall, in

connection with his transfer to west

Africa two years ago, the last ile

that famous little rhyme about the Pickwick, the Owl and the Waverley Pen.

I became acquainted with the

a bury was a keen horticulturist, I add his hand, and why had slie changed

el: "Don't forget enkianthus splendi- Intu evening?

ferous-allee some Chinese call muk in the But fa-makee very nice look very nice my garden."

"Yes," Buld Wamea, looking at me rather queerly I thought.

"Then whose la it?" I Impatiently

"Yours," he repled.

Then, remembering that FitzPills- FilzPillsbury with a tape measure in inger-print it is?"

"dress" at eleven o'clock

flower; Before I had time to figure the

whole thing out, the infuriated hus- asked. and band, making a bee dive for Wales. had clutched the poor fich by the nape of his neck and catapulted him half way neross the room.

"Can cio," Bald Ah Lum sleuthily departed.

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For five days the Mystery of the "Now, perhaps," he spluttered, "you Pearl Necklace lay unsolved. I had will be good enough to explain why been waiting for a break" as our

you were mashandling my wife!"

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Amerleon friends would say.

And then it came-and vla Waffles of all people!

Waffles and I approached the house. On the door-step was a stranger. He might be the thief.

contact him. We decided to "Excuse me, Sir." I said, lifting my weather necklace.

for a little flutter? What about a few

It was obvious that, if any light Singularly enough, the incident Antamoks to start with? Or I can

He burst into the office with: "I was never recorded in the Hongkong let you have some Peak Trams very were to be thrown on the situation, say, Chlef What do you think papers, so allow me to give you the cheap. They're always moving, you Waffles was the only one to do it, for found out that the pearls were false!" detalls.

know-going up and down every my lady was lying on the bed in

I sold. day-so you're sure to make a hand- the last throes of hysteria. some profit. Of course, if you pre- But !! took five minutes before

"Last night at the hotel," he began, Waffles, who was completely winded, "I was shaking the wicked hoof, when cut fi was able to blurt: "I was d-d-doing who should I run into but Flosste

nothing only t-t-testing a theory." Footles. You've

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On December 24, 1931, 1 was sit fert

I jumped up. "Explain at oncel"

a minute, boss!" ting in my office and pondering over

of met Flossle, "Let me show the gentle- two problems-(a) how to get hold of Waffles. a cutting of enkianthus apiendiferous man a nice line in Cottons."

And then, as he grew more com course?" "Shut up, you fool!" I hissed in for

"I haven't had the pleasure. But "You're sharebroker posed: "The whole thing's a ghostly Firmy Karden, and (b) how to get

of my new assistant,' who was his car.

mistake. You see, I had an idea the go on!" turning out to be a numskull of the not a haberdasher."

necklace might have come undone "Well, she's a bit of a gay spark, Arst water.

Then the stranger spoke, and he and slipped down Mrs. FitzPillsbury's and when I mentioned about MIB- made a most extraordinary venurk.

neck, so I asked her to kindly put on FitzP, losing her pearls, what do you "Who let you out?" he asked.

the dress she was wearing at the thinks she said?" I drew myself up.

ERIKSEN-At the Precious Blood Hospital on February 25th, 1939, Haldor Ingmar Eriksen, of 207 | Prince Edward Road and for- merly of the China Maritime up the receiver. Customs, aged 40 years, Funeral will pass the Monument at 5.15 p.m. to-day..

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Holy Land Deadlock

The Palestine talks in London appear to have reached an impasse, a conclusion that was

The telephone bell rang: I picked

"Yes, I am Mr. Suckling, the pri- vate deteclive," I said, “and you?"

"It's Mrs. FitzPillsbury speaking, of 54, the Peak."

shadowed, mudem?“

jools."

ball. I was taking a few measure- ments when

you fellows barged in." It "I sny, Sir," he went on, turning to

"I don't know," I replied. "I give

up,"

"I'm afraid I don't quite follow you," I replied, "but, in case you are trying to be flippant, let me inform

"She said and these were her very you that we are detectives, and that Archibald, "I think you owe me on words Pearls! Pahaw! Pearls in- "I suppose you want your husband anything you say will be taken down, apology treating me like a blooming deed! Them pearls never saw the

shuttlecock!" altered, and used in evidence agalust

inside of an oyster shell, I'll warranti "Lor-luv-a-duck! No! I've lost me you."

Archibald, forgetting his grammar in Berpol was in the chorus of owe you an apology" gasped Before she got hitched to Archibald, The rude fellow loughed. "I'm Mr. Archibald FitzPillsbury," the intensity of his fury. "Here, the "Belle of New York" with me. At the word "jools" 1 recoiled he sld, and I guess you've come take this lounge lizard away," be up- and she was always a' losing of her slightly.

about the necklace. Belter go inside pealed to me, before I tread on "praris." Woolworth pearls "And you want me to find them for and see my wife."

were. Lusing Joolry is like second you?"

Now why couldn't he have told us Mrs. FitzPillsbury raised herself nature to her, and, from what you "Ain't you clever! Of course I do, that before?

on her elbow.

tells me, it seems she's still got the My hushin' in't half cut up about it,

"Lor"-luv-u-duck!" she screamed abit."" and he's corrying on Uke any fink.”

and collapsed once more.

Wolfes and I faded away. "Please describe the jewels, mudam, and where did you lose them?”

* * "It's me ten thousand dollar pearl No, she had not missed the neck- necklace what's gone. I was wearin' lace till she went to bed....Yes, the

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Mes. FitzPillsbury was delighted to see us.

Wolling for us on the rond, wo All Lum. My defection

spear wins her I trapped it, one.... Was she in the habit of luck- ting of one of the finest routs of

her

they

Now what do you think of that?" I had to admit that, to say the least, his news was startling.

"But it's true," I said, "then we're in the soup-even if we do re- cover the necklace-because I agreed

!። value"

it at St. Andrew's Ball last night and ballroom had been thoroughly search- found

from me or whether don't know whether it's been took ed....No, she did not suspect any vanished as I noticed he held a cut to accent as payment ten per cent, of at replied Woffles. "From "Not bedroom door at night?— enkianthus splendiferous I have ever At present the chances of Mr. seventy-two of them. Ow much Lor-luy-a-duck, what a question to seen.

my short-and none too pleasant--ec- them back for ask a tady! Better enquire from

quaintance with Mrs. FitzPsbury. "Ah Lum." I murmured, patting Malcolm MacDonald being able do you want to get

Mr. Archibald

imitation to find any point of common

him on the backs, "you, at least, have I'm certain she isn't the type that

would admit to wearing I thanked her, and intimated that, done your duty. Now, how about jewellery." "I don't as a rule discuss my fee agreement between Jews and over the telephone," I told her, but with her permission, we would take the footprints? Did you find any?” And then be expounded his plan. Arabs on which a compromise you prefer to pay by results, ten per

It happens to be $5.00 on haur, or, if a look through the house.

"You start at the top and work ing me the seat of his pants. The said "is a shop where, for a modest settlement can be reached are cent. of the value of the necklace down, Word door and work fa wong here he make one big step outlay, you can purchase a string of

start on the ground

on my backside," extremely slim.

"Never mind, Ah Lum," I consoled than the real stuff.

artiflelal pearls as good-it not better

The cases of Jews and Arabs which the respective delegates solemnly and laboriously repeat are already known to the British Government. The hoary facts have already been unearthed and laid before the Government by half a dozen official commissions to Palestine.

As bath cases are irreconcilable both sides are manoeuvring for favoured treatment by trying to frighten the Government with the international situation in relation to the strategic import- ance of Palestine in the event of another crisis.

when it's reenvered."

Silence for several reconds.

"Only this," smiled Ah Lum, show-

"In the Gloucester Arcade,"

he

up."

It was in the pantry that I came "Supposing it ain't worth quite across an important clue-a perfectly him, "In England, people say you "I suggest we get a necklace made $10,000," she asked, "what then?"

good bottle of whisky with a finger-el Order of the Boot'--belour very up, and hand it over to Mrs. FitzP. content with an official valuation."

"In that care, madam. I should be print on it. Pardon me, I mean: a curable order."

She's sure not to notice the differ- bottle of whisky with perfectly

"May be very honourable," he re-ence, and then all we have to do is Was it a snigger I beard?urely good finger-print on it.

plied, "but also very sure!"

to bung in our bill. It's as simple * as falling off a log!"

not!

carefully laid the bolile in a des- "Better come up and see me."

" pay by results," she said. patch case I had brought with me tobelled SHARES, und was just about

I gave a suitable reply, and hung up the receiver.

Now for action!

I mubilised the staff.

"Waffles MeTurboll-Ah Lum!" I called.

Waffles stepped forward.

"Yes, boss?" he said.

I blanched as I looked at his slop- ing forehead.

"Don't call me boss!" I snapped, "Where's Ah Lum?”

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I considered his suggestion. Yes, it seemed workable.

"Waffics," I said, "we will adopt your plan and act immediately. By the way, I have decided to increase your pay this month by $25....

Waffles brightened. ་ .which

Arrived at the office, I got the stuff to turn my attention to a boiled to gather round me, and I produced chicken in the refrigerator, when in the bottle of whisky. inest startling thing occurred,

"Here" I told them, "is our only The air was rent by a lady's pler- clue-but an important one neverthe cing screams, mingled with hysterical logs. You will observe that there in laughter.

a dialinet finger-print on the neck, of What on earth was happening? the bottle, I want you, Waffles, to that, this month, you will receive means," I continued. The sound seem to come from one compare the print with our Finger- $25 less than last month." of the bedrooms, so I dropped the Print Register. It may lend us to His face visibly wilted. chicken and dashed upstairs. Archi. the thief who stole Mrs. FitzPilis-

bury's pearls.

"I d-d-don't quite follow," he "To use one of your pet similes," I

bald rushed past me and flung open nination in the laboratory. It is replied, "it's as easy as falling off a

a door.

As we entered, Mrs. FitzPillsbury

What did it all,mean?

GRIN AND BEAR IT

By Lichty

up

Let me explain. This morning, in view of your dis- exhibition of parlour tricks } made up my mind to cut your

galary

by $50. Now, In- fluenced by the fact that the mo- chanism in your crantum at Jaut shows signs of ticking over, I have decided to give you an increase of $25. The net result will therefore beexactly $24 tess than last

month."

I will stammered. Meanwhile the contents into a jug for

was excitedly exclaiming, "Now, quite on the cards that I shall find now, young fellow! Don't you get traces of dope, orand I lowered fresh with me! I don't mind a bottle any voice"even of poison!** A crisis is expected next Ah Lum appeared. Ah Lum was of beer, and a bli of fun, but none of They both seemed suitably Impress- month in the Mediterranean as my gardener until I promoted him that?"

ed, and I despatched Ah Lum for half a dozen bottles of soda water with a sequel to a Franco victory in assistant sleuth. Now he calls him- Spain and Mussolini's demands self "the Charlie Chan of Hongkong."

"Ah Lum," I commanded, bringi on France, and the Arab delega- two pieces no. 4 disguise chop chop, tion will continue to ug the

Then take ten cents petty cash, go importance of a peaceful Pules-smoky smoky shop, and catchee this" tine as a lever to gain their wrote on a piece of paper TWO objectives.

FLOR DE CABBAGIO CIGARS— "and don't forget to bring backi This is the position at present: change." The Araba insist that Jewish "You Waffles," I said, "will please immigration must be stopped, try to forget for a while that you are land sales by Arabs to Jews the underpaid assistant of a famous must be prohibited, and an Arab defcelive and imagine yourself a re- spectable sharebroker. Ah Lum will National Government must be give you the necessary outfit--bowler set up under which the civil and hat, gent's mally blue suit, hom- religious rights would be guaran- rimmed glasses and spats. You may select a few articles of jewellery f teed.

you like, but don't overdo it. If you take my advice, you will not nitempt to light the cigar that I shall give you. A little judicious chewing will be quite sufficient."

The Jews insist that Jewish immigration must be continued and that on no account must the Jewish community in Palestine be relegated to minority status which, it is claimed, would wreck the whole meaning and spirit of the Jewish National Home.

Having issued these instructions, 1 quickly changed my own dress, and, in a few minutes, quite a creditable both my own and Waffles appear. transformation had taken place in, nnce. I agreed for once with a sug gestion from Waffles-u buttonholn certainly would put a finishing touch to the ensemble.

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The position is a difficult one. The Jews, however, appear to hold the biggest end of the silek. Another factor has been intro- duced within recent months- Ten minutes later we were in the the attitude of the United States. Peak Trum,and I was explaining to my nasistants the nature of the case The German persecution of we were embarked upon. the Jews has made a deep wales was all ngag when I described Like a hound straining at the leash, Impression on America and the what I knew of Mes, FitzPillsbury, British Government cannot and he literally quivered with excite- afford to alienate the growing ment when I happened to mention pro-British sympathy of the that she had once been known as the Inited States by according to.

"Belle.of Hoxton."

no. 964, the At the precincts of the Arab demands in Palestine. Pook, I called Ah Lum ande..

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"You'l And I's the most econùmical car on the market-outside of the usual par, oil and fender straightening expenses!”

left him to his mental calcula- tians, and sent Ah Lum for a neck- less of 72 synthetic pearls "as big as ¡plgˇons' eggs."

When it arrived I set out for the

Peak-alone this time.

毖

I rang the bell of no. 984.

"Master at home?"

"Y ca."

I

entered.

Archibald came forward. He look-

cd none too pleased.

"I have much pleasure," I said. "In Informing you that I have recovered. Mrs. FitzPilisbury's

necklace. Per- haps you will have a look at it, and, If it's in order, it will no doubt be a pleasure to you to write me out a cheque for $1,000." "

$1,000 be he replied. "What (shady game are you up to now? How can you have found my wife's neck- Inee when she never lost it?"

"Never lost it" ~ I faltered. ""What do you mean?"

"Exactly what I say. My wifo- found it in her jewel case this morn- Ing. She must have forgotten to put it on before she went to the ball."

The horror of the situation slowly dawned on me.

"And, If you're not out of the house. in two minuten." nak Archibald, "I' telephone for the police."

When you have time, come along"

and she ray anklanthus ́intänitiferous.. Just >>ow ik in full blodm.:

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