The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-05-29

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81 Mignoa G. Eberhars


too far to make me think Low
schiem was the murderer. You hoped
he would try TO escape rather than
lace the police. and your plan was
TO arrive with the police and catch
me red-handed. for II Lovschiem
was ever to escape he must do so
then, and you thought you'd thor
soughIy frightened him. But 1t didn't
work You see. you heard the cen.
sversation in the courtyard between
stravsky and Lovschiem."
Marianne" The word came
rather shriily from the coat collar.
Marianne couldn't have told you.
The conversation was in English.
Marianne cannot understand Eng
iish."
"Jim," cried Sue wildly. "It's true.
Marianne has told what Marcel saw.
He saw Lorn-Lorn-in the court
yard the night Stravsky was muir
.dered He told Marianne and he
tried to tell you And he was
Killed"
It was then that Lorn lost his
head. For he wheeled suddenly and
began to run.
He was ont the door and was run
ming blindly through the court with
his head down.
+ Well-they caught him. Of course.
TUHEN the detectives arrived from
~ Paris the next morning they
made short work OF the whole tissue
OF horribly interviewer threads.
Lorn was the last man / should
have expected to confess. but con-
Tess he did. It was late the next day
before We had the whole story. The
wind was still blowing. and the
Lounge where Sue and Mrs. Byng
and ! sat was cold. Mrs. Byng was
knitting furiously. and Pucci perch
led on the table beside us and took
the Iiveliest interest In the CONVEX
laation.
49," said Mrs. Byng, "the Low
schiems were actually In the bust
ness after all. The Lovschiems and
the dead Stravsky and this young
fellow who pretended to be your
brother. my dear. and this Elise
person who's been wanderini about
like . lost soul all day. Quite Q
lconspiracyl"
1T arose very simply" / said.
sLovschiem has confessed to con.
mplracy. / gather that when your
mother. Sue. told them Of the money
waiting for You It was irresistible.
The rest was simple"
@But how In the world" said Sue
lworriedIy. "couid they hope to CON.
vince q lawyer that Elise was--Sue
Tallyi The lawyer would be partic-
ulariy suspicious. owing to Francis's
murder
why not9 She would have the
token. However, the Lovschiems
did not know that the priest was
Francis. They suspected me OF
being your brother at first; that Is
Why Madame tried to keep me out
,of iail."
sI've got TO know" doomed Mrs.
DSns. how Lorn escaped from the
elevator after he had killed Marcel"
he says he simply walked
throagh the corridor while ! was
struggling with the police. lodged
into q vacant room 70 avoid your
leomiag and the others. There was
llets chance In walking down the
winding stairway, sheltered by
vines as It Is. and crossing the court
"a the lobby door after Marcel was
lkliled. for everyone was in the
lounge. There was no one to see.
Yes. chance favored him that time.
lBut he preferred killing stealthily.
lDy poison"
rAnd when he killed the priest
Francis Tally9"
sHe returned again unobserved
lby way Of tho winding stairway.
and later. when II was over. LEFT the
game way.
~But why did Lorn rescue you
twice II his elm was eventually 10
make you the victim3"
sHe wasn't ready for q victim
Jet And he wanted Sues con.
idonce. And he knew that the police
ntill would suspect me- was IN
danger from him from the moment
he knew that knew OF the broken |
seal. And be had q pretty plan 10 |
catch me redhanded. But Lovschiem
didn't try to escape And | didn't |
ahooL And Pucci found Sues |
token
~fn that hussy's hairl" Mrs. Byng |
was knitting with dangerous aban. |
Con "And you knew"
Il knew Madame Greshe had put |
something In her hair when she
came from Lorn's room. PUGET
pulled q out. and II was Sues half
81 The token. knew Il must be sues |
hall. FOR she herself had her broth. |
isr's hall. And Il had come frOm
Lorn's room"
Then Lorn was acting entirely
iaioaeg-
"Entirely. Il was a simple matter
OF greed. There was that extra.
ordinary story. There were The mil. |