The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-08-28
Chapter 81
ENTER HEIMIE

-r~r 49, 80 0eANAAs LIZ
: grinned at Colin as the drunk
lurched away.
What's his name?" asked Colin
Peter K. MacBride." The bar
keeps grin broadened. Didn't he
wish card on your"
Colin shook his head.
"NO. Have been neglected."
We sweep 'em up of the floor in
the morning" conHded the barkeep
with q laugh. "He carries a pocket.
fii around with him. But he's all
right when he's sober. Got a bit Of
money. so they say retired or
something"
well, think I'll blow" smiled
Colin. when he comes back tell
him had telephone cali"
Heswnng away from tho bar. left
the room. and began to make his
way downstairs. Peter X. MacBride.
whatever his real name might be.
was obviously one OF Butch's "in.
vidsTsmen-Aa feeder for the gang.
And MacBrIde's warning was ring,
sng In his ears.
How much, or how little, Mac.
Bride already knew, or whether the
man had only "sensed'' something
10 the afr, mattered little. That. in
kaeBride's words. hell would bust
loose here before the night was
oysr. was exactly what he. Colin.
was expecting he was quite
Sure IN hls own mind that he could
hsye told MacBride why!
His own plans? He had none-ex-
sept to watch Dollaire and be guild.
Cd BY circumstances. Dollaire was
the bait. His, Collins. Job was to see
who snatched at IT!
Colin reached the entrance to the
Esnce hall and paused for q mo.
ment in the doorway amongst what
seemed the eyer-present knot Of
people who stood there peerIng in.
4 "turn" was on. He had seen II
before. A girl was covering the floor
with prodigious leaps and bounds
but very little covered the girl. Spi.
aslli called It bis psychic dance.
COLLINS ayes roasned around the
~ roomand came to rest almost
Immediately on Helmia Schwarm.
vhom 10 identified without hesita-
tlon from MacBride's description.
AZ the table beside the booze baron
%ss stocky. powerfully built,
slack haired man Doliaire. OF
course.
They were sitting, as MacBrlde
had said. IN one OF the stalls" near
the door. q bottle Of champagne be-
tween them. Colin smiled crypt.
lcslly. EplnellI never overlooked q
Ibss that meant a little extra profit.
The "stalls" were nothing more
than railed.oif spaces on 4 slightly
Ifnlaed platform that was built
around three sides OF the room. but
they possessed comfortable lounge
chairs and the view was better. 30
why should not 4 small fee be
charged for their user Spinelli
charged II. But they we're popular,
Most OF them were occupied tonight.
Colin moved forward into the
room. he contented himself with 9
table on the floor level not far from
me booze baron's stail--hs could
watch Dollaire. not only unohtru
slvely. hut much better from here
than from q stall.
again his eyes roamed around the
room. The tables. three deep. that
separated the space reserved foI
dancing from the stalls were fairly
well occapied too. Spinelli would BE-
able to declare q dividend tonight
He ordered bottle Of wine. and
slipped Il leisurely Applause greeted
several suggestive numbers on Spi
naili's programme. Colin saw littl'
Of them. The minutes and the quar-
tsr-hours slipped By. Heimis
schwarm and Dollaire had become
3 little uproarious. though not offen
slvely so.
Had the deal been perfectedi Had
HeImie Schwarm become the ownel
of choice cargo from ST Pierre
and Nllqneloni II mattered little
They were attacking another bottle
4of champagne. Helmie Schwarn
had paid for Il from huge wad O.
bills that he had wrenched. because
JOE its bulk. with no little diiieults
lfFom his pocket.
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! straw hair. brilliant red Gle. ans
lfhch.sqGare checked suit o. ligh
lfawn as color scheme struck dis