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


spiracy against you must take?
He'd thought 1t all out. He hadn't
his substitute yet, as the Lovschiems
had, but he thought that part would
be simple"
Mrs. Byng snatched at the knit
ting which had dropped out OF her
hands and slid toward her knees
and asked:
did the priest-your brother, !
mean, my dear-did he suspect
LOrn?"
"Lorn says not. He's been
boasting bit. He says he guessed
the priest was Tally, taxed him with
1t, and they arranged q meeting In
the deserted White Salon. But Tally
unwisely told him two things: told
him he'd left the affair in the hands
OF his lawyer so. IL anything hap
pened to him. Sue could still prove
herself and inherit the money. And
he also told him that he had found
Sues token. had 1t with him. In fact
and that he was going TO acknowL
edge her as his sister at once. That
settled Francis's fate then and
there. Lorn was def and quiet With
his needle"
Elise says she was not near the
north wing the night Stravskys was
murdered until after his death.
when LoVschiem hid her in the Gre.
place cupboard. So the black figure
you saw must have been the priest.
What was he doing there?' ia
Istarted to say proving. but with
glance at Sue said instead:
HE seems to have tried to keep
q close watch on Sue. I imagine he
simply saw the light and came down
the north corridor to investigate.
We cant know. however. He must
have barely missed Lorn's own visit
to my room"
Sue shivered and spoke.
did Lorn confess about the
sword?"
"Yes. He used 1t for the very
reason he told us q criminal who
was clever might have used It. He
slipped into the north wing merely
to reconnoiter: he wasn't so hur.
ried then. for he thought there was
no possible chance for the body
being discovered before morning.
And the first thing he saw was the
sword clock. He took the sword and
left the corridor Just in time. sup.
pose. to escape Francis"
THERE was q short silence. ]
looked at Sue-Sue with her
millions Sue looked at Pucci, Mrs.
Byng stared into space and her lips
moved absently, and Pucci scratch.
cd. Mrs. Byng's cogitations became
audible: -. and Stravsky arrived
after Jim and. naturally. registered.
since he was to be about the place
for . while, and used momentariiy
the room Marcel thought was I'M
used. Marcel did not see him--that
was luck for Lovschiem. Then,
after Stravsky's murder. they had
to change the register hoping to
keep Stravsky's identity and thus
any connection with them q secret"
"Then. pursued Mrs. Byng earn.
estiy. "whGt happened to the car
Straysky had used when abducting
Sue?"
It was Lovschiem's car" I replied
YEARLY. "Ail Lovschiem had to do
was put It back In the garage"
Mrs. Byng gave me Q sharp look,
gathered up her knitting and PUGET,
and vanished. Vanished il Q singu.
lar word to use In connection with
one OF Mrs. Byng's substantially,
but that is what she did.
!. too. shoved Jack my chair and
rose Sue looked up. startled.
eve got to pack. said. aI'm
glad things have worked out for
you. ] hope you enjoy your-ten
millions"
] had my foot on the frst step Of
the stairs when Sues quiet obser.
walton reached me
II haven't ten millions" shs said.
what did you sayf''
Il haven't ten millions. A cable
from the lawyer this morning said
so. Something happened: I don't
know what exactly Jet. Anyway, It's
g0nA The ten millions"
] walked TO her. said:
sSes here Why did you take tbs
dagger from Straysky's chest ana
replace Il on the clockgs
To protect you" she said atsad.
ily. and then looked up.
Il Is . mistake 20 say that the
happlest moment In your life does
not repeat Itself. for Il does, and
even proloags itself Sue came up
Into ny arms. and | loved her 90
much that there was nothing In al
the world but my Sue.
She said she'd marry me and 60
any place with me-
Then she became silent l lifted
her face and asked what was wrOag.
II was only thinking she said.
that there's q million or 60 lefs
But It's too late for you to do any.
thing about 1t now che addea
hnrriesily.