The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-05-17

would come first With him.
sExactiy." said Sue. .And ]
couldn't search the priests Foem
this morning myself ! was still,
semehow-r she paused, and her
breath caught q little as she admit
ted - safraid - afraid - yon had
warned me too wen. But ] was inst
going to tell you. in the White Sa'
l0H, yOn know when She stopped
completely there.
So that was why the priest was
murdered. He bad had the token,
and someepe knew he had It and
murdered him, A small incident in
the lust Tor that waiting gold.
This left three p0ssibiltti es-that
Is, IL we granted that the priest had
stolen the token. and ] thought ]
was safe IN doing that-frst the
murderer had taken Il from the
priest and It was in bis possession,
Second, II had been on the bodg
Of the priest, and the police nor had
Il; this ! thought was highly Inn
probable, as the murderer had had
hours after the priests death to
search the body unobseryed, Par
enthstlcally ! thought Of the hide
0usly uneasy night had passed try.
ing to sleep IN that death-haHnted
wing.
The third possibility was that
the priest had hidden the token spe'
ccssfHily or had passed II imme-
dgateiy TO q possible accomplish
this last was, also unlikely.
.Do yon want 70 tell me what II
ig?s asked rather dlfldentiy.
sYon mean yon want 70 try 70 ind
Il again for msjg
She considered this gFaYelY
sgT'S rather dangerous ka0Wls
= edge she said AZ last KAna !
must be able 10 tell Francis that ]
hare kept Il complete secret
THAT Of course, Is the pressing
thing, Ididn't intend to ask yon %
ind Il for nae, think that's rather
q hopeless task now.
eAnd besides I'll have already
placed You in too much danger. The
thing I wanted 20 talk 10 you abont
q what 10 do now. What to tell
WFaneis. Oh. it's-it's 30 dreadful
~ lgonioel. II he'd only got here
0Re day sooner. He's waiting now,
/ suppose. He limited that when We
returned from interviewing tho po-
lice we would go into what he called
-'formalities.' He means, Of
course. the token"
Il was true that that was the
urgent and Immediate thing. How
to meet Francis inquiries at that
moment. 10 tell him lamely that
the thing had been stolen but that
We we're searching FOR It would W
to convince francis once and for en-
that Sue was only another imppstor.
'.KoR'll have 70 blum your brother.
Get the pagers from Lpvschiem:
make him hand them Overt glve
those to your brother to digest
Then refuse to show your own token
until he shows you his-l gather
they are identicaif The chances
are he win be reluctant 20 show
his. Hen be afraid It Is q trap.
However. yon'll hold out; yon1l SAP
you also are afraid OF . trap-Or
rather you'il Indicate It tactfuliy.
Don't hesitate for an instant. Be
arm and cool and sure Of yourself"
Eyes. ! can do that" said Sue.
And II was true: she could--no
one better.
"But upposo--suppose he be-
lieyes me-suppose he Il ready 70
match his token with mine. Sup
pose" she said with ghost Of
smile which did not tighten the
tense look In her eyes and the taut
line around her mouth, Suppose he
calls my hlnif."
ne Wonst.T said with more con.
adsnce than I felt, Hell want 10
think about Il awhile-tal Il over
with Lorn. And IN the meanllme
perhaps"
Her eyes Quickened. and she
grasped at the hint that had not
intended to convey.
aDo you mean she whispered
that you-that perhaps-that
you know something ARE on the
trail or
"No. no. said at once. .pve
only q faint notion. Don't bank on II.
Don't hope for anything. | mean II.
I'm counting On L.Orn and Lorn only.
Unless the Paris detectives get here
tlrst."
Il had not convinced her. could
see BY the eager. questioning look
II her eyes that Il had not. felt
vaguely embarrassed. for pretend
cd 10 no ability a. o detective.
Stlll. two and two make four. by
whomeYer added. It was the uncer>
tainay az the diglts that troubled me.
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