The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-04-19
Chapter il
MR. LoRN's THEoRY

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Mr.. LOOMS THEORY
WELL. two people can be in the
w same country without harm,
can't they?"
"Why, don't you see, my friend,
that there's an obvious connection?
A connection, at least. in the eye OF
the police. And you can't blame
them much; they've had some
trouble with Communicate feuds
lately"
@0h, good Godi It's-" / was f1-
tile and raging at my futility. "Of
all the damned, dumb, asinjne why,
it's preposterousl It's stark raving
crazyi It's
'.No doubt" he said, watching me.
"But that's what they think"
'sYou say you think there Is some
thing you can do? What Is it,"
II don't know how it's going to
come out. Don't expect too much.
But / suggested that they hold a
post-mortem.y
what do you meant"
''I'm not sure / mean anything;
I'm pinning my faith to the sixth
bullet. Why wasn't it fired at you?
Had It already been tired?"
"Ycu mean-you think the fellow
was not killed by stabbing? That he
was shot?"
Perhaps
'But that's-why, that's out Of the
question, Lorn! The doctor and the
police would see that at once.
There'd be no possible way OF hid
ing It"
"0nly one. I've looked at the dag
ger: it's barely possible that 1t made
a Jagged wound. One that might
conceal
"A bullet hole?" Ny private opin-
ion was that the man was mad. His
intentions might be good. but he
was undoubtedly poor-witted. do
you mean to say that II IS possible
that the murderer first shot the man
through the heart and then -that's
preposterous!
"And then inserted the dagger
exactly through the bullet hole. You
look incredulous, Mr.. Sunbeam. But
we may be dealing with an excep-
tional criminal. One never knows.
The murderer may be one who cal.
culates every chance; one OF his ad.
yantages would be the fact that he
is not IN q city Also all papers OF
identification were removed from
the dead man. Thus. naturally. the
pressure Of effort to discover the
murderer is not as great as It would
be II the murdered man were known
to be. for instance, q person Of i'm.
portance.
"It's great enough. " / said bitterly.
edo you mean that the removal OF
his passport and papers and all
would indicate that he was an Inn
portant person?s
"That would be impossible to say"
"Are you a lawyer2"
"No," he said fatty, and then con-
tinued briefly: Il arrived this after.
noon. early. Miss Tally told me Of
the murder and OF the attempt TO
abduct her last night. She urged me
10 come to see You and insisted that
put forth every energy to assist
you. Otherwise, I should not have
thrust myself upon you in this man
ner.p
"Tt's very good Of YOU" MUIR
INJURED. rather taken ahack by his
stateliness. very good. indeed"
He looked at his watch and picked
mp his hat and rose.
"I'he doctor should have arrived
by this time. ana think can man.
age to see something OF the post.
morton. / shall return as soon as I
discover the result"
I said some kind OF thanks: the
man In the corridor outside let Lorn
out and locked the door again but
LEFT the light on.
NY hopes were very faint. But
Ava he'd given mo something TO
think OF: and I felt rather better 10
think that someone anyone was
working on my side OF the affair.
And Sue Tally had sent him. / got
out her note and read It again.
Lorn had said merely that ne had
just arrived and that she had told
him OF the murder and OF the at.
tempt 20 abduct her. This presnp-
posed an acquaintance between
them. Well. from my point OF view.
bis arrival had been most opportune.
But I wondered what his relation
was with sue Tally. and Il Increased
the mystery that surrounded her.
got up and walked back and
forth from one wall TO another until
/ was warmer. After all. told my.
self. Il was too crazy and nichtmar.