The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-04-14
Chapter IL
SUNBEAM EXPLAINS

SUNBEAM EAPLAtNS
MADAME GRETHE'S green eyes
AVA were very bright and know.
ing during the commissaire's brief
questions, but they looked less
knowing when began to tell Of the
man who had shot at me in the
courtyard. She looked for the first
time at loss, and Lovschiem, who
had let her 60 most Of the talking
thus far, suddenly became pos
sessed of an active tongue.
but you are mistaken, Mr.. Sun
deanl" he cried. "The wind de-
ceived you. There could have been
no one in the courtyard"
Hell, don't / know when I've
been shot at?" took the fiashlight
out of my pocket and showed them
how 1t was shattered. "The wind
cannot do this. There was some.
one in the court not fifteen minutes
ago. He had a revolver and shot at
me twice on the stairway-t that's
when he got the fiashlight- and
three times in the courtyard"
The young officer turned to the
pompous commissaire de police,
there was an excited suffering Of
French, the older man gave q quick
order which sent one Of the men
in the background hurrying away,
and Madame Grethe sent me q most
unpleasant look from her green
eyes.
where 10 Father hobart" she
said to Marcel in French.
HE went away. just after the
gentleman went downstairs. re-
NAMED alone with--llim."
~He went away?" Her narrow
eyebrows were straight and her
eyes wary. She broke into rapid
French. telling, as near as | could
make ont. hat she had sent at once
for the priest.
Following her example, Low.
schlem plunged into the stream Of
conversation, and Sue and were
momentarily forgotten. She was
standing quite near me. and ! said
In an undertone:
What are they saying7"
She gave me a startled look.
@0h--y0u do not understand
them--Lovschiem IL saying that he
does not know the man. that be
was killed outside. away from the
hotel. and brought here and left 10
throw suspicion from the murderer
They are considering IL
But you and your shattered
ilashlight are troubling the younger
man: he says the murderer must
be here in the hotel. Lovschiem
says you were frightened by the
wind and dropped il. He says no
one could have get into the hotel.
The commissalre- that Is. the older
one--says IN case you are telling
the truth they win discover him.
what do they say Of the dag
gerY"
She did not reply at once: It was
strange that where had felt a
kind OF frlendliness about her, now
felt as distinctly q Withdrawal.
"They say nothing Of the dagger,
said Sue warily. her eyes on Ma.
dame Grethe. as II to be sure she
was not overheard.
A ND at that the young ofIicar
"a whirled to me and said very,
very politely.
"Will Monsieur be- kind TO tell
me why no was In the lobby Of the
hotel 30 late IN the night?''
Why was I? low could avoid
telling ot'Sue Tally ? Her own words
returned to me In the very nick az
time. She had said something about
wanting to lock the door Of my
room while waiting for me but that
the key was gone. said. not daring
TO look at the door to be sure there
was no key IN Il: Il went to the
lobby for a key. There was no key
IN my door,
The young officers eyebrows
went up / little but he repeated
my reply 70 tbs commlssaire. i
added no further word. though i
longed to do so; explanations can
be more damaging than silence.
All At once sue spoke: II was al
most a whisper:
-They are talking OF how the muir.
der was done she said. .They are
going to look at II again." she
looked frightened.
~wiil Monsieur approach himself
this wayY- asked the young ofaeerI
politely. win he be kind to regard
the one that "a deadg@