The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-04-11

or the Loyschiems
It was all full of holes. and sci
believed IL. was thinking libw
pleasant Il had been having ilei
by my Preside whei remembered
that she had sent me for a key that
was not where she had said ii would
be.
While was gone a murder mad
been done. and the sword from the
big clock. which she had had In her
hand a few minutes before. was in
the breast Of the murdered man.
1t seemed ridiculous-but- still be-
lieved her. Perhaps this iumpish,
grotesQue thing at our feet had been
pursuing fer. and she had snatched
the sword and struck at Film, ana
then run away.
I was about to say something to
Lovschiein. anything to break the
silence In that narrow passage,
when we heard q sound down the
corridor and Madame Lovschiems
yellow shawl emerged. followed by
the black 5kifts Of the priest.
Madame Lovschiem led the priest
directly to the man at our feet. We
both moved back. q little when the
priests red beard doomed up into
the light. He bent over. as we all
had, and stared al the dead man.
But he looked puzzled and clumsy
and did not seem to know exactly
what Madame Lovschiem expected
OF him. He got down. However, on
his knees and got ont his crucifix
and rosary and began passing his
fingers over the beads.
IN CoULDN'T zee his face. only his
: bent head and rather thin and
narrow shoulders In their tightly
buttoned -outane. and his feet.
which projected from the black
folds Of the skirt Of the garment
he wore and looked very large. He
was younger than he had seemed
on my FIRST glimpse OF him: there
was an uhwrinRled look about the
back of his neck, there seemed to
be no gray In, his mouse-colored
hair. and his figure was rather lean.
It was strange. | thought. that
he was wearing American.made
shoes. It was so strange that I
looked closely at the soles and heels
and stitching. They had hndoubt.
eddy been made in America.
He was mumbling then, and Low.
schiern was staring bIankiy across
the shadow-swept court. and Ma.
dame was looking very devout ex.
cept for her eyes. which were shin.
ing and were looking at me with
an expression that came very close
70 a Kind Of wicked amusement.
The priest kept on mhttefing. To
my approval he had asked no ques.
lions about the marder. which was
seif-evident. tB ns sure: ana ne
offered no chnrchly admonitions OF
advice. It occurred to me that be
might be. In his youth. a little nn.
certain in what was likely an IN.
precedented experience with him.
Lovschiem drew back a little. aud
Madame and moved also.
was tired aad would have done
with the thing: said:
And now. madame. the Police"
"Y6n go. Grethe." said LovsEhiem
stupidity. "Tell them what you think
best"
This time she consented. ana
after giving one cuick glance about
which fingered with certain salts.
faction on the kneeling figure OF the
priest. she went. | was suddenly
Efightfnliy weary. And knew that
| must hase my story ready. nv
story III which thers must be 10
holes, for / should have to stick ia
Il and tell II al the later and formal
inquiry which would undoubtedly
take place. IRE weakest point was
my trip to the lobby.
How could explain that without
telling about SueY
Through the glass windows
looked out over the shadows or the
court. n the wind would stop. per.
haps things would be better. But
iusteadsnf stopping or even luliing
D bit. there was terrific onslaught
which fell upon the court and the
old house with cold and raging hiry.
The shadows fiew. and the small
light above the great iron gate
waved madiy. It made such wide
are that suddenly It's tliekerlng rays
fell upon a window a ross the court
and above. The shutters o. thar
window we're thrown back. and a
lace was watching as.
The room beyond was black. SO
the watcher must have been able
to see Us all quite clearly against
the light behind as. The face looked
white IN that fash OF light upon ii.
and dreadfuliy haggard.
Yon felt at once that Whatever
watched had some strong and
dreadful interest IN the scene a.
looked upon.
But the thing was. it was 4 girls
taee-and It was like Sue Tally's
face.
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