The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-05-12
chapter IS
auE,s PREpfcAMENT.

W are two hypothesis. Either he
was an honest priest who acciden-
tally knew too much about one Of
the other murders and HIS knowl-
edge was so dangerous and so in
eliminating that he. had to be ST.
fenced at once; or he was, as Mr..
Sundean thinks, no priest at ALL"
eff not a priest, then what?"
Lorn shrugged.
~Tf not priest. then certainly a
eonspirator."
Remember his searching Miss
Taily's ROOM"
Lorn looked at me soberly.
"You are sure that he carried
nothing IN his hands when you saw
him come from her room?"
II saw nothing"
Lorn turned to Sue.
@And Jon are sure nothing was
gone7"
"Yes," said Sue at once. Her eyes
met Lorn's steadily. and her express
sion did not change. although II
seemed to me that Lorn's gaze be-
came sharper.
EFF he had come upon the object
token-whatever It Is that is to prove
your identity" ventured Lorn specu.
latively and rather guardedly. his
eyes stilI searching Sues face, "then
that would provide q motive for hia
murder"
"Of course said Sue briefly. cal.
though that would presuppose sew.
sral different people trying to obtain
the-token."
two at least" said Lorn. mot
counting your eventual substitute
Sue shivered- II think now you
are both right" she said. II viii 20
20 the police this afternoon"
There was q short silence
The lounge was empty except for
rs. and bare and chilly. Above us
were those blank gallery ratings,
and ell around us the secretive dark
old hotel.
Tho LovSchiems were IN the lob
". had watched them carefully
during the morning's inquiry and
excitement. but they were guarded.
both OF them-guarded and wary
and inscrutable, although Marcus
looked frightened under his mask
and glistened moro than usual.
But Grethe was cool and calm, her
face set in properly and innocentIy
shocked lines. and her green eyes
shining and cool and unfathomable.
Mrs. Byng had promptly--or as
promptly as the police would permit
retired with her shawls and her
temperament to her own room. |
where she was, had no doubt, wen |
barrlcaded.
Marianne, no longer hysterical but |
dark and sulIen and remote, was in |
some neither region with, supposed.
the chattering cook.
only the cockatoo remained dia.
~ bolically unperturhed. AS +
watched he topped awkwardly to
the door from Grethe's graceful
shoulder, waddled along Il to the
door 70 the courtyard. and paused 10
examine with handsomely fiared
crest and q knowing and speculative
eye the boot heel Of q policeman who
stood there. lie opened his curved
heak obviously, paused 70 scratch
with vigor under one wing. and /
said thoEghtfully;
IF we only knew exactly where
the danger les
When We discover that, We WIN
have the murderer" said Lorn. 1T |
may not be a. complete q mystery |
80 you seem TO think. Things have 1 |
way Of breaking suddenly
Perhaps. But yesterday I felt
sure the man pretending to be |
priest
"Yoa don't know yet that he
wasn't said Lorn softly.
~Do you want to bet that the DO |
lice won't discover his papers 10 be /
torgedl-
-0h--no. : said Lorn temrszately. |
He probably was no priest. But it's /
better to BE- quite sure Of these
thlngs before resting q case on
them
Well IN any case. felt he was
The murderer Now--I don't know--
Someone certainly killed him. and
there's the Nicotine again. 10 link ID
With the murder az the man called
stravsky.-
Yes said LsoFn slowly. IF the
Prizes, had taken anything yesterday