The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-05-15
Chapter 81
BACK TO .JAILD

Chapter 81
BACK TO .JAILD
a NUMBER of policemen accom-
panied US. and our passage
Through the streets caused quite q
stir In the town. though | noted II
only absent-mindedly and that be-
cause so many children and so many
dogs seemed to spring up beside US.
did not Of course, understand
much Of the interview with the
commissaire and the judge: that is,
! did not understand French. and
neither. 1t developed, did Francis
Tally; Lorn and Sue translated
swiftly for US, but sometimes forgot
Saomentarily to translate. which was
naaddening.
They told the whole story Of the
inheritance. Of the abduction. OF the
token. OF the reasons we had for
believing the murder centered about
NJ They were constantly interrupted
and questioned. 1t was diffcult
hour; and the conclusion was what I
should have expected but somehow
had not
The police did not believe their
story. They listened. they ques-
toned. they even grew excited and.
thought. sent a telegram or two:
but they did not wholly credit II.
Well. Of course. It was extraor.
binary. Still. It had happened.
At any rate. they politely forbade
the plan Francis Tally advanced to
leave with his sister the coming
morning. Even when his tine-
featured face flushed and became
angry and he shouted bic. they
Gtiil refused. They we're polite:
they we're regretful; but Monsieur
must see that 1t could not be.
They could only assure US that
the detectives from Paris would ar
rive tomorrow aud then, We gath
cred. It would Immediately be
over. the murderer ID fail, and
everything settled. And as far as
that goes they may have been
speaking the truth: we were never
10 know as to that.
In the end our progress back TO
the hotel was in the nature OF
retreat to Jail.
Il happened that Sue walked be.
eide me. She said nothing on the
way back through white, wind.
swept cohblestoned streets wind.
ing narrowly between shattered
stone houses with tall. peaked
Scofs. In the courtyard once more,
3 chance movement brought her
phomentarily very near me with the
pthers--Francis and Lcrn. that is--
aheAd: a policeman was at her other
elbow. but she took the chance of
the mans not being able to under
stand English.
She whispered, her ayes on Fran.
els Tally's slopins shoulders:
~I've lost the token. cant show
q to Francis. It's gone.s
"Have you told him7" -
~No. Nozzle must not know. What
shall I dot"
Lorn turned TO hold open the door
20 the lobby. aud Sue was obliged
20 pass ahead OF me and ahead Of
Francis into the lobby. Lovschiem
was waiting. rubbing his hands on
which the Jewels sparkled. The
eockatoo chuckled.
TT WAS in all likelihood that
curious and distasteful gesture
Of LovschIem's that suddenly con-
WINGED me that ne was again IN the
saddle. 30 60 speak.
Had been ever since Stravaky's
uhsolved murder vaguely uncertain.
dhnaitely perplexed He'd had. IKE
0rethe. an air oe waiting. but ia
hls case Il had 0een anxious wait.
tng. Uncertain waiting.
Where she had been poised and
alert IN her secretive patience. he
had been. somehow. worried. lnept,
hesisans. II was a. if bis course OF
action were not definitely mapped:
or as II he thought more OF &c
possible failure than OF its possible
success.
Ills eyes had been yelled. darling.
nery0us His face had gllstenad and
had had . bad color. His llabhy
hands had lowered irrasclulely. az II
they could not decide upon any
certain action put must hesitate
over the ledger and over the ink.
well His continual smisa had been
no longer bland.
Bat now al At once there was
Hhont him perceptihle air az de. |
eialon. Il was Is II Dc knew nov
exactly what be was going TO %. /
There was briskness IN his hulky |
shoulders: hriskHess IA bis TAT rub. |
hing hands: condolences 10 bis bland