The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-04-19

was ridiculous to be coOped up IN Q
French Jail for something / hadn't
done, and 1t couldn't last long.
And all the time ] was arguing
thus to myself the words "circnni-
stantial evidence" were repeating
themselves coldly In the back OF my
mind. And I wanted to be out of jail.
In an hour or SO the warder
brought me tray with very sparse
meal on II. / was still looking at
the stuff and thinking that il / didn't
manage to eat 1t / should be very
hungry indeed by morning when
there were sudden and many foot.
steps in the corridor.
The first man through the door
was the commissaire Of the previous
night: he was putting and not at all
pompolls and looked, in fact, rather
like an outraged billy-goat. After
him was'Lorn. looking, thought, a
little surprised, but that was all,
And after him, the young officer Of
the night before and several others.
all highly excited.
The commissaire, his mustaches
and imperial quivering, talked to me
for a long time in French. speaking
very rapidly. He finally paused with
q question, and was suddenly purple
and baffied when it became apparent
that hadn't understood word and
his efforts had been wasted.
Lorns stepped quietly into the
breach.
He says they are releasing you
for the time being, bat that you
must remain at hand" ne said. AT
least. that's the gist Of what he said.
III explain later. At present you'd
better leave"
4 TOOK a long breath. I believe ]
picked up my hat. Then turned
to the commissaire.
"See here. I said earnestly. ~You
were entirely wrong to arrest me.
didn't murder the man. had
nothing at all to do with ii. !
never saw him before. am an
American citizen travelling through
your city. This is preposterous. Vou
are crazy. You've arrested an limo.
cent man and you'll suffer for It"
had started calmly enough hut was
growing enraged all over again as i
proceeded with the injustice that had
been done me. 'You are q pompOus
old ass Of billy-goat anyhow,
land"
Monsieur, monsieur!" The yonns
officer who understood English was
shaking my arm. He looked pink
and friendly. lyon must stop. mon.
sieur. There is danger he win COM
prenend q word or two"
"Oh. my God!" said. Disguised.
How do you SAY. what ] want to say
In French
Monsieur Is not out 0f danger.
he mast take care. I viii tell for
him that he wishes to thank Non
sieur le commissaire for his kind
ness"
''You tell Monsieur le commits
saire for me he can go to-" horn
cleared his throat warningly. and /
stopped.
The commissaire shot out several
sharp and suspicious questions just
then, and I don't know what the
young offlcer said. He did not. how.
ever, interpret literally for me. for
the commissaire became gradually
calm and soothed and was actually
smiling q little when the young ON
Ger concluded.
At any rate, I was free. Fifteen
minutes later Lorn and ] were walk
ing along the dark narrow streets
toward the old hotel, bending against
the furious wind which hurled any
few words out OF our mouths and
prohibited my eager inquiries.
AT the entrance TO the courtyard
he paused and drew me into . cor
ner that was . little ont OF the wind.
1T Is as we'll he said in my ear,
''for us not 10 be seen together. II il
not wise at the moment. VIII ron
precede me into the hotslg"
'.But / want to see you at once.
Why did they let me out? Were you
Fight2 There are things---t0 bM
done"
"Tes and no: It's . longish story.
I'll come TO your room tonight" he
said. Go on. I'll come later
He turned away to let me enter
the hotel ahead Of him. but seizad
his arm.
wait" I said. 'swhat do ron
mean yes and no,gA
I was obliged to shrek against q
furious gnst Of wind. and he looked
at me IN sharp disauproval.
"Wind u tricky" he said. i've
may he overheard
II don't care who hears. What
killed hims-
He ierked his arm away.
''fEe was poisoned. : Ne said. ~Tf I
am to help you. Mr.. SUNBEAM. yon
must let me do Il my own way. I
shall come 70 your room after I've
had dinner. We can talk then. Not
here" He vanished into the dark
ness
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