The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-05-03

world that n90 aGLu1Aay bhS GiOSSst
Of company.
suspicious1y ! shifted at the to-
baceo the priest was smoking. could
no. trace ID II the fragrance Of the
tobacco smoke that had inexplica-
bly, drlfted into my room during the
night and ZEN II speculating regard
ing thar snigmaficaI figure. Why,
had n6 taEeA 30 much trouble about
ah 6fIDi?
The fact thar De haa 80 carefully
arranged q aeedless elIbl was ii II
self suspicious. Highly suSpfciotis.
/ told myself. footing &C his long
black legs and Americas shoes.
He'd explained she shoes when he1
said casually that he'd spent two
years in America.
But It suddenly struck me that
his beard itself was q suspicious
point. As q rule, only missionary
priests or Russian priests wear
bektds, Shd Ae haa TIE aDpearance
Iof being neither. And yet. II as
sumed for pRrposes of disguise. It
would have dntailed q long and pa
tient process. for It was a real
beard.
He had Ace Only faaen pains to
arrange q aAis6 afIbI, but he had lied
himself. ana which US still less.
what one misast expseE 70 . man OF
God 10 lad Dfaetls&llt forced IT.
tie Maycef co lie flo efder 10 support
hls story
Puccf eroaked. scratched ana nut
t6f6d eludssiIy d6WH from tie chair.
The bir6 ha1 Seen ID the lounge
vim na6 5uaf before aEascel had On
tered e lh6 previous afternoon. ]
M0ndSFdd what ks kA6 seen.
wished tAe18 were some way TO
wfsSg fre15 Aina tli4 khowIedeS that
might b. back be those bright. shoe.
button eyes--eyes that lookec as
knowing and secsetiys IS bis mis-
trsAs eyes.
|s1tH time Rucci 6roaked az dis
= e0nsOIately as he had scratched.
sSd1ed over % the prisss ana pulled
himself % On his knes. whenee he
ecE&ttniSe6 the beard closely.
Theirs wss suddenly an impatient
rustic OF the neWspaper. and behind
i The priests fsA beard ana angry
eyes appeared. did not reaiize
Ehat I muaf have been looking, as /
felt iaintlv amused as the coeka.
toes cyntea1 e1pEession until Ia,
thsf Eobart snapped:
WAL. hase gea stassd as me
|ahuMgA9 And ~ IL 80 amusing N
ocsaDaticne"
@As . matter Of fact. I was Wasea-
Ing the eockatoo." said. .and tkink.
ing Of what Marcel told me-"
was looking directly into his
eyes. and It was with interest tha1
| noted the singular way they BE-
came Axed and rigid like q eat's.
His face, too. lo0ked aaddemly sAth-
er yellow back of tAag AAnsng din
beard. Presently be said. his vel.
low-gray eyes never wavering in
that rigid secret stare into mine:
"Marcel2 And what was that,
aimee you've introduced the sub
jscEf"
. hssitAssd. F4polvo6 n 3 frae.
Zion ef . second That I was doing 30
harm. 6nd replied:
Tie told me the truth about the
story you gave the police cOncsrn-
Ing your Whereabouts the night the
unknown man was murdered. He
said you were not III and that he
was not In your room with you"
Il occurred to me that he had
braced himself for Il: had perhaps
known what was coming. He said
e0ldiy:
weir
/ Akfusgea. and psomptly Re.
solved not TO indulge ID that gesture
aeaan aAtlI ny ah0aIdeeihad healed.
weir" ! said. with his own IN.
Election. His eyes remained stiil.
ard yet Il seemed 70 me there was
an angry sash hack Of them. Clear.
IL he resented the Implication that
u wae nog ~ place - speak.
he remained stubbornly silent
Tor . n0msne ct hs was not OF
the fempasnment 10 keep his feel.
lass ~ Leash COR tone. Fully con.
scloas ue shs seeming rage back Of
those stf1 yellow eyes. I took out
No cisAfstie4 o. q Islsarely fash.
lon ! leaned forward. extended the
pAeAae toward hian. aad said pleas.
antly; 40 Aave d aieASette.s
He made an angry motion with his
hands and sprang 10 bis feet.
sOA. yon are insultingi- Father
NoA2fe erlad. sYoR are insulsIngl"
aoR core now.- said mildly. 1T
4 scarcely a insult to oFef . man
3 elaAFeti@ E1eg-don't stsp on the
blrds-
fcoprrspAt. ssas. Ni0Hoa o. gesrAarsJ
estMae eeAesa uaakes . ssrtsss