The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-05-17
Chapter go
SCARLET SLIPPER

O1N nuu lazy hau uIAttSA shsS
- the chilly parlor again, and Sue
had made SINE excuse about taking
OF her coat and was also coming MP
stairs. did not wait for her until
had passed beyond the gallery and
into the corridor and thus was be-
lyond the range OF vision OF anyone
1on the first floor.
When we reached the little niche
In the corridor stopped. There
was no one In sight: we were visible
from only one or two doors. and
they were closed: not even q police
man was to be seen up and down
t. length of the shadowy deserted
<6ffidor.
Nov them" / said. "tell me al
about the token"
"But don't know" said Sue Ia
what was almost q wall. .Tt Is juat
gone. And thought II was so safe.H
when did you lose III"
Sometime last night
"You don't mean anyone got into
your room during the night7V
was frightened. / had her BY the
arm. gripping It 30 hard that she
WINGED.
sOh, no. mol The door was locked
and bolted all night"
"When. thenf" ] asked. only q ~
tie relieved
Il don't know. ! looked at it--
1.-THE token, yop know-yesteyday
about noon. Last evening after
dinner you told me the priest had
been IN mp room, but the place
whore l--whsre I had hidden the
token
~Your slipper" said grimly.
-WhafgH
cor course. One OF your eeaviel
slippers with the silver heels. Il
was probably in 8 hollow in the
heel"
-But you--how could you know
lthata"
I ! hated taking time, especially
when Il was so simple.
"oh. you wore them 60 much
wore them that first night when you
had been out to walk on the bridge
--would you wear scarlet evening
slippers With narrow high heels for
10 walk along eobblestones unless
there was > Feasop9N wne impa-
tisnt.
"But I didn't wear them N tbe
daytime" she protested.
Naturally not" ! said. "But
there wasn't so much danger then
l--or you probably thought there
was not. Or perhaps yQu removed
sc during the daytime. Or perhaps
a was very wen hidden, 90 on.
when did you discover It had been
gtolepf"
She looked at me 9 moment be.
fore she said: "It was well hidden.
I felt safe about iE-whon glanced
et is CT was in the heel Of the right
alipperl--it showed no signs Of be-
ms tempered with. | thought
could have told az once Il Il had
been removed.
$50 said the priest had taken
nothing from my room. only dis
covered e late last night ! felt
must be sure. OF course--and -
opnAed the heel and the token was
Re.S
rHAT ala you dot"
Nothing. There was moth.
ine could do then. Everyone had
gone e bed: III was afraid 10
venture out into the black ccrrl'
dora" She shivered. and said
quickly. taking q long breath at
the thought Of what might have hap.
rened had she done so:
THAT was right"
feis rather rs II ! had walked
without knowing It to the very edge
ct q prseiplee and only looked down
a. the last step. suppose she'd gone
cut into the corridors murder.
hannted-biack-
THAT was Fighli~ I repeated n.
adequately. Then that feeling 81
urgency, that there was not much
time nndgea me. aad 1 went on:
But you should have told Us ct
once this morning.
she hesitated looking At me With
steady but troubled eyes.
but couldn't tel LoFn.v
-Coalen't-oh--oh. zee. After
all has In the employ og youF broth.