The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-05-18
Chanter 40
STRANGE QUESTIONS

STRANGE QUESTIONS
sfvHIS is your handkerchief. isn't
\ lt?" | asked Sue.
She looked at the delicate wisp OF
white that / drew from my pocket
she had been. 1 think. about to CUES
tion me further. for she looked faint
y impatient al the interruption. The
impatient ;ook. however. was sue.
ceeded BY :. puzzled little frown.
~Why. yes she said. 4 believe
Il Is. At least, 1t looks like some /
have. and It las a scent that use.
couldn't be sure. though. It's a
quite ordinary handkerchief-you
can get dozens OF them In any store
10 France. Wny?"
did not explain. said: Il found
Il on the floor VIII you come with
me momenti know your broth.
ern waiting ana you mustn't be long.
but It will only take a moment"
She looked further puzzled, but
went with me toward the north cor.
ridor.
At the end Of the corridor / asked
her to stand for a moment before
my door. marked her height
against the window. did not need
even to 60 TO the lobby whence {
had seen that flying silhouette. Even
allowing largely for the angle OF
my perspective from the lobby. Sue
was at least foot shorter than that
brief silhouette had been. ought
to have known It at once.
There was still neither time nor
need to explain then TO Sue. said:
do you see that room up there on
the third story-the tifth shutter
from the corner Of the middle sec.
tion7 About number thirty-four II
thirty-flye: We're you up there at
all the night OF the first murder?"
don't know what che was think
ing OF me Just then. She looked per
picked. but Sue was never dull.
.'No. she said directly.
Another thing" said. "And for
give me for all this pointlessness. I"
hesItated here: the thing was
about to ask was not entirely point
less. | plunged on. however:
'sMrs. Byng says she saw you turn
Ing out the hotel lights the night Of
the first murder. She says" Sues
eyes were widening. "She says"
went on miserably as saw that my
very inquiry must suggest to her
that I'd believed Mrs. Byng. "thai
she saw you at the switch box, there
IN the corridor near her door. That
she saw you pull the main switch.
and that tho lights went out at
once
sand you believed herr" said sue
rather sadly.
mo" had her hands and almost
had her, suddenly. In my arms. "Nol
! didn't believe her. Not when you
told mo where you'd been at that
time"
She pulled back away from me.
Il don't know what Mrs. Byng saw
Or thought she saw" said Sue. "But
! told You the exact truth. About
sverything.s
Il know. ! know. Tell me, is AIRS.
Byng friendly With your"
WEHY-no." said Sue. .But not
~ unfriendly. either. We've Lad
very little to dc with one another.
Scarcely talked at ALL"
@you wouldn't say. then. that she'd
ever been particularly interested in
youf"
Heavens. no" said Sue. seeing
what meant and forgiying me- 81.
simultaneously. -If you mean ARE.
Byng may be-suspoct-th that's ab.
surd. She's exactly what she seems. =
SIN beginning to think don't
mean anything. You'd best 90 along
10 your brother. Hell grow suspi.
eious. III SO with you TO the lounge. :
sIt's not going TO be easy" said
Sue. Facing him. knowing all along
that Il be suddenly produces his own
token cannot produce mine o
match Il. / was almost ready this
morning &c give MP the whole thing.
After all--why do want live million
dollars7' She said Il thonghtfully. as
4 she really did wonder why.
~Five millions | sNld rather bit.
tefiy. Is not TO be regarded with dis.
respect. And IN this case. II you are
in Tor penny you're ~ Cor pound :
We were walking back along inc
north corridor IN two or shrea days