The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-11-04
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TRAILING NEsTA

TRAILING NEsTA
TIN RANDALL went into the library.
= but he did not stay there long.
He aid not even ask for the fiie
which he had come there to look at.
The past and what had happened in
the past was nothing IKE 50 I'm.
bortant as the presentand what was
likely TO happen IN the immediate
future. saat = sfs,'i
He sat down on one Of the stiff
upright chairs, shut his eyes. and
went over what MIN had told him.
Nesta had come down in,the small
hours at the summons Of q handful
d gravel thrown up against her
window. She had been away Tor
somsthing over an hour. had come
back. and then Immediately gone
out again as far - the gate. bring
ms with her something. presumably
money.
Min had then heard her say sits
all rye got." and something about
keeping money in the house: after
which the man said q lot 81 things
she didn't hear. and one that she
aid. She heard him say. Don't be
late"
What he made of It was this
Nesta had given the fellow all the
money shed got IN the house, and
Was under an agreement to meet
him next day with more. II he was
right. Nesta would be drawing
money out OF the bank some time
during the day. Some time after
that she would meet the fellow. And
when that meeting took place. It
would be greatly TO his own adj
vantage II he could contrive to
make an unobstrusive third.
He had to keep an eye on. Nesta
Riddelrs movements. Meanwhile he
Was going to risk 4 telephone cali
70 Caroline. From now on she had
got to keep right ont Of the husi.
ness. She had got to be told that,
and that he had left Hale Place.
He crossed over to the north side
Of the square. went into the post Of.
nee. and rang up Haxelbnry West.
When CarolIne's voice came to
him after that long strange pause.
his heart jumped. He said what he
had come there TO say, and heard
Caroline say "Wait." She said Il
twice. what was the rpatter9 Was
II because he had said goodbye
that her voice was stif and dsadi
He said. Il mustn't wait. Don't
worry
He was Q fool to have said that.
because the thought Of Caroline
worrying filed him with an insen.
safe desire 70 90 to her.
Where are you ringing up from?"
he told her. He said.
y cant stop"
His hand made Q movement to re-
place the receiver. when quick and
warm there came to his ear q rush
Of quite uninteIlisible words. He
wasn't to forget that he was coming
TO Jenny Ross treasure hunt. They
wouldn't begin while It was light
80 we'd better meet about nine"
He heard her laugh and say. 81
can't stop eithef--I've got 0 visitor.
ri be at the end OF Nesta's road.
can't remember It's name-at nine
o'clock. VIII that be all riehtl"
LIE left the post ONCE. reached the
~ High Street BY way Of Market
Street. md walked cut 70 T.sdlipg,
t0n End.
Il VS. Al very well TO say that he
had gos 20 keep an eye on Nesta Rid,
cen. but how was Il going to be
done3 Sandringham Drive offered
about as much cover a. . parade
ground. There was the kosy kor'
ner KATE at the near end OF the
drive. sut the bother was tbass che
heastly road had two ends. II be
waited for NestA at one end. shed
Ne bound 10 20 out BY the other.
II al depended where she was 20
Ing to meet the fellow. II II was In
Lexington. she would pass the Kosy
Korner KATE. but II Il was some
where out In the country. she would
come out on to the main road az the
lower end OF Sandringham Drive.
He passed the War Memorial. and
presently the Kosy Kornef KATE. Il
there was = point on the main road
from which he could see both ends
of Sandringham Drive. thugs were
going TO be little easier. The drive