The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-04-26

into the Motel? That limits it
further. then. IL the way Is supposed
to be kept secret. II we can dis
cover Just who knows OF that way
providing OF course It has actually
been kept secret--" Sue nodded
vigorously. though I thought It nm.
likely-"then among those people
must be-
! checked myself. as saw / was
getting nowhere. and Lorn said 4
little mahciously: "Must be whom.
Mr.. Sunbeam? The murderer or the
murdered man?1
THAT depends on the identity Of
the murdered man." said rather
glumly. "At any rate. It proves that
the man who tried to abduct Miss
Tally had some connection with the
hotel-Or with the Loyschiems. The
fact that. after driving about for
so long a time. ne finally brought
her back to the immediate vicinity
OF the hotel indicates that. too"
Lorn nodded. Possibly" he said
Then" | said. there's the car
she was carried on in. IL the muir.
dered man was her abductor. then
the car must be standing about near
the hotel"
True" said Lorn, giving me a
family respectful look. sPll see
what can find out about that
Fortunately. as I said, the police
here are inclined to be friendly to
me. Iwonder how soon wen know
the exact poison: we can't consider
It's hypothetical relation to the few
facts we have until we know what
the poison was, how It might be
administered. and when. However.
the ahductor may have had &C.
completes"
SSsTsHERE was only one man"
said Sue with a small shudder.
! glanced at her white face and said
quickly:
well there seem 20 be several
things that win bear Investigation.
] want to know, first, about this
business Of the dagger: who took
it of the dead man and washed it
and then put It back on the clock?
Then ! want to know why the
lights went out Just as they did
while ] was IN the court. It was a
most opportune accidental acct.
dent II was-for the man in the
court with me: otherwise should
certainly have caught glimpse of
him.
MY only surmise about that "a
that, Is 1t was Lovschiem In the
court then Madame Lovschiem
could easily havs pulled the main
switch. She might have been watch.
Ing the AFFAIR and have come to her
husbands assistance, in that way.
Where were ron. Miss Tally. when
The lights In the hotel went out?'
Fl was still In my ROOM" she said
u once.
-That was" ! asked. hating my.
self but remembering too wildly the
Lace In the third-Aoor window, uyour
own room - nineteen? On this
lioor?n
why, yes, OF course" she said.
"Do you mind II ask how Won
knew OF the mnrder?"
mot at all. was opening nv
] could not see through
The shutters, and I Unattached one in
order to glance out into the court.
saw light streaming from your
room and several figures--yours, I
thought. and Marcel's--and I could
zee Father hobart bending as II he
we're knesling.
1T was clear. Of course, that
something unusual had happened,
And ! was-curious. I suppose.
eelt apprehensive and alarmed and
souldn't possibly have gone to sleep
without knowing. Finally I closed
he shutter and started to dress
again. While | was dressing the
light in my room went out.
THAT has happened before, 80 I
lust waited TIL It came on again and
.hought nothing Of Il AS soon as I
rot my coat On ] came out into the
corridor and hurried along II and
nto the north corridor and saw
Marcel You and the priest weren't
here any more. Marcel told me
What had happened. and then ron
lnxne.s
ZION ne. no one IN the cor
.idors9ss
NO abe said promptly. NO
'na.s
! couldn't cay: But saw you
boxing from . third-fioor window
nd y0a looked white and terrible.
eonldn't sAy: Why was your story
bout the key 50 strangely aptf I
ouldn't say: Why ala ron replace
he dAgger3 l conidn't say: why.
b. why didn't ron tell me the truth
bout the time when you LEFT my
oomH
copWtsAs. ASS. MtpMoa Q. Eesrhsrtl
TIE terrible tamnle takes .