The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-05-25
Chapter 4s
WHO IS "FRANcls"7

eVIyHAT do you Go on.
w Don't interrupt me. please"
said Lorn crankily. ITS very sim
pie. You see, when Tally came to
consult me he'd Just slipped on q
wet street in trafic and got in
volved somehow with taxicab and
flying glass. It wasn't serious, he
told me. but his face was heavily
bandagsd. That was, Of course,
fully six months ago. And rye not
seen him since
where was that meetinE1"
''In New York"
'Was be the same general build
as this man7"
"of course said Lorn impatient.
~. "Do you think haven't tried
every testf I'm willing 70 admit
that he may have deliberately got
himself up to give me no definite
way Of identifying him again. But
whatever was the purpose, the fact
remains that can't tell whether
this man is Francis Tally or not"
''But this man recognized you.
SPOKE first. Called you by name"
The scorn In Lorn's gaze made
itself felt though he was still in
the shadow.
Have you failed TO consider q
possible connection between the
Loyschiems and this man? OF
their informing him carefully Of
everything they have managed to
discover7 In case-of course-he
IL actually not Francis Tally r.
"No-" 4 said slowly. MO
I've not failed to do that" Several
things returned to me. Grethe's
sudden activity after that period of
curiously patient. cat-liks waiting;
the way she'd looked at the new
conner when he fioundered: the way
his eyes had sought hers there in
the Ioungs-had 1t been for guild
ANGER
Briefly ] told Lorn of the time
table Lovschiem had tried to con
ceal: he too, he agreed, had noted
the curious effect the man called
Francis Tally gave Of looking to
0reths for help.
@The thing to do" said Lorn. "as
see It. IL simply to slt tight until
the Paris detectives come. They'll
make an end to things in q hurry"
@But, Miss Tally" said,
wen advise her 10 hang on 20
her token. take no chances. and
wait for the detectives. In the mean
time He paused. and then con.
tinued; II may as well. tell ron.
Sunbeam. that | think know what
the motive power a.
"You mean" cried excitedly,
forcing him for once to q dennite
statement. ~th6 murderer"
Don't ask me any more now. Sum
dean. And ] must so. Tell Miss
Tally what rye told you. will your:
We walked together to the stair
way. He went down. met Mrs. Byng
and Sue on the landing. CROSSED the
lounge and entered the lobby. At
the desk Lorn paused and spoke
70 Lovschism. Yet-of course. that
aid not mean that Loyechiem was,
after ali. the murderer.
n TURNED to meet sue and Mrs.
= Byng.
Il suppose" Mrs. Byng was
shouting. shat We must eat din
nsF In this den Of perdition. But
don't worry darling" She moved
shead Of Us in the narrow corridor.
walking with q strange stiffness and
lack Of freedom brought on proba-
bly, By her entanslIng garments.
sue dropped back . little with
me- and under the continued boom
Of Mrs. Hyng's voice | asked to Gee
Francis's letter again. Envelope
and all" I said. As soon as pos.
sibls.s
she nodded. "T1l get IT."
Mrs. Byng, still talking. stopped
IN her own room. closed the door.
and | heard her lock It. I went into
Sues room with her and she handed
me the square white envelope. /
took It and moved under the light
to look at the address more closely.
~That light IL very dim said
Sue sI'll turn on this one over
the table
She moved 10 the door: | heard It
close and waited Tor the little click
q the light switch. Il did not come.
heard her light footstaps be-
hind me- and the bottom dropped
cut Of the world.
~Put up your hands," she said
eoldly and crisply.
felt the cold pressure OF pistol
against ny neck.
Il mean It. che repeated ID
hard voice I'd never heard before.
Put up your hands.@
Il vas impossible to obay. III
fact and IN spite OF that ominous
cold touch on my neck. / belleys
was too numb with shock 10 lift
ny hands
Then aiowly I turned. The girl
backed away 30 that che stlIl held
me in range OF that small pistol
Tha EiEi vas not Sue TAlly-or "a.