The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-05-06
Chapter 80
suNpEAN,S SEARCH


suNDEAN'S SEARcH 4
4 ORN did not turn up until after
IA lunch, and he came straight TO
me. The police. he said. were very
busy, and things didn't look any too
bright for me.
There's one thing that may help
you, however" he said. "And that's
the gun. They are tracing it. and,
while it's rather slow work, still 1t
may prove to have had no connec-
ton with YOU"
May prove!" said holly. II
never saw that gun before. Which
reminds me, haven't any gun with
me, and need one"
Need oneg' murmured Lorn,
looking morosely at me.
"Of course / need one" | said Inn
patiently. "But don't plan to shoot
anybody with it, so you needn't
look like that. Surely you've got
more than one and can loan me
one"
He finally admitted that he'd got
two small automatics. and If ]
would do nothing rash with 1t he
might be persuaded to lend me one.
was, grimly amused at his using
the word rash, which seemed alto.
gether too mild in connection with
the violence which occasioned It.
Have the police traced the pol
son YETI" | asked.
mot that / know of, said Lorn.
They've sent to the Paris labora-
tories. l did discover. however.
that no car had been found.
II had Miss Tally show me as
nearly as she could the spot where
she left her abductor's chr, and It's
quite close to the hotel, and q
strange car has not been found. MS
possible, OF course. that IL her alb
ductor was in conspiracy with Low
schiem he used Lovschiem's car.
But there's no way we can make
sure"
Either that or the abductor went
back to HIS car and drove away, and
the murdered man was not her alb
ductor-and thus, then. hts death
was not necessarily connected IN
any way with Miss Tally.
Possibly" said Lorn.
wished momentarily 4 could get
out Of my head Mrs. AYng3 mex
pected story Of the lights going out
and Sue and said:
''The man in the courtyard may
have been the priestT
"Ah-" said Lorn. He was look,
/. ing at the blank white paving at bis
feet, but bis voice had . kind Oi
Observation-Disclosures" feeling
+ about 1t.
whats your opinion OF his taxi
Z ing the trouble TO arrange falss
alibi3" asked.
WELL" said Lorn cautiously. 'it's
not an argument for his innocence
''He says he wished to keep en-
tirely clear OF the whole affair: I,
seems he dreaded any connection
with It on account OF his position
A mere matter OF discretion. accord
ing to him."
"oh." said Lorn. giving me 1
quick look. $50 you taxed him with
H. DO you think Il was wise to lei
him know your suspicionsg"
ut could only place me in dan
n ger" l said. "And that. In the
last three days. has been nothing
unusual. Besides" I added NAH
cionslys 7 shall have gour rsvolvere
'Not.s safd Lorn. huddenly arm
sif you're going to use II. Besldes
IT'S only two days and three nighte
This Is the third day"
"You think thar n we push this
matter about the priest too far be
fore We can actually prove he is the
murderer"
II ne Is the murderer inter
polated f.orn gently.
--he's apt TO take the-er--
swiffest way to-get what b
wants"
~Yes." said Lorn quietly. -And
having killed twice. the murderaa
isn't going to be too careful not q
lin again. or course. though. In
not saying II was the prlest--ol
rather. Il ron are riEht So FAR. tAs
man who poses as priest. I'm moi
even saying that the same perseE
killed both men. although Il Is /
probability
"But the time" I saia impA
tiently.
mot so much time has elapsed
Sunbeam. II seems long. Of coarsa
but IT'S really been very shert."
III Miss Tally were only out b
H. said thoaghttally.