The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-11-07
Chapter a
At THR PRioM

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At the PRloRY
A BOUT ten minutes later Jim sud
"A denly ciutched Caroline and
sid. "Tzush!" The front door Of
Happicot had opened and someone
was coming out. The door shut
again.
Jim spoke under his breath.
aItssTom--H :
The light o. the street lamp
showed oSeFAllB, q leather cap, and
goggles.
"Ehe's sending Tom" said Jim.
They saw him 60 round the house
into the shadow.
Suppose it's . blind" said Caro-
line.
Jim's hand tightsned on her wrist.
- said:
aLo0kl"
Ont az tka shadOW beside the
house came the figure in overalls,
pushing Toms mOtor.bike.
EFT isn't Tom-that's Nestai Get
ready to start O. soon a. she's max.
ine enough noise not to notice US.
what can you DOR
Gritty" said Carolins.
The chug-chugging OF the motor.
cycle filed the juliet road. A corner
ot ths blind above was lifted. Some.
one was watching Nesta start. Jim
thought Tom would probably hear
al shout that later on.
carolins kept about thirty yards
behind. There was very little traf-
&c on the road, and II was now prac.
tlcaily dark. They ran for five miles,
ana, then the tail-iight disappeared.
Where's she gomez" said Jim in
. puzzled voice.
"sandy Lane" said Caroline.
"Is It drivable?"
They've made . parking.ground
IN & nsld about q quarter OF q mile
along to the LEFT. The roads all right
as far az that. but can get the Cur
Q good BIT nearer the ruins. Do vow
think she's going there?,'
Thsy turned on, and saw the red
spark again. Caroline switched OF
her lights and crawied forward over
D horribly rough surface. The red
spark drew away and then suddenly
went out.
Jim whispered. "Iias she turned
orr
Stopped, think. We must too.
can't turn here-we shall have to
back"
H opeasd the door and Jumped
out.
HCarolins-win you do lust wha.
sayf Back down 70 the parking.
placs and turn, then stay there till
leone. Get as much out Of the way
&c you can"
He did not wait for an answer. but
made OF up the .ane. He tried to fl
IN his mind the exact spot at which
the red light had vanished. He mus
hegetting near Il now.
And then ell Of q sudden there
was the motorcycle. jammed vi
against the hedge. A bare yard far
Their on he came on the wicket gate
The ruin Of St Leonard's Pflory 4
one OF the sights OF the county.
cannot No said to be easy OF access
but IN simmer weather It Ii much Il
favor with school treats. sketching
parties. and lovers.
Jim followed the path until b
could see the dark mass Of the tow
e. loom up between him and q ok.
which was not quite 80 dark. At in
tsrvals he stopped to listen. An,
then al At once he didn't hear. b
cav.
aRt1l tY.t,
LIE WAS about . dozen yard
~ from the tower. which Was real
iyonly {, she'll. the hollow side Il
wards him. The winding stall
which had once led to the top. hal
long aimee fallen. but the Sits whIc
bad lishted It remained. piercing tn
outer wall at regular intervals. VIVA
in saAm wass the ioMaAt lof ahes
sllts. aud he saw It because on n
other side or the tower wall som,
one had struck Q match.
As he approached the slit. b
heard the murmur OF voices. He lai
. hand on the rough. damp wall q
the tower. stopped to the slit, an
from the other side OF II heard Nest
say:
Il want to see them
He listened eagerly for the man
voice. All that he knew Of him up I
the present was the feel OF his agIl
twisting body and the sharpness Z
bis teeth. He had not the siightes
doubt that ik was his burglar
whom NestA was speaking.
The voice was - familiar to hII