The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-08-12
Chapter IS
THE TWO VISITORS

49, ~ NhSfbS B1O
T0LlN sat up In bed with a start,
~ conscious at the same time both
OF voices and that he had oversight
himself He had flung himself down
on the bed after supper solely with
the idea of relaxing little while be.
fore strolling over to spend an hour
or two with Germaine, and then,
later, to pay a surreptitious visit to
this Anatole Bouchard of whom she
had spoken.
1t was dark now. The voices came
from the next room through Ma.
dame Frenier's flimsy partition. Two
men-speaking in French.
He knew who they were. They had
arrived on the Belle Fleur late that
afternoon. Madame Premier had in.
troduced them to him at the hotel.
LarocQue and Bolduc, their names
we're. They had come over from
Gaspe, they said, to catch the Bona.
venture, which was due tomorrow,
and were going up the coast to Sew
en- Islands. A brawny-looking pair.
They were talking In low tones,
but even low tones in the Hotel du
Canada were little less than a broad.
cast throughout the entire establish.
mSlat
"Sacre MONT" exclaimed a gruff
voice. Il tell you, do not like 1t. 1t
was to be tonight II he discovered
anything at that devilish club, but
all afternoon there has been no sign
OF him. He should have been here.
What do you think, eh?"
Another voice answered. olduc,s
obviously.
How do | know what to think?"
returned Bolduc iFritably, at is one
OF two things. He has become afraid
and has run away with the money
DoIlaire paid him IN adyance-in
which case DoIlaire win slit his
throat for him II he ever finds him
again; or else he has been caught
down there at the club"
Collins bed was against the par.
tition that separated the two rooms
land 50. too. now was Collins ear. It
vas plain the man these two were
talking about was the spy at whom
LaEarFe had taken a pot shot yes.
terday.
But what was Il all abOut9 It was
clear.that these men were not police |
who were trying to round up the
club. The police did not slit the
throats OF their stool pigeons--or,
at least they weren't supposed tol
1T Is that OF which l am afraid
that be has been caught" LarocQue
responded with an oath. @They viii
make him talk. A man talks--eh--
when they begin to gouge his eyes
out7"
~Bahl" exclaimed Bolduc. what
can he talk about? He knows moth.
ing-eexcept that he has been wen
said 70 fnd out what he can"
@Damnatloni" swore Larocque.
But that Is enough. isn't 1t? They |
viii be on their guard"
"DAHl" Bolduc spat out again. |
- "And suppose they are? They |
yin not know what to expect, and |
re VIII be too many for them. any.
way. That was bad night for them |
Two weeks ago when Dollaire put In |
81 the club to sell acme OF the
whisky we had on board. Two OF |
the crowd there were swell crooks
that we're pointed out TO Doilaire in |
night club the fast time he was in |
New York selling a cargo.
$50 when he got back on board,
Dollaire lays his finger along his
nose. and says. 'vollal They are not
there to fish salmon. those rascalsl |
And times are poor with rs. Even |
the fish do not bite IN this depres.
sion. Let US see about this innocent /
elub--and help ourselves"
"Just because you we're with Dol.
laire that night Is no reason why you
should repeat the same story a hun.
dFsd times" complained Larocaae
sourly. What are We going 10 do
now7 Take one more look 10 see IL
maybe he has come hack?"
But. yes!" Colin could almost see
the assertlye shrug OF Boidac'sl
shoulders. "Dollaire will not have
The schooner OF the cape for another
two hours. and In any case he viii
wait for as. Run along!"
The door OF the adjoining