The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-05-21

Is on duty Until mlunlSnt. rs can
be ready on few minutes notice"
"How long has he been In Mr.
Dufresne's employ?"
"Six or seven years, sir. He's
quite reliable"
"That's all right. then. Come
along with them, too. Andrews. By
the way. do you know where Mrs.
Dufresne is staying?"
Eyes. sir. She is visiting Mrs.
Creighton MorIock."
"Then get Mrs. Dufresne on the
phone for me. viii you? I'll talk
with her before | leave"
Andrews went to the outside tele-
phone and gave the number from
memory. Presently he was expostu.
lating to the operator, But that's
quite impossible. Miss. There's a
dinner party at that house. You
must be ringing the wrong number"
He turned and spoke to the detec-
tive over his shoulder. "She says
there Is no answer. Mrs. Morlock is
entertaining this evening. There
must be some one to answer the
telephone"
Andrews finally called for the
chief operator and told his trouble
to her. but she confirmed the opera
tors story. They were ringing the
right number and there vas no re-
Spouse.
Harper was impatient to be on
his way. "All right. Andrews. Try
them q little later. Tell Mrs. Du.
fresno that there has been some
trouble at Powhatan Terrace and
that rye sent Mr.. Dufresne to come
up there and give us his assistance.
Assure her that he will not be incur
ring the slightest risk. -
"Yes, sir. She knows about the
attempt to shoot Mr.. Dufresne this
afternoon. He called her up as soon
as he got back here"
"Then you may tell her that we
believe the crank letter writer has
been killed. That twill ease her
mind" alH.iSg y = =
HARPER left the Austerlitz. His
= car was waiting outstds ara he
directed the chauffeur tx siEs &c
Headquarters. where he fpuhd Pc
tective John Lafferty waltlflkstA 4he
Homicide Bureau. They ffekuFked
to Powhatan Terrace and Harper
fllled in the time by giving his assist.
ant full account OF what had trans
pired.
When they drew up before Du-
fresne's house. the detective saw
that the police ambulance and an
other official car stood outside.
When Lafferty was warned to keep
10 the neatly made path he asked
whats the idea. Steve7's
I'm keeping the place from get
ting all tracked up by the coming
and going here. That snow started
late this afternoon and IL We can pre-
serve the tracks made In It up 70 the
time the murders were discovered II
should tell q pretty clear story. But
we'll have to wait for daylight to do
that properly"
Lafferty gave his superior Q keen
look. II thought this was an open
and-shut casei It sounded IKE it"
''There are some very peculiar
features. Not knowing what may
turn MP I'm going to be prepared
Everything viii be covered deep
BY morning" Lafferty suggested.
Il don't think 30. The SHOWS be
ginning to ease up already"
All the lights In the house seemed
to be on and all the doors open. but
the only person In sight was a plain
clothesman who was arguing an
griiy over the telephone. II seemed
that the insufiiator powders IN the
tlngerprinting kit had been sent un
imperfectly packed
Harper found the exnatts trem
Headquarters gafhrit'l atsn',i the
two bodies. vehemently arguing the
case.
Sergeant Harper ran his eye over
the group where's Jackson" was
his first question. jackson was
CHER PHOTOGRAPHER Of the Bureau Of
Identification.
.He left Just a little while ago.
He said he'd develop the prints him.
self and have EN- up here by morn
Ing" CIymer reported
-Did he take any shots with The
beard and moustache or" Harper
continued. nodding toward the dead
man In the armchair.
Eyes. sir. We tumbied to the make
up - soon as We got . good look 1t
him.
IAN right. men. Clear out now
and give ~ . f.tle breathing space
In hera l want to hear what Doc
Miller has 70 tell ii"
Dr.. Miller. Q police surgeon 0f
many years tenure. looked as n he
would have . great deal to sag. Ray.
mond Carlin. the bailistics expert,
was at the Ear end OF the room. busy
with magnitying lens and iashlight.
-Whersd Doyle get tor" Harper
asked. suddenly missing the report
er's TAGS In the midst % al this %
tivity.
fcepyrtsAs. 1850. - Weller q. BrpssaJ