The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-06-01
Chapter II
HELP At LAST

Chapter n
HELP At LAST
THE man seemed to be quits fa.
, miliar with the house" Harper
continued. @for he disturbed noth-
ing. He started : fira IN that hearth,
very likely a. soon 40 he arrived,
Tor Il was chilly. The logs were pref
. well burned when we arrived on
the scene.
Wouldn't some one have noticed
the smoke from the chimney when
be started IT. LaRertys questioned.
The Whitmores. for instance?"
I'VE can inquire. but think the
ehances we're against 1t. It was .
gray. lowering sky. and with the
, snow coming dawn 30 thiclly I doubt
4 II would have been noticed. Our
man set out : decanter Of Whiskey
and one OF brandy. took q glass from
the cabinet yonder. and sat down ct
the head Of the table, as comforts.
Bile IS you please. He Ilt . cigarette,
threw the match In the fireplace. and
rslaxed. Doesn't that suggest that
he was there to meet some One2
He smoked Are cigarettes, for
there are four stubs In the crate
and I've matchsticks. The NTH Gig.
arette burned itself to aslies be-
tween his dead fingers. Az he
smoked. he careiessIy tipped the
ashes toward the fireplace Some
fsII little short. He II stiil sitting
there when Ohicer HamlIl enters
the room and the shooting begins"
Lafferty made 8 wry face. "That
hrIngs rs right hack to the mystery
Of why they did It. What made them
90 Tor each other simultaneously
Harper said, Its al very puE-
Ellng. II our unknown man had been
trailing Dufresne. he must certainly
have realized that Dufresne would
guard himself In the AnsterlIts. last
night OF al nights at least. What
made him come up here and dress
himself like Dufresne? The mystery
OF this mans clothing Is going to
givs rs plenty to think about. The
OUTFIT must be part OF his mas.
queFade. his own clothing must be
hidden somewhere IN this house"
Harper turned out the inner
breast pocket OF the jacket. An EN-.
bossed silk label furnished the max
sr's name-Barr. TompkIns q Barr.
one Of the exclusive tailoring firms
Of the city.
Look here. Jack. this fellow was
no customer of that 6rm. There Ii
too much discrepancy between the
qualify Of his under and outer cloth.
Ing. Nor did his hands exactly indi.
cate the gentleman cfleIsure. These
nose-gIasses we're put on. along with
the false beard. to make his reseme
blancs to Dnfresns more striking.
The nlueers Of the glasses made
deep red MARKS on the sides OF bis
nose.
. Was be 80 anxious 10 conceal his
Identity that he removed q ring
snru 50 long that be had to skin
his knuckis to set e or? There are
some leading questions for you"
Wen. Barr. Tompkins q Barr
Hhould Be able 10 give % some Ii.
formation about the dress suit.
a think We can get the same "a.
formation much nearer home." Har.
per replied. rising and pressing the
ssrvlee bell.
-CTEyE." I.aFefty began. rive
- been muIlIne over what ron
said about that man having shaved
here q the house. That suggests
Just ons thing to me-he was going
20 meet eome one--aud that some
one was . woman. Ton can't escape
The deduction"
Harper nodded. ayes. but you
cant be % positive about 4 woman
BEING miaed np % It Every time
"a &c aamak Ah69iag 4 doesn't
mean that he's going to . rem
devious"
"Slege. you're certainly bent on
throwing = screen around Mira.
nufrsane Why are ron 90 sure she
had nothing to do with TT"
Harper answered patiently. THAT
Inference viii not be overlooked.
hold no brief Tor the lady. but !
hare a distinctive feeling that she
h entirely innocent. Not. as Doyle
because az her air of frn.
Ellitg OF any chivalrons duty to bean.
y In distress
-Mrs. Dufresne tainted when she
taw the dead man unmaskad.. Lar
ierty eontianed doEEedly. perhaps
that vas from shock or the sudden
relief from strain--but I think che
knsv thar mani And I'm going %
take that a. . working basls.-
THAT'S euito al right Harper
answered good.natnrodly. ~AIrs. Dn.
'resns1 mosements last night wili ba
leaked into thoroughly. Dont tnr
Eel that this now.wow began With