The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-05-29

Certainly. I'm aware that there
Twas . dinner party ct Mrs. Morlpck's
last night and Mrs. Dufresne Is .
'lhouse guest there. But, ron VIII hear
THAT Mrs. Dufresne was so upset over
the news Of the attack on her hus.
band yesterday afternoon that she
developed . severe headache and re-
manned IN her room. She did not
come down for dinner.
I'VE found out that yon tried 70
treach her by telephone from the
Austerlitz and couldn't get sn
ANSWER. Perhaps you haFsn't had
time to ind out why, 90 III tell you.
By q most strange coincidence, there
was 4 fire last night in the Morlock
garage and the telephone wires,
strung Just outside It. were burned
and put out Of commission.
when ! got to the house the con
fusion was at its peak-frs engines
| all over the street. saiyaged auto
mobiles parked anywhere. guests
and servants running in and out to
watch the show. No one knew where
any one else was. or had been"
Doyle lowered his voice impress
sively. "While I was looking around
| saw woman's figure going into
the house through the side door. |
couldn't see her face. but got q
good look at the fur coat and the
shoes. This woman had come up the
rear walk. could see her footprints
| in the snow. Everybody was over On
1.-THE other aide Of the house, watch
Ing the garage burn.
eVKTELL. ! finally found . h0nse-
~ maid running excitediy around
the hall and | asked Cor Mrs. Du-
fresno. The girl went upstairs aud
IN 9 minute or two Mrs. Dnfresne
came down. Harper, yon can Ina
CINE the Jolt got when IrecOgnized
| the slippers!
mot only that, but they were soak.
| Ing wet from the snow. 40 wet as my
shoes wers from walking over mile
In It! And when Mrs. Dufresne sent
for her coat. to go along with ne.
there was the same fur coat had
seen disappearing through the side
door. the fur sim damp from melted
snow. Now. what DO you make OF
that?"
Harper was silently digesting this
story OF the reporters. THAT win
bear lot OF thought. Doyle" he
answered slowly.
Get this-my final hroadside,
Harper. don't know how far yoa'ye
gone with your investigations but 4
strikes me that there's something
In this case resembling the state Of
Denmark In Hamiet's time"
Doyle stood up and pointed
through the window. Do you see
that stone wall That's the boundary
wall 0f DnEresne's property. On the
other side OF the wall are thick
bushes. Last night some one hid
there between the bushes and the
wan. walked up end down aud
watched this house. most likely this
very room. There Is your witness!
Find him, ana yon'li know what
went on here last nightis
A few moments later Sergeant
Harper and his assistant. Lafferty.
bent thonghtfnlly over the sketch
the former had iirawn OF the Du-
fresno honse and grounds.
They Just had come In from their
inspection Of the spot Doyle had
discovered By . fortunate chance.
The reporters final broadside had
been very telling. indeed. Kidding
Into holes the Inferential evidence
80 BAR provided BY the killings. A
witness. and q secret one. certainly
snhstanEiatea Harper,s doubts that
the AFFAIR had been "hapha9ard."
Here was tho flrst hint OF premedi.
ltalion.
That Is certainly : ehoice BIT or
luck.r l.aGlsfty ehpcklea. wait TIL
We hIazs away with That and ses.
whose feathers ~ |.
That's exactly what we're nnf
going ID 10. z Harper coanterea. sra.
an ace up our sleeve. hut thafss kla
best place for Il atpresenk. tt's some.
thing to think abons quietly. not hras
lah0nt.
Wei. you're passing NJ = me
chance to put On the screws. You're
giving them too much time to x4g
their storiee ready. I'm euFo that
smart chauffeur. Donngky. b Wieo d
something. ana then there i old
Andrews and that sour-fncea Mrs.
whitmnre-aii likely material O.
work On. ysn can sr1st The servanis
Ito 'unw thinRs.s
Harper smiled. -Don'k lak your
patience get euf q ceatrol 1ack. I'm
deliberately giving these people
plenty Of time ID think e ever.
II they're conceaiing something.
they're sura to elaborate fne mnch
and take enough reps % hang them
selves"
fcoprrtsAe. 1874. - Weiser c. Brewnl
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