The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-05-24

I In q few minutes Pierre Dufresne
stood up. with a great change in his
bearing. His face had become hard
land expressionless, his carriage
more erect. his step tlr1ner. Il want
some bot coffee. Tell Mrs. Whit
more"
"Mrs. Whitmore?" Harper repeat
ed blankly. The name was strange
to him.
Haven't you seen Mrs. Whit
more? She hasn't appeared. with all
this eommotion In here?" Seeing
Harper's blank look. he went on to
explain. MRS. Whitmore r. my
houseksaper. She and her husband
have been living in the apartment
over the garage while the decora-
tors were working in.the house. An
dfews. get her on the house phone
and tell her to come over.
"Yes. and call up Aline and Rich.
ard. Mr.. and Mrs. Croydon" he ex.
planned to the detective. MRS. Croy-
den IS my wife's sister. Their house
IL on the next street. You can see a
corner of It from our back win.
d0ws."
Andrews went to rouse the sleep
ing Whitmores. There was a special
telephone connection between the
rear of the house and the rooms
over the garage.
els Il necessary to have an these
men running through the house?"
Dnfresne questioned testify. "The
place seems to be swarming with
police. Who are all these men and
what the devil are they doing here?"
"There are certain regulations and
formalities to be complied with in a
case of this sort" Harper explained.
aThese men are doing routine work.
As soon as It IL completed. they'll
clear out"
THEY went into the breakfast.
: room and Harper closed the
door. Although Harper was watch
ing closely, he could detect no spark
Of emotion on Dufresne's face as hee
stood inside the door and surveyed
the murder scene. With the two
faces there before him. Harper saw
that there was indeed a startling re-
sefnblance. more than enough to
confuse the casual eye.
@Thafs the way we found them.
The electric lights were not on.
Now. Mr.. Dufresne, does that sug.
gest anything to your"
Dufresne shook his head. Il am
completely mystifled. Harper. can.
not tell you why any man should try
to murder me nor why he should
disguise himself IN that fashion,
break In here. and then shoot a 20
.liceman. | can't even understand
why the policeman entered the
house. assume that this 10 the man
who has been threatening me-"
1T seems likely. While we have
not yet established any definite con-
nection, the circumstances Of the
events from this afternoon on can
hardly be laid to absolute coinci.
dence."
Harper removed the false nous
taehe. the goatee, the eyeglasses.
At once the resemblance to Du-
fresno was dlssipated. This man was
at least ten years younger. The lines
Of his face exhibited strength. per.
slstence. and determination. Dog.
gedness was In the line Of his Jaw.
Not at al the lineaments OF an Inn
beetle. nor those OF homicidal
maniac.
r never saw this man before In
my life" Dufresne declared. EN-.
phatieaIlY.
-Are you quite sure Of that, Mr..
Duffesnsl Remember. he had prob.
ably been following you about for
some time. Think we'll"
r an positive. have q good mem
DRY Tor faces-an excellent memory.
I DO not know this man. have never
seen him before
"W0ald ron have any objections
to ny bringing In the olhers and
asking them the same queslionl"
"Not at ell Harper. believe that
would y the best procedure
Seffeanb Harper called Ia Dr.. MiL
Ter and tie two ambulance men.
-Ws'll be Al through In . few min
ptep." he said. Then you can strip
thi5 body and take q awhy. ID me
meantime. ron may remove Hamili."
There was now more confusion
than ever. NJ. and Mrs.. Whitmore
had arrived and we're listening.
wideeyed and almost incrednlous,
to the low.voiced explanations Of
Andrews.
The man had come up from Head
quarters with the missing gray and
white dusting powders for the 10
suIIateF. and Harper set the finger.
pfint man 70 work on the decanters
ana glass AMI the two guns.
The trained nurse Dr.. Ulfich had
summoned arrived Ii = taxIeab and
was vhlsked upstairs b. the doctor
before the detective had . chance to
zee her faea
Bnt Tor al the activity. the house
remained what n had seemed when
Harper lrst Arrived--a house fllIed
nith the grisiy feel az death.
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