The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-08-01

Small disentangled himself from
the woman's arms and Lit cigaret
What about old Burdett," he
asked, anything new?"
mo. Jimmy seems pretty busy
about it."
"He ought to have caught the
chap red-handed whoever it was,
that would have been one up for
him."
"He was out this way that eve
ming, after poachers."
"Well he might as well have been
elsewhere. What's this Inspector
chap like?"
"a bit funny, but quite nice. a
proper gentleman"
81 suppose you'll be after him
next"
81 don't go after people"
Small laughed and slid his arm
round her again.
81 must go soon Harry; he knows
I never stay very late at my sis
ter's."
pretty fond of you isn't he?"
'He absolutely adores me. can
give him hell If l want to by getting
in a temper and not letting him
near me-"
Don't start any of them tricks
here. or you'll be getting something
you didn't reckon for"
She broke away with one Of her
abrupt movements.
81 really must go Harry. 'tisn't
safe to be longer"
what about tomorrow"
"Where? Here?"
mo. That old fool Of a woman
comes up to clean the place out to-
morrow; IL l put her off she'll only
talk. Won't you be walking the Big
Wood way?"
at might rain"
sit won't. can tell you that. 7 lie
weather's turned with the moon.
Bout three o'clock tomorrow I'll
have finished my traps and be
where the cleaning is"
81 may not be able to come"
Small stretched himself and
laughed.
81 expect ye WILL" he said.
INSPECTOR KINGSLEY HYL
l. TON was on the steps Of the Lux.
or Hairdressing Saloon before that
establishment had opened for the
day. At length the crimson-nailed.
thin-voiced Miss Neve turned up. a
little fiustered to find somebody
waiting for her; still more fus-
tered when Hylton produced his
card and announced his identity.
What 1 want to know" he de-
manded once they were inside. els
who it was who had her hair done
here at 2::30 on last Monday"
Miss Neve said that she would
Look At The Book. Then:
We'll. it was booked for Mrs.
Reeves of Ferney House."
81 know; but Mrs. Reeves
changed with someone. didn't she?"
GAS a matter of fact, she did.
Really. Inspector. the way these
people ring up and -"
mo doubt. And who took Mrs.
Reeves place on Monday?"
"Why, it was Mrs. Fenton of Fen.
toms Stores in Enderton."
Mrs. Fenton? You're sure?"
"Oh yes. quite sure. l saw her
myself and gave her an appoint
ment card"
Mrs. Reeves didn't have an APP
pointment card as we'll did she,
when she originally booked that
time. l mean"
ooh no. Mrs. Reeves always does
her booking and everything by tele-
phone"
Hylton nodded. "Quite so. Miss
Neve," he said cheerfully. You
needn't tell anyone about this"
Miss Neve looked panied. ooh I
shan't say a word"
Liar" thought Hylton.
Back to Enderton. and step on
it." were his instructions as he
jumped into the waiting car. They
were back at the Hoops in exactly
twelve minutes.
A busy twelve minutes for the In.
spector's cat-like brain Mrs.
Fenton? Quite certainly he had not
| expected to have her brought into
the business and yet there came
back to his mind the odd little
scene in Fenton's Stores when he
had overheard enough to tell him
that John Fenton's wife should
have been in church at half past
seven on Monday evening and, evi.
IDENTIFY to her husbands surprise.
wasn't -. Kingsley Hylton smiled.
(ces5rtsAt. 1886. Ls@,s.es ". Kss-sRl
A pititul explanation comes frons
Mary Fenton, Monday.