The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-02-29
Chapter 81
New CHAUFFEUR

II BELIEVE DR.. Nicholson's cured
! drug-takers in the most mar
velous way" Sylvia Bassington'
french went on. People whose
relatives despaired utterly"
EYES," cried Henry Bassington-
french suddenly. And do you know
what goes on there? Do you know
the awful suffering and the torment?
A mans used to drug and they
cut him off it-cut him of it'll
he goes raving mad for the lack OF
1t and beats his head against the
wall. That's what he does. your
'forceful' doctor. tortures people
fortunes them-sends them to He'll
drives them mad. -"
He was shaking violently. Sud-
denly he turned and left the room.
Sylvia Bassington-ffrench looked
startled. What is the matter with
Henry?" she said wonderingly. He
seems very much upset"
frankie and Roger dared not look
at each other.
Hes not looked well all the eve.
ming" ventured frankie.
"No. noticed that. He's very
moody lately. l wish he hadn't given
up riding. Oh. by the way. DR..
Nicholson invited Tommy over to-
morrow. but don't like his going
there very much-not with all those
queer nerve cases and dope-takers."
81 don't suppose the Doctor would
allow him to come into contact with
Them" said Roger. HE seems very
fond of children"
Eyes. | think it's disappointment
he hasn't got any of his own. Prob
ably to her too. She looks very sad
and terribly delicate"
'She's like a sad Madonna" said
frankie.
"Yes. that describes her very
we'll"
eff DR.. Nicholson is so fond of
children. suppose he came to your
children's party?" said frankie
carelessIy.
Unfortunately he was away for
a day or two just then. | think he
had to go to London for some con-
ference"
81 see."
They went up to bed. Before she
went to sleep frankie wrote to
Bobby.
pOBBY had had an irkspme time,
~ His enforced inaction was ex-
ceedingly trying. He hated staying
quietly in London and doing moth
ing.
He had been rung up on the tele.
phone by George Arbuthnot. who in
a few laconic words told him that
all had gone we'll. A couple OF days
later he had letter from frankie
delivered TO him by her maid. the
letter having gone under cover to
her at Lord Marchington's town
house. Since then he had heard moth.
ing.
Letter for you," called out Badg.
err.
Bobby came forward excitedly
but the letter was one addressed in
his fathers handwriting and post.
marked Marchbolt. At that moment,
however. he caught sight OF the
neat. black-gowned figure of Frank
les maid approaching down the
news Five minutes later he was
tearing open Frankie's second letter.
Dear Bobby:
I think it's about time you came
down. I've gi"en them Instructions
at home that you're to have the
Bentley whenever you ask for 1t.
get chauffeur's livery-dark green
ours always are. Charge IL to Fa-
Their at Harrod's It's best to be cor.
rect in details. Concentrate on maxi
ing a good job of the mOustache. Il
makes frightful difference to any.
ones face
Come down here and ask for me.
You might bring me an ostensible
note from Father Report that the
car is now in working order again.
The garage here only holds two
cars and as it's got the family
Daimler and Roger Bassington-
ffrenchs two-seater In II. IL is
fortunately full up. so you will go
to Staverley and put up there.
Get what local Information you
can when there particularly about
a DR.. Nicholson who runs a place
for dope patients Several suspicious
circumstances about him. he has a
dark blue Talbot saloon, he was
away from home on the 18th when
your beer was doctored, and he
takes altogether too detailed an
interest In the circumstances OF
my accident.
think I've Unidentified the
corpse!.i
Au revoir, my fellow sIeuth.
Love from your successfully con-
FRANKIE
r. S. shall post this myself
Bobby's spirits rose with bound.
Discarding his overalls and break.
ing the news OF his immediate de-
parture to Badger. he was about to
hurry of when he remembered that
he had not vet opened his fathers