The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-18
The Wrong Murderer
By HUGH CLEvELY

~ HUN NLES6Lt
I "Wot's THAR" exclaimed Fatty
Bassett. you've got to go to the Yard
in the mornin' and tell 'em wot you
know abart Miss Fraser? Ave you
got to take FER with you."
1.-THE Inspector didn't say had to-"
answered Mahony.
Right" said Basset promptly. eff
you don't know where she is, you
can't tell i'm. can yer?"
He turned to Ruth. ~
"You trust yerself to me, Missile.
I'll hide yer away so that the cops
will never find yer"
Ruth shook her head.
THANK you very much, but I'll
stay with Terrence" she said. "If
Inspector Kennedy hadn't let him
go tonight. ne wouldn't have been
able to rescue me; I'm grateful for
that. l don't want the Inspector to
think that Terence and have cheat
ed him after he did US a good turn"
81 shan't actually take you with
me to Scotland Yard, Ruth" put in
Mahony. "But If the Inspector wants
to know where you are, shall have
to tell him."
She smiled at him.
"Pll do exactly what you tell me
to-" she said.
Fatty Bassett shrugged his large
shoulders.
"Of course, If you blinkin' we'll
insist on givin' yerselves up to the
cops. there's nobody can stop YER"
he remarked gloomily.
Mahony lit a cigaret thoughtfully.
"No," he answered. "But things
may not turn out so badly as you
seem to think they will. Kennedy
is clever. and a pretty decent chap
too, and I've got proposition to put
to him that may make things a good
deal better for US. Anyway, it's no
good arguing about it now. Well
have to see what happens at ten to-
morrow"
INGAHONY was still in disguise
AfA when he presented himself at
Scotland Yard. Inspector Kennedy
looked tired. as If he had spent a
sleepless night.
$50 you've turned up" he re-
marked. you've got nerve. That
was hell of a show you pulled off
at the Golden Centipede Club last
night"
"The Golden Centipede Club?"
echoed Mahony innocently, as if he
had never heard of the place. "Why.
what happened there?"
The Inspector smiled with an air
Of grim satisfaction.
"You know damned we'll what hap
pened there" he replied. "And in
cidentally that club will not be open
ing again. We found evidence on the
premises that it was one of the prin-
cipal dope distributing centres of
London, and we've made six arrests"
Good" said Mahony. did you
find any evidence against our friend
Lawson?"
"Still harping on Lawson. eh,"
commented the Inspector. "No. we
didn't find any evidence against him.
So far as we're concerned, we
haven't any evidence, except your
word, that Lawson is not an entirely
blameless citizen. What's happened
to Miss Fraser? Any news of herr"
EYES," answered Mahony. 81 sup
pose you'd like me to tell you where
she is?"
81 certainly should; I'm very anx-
ious to get hold of that young wom-
an" said the Inspector.
"She won't tell you anything you
want to know if you get hold of her."
said Mahony coolly. "And if you ar
rest me l shan't tell you anything
you want to know either. So that
won't do you an awful lot of good.
Listen; are you willing to take
sporting chance, Inspector"
What is the chance?" asked the
Inspector.
This" answered Mahony. 1--WE
come here according to our bargain,
and I'm willing to tell you where
Miss Fraser is, and you can arrest
the two of us il you like. Well be safe
in prison, and nobody will be able to
get at us, and you won't be any
nearer to finding the head Of the
dope and kidnapping ring, the man
you're after.
What want you to do is not to
arrest either of us at present. Give
us couple of hours to make our.
selves scarce, and then set all the
policemen in the country looking
for us. Then, if you catch us-welI
tell you all we know. And If you
don't catch US, and we shall do our
best to see that you don't-youIl
stand a good chance of catching
somebody else-the man you really
want"
Inspector Kennedy considered for
a few moments. His keen, clever
face was very thoughtful. Then he
nodded slightly.
Copyright. 1886. Hugh ClerelyJ