The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-02-21

and drew up outside the garage.
Bobby. in grease-stained overalls,
came out to receive it. frankie was
at the wheel and beside her sat a
rather gloomy-looking young man.
"Hullo. Bobby" said frankie.
This is George Arbuthnot. He's a
doctor and we shall need him."
Bobby WINGED slightly as he and
George Arbuthnot made faint &C.
knowledgement OF each other.
Are you sure we're going to need
a doctor?" he asked. Aren't you
being a bit pessimistic?"
81 didn't mean we should need
him in that way" said frankie. II
need him for a scheme that I've got
on. Look here. is there anywhere
we can go and talk?"
Bobby looked doubtfully round
him. "Well. there's my bedroom"
he said doubtfully.
Excellent" said frankie.
She got out of the car. and she
and George Arbuthnot followed Bob
by up some outside steps and into
a microscopic bedroom.
II don't know" said Bobby, look.
ing round obviously "if there's any.
where to sit"
There was not. The only chair
was loaded with, apparently, the
whole of Bobby's wardrobe.
1.-THE bed will do" said frankie.
She pumped down on it. George
Arbuthnot did the same and the bed
groaned protestingly.
I've got everything planned out"
said frankie. ITO begin with We
want a car. One of yours will do"
do you mean you want to buy one
of our cars?"
"Yes."
That's really very nice of you,
Frankie" said Bobby with warm ap
probation. But you needn't. real
ly do draw the line at sticking my
friends"
You've got 1t all wrong" said
frankie. "It isn't like that at all
| know what you mean-it's like buy
ing perfectly appalling clothes and
hats from ones friends who are just
starting in business. A nuisance.
but it's got to be done. But this
isn't like that at all. really need
a car"
What about the Bentley"
THE Bentley's no good"
You're mad" said Bobby.
"No, I'm not. The Bentley's no
good for what want it for"
What do you want it for?"
Smashing it up"
Bobby groaned and put hand to
his head. Il don't seem very well
this morning"
George Arbuthn0t spoke for the
first time. His voice was deep and
melancholy. "She Means" he said.
that she's going to have an acct
dent" -
How does she know?" said Bobby
wildly.
frankie gave an exasperated
sigh. Somehow or other" she said.
I'VE seem to have started wrong.
Now just listen quietly, Bobby, and
try and take in what I'm going to
say. l know your brains are prac-
tically negligible, but you ought to
be able to understand if you really
She paused, then resumed.
81 am on the trail of Bassington-
French"
Hear, heart"
Observation-Disclosures particu-
lar Observation-Disclosures at Mer.
roway Court at the village OF STAY.
erley in Hampshire. Merroway
Court belongs to our Bassington-
ffrench's brother. and our Bassing-
ton.ffrench lives there with the
brother and his wife,"
Whose wife"
The brothers wife of course. That
ISN'T the point. The point is. how
are you or I-or both of us-going~
to worm ourselves into the house
hold? I've been down and recon
noitred the ground. Staverley's a
mere village. Strangers arriving
there to stay would stick out mile.
It would be the sort Of thing that {
simply isn't done. So I've evolved
a plan. This is What is going to
happen. Lady Frances Derwent,
driving her car more recklessly than
we'll. crashes into the wall near the
gates OF Merroway Court. Complete
Of car. less complete
of Lady Frances. who is
carried to the house suffering from
conclusion and shock and must en-
phatically not be moved"
who says so?"
George. Now you see where
George comes in. We can't risk a
Doctors saying there is
the matter with me. Or per.
haps some officious person might
pick up my PROSTATE form and take
1t to some local hospital. No, what
happens Is this. George is passing,
also in a car you'd better sell
US a second one), sees the accident,
leaps out and takes charge.
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