The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-14

his impassive chauffeur's demeanor
as frankie came out alone.
The car swept down the drive
and out through the gates. Then.
when they came to an empty bit of
road. Bobby pulled up and looked
inquiringly at his companion.
What about it?" he asked.
Rather pale, frankie replied.
Bobby | don't like it. Apparently.
she's gone away"
Gone away? This morning?"
Cor last night"
without a word to us?"
Bobby. just don't believe it.
The man was lying. I'm sure of it.
They were both silent for a min.
ute or two. then Bobby stated his
deductions in a calmer tone.
"She must be still alive because
of disposing of the body and all
that. Her death would have to seem
natural and accidental"
WELL" said frankie. what are
we going to do?"
Bobby thought for a minute. Il
don't think you can do anything"
he said at last. You'd better go
back to London. You suggested try
ing to trace the Caymans. Go on
with that"
"Oh. Bobby!"
MY dear. you can't be of any
use down here. You're known
very we'll known by now. Nicholson
may suspect. but he can't be sure
that you know anything. You go
back to town and I'll stay"
"At the Anglers Arms?"
"No. think your chauffeur will
now disappear. | shall take up my
headquarters at Ambledever that's
ten miles away-and if Moira's still
in that beastly house | shall find
her."
frankie demurred little. Bobby,
YOU VIII DC CCll CI III
81 shall be cunning as the SER
pent."
With rather a heavy heart frankie
gave in. She was not one. however.
to let the grass grow under her
feet. AT three O'Clock that afternoon,
fashionably but soberly dressed
young woman with pince-nez and an
earnest frown might have been
seen approaching ST. I-eonard's
Gardens. 'sheaf of pamphlets and
papers in her hand.
FRANKIE walked along looking
L up at the numbers. Suddenly she
came to a halt with a grimace of
vexation.
No. II had a board up announ.
cling that it was to be sold or let
unfinished. frankie Immediately
removed the pince-nez and the
earnest air.
The names of several house
agents were given. frankie selected
two and wrote them down.
The first agents were Messrs.
Gordon & Porter of Praed Street.
"GOod-morning." said frankie. Il
wonder if you can give me the ad-
dress of a Mr.. Cayman? He was
until recently at II st. Leonard's
Gardens"
That's right" said the young
man to whom frankie had adj
dressed herself. "Mr. Cayman took
it on a quarterly tenancy as he
might have to take up post
abroad any moment. believe he's
actually done So"
Then you haven't got his ad-
dress?"
I'm afraid not. He settled up
with us and that was ALL"
Obi" said frankie. feeling de-
spairing. She saw the young man
looking rather curiously at her.
"He owes me a good deal Of
money" said frankie mendaciously.
frankie thanked him and de-
parted. She took taxi to the next
firm of house agents. She wasted
no time in repeating the process.
The first agents were the ones who
had let Cayman the house. These
people would be merely concerned
to let it again on behalf of the own.
er. frankie asked for an order 10
view the premises. She emerged
with the key Oh II st. Leonard's
Gardens.
1t was a bit of luck. frankie
thought. that the clerk had not
wished to accompany her. but per.
haps they only did that when it was
a question of a furnished tenancy.
The musty smell of closed-up
house assailed Frankie's nostrils as
she unlocked and pushed open the
front door of No. II.
1t was an unappetizing house,
cheaply decorated. and with blist.
cred. dirty paint. frankie went over
it methodically from garrett to base
ment. but as for anything Of a per-
sonal nature. frankie could not
find so much as the scrap of torn.
up letter.
The only thing that struck her AZ
having a possible significance vas
a railway guide which lay oper %
one of the window seats.
(CotyriEki Io;;-55-s6. agatha CIrissisl
frankie tackles an astuta lava.
yer. Monday.