The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-17
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! of these assertions and. as I pointed
out to him, men change their opin-
lens"
There was no fuss made at the
timer" asked frankie.
GAS | say. Mr.. Savage's relatives
were not living in this country and
they knew very little about the mat
ter. 1t was Mr.. Carstairs who took
the matter up. He returned from
trip into the interior Of Africa. and
came over to this country to see ii
something could be done about 1t. |
was forced to tell him that in my
view there was nothing to be done.
Possession is nine points of the law.
and Mrs. Templeton was in posses
sion. Moreover. she had left the
country and gone. believe. to the
south of France to live. She refused
to enter into any communication on
the matter"
81 see," said frankie. "And no
body knows anything about this
Mrs. Templeton?"
Mr.. Spragge shook his head and
purseJ his lips.
frankie rose.
MEN are extraordinary crea
lures" she said.
She held out hand.
Good bye. Mr.Spragge." she said.
You've been wonderful = simply
wonderful. feel too ashamed"
You Bright Young People must
be more careful" said Mr. Spragge.
shaking his head at her.
you've been an angel" said
frankie.
THE inexplicable absence of
L MORA worried Bobby more than
he cared to admit. That she had left
StaVerley of her own free will Bob
by did not for one minute believe.
No, the sinister DR. Nicholson was
at the bottom of this. Somehow or
other he must have become aware
of Moira'- activities. and this was
his counter-move. Somewhere with
in the sinister walls of the Grange.
MORA was a prisoner. unable to com.
municate with the outside world.
But she might not remain pris-
oner long. Bobby believed implicitly
every word MORA had uttered. Mich
olson meant TO get rid of his wife.
Bobby believed he would. Moira's
body would probably be found in
some district far from Staverley. 1t
might, perhaps. be washed up by the
sea. Or it might be found at the foot
of a cliff. rhe thing would appear
to be. Bobby was almost sure. an
accident" Nicholson specialized in
accidents"
Nevertheless. Bobby believed that
the planning and carrying out of
such an accident would need time
not much time, but certain amount
Before that interval had elapsed
Bobby meant to have found Mora
if she were in the Grange.
After he had left frankie in Brook
Street. he started to put his plans
into operation.
That evening young man with a
moustaChe, dressed in a cheap dark.
blue suit. arrived at the bustling
little town of Ambledever. He put
up at hotel near the station, regis
tering as George Parker. Having de.
posted his suitcase there. he
strolled out and entered into nego-
tiations for hiring a motorcycle.
At ten o'clock that evening a mo-
torcyclist in cap and goggles passed
through the village of Staverley and
came to halt at a deserted part of
the road not far from the Grange.
Then he sauntered along the wall
till &c came to the little door. Inside
the grounds of the Grange every
thing seemed quiet.
He made a careful reconnaissance
round the house. Some of the up
stairs windows had lights in them
and there was one lighted window
o.. the Ground floor.
Towards this window Bobby crept.
The curtains were drawn across it.
but there was slight chink between
them. Bobby put knee on the win
dow-sill and hoisted himself noise
lesSly up. He peered through the slit.
He could see a mans arm aud
shoulder moving along as though
writing. Presently the man shifted
his position and his profile came
into view 1t was Dr. Nicholson.
Bobby saw every detail clearly,
even to the Doctors ears. These
were practically without lobes, he
noted-weren't criminals ears SUI
posed to be that sort?
The Doctor wrote on. calm and
unhurried. At last with a sigh, Bob
by let himself slide noiselessly to the
ground. From the look of it Nichol-
son would be writing for some time
TO come. Now was the moment to
gain admission to the house.
If Bobby could force an entrance
by an upstairs window while the
Doctor was writing in his study. he
could explore the building at his
leisure later in the night.
He made a circuit of the house