The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-27
Chapter 81
NEW CLUE

IN TO. Mr.. Shipley he didn't come
~ for another five minutes. and
Cook and me nearly busting our
selves trying to keep the soup hot"
81 suppose when he did turn up
Mr.. Shipley looked as though he'd
hurried a bit?"
The maid considered. "P'raps he
did look a bit put out" she said
finally, and the Inspector. watching
her closely. shook his head; 30 far
she had been in the realm Of az
grieved fact and was reliable: his
last question had opened up vistas of
being able to establish connection
with the village-shaking business
up at the Court. Hylton knew from
bitter experience of her sort what
fantastic realms of sheer invention
she would be capable of embarking
on with only the slightest encour-
agement.
He decided to leave we'll alone
and withdrew. He turned out OF the
drive and had not gone very far
down the road when he met Mrs.
Reeves walking her horse slowly
home. She smiled pleasantly at him.
"Had a spill?" he asked.
mo. Coconut overreached badly,
ond bod RI hrinu him hool- CioG.
ening wasn't it? They're having one
OF the best runs ever. What hap
ipened to you?"
"It was too hot for me-" Hylton
laughed. 81 just had to drop out"
She nodded and smiled again in
her attractive way and they parted.
Hylton kicked his old horse into
trot and went back to the Hoops.
Sergeant White was waiting for
him there. Presently-the worthy
old hack being disposed of-they
were closeted together in Hylton's
private sitting room.
Got anything to tell me?" Hylton
asked.
Eyes sir. | have got something,
though / don't know whether it
means anything or not"
"Just one minute, Sergeant. Walk
over to that door behind you and
poke your head into the billiard
room, will you?"
White did as he was bid. Nobody
there. sir" he said trifie surprised.
Good. People who play billiards
sometimes have long ears. Go
ahead"
tits this sir" The Sergeant pro.
duced small square Of yellow card.
board from his pocket and put 1t
carefully on the table. "Edwardes
found 1t. He's our man on the back
door at the Court. He was going OFF
duty the other day and took short
cut across the bit Of grass in front
of the window"
"The window Of the room where
1t happened?"
Eyes sir. A few yards away from
the window he saw this and picked
it up"
uYLTON very gingerly took up
IL the exhibit and studied 1t. The
cardboard had been folded in half
down the middle and had lost some.
thing Of its pristine freshness. but
all the printing on it was still per-
fectly iegiDle.
Luxor Hairdressing Saloon.
Specialists In Ladies' Coiffeurs.
Setting & Waving a speciality.
appointment Card
Time. $50 Monday Jan. 18th.
Telephone Morchester 81.
Please bring this card with you.
1880 Monday Jan lSth," he said re.
fectively. go to the telephone just
outside. Sergeant. ring up More.
chester 81 and ask who 1t was who
booked an appointment for 2.30 last
Monday"
"Right-o sir"
Hylton drew out one of his thin
black cigars and lit it carefully. A
woman in the case? He wondered.
did you get them?"
"Yes sir: they were quite forth.
coming about it. told me straight
out"
And who was it?"
Mrs. Reeves of Ferney House
sir"
The Inspector took the cigar out
of his mouth and gave a long, low
whistle.
Mrs. Reeves, eh?" he said. wife
OF Captain Reeves-thers seems to
be a devil of a lot in this business
we haven't begun to get hold Of yet,
White"
The Inspector left the Hoops
quickly and was over at Enderton
Court as fast as his long legs could
take him; he had decided to have