The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-24
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EEE.RAMsoEN SCORES
What kind of a man is you
w gua-dian?" asked Mahony. "Dt
you get on well with him?"
"Oh. YES" she answered. Hes {
bit cynical and >. and inhuman, bu
he's very good company an. easy t.
to get on with. / think you'll like
him."
80 wonde. whether he'll like me?'
said Mahony rather gloomily. g
don't seem frightfully popular this
morning."
After this remark there was &
brief silence between them.
you're rather in love with Elsa
aren't your" Ruth finally asked.
Whats that?" said Nahony in
startled tone, and he Tusl ed.
You hal a sort of yearning look,
she explained.
She rose abruptly from tle table.
'I'll go and ring up Uncle Gerald
she went on. THAT Is. IL they've got
a telephone in this horrible place.
do think it's a horrible place. DOM
you? wonder why we came here;
And such beastly coffee"
She departed in search Of tele
phone. Mshony remained at the ia
BILE, frowning fercely and taking Oc
casional sips at nis bad coffee
Ruth's remark that he was rather in
lo"e with Elsa had disturbed him.
"Still yeerning." said auth's voice
by the table. i've 'phoned Mullins
the butler, ant told him 20 expect
guest"
"Oh! Right. Then I suppose we'd
better be moving" said Mahony.
de paid the bill and they left the
cafe. TweLty minutes later they
arrived at Ruth's home.
Lee-Ramsden welcomed Mahony
with accustomed pleasant geniality.
1--WE heard of you" he said
You're back from China. aren't you
Yon must tell me all abou. it; lived
there myself twenty years ago. But
didn't know you knew Ruth"
"Oh. yes. we're quite ole friends.
SAL Ruth. "Mr. Mahony brought me
home last night"
Eee-Ramsden did not comment on
mat remark.
"Shall we go into the study
You'll take a glass of sherry before
lunch. ! hope" he suggested.
THEY went into the study and
l. Lee-Ramsden poured on: the
sherry. After he had handed Ma
hony a glass. he indicates the mid
day edition Of the evening paper
which was lying on the table. In big
letters across The top was the head
line:
FILM STARS UNCLE MURDERED
Shocking affair that" he IT.
served. Have you seeh the evening
10 per yet: Poor Titles be- killed.
"Yes. | know" said Ruth. 1--WE :.
a. a matter of fact, we've just come
from Elsa's house"
"Oh. you have" saiu Lee-Rams
den in a tone of inter est. Been pay
ing a visit of coincidence. suppose
How IS Elsa? expect she's taken il
very much % teart. hasn't she?"
"Yes." said Ruth.
"Was an' body else there?" asked
Lee-Ramsden.
"Mr. Lawson. And E: man named
Inspector Kennedy" answered Ruth
"Kennedyw said Lee-Ramsder
in a tone OF surprise. "But he was
hare only few minutes ago making
enquiries about you"
OH" said Ruth. She hadn't quite
expected that. WHAT did he want
to known" 81 e asked.
MahOny rose from his seat He
had lad enough of this beating about
the bush. When a difficulty had to be
faced. he liked to face it and get il
over.
81 didn't go tn re with Mis-:
Fraser: | met her there by acct
cent" he stated quietly Il wen
there with man named Lawson.
police officer was there Inspector
Kennedy. from Scotland Yard. I
his presence. and Lawson'c. Mis-
Little accused me of being the muir
derer of her uncle. She said that sh'
recognized my voice as that of In,
man who was in the room when he
uncle was killed."
There vas no explosion. Lee
Ramsden's handsome. aquiline fea
lures hardly changed in expression
He raised che eyebrow very slightly
How very annoying for you
especially if you did kill her uncle.
he commented lightly. Are you SUP
posed to nave killed the old gentle
man before or after you brought m.
ward homer"