The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-08-06
Chapter 30
FAMILY AT ODDS

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FAMILY AT ODDS
AT one o'clock Sergeant White
came back to his cottage and
went thoughtfully through into the
kitchen where his wife was busy
taking something out Of the oven.
"How's Mr.. Hylton this morning?'
Alice asked lightly.
HE wasn't there"
mot there? Where was he?"
"As a matter of fact don't quite
know. He told me to meet him at
twelve and said particularly was
not to be late. They told me at the
Hoops that he went into Morechester
this morning early. and then came
back about half past ten and they
haven't seen him since"
"Pity you can't find out who did
that old fool in" she said irritably,
1--WE might get a lift then and be
able to afford a decent oven"
"No one can expect me to be over
at Nyeton and at Enderton Court
at the same time"
"It wasn't much good your being
at Nyeton seemingly. the poachers
were out just the same"
"How do you know that?" White
asked quickly. and Alice could have
bitten the end of her stupid tongue
off. She ought to have learned by
now. she reflected, to be doubly
careful with a man as madly jealous
as her husband.
81 Just heard somebody talking
about 1t somewhere in the village
here have this damned. oh I'm sorry
Jimmy. this blessed shepherds pie
before 1t gets cold -. :"
She cut him a piece of bread and
put the bottle Of Yorkshire Relish in
his reach and filled his glass with
water. All these illustrations he
received with that masculine matter
of course Indifference which not in
frequently a woman finds the most
maddening thing In the whole world.
One or two sharp comments came
to her tongue but she repressed
them. Jimmy had a regular job with
good money and pension. she
wasn't going to be fool enough to
fall out with him unnecessarily. es.
pecially when she could pull the
wool over his eyes so beautifully
as long as she was careful.
"Pie's burnt a bit" he said. What
are you doing this afternoon"
"Going to Morechester."
"The pictures. | SUPPOSED"
"Well, what's wrong with the pic.
lures"
you're always of there. nova
days." he said.
"a woman wants to get out Of
her house sometime. ! suppose.
whats on-anything special?"
For a moment Alice could hardly
believe her ears. It would be just
like the almost inspired perverse-
ness Of the male. she thought. If he
said he would come with her. He
noticed her slight pause and asked
again. this time looking full at her.
'I'm just trying to think" she said
testify. I'm not sure what It is. but
I don't think it's anything special"
4 FTER q moment or so she could
1 \ not help adding Were you
thinking of coming. Jimmy?"
"Good Lord. no. I've got something
to do. | shall be out with the In.
spector. l suppose"
Alice was well pleased to let the
conversation run on to other lines
Funny you can't get any idea
who's done It." she said.
who says we can't get any iGea?
keep telling the Inspector it's most
likely one Of these rough.looking
chaps saw in the village a day or
two before"
81 wonder who they were. No
body else saw them. did they?"
"Ot course somebody else saw
them. but nobody takes any notice
Of tramp"
Seems to me o waste OF time
looking in the village here"
"P'raps they'll find that out as
they go along" White said with 9
peculiar smile.
"Do you think the Inspector sus
poets young Shipley?"
"Why should he?" her husband
looked up sharply.
"Well. everybody knows he didn't
like the old man and I suppose Il
might as well be him as anybody
else"
White looked away again AND
shook his head.