The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-06-16

daughter-ln need Of work, and find
ing it for a day in the circus.
The Rev. Silas Devine-if such q
person existed-must be pulling
now over the telegram regarding a
lady named Hope to whom he must
speed at once. Or it might be that
he knew indeed Hope-a relative,
a daughter, even-whom 1t had
seemed safe enough at this distance
for one in difficulties to impersonate.
Could not the circus have stopped
in Ell Paso? Might not Leonor have
learned there of one Hope De-
vine?
Leonor. Carlo and Leonor, thought
Dirk.
Dirk knew now on which Fazzini
Hope had called. Her visit had not
been to Tony, but to Carlo, Tony's
brother, the brother who had
cleaned out the Araby. the brother
who travelled with a circus. Carlo
was in hiding in Tony's house, and
Hope had crept out to him by night.
almost too i'll to STAND.
In hiring Logan and Dinwiddie
Dirk had wanted her protected, not
accused. Even tonight when these
findings had proved so inexorably
her place in the puzzle. he had not
been willing to give them the key
to that place.
Logan and Dinwiddie had laughed
at Martins account of an intruder
the night before. They believed it
now only in the light of Hopes visit
to Fazzini's house. He had come to
her one night. and had almost been
discovered. She had gone to him the
next. That was what they believed.
THEY did not know what he
Dirk-knew. that the man she
had gone to see did not dare leave
his room. would not risk discovery
of any sort. Dirk knew more than
this. He knew that Martin was over.
wrought. A man who imagines it his
duty to shoot when no such duty
has been assigned him. may also
imagine other things. Martin. Dirk
told himself, had never heard a
voice at all.
In any case. whoever. whatever
she was. HOpe-he could not think
of her by any other name-was un-
questionably in trouble. and ill. She
might have taken part in Madame
Chowdhury's schemes ignorantly,
might even be innocently involved.
and unable to extricate herself.
C"My shield is Scared" she had
said. holding the big book in her
arms.)
He did not know. of course. the
name of her people in Rio de Janeiro.
She would not give it to him. would
spend her strength in denial and
terror if he should ask. Strange that
he who was perhaps her only friend
should seem her greatest enemy.
Still, certain facts remained. Gull
ty or innocent, she was i'll. Rupert
could not come to her. nor could her
family.
She belonged to him, alone.
Now that he knew her secret, he
could watch over her with clearer
eyes.
Graves came the next morning,
and learning from Dirk of young
Mrs. Joris's reluctance to see a ply.
stefan, came to her room ostensibly
to give her reassuring details about
her husband.
Hope. he reported afterward to
Dirk, had listened attentively.
"She was in bed. and l ordered
her to stay there. The trouble?
Anemia. low blood-pressure. general
rundown condition. Danger?
Well. yes. If we don't get hold Of 1t.
But l think we will.
Rupert now. He's better. on the
whole. But he's making no fight.
What interest he appears to take in
living comes in the form Of worry
over his work. Certain cases he has
on hand. want either you or San.
ford to go up tomorrow, and re-
assure him."
Dirk asked Sanford to go. The
work had piled on his own desk. and
it was nine o'clock that evening be-
fore he dismissed a tired secretary
and went home.
1t was showing again, steady
fakes that froze against his wind
shield. Things were quiet when he
reached the house. only Timothy
stirring about, preparing to lock up.
Mrs. Joris. Timothy said. was not
so we'll. had had a sort of sinking
spell. They had called DR.. Graves.
That was at six o'clock. She was
better now. Mary was with her.
Dirk went up to his room.
He was undressing for bed when
the door-bell rang. He heard Tim.
othy. who had gone upstairs. come
down again. Timothy's knock sound
ed presently on Dirk's door.
'It's the Rev. Silas Devine," said
Timothy. Hes just arrived. sir -.
by plane"
(ces,risEt, 1855 Margaret Bell ROEstOsl