The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-23
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He suggested taking her of then
and there to good nursing home in
the neighborhood.
To this Bobby and frankie agreed,
not seeing what else could be done.
Having given their own names and
addresses to the inspector, who ap-
peared to disbelieve utterly in
Frankie's, they themselves were al
lowed to leave Tudor Cottage, and
with the assistance Of the inspector
succeeded in gaining admission to
the Seven Stars" in the village.
Here. still feeling that they were
regarded as criminals, they were
only too thankful to go to their
rooms, double one for Bobby and
Badger, and a very minute single
one for frankie.
A few minutes after they had all
retired, a knock came on Bobby's
door. 1t was frankie.
1--WE thought of something" she
said. "If that fool of a police inspec-
tor persists in thinking that we made
all this up, at any rate I've got evil
dence that l was chloroformed."
Have you? Where?"
"In the coaLbucket," said frankie
with decision.
EXHAUSTED by all her adven-
IL lures, frankie slept late the
next morning. 1t was half-past ten
when she came down to the small
coffee-room to find Bobby waiting for
her.
"Hullo. frankie, here you are at
last
Don't be so horribly vigorous. my
dear" frankie subsidized onto a chair.
at must be the sandbagging." said
Bobby. Its probably broken up adj
hesions in the brain. feel absolutely
full of pep and vim and bright ideas
and longing to dash out and do
things"
well, why not dash?" said
frankie languidly.
81 have dashed. I've been with In.
spector Hammond for the last half
hour. Well have to let it go as
practical joke, frankie, for the mo.
ment."
"Oh, but, Bobby"
81 said for the moment. We've got
to get to the bottom of this, frankie.
We're on the right spot and all we've
got to do is to get down to it. We
don't want Roger Bassington-ffrench
for abduction. We want him for
murder"
"And We'll get him." said frankie
with revival of spirit.
That's more like it." said Bobby
approvingly. Drink some more tea"
"How's Moira?"
Pretty bad. She came round in the
most awful state of nerves. Scared
stiff apparently. She's gone up to
London-to nursing home place in
Queens Gate. She says she'll feel safe
there"
"She never did have much nerve"
said frankie.
well, anyone might be scared
stiff with a queer cold-blooded MUIR
derer like Roger Bassington-ffrench
loose in the neighborhood."
HE doesn't want to murder her.
We're the ones he's after"
Hes probably too busy taking
care of himself to worry about us for
the moment" said Bobby. Now,
frankie. the start of the whole thing
must be John Savage's death and
will. Either that will was forged or
Savage was murdered or something"
"It's quite likely the will was
forged if Bassington-ffrench was
concerned" said frankie thought
fully.
ut may have been forgery and
murder. We've got to find out"
frankie nodded I've got the notes
l made after looking at the will. The
witnesses were Rose Chudleigh. cook,
and Albert Mere. gardener. They
ought to be quite easy to find. Then
there are the lawyers who drew it
up-Elford & Leigh-a very respec.
table firm. as Mr.. Spragge said"
Right. we'll start from there. /
think you'd better take the lawyers
You'll get more out of them than I
would. I'll hunt up Rose Chudleigb
and Albert Mere"
What about Badger?"
Badger never gets up till lunch
time-you needn't worry about him."
I'VE must get his affairs straight
ened out for him some time" said
frankie. "After all. he did save my
life"
They'll soon get tangled again."
said Bobby. "Oh. by the way, what
do you think of this?"
He held out dirty piece of card
board for her inspection. It was a
photograph.
MIR. Cayman." said frankie i'm
mediately. Where did you get it?"
Last night. 1t had slipped down
behind the telephone"
Then it seems pretty clear who
Mr.. and Mrs. Templeton were. Wait
minute"
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The benevolent consptrators .havs
busy day, tomorrow.