The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-11
Chapter IS


a SHOULD go home Il were you"
said the barones. e. Anne slowly.
The police will be wanting TO get
into communication with you"
The police-?" repeated Bigelow
euriousiy.
with me2- gasped Anne. "Whp?''
well. you were almost engaged to
him. were you not?" asked the baron-
ea4
Not CUTIE answered Anne dryiy,
But you were close friends. You
we're togeiher q great deal / should
think there must be many things
about nls affairs that you can tell
them Ana ne was dining with you
oniy iasi night s0lc him leave
Madees with you and go TO the
studio
-certainly. but ne was alive then
sald Bigel0w airily.
Yes. ne raz alive them agreed
TIE baroness -But what happened
afiFf thatf Why did ne arrange the
party ana then not APPEAR That
seemed ode TO me al the time You
remember { remarked on Il 10 your"
SIZE stared at Anne. and Rigelcw no
ticed. now that ner eyes looked as
II she mad been weering. She mad
attempted 10 conceal the effects but
without success He wondered what
part vronskI mad played in hef life
u seemed Inconceivable that she
could have iovea him-sne was years
elder But one never knew.
He went back to Msdge's to pick
up soue Of you" Anne was explain
ing carefully You know how he was
when ne had been drinking. He
couidnf Just wait for the party to be-
Rin. And then. ne telephoned that
he wasn't coming back. Whatever
happened 70 him must have happened
after that
The baroness looked of with half
closed eyes as though she were abb
noroed IN some new thought that had
1ust occurred to her. = noticed al
AadEe's that he danced only with the
Russian woman-never once with
you she said you hadn't ouarTeled
with MIN. had your"
No. % course not answered
Anne. lmpatienily. and rather GROSSLY.
= can assure you Of that | was
there. too. you know" put in Bigelow
Elavely.
You don't think Anne murdered
him. DO you2" cried Chef. .grinning.
The papers say MS apartment was
broken into and robbed
II would nave been easy enough
90 creste that impression" said the
baroness slowly How would thieves
have known ne was there7 He mad
oniy iusi moved In How would they
have had time 10 perfect their plans?
How would they have known that
LOUIS slept out7 No. don't be-
iieve IN this theory OF casual thieves.
Someone killed him who knew bis
ways-and ell about him There is
mre "a Il than appears yet You'll
see I'm right"
She moved OF toward the restau-
Fant barely nodding at them and
Chef made q grimace behind her
back as he followed her in.
An Appeal To KarsanAkoff
IN SILENCE. Bigelow and Anne
j nailed Q taxi and got in. He gave
me address OF the studio.
~You don't mind dropping me
there. o. your" he asked. Il didn't
expect the news to be out so quickly.
I've no time 10 waste"
No said Anne. lit won't be long
before the bloodhounds are on the
trail"
was she In love with him?"
4 think so. I know she always
watched me like q complete
ID Misunderstanding mp association
with him of course" Anne frowned
cut Of the window Imagine her no.
ticinR that ! did not dance with him
last nght-and remembering"
That fact alone is Of no conse-
auence shouldn't worry" said
Bigeiow
no that fact alone is Of no impor-
lance admitted Anne. Only she'll
make fhe most OF H. And you know
hoN stories grow when people start
60 talk She's suspiciOus-although
SIS only an instinct IN ner that tells
her THINGS are not quite as they seem.
And women OF that age take their
love aIairs seriously II there's haw
anywhere ir our defense. she'll find
IL I'm more afraid Of her than OF the
police
We'll see that there Is no haw for
her 10 fnd. then" said Blgelow. And
Is the taxi drew up m front OF Anne
studio. he looked carefully about as
n g0i out But they had not been
followed