The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-27
Chapter Nine
Callers ln The Night

IT MAS ioo chilly 10 DO anything
= 81 - b I'D end read And sup
beaa Mrh Jennings had taken the
haakoem 80 as eell ~ French leave?
81 ZEE found r. tha narrow maple
hea wiih rs bureau and iightstand
sna 81 fH3ha bia bare room. and did
nef inaaifa TOO curiousiy into It's
stats. So was NARROWED here. better
nseka s1a desert Island as comfort
ssia as passlble. Il was never TN you
had eeI'4cied lots Of goats and coco
na.s thsa ne rescuine liner hove In
SGT - he storiea When you have
Ifaf ln 8 tiny apartment for Eve
FfafA : ix-room house IN the chilly
cara 3 terrifying. She made up the
80 sta ruEA she shivered into her
paiamaa and "a her kimono on top
- iEfm. wlshinE q vas wool She Sc;
tMo candles on ire liHhtsiand by the
haa. and assembled Ell the magazines
. fefhiasg Denny had heaped on her
"a Grand Ceniral.
There uere % shaded She lay and
ws'ehe9 nnTs over he crest Of the
EfSmear house.. as she watched them
ahe1 4lz Wa9 small
ahn Intended % read till an the
eaaaias uefe used 10. but she wen.
unaef nol mush later than eight
n'eiask.
shs uaS swakened BY q prolonged
fHaHaeFIn9 nuise. Fer . moment she
Ha nni know where she was
ih4naah her sleep she supposed y
mas E nuck. end uled not 10 wake
ne nolte Nent en- Presently Il con-
essred he deep End became unmis-
tssaaig . aalufminea person pound
So 81 her irohi door For Q moment
So a44 ffiahiened. she was q girl
eIaaa 81 3 oiK house. and Il might De
anFtslnal And then & struck her. site
NaE 70 un4ol ne dusty smelling rugs
Is ~ eIua sta ki..i0no. nat robbers
aa8 Eaa4siafs cd not use front doors,
n8f eaHa en- them with such trans
laNalenee. Size lacked at her wrist
aasrh Esd u was only n. Ga. Joy.
pefasps ne rest % her things the
plaaa and Fadio and tablet
So pulled o. her coat and shoes
aH9 Sent c1gfa aeousiy downstairs
Hla hef lighied candle. She put the
rnain - ~ froni door. and opened
M Ehfagzh ne eFack. she could see
tAe aien aiih flashlights. and for q
unazni SIS waS deadly frightened
TN4g 80 noi have her thingA
AN1 EanssieFs NeFe Wesl-dressed.
ssss foe1g SID.
#hal 81 Fou want1-a she asked
ifsMaleisais ebs pecFed a. them and
hsi4 ~ bee candle. and then thought
sss &ss efaxF Fof Of al TIE people
go esfth ths iofemosi man was Mitxi
Fawefis eeaa Geafee. whom she had
iasz ees1 b.eaine her . most con-
Nenilensi and msnnsriy sood night u
tsf nNn apartment He was IN q cap
an1 = aFesn lealhef windbrenkor. bur
~tsf stared through TIE crack again
NH4 wE44 s1fe-if tcas George. She
kHaH ~ lnienf bright blue eyes Ia
Ks a4Iisfa wInd-buFned face. and
ffs hft u squared shoulders, even
bafafs - aas4eFed her.
sisrn Queationlng
-t4fE &Aw . llshi here. and came to
w ee-" he began IN his slow deep
Fniee sith its EnGiish inionsti0n. She
Nat - feiIsNed that she laughed
aias8 a. we pulled the chain OF the
dHef Mia. 81 couFaei Mitxi had taken
. Hei,an % drive cut here az this
HslF hear end bring . party
vs.. eoms Ia ste said !
tesai sau we're . gangsteT. I've
tee1 maslnG 80 ! vent o bed al
est 81 Hi1i-tneref
3iizif- sai5 George. Who SCENES
eFNn n1fa surprised ihan she had
tNen lie nammefed Q little
WAY tFa Poser. you meanf No.
{ daa1 kuaM anyihing about her"
g. came ln and stood there. stu
- slHla afpflse. staring about him
Is tse eanaleilehi 81 Tie vide shad-
eNF kali and fhe litter Of suiicases
aaa Haif-untied bundles on the floor
ass eFef returned % Eve. sleep
E.nEeA tausied and smiling In her
80 cael heid tlght round her. OBJ
NitsrIT ever night ihingA with her
Fta1is held high lie colorcd under
rs staifrf-beaien skin and stopped
sh1fi az Ne nan behind him spoke
a1fNiF.
what a G. George. hlich-hikers
t1aalnzi NaenE woman. don't you
kaaa yoa e1ald be arrested for this
aatt " ihlngf