The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-19

- NJ foom. Michael vas sprawIed
% ne ID. waiting. lie had man.
naed 70 st ont e the oiiskins. but
fns fees stretched IN front q hin
Nefa sin encased In nip boot4
Weiig~ ne said ieEki1y.
~NsihinE.- after . moments hesi-
l4sl1n.
Hn Gfralghfened Up 70 study my
fs~e. Whalevsr he Saw there appeared
= satisfy aim. He stretched out gin
EsFlg on the bed
4 told you 80 his voice was
tired Get ne cut Of this stuff. win
yenf-
oniy onca did speak to him during
lhe Ions. tedious process Of getting
fae tNo e us rsady for n Earring
loas lunea table. l eouldn'f stand the
llaAt lines around his mouth.
~Mke.~ sad. ~the Skipper is
sqaare. fou know T."
He turned away. picking up .
cnmh when his voice came Il was
psFfeciiy steady. 4 know IL"
dat ~ again. With nendlsh In
anaalfy. concentrated on soap. tow
els. collar buftnns anything. The
faneh bell rang whlie was struggling
ulfh Mlchaei's fie.
~ Harrington was worth her
melEht il geld a. that lunch table.
NIest there she made amends for
every FsFEinEion state dinner I have
RenF en4nred.
well eat Grst and discuss this
efzeruara.- she stated
Ne ere argued Cay was white and
aAnken. 10 skipper distracted. MI
enaai HiiEnt end morosr But NJ Far
Fln9ion and 1 ialked We talked about
fee dapiorabie condition OF the
aramm Il ! remember correctly. And
uhen I gave cut. Gay took Il up.
Nat Until Higgins withdrew a. the
nHd ~ re meal. was there silence
- Farringt0n took a deep breath
40 plugged In.
4 nIrmise.~ she said. that you are
81 aatia1ad that no one Is lurking In
90 eFoundsg~
No answer.
Thea think thai al the steps We
maF take. can Be taken right here
wih = little thought and q little CO
ererailaa from each one o. as
Mure zilence. Michaei's lighter
earsd
4 fnii 80 Sec he observed. -any
nEcesslis Cor taking steps There hal
keen a. aeeidcnt Very well AS soon
- me g. IN touch wlih the mainland
- police can Do everything that Il
n4rea4ary.
a. FaFFingten's Proposition
N4fE ell stared ~ him. There VA
~ that alternative Of eourse. Ans
49, ~ stoFF might be bluffed through
william and Higgins were 70 b
euuuied on And the police would
lave no reason . question H. Gas
made W her mind first.
don1 lac that Nike
why uetf We might IS well facs
g. The ehancss are that the persor
no fhui Jude is sittina 81 this table
- you TANK anyone here would
saoot heF lnienfionallyf@
al Harrington spoke briskly. Nj
ehael. 4 you are right We can END
tAia aifuation here and now. We are
81 fFienda II one Of as was 50 un-
fafIanafe IS to-cause this accident
that peFeon should speak out now for
lhe sake % al Of uA-
Ne waiied Tor "a interval thai
Eeemed Ike several centuries The
SslppeT sat motionless. her eyes or
lhe iable. and her right hand clenched
IL lfonf q her a. Harrington. I
tfiae pale. vas studying Michaei'l
faee a as absolutely expressionless
la ne hand that held his cigarette
saoak slightly. Gays frightened eye,
saazhf ana held mine. There was I
a1esison n them that puzzled me
81 Farrtngton's hard. dry dice eui
throueh the silence.
~very Weil Ire police viii be here
- tomorrow or the next day at the
latest II Ne wait Tor that. things wil
- very unpleasant ! arr Of the opin'
ton MAJ en- organized investigation
wih be much happier than an indi.
sidusl and furtive one
h as only common sense. We al
Feallxed that. bat 10 one encouraged
ire IDEA.
a. Harrington smiled grimly. "A
az egenlS 4 would be more success
Isi and Il might spare as the ordea
&c q public police investigation"
Poiice, Al Harrington Bluff But o.
course there would have 70 be 20
lee. For the 2rst line the matte
ceased 70 be personal Gays han'
nripped my knee convulsively.
~Oh. surely she began
VERY sureiy.- saiG NJ Harrington
~Someone must tzk charge. I ShoulG
prefer L % Be aeilher q woman no
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