The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-01
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Spy In Room IL

w water SO we can't be fol-
lowed" Neill said.
After splashing through the
shallow water for a hundred yards
or so, they made a wide detour
around the course that Neill's as
sailant had taken across the field
and back.
How did you find me?"
well. that's quite story" said
Eyster. Il was listening to you
moving around in your room to-
night. =
Listening, where?"
My room is number Is next
= door 10 yours. ] heard you come
. Iout and 20 down the back stairs
and followed"
- Why?" .
"Weii. it's Just my way" said
Eyster with his crazy grin. Il like
10 know what folks are up to"
Go on" said Neill grimly.
Il soon found out couldn't fol-
low you without being caught at it.
In the upper part of the village
there wasn't a person moving. So
] gave it up and came back to the
hotel 10 wait for you ! waited and
waited and you didn's come, so
went out again to look for you. 1t
was only by accident that found
your tracks"
How Gomez"
f, 'Well. had gone through the
village when | heard the cop COM
ing on his motorcycle and I went
over the fence into the field along
side. / didn't want to be ques-
toned. In that field | found your
tracks where you had crossed and
come back again"
How did you know they were
my tracks,"
Il have followed you before,
said Eyster giggling. There was
another set Of tracks coming back.
hell of big foot. Somebody had
followed you"
How do you know he had fol-
lowed me?"
Because in places his track
pressed yours out.
Pretty good. Go on.
Well. the coming back tracks
brought me to a place where there
had been a struggle. | picked up a
fiashlight there"
ITS mine" said Neill.
Beyond that place I couldn't
find your tracks: only the big
mans. He went over the fence. /
couldn't figure out what he had
done with you / looked around.
and across the road I found where
he had gone across another field
and come back again. So I fol-
lowed his tracks and came TO the
old ship and looked in her. Was /
surprised"
Neill's feelings were mixed
upon hearing this. If the story was
true. he owed Eyster a debt that
could never be repaid. But was il
true? The man had such furtive.
mysterious air that Neil couldn't
trust him. Was it not possible that
Eyster and the other were work
ing together2 The big man had
changed his purpose perhaps. and
sent EySter back to free Neill.
do you know who attacked
me7" asked Neil grimly.
No. Do your"
NELL was pretlv sure then that
he was lying.
well. / certainly am obliged to
you for coming TO my help
q Eyster laughed in his queer
noiseless fashion. Comes hard,
don't Il. to be beholden to met"
Nell said nothing.
The village was asleep when
they returned. They met nobody.
News OF The Girl
NELL was up at six, sore in
| : every joint. He anxiously con-
suited the mirror. His face was not
as badly marked as he feared. for
the mans blows had mostly fallen
on bony places. But there was an
ugly bruiSe on one cheek.
When he opened his door to 60
out he was aware that q door
down the corridor moved a little
and that an eve was applied to the
crack. So the SOY was still on the
lob. The number Of the room was
rs. Nell fiddled with his lock
while he debated whether to force
the door open and have a look at
the man. He decided against It.
On Janet's account he dared not
risk a showdown.
he found Bonniger already busy
With his ham and eggs In the din
Ing room, He showed a calm front
that filed Neill with envy. This
case couldn't get under his skin.
Nell himself was as tense as 3
hunted animal.
Sit down" said Bonniger. His
stern face relaxed in a smile. Evi-