The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-05
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FoIIowing Eyeter'a CIue

EOAAOWAAAS GyctCE O1AC
TANNING used to go to a fine
apartment house on Charles
Street Avenue" Eyster said.
Sometimes / seen him go in.
Sometimes ! picked HIM up coming
out. / don't know who he went to
see there. / got thrown out when
went in to ask. ! wasn't the kind
Of looking guy who could 60 in
such a house. But you could"
This soun6ed like a valuable
led 70 Neill. What's the number
Of the housa9R he asked. agsp
1920 Charies Street Avenue. !"
gsMeillnade a mental note of the
number. he took Uutshis pipe and
blew through3it. stopped mp. Got
anything 10 CLEAN it WITH"
~Iuse q nail, Eyster sad, grIH-
ming. You'iifnd ii or the bureau. 7"
When he got his pipe going, Neill
said: well, must be moving on. "
Don't goI'' pleaded Eyster.
Tell me more about flaming. Did
he see you coming2 Did he say
anything?"
Prudence warned Neill to string
him along. Don't like to talk
about it" he muttered.
A look of doubt appeared in
oysters face. 1T lcds you smoked
Tanning. wasn't it?"
@You wouldn't expect me to adj
NIT il IN 50 many words, would
your" Neill answered grinning.
oysters face cleared. mol Mol
You don't have to admit anything
10 me, fellow You're all right
You're a GRIND guyl"
Neil went downstairs rubbing
his lip. The theory that he had so
hopefully erected on the way up
was already tottering- But it had
not fallen. He was far from con-
WINGED that Eyster had not shot
Tanning.
He found Bonniger in the little
Office back Of the store, engulfed
In the detail of his job. Messengers
were continually coming and GO
ing. reports arriving from the
local search parties and by phone
from the state police in other coun-
ties. Bonniger was making ar
engagements to have the harbor
dragged for a body.
Neilrs whoIe attitude toward the
case had changed now. Satisfied
that Janet was IN no way impli-
Gated, he was as keen to solve the
mystery as Bonniger was. Also,
now he could LEI his real liking
for Bonniger come out.
Look, Mark" he said. IF we
could find out what Tanning was
up to in Baltimore, 1t would be q
long step forward. It would lead US
direct TO the solution"
well, I'm not sure / can 60 as
far as that with you" BonnigeT
said, smiling at his enthusiasm.
"Bui at that, It's important. have
q man on the job. but he hasn't
got anywhere.
Suppose / 90 up TO town and
look into II, outside Of what any
body else is doing" said Neill.
flaming had become a kind oil
public figure and ought TO be able
to pick up something"
Certainly is good Of you TO sug-
Rest II, said Bonniger. = hate 70
cut In on your vacation. -
mot at all,p said Nein. SIN in
teresied in this"
tAll right. I'll give You a police
car and d constable TO drive you
Get something TO eat first
The Sto0p- ShouIdered Man
NELL ordered an early lunch In
~ the hotel, and sat down to cal
e IN such a position that he could
watch all who came and went in
the lobby adjoining. 1t was a curl
ollsly assorted crowd-vlllagers
county people. newspaper men and
plain jays.
Finally his search was rewarded
Through the door from outside
came q great hulking figure viii
q head diSproportionately small
and repulsfve fiattened features
AS soon as Nell laid eyes on hin
he guessed that this was his man
When the milling crowd opened
sufficiently for him TO get a look
AZ his feet, he saw crumbs of loose
earth clinging to the big shoes
Then he was sure.
The man pushed through TO ths
desk 70 ask a question and after
wards turned 70 enter the bar or
the other side where beer and sof
drinks were sold. When he pre-
senied his back Neill received an
other shock. He had seen that baci
before, with shoulders SO heavy
they were bowed under their owI
weight. letting the arms hnnI
down IN front ike an apes. TIT
Stoop-shouldered mani Here wa
the substance OF the shadow tina
had logged Neill from the start
He had not yet spotted Neill 4