The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-18

uluuer. ne answered. making
colnical face over the top Of the
telephone at the others They were
laughing at him.
very well. then. expect you for
dinner. And no excuses viii be ac-
cepted. ! warn you. Goodby.
Sne hung up the receiver.
She says she was In the bedroom.
ne reported dryly, "but you must re-
member that she Is cot stupid
woman and that she has had ample
tlme to think over all this and TO
decide what she win say
But she may be telling the truth. .
Anne pointed out.
Yes. there's Just a chance" adj
mitted the doctor. grimly.
And Il she ,pas in the bedroom. /.
Anne continued. anyone may have
come into the studio from outside.
don't mean only Dryden or Lorna or
one OF the others who turned up for
tne party: mean literally anyone. II
soesr : even depend on Vronski's hav-
ing LEFT the door unfastened II he
-ao heard light tap. he would nave
opened the door. expecting to admit
one OF the invited guests. Some
one we don't even knoD NAV have
seen him enter the building with US
ano may have followed on the chance
OF having . word with him.
But no one outside could have
known that he would be alone in the
room at lust that moment" said Blge-
low.
mo But that might just have hap
pened- Someone might have taken
advantage of the unexpected oppor-
iunity to settle an old grudge
Austreiitz smiled Except that
Madame Karsanakoff was-b By her
own admission rim the bedroom
where the gun was that killed him.
Bigelow and Anne stared al him
That's true" murmured Anne in
an altered voice
The Most Likely Suspect
| Il USTRELITZ rose from the desk
and began to pace the floor again
The others watched him with close
attention. trying to guess his train of
thought.
No. can't--somehow- believe in
your unknown outsider who hap
pened in by chance" said the doctor
gravely ITO me, Madame Karsana-
koff is the most likely suspect. The
fact that we are un1lDore OF any mo-
tive doesn't mean that q motive may
not exist :. | think / must cable a
colleague of mine in Paris and see
what can find out about Madame
Karsanakoff and about Vronski" He
stopped at the desk and made note
on pad that was lying there.
Here's another possibility that Just
occur: to me-" said BigeIow thought
fully. Suppose that someone else
did come in and shoot vronski-and
Karsanakoff knows who it was and
how it happened and why-but isn't
telling?"
Anne looked inquiringly at the doc
tJr.
| "Mrs. Dryden-2" he asked. "You
were thinking of her?"
'sYes." admitted Bigelow.
"But Madame Karsanakoff doesn''
know Lorna Dryden. said Anne. -Ai
least. don't believe she does.
| Even so. it's conceivable that Kar.
sanakoff might shield another woman
If she thought that woman hal beer
ir5tihed II II happened as I'm imagln-
ing 1t, now-she might have hearc
exactly what passed between Mrs
Dryden and Vronski before the shoot
ing occurred And remember Mrs
Dryden knew that the gun was there
and that il was loaded"
| Austrelitz nodded I'VE must find
Mrs. Dryden as quickly as possible
ans bear what she has to say That IS
imperative"
'Why?" asked Anne.
1.-THE more we know. the better
position well be in If we should ul-
timately be implicated We can use
our own Judgment afterward about
passing on our information. | dom
propose to find and question Mrs
Dryden in order to betray her. Lei
US aid her. If you like, but let US frs
find out what she knows so that tuG
will know how to act"
"Yes." added Bigelow. that seems
to me only sensible"
"But how can we hope to fnd heI
If the police have failed?" asked
Anne.
"She might not try to elude you
as she would the police. said Austre-
litz. And you will know where &c
look for her as the police viii not
You know which relative she might
go to for shelter in an emergency like
this--or which intimate friendf"
Anne nodded. but obviously she
was not happy over the plan.
Suppose you dine with me" sug'
listed B!gelow. land we'll discuss
ways and means Afterward. we car
begin the search"
Come and dine at home with me.
countered Anne. Mother has known
Lorna all her life knows all the fam.
lily. She might have some sugges-
tons"
fright" agreed Bigelow.
They took leave of the doctor and
drove back together to the Phelps
house. Walters heard the taxi stop
and had the front door open for them
before they had mounted the steps
| 10 the doorway Anne halteo. CATCH
ing her breath. 1t was not until she
felt the warning pressure of Bigelow's
hand on her arm that she remem-
.srec to sm'l, welcome. For in the
hall sat Chief Inspector Hagedorn
waiting for them.
llfcopsriaht. 1857. Frederick JdcksoaJ
Inspector HagedOrn questions Anne
tomorrow.