The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-18
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where was A0r8anakOff!
pUT suppose It was Lorna who
~ followed us from the nigh,
rlnb3- cried Anne. she was There
Nou remember. Clarke. 4 waved n
her and she reminded me that she wa.
lunching with me the next day. Their
she had her maid call me up the neg
morning 10 break the date"
yea Of eonrseI~ cried Bieelow.
"And Lorna lcouldaf have beer
armed And she knep sDhere Ken
ne g1tns~ added Anne excitedly =
remember distinctly that she opened
ne dFawef OF the bedside table one
Say locking for cigarettes Away.
Keep 3 suppiy there And we talket
ahnut the gun. ! told her how PhiIir
had come 20 present II to me and shs
examined L. She knew about guns
COO You wouldn't think Il to loop
81 her. but she was an excellent shot
Al least 80 i've heard Her father
taught her 10 shoot But somehow
eant eoneeive Of her killing any.
BODY
~people are capable Of the mos
amazing and unexpected things under
the stress Of circumstance said Aus
trelIiz And II she did shoot Vronsk
and told her husband so. we coulc
understand his refusal to make 5
slaiemsni 10 The police and her disap.
pearance. now"
Yea" saic Anne. that's true
I'VE might hnd out whether sh,
had any opportunity to shoot him,
suggested Bigelow.
Howl" asked Austrelitz.
BY asking Karsanakoff where sh,
wes when the shot was fred"
4 doubt that she will admit beinl
n the studio" said Austrelitz smiling
She might have been there. will
her back toward Vronski." said Bige
low. in such q position that sh,
eculdnt see who ired at him"
she might have BEEN" admitte,
Ansfrelitz. -but she would be yer,
foolish to admit it even to us"
-oh. | don't know. She couIdn'
have known the gun was there ant
she bed no reason to shoot the man
she had only lust met him."
she registered a significant inter
- h his name the FIRST time sh
hard Il" Austrelitz reminded him
You noticed II and mentioned ii b
ne Also you got the impression tina
both she and her maid recognize
tlm when. they saw him. althougl
he failed 70 recognize them"
Even So" said Bigelow. -I'm In
eilned TO think now that they wer
a.srely interested In the Vronsk
iewela She asked about them almos
q once"
why not ring her up and ask
guarded question or two?" put Il
Anne.
Ausfrelitz meditated an Instant q
1hink / will" he decided. going bacl
70 his desk and reaching for the tele
phone He looked up the number OF
TIE small desk directory before hin
snd called he Carleton. Bigelow ant
Anne sat waiting. >.
THIS Is what Happened--'
-HELLO7" he said presently hav
Al ine reached Karsanakoff. :
wonder II yoL would answer cues
ion Cor met :"
But indeed I shall be delighted
doctor. Il ! can" replied the Russian
what Is the question:"
The other zight." began Austrelit7
you know the night ! mean-?"
~Where were you exactly-at the
er-critical mofnent?"
KarsanakofF laughed softly. "Bu
nat Is q very odd question" she said
The point is" explained Austre
lil4 that we have got hold of q nev
D. which concerns the man VIII
become involved-and ! wan
- test us possibilities"
\ See said Karsanakof slowly
This IA precisely what happened
doctor. With me in the room. Their
vas 3 man. you know? A fellow
countryman OF mine He was tele
phonine q long time for food ! wa
not very interested In all that an
wandered into the bedroom 10 Smootl
M, hair Item ! neard-a noise AM
Immediately after. the lights went oui
In the dark. found my way back
~Yes." said Austrelitz quietly. tina
Is the way I imagined IL Thank yo'
very much"
~Bui this theory? You must tel
me. am interested. too. very much.
~I'u come and see you and tell yol
about IL promised Austrelitz.
have been promising myself tn
plesruFe Of coming 10 see you soon.
any case
~When win you come. thenE 10
morrow7- asked Karsanakoh.
yes. / shall be delighted to com
tnmofrow"
~For luncEg For tear For dinner
When7" she persisted.