The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-06-07

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The Skipper was there beside me
before he could seem to move. Her
face was grim and SET
Give me that. jim she said
sternly. kneeling beside me There's
. hrst-aid kit IN the bathroom. Get
4 please
Higgins At The Keyhole
Col up with difficulty. couldn't
! seem 10 sci my mind away from
ne fact that would be suspected Of
this shooting Il took me al least three
minutes 70 End the frst-aid kit in the
cabinet over he basin While I was
i1moIing around In the process.
could tear Gays high excited voice.
fne thing must have been heard all
over The house In another minute the
servants would be tumbling in on US
Vaguely ! wondered. as crossed the
iew steps % The Shippers side. what
mad kept them OF 50 long.
Mike and 1 were OF about as much
use As an oil burner in the Sahara
But the Skipper worked quickly and
carefully. Between as. we lifted NJ
Harrington 10 the bed and stood watt
Ing while the Skipper applied restor-
atives Slowly. in series of unpieas-
ant groans. the old lady came out Of
& and was Immediately acutely i'll
! made for the door as fast as l could
80. only 70 bump smack into Higgins
strengthening himself from an obgi-
ous keyhoie attitude in the hall.
What has happened. sir2" he said
wighou . trace Of embarrassment
| closed the door behind me with
. Jerk what are you doing. Hig-
gins2- ] c0unfered
Miss Barbara was giving me some
instructions IN the lower hall We
heard what sounded like . shot and
hurried up here. 1 stayed in the hall
a Ger request - keep the servants out
% the way. sir.
Very pat. Higgins GIaring at
aim. ! noticed suddenly that he was
holding something in his hand
something wrapped up 10 q handker-
/ chief And he saw my look
Il found this On the stand here Just
now. I thought perhaps you had bet
ler take care Of it until the police
arrive
Deliberately he unwrapped from
the handkerchief his own revolver.
% my knowledge the only one on
he Blun ! reached for it involun-
terily. and % this day don't know
what stopped ne Perhaps il was the
sudden reaiizstion that even as he
offered Il 70 me. Higgins was care
iuily avoiding direct contact with the
sun ! managed 70 take il. handker-
chief and all. without touching the
metal Furiousiy | hurled questions
a. aim No results that meant any
thiug.
Cook was In the kitchen He was
SIRE q u because she had been there
when be answered Miss Barbara's
rms and both William and Annie
we're certain that she had not come
~ he back stairs They had Just left
aim They claimed 10 have been in
thar rooms when they heard the shot
and ne believed that they were be-
cause they had not been in the kitch-
e. when the Skipper rang. They ap-
p14fcd immediately after the shot
eas heard Il was all very upsetting,
IuSi when we had been sure that the
trouble was all over. He would very
much Ike to know what had hap
pened
Someone shot and painfully
wounded Miss Harrington" / said
biunlly.
He staggered nack against the wall.
Painfully wounded" be repeated IN
. Tim whisper. Painfully"
A thought was dswning In my
head Merely a flesh wound" said
deliberately. with my eyes on his
lace She's quite conscious and
there's 20 danger
Il didnt work His eyes were on the
aoor. his face expressionless.
fcopsrigAt 1857 Esther TylerI