The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-06
chapter IS
An Anonymous Letter

Chapter IS
An Anonymous Letter
wus naii pasi ghres Bieelow fell
ifFilabis and depressed and ne did
not know what 70 do with himself
he pickeo up the latest editions OF
re papers and after one look 81 them
settled down IN . corner tr examine
uem eaReriy
The police had received en- anony.
nous communication which was re-
produced IN facsimile q was type.
written and read.
70 me Police OF New York.
0eniiemen.
TIE man who was recently
found dead IN his apartment and
who vas known as Count Anton
Nronski was en- lmposfor Really.
ne vas = Russisn peasant from
the yronski estates IN Russia
and bis name was Paul
Cienkowit1 IN the revolution. ne
Joined the Bolshevists but he aft
erwaro turned trailer and ied
from hussis with . fortune IN
stolen Jewels The vronski family
vas wiped Out during the revolu-
ton This man deserves the death
which came to him
ne newspapers wondered Il the
ielisf furnished . valuable new clue
10 the murder OF n Il was merely Q
req herring intended 10 obscure the
trail
higeiOw went to his room TO call
Aastfeiitz. oui MS telephone was
rinaine as ne unlocked his door and
AusirelIt5 was on the wire
-heilo1 Have you seen the eve
ins psperss' asked Auslreiitz
Yea a few minutes ago ! was iusI
ssins 10 ean you What do you make
q u7-
That teller tDas typed on the ma.
cAiae IN mb private Office. said Aus
tfeii1 significantly 1--we Just typed
0ui Q cup 70 compare with the fac.
ssmlis N the paper ano I'm sure It's
~ old machine. you know. and the
ercenuicities Of the type are ideni-
eal
-tio0d LordT cried BigeIow. -You
mean you think-T-
The lady who managed 10 get u
there and waii tor me yesterday.
aaio AustFeliis grsvely
biRelOw whlslied under 1is breath
Better DOT discuss q this way ao-
vased Austrelitz fare you going 70 be
free foi . oit7-
I'm afraid So admitted BIgeIow
gioomily
-tiei . taxi then. and come up7"
-RiRhtf-
Ths form CA Letiefhead
TDlGELO's hung up and put on his
- NAT and coat oul with his hand on
the dot. knob ne nesitsied glanclne
unfertaIniy a. the telephone With Q
sight snrug. ne turned oack 10 call
: Nd Anne But walters answered. In.
forming hin, thar she mad not vet come
IN lie glanced at MS wrist watch
thinking she was taking long time
over lunch then with sigh. be sci
out
IN the lobby. the little man took up
Z the trail and followed Bigelow. but al
Though BigeloW acknowledged his
presence with Q scowL be made 90
effort 70 shake MIN on.
Or. .usreiit7 nso MIN ushered In
without delay and laid out tor ais
Inspection on the desk The facsimile
OF the letter the police had received
and the copy ne mad made himself
90 nis old typewriter
Look ai thesel" said the doctor
quietly
BigeIow examined them interested
fg
you see how the G Is blocked up so
nat the top part prints solid" pointed
oui the doctor. -and the Is slightly
crooked and the capital c both In
LounT and In 1sienkowitZ prints
slightly above the linef II doesn't
seem possible to me that another
typewriter would have all three de-
fscis-or ct least not probable"
but now In the world did you
think Of comparing this tipping with
the yping done on your machinef-
asked Bigelow curiously.
= donr know One recognizes typ
Ing done 90 ones own machine. sup
pose without realizing u oneself ones
mind becomes aware OF the various
oddities Of the type And then there
Was one curious thing that observed
yesterday without really thinking
: about Il You know how one some
times notes and records an impress
slon mechanically without realizing
unlll aflerward that one has done sol