The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-15

@ Ftt'r~ oFfsA 4uoTne Dry
oen. pouao millionaire pho
hAied trontst HIS tawrer.
5lFont teils Bigeioao that DRYDEN
naw Am nnd Ausfrelifz taking
tFUHsks home.
Chapter is
Ia A Tight Place
uioELOU carefully buttered q BIT
- q roiL tie had been dreadinR
tals concIusion- Il meant that he and
Au1lreii1 would eventually have 70
4eeoani tc me police tor their move
nssni1 IN connection with Vronski
80 Dryden's word could easily oe
epTfunoFsieo ~ The patrolman who
80 also nnen them they would have
- faii oack on the explanation that
NFpnski was . patient OF the doctors
sn1 na1 been waiting Al the doctors
souss very drunk when they re-
tofned there sitter the party Il was
pfeiiy fhin tale and not very plausi-
eis oui 81 least 4 did not ieopardize
Anne
-Heii-f asked the lawyer. unable
70 READ nnyihine IN Bigelow's face
I've noihine 10 say 81 the mo-
naent" answered Bigelow.
~fou dont deny that you and DR.
hasifelits brought vronski homer"
= peiiheF admit nor deny IL" said
b,Eelow
I'm sDrry you feel disposed TO take
fhai altitude" said Strung. no longer
eolhertne. nov. 70 keep up his pre-
tzn48 81 frienoiiness = came here
DEHpaIed 10 cooperate with you Dry
een ms nol Yet made any statement
- ne police because ne doesn't want
~ lnrIimiunte anyone else II he can
nxoid a. Bot I can assure you he Is
nef sung 20 continue holding his
aenGue he not going % take the rap
~ ihis kIilina 30 shield ouponei And
80 knoa 81 Nell Is we do that Vron-
- was dead that night when you and
Auslfelit1 brought him homel"
Can Yea Prsve rhatg'
nlGELOW looked up speculatively
- 70 fno the lawyers keen eyes
nxed on tbs face. But Bigelow's ex-
preaziou tod him nothing.
-Cnn you prove that7"
III can't now. . will be able 10 be-
fore I'm fhrouzh.- declared Strong.
hls laws working. FOR the present
I've enough % go on 10 be satisfied
mSscii ma it's true"
= Uorder Whai you have to 60
ons-f- murmured Bigelow.
~Fuf oue thing. the statement Of the
madical examiner that vronski died
h4iwNrn one and ttpo o'clock" /.
AS nearly as be was able to esti-
mate.- added Blgeiow.
~lIs Il willing 10 sipeaF that death
occurred well before four o'clock In
ang case And sou did DOT bring vron-
So home until 20 minutes past Owe
Mofeoser. Dryden states that you
sd Dr Austreliiz dragged him from
90 ear into his hallway And when
Ifsden knocked On the door . few
INMATES later. you ignored the sum
monp and would not open the door
Whp. Mr. Binelow. II Vronski was not
alIeady dead and you were not afraid
q being discovered there with his
boasf~
~ff Was there-Femember admit
nathine." said Bigelow. but II I was
there Is Dryden says. and Il Dryden
knncked-it's tossible that ] did no,
henf him"
~lle says not" said Strong. "FIe says
- knocked sharply = three times.
Ihen be went back 20 the area-way
ana watched you and DR.. Austrelitz
arl4e away And then he went across
ana knocked again. But there was
SIN 20 reply SO eventually he went
aMaF tie thought 81 the time that
Nronaki Was merely drunk. he did
uoi reallze the truth until next day.
what hf believes 10 be the truth.
sid nifciow
what Ue are going TO prove Is the
gfufh." said Strong. -And when we
O. AZ BiRei0w. you'd better have q
nlnnsihis story ready and few unim-
readable witnesses lined Up 10 swear
d a. That's ail i've goi 10 say to you
raof'.y~
-Drop IN again" answered Bigelow
rieasaniiy.
Tlas lawyer tOok up his hat and coat
and slammed out As the door closed,
nirsloU's calm vanished and he sat
slarina before him with frowning.
anxious eyes.
They we're In q mess he and Aus
ffaiitr. no Eainsaying thau Dryden
would certainly give the police his
st8ry and ne palrolman who had also
saea them delivering Vronski to tie
anariment would corFoboTate II At
~ lhat uey would naturally seek
o.Ig himself and AusiTeliiz and begin
e AL questions A Cat denial would
scarcely carry conviction Should
fhey pcriure themFelves and swear
fhai Vr0nski Was alive when they LEFT
him NJ hall past Eve OF Whereabouts!
TIE uedical evidence declared that
ha had diec before four. But u they
admitted that they would be called
upon 90 explain how they came to be
IL n.ossession Of vronski's dead body.
And hoW could they do that and keep
Anne cleari
he held his head dis,raeiedly for >