The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-17


AFRAID and has something to hide.
That's So" agreed Bigelow. look.
ing from Anne to the doctor.
The doctor paced the floor n
silence. his brow knit in thought For
long time the others watched him.
saying nothing.
Would It have been possibIe-?r
ne began at last. hating to face them
Doth directly. ---foF fifth person ID
enter the studio-nnseen by the res,
feyou-on the night of the kiliInr?r
A-ftth persona repeated Anne.
Yes. -Four OF you returned from
the night club together-you and
bigelow and Madame KarsanakoT
and Vronski- What happened direct
ly you arrived2s
They suddenly grasped his mean
ing. I'VE entered and looked about. :.
said Bigelow. Then Anne went into
the kitchen to set out bottles and
glasses. ! Joined her to lend 9 hand.
Vronski went to the telephone In the
studio itself TO order food ana Kari
sanakoh remained with him."
when ! arrived-long afterward.
OF course" said Austrelitz. .the door
downstairs wa open so that anyone
could enter without having to wait
TO be admitted"
Yes" cried Anne. Il left ii that
way when tre came in"
An. And the upstairs door, / had
to knock. there"
yes" said Bigelow. Il don't be-
lieve the upstairs door was left open
at any time"
-Can you be quite sure? Who came
in last?"
Anne half closed her eyes. thinking.
"Vronski. am sure" she said. Il
came In first and switched on the
lights. Karsanakoff followed me-P'
That's right" cried Bigelow.
Then I came and Vronslxi brought
up the rear"
$50 that he might have left the up
stairs door open-for all you know 10
the contrary"
Yes. | SUPP s. so. admitted Bige-
low Anne nodded agreement
-And if Dryden had been follow
ing you. he might have come in and
shot Vronski-unknown to you
According TO his story. he didn't see
Vronski at the night club and went
of to seek him elsewhere. But his
story isn't necessarily true"
Bigelow and Anne we're regarding
each other searchingly. AustreIitz
noted this and smiled family.
-You are both thinking that Dry
den could not have slipped in and
shot Vronski because you think you
know who did. But as matter of
fact. you knolO nothing. You are
both guilty-mel ely of jumping to
conclusions. You refrained from ask
ing each other questions because each
OF you thought you knew the answer.
And each hesitatee TO force the other
to any admission. Whereas las an
outside onlooker- perceived a. once
that Bigelow suspected Anne of
shooting Vronski and Anne suspected
Bigelow which proUed that neither
could actually haze done it,"
Eliminating Dryden
DIGELOW and Anne stared at him
ID Both colored guiItily. but their
eyes were shining as they turned
again to regard each other.
But you behaved as If you we're
guilty." cried Anne, protestingly
Il didn't" declared Bigelow en-
phatically. Il couldn't have But
certainly thought pou did"
you both beh aved. smiled Aus
trelitz. "as If each thought the other
was guilty. You we're doing your best
to shield each other. II was quite
charming"
Once again, they blushed. although
they laughed little.
"You see we couldn't be sure" ex-
planned Anne. "5ecause had adj
mitted that 1 mated -Vronski and ne
had offered to deal with him for me.
And had gone into the bathroom,
Buth there was another entrance To
the studio from there. through the
bedroom. Just as there was . way
in from the kitchen through the halll''
II thought Anne must have cone Il
on account OF the gun. said Blgelow
o little inclined TO defend his position,
'She could easily have got II from
the bedside table on heT way through
the bedroom. you see whereas hoU
lDouid KarSanakog hnve tsRoacn u lDas
there"
''She couldn't have. admitted Anne
"And you couldn't have. either That
fact has been puzzling me all along.
Are you certain that vronski tDds
actually killed with your automatic?
asked Austrelitz.
"Yes. CERTAIN" answered Anne. u
recognized IL At once.
And there was one bullet fired
from it. | examined it before ! dis
posed of it," said Sigelow.
sits a battling problem" admitted
| Austrelitz. IF Karsanakof wouldn'1
have know where TO find it'll sup
pose Dryden would have been faced
with the same difficulty. even If he
had been able to get in unseen and
unheard."
Besides. according to his story
he was already armed" pointed out
Bigelow. Zone would assume thai
he would have used his own gun
since he had brought it for that pur-
pose"
tcopyri0ht. 1887. Frederick JacksOHJ
KarsanakofT answers an important