The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-07-20

Asev Finds Some CIews


inspired by his more or less juSti-
fable fear that he would be arrest
ed for the killing. He paid his hush
money TO Nette because ne was
scared stiff.
Jack Lorne might have gone to
2Oddy's, he might have SUNK
through the woods near the Hep
pleWhltes'- But it was Ascy,s guess
mat LGrne had been summoned on
the phone by Roddy, and that he
rad Immediately returned home
when Roddy - probably already
dead IN the garage, or at least al
ready there with someone else
failed TO show up.
While he and the rest raced their
heads of, chasing Jennings, res
cuing troopers pulling Aaron out
Of cellars. hunting gold keys
during all that. the murderer was
laughing I'D his sleeve. Why
shouldn't he? He'd covered his
tracks as nicely as anyone could.
lie hadn't thrust any obstacles
around that would TIP him up
later. He hadn't tried to thWart
anyone. He hadn't left any cleWs.
Put he must have left cleWs. You
couldn't kill two people, ruin a
mural, burn a barn, steal gold
key from a Congressman, drawings
from an artist. knife from a back
d0or-you couldn't begin to do all
those things without slipping up
somewhere.
YEARLY, Asey forced his mind
back 10 Friday night and the be-
ginning q everything.
He had worked his way up to
the barn burning when he heard
two cars pull up in his drive.
Hanson, Asey murmured
grimly To himself as he went to
answer the knocker. Hanson. jul
bllant an CROWN"
Far from being pleased with
himself and his solution, Hanson
was worried.
"Asey," he said, I'm stuck. Did
Cummings tell you about Lorne2
Well, il won't work It ought to-
but-my God. you've got to believe
himi Lorne claims that Roddy
called him up and urged him to
come over On a matter Of great inn
p0rtance. LOrne didn't want to, he
said. because he was busy working
on a picture for someone's dining
ro0m-noW. isn't that crazy
MOT" Asey returned, IF you've
had many dealin's with Lorne, 1t
s4sEM 3, sa.f1'h
ROddy kept calling and calling
So LOrne went. at last. When
Roddy didn't show up by the boat
house. where he said he'd be, why
L0rne turned around and came
home, and went back to work on
his picture. That's his story and
he's sticking 10 it. And ! can't
break L. We can't. None of Us /
can't get him 10 change thing. and
honestly, ASey. I'm beginning to-
think that he's telling the TRUTH
What do YOU Think"
There's the matter If his
3rawin's." Asey said Someone
burned 'em. an il wasn't Jennings
An the mural It's been painted
out. you know | think both Of en-
have got something to do with TINS
affair. an | think Lorne's the last
person to harm his own work
4 guessed something happened
70 the mural" Hanson said Look.
can ] come IN and talk things over
with your I've cot pictures Of the
mural they Just came from Bos-
ton. Asey. if you think there's any
clew b TINS thing. will YOU look"
Asey spread the photographs
ont on the kitchen table
These side panels he said 10
Hanson. are the things. | think
Now lets see. This one here's all
Pilgrims an Indians an history
Local faces. That's past history J
guess. an this ones the future
with more local faces. Yup. here's
Jennings as Industry Ncndmg the
Leaking Pipes Of CivjIiza.io7--
Look
WHERE'S Pam Frye lai aeg
" father"
They're in The main one, = Asev
said. She's one Of them tired
lookln' women that's stirrin things
IN tire kettle, an he's either Time
or the tax collector. floatIn on top
0h.shere's Peg, Boone. on the his
tory side She's the indian SRI
skinnin' Hanson. whatn time rs
that critter she's sklnnln p"
IT Nigh. bc almost anything .
Hanson said. Its got four front
lees She lnokS nrgFtv good conn