The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-03
Chapter Seven
Danger

A IN FOhl dEhMO0E, "A E y
"A continued TRANQUILITY, 81 m
sort of sick an tired of doin' Han
sons work for him He says this is
clear as crystal. you say it amt.
Can't you compromise on the girls
husband? Honest, I'm sleepy, an
this don't move me much one way
or the other. Kind of a common
place murder, when You come right
down to it. Girl stabbed That's all
there is to it. Girl stabbed. Now. if
you had quintuplets hung in row.
or someone stood up against the
TfOal am moved down with a MAJ
che gun, why that'd be diff'rehr
ButL i44 stabbed!" ~
The doctor gaped at him.
3EWells really" he said. Really
If that's the way you feel-come
on, Hanson. Let's battle it oct to a
finish--ouch! Owl Asey. why can't
you fix your damned wharf? |
nearly broke my neck on that loose
boardl"
Asey watched them stride up the
path-listened to the cars as they
roared off in the direction Of
Quanomet.
'Okay, PAM" he said. Come on
out. Are you frozen?"
She swung herself up on the
wharf. mo. the waters not so cold
--Asey, why'd you do that? Why
didn't you go over?"
Because" Asey said. 81 didn't
want to leave you wanderin'
around loose to catch pneumonia.
or meet up with our fine feathered
friend the listener, who ought to
be comm back pretty soon to find
out more about the ambergris. |
think. Hustle up to the house. We
got things to think about"
Pam chuckled. "Now that the
sheer terror is beginning to wear
off. she said, I'm almost enjoying
myself. Cummings-isn't he an old
lamb? ! nearly giggled out loud
when he yelled at that loose board
--he really didn't trip. you know
He Just yelled because he was sore
at you, and he had to take it out
some way"
He yelled" Asey said, because
| pinched him from the rear. He'll
be back shortly. an find out what's
goin' on. The docs got considerable
more brains than most folks. in
cludin' Hanson. suspect"
Unknown Watcher
TIP IN his house, Asey I'M
~ strapped a suitcase and rum
mayed through il.
Here" he said triumphantly,
producing pair of fiannels. II
knew these was in the clean lot.
They got shrunk so they're about
your size, an here's a shirt. An a
sweater was bringin' home to
Betsey Porter. but your needs
greater'n hers. Upstairs. FIRST left.
there's bathroom. Take hot
bath, please. an a cold shower. an
I'll leave food in the bedroom next
door, You stay up there while |
do some organizin'."
There was cold roast beef in his
ASAA tSCA 0to&t PotdlO SdAa4 ana q
custard pie-ail donations from his
cousin Syl's wife. With the def.
ness acquired from his earlier DAYS
at sea. when he was a cook. Asey
dressed up a tray, brewed coffeea
and concocted a hot toddy
He never thought TO pull down.
The shades in his kitchen, nor did
- s,ssa.ar a.. k<.sA - faAts a..&asI. Al.
window, where figure watched
with inferred as ASey left with the
heaped-up tray for Pam. Asey re-
turned, sat down al the kitchen Ia.
bic and ate his own meal. At its
conclusion. he toyed with the carv-
ing knife beside the platter Of beef.
Knives. He knew all a b out
knives. He had learned about
knives in q series of installmentS
over a long period Of years. and
from a strange and widely scat
tered assortment OF people. There
was that jamaican cook and his
razor sharp cutlass. and the dagger
OF an Italian mate, and the stiletto
of that Spaniard in Hong Kong.
The Spaniard and Asey had got to
be friends. later, he'd taught Asey
a lot about knives. and knives
needed Knowing. Practically any
fool could pull q trigger. but neat
stabbing. such as this seemed 10 be
that took a bit Of skill.
ASey balanced the carving knife
Somewhere around the house Ae
had a jackknife with . SIX inch
blade. For fun. bed get il yeot.
Probably Be p9Ao i VIC F.
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