The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-04

| filthy things?" Timothy got up and
offered him the case. They're
Grams fault. she has an elderly
beau in the tobacco business who
gives her these in carload lots"
Asey declined the cigarettes and
lighted his pipe. Mr.. Carr, he
thought. was as left handed a
young man as he had observed in
some time
What" he asked casually. did
you say your name Was?
Carr, Tim Carr-oh, you saw
those lnitials2 That's Gran again.
She gave me this case when was
81. She brooded a week to find
suitable sentiment to have en-
graved on it. and with great SIM
phcity she llnded on G NJ Grown
Man. he explained
Il see" Asey said. You're quite
a southpaw, amt your"
Tim Carr stared at him.
"You certainly take everything
ini" he said with admiration. I'm
left handed, but Pm really not grist
to your mill. you know. Gran and
| are alibied by the movies. But
that left handed item is one of
number of odd and instructive de-
tails | wanted to talk with you
about, If you'd care to hear EN-.
Things like how fell in love with
Marina, and my offering to kill her.
and all--shalI | go on?"
Just why" ASey inquired, "are
you so lush an lavish with your
information?"
Whenever it seems likely that
| shall become involved in situ-
alton" Timothy said. 81 find it's
simpler to tell than wait to be
found out about.
"a noble an high-minded senti-
ment." Asey commented, trying
not to look at the pine needle that
was caught in the sole stitching of
Mr.. CarT's brown and white saddle.
shoes. Almost lofty" af
Believing With Rage
IVES" Timothy agreed, its the
u type Of homely honesty try
to implant in the young, and it gets
me promoted to a mastership over
much worthier folk I'm teacher
of mathematics, by the way, In.
Banks and Webster's sWanky little
prep school on upper NJ a olson
Avenue. Everything pointed to-
ward my becoming an architect.
originally. Everything except the
depression, and that pointed to
job. Once / got into this quadratic
surd business, never dared leave
a regular salary. Just a moth er
square peg. I'm quite sure" he
added. that you don't care rap
about my career or my early youth,
but If going into them will melt
those base suspicious cleaning in
your eyes. | certainly shall 60 into
them, at great length
Just what makes you feel that
you'll be involved in this. busi-
ness?" Asey asked casually.
"All thesFn4tfdeYs I'veread about.
in fiction'and IN the papers, Tim
othy said, "alWays.sdig up vast
quantities OF details concerning
bystanders. All bystanders. inno-
cent or otherwise, Gran and Iare
bystandefs, III atS6nse. Amazing
how one, slips into tife language Of
murder. isn't it? Gran Just called
IL Foul Deed. Anyway, when peo-
pie begin deluing Into Marina~'
they'll find us.,egellowing with
rage and screaming nprderpus
threats Il just seemed simpler to
- ri fS You ian and yodk grandrtpther.."
Asey said reasonably "disfiked
Marina so much, what in time did
you come an park y 0 selve S
practicallysnext door to her for?
What made YOU come to Guam
omet2"
"You don't think we knew she
was here!" Timothy said. Perish
the thought We came because
Gran had flu last month, badly and
extensively, and we needed cheap
country for her to rest in. Gran
found the Fryes' ad, and we both
liked it. Il said, Old fashioned
boarders wanted, for impossibly
announcement house with no mod
ern improvements whatsoever. Oil
lamps, clubhouse, pump. Prunes for
breakfast, catch your own fish, dig
your own CLANS. II had curiously
honest ring. And then when ]
found out il was an oetagon house,
that elinched matters. I've always
aeen fascinated by octagon houses.
| don't know why. Anyway, I've
collected a lot of junkSabotft them.
Pictures. photographs, floor plans.
the old Orson Fowler book. So
Gran and | came"
Fowler" Asey said thought
fully. THAT aame seems familiar.
Who was Fowler" 49,
He knew perfectly well who
Fowler was. for up in his attic were
hundred odd Fowler books, the
legacy of a great-uncle. Most of
them concerned phrenology. but
the rest covered practically every
thing from Bookkeeping TO tn g
evils of tight iacing.
Fowler, Timothy said, "was
some lad. And forthwith he en-
barked on a discussion Of Fowler.
his invention of the octagon house,
the gravel wall mode of building.
and the general sanity of Fowlerss
architectural ideas.
YES" Asey said, a little disap-
pointed that he had not been able
10 catch Mr.. Carr, "but let's get
back to Marina Lorne. You knew
Marina in New York. You must
have known where she came
from"
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