The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-31

ing officer.
Yesterday: Charlie says he gaze
my old typewriter to Anne.
Chapter q
Crushed By A Stone
TO YOU suppose l care wha
II you do with your second
hand typewriter" l stormed. "Bu
you didn't need to keep writing t
me on il. Gave you a good excuse
to run in and see her, didn't it
Did she lean over your shoulder
and tell you what to say? Or die
she take it down in shorthand anC
type it for your signature?"
There may have been more of it
but it must go unreported, all Blu
my concluding remark, which wa!
a prelude to action.
well, here's your secondhand
ringl See who you can get to take
that off your handS!"
And | flung it as hard as l coulc
at his face. He ducked instructive.
ly and the little yellow-gold cir
clet, its one eye winking malev
olently, sailed past him.
THAT" he said furiously, 81.
about the lowest thing ever knew
a Woman to do"
Something warned me to con-
3 cede him the last word. / mus
tered ,shreds of control and, knee!
); wabbling, effected a careless exit
- Halfway down the stairs. ] hearC
the door slam shatteringly. 49,.
Adam was standing in the down.
/, stairs ilalle head bent. thinkini
deeply. The Slam Of the dool
reused him. but he overlooked it
significance.
Hullol You're looking better
Do you mind waiting a minutt
longer? It's disgraceful to keeI
you out like this. hut there's ;
sentry coming and don't wan
to miss him."
"A sentry-Adam, there was ONT
in front of the club. / forgot al
about him!"
"That's the man-so did /. I've
been cursing my feeble wits. Won
der what else I've overlooked;
He's been relieved and he tele.
phoned that he might have some
information--about cal, he said
Do you want 20 wait in the car OF
would you like to listen?"
"Tll stay if you don't mind.
"Slay, by all means. 1t will only
take a moment-here he come!
now"
He stepped forward to the oper
7odf. ~ SKs~ li gH1
The soldier was young and frest
faced-a country boy, by the look
Of him. He saluted snappily
stepped inside and took off hi:
broad brimmsd campaign hat.
at was about a car, sir.p he
began.
"Yes?" -.
rTd not like 10 make trouble
for anybody" he said nervously
Especially such nice young lady
And | wouldn't wan. the major to
think j was suggesting anything
like that. Only its Just something
] was in a way to see, and the
major being in charge oil the in
vestigation and all. So when
EheSrd aboutithe. poor young lady
3 being killed remembered about
@the eur and thought the majol
s ought to know about that"
About That Balloon
CERTAINLY. It's your duty tc
~ report anything you saw that
was out of the way"
We'll sir, ii wasn't out of the
way. exactly. Only, coming when
il did"
Suppose you begin at the be-
ginning" Adam suggested pa
tiently.
Yes sir"
The boy Strengthened, began
rapidly in an official drone to re-
late that he had been walking his
post. which included the section
of road IN front Of the Service
Club.
Timer"
"Just after Taps, sir. I was in
front Of the Post Exchange at Taps
proceeding in the direction of tbs
Service Club. / was abreast of the
chapel when I seen Lieutenant
Nelson draw up and take the
young lady back to the dance"
Miss Carewe."
aYes sir. The little one. I pro.
ceeded along past the club anC
down to the corner near the Off
GERS Club, where I turned back
] was then aware of a car ap.
preaching in a very queer manner
sort Of zigzagging back and forth
across the road. as you might say
As IL passed in front of the clut
there was loud report like ;
kackfre."
The car came on toward YOU
Yes sir, and / took proper nots
OF il as ID passed. / was almos
sure, you see, sir, by the driving
Sure enough, it was Miss Wright
cars
How long was that after yol
saw Lieutenant Nelson and Mis-
Carewe enter the club?"
Not more than FIVE minutes.
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