The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-07-14


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z-aGS lcho hGs Just spanked LorHe.
Chapter ~
Strange And Beautiful
Ill murder him, m"
4 If you insist. Tim said, let
re give yoa the address Of this
isd ! know. He's a professional
builder-upper. Maybe inside of
two oz three years, you might take
q Ehsck AZ Jennings. but I'd Just
give the whole idea up"
No one can do that" Lorne said
dramatically, ito mel And iive!"
he got up from the couch and
strobe around the studio.
mo onel" he yelled, and hurled
glass vase at the fireplace. mo
9ne-
Not that" Tim said. Don't
throw that, Jack. That's a nice
Toby. far too good for you to smash
Tor demonstration purposes. Take
ma highbalI glass. if you have to
express yourself in crockery."
Asey waited for Lorne to calm
doWr-. Now" he said. ".loW long
ago was Jennings here? Figger It
CIT, because il makes a lot Of DIFF
renee.
oh, about a quarter to eight
between Seyen-thirty and eight
OF 50. Lorne said. mo earleuthan
Eeven-thirty. He came in, and
picked me up, ano-spanked mel"
Then what did he do? Where
aid he go?"
Il don't know, but when / see
him sgsin-oh, you can laugh, but
ne next time see him. I'll break
every bone"
ASey looked toward the door
way and began to chuckle.
AND IL you don't stop insulting
ne" Lorns said, "Ill begin on you.
I mean what ! say about Jen-
nings-"
Tim smiled. We'll, begin" he
said. Aren't YOU" he inquired po-
litely Of the man standing in the
doorway, aren't you Mr.. Jen-
nings, Of the tall. dark and mad
jennings"
Lorne wheeled around.
~You-you-"
wait" Jennings said. Don't
start Anything you might regret.
told you that once ! had my in
nings with you, lost all my hard
feelin's. All of 'em. But" he added
SIMPLY, IF hadn't had my innings,
I'd have gone plumb off my head.
Asey, / just had to sneak out OF
that hospital had to-"
"Where've you been since you
spanked our friend Lorne?" Asey
axke6 him
Down fixing up the tank and
TIE drain" Jennings said. That's
what came in for. / got to get into
the garage and it's locked. Got the
keys, Lorne? Honest, know it was
q dirty trick to stop your plumb
ing up. but said to myself, said,
III show the little cuss how pipes
can Leak
Asey pointed to a chair. "Sit
down, an let's weed. You beat it
from the hospital soon after ! seen
you yesterday. Why"
With utter honesty. Jennings
explained.
The money there was being
made he said. Il just couldn't
bear lying there and thinking OF
that money, and me getting none
Of H. And then up town, reporter
spotted me and asked il was the
man with the leaking pipeS-lotS
of people who'd seen the mural.
they all recognized me and they
kept kidding me. and got sore.
And by the time ! got all set TO
cash in on the tourist money, why
the outsiders had come with their
ulduayx. and there wasn't any
monSy for me to make. And then /
bad q couple OF drinks. and then
a4aprg people recQgHiZef me, and |
Efpf getting ybref" - -
And started on after Lorne.~
! seem To Gek Mad
YES. Honest" Jennings said,
i I'm sorry / whaeked you. !
WaS % mad, I didn't know what
MAS doing. And thought you was
NNIAE An34tG- f1At4 t&tSSG bAtQP%Asp
hey got in my way. And then
I Sneaked in this house, and !
thought IL was Lorne coming. but
Il was Aaron Frye - I'm 0tcful
sorry about that. I'll pay all his
bills and damages and all You
know. did think he was Lorne.
And then when / seen what I had
done, / beat il. And then | said to
myself. Earl. | said. you 60 back
and see how much damage you
done. and be q man about it But
when / come back. the troopers
vas cat. and they chased me-
Te the FiveF, an you foxed EN-
az the pond" Asey finished up. IF
in make you feel any worse.
neither one Of EN- can swim worth
a rent. and IL Was the viii OF God
mat they somehow managed 20
land on Dune Island and not In
Davsy Jones's locker"
Jennings shook his head soTrow-