The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-08
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] By MAX sALTMARsHI

boiled down is the fact that Geiss
won't rest until he's done you in,
and if you find that q comforting
thought to sleep on. you may have
| iti''
did sleep ON it very comfort
ably Notwithstanding, but at. six
next morning / woke to find Hugo
sitting ION the edge of my bed. y
L II can't Sleep he said abruptly
"and Il therefore don't see why YOU
should either. Look here, Archie.
DO YOU realize thar this Is Satur-.
lidaYP In twenty, four t1udrs- the
game starts. and we're as far as
ever from knowing row they mean
to play it, Iscansts stand il. ten
you" He broke off and stood up
suddenly. as if the mere physical
movement eased his nerves. TITS
not only Virgoe Wills, but who
knows what they may do to that
fool of a girl. if she tries. any more
of her precious detective work."
Steady old man. said | "Try
to realize that there's nothing we
can do But he shook his head
impatiently.
IF 7 don't do something, FIJI 60
mad I'm off to have another shot
at finding out'what Amourie is. I've
got an idea that | can pick up some
information on the other side OF
the frontier. It's lust possible that
it may be some place near Rakov-
sky's villa"
II think it's an uncomrnonly
sound idea" / asEui I'd him. do
vou want me to come along?"
NO" he answered more calmly.
IT'S essential that someone should
be here in case anything crops up
Jean Francois may have stumbled
on something, Jr DuYiriiffg. = or
leven- he hesitated- ethe girl
HI telephone at rnicdayfa and Ihear
II there's any news. and, 4 suggest
that you call conference for, say
six thirty. here. I'll be, back by
then. and we can pool every Dos
sihle shred of information we.
have and try to work out a. plan"
The Message
III ACCEPTED my orders the
more readily because | could
think of nothing better to suggest
but when ! tried to ring up Dun
ming. ! was told that he had Just
gone out. Ottilie was not to be
found either. and | had perforce To
leave q message for the big man
inviting him and Miss Wills to
cocktails at the chalet at six thirty
Dunningis vast white figure
numbered round the angle of the
terrace promptly at the time set
Where's Ottilie?" I asked, as ]
helned him to a drink.
Hasn't she, come vet? She said
she'd drive herself. for she was
taking lunch with friends in Monte
Carln. but she surely won't be
long"
well" I said. "Hueo's not
here either. so we're not wasting
any time" But even as ] spoke. the
telephone rang within the house.
and when I sprinted to answer 1t.
hoard Hugo's voice at the other
end.
am here" he said. aand Pm
alive and well, to save you the
trouble Of anguished questioning
but I'm no nearer finding what ]
came to seek. and I've had a darned
near shave of being turned into a
,arior kind of sandwich paste
THE deuce you have" ] gasped.
and heard him chuckle.
MY own fault entirely" he adj
mitted "All due to asking too
MANY aupstions in the local mr.
ard not keeping an eve skinned
when | drove on up the road r.
Rakovslxy's villa. Al very pretty
avalanche Of rock crashed dnwr
On the track. not FIVE Yards ahea6
of me. and II nv brakes hadn''
been wnrking. II would have beer
farewell for me. As il was I found
I'd struck a boulder that knnclra
q hole in the oil-pan Even tenn
pnrarv repairs wi take the devi'
of time. and it'll be nearly mid
NIGHT before I'm on the road asain
50 You'll have tn do vour confer
rirg without me-"
etralled back to Cumming.
Were resolved into commit
tee If two" | informed him
"Huso's spent the last two days
running Ground after this precious
AmenriS. added. .and what good
il will do US when he finds it the
lord nav Know, but ! certainly
drsS9.
pnitf6 looked at me oddly "Ifn
".Amqf right in surprising that ven
ertmuntered an Arab on the dsl4y
lest AiSht and gave him . lob ia
dnp Well he did the iok very
Fnicelv He followed your finger
less friend out along the iettv. Our
gentleman paused opposite the
gnod ship Rendezvous and for .
moment il seemed he was going
abnard. The Yacht was dark except
FIR her riding- lights. and the rome
was scroSS her gangwav. but he
cave hail and presently a head
hnhhed up Master ahoard7' saws
he nr words 20 that effect hut the
head shnok itself oh we'll save
he. II he wants his news he must
cross the border IA il. cant
wait
NV henchman. trailed him to the
olsre nv the town hall where the
cars ere parked. and he saw his
man hall hv hia limousine Hn
battered IN and Nice Garnet. sar7'
savs ha O. III Hnl'ez Did the
nsher but Hur Afkh hune onto he
arm PLEADING Nth him. and sil
the tire. under znver Of the cat
uets. his nthef 4and was busy N
the fellows DOC ets. Next minute
he received . We -plscel kick boz
hv that time he,A cot what he wss
after. and here ii Is" And with
that he tossed q mall. rather bal
tered Quill on Ahes table.
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