The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-16
.eTAaoN House
BIZ PHoEBE ATWoOD TAYLoR

before the doctor could present
any information. He trusted Jen-
ME implicitly, but ever. Jennie had
her Limitations.
EXACTLY. For tie love OF God,
will; you, Asey? II means SO much
to the kid. If she does get into hot
water. il very conceivabIy might
pay for her extraction"
Z was going to try this after
ioon, Asey said. "but ! got lost
on side issues After all, it's not
goir' TO be easy to slide into thai
house. an as for reff1oyifi' things.
I'd say il was near ont. impossible
But I'd feel better if ! knew il was
there. It's goin' to be a JOB, Doc.
Il amt something you can slip our
in your hip pocke
There must be some way.
Cummings said.
II think can get into the place
all right" Asey told about his
painting the ell Of the Womafis
Exchange. "A man that putters
around with paint brushes or g.
hammer an nails, he amt a stis:
picious person. But someone that
just loifefs, he's spotted right away.
| can get to Octagon House. but"
"0h, before | forget, Jennie
said. Besides the delegation, there
was Elliott the Congressman TO see
you. He said he'd come back. And
there was a girl hat waited q
<,,,S,i< ~ n0,tEe xf,,ASS cHa eaid
her name " as Boone"
Ozark and quiet, isn't she2'
Cummings said 81 know her. She
was over at Lornes' and at Octa-
gon House, too. She's an illustrator,
and she keeps a goat. | treated it
once after an overdose of hair
mattress. Boone tried to get Han
son to stop long enough to look
at the living room windows in Oc-
tagon House. to prove to him that
Nettie was lying, but Hanson
wouldn't pay any attention TO her
They nearly came to blows both
of EN- were in a violent rage And
what do you think, Asey2 This
Stays me. Roddy Struts offered
reward for the arrest and convic-
ton Of the murderer. What do you
think of tE1atg"
@He has? WE'LL" Asey said, Il
think that Roddy is overdoin'
things a mite. How much. do you
80 Much siiIaew
'STHE sum varies, depending on
! who's telling the story I've
heard $1,000, I've heard s., 300 Per.
sonaily. | don't understand il. |
don't understand Roddy's sudden
wealth either. Iheard that hisfathef
had cut his allowance to the bone
land here he is, crashing up new
planes in q carefree fashion. and
offering rewards
"Ans scattgril' largesse besides.
Asey said. Have you seen him to.
day?"
Eyes, saw him while he was
talking with Hanson. Jack Lorne
was weeping with gratitude al the
lovely gesture, and Roddy was be-
ing Prince Bountiful with smirk
II was maudlin. Too bad that
really good looking boy like that
has TO be such punk His mother
wasn't so bad. but of course the
rest of the family are Just so much
miIdew Hanson said that Roddy
said that If nothing happened, he'd
raise the reward gathered he's
about to come into money. but
from what source, ! couldn't even
guess"
Jennie Asey said. "if you'll
rustic me some food, | think III
heave that old crate back TO Guam
omet. This is gettin' interestin'
this is.
"D'you think you need to keep
up this painting costume and the
load of Ioam2" Cummings asked
i've discovered" Asey told him.
shat It's easier 10 listen than TO
ask questions. Particularly when
you amt got much idea OF the
questions TO ask. Jennie, make me
a sandwich while get some putty
! think I'll putty windows for q
Twin Ian say, Doe, what men has
Hanson got over there, anyway"
VIRTUALLY the entire force.
Cummings said. Il know only .
couple of EN-. The last shakeup
scattered most of the bunch we
knew. Asey, I'm worried about
Pam, and her-er-stuff."
Som /" Asey said. "but don't
know what to do about her. As for
the stuff, Til see II | can't ferret II
out"
The difference between Quano.
net. when he saw ii on his return
and Quanomet as he had seen il
that morning, was startling enough
to make Asey blink.
Il had been crowded them but
now it was packed ike Times
Square on election night.
The regular Saturday afternoon
stream OF tourists and sightseers
and weekenders piled into Guam
ofnet and stayed there, instead of
proceeding down the Cape to
Provincetown. And the stream
showed no signs of abating. II any
thing. il was growing wider. in
creased BY everyone in the sur
rounding towns who had q vehicle
that was capable OF moving.
The place had taken on the gem
eral aspect Of a FIVE ring circus,
with ell the added attractions Of
carnivalS. side shows and mid
" avs. Professional pilchgnen
fought tooth and nail for sidewalk
space, In violent competition with
hot dog and tonic hawkers.
In short. Quanomet lacked only
fan dancers.
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