The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-07-13

The Big. Bad BiTer

The Big, Bad Biffer
Ii / got to say" Asey twirled
the Colt, "is that you better
hnd him an bring him back in just
fifteen minutes, Brother Strut or
you'll be struttin' into a jail. Do
make myself clear?"
Roddy's father was almost in
tears. But ! tell you"
Neither Elliott nor me-" Asey
said. was born yesterday You find
ROddy. an find him quick, or the
house Of Strutt'll be cold turkey"
He's gone" Carveth sObbed
He was here before you came. an
now he's gone. That mans got
himl"
IF this is an act" Asey said,
"it's one Of the best | ever seen
outside a theater. Elliott, will you
explain to him that | want Roddy.
without any more tears or
soueaks?"
But it's that man Jenningsr'
Carveth said. "I.'s that man Jen-
ningsi"
Ohio. IT is? You mean Earl Jen-
nings. the plumber?"
Yes" Carveth said. "Yes. It
Il was most unfortunate. I'm sure
we did everything in our power to
make things right, and then this
mural"
What's this?" Asey asked.
Jennings daughter" Elliott ex-
planned while Carveth blew his
nose.
"And now" Carveth said. hes
done what he threatened-he's
kidnapped Roddy-and why don't
you two do something about it?'
Earl Jennings" Asey said as
over IN the Pochet hospital I seen
him there myself"
Most unfortunate his being hurt
IN that plane crash" Carveth said
Most unfortunate, as | told Roddy
why couldn't he have picked some
one else. But of course that would
have been satisfactorily adjusted
By the family, just as the other IN
fortunate incident was adjusted |
told Jennings that myself. last
night"
He was in the hospital last
night" Asey said.
ooh. no, he was notl" Carveth
retorted with a show of spirit. He
was there here. threatening u.s.
After saw you al Octagon House
And threatening Roddy, too He
seemed TO think that he had been
put into that mural because Eoddy
told Mar mean, told Lorne to
put him in And that accident"
You mean 10 say that Jennings
Earl Jennings the plumber-he
was here last night?" Asey's eyes
lighted up.
"l1e was" Carveth said.
Asey smiled, and remembered
the conversation he had had with
the nurse about Jennings If he had
had the slightest Dit Ct intelligence,
re should have guessed What was
i she'd said? Something about so
Asey had heard what went on
about Jennings"
On The Loose
1T seems 10 me" Elliott said
that did hear something
about Jennings on the loose last
night lie goes of on bustS. YOU
know. The' re the talk Of Quano-
met They used 10 be the talk even
% Company B. In the old DAYS.
Listen 70 me" Asey SAID 90
Carveih- I'm comm back here "a
an hour. an you produce Roddy
for me. Elllott's goin' 10 stay here
with YOU an see that you do, aln'I
you. Elliott? Right. You see he
6nds Rcddy. II you have 10 fight
another Chateau Thierry Here.
he handed ever the y-five
You tcke this. an find Roddv.
I'm goin' over to the Pochet hos
piisl an see Jennings happen TO
know that he'll be there
The nurses crowded around him
bg the desk.
-Asey.~ Susan said. you Ger.
tainly did the trick We haven't
had q peek out Of Jennings since
sou were here. He went 90 sleep
Ike title lamb"
want 20 see him" Ascy said
-QuicE-,ell me Il he 80, out last
night
Yesterday afternoon. shortly
after YOU were here. They say ne
sxas on tear. bat he really hadn'r
hsd much - drink. His wife and
tie doctor made him come back
this n orning -t hey simply
couldn't quiet him down. It's that
mural and the pipes that have So;