The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-08
oeTAGoM Novse
BY PHOEBE ATWOOD TAYLOR

with roar, and the red streaks
daFkened. The air was damp as
the great fog banks hanging of
shore started to creep in.
Asey turned up the collar Of his
shirt and started back for the
house. "Huh," he said aloud, my
hats off to whoever got her, that's
what. Or to her, if she sneaked off
by herself, It amt human s2lloel
3 The sound of car drawing up
in his driveway completely drown
ed out the slight cfaGkle in the
bushes Just beyond him.
DR.. Cummings got out of his old
sedan. "Asey.P he said, stais has
been night" M slfsH
"You," Asey returned, think
you're tellin' ne,anyt thing? Pooh"
Roughly speaking, Hanson has
his entire command hunting Pam
Frye" Cummings said. Il see no
particular reason to think she'll
stay outside the dragnet very much
longer. And Nettie-Asey. you've
got to squelch her. Someone's got
to. She's talked all night. To the
police, to the reporters, to anyone
who'd listen. And as she talks, she
decorates, She now says that Pam
spent the entire evening nervous
ly lingering the knife at her belt,
occasionally pausing to snarl vi
ciously, like spotted leopard in a
peeve. She says that Pam dashed
out at nine. she saw Pam dash to-
ward the Lornes' garage, and that
when Pam returned, there was no
knife at her belt. And her express
sion was that of leopard after
dinner Vow, you know, that's not
going to do Pam Frye any goodl"
ASeV, agreed. HAS she made any
statements?"
FHaHson's been too busy to get
one from her, but the reporterSA
wouldn't 1t be the only time in the
life of Quanomet that reporters
were there in droves? They've got
Nettie's life story. and PANS life
story from Nettie--and both will
be greeting John Public over his
orange juice and toast, very short
ly. And the fact that it's the
mural's artists wife who was
killed--that's not going to be any
soft pedal"
what about Lorne?"
Its A Mess
LIES in frenzy. I'm beginning
4 4 to think he loved Marina"
Hes left handed" Asey said.
mo, noticed particularly that
he wasn't" Cummings said.
But he is when he paints" Asey
informed him. "An'-"
Are you sure?"
Il got told that tonight. You
might check up on it, if you can.
Does Hanson know where he was
IAN by the way. was Marina
killed at nine?9
"Wouldn't know for sure, I'd say
between nine and ten. No. Hanson
hasn't delved into Lorne. Lorne's
acting just the way bereaved and
outraged husband should, and
Hanson is deeply moved by it. |
think he'd sooner suspect his own
mother than Jack Lorne. Look
what about Pam? Where can she
be?"
Il had her here" Asey said. .She
was under the wharf while you an
Hanson strobe over her head"
Where is she now? There are a
couple of things I'd like to clear
UPS she asleep?"
Shes gone" Asey said. and told
him the whole story.
Cummings whistled.
did she fall--or was she
pushed. Asey. that's awful. And
amhergris- look, we'll have to get
that out Of the way of the police
where is it?'
Search me" Asey said. If the
cops didn't find it in Octagon
House. re say It wasn't there. Pam
never did tell me where it was"
"Ambergris--look, we'll have to
do something about thatl" Cum
mings said. "We'll have to get II
away. rnd sold, and fixed for Pam.
II Marina .old anyone about it,
why. for all we know. dozen peo-
pie might be hunting i'll"
1T" Asey said, "and Pam. too.
And If the cops find L. welI--we
could blot Nettie Hobbs out. and
all she's said. Once the cops find
out about that ambergris incident,
and Pam taking il from the ga
rage, with the sister dead, well, we
Just won't think about that park
Cummings sighed. ITS a mess. /
wouldn't know where to start.
Are on sure about that left
handedness. : Asey asked, 'or were
YOU impressin' Hanson7"
SIN quite certain that whoever
KILLED Marina thrust that knife
with his left hand, and is q reasons
ably husky sort OF course, | won't
say Il isn't possible that someone
didn't stand on his head and stab
with the right hand-Asey, I'm so
tired ! can't think. Cali me when
you want me. and when you've
figured out some plan or other.
think vsuN do well tc continue
letting Eanson think you won't
help him. Otherwise the police'il
be around YOUR neck. and they'll
cgrtail vol considerably. I'll flme
at you. 20 make IL seem genuine.
I'll also Ass along anything that
happens. And-see II you can't
suuelch Nettie She's gone too far
-Okay, Asey SAID. @Til see III
somethin' can't get started"
lie noticed, as he -eturned 20 the
house, at the fog was going out
and that the wind had shifted
again. II 4 hadn't ne might pos
slbly have caught another Whit
ct that TglEkish tobacco he had