The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-15
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He shook his head. I'VE io.

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him. be answered Elop, fully.
But the YACHT" erie5 wIldiy
'The Rende@oysi He'll be on Fosrc
by now, and she's got steam Up al
ready to sail. MorsteuF Ehieis
| you've got 20 stop hiF: ~
| i"The 'RarnnT' be echoed. aghast
cIapping q Fat Es:ld Ia Il IS forehead
you do net accuse him, surely. o.
completely in this cripie?"
II do" | said b1untly. and saw
Virgoe Wills start and instantly
control himself.
"But on what grounds?" said tbs
plump man dazedly. II cannot sci
unless | have something to 90 on.
Grounds be hanged!v cries
We'll give you all the ground,
you wish by tonight. but in tie
meantime stop that yacht Frog
sailingl"
He shook his head dismally. sIl
will be difficult" he said MOURN
fully. u happen to know that She
received her clearance papers FAST
night. but still, I will try
Virgoe Wills had all this time
been watchfully silent, but now
he moved impatiently, holding Up
a hand with the compelling gesture
Of a man used to ensuring silence
when he wanted il.
"One moment!" he said in his
harsh oldSvoice. isThere have been
lot of extraordinary statements
flying around, but the one fact
that's troubling me is that MY
niece is mixed up in this rabblc.
and I'd be mighty glad if someone
S.q hs,. e. / look Tor her and bring
Listen here. Mr.. Wills" said
Dunning coolly. THE one concern
we all have at this moment is your
safety, and the only place in
Cannes I'm sure of is the Chalet
glamour, Mr.. Stern and Mr.. Lums.
den will stay behind and bring OF
tile along just as soon as they
can locate her. ard meantime III
come with you ard tell you all you
want to know on the way
Hugo and ! packed Virgoe Wills
and Dunning into a taxi with the
big, black dog at their feet.
See you at the Carlton in an
hour" Dunning breathed in my
ear as shut the door on him.
No Sign OF 0ttilie
WELL" said to Hugo as they
~ drove off. I'VE haven't much
money. but We do see life!'
He gave an impatient Jerk Of
the head. The yacht, mani. he
said sharply. what are you stand
ing there gSping for? We've gof
to see If the yacht has gomez
He was completely right, and ]
followed him at quick trnt dowa
through maze OF side streets ard
out across the siin-scorcheG, d.
serted square to the quay.
She's still there" he said.
There was no smoke coming
from her single funnel. and as We
came up to her at a more sober
pace. ! saw singularly ill-favored
sailor leaning against the ripped
gangway.
Il wish to speak to Baron Stahl,"
said Hugo abruptly. and the fell
low shrugged.
"Then you are unfortunate.
monsieur" he retorted. "Monsieur
le Baron Is not here"
| leaned beside him against the
gangway rail and took out my ciga-
rette-case See here. friend i
said, Offering him one, ''we giant
to see the Baron urgently, and we
understood the yacht was sailing
this morning"
He accepted . cigarette and
tucked 1t behind his ear with d
slightly softened expression. "She
was sailing be admitted, "but
now she Is not"
| looked at him and slowly
and ostentatiously drew out my
pocketbook, extracting a fifty /
franc note.
ut Is essential that we should
get in touch with Monsieur Is
Baron. ! said neaningly, "or, fail
ing him. with Monsieur Cess"
His expression softened still
more. IS his finger closed on the
note. ST
The yacht IS not sailing" he
said, because she cannot. There
S trouble in the engine-room.
When Monsieur Geiss came, early
his morning, ! told him as much.
Monsieur lie Baron knew already,
yesterday evening. and I have not
'een him since"
But the young lady who accom-
,anisd Monsieur Geiss7 What OF
Ter? | asked.
He gaped ct me, so genuinely
itartled that knew II was the
ruth he spoke. There was no
'oung lady" he said. @Monsisur
IeIss came alone. save Tor q half.
Nitted creature who carried his
=
| thanked him, adding q second !
ifty francs 10 the first. and slowly |
md heavily we took oItr way back
o the town.
Suddenly an idea struck me.
The garage!" | said. I'VE could
lear If he took his car ont, and
which way he went.
Luck was with us for the man
n charge had personally run out
ieiss's car for him that morning
md helped TO Gil Il uR II must
nave been. he thought. somewhere
between SIX and seven. and the
.artoonisi had had another mar
with him. . stumbling. down. Al
heel fellow. carrying two bags
But there was no lady; OF that 4,
was certain.
We thanked him. rewarded him
and turned cur steps
back towards the Carlton. Huge
grimly despairing. I for my parf
with a faint hope that Cunning
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