The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-20
Chapter 81
Queer House, Queer People

Queer House, Queer People
HAvE you any idea what Pam
found on the beach yester-
day afternoon?" Asey asked.
Aaron Frye drew in his breath
sharply.
There Is only one thing" he
said. "that Pam hunts on beach.
Did she-ah. I think ! see. Yes.
see. And somehow Marina. en-
tered into It."
He took the information. Asey
thought. with superhuman calm,
"You don't need to tell me any
more" Frye said. pam found
the"
stuff" Asey Interrupted swift.
". NAIq hiaIJ
THAT might be best, Stuff. rye
always hoped that am l4iipft find
some. sha wanted,to so badly. But
| feared the opi7seauenees i've a
notion. which time has never dis
prove6itB my entire satisfaction.
that stiddknawealth is a rather aw-
full thing
Asey nodded. What's goin1 on
IN Quanonnet right now IS a swell
example of quick money" he said.
Look what ! want to know IS.
where can the stuff be? Where
could Pam have put it? Here.
mean"
Nowhere in fhis house." Frye
said promptly. The police combed
this place last night. hunting for
Pam They would have been sure
to have uncovered IL. And"
AN these boarders Of yours"
Asev said. Where were they last
night. an Yesterday evenin'?
thought that you three went to a
clsnbake an the movies"
We did 90 to a clambake. and
then Tim parked the car up in the
square. and we set off for the the
ster." FRYE said. "But got side
tracked Main Street was dotted
with aniimural groups. and some
of the discussions interested me.
told the Cars I'd drop into the
movies later. but never got there.
Some of the talk was violent. Pam
and had already talked over this
ugly undercurrent-"
eShe told me"
ssDid she2 Well. listened. and
when I heard one eager handful
planning to burn the post Office.
and to tar and feather Jack Lorne
as side issue. decided to stroll
RAPIDLY home and warn Jack In
fact. thoueht of suggesting that
he and Marina might possibly be
happier II they took o brief vaca-
ton elsewhere. foresaw difficult
ties. for ] knew they were broke
again Jack had been around in the
morning. trying to borrow from
me He"
ANY special problems?" Asey
asked Cor was It more in the line
Of general brokeness?"
'Marina's bills. as usual. She
had a talent for bills. Anyway, as
] came out of the woods behind
the house here. ] saw the crowd.
and the Cars. I Joined them. and
the police assumed I'd oeen with
them to the movies. The Cars
they're very quick witted - they
rather led the police to believe that
what did you say. something
about the Carrs?"
Go on" ASey told him.
Due For A Shock
WELL. saw no reason for dis
W illusioning the police, under
the circumstances. Ithad nothing
to do with the murder. zhut II Il
hadn't been for the Cars. should
have been dragged into il. know.
I'm really very grateful to our
boarders for giving me that alibi.
although | sunnoem It's quite wrong
on my BART. oTheysre charming
people. Timothy and his Erand-
mother"
aUh-huh. Asey said. snow, you
ceme home by way Of the woods.
out back. ] don't suppose you hap
pened to bump into anyone Turk
in around there7 I'm sure you
didn't, because If anyone was Turk
in, they'd take care not TO be
bumped. But did you notice any
thin that didn't seem TO be quite
as usualf"
Nothing but that elaborate
roadster Of Roddy Struts. parked
near the entrance to the old foot
path. But I didn't see Roddy. =
Aaron got up and walked over TO
the window. II don't suppose you
could fix that window lock. could
your" he asked. II spent last night
sitting beside the phone here. hop
ing that Pam might call. and--oh.
probably Il was my nerves. but
thought ] heard someone outside.
II wasn't the police. and couldn't
see anyone"
Have they tapped your phoneg'
ASey asked.
Il wouldn't know. They appar-
emily haven't given up the hope OF
getting Pam. through me. But
they're not as adhesive about the