The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-14
Meet Mr.. LoeIiinvuk

I never expected to find out that
you were engaged to him. Now,
I'm an honorable young man and ]
don't believe that a fellow shouts
use another fellows name when h
asks a girl to marry him."
He paused to get her approbd
ton.
I'm glad I can count on you. 3
she replied obligingly. But / I'd y
you really wasn't engaged to b IN
didn't II"
"Yes, ma'am, and right then
got thinking. ] looked that fell %
over and / thought: what woi o
he want to stick around a pla# &
like Darelea all summer for?
didn't look right. 1t was fis 4
enough to make me stick aroui \
and watch.
Then Lady Whosis lost valid
able pin and PuShface was on TIL
party. ] thought I'd have look d
the records and see If he had an
portraits hanging around the de-
tective bureaus. lie had. CecilyE
Front and side vi VS. and FIVE
thousand dollars reward from a
syndicate of insurance companies. !"
why didn't you nab him them"
Cecily demanded, unconscious that
she was falling into Locke's YER
nacular.
"It's been tried before, dear
child. He's slick. The idea was to
get the goods on him. You and
Laura almost forced my hand.
Then the night that the brute
slugged her from behind -"
ooh, my darling. is that what
happened?"
"That's what happened. How it
did, don't know, but picked her
up in the road, unconscious, and
she says no one knew that she was
coming to my place"
Heaven. >,
WTAIT a minute, Locke :. Pm
Remembering something! That
night / called Latira on the tele-
phone and said that wanted to
see you. I called from the house
and Philip must have overheard
me and been suspicious that was
suspicious. Go on"
"Then he probably slugged her
thinking she was you. Next step
was easy. Everybody knew about
the concert, knew that it was a
dressed-up affair, that this opera
gang would be bringing a fortune
in jewels. Any child would know
that this was the night when a
thief would pull his big coup
"But Mrs. Goodale's necklace?"
HE didn't intend to do that. He
just got itchy fingers and couldn't
resist the temptation. Discretion
got the better part of valor and he
slipped it into your pocket"
But what were you doing at the
Yacht Club?"
Having what's known as a look
see. I'd been away looking up some
records and thought I'd find out If
he was still around when ! got
back. knew you'd start asking me
questions, as usual, so / ducked."
Cecily's cheeks were pink with
excitement. go on, dear, this is
more exciting than any of it. What
about tonight?"
For awhile ] was, afraid I'd miss
tonight and got in a stew :. Had
to go to New York to finish movie
sale. BY the way, we'll have ten
thousand dollars to start married
life on. Five for the sale Of the book
and five for the reward"
Money! You talk of money
when I'm expiring with curiosityv'
Honey, I've been hanging
around these grounds all evening
waiting for you all to go to bed.
Then ] settled down costly to a
little meditation outside Of Ma
dame Darrell's room, knowing the
| Jewels were in there and that
friend Rawlins would make fol
| there.
What didn't count on was that
he was going to start a fire to cover
up and grab the loot in the excite
ment. I thought he'd just grab and
run. He gave the alarm himself and
the fire was well under way wher
he gave it. Madame Darrell rushed
out of her room. He rushed inl Sc
did I! Well -" He shrugged his
shoulders.
81 know the rest" she said
Sweetly.
"You knocked him out and got
| him >. well, know that they've
| got him. Then you came looking
for me, didn't your"
| well, I went looking for you.
thought it was time put you irl
your place"
Flat on some stone steps?"
''Oh, sweet I'm sorry but I've
| got two arms and they both belong
to YOU"
you've got a black eyel And
suppose that belongs to me, too?'
That's what they call a mouse
Cecily. And you're right, 1t belongs
to you. Having only one eye, I'll
have to see through yours"
| Cecily swayed toward him
Phillip Callen, no mere man could
bear the brightness of the things
I'm seeing through them now"
"Close Them" he said, land tell
me what you see now" He kissed
them gently and Cecily said
'Heaven"
y The End.