The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-10
OLD HOME WEEK MURDER
by Phoebe Atwood Taylor

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would ask questions-she knows
you started out with mel"
"And I'll tell her plenty. toots."
Brinley collapsed and never ut
tered a word until half an hour
later, when the rain abruptly
stopped.
'Okay, toots." Madame Meaux
relented. "You can take me home,
but just keep in front of your mind
just whatll happen if you don't
behave. Okay, Asey?"
Fine" Asey said. Keep him in
hand for me. I'll see you later,
Brinley, an you better be thinkin'
up lot of nice explanations, be-
cause considerable checkin' is goin'
to be done on you. So long
where's your car, on the east road?
Bye"
Kay's teeth were chattering as
she and Asey walked back to the
roadster. -
Asey gave her coat from the
rumble seat.
WdS gum W sup at Vic hui
low" he said. "but that can all
wait. You're due for a hot bath
an dry things forgot you was
wet to begin with" +
But as they passed by the hollow
and the figures out in front of the
Randall house. Lane and two of his
troopers hailed them triumphant
ly. i
"Shells!" Lane shouted. "Hey.
Asey, we got she'll"
Hustle Up
IN SPITE of Kay's appeals to Asey
to stop and find out everything
at once. Asey merely slowed up
long enough to call out and assure
Lane that he'd be right back. Then
he continued on to Aunt Sara's.
"Don't wait" Kay hoped out of
the car. Hurry right back there.
and when I'm ready I'm going to
steam back after you in my per-
colator. Asey. do hurry-Lane was
so excited"
I'm goin' to wait for you." Asey
said. Hustle up. an put on some
thin that'll withstand the next
shower we're goin' to get. be-
cause"
casey, Lane'll be frothinS at the
mouth! He wants you. and"
"Uh-huh. an want you. You
got job to do for me, young lady,
so hustle up"
Kay rushed off.
While she took a brief hot bath
and briefer cold shower, Asey
sat there in the car and pulled at
his pipe. He was very pleased with
the two discoveries made that
afternoon, but not at all for the
same reason Kay supposed.
He started the car as Kay app
peared, dressed in a light tweed
suit and wearing black and white
sport shoes.
I'm simply thrown together
what's the big idea. anyway"
'tYou'll see."
Back at the hollow. Lane was
annoyed at the way Asey had
tipped past. and he went into the
subject at, some length.
mice way to treat the only clue
we got so far" he said. clipping
past in"
"You may have the ham," Asey
told him. "but we got the rest of
the sandwich" He unlocked COM
partment in the roadster and dis
played the shotgun Kay had found.
"Where'd you find that?"
"Kay found it. over in the pond
yonder. Now. let me cape at that
she'll. will you? An then you play
around an see if it c'nects with
the gun. That r'minds me. where'd
Jane 60 to, anyway"
"Jane shut up shop" Lane said,
and went tripping off with that
Chase boy. She just ignored some
customers. She"
with Zeb Chaser"
"Yes. She said something about
a clambake. said what should I
do with the customers. and she
said, never mind them. No ones
been around lately. though. They
got rained out"
= An hour later Lane lined UP half
dozen shells for Asey's inspec-
ton.
e"There." There was a note of
Joy in his voice. 'There you are.
See? The same. This is the gun
that fred the shell that killed
Mary Randall There you are"
This is the gun that fired the
SHE'LL" Asey corrected him.
II suppose you think-look. you
come out here and let me show
you where found it.
Asey and Kay followed him out
to a small and badly kept garden
at the side of the house.
Nov. here's where the shell
was. See how the rain washed it
out of that hole? It's smack on our
line. or near enough. anyway.
Someone tossed it there. and COW
cred it over. See-Asey. what's
the matter with your"
Lane was annoyed and impa-
tient. Usually Asey caught on to
things before you expected him to.
This afternoon he was being I'M
necessarily slow.