The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-15

lnQulrlng look LIdL REMINDED NE
of an intelligent fox terrier.
The Sergeant turned to Richard.
II don't like having to question
you at a time like this, but there
are some important points to be
cleared up"
The young man nodded. "P1l
be glad to help you all can. We
must get this settled. When l find
the person who did this. I'll"
His voice trailed off miserably.
was sure he was really fond of
his sister and hadn't anything to
do with her death. But l was GER
tain, too, that the Sergeant
thought otherwise. Dirck's eyes
flashed back and forth from the
Sergeant to the MacDonalds.
The Sergeant began by telling
Richard that I'd seen Joan crying
in the hall last night. "Was she
going up to your apartment" he
asked him.
Eyes, she came up once a little
after seven. But | wasn't in. Then
she came up again later. a few
minutes after l got home from the
office"
"And she still was crying them"
He nodded. "She'd had a letter
from Mother that Dad wasn't we'll
and might have to have an opera
ton. 1t upset both of us terribly.
We went out to dinner a little
while after that, and it was then
l decided to go home on the ten
o'clock train to see Just how i'll
Dad was"
$50 it was you Miss Howarth
saw with Miss Kent at the Knife
and Fork Jg83
there" he said. looking at me
curiously. ~ Y y
"Why did you keep your coat
and muff1er on while. you were
there?"
81 don't recall that l did,"
miss Howarth seems to re-
member it very clearly" the Ser
geant said with peculiar emphasis.
NO One Saw YOu%
DIRCK'S eyes caught mine at
- that. and he depressed the
corners of his mouth. l looked
away hastily.
81 may have kept it on, at least
for the first few minutes. But I'm
certain I didn't eat dinner with
heavy coat on"
at isn't possible that you had
a reason? Perhaps you didn't want
Miss Howarth to be able to identi-
fly you"
He flushed and glanced quickly
at the Sergeant. 81 didn't have
the pleasure of knowing Miss
Howarth last night"
And your sister didn't mention
that she'd seen her in the hall?"
mo"
The Sergeant was silent for a
moment. well" he said, you
might as we'll tell the whole story
now. What did you do during the
EVENING""
Richard Macdonald took his
handkerchief out of his pocket
and mopped his face. AFTER din
ner we both came back to the
house and l went upstairs to
pack. That took me only few
minutes. When | was ready to
leave | stopped in to say goodby
to Joan"
WAS she alone. and what time
was that?"
'She was alone. and it was
about quarter past nine, perhaps
a few minutes before that. She
was reading and wasn't going to
see anyone because she'd had a
cold for the last few days, and
then she was worried about Dad.
too. Then | stopped in the shop
to say goodby to Uncle Nick" He
raised his eyes to Mr.. Kimball.
The Sergeant turned quickly to
the boys mother. did you see
your son when he got homer"
Mrs. Macdonald looked up at
the Sergeant. What was that,
Sergeant?" she murmured.
The Sergeant gave her slow.
patient look did you see your
son last night when he got
lOII1Gs
NO" she said finally. mo,
didn't see him. I'd gone to bed"
"The house was dark when | ]
got home" the young man .saio
hastily. so | didn't disturb any, t
one. but went right to my room"
What time did you get to Will
liamston?"
"About 1890"
Did you see anyone when YOU
got off the train?" He leaned for
ward so that his eyes were on
level with Richard MacDonald's
mo. There wasn't a soul
around. not even a taxi, so | had
to walk from the station. It's quite
a distance from the house. two
miles or So"
mo one on the road at that
time of night, I suppose?"
mo one"
How long did it take you to
walk it?"
Half an hour at least, probably
more. It was showing hard"
why didn't you waken your
mother If you were so worried
about your father?"
Richard MacDonald's voice was
tired when he answered. 81 de-
cided to wait until morning. There
was nothing could do any more
that night"
so no one saw you at all after
you left here about 9:15? You
have no way of proving that YOU
were in Williamson at mid
night?" The Sergeant's voice was
ominously low.
The young man was staring at
him. his face haggard. 'No." he
said after long moment. SNo.
have no way Of proving it."