The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-19
Chapter IA
violent PERSON.

OudptST II
violent Person.
HOW did you happen to move
L L here, anyway" Dirck asked
me.
l gave him a five-minute talk
on. the advertisement in the paper
viewing the apartment, carefully
emitting any mention of Toby,
and finally moving in and its pre-.
dicamentS.
Nov isn't that just like you to
be sitting on the sidewalk in the
middle of the winter"
l raised an eyebrow. ''You seem
to have a low notion, Mr.. Kolff,
about me and my doings."
"rve been hearing about you
from Taylor ever since you got
removed from boarding school for
throwing spit balls"
1T wasn't spit balls" l said
firmly. Anyway. thought
could trust Mr.. Taylor. Aren't
lawyers supposed to keep conf
dences?"
-Dirck smiled. ""1 wormed it out
Of him. You were a cute little
Kid"
He changed the subject abrupt
ly. do you think Kimhall got on
we'll with his niece?"
Il believe so. l think he's
grand"
Dirck nodded Every mystery
must have it's romance" he said
gravely.
MY secret passion" ] said Just
as gravely, is the young man who
guards the front door"
Him. The red-headed one?"
eyes"
Chris, I'm disappointed in you
falling for a cop" -.. ..
He's not a cop. ] made in.
quiries., He's an, assistant to the
Sergeant Of the Homicide Squad.
IF you wouldn't mind getting
your mind off the boys for a min.
ute, I'd like a little information
After all. if Pm to keep you out
of Jail | must know the facts"
| told him all. ! was surprised
how many things had happened
When finished he asked # I hac
any theories.
II haven't one," l said very
sorrowfully. Being a spinstel
doesn't make me detective. The
mystery stories are all wrong.
You're tWenty-eight, I be-
lieye." ...e
| shook my head. Wrong again
I've reached twenty nine so fast
I've had to hold my hat going
around the corners"
"How time flies" ,-
What l want to know. Mr.
Kolff, is whether my good name
is still under a cloud" And
told him what | heard the Ser.
geant say when l was going down
the stairs.
you don't look too stable" he
said. but think my presence
has treasured him a little. Taylor
told me to take care of you while
he was away, but ! didn't realize
what a violent person you are
"You aren't taking it seriously
enough to be help to anyone"
I'll try to protect you from
red=headed detectives, at any
rate" he said.
Taste In Girls
THERE are couple of things
L I've noticed, but doubtless, as
everyone says, they have no bear.
ing on the case" IS. .e4
He leaned back in the chair
Shoot o.. --,..-.. r-... ...~.-..
81 think the girls mother knows
more than she admitted. for one
thing" .,-.... ..,.
You're right there" he agreed
quickly ....>.., .,....- "a.
And then | told him about the
girls in the front apartment. MARY
Ann Rogers seems quite NICE"
said when ] finished.
He sat up. ".Pretty?"
other girl. She was UP to some
thing last night, but don't know
what it was. But I'm very much
afraid, Mr.. Kolff, that she WASH
sleeping at home in her own little
bed. But after all. / guess thai
doesn't mean she had anything t
do with the murder"
Dirck was interested. I'D like
to have a talk with those girls.
suppose they are in"
l nodded. None of us is sup
posed to leave,
Anything else?"
That's all. except the lighter.
l told him about that. Their
showed him my list of question:
on the drawing board. He seemed
more interested in the list thar
the missing lighter.
"If | were YOU" he sale
thoughtfully. I'D leave the ques
tons on the board Just as they
are in full view of anyone wh(
might come IN the. room. It's jus
a chance that there is someone
who's interested enough to keep [
close watch on everything in tn,
house" .-.-- ~
young man." L said. I'm nj
sissy, but ! don't want peopl,
skulking around my apartment
That man last night nearly scarce
the daylights out OF me"
Dirck. shouted with laughter
According to Mr.. Kimball. tn,
Sergeant IS certain il was one o
your boy friends. I've been in OF
a good many cases. but never be
fore have l seen a respectable
girl accused Of such varied AM
lurid deeds. Lock your door "a