The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-25
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BY Ann Demarest

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shock" Then he added simply, II
loved her, you see."
For q moment ] admired the
man. He wasn't a particularly
pleasant person, but he was en-.
tirely sincere in his affection for
the girl. He went on in hopeless
voice:
'There wasn't anything I could
do this morning, so ! didn't come
around. I knew I wouldn't be well
come here"
Even Richard, who had been re-
garding him with hostile eye,
was moved by this admission and
Mr.. Kimball raised his white head
and eyed him pityingly.
Where did you call from" the
Sergeant asked.
From a drug store in Times
Square, Harry Kincaid told him.
So the Sergeant slapped his note
book down on the desk and told
him he could go if he would first
leave his Office address. Harry Kim
caid got up, took a card from his
wallet and handed it to the Ser
geant.
"That will be ALL" The Sergeant
seated himself in Mr.. Kimball's
chair at the desk.
Without a word or backward
glance the man walked quietly
past us and out of the shop.
Dirck turned to look after him,
then quickly bent his head close to
mine. "We're going out" he said
in low voice. when l speak to
the Sergeant, put on your hat and
coat. And fast, too"
ShadOwy Forms
I LOOKED at him incredulously,
L but before l could protest he got
up and walked to the desk.
"We're going out for few min
uteS, Sergeant for some cigar
cites"
The Sergeant didn't even raise
his eyes from his notebook. go
ahead" he said.
Dirck came back to me. YOU'D
better put on your gloves" he said
casually as slipped into my coat.
'It's pretty cold"
walked out of the shop with
him, feeling very Unconscious. 1t
seemed to me that Mr.. Kimball
and Richard were watching us
curiously. What in the world did
Dirck want to go out for? knew
it wasn't cigarettes, because there
was carton and half in my room
and his pockets were full.
The street was dark except for
the faint glow of light from the
corner. It was windy, too, and
much colder. Mr.. Norton had dis
appeared and there was no one
watching the house. Dirck put his
hand on my arm and, keeping close
to the buildings, we hurried to the
corner. He was bending forward
and seemed to be locking for some
thing down the street. And there
on the corner under the street
light saw the shadowy forms of
two people. A man and a woman.
1t was Harry Kincaid, and the
girl was Adrianne Wells.
They both looked up, startled,
as Dirck spoke to them briefly and
we walked into the Knife and
Fork.
"Now then" he said quietly.
Get a carton of cigarettes while
I make a call"
While | spoke to the man behind
the counter Dirck hurried to the
telephone, dialled rapidly and
waited, tapping his foot with i'm
patience. When he finally spoke,
his voice was so low couldn't dis
tinguish the words. His face was
grave as he came back and paid
the man for the cigarettes. Then
he glanced out of the window.
WED better wait a moment" he
said.
rested against the counter
while he went outside and looked
around. Finally he signalled me.
81 thought the Sergeant would
be interested, so called him." he
said as l came out of the door.
When Klncaid left the snop AurI-
anne Wells was going up the steps
to the front door. saw her take
him by the arm and l was certain
we'd find them somewhere down
the street."
He took my arm and we walked
slowly back to the shop. Chris, l
don't want you to be frightened"
he said, "but there is something
wrong about this house. | don't
know what it is. But be careful,
will you? / hate having you alone
IN that apartment. Joan Kent was
murdered, and" He hesitated.
| stood still and stared at him.
What do you mean?" l gasped.
"No one will bother me. There is
no reason for it."
i don't know. I'm sure | hope
not" he murmured.
clutched his arm. 'Why, Dirck.
what makes you say this?"
Listen, darling" he said. "You
were too close to this to be healthy.
Last night you were out in the hall
and at the same time there was
someone on the stairway" He hest
tated and then added emphatical-
ly, IF that person was the muir.
derer, he may think you saw him"
"Oh!" / shivered.
He drew me along beside him.
We'll go into the shop now" he
said. I'll try to fix things up later"
Then he added sharply, 81 don't
want you to be alone tonight"
When we walked into the shop.
Adrianne Wells and Mr.. Kincaid
were standing beside the desk and
the Sergeant was leaning back in
the chair looking up at them in
tently. Richard and his uncle were
sitting clnSn by and IShi ,rrnr 70