The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-17

in the face7n iii' you
VIII it hurt?"
.ln say. But it'n stop your hys-
rCan ] slap You back7,, I Start.
go TO giggle. ] couldn't help II
III canght me or the cheek with
~ open palm. rocked, then
things went red.
When ! pulled myself together
Jen was sitting on the Aoor
groaning. ! knelt beside hin,
JetI. what's wrong? JEFF. taItS To
bellyl" -Ou ni' me IN the
oh, Pm so sorryr"
can JEFF was I'd. He urae-
ticed breathing again.
..S Shali / get you a cup of tear"
NO, thanks And LEI that be =
lesson 10 you, Haila. Dor't -
nysterlcai around me. Now. where
You were on the floor
Y mon. Eve and PhiIir lis
o,g speech, Where is it in the
Almost at the end of the third
acI Eve was supposed to be ar
ranging flowers on. the DINING Ia
PIE while he talked. She said that
mere weren't any flowers On tha
Iaole. that either Tommy or
n noeoe thompson was to blame
LOT forgetting them. She said she
tlad to do something while he
oroned along and Ashley said she
neeont have ratified the complefa
ser OF silver. the glasses and fhe
plates Just lipsetting the able
would have been more effecfive
ashley h e avy sarcasm. There
sasl II That's what they were
hgntlng about. and what differ
ence does it make2n
We're the flowers there9"
= no, don't Think 50. I guess
Eve was right"
8 In The Bag
JEFF stopped his pacing and
- with his back toward ne
looked silently at Carols door
Over his shoulder I could see him
waving out a match and splitting
II with his thumb nail. When he
turned he was putting furiousIy
al a half lit cigarette.
= That's just how It happened.
isn't IT. Hailag You're sure of
that"
aOf eo,1rsa
He thumped his hand on NV
back Sweetheart. let's get mar
RED ! have just put the Colony
Murder Case in the bag!'
l stared at him to see If this
was a joke and ! knew il wasn't.
The eagerness In his voice and
eyes was genuine. Before / could
catch enough breath to speak he
was sliding into mis- overcoat- NOV
ing toward the door. rushed af-
ter him.
JEFF. you knowl You've found
out who's been trying to kin
He grinned at me. yes.
"was it Ashley? Is Philip ash
ley the murderer after all?"
Il can't tell you yet"
Tommy Tommy Oh. JEFF.
not Stevel"
Don't try to guess. Haila."
JEFF. you've got TO tell meIf
his face went grave and both
hands clamped my shoulders.
Don't ask me, Haila, don't xant
YOU 10 know. It's >. dangerous.
Believe me. Haila.n
But you then it's danger
Gus for you? JEFF. you've got TO
tell the police"
Not yet"
I said furiously: @Oh. you don't
know. You've no more idea than
] have. How could you? Nothing's
happened TO show you.
You Just told me who the muir
derer is
az / told you"
He snatched his hat and gave
me a preoccupied kiss on the
cheek. ! caught him as he reached
the door.
JEFF, where are you going?"
] ~Out and about. dear. out and
about
: what are you going to do?"
/ II can't tell you that But I'll
tell you what I'm not going to do.
Sleep. Not a wink. I'll call you In
the morning. III keep Ia constant
touch with you. G'night. "
I stood before him IN the door,
way. blocking his exit. Sudden
", I couldn't bear his leaving,
couldn't face the thought Of a
night in that place with no ore
but Carol / felt my face 20 white,
heard myself guip as ] spoke.
JEFF. don't leave me- Please. don't
He held my hand tight. what
IS il. Haila7"
aJeff. I'm frightened. really
frightened I'm afraid for you. I'm
afraid for myself, to stay here
along with :. with Carol When
I thought size was before !
kneW about her. ! didn't mind Il
seemed worth while then and |
could be brave. But now. now I'm
scared. don't want TO stay here
with her. If someone tried now
10 hurt her. I -"
ssNobodyss going 10 hurt Carol
Nobody's even going 70 Try.
sHaila. r, tell you this. Keep II
under yn1r hat. We've been On
the greatest wild goose chase that
ever was perpe.7ated. NobodYs
ever tried 10 XIII Carol Her LIES
never been IN danger for one