The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-11-24
UP TO KILLS
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her wrist, she had wrenched her
self free as easily as If her arm
had been Imprisoned in a filmy
spider web.
Knaeling beside her nistres:
shs had lifted the cloak and
thrown it over Ewes back and
shoulders. Slowly she stood NJ
You've killed ker," she said,
Each word was an icicle. Don't
stare at her now. Shed rather
you kill her than stare"
| rubbed dear space in the
steamy window glass and peered
out. We were passing Forty-
eighth Street Could L have been
only last night. only nine hours
ago, thst Carol AMI ! walked past
this street On our pTay 70 The thea
teri by mind went hurting back
over those hours, seeing II al n
gruesone detail; / couldn't stop
That static moment after
AfBeliass oG1t5urst which had been
jabbed BY Peterson's quiet ours
ing and Sullavan's rough voice
barking into the telephone. The
men trooping in from the radio
cars. Blue uniforms dotting the
stage. herding US into corners,
standing over Ewes body. Orders
N brief. sharp tones.
The door swinging wide to adj
NIT more men N uniform, more
plain-clothes men, the coroner,
photographer. They kept on CON-
ing, a steady one-way stream
/ through old Nick's stage door.
/ And IN the alley outside the
FnuFnbling OF the quick gathered
cFowd and the yaEnnaering Of the
newspapermen.
had answered questions, the
same questions, until the words
spoke had taken on an unfamiliar
sound and my throat grew dry
and bitter. Over and over / told
my story. told it to a man with
beetling bfows and a ridiculously
gentle voice who was the Inspec-
tor, and the police stenographer' s
pencil few across his notebook as
I talked. ] told It to a fat detec-
tive sergeant and to 4 skinny red
haired ore. / droned through il
again for the two special investi-
gators from the District Attor-
neyis Office, one who TUNED and
snapped at me, one who seemed to
hardly listen.
Jinx Contributes
lTHoSE hours had the timeless-
L ness Of a nightmare. When
for q moment / had stood alone
watching the coroner examine
Eve. it seemed that all Of it had
been squeezed into a few brief
seconds. But when / faced the
barsage Of seemingly endless
questions I felt that my whole
life had been spent on the stage
OF the Colony Theater and that
those words were the only ones I
had ever spoken.
We had heard the newsboys On
the street yelling about the Big
Theyater Maider" before they had
let us 60.
Now il was over. Eve was dead
and Carol was alive There had
been no arrests. leaned my head
YEARLY against the icy pane and
It felt good There hat been no
arrests. Then it wasn't over. Eve
vas dead but i wasn't over.
Somewhere, someone was sill
waiting to kill Carol
The cab stopped in front Of our
apartment and we went in Jinx
was sitting croSs-legged on the
bench IN the lobby, half asleep.
He jumped up with start when
the door slammed closed behind
Us and his bland. sleepy face told
me that no word OF the Colony
murder had reached his ears vet.
None of US wanted to inform him:
we'd had enough OF murder for
one night
Jinx winked one Of his popping
eyes at JEFF. q see you amt
scared Of riding with me no
more" he chuckled
JeH made q noble attempt at
HEhtness- You're the safest pilot
I've ever known. Jinx- / never
know fear with you at the stick"
You musta been scared Sua-
day. You walked Up and down.
Il wasn't here on Sunday. JEFF
said.
Sure, you was. Mr.. Troy"
I said, a little sharply, There
wasn't anyone here Sunday. Jinx.
You've got your dates mixed.
He looked puzzled Yeah. !
guess SO. Sorry"
We went into the apartment
and il was a warm and pleasant
contrast to the bitter cold outside.
/ went straight to the cabinet un-
der the built-in bookcases and
put a bottle Of Scotch on.the cof-
Zee table. Il want drink, | said.
"A good, stiff drink Do your"
Yes" JEFF said.
Carol reached into the cabinet
and brought out ga bottle Of
brandy and a shot glass. She
filed the glass to the top ana
gulped Il down II was CouI-
voisier aEd very strong Without
even a grimace she refilled the
glass and swallowed. When you'd
been through what that girl had,
| thought, you probably couldn't
feel anything Suddenly she set
the glass down. walked SLOWLY 70
the window and stood staring
out.
sIf | hadn't left my wrap on the
stairs, Eve wouldn't have put &
on. Eve wouldn't be dead. Eye
would still be living and >.
She stopped and covered be. sy=s
with cienched fists.
JEFF poured another shot OF
Brandy and followed her. s0rt--x
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