The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-06

notion that his ears were actually
bent back.
"What Eve told me when?" !
asked perversely.
"Oh, wh~t she said about Aunt
Maggie" Alice prompted. You
know, you said she limited that
she knew something"
Did | imagine it, or was there
an unusual tenseness in that gen.
eral attitude of listening. "Oh.
that?" / said casually. "You know
Eve. How she liked to appear i'm
portant. Just didn't pay any at
tentioa to her"
eff she really knew anything l
rather imagine she would have
gone to the police as soon as they
arrived" Mr.. Dodson cut in, be-
fore anyone else could speak. and
l knew he did so deliberately.
'Mrs. Stuart. may 1 beg another
cup of tea?" he asked.
Andrew brought IN more hot
water, and as l busted myself
making fresh tea and filling cups
the subject was effectively side
tracked. Take some sandwiches
and drinks to the library" | told
Andrew, who looked as though
he would like to add a stable
quantity of arsenic as well. but he
refrained from comment in the
presence of Mr.. Dodson.
Both Andrew and Bessie appar-
emily regarded Mr.. DodSon as a
sort of cross between a witch and
a policeman and no doubt stood
in fear of being "conjured" any
moment.
/ will have TO admit that my
own idea was not so very differ
ent in some respects. Curious to
know more of Mr.. Dodson's I'M
usual methods of detecting" !
said, under cover of Mr.. Mar
shall's 6rone. 81 still don't see
how you can tell so much. just
from listening"
Explanation
cit is not as complicated as 1t
l. sounds" he answered, match
ing his tone to mine. when you
lose one of your senses, the 9TH
ers are sharpened. Not just your
hearing, but all of them. And not
all at once, of course. You learn
to think more and to reason. In
this modern age of automatic
| conveniences, most people seldom
find it necessary to think at all.
Everything has been thought out
for them and they lead purely au-
tomato lives. punching a button
here, another there. They would
be Mortified. of course, if they
realized how completely they de-
pend upon their eyes. l have a
friend, a neurologist, who bears
me out in this. He says the aver
age person has scarcely any call
to develop his mental resources"
But" l said, doesn't a lawyer
usually study the face of a wit
ness in drawing conclusions? Mr..
| Marshall has told me that you lost
your sight when you were just a
child and that you later mem
orized law by listening to other
students read aloud. l think that
is wonderful. But how do you
find a substitute for-for seeing
the change of expression on
faces?"
We'll. as I've told you, the
voice is very revealing. But I also
make study of what | call man.
ner. Manner can be misleading,
just as facial expression some
times is. But find most revealing
OF all the witness who tries to
conceal evidence. Reading over
an investigation of some twenty
years ago, was impressed anew
with the fact that witnesses seek
to answer any question rather
than the one asked.
Through the years." he went
on, Il have developed a sort of
technique for sticking to the SUBJ
Ject. Not being able to see with
my eyes, am perhaps less easily
diverted from the point at issue
and do not allow a witness to
wander"
Andrew was at my elbow again,
waiting to tell me ! was wanted
on the telephone. Bill arose and
went with me. and when I found
that it was his mother | put him
on the wire. The newspapers had
called her, and in this way she
had learned of Ewes murder.
Now she was anxious for us to
come back to town as soon as pos
sible, for, like Mr.. Marshall and
like Bessie before him, she was
beginning to feel that there was
something wrong about the place
itself. | was thankful she had no
intimation Bill had been accused
of Aunt Maggie's murder.
II suppose the newspapers win
be out here next" said to Bill.
''Yes," ne admitted. they've al
ready been calling up, but Mr..
Marshall has told Andrew to say
we are not answering the tele-
phone. I'm afraid that really does
mean they will be here as soon
as they can find the place. Just
don't say anything. no matter
what they ask. Let me talk to
them. or. better still. we viii let
Mr.. Marshall handle that situa-
ton"
Lieutenant Gregory called to
Bill from upstairs. and Just as
Bill went to join him Bob ap-
peared. had an instant unpless-
ant feeling that he had been wait
ing until the coast was clear.
Thought I'd do a little telephon-
ing myself" he explained. SAL
W" he said. hesitating a little.
there's something I'd like to
speaA 10 you about, Don't want
TO upset you. but has il occurred
10 you that you may be rather on
a Spotr-
What do you meang" ! asked.
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