The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-11-25
5MADE UP TO KILLEs

jeff"
Well Philip Ashley was in his
room on the third floor making a
change. Alice's room IS next 20
his and she was IN L. but that
doesn't give either Of them an
alibi unfortunately for she had
her door closed and was wrapped
up IN a script. Neither Of them
saw or heard the other. Steve
was IN MS dressing room too, on
the second floor, but Kerry has
the room next 70 his and Kerry
was on stage. So that leaves Steve
minus an alibi-"
Stop. JEFF, Pm dizzy"
you and me too. and Peterson.
He finally ended up with fifteen
suspects And Pm adding another
one for good measure
'sWhosD
Greeley Morris"
But he wasn't al the theater.
Nobody saw him at the thea
ter, you mean"
But the doors were guarded"
Right But the first chance I
get I'm going to find out where
and how ne spent the evening"
It was quite an EVENING""
/ went 10 the table and poured
another drink The Scotch was
beginning to tingle through my
cold insides and fuzz over the
sharp ache behind my eyes. I shot
some soda out Of the siphon and
stirred il noisily.
JEFF, her back and arms.
Ewes mean. What was IL"
Burns.
From long agoz7z
From very long ago. More
than twenty years A thester FIRE
IN Detroit." "
Are they -. are they As terri
ole as they seemed TO mezs
Yes Pretty awful"
and yet no one knew@
No. Amelia told uz- Eve had
been sucn a beautiful woman. She
could never reconcile herself to
the fact that her neck and arms
and back were ruined Instead Of
getting over Il OF used TO il she
only became more sensitive as the
years went on She was still CO.
ing to SKIN specialists, taking
treatments all over the country.
She was going now to someone
IN Philadelphia. going twice a
week That's the mysterious e.
rand she was on this morning"
and that was why she took
Carols wrap"
Nan Ia The Han
LIE nodded She must have
4 leaned against that scenery,
and then. realizing what she had
done, whipped OF her Jacket TO
see the damage. There was a lot:
the back Of her jacket is thick
with the stuff | don't suppose she
thought there would be time to
get another wrap from her dress
ing room. Carols cloak was there
on the baniSter. almost beside her.
and she must have thrown il on
and stood there waiting for her
cue Il was then that she got it.
Z was a pretty easy mistake.
They're about the same height,
the same build.
| said. thinking back over all
ire tines ! mad seen Eve North
IN the stage and of: She al
ways wore such high-Hecked
dresses. and long flowing sleeves.
thought Il was an affectation
and really
Yes She lived in dread of be-
ing discovered. / think Amelia
was probably very right Eve
North would rather have been
killed than stared az"
Poor Eve" said
! hadn't heard any sound from
the bedroom nor the opening of
the door. and | almost Ieaped
when my,eyes fell on Carol stand
ing quietly IN the doorway
bundled Up in my terry cloth
bathrUbe-
Il can't sleep and its worse in
there alone. May I do you
think I could have another
brandy?r
I was at the liquor cabinet
pouring i for her when a soft
sly pecking sounded at the door.
JEFF turned sharply and We
watched him with apprehension
as ne moved TO open t.
He had only palled L a eau
tious inab befors Jinx pushed his
Eay n. closed and locked the
door behind him and faced Us. his
eyes balging.
There's a man ont IN the haHr
ne whispered
sNOr
%Yesl Hes been settin' On the
steps foE an hour. Should ] call
the eops2"
Why7"
Il Just read in the papers about
the murder. This guy looks sus-
plciouS- he might be the one after
Miss Blanton."
Don't be silly. ink" I said
AWrlghL whats he settin'
there for"
Have you spoken to him9"
Not since read about the
murder. When he first come Ia
spoke to him asked him what
ne wanted He said he wanted a
little farm on Long Island
Is he druak2" JEFF asked.
Not SOS ! could notice, Mr,
Troy"
did you ask him who he VAST
He said ne vas Admiral Byrd
But ne amt ] seen pictures Of
Admiral Byrd"
JET, I said. you 90 talk TO
him"
7 don't want to talk to him.
Please.
JEFF stepped into the hall and
shouted. Hey. youls
Te be continued