The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-10
Chapter 81
Spies All Around

Spies All Around
"RpT Dawn. where is the baby
- now" Julie whispered and
horror struck deep within her. A
child in the custody of that
mani
Dawn's sob wracked her anew.
81 don't know. I've begged. I've
bribed him-Dad has paid him
thousands of dollars-but he will
not tell me-"
"But surely you could sue him.
get police"
II don't dare. Eta is an Italian
subject, you see. Arnaldo says
that If / try to divorce him. he
will make sure that I never see
her again"
"And so he uses that baby to
blackmail your father!" jules
imagination tried to stretch
around the picture of such IN
fanny. Il still don't see why you
couldn't-there must be laws
that protect you"
"Oh. Julie, you don't under
stand. No law is strong enough
to protect me from Arnaldo's
fury. He has violent temper and
no--r1o pity. More than that he
has power. didn't know how
much until he followed me here
from New York although Daddy
had paid him well to keep
away" a.L'I r. Nh ~
"Why did he conner" l9omaf
''He wants me to go with him
as his wife again. He wants me to
be the screen for him. / dom
know what awful things he wants
to do. / only know"
Her crying became uncontroll-
able again and Julie finished
dryly. "You only know that he
can set vast forests ON fire to aid
his Axis masters! But Dawn
whatever made you consent tc
come with him? Surely you
aren't un-American yourself"
Dawn shook her head. "I'm sc
afraid. Julie, l didn't dare refuse
any more. He threatened Pete's
life once before. Remember the
night Pete went to Riverport and
the fire in the yards broke out?'
Julie nodded.
"''That fire was intended to gel
Pete. Then he threatened to dis
grace my father-he forced DAD
to sign some papers that would
look terrible in any court. Its
nearly killed Daddy"
'"tHow long has he been in the
country as an agent?"
HE followed me back to New
York. l didn't know then wht
ne changed his name to Noun
and took out citizenship papers
He knows the F.B.I. will overtak,
him sooner or later He's jus
counting on doing the most dam.
age while he cam"
Finding Pete
(TUNNED by this tide of in
~ formation, Julie could only
lie, staring into the darkness, he1
mind awhirl, her motions STAN.
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Dawn selling her soul, her in
alienable rights to this devil. Anc
her father bowling his head be-
cause Dawn's happiness was in
volved. Had they really thought
hush" money and brides would
buy off this ruthless fiend!
you must think terribly of me
now, Julie" Dawn said after g
moment. "I've been a fool.
know. But I couldn't bear to have
all that scandal known in Santa
Felice. All my friends there-the
awful disgrace of-and I thought
l could work it out. / can, too
She sat up. 'T'll go with him as
he says so Daddy will be safe
And no one back home need
know but what it was really a ro-
mantle elopement."
Julie shook her head. ''Use
your head, Dawn. That won'i
solve anything. Besides, Arnaiir
Is a dangerous e@erny- to 3tilis
country. Do you want to be one
too?" .82q4U(Y 4rT,r -
Mech. no, Julie, Help, me,
can't you? I don't know what way
to turn now" 'Hr' ,s14aq@ofIfJF
And neither did Julie. But the
first obvious step was to tell Pete,
Obvious, maybe. but not easy, she
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