The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-24
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do about it. VIII you keep it for
me, in. case the police do Gomez"
81 don't imagine they will"
Joyce said. Perhaps we'd better
look at It."
Della went to her coat and pro-
duced the envelope. Joyce took
out four pieces of, paper. Two OF |
them were newspaper clippings
printed In Spanish. one OF them
a. two column story with a pic
turf of Ward near the top. The
other two. she saw at once. had
nothing to do with Ward. but
concerned Perry Clarke. The
first was the photostatic copy of
a marriage certificate. a French
document dated In November,
1887 and stating that Hestor and,
Perry Clarke had been married
in Paris: the second was copv
of a divorce, also issued in Paris,
and bearing the date of August
1898. I
Il guess, what l did was pretty
awful" Della said.
Mad is the word" Joyce said!
land even that's an understate-
ment." She gave her attention TO
the clippings. "Can you read
Spanish"
Some"
do you know what these
say"
aWell-not- really.sI saw Wards
picture-and the headline. Pm
not sure l want to know. ! mean"
she paused. eyes anxious and
disturbed "do you think !
should. Joyce? Oh. l don't know
what to do"
The Call
+ Joyce realized what she meant.
~ She had a! snattering of Span-
| ish. enough to know that the
I headline of one clipping said
something about an American be-
ing arrested in a jewel theft.
that the other announced Ward
Fallen had been released in $500
bail.
Should l just seal the en-
velope and mail it to Ward?"
Della said. sand not let him
know where it came from? Or
should tell him everything and
let him know it doesn't matter
to me?"
Joyce had been reading as the
lgirl spoke, and from what she
Ecould gather from her sketchy
translation it seemed that Ward
had been the. guest of Countess
de Ferani at. a small party. which
had lasted mostaof the night. &C.
Lcompanied by much drinking
Upon awakening later in the day
the Countess had discovered the
loss of a pearl necklace and Q
valuable bracelet which had
been found subsequently in Ward
Aliens rooms &@k5
She looked at Della, wonder.
ing how much the girl knew.
1'and just how she should advise
her. She was saved from max
ling "a decision by the aringing Of
the telephone. and returned the
Ipapers to the envelope befora
she answered. :.
1T was Kent
T. You III EDGQ! ne dSkSu.; 0HS
told him no and he said: Well
! don't waitssip for me. I may be
] very late"
s&sOhs'' Joyce said. "All right,
dear. Something special?"
Murder. Il ran into 1t on my
way home" There was a moment
of silence. Maybe Il should tell
you. It's Perry Clarke"
/ Something cold stabbed al
Joyce and her throat 4froze. She
looked at Della. The girl was
watching her and slipping into
her coat. her smile mildly Curl
Gus. Joyce turned away. sick
with horror and dismay. the
growing silence ipiling up aon Ehel
in heavy, sitting layers. =
Hey" Kent's voice said. 'You
there?"
Eyes" She found her voice and
strovesto discipline it. "You mean
he"
eShot twice" Kent said. "And
not so very, long ago. rI'll tell you
| all when l see you. Bye"
Joyce hung up slowly. sum-
moning every resource so that
hshe might face Della calmly.
y To be- continued