The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-05
Chapter q
Followed

Followed
DETE followed her out to her
car. Call me. then. in the
morning when you've talked to
Kelland. viii your"
Julie nodded pulled on her
driving gloves. Then she noticed
the front left tire. Absolutely fat.
"Oh - look"
Tough luck. Hope it wasn't a
nail you picked up here in the
yard He pulled keys out of his
pocket. Here, you take my car.
Pll have one of the boys change
this tire and I'll drop Il at your
place on my way home"
Pete's big coupe was powerful.
stream ned and conspicuously
red. j slipped across the
smooth leather seat. started
the ma purring softly.
This VIII spoil me-" she said.
II win never want to drive nv
own car after a taste of this
luxury"
But the drive back through un-
savory waterfront streets, held
more thrill than she'd bargained
for. AS she pulled farther awav
from the yards into "dimmed-out'
narrow pass under the railroad
tracks, there was a sharp repori
and the glass in the window be-
side her cracked. For one startled
moment. jules foot came OF the
accelerator. What was thatl Then
she realised. Someone-taking a
shot at her! Down went her slip
per against the throttle pedal
The powerful car lept forward
Just as a second shot sounded
behind.
Julie sent the car hurting
through darkened streets, sound
ing her horn. A traffic Officer
caught her frantic signal. pulled
up as she came TO stop.
Probably some drunk" the Of
ficer said laconically when shed
told him what had happened
But I'll look into it for you
Doc"
Thanks" Julie smiled, calmel
now, but perfectly sure it hadn't
been lust a drunk"
Pete was inclined to agree with
hlm a few moments later when
safe at home again. she called
him, reported the incident.
Somebody thought it was
driving that car, all right" he
said. Sorry you had to be en-
dangered. This convinces me we
are on the trail of something, al
right"
And jules conversation with
Jarvis at the Kelland town house
the next morning, convinced her
too. Mr.. Kelland. according Il
Jarvis version. had gone to nj:
klamath River property for Z
fishing trip to recover from the
shock of his daughters death. He
had decided to leave rather sud-
denly. And. no, he had left nc
messages.
Flight North
TIVE suspected his calm accept
ance of Dawn's death right
from the start" Julie told Pete
an hour later when he came into
her Office. Now I'm sure there is
something haywire. Harry KEEL
land - / don't care how sick he
is - wouldn't calmly go fishing II
he really believed Dawn's body
lay somewhere up in those burned
forests!''
Pete nodded. GO on"
I'm not sure we can believe
that he has actually gone to the
klamath If he has. it's because
Dawn is there"
"Uh-huh. But why would Dawn
and her boy-friend go any place
as obvious as that if they were
trying to keep an affair a secret7"
Because il isn't an affair
Julie said sharply. ITS some kind
of devilish plan part of which in
volved the fire and the torpedo
ing of that tanker. I'm sure of it."
That's a large order. Julie.
How do you propose to find out
for sure?"
GO up there"
Pete stared at her ITO the
KLAMATH"
"We can leave about midnight
and be up there by daylight. II il
really is a fishing trip, We can
pretend we were just accepting
Kelland's standing invitation to
1Oin him I'm there II IL srrst %