The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-27
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by George
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signing. went I'd MS place. i
asked him if the police had given
him clean bill of health and he
said they hadn't l told him it
was a mistake to run and that he
shouldn't leave town until Rae
burn had been found and this
mess , cleaned up. They'll only
bring you back. saidl9b utv +
couldn't convince him" He pulled
at his nose, SAID: Il thought may,
be you'd talk to him." -0oD .
"Oh. will" Delia's voice tremnoo
bled and she went over to the
closet and began to put on her
things.
Joyce helped her. and opened
the door.
Make him listen" she said.
I'D almost rather tell the
police" Thorndike said. "than let
him run away. They'd stop him"
'eThere'll be some way" Joyce
said. and squeezed Delia's arm.
You can do it.
idea For Joyce
Joyce sat on the divan for a
- long time after Della and
Thorndike left. It was the first
time she aad actually been alone
for more than twelve hours. and
as she reviewed the events of the
past two days, certain theories
began to take shape In ner mind.
Things were clarifying them
selves. This morning, for instance.
The suggestions that Lieutenant
Bacon had advanced had SUBJ
stantiated her tentative ideas.
And Bacon had also stated one
fact that changed her viewpoint
entirely 50 -43
Kent had helped. too. with his.
theory about Hestor and the
shooting of Perry Clarke. With
out these details which had been
offered by those more experienced
than herself, she would be no
nearer the solution than before;
with them her problem resolved
itself to one of elimination.
Once accepted. these few def
mite facts began to rearrange
themselves in her mind and she
tried to build a thought-chain
that was solid and conclusive. In
the end she became convinced
that her answer lay in one of
two directions.
Following one of these, she
came shortly to dead end. She
tried the other. examining its
many twists until. suddenly.
something clicked in her brain.
and she sat upright on the divan.
ut couldn't be-" she said. half
aloud.
She rose and went to the desk.
From the lower drawer she took
the four photographs Eddy Lacey
had made. and which had been
rolled UP and fastened with an
elastic.
She, qnrolled them. studying
them briefly, more conscious of
the ,tlirnfoiE III / her mind. than of
thee words reprod uced i on the
glossy sheets. After while she
rolled Asthen1. ups again. and left.
them on the desk. She still could
not be sure, for there were so
many things she did not know,
and yet-she had to try. and
-
= She picked up the telephone
and gave the number of Ward
Aliens apartment. Presently he
answered. = ,iteae.
h. Ward" she said. 'this is Joyce.
Della there?"
Della? No."
shes on her way. Dean is
bringing her"
"Oh." His voice was short,
weary-sounding. well. she does
not have to bother-I've made UP
my mind. I'm not running away.
it's just that"
listen. Ward" Joyce cut in.
81 don't care about that. / just
called up to tell you that Delia's
on her way there and / want YOU
to keep her there until | come. |
must see you both. sNWill you
do that for me? / shouldn't be
more than half an hour"
I'm tell her." Ward Allen
said. 'T'll still be here in any
case. but IN tell ner."
Joyce hung up. Then. as she
put the instrument down, she
thought. OF Kent. and wondered
whether she was doing the right
thing. f4AkL OSikA
To be continued