The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 28, 1936, Page 3

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1936. 8Y Acarua CHRIS SYNOPSIS: Frankie Derwent {s not so sure Roger Bassington- Yrench murdered the man identi- fied as Alexander Pritchard as she was when she staged an “accident” with the help of Bobby Jones, and secured admittance to the Bassing- ton-ffrench country house. She is convinced also that the victim's real name was Alan Carstairs, al- though that remains to be proved. Meanwhile the name of a Dr. Nich= olson, a Canadian running a drug cure nearby, has entered the equa- tion, Chapter 20 DR. NICHOLSON RANKIE attacked Sylvia the fol- lowing morning. She started by asking carelessly: “What was that man’s name you mentioned last night? Alan Car- stairs, was it? I fee. sure I’ve heard that name before.” “I dare say you have. He’s rather a celebrity in his way, | believe. Fie’s a Canadian—a naturalist and big- game hunter and explorer. 1 don’t really know him. Some friends of ours, the Rivingtons, brought him down here one day for lunch. A very attractive man — big and bronzed and nice blue eyes.” “1 was sure I'd heard of him.” “He'd never been over to this country before, I believe. Last year he went a tour through Africa with that millionaire man, John Savage —the one who thought he bad eai- cer and killed himself in that tragic way. Carstairs has been all oven the worid. East Africa, South; America —simply everywhere, believe,” “Sounds a nice apes enens per- son,” said Frankie. “Oh, Distinétly -attrac- tive.” “Funny—his being so like the man who fell over the cliff at March- bolt,” said Frankie. “I wonder if everyone has a double.” They compared instances, but Frankie was careful to make no fur- ther references to Alan Carstairs. In ber own mind she was quite con- vinced that the victim of the cliff tragedy at Marchbolt had been Alan Carstairs. He fulfilled all the con- ditions. He had no intimate friends or relations in this country, and bis disappearance was unlikely to be noticed for some time. Very good then. The next step was to learn more about Alan Car- stairs. His connection with the Bas- sington-ffrenchs seemed to have been of the slightest. He had been brought down there quite by chance by friends. What was the name?— Rivington. Frankie stored it in her memory for future use. “1 don’t want to be poisoned or knocked on the head.” thought Frankie w a grimace. hey were ready enough to bump off Bobby for practically nothing at all—” Her thoughts flew off at a tangent to that tantalizing phrase that had started the whole business. Evans! Who was Evans? Where did Evans fit in? “A dope gang,” decided Frankie. Perhaps some relative of Carstairs was being victimized, and he had determined to bust it up.“Evans may have been one of the gang who had retired and gone to Wales to live. Carstairs had bribed Evans to give the others away, and Evans had con- sented and Carstairs went there to see him, and someone followed him and killed him. Was that somebody Roger Ras: | sington-ffrench? It seemed very un- likely. The Caymans, now, were far | more what Frankie imagined a gang | of dope-smugglers would be likely | to be. he was. HAT evening Dr. Ncholson ard his wife were ex Me (1 bar Frankie was Aa, 8 wheit she heard their car drive-up tothe front door. Her window faced their | way, and she lookec out. | A tall man was jtist* aif from the Jiver’s seat Bray aa blue Talbot: Frankie withdrew her head thoughtfully. Carstairs had been a Canadian. Dr. Nicholson was a Canadian. And | srl Frankie explained the catastro- phe. “That was too bad,” he said, as she finished, having perhaps made a more detailed story of it than seemed strictly necessary. “But you seem to have made a very good re- covery.” “We won’t admit she’s cured yet. We're keeping her with us,” said Sylvia. The Doctor’s gaze went to Sylvia. Something like a very faint smile came to his lips, but passed almost immediately. “1 should keep her with you as long as possible,” he said gravely. Frankie was sitting between ner host and Dr. Nicholson. Henry | Bassington-ffrench was decidedly moody to-night. His hands twitched, he ate next to nothing, and he took no part in the conversation. Mrs. Nicholson, opposite, had a difficult time with him, and turned ; to Roger with obvious relief. She | talked to him in a desultory fash- | fon, but Frankie noticed that her | eyes were never long absent from her husband’s face. Dr. Nicholson was talking about life in the country. “Do you know what a culture is, Lady Frances? “Do you mean book-learning” asked Frankie, rather puzzled. “No, no. I was referring to germs. They develop, you know. in specially ‘prepared serum. The country, Lauay Frances is a little like that. There ! is time, and space, and infinite leis- tre~suitable conditions, you see, for development.” | | (By GRAVY) Well, it is hard to tell whether the Refragnasticators or the Cor- netists won yesterday because both teams were without a captain. It} seems that Otto Kirchheiner had a sick spell come over (he and been told by our genial Postmas- | ter that he was in for a beatin; and therefore could not play3-ev }could not get to the gelf course. | was. hig e \on the other hand Sammy Harris {got there at 12:30 p. my and be-Ke = cause his partner and the op pair |< tion had net yet arrived,’ pr@ ed to play all by himself. score card shows that he had st good shots, but some that loo! like a pro. jin a hurry, so it is said, is cause the last time he was ae getting home, five cats had gone} to the neighbors to get supper. ; | That cannot be allowed to happen to any self-respecting, Harris fe-} line. But let us get on with our story: Mr. Winsome Willie got Charlie Ketchum for a part- ner instead of Otto Kirchheiner and they proceeded to beat two {of the talkingest guys in town, Li ‘Plummer and Cookie Mesa. said that Mr. Mesa talks more that Old Bye Sands but the Duke that is not possible. Maybe! i: is on account of living ‘ next} door to each other. Melvie R sell had better look out. Any the match was very even except “Do you mean bad things?” asked | Li always failed to get those putts Frankie. down. But wait until after the “That depends, Lady Frances, on | lessons next week. the kind of germ cultivated.” Idiotic conversation, thought! Frankie. Why should it make you| Lewis Pierce had to extend them-| feel creepy? Yet it did! She said! fippantly, “I expect I'm developing | Woods brothers. all sorts of dark qualities.” E looked at her and said calm. ly: “Oh, no, Lady Frances. | think you would always be on the side of law and order.” Was there a faint empha word law? Suddenly, across the table Mrs. Nicholson said, “My husband prides himself on summing up character.” Dr. Nicholson nodded his head gently. “Quite right, Moira. Little things interest me.” He turned to Frankie again. “I had heard of your accident, you know. One thing about it intrigued me very much.” “Yes?” said Frankie, her heart beating suddenly. “The doctor who was passing. one who brought you in here. “Yes?” “He must have had a curious eharacter—to turn his car before going to the rescue.” “1 don’t understand.” “Of course not. You were uncon. scious. But young Reeves, the mes senger boy, came from Staverley on his bicycle, and no car passed him. Yet he comes round the corner, finds the smash, and the doctor's car pointing the same way he was going—towards London. “You see the point? The Doctor did not come trom the direction of Staverley, so he must have come the other way, down the hill. But in that case, his car should have been pointing toward Staverley. But it wasn't. Therefore he must have turned it.” “Unless he had come from Staver- ley some time before,” said Frankie. “Then bis car would have been standing there as you came down the hill. Was it?” “I don’t remember,” “I don’t think so.” ‘You sound like a detective, Jas- per,” said Mrs. Nicholson. “And all about nothing at all.” ;“Little things interest me,” said Nicholson. He turned to his hostess pd Frankie drew a breath of relief. Why had he catechized her ike | is.on the said Frankie. 1 don’t think 60, } ! ! that? How had he found out all | j about the accident? “Little things interest me,” he had said. Was that all there was to it? Frankie re. | Dr. Nicholson had a dark-blue Tal- | membered the dark-blue Talbot and | bot. | Dr. Nicholson was a big man with | a manner that suggested great re- serves of power. His speech was | slow, and on the whole he said very | little, but he contrived somehow to | make every word sound significant. | He wore strong glasses, and behind them his very pale blue eyes glit- tered reflectively. His wife was a slender creature | of perhaps twenty-seven, pretty, in- | deed beautiful. She seemed, Frankie | thought. slightly nervous and chat: | tered rather feverishly as though to conceal the fact. , “You had an accident, I hear, Lady | Frances,” said Dr. Nicholson as he took his seat beside her at the din- ner table. the fact that Carstairs had been a Canadian. It seemed to her that Dr. j | Nicholson was a sinister man. She kept out of his way after din- ner, attaching herself to the gentle, | fragile Mrs. Nicholson. She noticed that all the time Mrs. Nicholson's eyes still watched her husband. Was it love, Frankie wondered, or fear? “Well.” said Roger after they had gone, “what do you think of our Dr. Nicholson? A very forceful per- sonality, hasn’t he?” “I'm like Sylvia,” said Frankie. | “I don't think I like him very much. | 1 like her better.” (Copyright 193 6, Agatha Christie) Frankie sends an urgent message, tomareew, to Bobby. Peninsular & Occidental Steamship Company ™’ Erfective December 22nd, 1935. Ss. S. CUBA Leaves Port Tampa on Sundays and Wednesdays at 2:30 P. M. arriving Key West 7 A. M. Mondays and Thursdays. Leaves St. Petersburg on Sundays at 4:15 P. M. arriving Key West 7 A. M. Monday. Leaves Key West Mondays and Thursdays 8:30 A. M. for Havana. L Tampa, Fla. es Key West Tuesdays and Fridays.5 P. M. for Port For further information and rates call Phone 14, J. H. COSTAR, Agent. | | Mr. Bob Spottswood and Mr the} that} to beat It seems Thicket and Clump were some fi up when they had but five points |to play. They lost all those and one more of the next hole and so therefore must pay for some dinners they can’t eat. Mr. George Dodge ves to 19 holes took the His reason for bein Watkins | Li! {place of Doc Willie Kemp andj with the help of Melvin. Russell} | put the skids to Eddie Strunk and Charlie Salas. The question is; | who was not playing whose game. | Melvin says he was about normal! but Mr. Hurricane Eddie admits| he wash: S4ng trouble on, the first! ‘eébRAG HE,kept thinking Charlie! y instead of his Old Pak "Ee fr. ta Hefth Grooms and anoth- ier, Mr. Ammy Hew- att were slightly on the wrong side ‘OF a 3-0 e. The guys on the good’ sideswere Mr. Beau Brum- { mell Ayala and his son-in-law, ;| Charlie Taylor. Mr. Taylor says jhe can play some golf when he | plays with nis pa-in-law. Both | were telling the baby all about jhow they won. The lefthanders | were busy. explainnig how much ‘harder it is to play backward than H | forward. | Mr. Curry Harris and Mr. Hol- lon Bervaldi had a comparative- , ly easy time with Handsome Hor- ace O’F nt and Timotheus Pitt-} man. Lots’of fun was had on the ; part of the former and the latter \avere just like the mule in the | story. Mr. Old Bye Sands and Samuel-} la Goldsmith were going great guns when they played golf and got the game ghtly mixed with base’ The total score of each |looked like what the Allies owe |your Uncle Samuel while Louis Cruickshank and Bill Malone had uch good scores, the numbers of | | which looked like what a Scotch- ;man spends for amusement. Il in all, it was a great day ‘or winners. Tonight at the usual | place they will celebrate. The los- lers naturally will get on a pained expression. even which the tender morsels of good will not be able to alleviate. See you later. LEGALS ‘LEGAL Ss : MHRCUIT COURT, S$ > INTH OE COUNT Y amuel Ludlow, Complainant, Defendant. appearing by affidavit , the bill filed in the above-stated| the de- a_ non. It swort cause that Alma Ludlow, fendant therein named, resident of the State of that her residence and address aré unknown; that said defendant over the age of twenty-one y that there is no person in the of Florida the service of a mons in chancery upon whom would bind said defe It is theref defendant he quired to appe nt filed in sai she to the bill ef com- cause on or be- orde ed that this or- oks in the 1 in said cou and ordered th’ February, 13 ‘ al Cc. SAWYER, inant. -28; mar6- =| of lorida and{ | ‘1 MONROE THEATER IN THE COUNTY JUDGE'S COURT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, OF FLORIDA. IN PRO- BATE In re the Estate of GEORGE A. T. ROBERTS, Deceased. FINAL NOTICE | NOTICE IS HEREBY That the undersigned will, | 14th day of March, sent to the Honor: Monroe C: i GIVEN, ty, Florida, bunt and. vouchers nf the Estate of Roberts, deceased, and , then 2 there, make cation to the said Judge for a nal settlement of her administra- d estate, and for an or- arging her as such Admin- s the 9th day of January, MARY L. ROBERTS, rge A. 'T. Roberts n10-17-24-31; feb7-14-2. Buck Jones-Muriel Evans in THE THROW BACK Edmund Lowe-Dorothy Page in King Solomon of Broadway Matinee;, Balcony, 10c; Orches- sh thn sa ee, ae Ea a oo wi > The ¢ finel result required médical ° {man” note made public by U. S. ‘Today. In History Government—o/fered, in case of jwar with U. S., to support Mexi- ic expedition, in-}co’s attempt to reconquer Texas, cludng Father Louis Hennepin,| New Mexico and Arizona sent out by La Salle, began ex-| : ploration of the Upper Mississip-j aE ce P| 1927—U. S$. Supreme Court 2 |found Teapot Dome leases illegal 1917 — Germany’s “Zimmer-|and fraudulent. CLASSIFIED COLUMN LOST A WHITE GOLD BROOCH—Dia- mond and emerald setting. Re- ward if returned to Hilda Rus- sell, 1113 Fleming. feb28-2tx PIANO INSTRUCTION SRS ea CHARLES ROBERTS STUDIO, feb! 1-13-15-17-19-21-24-26-28; mar2-4-6-8x i 613 Margaret Street. REFRIGERATO TOR REPAIRING ee ee WHY SEND YOUR UNITS OUT —If I guarantee my service? When you want a guarantee service on your refrigerator, feb10-1mo FOR RENT ply 1120 Grinnell street. (FURNISHED HOUSE, near business district. Phone 704-R. feb24-tf BICYCLES call 268 or 685-J. E. Martinez.} TWO FURNISHED HOUSES. Ap-| feb6-tfi PAGE THREE POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELEC. — JUNE 2, 1936 ee For Rigas to State gisla’ For Representative to State Legislature BERNIE C. PAPY For County Judge W. CURRY HARRIS iFor State and County Tax Collector FRANK H. 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