The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 9, 1936, Page 3

MURDER BY LAURENCE TONIGHT MEYNELL Sccccccccsescooaees 2 The mews that wo Hope bideston Leen murdered takes by away trom the heeves dinner varty—but not betoe he has observed « curious glance be- tween the Reeveses. No tears will be wasted on old Bwdett who hax admunistered hia great power vert badly. and who has alse some wr fortwinte ways with the ladies Nevertheless the muder touches a great many neople in some very tender places Chapter Six QUAINT DETECTIVE “wie .L you be staying long, sir?” Edward Perry asked. His guest who had just signed the visi- tors’ book in a firm and microscopi cally neat hand said, “1 hardly know Mr.— “Perry, sir. “Mr. Perry anyw: got any claret in the cellar?” “There are a few bottles, sir. though we don't get much call for it here; wine drinking has gone out practically as you may say.” “A pity. Vinum cor hominum laeti- ficat—but perhaps Bible reading has gone out as well.” Perry grinned. “Not so much of it as there used to be. sir,” We Bald. “It’s more pictures than prayers nowa- days in a manner of speaking.” Three or four days possibly longer. Have you Kingsley Hylton counted his steps to the police cottage. “Do you play chess, Mr. Perry?” his guest suddenly asked. “Chess, sir? 1 don’t know as I do; but Mr. White, the policeman, he’s a great hand at it, he’s your man if you want a game of chess any time.” The tall man smiled. “Very fortu- nate. | was just going to ask you the way to his house. I'm down from Scotland Yard to investigate this murder at Enderton Court— of course, you knew that didn’t you?” “Well, sir, I— “And my name's Kingsley Hylton, you knew that too, didn’t you?” “I won't say I—" “And I'm slightly mad like all great detectives.” Perry grinned uncertainly. “But not mad enough to do with- out food, so bacon and eggs is the morning order and very hot coffee at 8 o'clock sharp, and don’t forget to look out that claret.” Edward Perry was definitely im- pressed. He pigked up the visitors’ book and studied the tiny jai | as neat as six point print, “Kingsley Hylton London” then, putting the book down, he called to mind the prematurely bald head, the thick glasses, the thin lips, the disconcertingly quick eyes and the long restless hands. “Well, ’e’s a character and no mis- take” was the landlord's comment as he hurried to the bar with this latest and most delectable addition to the positive orgy of speculation and discussion set up by the Ender- ton Court affair. po" curiosity (and also partly be- cause he had a strong mathema- tical kink in his mind) Kingsley Hylton counted his steps from the turning of the Morechester Road to the police cottage. His long thin legs took an easy 35 inch stride. He found that the five hundredth step brought him almos» exactly to the wicket gate, which he considered to be an endorsement of the innkeeper’s “about a quarter of a mile.” The night was dry and dark, too dark indeed for him to be certain of his Cestinatior had not a neat little blue lamp with POLICE showing whitely from it been there to reassure him, CLYDE SMART AT LIFE SAVING CAMP The Citizen is in receipt of a‘ letter stating that Clyde Edwood{ Smart of Key West is now tending the District F. CCC Life Saving and Aquatic School which is being held at Olustee, Florida. He is attending as a represen-; tative of Company 453 CCC, Se-' bring, Fla.- At the completion of at-| Ocean Pond,} ite \.alked up two or three yards of well kept path and knocked pre- cisely on the door. It was opened by ‘a broad-shouldered man in police sergeant’s uniform. The stiff collar of his jacket was open anda useful | ! looking pair of feet were encased in |comfortable carpet slippers. His right band held a pen. When he | spoke Hylton was struck at once by the richness of his voice and by the unexpected quality of it. } “What car | do for you?” he asked. | “Let me introduce myself. 1 am | | Detective Inspector Kingsley Hyl- ton from Scotland Yard. Here is my identity card.” James White moved back from the | door with a welcoming gesture. Kingsley Hylton accepted the in- vitation and in a minute or two was sitting facing the other man in a pleasant but rather uncomfortably srowded room. The table which stood between them was littered with various typewritten and printed doc- | uments, and a book of police regula- tions lay open among them. HE two men took frank stock of each other in th- 'ight. Kingsley Hylton saw a strong, agreeable face crowned with black hair and distin- guished by one of those square- shaped, dimipled chins which women. for some curious and deep seated reason, find so irresistible. The In- jthe tz | Hopk spector was used to summing men up quickly and he liked the look of Sergeant White. j “Before we really begin,” he said, “there is a certain word which you | have been told to expect isn’t there?” | White nodded. “I'll write it down,” Hylton said, | and drawing a sheet of paper to- wards him did so. “Is that all right?” “Right, sir,” White answered smil- ing. weit on putting his gold pencil away, “how much the public believe | we itake on trust? Never take any- body on trust, White. 1 shan’t trust | you. { shall consider everything you say to be the outcome of local preju- | dice, ignorance, or narrow country outlogk—but 1 shall pay attention to it for all that and you, for your part, better look upon me as one of those too, too clever, overtheorized peti gan’t see what's sticking as a pikestaff an inch in their own noses.” a ig ea sir,” White answered, if abashed by this some- ntional opening. The Inspector drew out a leather cage and.offered the Sergeant a long yc * “Tita himself. “You look busy,” the Inspector said, indicating the crowded table. “Busy?” the policeman laughed. “My word, sir, every policeman needs a clerk at his elbow today.” “Quite right. Too much paper | work. Have you ever heard the the- | ory that when five per cent of a na- tion’s employables are in Govern- ment service it is in a fundamental- ly rotten state—it’s about 3.5 per cent in this country at the moment and rapidly mounting. “Now tell me about the murder.” James White drew a note book from a capacious side pocket and consulted its extremely neatly kept | you, sir,” he said helping | pages. “Well, sir, on the night of the eighteenth.” (Copsright, 1936, Lawrence W. Meynell) Hylton gets a shrewd account of the murder, tomorrow, | TODAY'S GAMES AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago at Boston. | St. Louis at Philadelphia, i Detroit at Washington. | Cleveland at New York. NATIONAL LEAGUE Boston at Cincinnati. Brooklyn at Chicago. New York at St. Louis. Philadelp: at’ Pittsburgh. ‘the school course he will return to his company as water front di- rector, the: letter states. ; STGWERS PARK DEFEATED j by Kerr. [LEAGUE STANDINGS : |New York “Curious, isn’t it,” the Inspector | ¢ ‘WILD GAME PLAYED BY SOCIAL LEAGUE TEAMS YESTERDAY 26 HITS AND 16 ERRORS! "FOLLOWING WERE MADE THROUGH In one of the played this year, the Park de @ the Admin yesterday afternoon at Park, It w most wild games Stowers! In the last released by gue, Bill batting the Florida Cates has dropped latest batting has play State -y-ro-round jaffair and a very loore game. |‘ | When the smoke of battle cle ted away, it was found that runs had been scored, 26 knocked out and 16 made. Walker, on the mound for the Park boys, walked the f four he batters to face him. n the : went in and cr hopes Bill will and play co He club Only seven regular deague batting hits are . is dropped p out of this bury dd ame. The Trne brothe ning. he Office and wa’ Melvin. in hi sae : iene Roberts t three batter club ev relie’ and Gopher Mi Di who a wal batters were tra hit two Bu like In his coubles and ree the « hit four Kerr three and Ges* hit home Park was di hits hi still The the n cred't Ad:min- The with five istration, one In the fie Barker playe tean es and the Protects; wil Dome mpion Sterling rs. tt running Barker on a faithful dozen ste - hand. On’ till cele- July. R. H and Gonzalez .316. has rec Y a let the a game Porto: tio Mar- and eived where Yours truly ca vas made by singl The up and gave him a bi of the chief rooters is brating the Fourth of Score by innings: Stowers Park— - 202 031 defeating t 4 to 2. Eve locals The op- Morales in the ind the plate. isist of the follow- by Perez Coto, C. Moreno and Lue: rs; Pollato, 1b; » or ee 5 box 704—19 : J. Walker, and Hopkins; F. Tyn Tynes, E. Roberts and G ia a fal Por- Pirillo Mo- AMERICAN i! EAGUE Club HEALTH TEAM YS. COMMODITY ROOM. 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