The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 14, 1936, Page 3

MURDER TONIGHT BY LAURENCE W. MEYNELL Tic’ |PARK JUNIORS Doings Around TODAY'S GAMES SYNOPSIS: Inspector Hylton rom Scotland Yard, and Sergeant White are about to begin an inspec- tion of old Arthur Burdett’s house at lope Buderton, guided by Bur dett’s unprepossessing manservant, The occasion for the inspection is the murder of Burdett, and the cu- rious fact about the murder is that almost everybody in the village és secretly rather relieved that the old miser has been done in. The house is large. but mostly unused, aud the atmosphere is eery. Chapter 10 COLD BLAST NDERTON COURT was built in Ue mid period of Victorian in- dustrialism. 1840 saw the founda: tions dug, a year and a half later the place was finished. It was a mul- tiplicity of rooms and great lengths of cheerless corridor, which pos- sibly did not matter so much in the days when servants were cheap and plentiful. Such a piace needs life and plenty of it, if it is to be at all bearable, and for haif 2 generation Enderton Court had known little enough life. In one corner of it a savage, inward- eating spirit had sat jealously hud dled over an occasional spark of begrudged fire, and somewhere in the outer regions a servant or two had passed a cold and comfortless existence; for the rest its big rooms were sheeted and silent. that floated back, “No windows been opened here for long enough.” It was an assurance that did not satisfy the Inspector. “Fetch the lamp back and let’s have a look,” he ordered, and the three men made a silently thorough inspection of all the windows they could find. All were fastened, many shuttered. “Why, did you hear something In- spector?” Sergeant White asked. “No, I didn’t hear anything,” Hyl- ton answered, “I just wondered.” He caught sight for an instant of the grin on Lumsdale’s queer face, and not for anything would he have add- ed that for a brief space, ten seconds or more maybe, as he had stood alone in the darkness, he had felt across his cheek a chill, damp blast of air. “Anything else you want to see?” Lumsdale asked when they re gained the hall. “No. 1 don’t think so. Not at pres- ent. When's the inquest, Sergeant?” “Friday morning, !nspector.” “Um. We shall see what that brings out.” “1 can tell ycu that now, Mister,” Lumsdale said, a trifle unexpect- edly. “Nothing.” CONSIDERABLE experience of é inquests inclined Kingsley Hy} ton privately to agree with this The house looked doubly deserted. It looked doubly deserted now as the three men made their way about. Even Inspector Hylton felt a certain eeriness from that damp, deserted mausoleum. They inspected the ground floor thoroughly. “Even a house agent would have a job to describe this in glowing terms,” was Hylton’s comment; “now what about the upstairs?” “This way, Mister,” Lumsdale said briefly, leading the way up the tine wide staircase. “This is where the old man slept, and my room's three doors alon; Inspection was duly made of two bedrooms, which Hylton privately thought must be as bleak and unin viting as ever any human beings slept in. “And the other rooms?” he quer- ied. “All empty. Bits of furniture in some of ‘em; old boxes ang the like, but for the most part empty.” “Well, we'll poke our heads in,” the Inspector sai? cheerily, and they duly poked their heads in to find only too dismal a verification of Lumsdale’s account. “Can't say | altogether blame you for not falling in love with the place,” was Hylton’s comment. ~ypak part's all right,” Lumsdale said. “We can go in the other wing if you've a mind.” “I've a mind tc everything,” Hyl- ton assured him. “That's my one be- setting sin in life—curiosity, Which way?” ‘This way, Mister.” Lumsdale led them down a long corridor which * turned sharply to tho right at its end. “This is where all the servants used to sleep when the house was full like, | suppose.” “Anything interesting here?” “Nothing as I've ever heard of, Mister.” Kingsley Hylton was last out of the third bleak bedroom they visit- ed and for a moment, the Sergeant with the lantern being down the cor ridor, was virtuall, in darkness. “Hallo,” he cried sharply, “who's opened a window?” “Neither of the men ahead seemed to hear him. “Who's opened a window?” he called out more tou ly, and there seemed to be a sert of sardonic satisfaction in the + ! weccececsococcccceccecey Today’s Anniversaries Peccccccancececcessesees 1642 — Benjamin Tompson, known in literature as the first American-born poet, born Braintree, Mass. Died in Boston, April 9, 1714. 1716—Mie i m Reformed Church, educator and Revolutionary patriot, born in zel Schlatter, Penn- onary of the Ger-} monosyllabic prophecy, but he did not say so; instead he said, “Just tell me about that chain on the front door, Lumsdale, I'm not quite clear about that.” “Simple enough. Whenever 1 went out and old Burdett was alone all the back was shut up and locked, like I've told you. 1 had to see to that. Then after I'd gone and banged the front door behind me, the old boy put the chain up.” “Was it on when you came back ‘Last M.nday night d’you mean?” No, any ordinary night.” “Yes. I'd ring the bell and the old man would come shuffling over the hall with a -andle and open the door two or three inches. Then when he saw who it was, he'd let me in, most- ly without < word, and I'd have to put the chain up again after me.” “Now, last Monday night when you went down to fetch Sergeant White, which way did you go out “T'front.” “Was the chain in place or not?” “No, I noticed that particular.” “Um. | see, Well, | don’t think we need worry 7ou any more tonight. We shall be up in the morning of course. Good night. “Night.” The Inspector found the sharp, frosty night air pleasant after the shuttered dampness of Enderton Court. He was cold and wanted exer- ciseySergeant White seemed to be of.the sgme mind and they swung alQng sp€adily, for the most part in silence. Once Hylton said, breaking a long silence. “Do you believe in ghosts, Sergeant?” proof that there aren't any.” “Have you ever seen any convince ing proof that two and two make four?” “Mr. Einstein isn’t so sure they do, is he sir?” Hylton laughed. “Well,” he said, “I've never hearc of a murder com- mitted by a ghost before, What would you say, Sergeant, if it turned out along those lines?” “I's something I wouldn't care to be mixed up in,” James White janswered quietly. ! (Copsrsets, 1936, rence W. Meynell) Lumsdale blasts theory about, tomorrow. Switzerland. 1790. Died Oct. 3ly | 1782—Jesse D. Elliott, noted naval officer of the first half of the 19th century, born at Hagers- town, Md. Died in Philadelphia, Dec. 10, 1845. at) | 1811—Clara Fisher, American lactress and singer, born in Eng- fland. Died at Metuchen, N. J., | Nov. 12, 1898. 1 Subscrive to The Citizen—20c weekly, SPORTS 0 CU BLANK GIANTS BOSTON BEES DEFEAT PI. RATES; DETROIT DOWNS ATHLETICS ‘STOWERS PARK TIGHT GAME T0 BE CAPTURED FIRST | PLAYED AT PARK RUNG MONDAY .. |DEFEATED COMMODITY OUT-| Hl This afternoon will witness an | FIT, 13 TO 1; J. WALKER,' : 3 } hsrd-fought game the JR., HURLED THREE-HIT] Acmin and Commodity PERFORMANCE (Room at Bayview Park, MINISTRATION VS. COM- MODITY ROOM; LOSER GCs IN CELLAR a Citizen) | NEW YORK, July 14.—The cago Cubs shutout the New York Giants. while the Boston} ;Bees downed the Pistsburgh Pi- lrates, and the Cincinnati Reds |defeated the Phillies. Brooklyn} jand St, Louis did not play. ' | In the American League, the | Cleveland Indians were successful jover the Boston Red Sox, while [the Detroit Tigers downed the Athlet | The Chisox won from the New i York Yankees, and the Washi ton Senators triumphed over St. Louis Brow! The summaries: NATIONAL LEAGUE At Pittsburgh R. H. E. | Boston a 2 0 Pittsburgh 6 Letween tration begin- ining at 5:15 o'clock. ear | These clubs are knotted for the cellar position, s Park first place the Social terday aitternoon when they 4d Stowers regained so the loser will in League yes-!have undisputed pos: f hat poition. Room Batteries of ted the Commod'ty and nd J. the will be F. Tyn s for the Office boys. and O. Pita adity outfit. the overwhelming score ; \vil i Comm | New faces appe areal for » Park boys scored in eve ept the sixth and sev- the 3 | inning r at the games enth to defeat the opposition. Jasper Walker and Ster! knocked out home runs. McCa thy hit two doubles and a single in six times at bat and Albury connected for three singles in 3.1 five chances. | LEAG The Commodity players com- miited eight errors. i J. Walker, Jr., iimited them to _ but three safeties. Barroso s eighth field- erday Jackie Leo the Capote anc Lopez initiated into faithful clus. UE STANDINGS AMERICAN LEAGUE Ww. At Cincinnati | Philadelphia | Cincinnati At C real York Chicago their in. the ch, a ed lone taily on a wild p « Nev Detro Beston Wavhing Cleve ev’s choice and an error by Ster- ames played. Gonzalez made an isted | | No other | una double | Scor AMERICAN LEAGUE At Boston R Cleveland 11 | Soston 3 innings: iH: s Reow 900 000 010: |Stowers Pi 12 Batteric nd Comnx Chicago Philadelphia St. Louis —13 12 1} Pita and alker, Jr. 1 8 5 110 08x Hancock, Ww At Philadelphia Detroit ass NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia y A Club WwW. L. Pet. —_ 620 At New York Chicago ... New York . LEFT TO NEPHEW Pittsburgh Cincinnati Miss New York is city! Boston her, Philadelphia | Brooklyn BOSTON—In her will, Alice Matilda Smith of left her hot water bottle nephew. -506 At Washington 488 St. Louis .......:. Washington 8 31 In 9; Doe got (By JOVE) . A good many of the t too tired to turn out last and accordingly spent the various enterprises other than th usual pastime. However, had even more than they ed upon and therefore jthree days’ exercise in’ one. But let us get on with }story: i | j On account of Otto Kirchhein- Jer having to take his family on ta pienic, he had to let Pious Wil- FINALLY LOST NEW CLUB, YOUNG CUBS. DE FEATED BAYVIEW OUTFIT FIRST LOSS IN GAMES Pee ecccerccccccccccssess Nie and pals play by themselves t ;while he was doing a little plain \ fancy fishing. It seems ‘Irish Russell Kerr got 4 which proves that Otto must some sort of a black cat {said Irish. Mr. Li Plum laged to scrape two 46's to {but Pious Willie sans | (be started to get in hi bile the wrong way) got ; Willie claims the fairways Se full of a than fecean. Anyway when the nm {was over, Mr. Willie wes taken for a ride (?) but Mr. Watkir decided that diseretion wa tk better t of valor to walk the rest th home. In the meantime Mr. jlie was riding up and down unty road looking for the piow e. to spectacle were th es and so clect wil the ! ed ‘ on | Mr. Bascont Groom couple of holes ay up with Earl later in the rot lost and cou Julian Tiby Cookie Mes and the a bz yer after had more rel o Cookie managed to yer by cat Mr. Sa one point. the afternoon Doc W |Penababe Kemp got Char to go after Melvin Russe each though they would played better golf if they ed home and putted in back yard Charlie and while Melvin made 102. Mr. Russell nearly broke his back when he took a cut at the ball and lammed the | {ground instead. That what | ar have had the because 91 each RUSSELL’S ‘Cigar Store B GO-GET- Tor Matinee EM-HAINES PR 5-10c; Night: 10 i -Anyway there's no argument about that...