The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 21, 1936, Page 3

MURDER BY LAURENCE SYNOPSIS: Inspector Hylton has found at least two peraous, Captain Reeves and Dale Shipley, who have had trouble with old Arthur Burdett. Since that anotent akinflint just has been murdered, the Inspector is interested. and now Burdett’s solicitor returns from France. hears o, Cr murder, and arrives at the police cottage ta Hope Erderton with a of Arthur Burdett’s latest soft pies @ good deal of excitement, Chapter 16 NEW SCENT S| | WANT it to be clearly under stood,” he said almost severe- ly, “that 1 am doing this on your orders and authority, as. a police officer and that no initiative rests with me in the matter whatsoever. Do you agree?” “Dear Mr. Hanley,” Hylton laughed, “a policeman’s life is prac tically one long round of irregulart- ties. I'll take full responsibility for looking at the will—so go ahead.” “Very well.” The mere familiar feel of a legal document seemed to give little Hanley more confidence and clearing his throat he read aloud: “This is the last will and testa- ment of me, Arthur Claydon Cal- dershott Burdett of Enderton Court Hope Enderton in the County of Sussex made this twelfth day of January in the year of Our Lord TONIGHT W. MEYNELL “How much was the old boy worth?” “From what I know already as his legal adviser | should be very much surprised if the total 1s less than sixty thousand pounds.” “Sixty thousand! Then Lums- dale’s a rich man. How much used the old miser keep in his safe up at the house?” “1 haven’t any idea what Mr. Burdett did about that.” “Um. When will this will be made public, Mr. Hanley?” “When | as executor apply for probate.” “Well, don’t start applying yet.” Hylton said crisply. “We want to keep all this under our hats for a bit.” “1 hope | appreciate the value of discretion as much as anybody,” Quinton Hanley said. “I! feel that l have done my duty by coming here, and however unpleasant a task may be that feeling is some sort of consolation. | wish you good evening, gentlemen.” He bowed, not without a sort of comie dignity and attended by Ser- geant White made his way out to his car. HEN the Sergeant came back into the office he found Kings ley Hylton pacing up and down ani- “1 insisted on that clause being included.” nineteen hundred and thirty-six. | hereby specifically revoke the will and testament made by me on the twenty-second day of February, 1922. 1 appoint my solicitor Quinton Eustache Hanley of the firm of Hanley & Payne, Morechester, to be my executor and I direct that all my debts and funeral expenses shall be paid as soon as reasonably pos- sible after my decease.’” “I insisted on that clause being included,” Mr. Hanley said almost fiercely. “So far it's all cackle,” Hylton said, “when do we come to the "osses?” “The gist or vital essence of the matter,” Quinton Hanley said re pressively, “now follows. The word- ing, you will please understand, is exactly as Mr. Burdett wished it himself: “‘In my previous Will I left all my property and possessions what- soever to my half nephew Dale Ship ley, but owing to that young man's insufferable rudeness, his bad tem- per and even threats used towards me this day, 1 have decided that he shall not benefit b; my death to the extent of one penny. All my prop- erty and possessions whatsoever therefore | hereby give and be queath to Andrew Lumsdale, my manservant, at present in my em ploy, who at least is reasonably honest and keeps a civil tongue in his head. “And that,” said Quinton Hanley. as he folded the document care fully and put it back in its long envelope, “is all.” ‘HE Inspector whistled; he was beginning to be excited. “Well, it’s a pretty good beginning,” he said. “Who witnessed this will, Mr. Hanley?” “Two of the clerks in my office. It was witnessed, and duly ex- ecuted there and then.” “Did young Shipley know about it?” “That I can’t say. But | am afraid it would be very unlike Arthur Bur- dett to do anyone a bad turn and not tell them about it.” Hylton nodded; he could imag: ine that to be true well enough. “And Lumsdale, did he know “There again I can’t sav.” matedly, an unlit cigar between his lips. By gad, Sergeant, this think a bit,” he cried. “You consider sir?” The Inspector glanced at James White almost in annoyance. “Well, damn it all, man,” he exploded, “it gives us what we haven't had a ghost of yet—real motive. Two motives for that matter, and two of the strongest—greed and anger. We must look a little more closely into Andrew Lumsdale’s story And what do you suppose Mr. Dale Ship. ley was doing that evenin; “He was antes with Captain Reeves.” “Yes ... with Reeves, eb? ... and I also happen to ‘know’ that Andrew Lumsdale spent the entire time from say three till half past ®even in Morechester, but, Sergeant, I don’t quite trust that knowledge now. Do you play chess?” “Yes, sir, | do.” “Good. Perry said you did. Let's have a game uow; it’s wonderfully good for clearing one’s brain.” A little surprised, but nothing loath, White answered “All right, sir.” fa the living room White pro- duced the board and men from a drawer and set them out on the table; then each man settled down and there was something about the other's attitude that warned Kings- ley Hylton he might be in for a sur- prise. Very little conversation was heard for the next eighty minutes. Then James White leaned back and said, “I think you'll find that's mate, Inspector.” Secretly, Hylton was just a shade chagrined; he rather prided him- self on his chess and it was some time since he had been bested in a game. “Oh, just a bit of luck,” James White said modestly, but it was humanly impossible to keep a hint of pleasure out of his voice. “Luck for the Law, eh?” Hylton ruminated. “Well, 1 dare say we shall need {it all before we're fin- ished with this case.” (Copyright, 1936, Laurence W. Meynell) 23 You it very important, ylton checks up Andrew Lums- tomorrow. TODAY’S GAMES AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington at Chicago. Philadelphia at Detroit. New York at St. Louis, Boston at Cleveland. NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh at Philadelphia. Cincinnati at Boston, Chicago at Brooklyn. St. Louis at New York. Subserioe to The Citizen—20¢ weekly, | DENIED DIVORCE | a | ead: Gakindilles, hare: three children to Vernon Mark- i ’ BENJAMIN LOPEZ FUNERAL HOME Serving Key West | | LONDON.—A divorce was de-| be-} ; cause he had deeded his wife and! SPORTS BY JOVE HEALTH PLAYERS WON GAME OVER ADMINISTRATION | | SCORE SEE-SAWED THROUGH-! OUT CONTEST; PLAYING! BY BOTH CLUBS’ WAS, LOOSE In a see-saw game the Sanitary ; | Lopez Funeral Home. The fatal ninth decided winner of the contest. The jHealthers put over four runs in {that frame on three hits. walks and an error. The Sanitary boys scored three runs in the opening frame on a 'triple to center, a single to right, {a wide pitch to second, two sin- jgles in succession, in which -s, on the mound for the op- ion, was sent to the shower, ip, Tynes finished the game. \ The Office players scored ‘runs in the third inning on singles by Demeritt, F. H. Gates, F. Stickney and walk. Eleven s were at bat in this canto. In the fourth frame, the Health outfit shoved over two markers without a hit. Hernandez hit to ithe third baseman, wh threw wide to t, with Gat who had got on third by a walk , a wild pitch and a passed ball, scoring. the two | play Cara- the Her- Hernandez went to third. ballo, in right, threw over third baseman’s head and nandez scored. They added two more in the fifth frame, and in the seventh, the Administration knotted the count. Sanitary Deparment won the game in the eixhth. Administration made a bid for victory in the ninth but were cut off after one run was scored. M. Tynes hit two out of four chances at bat, and Gabriel, Mo- jlina, J. Roberts Goss and F. Tynes each connected for two out of five, Score by innings: Administration— 006 000 101— 8 12 Department— 300 220 04x—11 11 M. Tynes, F. Tyn C. Gates and Sa 6 Sanitar Batterie and H. Gates; lyer. RO MAJOR LEAGUE GAMES YESTERDAY |PLAY WILL BE RZ=SUMED THIS AFTERNOON, HOWEVER (Speeint te The Citizen) | NEW YORK, July {was no activity in tleagues yesterday | ha the ». each ing an open-date. i Eastern teams of the League, which have bee in the West for the past weeks, travelled back hom jterday, accompanied by clubs, which will resume play i thet section this afternoon. Western teams in the An sexgue are now on their | grounds, ready for the | invaders. RUSSELL’S; Cigar Store DAILY BASEBALL RETURNS BY WIRE Nat’ onal ; pla honie Come in and get the re-) sults of the MAJOR BASEBALL LEAGUES. Cigars, Cigarettes, Soft Drinks, Etc. Department defeated the Admin-i j istration, to keep right behind the Tesome pumpkins. an} Gates threw wide to first and: R. H. E.; ERC ira | | j Everything is shaping up for {the resumption of the battle for a free meal, which will take place ES day afternoon on the links. Char‘ie Ketchum says he knows his side is bound to win beca ‘he has all the best players while { Samuella says he thinks Cha !full of hot air. The pair {be announced tomorrow and the ‘dinner will be on Friday night as usual, In the should go to the summer-pro, Johnny Jumpin Kirschenbaum be- cause he descended on Doe Willie Kemp like a ton of bricks, that jis, as far as the score is concern- ed. Of course. Charlie both of them and managed to ione more’ skin but Kirsch claimed that if all the holes were like nember he would have It Johnny gota 2 and : hole. Salas beat cet been ms that on that 7 | Daddy Berlin Aloysius Sawyer ; Was going the rounds with Cookic ‘Mesa and Hartley Albury and managed to get 99 the day to 88 for Cookie and for Hartley. But Mr. Sawy says that if some of those putts ad gone down instead of rimming the cup he would have had more than the two pars he did get. Cookie was knocking ’em from all angles while Hartley was putting on a driving exhibition. ! The team of Plummer and Kerr | wes playing so good against the Watkins-Kirchheiner outfit that | Pious was moved to remark that ‘Li and Russe!] were trying to ‘spread themselves. It came near ‘being a spreading match between Otto and Willie on number three when Otto knocked his ball off onto the railroad track and took minut of Willie’s valuable time in trying to find same but failed to do so. Anyway, after all that looking and not finding 5 Eastern | DOINGS AROUND THE GOLF LINKS | (By GRAVY) Sunday games, the palm rie: ececce coccseseees This afternoon the Commoc Fun- J. Emba ‘mers | | | Room will play the Lopez eral Home. Pitchers w Walker, Jr., the and Hancock for the oppos Hancock is from Hom He claims he will only al Funeral Homers five hits tod d that Kerr, Stanley, Hopkir and Walker will not get any. Me- Carthy, Sterling and Acevedo w Willie offered a brand | ‘istribute the safeties ball to Otto to finish the | ‘Pemselves. ais Fans will see if Now this is hearsay, Mr. | pight by attending Picus offering golf | Bayview Park | o'clock. for ow the ball, —— new Hancock the game beginning at game, lots of After new balls to people. up cleaning and railroad right-of-way i Senge Official batting averages ae r. Kirch-| the first two weeks of play im sugzestedi that since it was | Social League, 300, -f (they it the resuming game, heiner all over such a late hour at began to; low: 1{__Player— play 0 and 'p. m.), that est | Ward : | Ster'ing ving out number 5 and 6 andj} Albury par-| Bar take of dinner at once so as not|H. Gat to eat with supper. But Mr.|F. Villareal . Villareal | Gabriel worked up and after various and a. AB R. 40 24 10 20 5 14 rs 16 19 11 14 21 19 was then H he would sugg setting through in order to 1 ame Pious was by this time thorougaly Tynes . Robert, proceeded ‘ice F. Tynes Goss Molina 1 sundry remarks to and about Mr. the Watk his ain, wore L the game Li had 43-15 45-42, couple Kirchheiner, until Mr, and lost the lines ing game ins made 47 stroke even disposition inj} But on the | side and Russel! enjoy-| immensely because | nd sell was than the stamp 16 LEAGUE _ STANDINGS Ru of which strokes better marble playing, had each pious. clerk, AMERICAN LEAGUE Club— w. ‘New York 5R od Kemp | Boston 48 Josie Lopez} Detroit 46 exas sen- | Chic 46 Weather with Cleve'and 44 tex Wood: ' Washington 45 along to keep or-! Philadelphia der, etc. When Mr. Clem F St. Louis arrived on the scene the Woe twins vanished which caused Mr Price to think maybe the Woo+s femelled fresh meat. But about the: foursome the Key West boy: were : the barome-} Pittsburgh ter gazes and won by ne three! New York up. Among skins the Texas sen-! Cincinnati sation wa in the} Boston cold, ¢ old Philade'phia ! Brooklyn was seen in On nd ay Saturd: Mr. Cur d to trke ation and San Ir. Gi and Del Woods -locks on the ica W TAMPA OCALA MIAMI NATIONAL LEAGUE Club-—— Chicago LAKE St. Louis too strong f a left out orld, Ketchum Mr. Mahatma disguise with the shape and stance — f Timothcus Pittman who has} DULUTH, Minn.—Miss 2 of the noblest putting stances’ cence Barnes of this city n this or any other worl her wedding ceremony and untry. . .but the putts go down the clergyman t over, too when it means a! win. . .! iting the pledge to “obey.” Mr. playing Charlie Gandhi HALTS CEREMONY or S sta omit. tobacco properly aged You can’t make a good cigarette out of new tobacco... it’s something like putting new wine in old bottles. It might look all right, but it certainly wouldn’t taste right. Ageing improves tobacco just like it does wine. Chesterfield tobaccos are aged for three years...it makes them mellow, mild and fragrant +. it makes them win JACKSONVILLE DAYTONA BEACH ORLANDO s Horoscope MASQ' Fiorma MOTOR LINES cooled by ocean bree: Nature. 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