The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 23, 1936, Page 3

ful. KEY WEST CIFIZEs MURDER BY LAURENCE TONIGHT W. MEYNELL OOOCOOCOOEOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOOLOOOOOOOOOEL SYNOPSIS: Although Lumsdale may not know it, he is to inherit 60,000 pounds from his murdered master, the miser Arthur Burdett. Inspector Hylton feels that Luma- dale’s alibi, on the day of the mur- der, is almost too good, but except for one comparatively unimportant detail, he cannot shake it. Now Lumsdale has volunteered to show him and Sergeant White that the mate to the club which did the mur- der is hanging in its rightful place, and not where it was hanging when Hylton and White inspected the room. Chapter 18 NEW PUZZLE “rHOSE two clubs always did hang from that top nail,” Lums- dale went on. “There used to be @ plate on this bottom one, but it got broken a bit ago.” “How?” asked Hylton. “Well, if you must know, the old fool threw it at me.” Hylton was too much interested in the queer business of the clubs to enjoy this much. “Were the two clubs on that top nail on Monday?” he asked. “Ah'm certain they were.” “Why didn’t you tell us about this before?” “Ah never realized it till this morning. There’s folks as wouldn't think it likely, Mister, but in a rum sort of way Ah reckon was fond of the poor old man. } ngver gave a thought to that other club being on its wrong nail, but this’ morning I suppose I was more normal like and all of a sudden 1. thought to meself ‘Why dom it, Lumsdale, but, that club's on wrong nail,’ and I got a chair and put it up in its place.” All Hylton said then was, “If you've got any other bits of odd in- formation tucked away you better give ‘em to us, Lumsdale.” “Come on, Sergeant, we must be getting along.” At the doorway the Inspector turned suddenly on Lums- dale, and said casually, “Let's see, how much is it you get under Mr. Burdett’s will—the whole lot?” Lumsdale shook his head. “The lawyer ‘Il tell me that, Mister.” Kingsley Hylton looked at the stubborn Northcountryman for a moment and abruptly turned away. He was beginning to take an acute dislike to Mr. Andrew Lumsdale. When they had left the Court about a guarter of a mile behind Hylton stopped in the road to light one of his thin black cigars. Then he said abruptly, “Do you realize, White, how extraordinary that business of the clubs is?” “Well, it does seem a bit rum sir.” “Rum? In a way it is one of the rummiest things I've ever come across. Just think for a minute: our hypothesis is that someone, almost certainly known to Burdett, comes to the door and is admitted. Now. think, a quarrel: in the middle of it, the stranger says ‘excuse me one moment whilst I put this chair against the wall and get down some- thing to hit you with,’ It’s hardly likely ts it?” “P’raps Mr. Burdett went out of the room for a minute.” “And left someone behind with the safe open? Not likely. And any- way, supposing he did, why on earth did the man (if it was a man) get down two clubs to do a murder with?” “We've only Lumsdale’s word for where the clubs usually are sir.” e “No we haven't. When | got up on the chair to see how high that nail is | distinctly saw a slight dis- colouration of the paper—you know the unfaded bits behind pictures.” “Well, I can't say that I do under- stand it sir.” “No more can I. In the middle of a quarrel I stand up on a chair to reach a weapon. That's odd enough, but it is just understandaple. * “Having killed a man,4 fhén goto’ the trouble of standing on the chair again, getting down a second club which is no earthly use to me and deliberately hanging it in its wrong place, That doesn’t make sense, White, to me.” HE Inspector hired a motor car from the Hoops and was back in Morechester by tea-time. He went Straight to the Post Office where he was delighted to find that all the assistants were girls. In one respect women are supremely useful to a detective, almost unconsciously a woman takes notice of a face and remembers it. In turn all five were brought into the Postmaster’s office and there confronted by the Inspector’s most charming smile and a photograph. Four failed to respond, and Hylton was beginning to lose faith in wo- men, when Enquiries and General Delivery revived it handsomely by reacting immediately to the photo- graph. She recognized the man at once. Mr. Langley. “Mr, Who?” “Langley. I think he must be a i traveling salesman or something coming through Morechester every four weeks or so, anyway he calls pretty regularly for letters.” “The devil he does? What sort of letters?” “Well, they aren't letters really, | they’re more like little packages.” “Where from?” Miss Enquiries rather over-virtu- ously stated that she never both- ered to look where things came from. “And did Mr. Langley come in on Monday?” | 1 { “Monday? Let me think. Well, I know he’s been in once this week because there was something for him in the box. It was either Mon- day or Tuesday, I’m not sure which.” “Thank you Miss-er—” “Pearson” (repressively). “Miss Pearson” (apologetically). The Inspector left the Post Office in a growing excitement of mind. He felt certain that Andrew Lums-' dale had not forgotten his visit to the Post Office, but for some reason or other had not wanted it known. He went back by car to Enderton and getting out at the Hoops walked into the Square to buy some matches in John Fenton's Stores. The door was half open so that his entry was unheralded by the tell- tale ping of the oid fashioned bell, and he had hardly entered the shop before he heard voices coming from the passage at the rear. Mr. and Mrs, Fenton had company evidently. He heard general “good byes” be ing said and then, as an evident afterthought, a distinctly clerical voice said “I was sorry not to see you at the women’s service on Mon- day. Mrs. Fenton, I hope nothing was the matter.” o, Rector, I just couldn’t man- age to get along for once that was all.” The customary superfluous good- byes were repeated ad nauseam and the street door shut behind the visitor, then a somewhat perturbed. man’s voice said “I don’t under- stand about Monday evening, Mary, you told me you had been to church as usual.” “John, I—" Ping. Someone else had come in and shut the door sharply; Kingsley Hylton turned a reproachful eye on the innocent intruder and Mary Fenton, a well made woman, now past middle age and growing a lit- tle on the matronly side of buxom ness, came out of the back regions “Yes sir?” Hylton bought his box of matches and went out reflectively. UTSIDE he almost ran into the Rev. Steeble who unexpectedly stopped him and said, in a voice that the Inspector recognized, “You are Mr, Hylton, I believe.” “That's right.” “My name is Steeble, 1 am the Vicar of this parish.” “How d'you do, Mr. Steeble?” “Mr. Hylton, a deed of violence has been committed, apparently a crime, and it is your duty to enquire into it. | hope no man understands the meaning of duty better than [ do, but, somehow, Mr. Hylton I hardly think you will be successful in your enquiries.” Kingsley Hylton was a little.taken back by this greeting. “You don’t, Mr. Steeble,” asked, “why?” The Rev, Steeble’s pale blue eyes blazed up into a fanatical fury and his whole fine face became alight with a sort of holy anger; his voice was strained as he answered. “Because of a fact which Scotland Yard for all its cleverness is apt to forget Mr. Hylton—because God will guard his own,” his wild eyes stared straight into the astonished ones of the Inspector for a full half minute and then, suddenly sinking his head on to his chest, he turned and walked rapidly away. 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They de-| kayoes in 69 bouts. : : oe -|feated the Brooklyn Dodgers yes-} is ae deeper into the cellar position of | 3 a 5 \terday, while the New Yorkj ese ee the Ad- Giants again whipped the St. Louis | ministration administered a clos¢ | Cardinals. 7 to 8 defeat to the! erday afternoon eee The Coconuts have won two i "Stout of the three games played so 2 Incidentally, the Phil-! far in the city championship se- place oc- | adelphia Phlilies overwhelmingly: yies, The opener ended in-a tie. cupants ye at; downed the Pittsburgh Pirates, tf they win next Sunday, it will Bayview Park. jand now the Giants have sole | he all over. layers started out|® 2m to third plac i ee ee Players started Out) The Cincinnati Reds were suc-| E Conimod! ‘smond Albury ieft recently to |the Philidelphia Athletics umphed over the Detroit Tigers. The summaries: { NATIONAL LEAGU= showers. In the fifth frame, Conmmodity une went shead by scoring aj lone tally on a single by Artman, |which is leading the league. j += = Hollywood, Mickey Ubieta, kK, | Pena and Ludy Acosta, three local In a stolen base and Soldano’s GOL | aetna 5 ue S boys. are doing well. Pena has ible. 4 3% picommitted four errors in three ieeequore ethewecicouwasntied! are a le nes be hae inset hesdh Once more the score was tied)” potteries: French and Hart. ;22mes he has played, handling 49 when Administration shoved over! another run. Goss singled, stole | sceond and came home on an er-} nett; Mungo and Berries. ! gO {chances), however. eee At New York | NINES TO PLAY ifor the Healthers. H rood ‘like: a house (atixe pubowercidamp, ‘ceasfuluinptheir game with the! 52. iai4he Magic City, but aol tar ed at the end of the game. In the! Boston Bees, \ ate ne é as i H 7 : a a Retwae the New| he has not appeared in the line- |very first inning — they ee ey S) Fath oe eee. UPS Of any clubs up there. I won- j three rund on two walks, two sin- | ole auke ue © ee UP | der what has happened to Tara- | gles ang an error, and added two i? the American League flag race,’ Zany jmore in the third frame on iwo is becoming smaller, The Yanks | ‘eh eile doubles and two errors, eo ane by ne Aa Cheta Baker. of the Miami Pro- Initheinihale ofthelthirdjeamvoy| ote boule (BiOwnsy: WHC | Te tte cinh, ia) etill, olaging: tile j 5 Cleveland Indians won from the {tectu club, is still slaying like a {the Office boys scored five runs! “°CV€ + aie Req /house afire. The last two weeks to knot th: count. Three sing] one gold-plated Boston Req} io has been playing with two jthree walks and a wild pitch pro-/"°% ifractured ribs H sure Thite Sox down-|ftactured ribs. Guced the markers, In this game! 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