The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 29, 1936, Page 3

WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1936. MURDER BY LAURENCE SYNOPSIS: One by one, Inspec tor Hylton’s suspects are (eed transferred from the probable to the possible list. Hylton te investi- gating the murder of old Arthur Burdett, whose unsavory reputa- tion and habits have made him hated by nearly cvaventy s in Hope Enderton, Fatnt shreds o} cion connect Dale Snipiey, Bur- dett's half nephew with the deed; Hylton 4 clearin, part of the Gioud over Captain Reeves and. his wife, but must still find out why a card making an mere tncsly sis hairdresser for the foun in Burdett’s garden. Chapter 23 THE CARD BOUT a month or so ago I gota scrawl from Burdett saying would I go and see him about some damage to the fences on his farms,” Mrs. Reeves said. “Of course I went. He spun a long rambling yarn—as far as 1 could see there wasn’t any damage at all really, but I wanted ‘to humor him in case he had a grievance. “I thought he acted a bit queeriy then—you know what I mean—I suppose some men always are a bit queer with women, and sometimes the old ones are the worst; but it wasn’t too bad, and 1 managed not to take any notice of it. “Then last Saturday he asked me up there again and said it was about some Hunt business. | didn’t quite like the sound of it, but we can’t afford to fall out with him and so J went.” Mrs. Reeves stopped and glanced across at her husband as though seeking help in telling the next part of her story, but Reeves sat looking as black as thunder and said noth- ing. “You went up there?” prompted. “1 went up there and, Inspector, it —it was horrible. 1 didn’t know men could be quite so beastly. 1 got up and fied. “When I got back home Pat saw 1 was upset, and worried me till 1 told him about it all. He wanted to go up and have it out with old Bur- dett, but | wouldn’t let him. He was in a towering rage and | was afraid of what he might do, so 1 begged him not to go. “He spent all Sunday smouldering over it, and on Monday when we were out hunting suddenly said he couldn’t stand it any longer and went back early to go up to the Court. The next thing we heard about Arthur Burdett was that he was dead. Of course it was a terrible shock to us both; we talked it over that night when everyone had gone and decided not to say anything about it “But when you came on the scene Pat said he wouldn’t be happy till he had gone and told you about his visit. “So on Wednesday Pat went and told you he had been, but 1 made him promise not to say why. 1 was 80 afraid it would all have to come out at the inquest and | simply couldn’t face that, Ever since then I have been scared stiff lest you should suspect Pat of killing him and now, thank God, you know the whole thing.” Reeves chimed in, deliberately holding himself in’ reserve and speaking quite reasonably. “You may not believe it, Inspector, but that’s all gospel truth. 1 admit i wasn’t very polite when I called on you at the Hoops, and I’m sorry, but you can guess what I was feel- Ping like.” oe HYLTON contemplat- ed his long cigar for a minute in silence. “What were you doing at half past two on Monday afternoon, Mrs. Reeves?” he asked watching the wo man closely with his penetrating and rather frightening eyes. “At half past two? Hunting.” “Are you quite sure, Mrs. Reeves, that you weren't at the Luxor Salon having your hair done?” “At the Luxsor—” Mrs. Reeves laughed. “It’s quite true that 1 had an appointment there for half past two on Monday,” she said, “though I don’t know how you knew it—” “Never mind how 1 know. You had the appointment?” “Yea.” “And didn’t keep it?” “No. 1 went on Friday instead. I Tang them up on Friday morning and asked if they could possibly change my appointment and give it to some body else, and after a bit of bother they said they could.” * “Who went in your place on Mon- ay?” ! “1 honestly can’t tell you that. 1 @idn’t worry about it, all I wanted to ‘do was to get another time for iay- if.” Hylton nodded and rose from his jehair. Hylton “1 wish you'd told me all this on Wednesday, Captain Reeves,” he ‘gaia, “it might have saved me a lot 1 6f trouble, and we find out in the TONIGHT H W. MEYNELL | end, you know.” Somewhere in his hot nature the | Captain found the grace to apolo- | gize. “I'm sorry that I didn’t, Inspector. Probably it would have been best, but I think ye’ll agree it was a pretty beastly business to have your: wife | mixed up in.” i Hylton took his leave and walked ; quickly down the dark drive, think: ing hard. Temporarily, at least, he was prepared to transfer the Reeves and Andrew Lumsdale from the Probables list to the Possibles. What | he wanted to do now was to find out ; who it was who had her hair done in the Luxor at half past two on Monday, and the sooner he got into Morechester to make enquiries in person the better pleased he would be. He hadn’t gone a hundred yards along the road before a car, overtak- ing him, slowed down and stopped. When he drew level a cheerful voice called out, “How far are you going?” “Enderton would help me, but I’m really bound for Morechester?” | “I’m going through Morechester, | jump in.” H The Inspector climbed in beside the driver without delay, and sat back in the comfortable seat thank- | ing his lucky stars. ‘HE Good Samaritan of the road turned out to be a character. In less than fivé minutes he had gratu- | itously contributed a good deal of his life history and two more than | racy stories to the conversation. As they passed through Enderton the headlights showed up a tatterde- malion figure standing by the road- side and waving a forlorn hope of an arm. The young man seemed to enjoy giving people lifts (and indeed he did, to be alone was damnation to him). “What's the matter with you, Weary Willy?” he called out as the car stopped. “Have ye got room for a poor old man in the back, sir?” the figure asked in the schooled whine of the professional tramp and beggar. “Poor old man be damned. With all the walking you do I'll bet you're a darned sight healthier than 1 am; and you’ve probably got hundreds of pounds sewn up in your parts.” “My God, guvnor, I wish | ‘ad.” “Hop in.” “Hop” is hardly an accurate de scription of the tramp’s method of introducing his amazing collection of coats and wraps and packages into the car. After a considerable monologue by the-driver the-car slowed and stopped again, in obedience to an up- raised arm; but this time an arm upraised not in doubtful entreaty, but in assured command. A young constable, note book in hand, barred the way. “January the twenty-third,” the young man groaned, somewhat to Hylton’s mystification. The young constable stuck his head through the side window. “Sorry to trouble you, sir,” he said mechanically, “just a matter of checking the new licenses, seeing they're all in order.” “That's all right,” the young man answered affably; “but don’t let us | waste your time.” | The zealous policeman brought his electric torch into operation and was back again in a minute with a | different quality in his voice. j “I'm afraid this ‘ere won't do, sir,” he said, “this ends December 31, 1935. ‘Ave you got the new one, sir?” “The new one? I can’t say aan 1 have.” “I'm afraid I shall ‘ave to vave your name and address, sir.” “How the law does prey on mo ij torists,” the young man said with | } | fervor. “Charles Henry Fanshawe, Marden House, Over Green, Sussex, England, land of freedom.” The constable poked himself well into the dimly lit interior of the car the better to get all this down in his eager notebook. | “And you, sir?” he asked Hylton. “George Baker, 14 Marylebone Street, London.” “And in the back,” the young man prompted, “we have Exhausted Eg- bert of The Haystack, Under the Sky, Everywhere.” in nowise deterred the constable turned his attention for a moment to the back of the car. There was a considerable flutter as he examined the tramp, rather more carefully than there seemed any purpose in doing. The latter seemed torn between violent protest and craven fear. “Did you find any bathing beau- ties?” asked Fanshawe in as merry a tone as the circumstances allowed. “Or any hidden swag?” (Copyright, 1936, Laurence W. Meynelt) Acigaret case, tomorrow, changes matters for inspector Hylton. Peninsular & Occidental Steamship Company Erfective December 22nd, 1935. S. S. CUBA Leaves Port Tampa on Sundays and Wednesdays at 2:30 P. M. arriving Key West 7 A. M. Mondays and Thursdays. Leaves Key West Mondays and Thursdays 8:30 A. M. for Havana. Leaves Key West Tuesdays and Fridays 5 P. M. for Port Tampa, Fla. For further information and rates call Phone 14. J. H. COSTAR, Agent. | Boston 5 10 1; provoked. Kirsch says, “No? How! St. Louis 2 6 oO} i Batteries: Marcum and R. Fer-!Jorgens; Bridges, Sérzell, Philips} Caldwell, Mahaffey and|and Hayworth. Giuliana. — At Cleveland R. H. E. At Detroit R. H. E.| Washington 8 189 |New Yor’. 16 20 3} Cleveland oo 1-7 Detroit .611 2] Batteries: White and Mil-} THE KEY WEST CITIZEN SPORTS BY JOVE DOINGS AROUND THE GOLF LINKS eceverecccccccoces| FOLLOWING THROUGH Secccccvecesceceseceseses FUNERAL Today's Horoscope WILL PLAY TODAY ~-=------------------ This 2 Leading batters in the Social j ting the —_ |Diamondba!l League so far fol-|Play the low: jat 55 Player— Ward . | Sterling ! Barroso | Albury ..... J. Roberts . GIANTS DOWN REDS TWICE TODAY'S GA} Now | (By “Gy GRAVY) or iz: 6 ee - | | 3 PIRATES DEFEAT BROOKLYN] ji looks like the golf course eee the time you quit in the, 37 = Br mcagpinay eran = lost some of its most loyal de-!middle of a round and went for} M. Tynes ... 78 DODGERS; YANKS WIN votees on one account or another.;the clubhouse?” To this, Mr.'F. Tynes 710 FROM DETROIT {Some are sick (so they say) and | Strunk had no reply and the game | |A. Acevedo 710 jsome are isad and some just can’t; ended very happiiy for all = Ber... 8 12 ‘take it. But be that as it may,!cerned. But no card was turned|F. Villareal 6 9 ' Spee:al to The Citizen) fall wil be out at the first oppor-|in so evidently the scores were Domenech -31 8 10 3 NEW YORK, July 29.— tunity. bad for all except Kirsch. | Molina ...... 2 5 9 36 o = ‘ pie AS an 4 5 New York Giants took both gam exe ea aca saat J. Carbonell 19 6 / | of a doubleheader from the Cin-| For instance, take Li Plummer.) po), " i ' sea a icinnati Reds, while the Pirates|He says he has gout in his foot! te” Sowers against Berlin Saw’) Most times at bat—Sterling; | _ i defeated the Brookly jbut confidentially it happened on! at the urgent rec uest of Pete| a | | aye Jand the Philies dow i-|this wise:\he told everybody that|/Ta.ior and Cookie Mesa th. Mot hits—Sterings = iit : cago Cul The St. r ‘the day Grandpa Bob Stowers | fight nearly cnsued. Mr. Sawyer rf | game ‘vas played on a former; beat him he would have a loc of| y. de th t tati Sag nee REE “ae explainingity do—Jast | Thursday |Top ene Sea of a ten’ ve | Sterling, J. Roberts, Hopkins and | = on ‘iday evening whe! In the American League, the ;that happened and the next morn-' jo shoul haes a Earl Hernandez, 1 each; Julian ; fi Thite S : Most hy s — Sterling) | al Y BASSES poe W ante Sex as . ed A ing a ay at wom ae teow, So eS SSS ae ea amts§ are er) D. + eu s ane © zee Rene sand Can Sneons (oh ae >| ment was that they must play the : | S € Sox downed the St. Louis Browns. he even has his wife believing) pai where it I: pi etal Most stolen bases—J. Roberts! name | RETURNS SY wm The New York Yankces won;that yarn, So therefore he was caer it Fes 2 ; . from the Detroit Tigers, while! unable to join Winsome Willie Ty lates denelon cd det dae ne |, Most Saetifice hits—Stanley, / — q 7 rt later develosed that Daddy was/F. Lopez, Gonzalez, 3 each; ' the Cleveland Indians won froi'and friends on number one _ tee j the on'y one who got into the| Mot times walked: amenity c ~~ _— the Senators. ‘ j Sunday morning and they had to! rough and there ware 9,876,543,- |e: sellin of ee 1MAsOR The summaries: {play without him. As usual Otto} 210 remarks passed to and about NATIONAL LEAGU® 'Kitehheiner shot a score that! him during the fi holes. 1.7 euler Players who have not BASEBALL E At Brooklyn R. H. E.!jooked like the government de-'gg” uring the first nine holes. |heen struck out so far—Demeritt, | ES Pittsburgh’ 918 Tine hie Pinas Bil terned in alS°,Mt Sawyer promptly invited! “Carbonell, Stanley C. Griffin} b th ittsburgh icit while Pious Bill turned in @/ each and every onc of his friend’ang Albur, — Brooklyn 8 15 2 neat 85 followed closely by Irish’ (2) to step out into the open fair-, c/a atteri r M. Brown, ! Russe!l Ke = * =! Cagars, Gigareties, Soft Preseason —s Famers wey and he would knock seme for' i {a loop. 4 us and sundry, ; er, Brandt and Berres, Phelps. { Another match was a cfisenome replies by the okies three gentle-; > : SSS composed of Doe Per Char-/men, Grandpa Bos Stowers was} eee Tee R. H. £,|lie Climber, Melvie ase Hur-/ elected to face Daddy and attempt | AMERICAN LEAGUE — Cusco 1 8 giticane Eddie and Johnny Kirsch.|to recover such skin as was tak-| _Club— w. eee 4 {And the last-named gentleman ,en off by the burning epithets of New York - 33 ! A idee carrie 7 nd\says that either he plays golf orjthe said Berlin A‘oysius but Cleveland 54 42 i tke A canals Aen Fitzsimmons he stays home and does a little | Grandpa had too much business to! s 53 44 7 i YOUR DESTINY BY LE M4ARs and Mancuso. 5 ear on Aputligehte = gal eae ie ee ee apenas 3 ra . i A 1936 Reading to The Citines Readers by Special & ront pore! ie other named) postponed said meeting. With thi: - 7 Fy . auly TE CEST Second Game igentlemen decided that they would; Daddy got cool as an ice crea - 49 46 | os agg for a Limited Tame EN CEN Los ase At New York R. H. FE. igang up on the ex-summer-pro and |soda and says the only friend h . 32 63 717 7 Cincinnati .. 8 7 Lthave some fun. So while one was! has left in the world is Boh Stow-|St- Louis --- 31 63 j THE KEY WEST CITIZEN New York . .--11 16 2;playing Kirch would be trying to!ers and he isn’t so sure about him! i KEY WEST, FLA Batterie: hott, Nelson and! putt, drive, chip, etc., they wou'd|any more. NATIONAL LEAGUE a Lombardi; Smith and Mancuso,/get the shadow of their heads, ~ : —— Club— w. L. Pet.'} lame - Spencer. feet, clubs, or anything else handy} Mr. Wm. Curry Harvis outdrove ‘Chicago ..... . 57 34 j ih jand annoy Johnny. Once Willie a nibeeicine Josie pone a ag cone 55 vid i Addr St. Louis-Boston, played former! Kemp tried to catch the club. All|COUP!e of times ‘ut forget to New York .... D1 7 City and State pe Y \this was done unostentatiously|™AKe the second shot right and’ Pittsburzh 48 44 = but it finally dawned on rch | ee ane pads Be Slee aoa cates me -“ Date of Birth AMERICAN LEAGUE {that the boys were after his an- & as usual, Mr. Wimpy Jones! Boston - 9 . hin Ce i «At @ideago-<4 “RH. Kilny” so he says, “if you guys are|@S long to sce that order was| Philadelphia 36 56 Wette Plame —Eaclmng 10: Com ond Stomp Philadelphia 6 10 3 'trying to do something you have | Preserved. Brooklyn 59 | - Chicago 19 20 1!certainly succeeded.” They said,| -———- ams ies: Doyle, Fiythe and F.|“What?” And John replied with} ; Dietrich and Sewell, | that brilliant remark, “Trying to jmake jackasses out of yourselves!” | | But Hurricane Eddie said that was} R. H. E.'not the case because he never got | At St. Louis Batter “Pearson, Murphy and jlies; Brown and Pytlak. —For Expert— TYPEWRITER —and— RADIO REPAIRING —see— E. C. 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