The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 10, 1936, Page 3

MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1986. MURDER BY LAURENCE BINUFSIS: Inapector Hylton is imprisoned in Nancy Feather- stone's house. Sergeant White takes a walk. Nancy thinks Hylton is about to arrest Dale Shipley, the man she loves, for the murder of his uncle, old Arthur Burdett— and she is correct. White has some- thing on hie mind. He has more when he sees his wife in the arms of another man, deep in Nyeton wood. Now White has told his wife what he saw; she has hinted that perhaps White knows something ghout the Burdett case he has not o Chapter 33 HYLTON “TVOR God's sake, Jimmy,” the wo- man shouted, “act sensibly. It’s Bot to be give and take between us now. If you forget about this Pll forget anything I know about Mon- day night and—” The man stopped her with a snarl. “Do you think I'd let you inter- fere with my life now?” he said, He stood up and the scraping of his chair legs on the stone floor was the only sound in that small room until the woman broke the silence with a little sob of fear and called out, “Put that knife down. If you come a step towards me I'll scream. I swear I will.” James White’s hand closed more tightly round the knife handle, “You won't scream for long,” he assured her and he began to move. He was stopped by an urgent knocking on the bac« door and a cheerful voice calling out, “Hallo, I say—anybody there?” White stopped and was amazed to find himself trembling suddenly; then after a long reluctant look at the terrified woman, he very care- fully placed the bread knife on the table .nd crossing the room opened the door. “Good evening, Inspector,” he said woodenly. ANCY FEATHERSTONE did not leave her house all day long. No tradesmen called (she had put them all off by telephone); her groom would not be back until six, and Annie not until after eight; she was completely alone with her thoughts—and her prisoner in the old strong room upstairs. Her thoughts were not particular- ly pleasant ones. She was a million miles from regretting her amazing action of the morning, but more sober reflection was making her realize that she could not keep the game up for many more hours. At four o'clock she walked into the kitchen to set about making her- self some tea, and she had hardly put the kettle on when she was startled by the ringing of the front door bell. A caller? It was possible, though she could not think of any- one, except the Rector, who would be at all likely to call. She thought at first of simply lying doggo and of letting whoever it might be get tired of ringing and go away; but on second thoughts she decided it might be unwise to do that. The bell sounded again, somewhat impatiently, and she-left the kitch- en and made her way to the front door turaing over in her mind va- rious methods ‘of getting rid of the Rev. Mr. Steeble. She opened the front door and stood in amazement. Dale Shipley, aggressively cheerful, stood on the doorstep. “Hallo Nancy,” he cried breezily, “E just looked round to say I can manage tonight after all, if it still suits you.” Complete silence followed, and even to Dale’s egocentric eye it be- came evident that something was amiss. “What's up?” he asked. “You look scared out of your wits.” Nancy found her tongue. “In God's name what have you come back for?” she said in a whisper. “They're after you.” Shipley looked at her as though the thought she was mad. “Who's after me?” he asked at last. “The police—the Inspector.” “The Inspector chap, what on earth for?” “For Arthur Burdett. For murder- ‘ing him.” Dale Shipley stared at her in comic astonishment, then he put back his head and laughed loud and long; he was feeling in high good humor and this totally unexpected Jest was a rare titbit to end up the day with. “Well he’s making a damn fool of himself,” he said, stil) laughing, “be cause I didn’t murder Arthur Bur dett any more than you did.” “I—" she took a deep breath, “I— A thought you might have.” “Of course I might, and so might enybody else in the village if it comes to that. But why pick on me? I can't imagine what gets hold of you women sometimes. Anyway, I’m Not too late for a cup of tea, am I?” TONIGHT W. MEYNELL Nancy stepped back from the door and made him welcome. “No, you're not too late for tea, Dale,” she said, “I'm just making it.” “Annie out?” he asked, stepping inside. “Yes, Annie’s out.” “Didn't you hunt today?” They were both in the drawing room now and suddenly she laid a “Dale, what about that note, what did that mean?” “I—I had to go up to Town on some business. I thought I was in a bit of a hole, but as it turned out I wasn’t. You can forget that note, Nancy.” ‘HERE was something about his answer and the manner of it that was unsatisfactory to her. She tightened her grip on his shoulder and made him face her. “Dale,” she said slowly, God’s sake tell me the truth. Did writing that note have anything to do with—Arthur Burdett?” “With Arthur Burdett? how the | hell should it?” “You didn’t run away because, be- cause you killed him?” “You must be going batty, Nancy. I had no more to do with killing Arthur Burdett than the man in the moon.” She had to believe him, and yet i she was still not quite satisfied. “The Inspector thinks you did it— he’s after you—”. “After me?” “Yes, for heavens sake Dale don’t play the fool about this, if you had anything to do with it you’re in dan- ger, ‘now, here!” “Look'heré 'Naticy,” he said sober- ly “I swear I had'no more to do with killing Arthur Burdett than your | grey hunter had; and what’s more, nobody can possibly tie me up in it in any way. What’s the matter?” Nancy had subsided into a chair and was shaking with silent laugh- ter—laughter, though Dale couldn’t know it, which was the outcome of six hours of nervous tension. “What the deuce is the game, Nancy?” he asked frritably, “is it some sort of a joke, or something?” Nancy ended up her spasm some- where between a sob and a hysteri- cal hiccup. “Yes—in a way it is,” she said. “If you sit here I'll go and get the tea.” Dale grunted. When Nancy left the drawing room it was not the preparations for tea that claimed her attention. The fact of Dale's return and above all his manner had convinced her that he was speaking the truth. She had made a colassal bloomer, and being in many ways a simple, direct Dergon it seemed to her that the best thing was to go and put it right as far as she could straight away. Ac- cordingly she went straight upstairs. “I'm afraid I've made rather a mistake Mr. Hylton,” were her first words as she unlocked the strong Toom door. “You have, believe me,” was Hylton’s cold reply. The Inspector was bored to the verge of despera- tion; chattering with cold and raven- ously; htingry. “I should think you have made a {+ mistake, young lady,” he said vi- ciously, “as soon as ever I can get in touch with White you'll be arrested for being an accessory after the fact.” “Yes, I daresay. By the way Mr. Shipley’s downstairs, I thought yeu'd like to know.” Hylton stared at this extraordi- mary woman. “What do you mean, he’s down- stairs?” he asked suspiciously, “What's the game, now?” “Mr. Hylton I'm frightfully sorry. l ean’t ekpect youlto believe that, of course, but I really am. You'll never realize why I had to—to keep you here, but that doesn’t matter. What does matter-is that Dale Shipley’s here and, Inspector, he didn’t do it.” “Didn't he?” Hylton asked grimly, “we'll give him a chance to tell us all about that at the station. Where is he?” Nancy was overcome with a flood of misgivings as she silently led the | way back to the drawing room. “Just a minute,” Hylton said quietly, “I think I'll go first.” He Dlucked Nancy by the arm and she stood on one side to let him pass. He turned the handle and pushed the door open but did not imme diately go in. He had allowed him- self to be made a fool of once that day and did not propose to repeat the experiment. However the only thing that hap- pened when the door swung inwards was that an aggrieved voice called out in a typically Dale Shipley-ish manner, “What about that tea, Nancy?” (Copyright, 1936, Lewrence W. Heyneil) sordid story. ‘CUBS WIN TWO AND' quick hand on his shoulder and said | REGAIN LOOP LEAD; REDBIRDS LOSE TWO ! ! {GIANTS ADD ANOTHER TO; “tor | iple of points. la pair of games to the Cincinnati THE KEY WEST CITIZEN SPORTS BY. JOVE STRING OF VICTORIES; YANKS WIN PAIR FROM! PHILLIES H H ! — | (Special to ‘fhe Citizen) | NEW YORK, Aug. 10.—The Chicago Cubs took two games from the Pittsburgh Pirates. 9 to} 2 and 10 to 1, to regain the Icad; in the National Leagu2 by a cou The Wnay city; Ltibe used dut two pitchers te four for the Pirates, collecting a .tal of 29 sutties, The St, Lows Cardinais iropped Reds, 10 to 2 and 12 to 5. Asa result, the Oards saw their two-| igame lead over the Cubs vanish. The Redbirds paraded six twir to the mound in the doubleheader. | Cincinnati banged out 40 hits: in the two games, scoring a total of 22 runs, : Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the! Boston Bees in both ends of aj twn bill, 4 to 0 and 5 to 2. j The New York Giants is still going strong. They defeated the; Philadelphia Phillies yesterday, 6 to 2, to add another game to their string of victories. i In the American League, the; New York Yankees continue to old their own, whipping the low- | ly Philadelphia Athletics twice yesterday, 7 to 6 and 3 to 0. Cleveland Indians also were go- ing strong yesterday. They took: the Chicago White Sox into camp} twice in their twin bill. Scores were: 9 to 1 and 5 to 2. { St. Louis Browns defeated } World Champion Detroit Tigers, | 4 to 3. i} Boston Red Sox downed the Washington Senators, 8 to 2. { The summaries: NATIONAL LEAGUE First Game AL Chicago Pittsburgh Chicago Batteries: Brown, Hoyt Padden; Lee and O'Dea. and| Second Game At Chicago R. He E. é 16 3 10.13 0 0 Weaver; and Stephen- and Finney; Davis son. ‘st. Louis |New York i New York at Brooklyn. [New York . LEAGUE. STANDINGS' PICKED TEAM WON : | SECOND STRAIGHT AMERICAN LEAGUE Club— W. iE.’ Pet. New York 71 34 = .676 Cleveland 61 48 .560; Chicago *.... 58 50 537! ‘ Sate Detroit ..... 57 50 .533'MALGRAT PITCHED THREE- Boston ee 55 53 +509) ‘Washington 52 54 491) HIT BALL; FIVE ERRORS St. Louis . 38 69 .355; WERE MADE BY WINNING Philadelphia _ 36 70 .340) CLUB NATIONAL LEAGUE Club— Ww. L. Chicago . 63 41 64 42 45 53 53 57 65 64 Pet. -606 | -604 571) 500 490 457 375; -390 The picked baseball team that is playing a series of five games with the strong Coconut club, won their second straight contest yes- terday aternoon at the Navy Ball Field. Malgrat, on the mound for the ;Victors, pitched three-hit ball. The |safeties were garnered by Galag- her, *McGee and D. Butler, all be- ‘ing singies. | Eight hits were collected by the jpicked players—two each by Hale ‘and Al. Rodriguez, a double by C. ;Griffin and the rest amo ;Some of the other members of the | club. The victors committed five mis- ;.cues, but the score read 3 to 1. The picked boy: ored all their uns in the opening frame, Adams RES UNTe doesn Unardah P| was wild in the pitcher’s box. Mo- Dean and Davis, Ogrodowski. tlina, first man up, was walke clan | Hale and Acevedo popped out. Al. AMERICAN LEAGUE At Detroit R. H. E St. Louis = Detroit ..., 3 Batteri ley; Auker and, Hayworth. Pitstburgh Cincinnati Boston ..... Philadelphia Brooklyn .. TODAY’S GAMES AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington at New York. Philadelphia at Boston. NATIONAL LEAGUE Boston at Philadelphia. Chicago at St. Louis. Griffin walked. | Carbonell also walked and Molino ee ams (888 forced home. Gabriel singled Van Atta and Hems Reade All Redvicdes ; to right land Griffin. E. Rodriguez ended {the inning by rolling out to first. First Game At New York R. IL. E GAME YESTERDAY [MEETING HELD NORMAN ARTMAN BY SOFTBALL PULLS BAD PLAY LOOP SUNDAY #20»: a ER'’S HEAD ALLOWING TWO PLAYERS TO SCORE TEAMS WILL BE COMPOSED OF 12 PLAYERS; TIME FOR BEGINNING OF CONTEST © CHANGED The Senior Diamondball Le: held. a meeting yesterday mor at Bayview Park, when } the second-half of the schedule were discussed and de- cided upon. ° Four clubs were represented— Coca-Cola, Administration, tary Department and Lopez Fun eral Home. It was decided by those present |that games in the future should’ tes be called at 4:45 p and th ‘club not ready by 5 o'clock shal! | iforfeit the contest. { It was also voted and passed |upon that each club shall have 12 |players. Any new player taken )t jon will mean that another mem- ;ber of that club will have to t |dropped. Such a player is ther \entitled to join up with any othe Sani ‘lone marker in the sixth frame. ; Mc Alfonso Dean was sa on an er ror by Acevedo. Gonzalez bunted and Alfonso scored. Score by innings: R. H. E. Picked Team— 300 000 Q0U—3 8 Coconuts— 000 001 000—1 3 2 Malgrat and Al. Rod B. Suarez, J. Adams anc 1 1; time of game: 2:00 Goss and Gabby. | umpir Standing of the teams: Club— W. i Picked Team 2 Coconuts .... e2 Met 0 1.000 ;t 000 | | The Coconuts put over their Philadelphia .... 613 2 New York .......- a DAt 4] Batteries: Kelley and Haines:! Gomez and Dickey. i Second Game At New York Philadel»hia .... Batteries: Rhbdes and Hayes; Pearson and Dickey, | | First Game i At Cleveland R. H. E. Chicago . et 358 Cleveland aos SO Batteries: Lyons and Sewell; Allan and Sullivan. Second Game At Cleveland Chicago First Game At. Boston Brooklyn Boston snes Batter Frankhouse pez. Second Game At Boston | Brooklyn Poston Batter pez. At Philadelphia iNew York = Philadelphia . é Batteries: GumLert, Castleman and Mancuso; Passeau, Johnson and Wilson, First Game At St. Louis j Cincinnati {St. ; Winford, | Ogrodowski. Farnshav- Second Game At St. Louis {| Cineinnsti | St. Louis .. Batteries R. H. 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