The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 3, 1936, Page 3

; } } 'VEMBER 3, 1936." The Wrong Murderer By HUGH CLEVELY SYNOPSIS: Terence Mahony finds sinself. surpriningly enough, fn command of part of Ambrose Laws:i'8 gang of dope runners and Kidnapvers, leading a fight against Lawson himself. Mahony knows that Lawson. ostensibly a gentle- mnn /0eps written evidence of the Crimes of his underlings in a black Gook so that he may squeal on them ot any time. Terence wants ok because tt will give him ‘ol of Lawson. He just has left de-out of his new “gang” Jast is supervised by Fatty Chapter 26 THE HAT ECTIVE Sergeant Wishart had been in charge of the police in Jamaica Row. Late that night he returned to Scotland Yard to make his report, There he met Inspector Kennedy, just preparing to go home. “Any luck?” asked the Inspector. “Well—yes and no,” replied Ser geant Wishart, “The tip was all right, sir; the man sarney Flynn was in the house, but he got away. There was another ran with him, he got away too. It was too dark to identify him. We found evidence of a struggle in the room they'd been in, and we found these.” He produced the packet of dope which Mahony had seen in the desk. And he produced a hat. Inspector Kennedy inspected the hat critically. Inside it, it had the maker’s name: “Nicholson and Co., Shanghai,” and the initials “T. M.” “Dope and this hat. 1 wouldn’t call that doing so badly even if Flyno did get away.” remarked the Inspee- tor cheerfully. He paused. “I wonder what that man Mahony was doing in that house in Jamaica Row,” he added. rai BOUT the time when Mahony was first interviewing Lake, alias Milson, in the street near Not- ting Hill Gate, Elsa Little was sit- ting in the drawing-room of her house in Chelsea. fhe police had fnished their investigations in the house and left; Lawson had also just left, and the house was quiet. Elsa was thinking. She was conscious of a sense of gratitude to Ambrose Lawson. He had shielded her as much as pos- sible from the unweicome atten- tions of the public; he had inter- viewed policemen, directed every- thing in the household, and had in every way been kindness and thoughtfulness itself. She was also conscious of an in- tense hatred of Mahony, and the Very fact that she had instinctively liked him when she had first met him made her all the more bitter against him now. There was no doubt whatever in ner mind that it had been his voice she bad heard in the room when her uncle was murdered. But Ruth, her best friend, had lied; she had made a false statement, pro- duced a false alibi, in order t» shield Mahony. That worried Elsa a good deal. It seemed to her that Ruth could only have liked to shield Ma- hony because she was in love with him, and she hated the thovght that her friend could be in love with a man like Mahony. Acting on a sudden impulse, she put on her hat and coat and went round to Lee-Ramsden’s house. She was shown into the diawing-room wkere Ruth and Lee-Ramsden were sitting. Lee-Ramsden greeted her with bis usual kindly courtesy. “Come in, Elsa my dear. I'm very glad to see you. | don’t suppose an old man’s sympathy means very much to you. but if there’s anything I can do to help you in this terrible business. you know you have only to" ask,” he said. “Thank you very much, Mr. Lee- Ramsden.” answered Elsa. : She hesitated, for she was a trifle nervous. “I came to talk to Ruth about... about something.” she went on. Lee-Ramsden knew very well what she had come to talk to Ruth about. But he gave no sign of know- ine. “Perhaps you'd like to talk to her alone.” he suggested. “I'll go and smoke a cigar in my study.” He left the room. Elsa went and stood by the mantelpiece, looking down at Ruth. “Ruth,” she said gently. “I think You know what I've -ome to say.” “Yes,” agreed Ruth. “And it won't be any good saying it, Elsa. You've come te talk to me about Terence haven't you?” answered Elsa. “Ruth, are you in love with that man?” That question was entirely unex pected. Ruth did not know how to a, I hardly know| , evading the ques-| “Why did you lie about last night, and say he was with you when my uncle was killed?” asked Elsa gent- ly. “I didn’t lie,” answered Ruth. “He was with me last night. He brought me back in his car.” “He wasn’t with you at twelve o'clock, when my uncle was killed,” stated Bisa quietly. “Il know he wasn’t. I recognized his voice.” Ruth looked up. Her eyes opened wider. For a long second she did not answer. Then she looked up at Elsa, and her eyes were very clear and bright. “I know Terence Mehony did not kill your uncle, Elsa,” she said steadily. “For one thing, he’s not the kind of man to stab anybody in the back. For another, he loves you too much to do anything which would cause you unhappiness. You think I'm silly to believe in Terence, but I'd believe in him if everyone else in the world was against him. I think you're silly to ‘rust Ambrose Lawson. I think that Ambrose Law- son killed your uncle.” This sudden accusation against Lawson was not based on any ac tual knowledge which she pos- sessed. But she had sensed the bit- ter hostility between Lawson and Terence in Elsa's house that morn- ing, had guessed that Lawson was somehow the villain of the piece. “Really, Ruth,” Elsa expostulated, | “1 never, heard anything so ridicu- lous. Mr. Lawson. was a great friend of my uncle. You onghtn’t to say things like that.” ; But Ruth also was indignant. “Ambrose Lawson isn’t g friend of anyone, except himself," she an- swered'hotly. “He's the kind of man who'd stab anybody’ in the back if it suited his plans and he thought he could put the blame on somebody else.” { | “\7OU’RE talking wildly, you know, Ruth,” Elsa said in a reasonable tone. “Lots of people know who Mr. Lawson is, and like him, but what do you know about this man Maho ny? How do you know he isn’t just a clever scoundrel making use of you for his own ends?” Her reasonable tone did not suc- ceed in calming Ruth. “Lots of people know who Mr. Lawson is and don’t like him,” she countered promptly. “You weren’t so terribly keen on him yourself a week or two ago. Terence Mahony is quite different. If you must pry into my affairs, I don’t mind telling you that I’d only seen him once before I met him at your house this morning. But that once was quite enough to show me what kind of man he was. He’s straight and decent; he proved that; and I'll go on believing it what- ever you or anybody else may say about him.” “You only met him once before that meeting in my house this morn- ing” echoed Elsa in a tone of as- tonishment. “But ...” Ruth perceived that in her tndig- nation she had said too much. She didn’t propose to run the risk of saying any more. “I'm not going to argue about him, anyway,” she put in decisively, and went to the door. “You can come down again, Unele Gerald.” she called up the stairs. “We've finished discussing private matters.” That finished the conversation be- tween the two girls, and shortly after Elsa went home. Elsa did not know what to do. At last, though it was getting pretty late, she went to the telephone and rang up Ambrose Lawson. As it happened, when she rang up, Lawson was eagerly expecting a tele- phone call from the East End to tell him what had happened in Jamaica Street. When the telephone-bell rang in bis roprh Me rbSéinhd wert dagerly to the receiver. “Hallo! said. “It's Elsa Little,” salaa the other end of the wire. “Oh!” said Yawsou.ia Airbutases voice. He was annoyed: with Himse! for having jumped too quickly to the conclusion that it must be Lake, and mentioning Lake’s name. He was also wondering impatiently what the devil had happened to Lake. “What's the trouble, Elsa? he asked. His voice sounded more friendly now. But he hoped she'd be quick and say what she had to say, and get off the line. He did not want Lake to find his number engaged when he rang up. “It—it’s nothing much,” said Elsa. “I've just been round to see Ruth— to talk to her about that man Maho ny. She seems to be completely un- der his influence. I wish we could do something to get her away from him.” (Copyright. 1936. Hugh Clevely) ft ert yous Lakew he | Aberom i i ' } Lawson waits, tomorrow, for @ phone call which does not come. Today In History 1783—-American Army of the R@olution disbanded. atrocities worthy of the middle | ages, mobs burn convents and kill [clergy. 1 | 1917—First clash of American {and German soldiers at the front. ! 1925—German paper mark offi- THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WHEN DROPS OF BURNING Oil FELL ON THE HAY, FLAMES TRAPPED 257 MEN WORKING BELOW. DEADLY FUMES: KILLED ELEVEN RESCUERS AS HUN= DREDS WORKED DAY AND NIGHT 70 EXTINGUISH THE BLAZI PAUSED FOR A MOMENT BENEATH AN OIL LAMP IN THE SHAFT OF A COAL MINE AT CHERRY, ILLINOIS, FOR 170 wit CHILDREN OF THE 4. -FATED ORTS BY JOVE SP COCA-COLA AND SANITARY OUTFIT INFIRST PLACE TIE; HEALTHERS WON CHAMPIONSHIP OF sociat! STANDING OF LEAGUE’S FIRST-HALF TO | SOFTBALL MEETING ‘TO BE HELD SUNDAY } A meeting of managers of So- cial Diamondball League teams or other clubs that wish to enter the \ f BE DECIDED BEFORE END: OF WEEK | Sanitary Department and Coca-| Cola are now tied for first place in the Social Diamondball League race for first-half honors. The Healthers eked out a 2 to 1 vic- tory over the Soda Whters boys yesterday afternoon at Bayview Park to accomplish this feat. And still the championship of this half remains undecided. Hew-/ ever, before the end of the week the leading team will be known as there are only two more games to be played. This aftrnoon Sanitary Department will meet Administra-! tion and tomorrow the Beverage club will cross bats with the Of- fice boys. The only way a play- off will result, is if both leading aggregations win their game. Ad- ministration is a strong nine and may upset the dope bucket. In yesterday's contest, Douglas | McCarthy pitched a no-hit, no-run game until the fatal seventh ii ning when the Healthers scored oth their runs to win the game. A triple play was accomplished by the victors. It was one of the best games played at Bayview Park this sea- son, probably equa'ling that game put on by a picked team and the Miami All-Stars. Two errors and two hits gave Sanitary Department their runs in the seventh frame, Lopez was the dominant player in the triple killing. He caught a line drive, torched second and threw to first to complete the play. J. Villareal hit two safely in three times at bat. Wiiliam Cates, of the losers, {handled eight chances without an error, Only eight hits were made by iboth teams and just three runs scored. Each outfit committed two errors, Coca-Cola started off right but were held scoreless from the first. inning on. In their half of the initial canto, the Soda Water boys} put over their Ione run in this man- ner: Floyd singled to center. Bak- er forced Floyd at second, third, to second. Baker stole second. Sterling flied out to right and Baker went to third after the catch. Cates popped over the pitcher’s head—no one catching the ball, allowing Baker to score 1804—By treaty with the In- cisity established in Berlin at 420 }and Cates credited with a hit. Me- dians in St. Louis, Government bought Northern Ilinois Southern Wisconsin. 1838—Madrid declared in state ef siege in Carlist War—just as today prisoners on both sides shot, an | Fi { billion to the dollar. 1935—Greece voted for restoration of the monarchy. Carthy flied out to first. SOCIAL LOOP Club— circuit will be held Sunday morn- ing at Bayview Park. The purpose of the session is 1 Pet. + Coca-Cola Sanitary Department Administration YOUR DESTINY By LE MARS | eeccncceccoccccccccccese .700| to arrange a schedule of games for} -700 | the second-half. { Play in the initial half will |Probably be completed this week. } The government has estimated the annual cost of weeds to the American farmer at $3,000,000,- 000. i The character and talents of those Seecccessccccccccccccess | Today’s Birthdays — TRE CouNTE Ae COUNTE War | Ds. I PRO John W. Finch of Idaho, Direc- tor of the U. S. Bureau of Miners, | ' born at Lebanon, N. Y., 63 years! ago. } | Vilhjalmur Stefansson, explor- er, scientist, lecturer, born in Can- | ‘ ada, 57 years ago. | Morse A. Cartwright, Director {of the American Assoc‘ation fo: | Adult Education, New York, born at Omaha, Nebr., 46 years ago. Prof. Arthur N. Holcombe of Harvard, authority on government, born at Winchester, Mass. 52 |years ago. YOTEFOR HUMAN SECURIty Dr. Samuel M. 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For-/ |tune will come to them late in life, | {many will be their friends; they| | will also have enemies among their} | daily associates, both social and in} business. Scarpio people are al-| | ways well protected f.om accidents jor attacks. Long journeys will be; {undertaken both by land and sea,' |but will not be particularly for-| tunate. j ill power, are} Thej temper is fiery and easily arous- SQUARE DEAL RESTAURANT ALFRED KNOWLES, Prop. 1020 Fleming Street —Our Specialty— Let us prepare a FISHING TRIP Short Orders—Regular Meals SANDWICHES of all kinds —CURB SERVICE— JOHN C. PARK PLUMBING DURO PUMPS PLUMBING SUPPLIES PHONE 348 jhit a Texas leaguer over second }and Lopez scored. Ward, hitting! {for Caraballo, flied out to center.| ‘J. Gateia singled to center and the! /ball got away from Villareal, Rus-j| jsell kicking the pall. Molina scor-| jed and Garcia stopped at third on! ,the play. Hopkins popped out te} | third. j Score by inning:s R.H.E. Sanitary Department— 000 000 2—2 Coca-Cola .. 100 900 0—1 Batteries: C. Getes and iP kins; McCarthy and F. Villareal. Summary—Errors: Baker, Rus-i sell. Lopez, Acevedo; stolen bases: Baker, J. Villareal, Sterling, Mc-! Carthy; passed balls: Hopkins, F. Villareal; triple play: Lopez to} j Hale; double plays: Meteor to | Sterling, Lewis to Baker to" Ster-; ling; struck out: by Gates 4, by! McCarthy 1; bases on balls: off! Gates 3. off McCarthy 4; wildt pitches: Gates 2, McCarthy 13) time of game: 1:00; umpires: Ed. Sweeting, Luclio, M. Tynes and gusnits: i | In the seventh stanza. the San-) following way: F. Lopez lined to Baker, who dropped the ball. Ace- the itary boys won the game in thej Subserioe to The Citizen—20¢j|vedo out, third to first. Lopez} weekly. went to third on the play. 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