The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 4, 1936, Page 3

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1936, The Wrong Murderer SYNOPSIS: Terence Mahony hes converted part of Ambrose Law. son's gang to the plan of “getting” Lawson. the racketeering chief of a kidnapping and dope running band. But Terence his troubles of his own. Elsa Little believes that he stabbed her wicle and Ruth Fraser, intending to help Terence in reture for his rescuing her from Lawson 8 gang. has given a false alibi Jor im which does harm. Now Elsa, believing Lawson an honest man and @ friend, is telenhoning him jor help against Terence... _, Chapter 27 THE'S$LY ELSA AWSON’S impatience was in- creasing ta get off the line; he hardly thought: what he was saying, “You could get himaway ffom her all right, my dear Elsa, ff'y6u liked,” he replied. “I think he’s a lot more interested in you than he is in her. If you could make her jealous she might turn against him.” “What... !” exclaimed Elsa. Lawson smiled. Actually the re mark he had just made idly, on the spur of tue moment, struck him as an idea with possibilities in ft, But he didn’t want to xo into that now. “Don’t you both +r your head any more tonight about Miss Fraser, or anybody else,” he said in a firm but kindly tone. “You go tc bed and get good night’s rest. I'm not going to talk to you, any more now. Good uight, Elsa.” With that he rang off. Elsa reyiaced the receiver slowly, and then sat down to think some more. had started a curious train of thought working ix her head. A prominent film actress, noted for her beauty, can hard:y fail to be conscious of Ler powers of attraction. Elsa was not’ conceited, but she knew from experience that men fell easily in love wita her. Both Ruth and Law- son had suggested that Mahony was attracted by her. If he was.. A curiously intent, set look came over her !ovely face .s she sat there alone in that room thinking. She was considering a plan which she hated, but which she meant to carry out. I* Mahony was attracted by her, she meant to use that attraction to free Ruth from his clutches, and to bring about his own downfal. and avenge her uncle. !t would be hateful doing it, but her only weapcns were her wit and beauty, and she was entitled to use them in the fight against her «ncle’s murderer. At last, with a sigh, she rose from ber chair, walked wearily to her bed- room, and went to »,ed. Mzanwhfe Lawson sat on in his study, smoking cigaret af.er cigaret, and waiting for ; @ telephone call which did not come. INGAHONY had just finished break- fast, and was smoking a cigar“t, when his tandlady announced that a lady wished to see kim. “Please show her in,” he said. His landlady withdrew. There was a sound of footsteps crussing the ball. The door opened, and Elsa Little stood in the Joorway. Mahony rose quickly from his chair. He felt confused and awk- ward, and atterly astonished. “Miss Little!” h- exclaimed, as if he couli hardly believe it was she. Elsa was not an actress for noth- she knew how to play a part. entered the room shyly, hesitat- ingly, as if unsure of her welcome; her voice, when she spoke, was sub- dued and timid. “I—I don’t suppose you want to see me, but I had to come,” she said falteringly. “I want to say uow sorry Lam for the things I said yesterday morning. I- I was apset: I hardly knew what I was saying.” “You mean you ion’t suspect me of killing your uncle?” said Mahony in a delighted tone. Mahony’s heart beat faster with excitement as he waited tor her an- swer. “Well... I did think I recognized your voice in the room,” she admit- ted hesitatingly. “But I couldn't have if you were with Ruth when it happened. It must have been some- body with a voice something like yours.” That made Mahony feel rather awkward. He had a momentary im- pulse to tell her the whole truth— that it had been his voice, but that ali the same he had not killed her uncle, Better not, though, he thought —not yet. “I can’: tell you how glad Iam you don’t suspect me any more,” he said. “1 hated your thinking that it was I who had killed your uncle.” His voice and maauer gave the im- pression of absolute sincerity, and \for a moment Elsa was puzzled. If Lawson's suggestion By HUGH CLEVELY this was acting, {t was very-good { acting. And then she decided that it was acting. But she smiled charm- ingly. “I didn't like suspecting you.” she said. “You see, I—1 ~ather liked you when I met you before, and it wae an awful shock to me to think that --that you'd done that.” “I'm just as anxious to bring the murderer to justice as you are,” said Mahony. He hesitated. “Now that you don't think I did it, may I see you again some time?” he asked awkwarcly. “Oh, yes, I'd like to see you again. Come to dinner at my house tonight. That will show everyone | don't sus- pect you,” she answered promptly. “Thank you very much,” said Ma- hony gratefully. There came a knock on the door; the landlady announced a gentle man to see Mr. Mahony. The gen- tleman was Inspector Kennedy, ac- companied by another plain-clothes man; they entered in an abrupt, business-like manner, but stopped short in surprise on seeing Mahony and Elsa together in the room, ap parently engaged in friendly con- versation. Geen morning, Inspector,” said J Elsa. “I’ve just peen telling Mr. Mahony aow sorry i am for all the silly things 1 said about him yester- day.” Inspector Kennedy did not know what to make of this at all. Actually, he had come to the house in order to arrest Mahony. But now he thought ne would wait a bit. “You mean you've withdrawn the accusations you made yesterday,” he said. “I expect Mr. Mahony is pleased.” “I am. Very pleased,” answered | ;they blew up and the victors put SANITARY DEPARTMENT DE- FEATED ADMINISTRATION YESTERDAY AFTERNOON BY SCORE OF 9 TO 5 Administration went down in defeat yesterday afternoon at the hands of Sanitary Department, which team took a half-game lead in the Social Diamondball League first-half race. Only one more game remains to be played. The final score of yesterday’: contest was 9 to 5. The Office boys put up & game | fight until the sixth frame when over four runs—enough to win the game. J. Garcia hit a triple and double in three times at bat. Ace- vedo, M. Tynes and Molina con- nected for two out of three. The Healthers pulled off two} fast double plays and the losers! one, The Administration infield han- dled 20 chances without an er-| ror. J. Roberts caught. five fly}. balls in centerfield and had one; assist. Sanitary players handled 21 chances with one error, ; In, the outtield, the ball chasers caught four flies, had one assist and com- mitted one error. In the fourth frame Goss con- nected for a home run to deep left center, Mahony. And he looked pleased. The tact that Elsa said she no longer sus- pected him was a great weight off his mind. “I.must be going now,” said Elsa. “I'll see you this evening, Mr. Ma- hony.” “I'll walk with you to your ear, Miss Little,” put in Inspector Ken- nedy quickly. He escorted her to tho car, and held the door open for her to enter. Then he stood for a moment with one foot on the running-board, eye- ing her keenly. “Am I really to understand that you have abandoned your suspicions of Mahony, Miss Little?” he asked. Elsa shook her head. Her face was pale; the interview with Mahony had been a strain o-. her. “No,” sho answered in a low voice. “T haven’t abandonei any of my sus- picions. But I want him to think I have.” Inspector Kennedy said nothing; he merely looked at her enquiringly. It seemed she felt that some further expanlation was called for, “I—I think he likes me,” she went on in an embarrassed manner. “I want to get him away from Ruth— to save her from him, and to—to try to make him feel qaite confident, and relax his guard, and say more than he means to.” “I see. You mean to vamp him, get him where you want him, and then hand him over to me?” suggested th> Inspector. Put like that it did not sound very nice. Elsa flushed. “Do you think I care what I do, ff {can convict my uncle’s murderer?” she asked passionately, “Besides, what’s going to happea to Ruth if— if things go on as they are? She’s much too nice to ruin her reputation ana get herself into all kinds of dreadful scandals for the sake of a man like him. Somebody's got to in- terfere between her and him.” “You think she’s completely un- der his influence at present, do you?” said the inspector, “Yes, completely,” answered Elsa, “Though how he obtained such an influence over her in one meeting I don’t know. But he’s clever, horribly clever; he seems so honest and de- cent, and he’s such a rotter under neath it all.” Inspector Kennedy’s quick mind Pounced immediately on one sen- tence in her last speech. “You say he obtained his influence over Miss Fraser in one meeting. I certainly had no such impression— in fact, I had a very different one. What do you mean by that?” he asked. “Ruth told me that before they met | yesterday at my house, she’d only seen him once,” replied Elsa. “At least, she didn’t exactly tell me. It sort of slipped out.” The young Inspector’s keen face was alight with interest. Evidently he regarded what Elsa had just said a3 very important indeed. (Copyright, 1986. Hugh Clevely) Mahony un: der orrow, sharp auestionings nes joning, 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. Leaves Key West Monda: for Havana. M. Mondays and Thursdays. ys and Thursdays 8:30 A. M. 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. Hale struck out one and Gene also whiffed one. Score by innings: Administration— 010 110 2—5 9 0 Sanitary Department— 110 304 x—9 12 2} Batteries: Joe Hale and Hop- kins; Gene Roberts and Goss. R. HE | Today’s Birthdays Gena Branscombe of New York, composer, born in Canada, 55! years ago, Mary S. Watts of Cincinnati, | novelist, born at Delaware, O., 68! years ago. Dr. Chevalier Jackson of Phil-| adelphia, bronchoscopist, born in! Pittsburgh, 71 years ago. Lt. Com. Thomas G. W. Settle, i U. S.N., balloonist, born in Wash-! ingion D. C., 41 years ago. H Sewell Avery, president of Mont- gomery, Ward, Chicago, born at! Saginaw, Mick., 62 years ago. i James E. Fraser of New York, |} noted sculptor, born at Witona, Mich. 60 yes s ego. Ro'and J. McKinney. director of the Baltimore Museum of Art,! born at Niagara Falls, N. Y., 33] years ago. | Dr. Rolla E. Dyer, assistant di-| rector of the National Institute of Health, Washington, D. C., born at Delaware, Ohio, 50 years ago, | jfond of country pleasures ee ee THE PEOPLES MANDATE THE KEY |HEALTHERS NOW HA LF-GAME IN LEAD WITH JUST ONE MORE TILT TO PLAY) FINAL CONTEST OF SOCIAL LEAGUE'S | FIRST-HALF TODAY COCA-COLA MUST WIN) TO RE- TAIN CHANCE OF COPPING GAME TO CHAMPIONSHIP; START AT FIVE O'CLOCK This afternoon, 5 o'clock, Ad- ministration will play the last game of the first-half of the Social Dia- mondball League with Coca-Cola} as the opposing club. The jaeter| e must win to retain a chance to tie or cop the championship. A victory for the Soda Water boys will mean a tie with Sanitary Department, resulting in a three- game play-off, which will start Thursday. However, tion win. the Healthers champs of the first-half. Julius’ and’ Floyd Villareal will be the battery for Soda Water out- fit. this afternoon, and Gene Rob- erts and Goss for the Ofzice boys. should Administra- will be eeece YOUR DESTINY By LE MARS ° The character and talents of \those born between OCTOBER 22 TO NO- VEMBER 20 SCARPIO.—It endows the sub- jects born during this period with a mind, at the same time shrewd, fickle, capricious, dreamy _ poet- ical and often religiously inclined; they have a strong will power, are steadfast and persevering. The temper is fiery and easily arous- ed, somewhat rough and even vio- lent, but never unkindly so; slow to move to anger, but never to for- give; they keep a deep feeling of resentment. They are ski!lful and patient in all kinds of work, are and, withal, a thirst for honors. 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