The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 5, 1936, Page 3

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1936. . The Wrong Murderer By HUGH CLEVELY SYNOPSIS: Terence Mahony ts fighting to prove Ambrose Laws: the murderer of Elsa Little’s uncie. But Elsa believes Terence guilty, and that her best friend, Ruth Fraser. is too much under his in- fluence. So she has set out to vamp Terence, find out the truth, and bring him to fustice. She has called on Terence to begin operations when Inspector Kennedy arrives, about to arrest Mahony. Kennedy accompanies Elsa to her car, and Elsa ezplains her plan. Chapter 28 ABOUT A HAT “IN that case, he met Miss Fraser for the first time on the night of the murder, when he took her back to her guardian’s house,” Kennedy said crisply. “They arrived back at the house at about four in the morn- ing. If he was the man in the room at midnight when jour uncle was killed, and you say you're sure he wi he’d never met Miss Fraser then. He went and fetched her and (00k hey home from wherever she was after the murder.” “You're not suggesting that Ruth knew an,thing about my uncle's murder?” cried Elsa it a horrified voice. “I wouldn't believe that for a moment.” “No, I’m hardly suggesting that,” said the Inspector. “But if you're right, if he only met her once before that meeting in yous house, J don’t From his capacious overcoat recket he lugged a crumpled object —the hat which Mahony had left in the room in Jamaica Road, and tossed it across to Mahony. Mahony had been a bit worried about that hat. He glanced at it casually, “Yes, it’s mine,” he answered in an uNconcerned tone. “It blew off my head when I was on top of a bus, and was away before | could catch it. I didn’t bother to go after it because it’s only an old hat.” AJOW for some zwkward questions about how that nat had got into the house in Jamaica Road, he thought. But he did not get the chance to deny anything. Inspector Kennedy made a point of never ask- ing people questions they expected. “Who is Mr. Brown’” he asked) “Is he a friend of yours?” The question was quite ae ed; it gave Mahony a very nasty shock. For one moment he had @ horrible feeling that th2 Inspector had discovered everything about Billy Ross. “It’s a very common name,” he cuswered. “The telephone directory contains pages of it. | dare say I know somebody called Brown, but { haven't any particular friend of that name.” “Do you really think that?” Kennedy asked. believe he obtained sufficient influ- ence over her to make her perjure herself anu endange- her reputation to shield him simply by talking to her. “Either he was blackmailing her. forcing her to say what he told her, or else she was immensely grateful | hony had left bound an to him for something he'd done for her. Just think for yourself, Miss Little. Miss Fraser 1s rash and im- pulsive, but she’s no fool. Would she go out of her way to defend an abso- lute stranger at the risk of her own reputation unless she had some defi- nite reason for it?” “No, she wouldn't,” agreed Elsa. “I suppose he must be blackmailing her, then.” Inspector Kennedy smiled slightly. “Do you really tuink that, Miss Little?” he asked searchingly. Elsa’s conscience pricked her a trifle. “No,” she admitted. “I don’t really think it, though I should like to. I taink Ruth really iikes Mahony That ended the conversation, and Elsa drove away. When she had gone, the Inspector stood for a few moments considering before he re- turned into the house. His talk with Elsa had opened up an entirely new train of possibilities to him. i geen Inspector was convinced that Mahony knew a good deal about the kidnapping of Hisa, and about her uncle’s murder. But during that short period of reflection he had made up his mind not to arrest him just yet. For one thing, if he left Mahony at liberty there was the possibility that he might get on the track of other members of the kidnapping gang — more important members, perhaps. For another thing, he had a feel- ing that tf he arrested Mahony now he might be doing just what some- body meant him to do—somebody working very cleverly and cautious- ly behjnd the scenes. He was smiling when he re-entered Mahony’s room; his manner was that uf oue man paying an ordinary call upon another. “Sorry to keep you waiting,” he said. “I haven’t got anything very important to talk about. I came to lsee you because I believe you've lost {@ hat. Is this yours?” ! * jnoted Arkansas lawyer and gover- Va. Anniversaries 1779 — Washington Allston, Boston’s noted artist, born at Wac- camaw, S. C. Died July 9, 1843. 1795—Lewis F, Linn, Missouri! physician and U. S. senator, born | near Louisville, Ky. Died Oct. 3, | 1843, 1831—William M. Fishback, “Or en2my?” asked the Inspector. Characteristically, the Inspector ¢id not pursue that line of enquiry. But he asked another unexpected question. “Is Mulgrave a friend of yours?” Mulgrave was the man whom Ma gagged m ‘vy ditch near Watford when he res- cued Ruth. .” ne answered. anyone named Mulgrave.’ “Now i'll tell one,” said the In- spector in a disbelieving tone. He rose from his chair and stood looking down at Mahony. His man- ner was no longer casual, his voice was crisp and business-like. “Listen, Mahony.” he said. “I'm not sure whether it vas actually you who killed Mr. Little, but | am sure you were in the house when it hap- pened, and I'm sure you know all about the attempt to kidnap Miss Fraser. Now I'm going to give you a chance. “If you'll make a statement tell- ing me all you know about the mur der, I'll do my best to get you off lightly. Think it over a bit. Impri: onmant is: better-than hanging, or even being murdered by pons itor mer friemis"™| HA (ii “What former friends?” “I don’t know naked! i c? ‘ dir epli the ‘Inspector pro’ ko rovuige “Oh! You think I was felandy with the kidnapping gang.” “Yes. And I also think you. rescued Ruth Fraser from them,” went on the detective. Mahony raised one eyebrow slightly. “Who said Miss Fraser had been kidnapped?” he asked. “I say she was kidnapped,” re- plied Inspector Kennedy. “You went straight on from the Little's that night and fetched her back from where she'd been taken, and she's sheltering you out of gratitude. Well, what’s your answer to that?” “You make me .augh,” said Ma- hony. “Laugh as much as you like while you can, but you take my tip and think things over carefully,” said Kennedy. With that he left, taking his com- panion with him. (Copyright. 1936, Bugh Clevely) Terence gets, tomorrow, a warns ing from Ruth Fraser. 2 !nor, born at } Jeffersonton, Died Feb. 9, 1903. 1855—Ella Wheeler ‘ famed her day, tre, W ;Conn., Oct. 30, 1919, 1870—Fielding H. jarm medical officer |sibrarian, \ fice, author, born in Washington, D. C. Died April 18, 1935. Wilcox, editorial writer and poet of | born at Johnstown Cen- Died near New Haven. Garrison, assistant Surgeon General’s of: | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN SPORTS BY JOVE ‘COCA-COLA DEFEATED OFFICE:NINE: - | AND THREW SOCIAL LEAGUE INTO TIE ONCE MORE; RESULTS IN PLAY-OFF seni GAMES WILL uavz| PLAY-OFF SERIES TO BE PLAYED BEFORE STARTS TODAY CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM CAN BE KNOWN This afternoon the three-game] Depert-| start. series between Sanitary ment and Coca-Cola will The winner of two games will | |dec’ated champions of the first- \ scheduled) halg of the Social League. | play in the first-half of the Social! Batteries today will be Clarence |Gates and J. Garcia for the Health- jers and the famous brothers, F. itary Department for first-place.| 2nd Dodo Villareal, for the Soda Coca-Cola defeated Administra- )tion yesterday afternoon at Bay- jview Park and ended Diamondball League by tying San- This means that a three-game se-| Water boys. | | The game will start at 5 o’clock. ries will have to be played to de-! Lee i eccve eoverconccccece| cide the championship of this half. | The final score of yesterday's, LOday’S Horoscope | eoneccoerer-cccccccccoce contest was 6 to 3. 1 ay a | Today’s child has a strong and After holding Administration independent nature that will ca scoreless for two inning, Floyd! yy it through life with the practic-| Ny real started to ease Up @! a] assuranee of success. The mind| bit and the Office boys scored two! may be taciturn and reserved, and! aie Be Hea ae J Sees na the nature may not always be un- led to rig ucilo sacrificed him | x to second; J. 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