The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 27, 1936, Page 3

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1936. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN PaGE THREE CBO CCCEOEOOOO OOOO OO OOOOOO OOOO OO OOOO OOO OOOOOOSOE Scccceccccvccosevcosooese | munting ———— ee meraa@es: Bt ns a a Sx DISMANTLE AUTO ON MAIN STREET | @ te Ge cote of Ge bees ‘ * and wanted to get it over. The Wrong Murderer By HUGH CLEVELY ecccee Chapter 47 STRANGE MEETING ‘VERYTHING was quite quiet ex- cept for an occasional puff of wind rattling the windows and an Occasional board creaking. Elsa shivered slightly. The creepy atmos phere of that house affected her nerves; she bad an uneasy fore boding that something dreadful was going to happen. Seconds passed; they seemed to drag like hours. She wished the night’s work was over and every- thing settled satisfactorily. Very faintly from the distance she heard a church clock strike eleven, the hour of the appoint ment. But Mahony’s note had said he might be late; she would proba- bly have to wait some time yet. She wished he would hurry up and come; she dreaded the interview with him, A slight sound somewhere out- side the house caught her atten- tion—the sound of footsteps. She caught her breath sharply in mingled fear and anticipation. Ma- hony at last. With nerves strained and tense she waited for bim to enter the room. Light footfalls mounted the front} door-steps and crossed the hall, Elsa stood rooted, waiting; sur those footsteps were not Mahon; The door-of-the reom opened Ruth Fraser entered. | _ For a long‘ second ‘the“two girls | stood lookifg at one and(Bef{ pen | uth spoke. “Where’s Terence?” she asked.~' “I... 1 don’t know,” said Elsa. “He's not here yet.” ‘Faced by Ruth’s accusing glance she felt oddly guilty. Certainly the plan she had formed was intended to help Mahony, but would Ruth sée that? She felt that she must dgstify her own action, make Ruth see that she was acting for the best. “What do you want to see Ter-| ence for?” asked Ruth. “Is this an- other trap you've set for him?” | “No,” answered Elsa. “At least | «Not exactly a trap. I... 1 want to help him, to get him out of the epuntry.” Ruth frowned slightly. “How do you mean—not exactly aj trap?” she demanded. “Is it a/ trap, or isn’t it? Are you betraying | erence again?” !That stung Elsa slightly. |“I'm not betraying him,” she ahswered hotly. “I want to help him, even if I have to do it against bjs will. Call it a trap if you like, but this is what I'm doing.” | } ITH that she blurted out the ¥¥ whole plan which Lawson and she had conceived. Ruth listened: her face grew paler. but she made no comment until Elsa had finished. ‘Then she spoke, and her voice was curiously flat and colorless. ***1 believe you meant well.” she sgid. “But you've betrayed Terence to his enemies. Lawson doesn't want to help you to send Terence abroad. He wants to kill Terence. a8 he killed your uncle.” sHer voice broke suddenly. “Oh, Elsa. why couldn't you have l6ft us alone,” she burst out. “We were quite happy without anybody's help. And now...” There was sheer tragedy in her tone; her face was deathly and her | _ @ark eyes were stricken. Elsa stepped forward quickly and took | her hand. ¢“Ruth—don’t speak like that. It} ign’t true,” she cried. “Mr. Lawson | @idn’t kill my uncle: 1 can’t think | where you got hold of such an idea. He wants to Sp Terence; he dog really. Believe me, Ruth, every- thing is going to come out all right: ¥ promise you it is.” “Very * affecting,” , said .a , voice. from the doorway: “But, unfortu- nately, not quite accurate.” The two girls turned. Lawson was | standing in the doorway of the| room. He was smiling, and at the sight of his smile a sudden dread- fal doubt invaded Elsa’s heart. “This is indeed a pleasure,” he| ‘went on suavely. “I'd no idea that | 1. was to meet Miss Fraser this evening. I believe you were talk- ing about me a moment ago, Miss Fraser.” | Ruth faced him defiantly. | “I was telling Eisa that ft was/| you who killed her uncle.” sne said | bluntly. “And it was you.” “Ob yes, 1 killed him all right.” | admitted Lawson lightly. “Uniuck- ily, owing to our young friend Ma- hony’s interference. my plans for kidnapping Miss Little went some. what astray. and my plans for hold- ing you, Miss Fraser, were also rather interfered with.’ However, those small mistakes can easily be rectified tonight. And 1 don’t think our friend Mahony will be in a posi- tion to trouble me much longer.” He stood there, a picture of tri- umphant malice, smiling at the two girls. Elsa drew away from him, staring at him with utter horror in her eyes. “It uncle?’ ing tone. Lawson laughed. He was enjoy- ing this situation, savouring every second of it. “It was I,” be admitted boast fully. “And as Miss Fraser has re- marked, | have every intention of killing Mahony tonight. This place is entirely surrounded by my men, and Mahony is coming out here alone. I’m really afraid that there’s nothing you can do about it.” There was a pause during which nobody spoke. Then footsteps were heard approaching the front door. Mahony was arriving to keep his appointment. There was a tense, dramatic mo- ment of waiting as the footsteps crossed the hall. The door of the room opened and Mahony appeared in the doorway. Then Lawson spoke quickly, “Come in,” he said. “But don’t start.any,funny business, because you, do jt will be rather unfortu- ate, for these two girls.” j He got that out quickly, because he’ last thing hé wanted was a fight between Mahoty and himself in that room. Mahony, however, showed no inclination to fight. His hand was in the side pocket of his coat, but that was merely a precaution. If Lawson started anything, he did not want to be taken by surprise. HE advanced quite calmly and casually into the room; his ex- pression was serene and unper- turbed. “Sorry I'm a bit late,” he said to Elsa, and then to Ruth: “Hallo Ruth, what are you doing here? | didn’t know you'd been invited to the party.” “I wasn’t invited. I found out you were coming and so I came too,” answered Ruth. > Ske paused. She couldn’t under- stand his manner at all. He had be- trayed no surprise at seeing Law- son there. “Terence—don’t you understand that it’s a trap?” she burs: out “Théy've got the place surrounded by men, and they want to kill you.” “Oh yes, | knew it was a trap all right. That was why | came,” an- swered Mahony. “It wasn't a trap—not really.” put in Elsa desperately. “I... 1 didn't mean it to be a trap. | wanted to help you. He . . . he tricked me.” “That’s all right. Miss Little,” said Mahony. “You thought it was all part of a film in which you were playing the leading part, but you it was you who killed my she gasped in an unbeliev- | didn’t realize that Lawson was the director. Is that right?” Smiling. he turned towards Law- | son. “Well, and what now?” he asked. “What's in the big scene for to night?” Lawson also was puzzled by Ma- hony’s manner. It made bim feel uneasy. He did not understand how Mahony could be so cool and an- perturbed. Didn't the fellow realize his danger? Or was he trying to bluff his way out of it? “The big scene on the programme for tonight is that you get what's coming to you.” he snarled. “You're finished, Mahony—finished: I’ve got you where | want you at last. This place is ¢ ely surrounded by my 8. TS fRis® gon to submit quietly. if ansthiag’ happens to me, or if #0y oft mycmen get hurt, these two girls will pay for it; every blow you strike will be a blow struck at thier” CLA Mahony listened with an air of polite interest. He took out his cigaret-case and lit a cigaret casu- ally. “You're a clever fellow Lawson,” he remarked dispassionately. “Also, unfortunately, you're about the big- | gest swine unbung. And hanging, really. would be much too good for you. Which is rather a pity, because I have an idea that hanging within | the precincts of some gaol is most likely to be your.end.” “Whatever my Ynd is going to be, you won't live to see it,” retorted Lawson viciously. “I've wasted enough time talking to you. Now Tm going to show you what hap pens to people like you when they come up against me.” (Copyright. 1986. Hugh Clevely) Lawson, tomorrow, blows a whis- tle and gets a surprise. Peninsular & Occidental Steamship Company ae 1935. 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