The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 12, 1937, Page 3

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1987. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN PAGE THREE. the dark ships BY HULBERT FOOTNER SYNOPSIS: Neill, a young fed- eral agent, finds his beloved Janet, a gun and Prescott Fan- ning’s freshly shot body locked in a cabin on Fanning’s yacht at Absalom’s Harbor, Md. Neill hides her nearby in a disused liner, then joins Mark Bonniger, local investigator. When Neill learns Janet didn’t shoot the flashy swindler, he suspects queer little Eyster, who hated Fanning. Also on hand are Kettering, a Baltimore lawyer, and Ira Buck- less, a tough who trails Neill. The dark ships are searched, but Neill and Janet cleverly dodge the searchers. Neill is having a friendly chat with Bonniger when they are hailed from the yacht. They row out. Chapter 32 Buckless Talks ‘HEY went aboard. The lights were off. Their electric torches revealed that the doors of the for- wardihatch the dining saloon and the after companionway had all beep: Down below, the acht was a scene of wreckage. At 2 glance it appeared as if some- had ob prin 8 nel es smi is, through the cal fnstateubon eer examination it was clear that there had been a ~painstéking search for something. Neill thought: Buckless! “What was he looking for?” asked Wilson. “Some loot that Fanning had or that the murderer thought he had,” said Bonniger. “Judging from the eo , he didn’t find it. at’s all to the good.” Bonniger was only one step from the truth. “He was scared off on the night of the murder,” Bonniger went on, “and tonight he came back to look again for it.” Fo ie said: “I think I scared him this time too, sir. When I ‘was rowing out heard oars. i the inlet. But by the time I had got aboard, he had landed.” Longcope, Wilson and Trueman rowed back to the shore, the ser- jeant to spread what men he had search through the village. Bon- niger and Neill remained on board to eac examination. It was evident that the man had worn gloves because there. were no fin- pete to be found anywhere. id torn up the carpets, slit the mattresses and cut open the pil- lows. He had even gone down into the bilge under the cabin floors. Here he ran into some ee they found the Ein a whole hand under a hatch cover. » “He was we: gloves, sure sorry to disturb you, but will you please come down to the store?” The crowd was, still . paneling around the store when Neill passe: in, talking over what had_hap- ened in low voices. He saw Eyster in the group with the top of his jajamas tucked in his pants. Eys- er grinned at him in his crazy fashion, and nodded to assure Neill that he could depend on him. Neill entered the little office at the back. Bonniger was there with Sergeant Wilson, Kettering and the hulking Buckless. Bonniger’s reeting was unchanged. So noth- ing serious could have happened yet. Buckless on the other hand was sweating and uneasy. Ketter- ing’s face wore its usual pleasant mask, The soiled gloves lay on the desk. Bonniger said: “T picked up this fellow on eng 2 cion of having broken into the yacht, He swears he has never been aboard her.” Neill coolly looked Buckless over. The big fellow showed his teeth. “The gloves were picked up on the floor of the store,” Bonniger continued. “Anybody in the crowd might have dropped them. I have no proof as yet that this is the man wé want, but I have trapped'him into an admission that he°knew Fanning, and I have decided: to | take him into custody until Tt find | out how much he does know.’ “How can I help you?” asked Neill. 2 Bonniger smiled. “He has inti- mated that you know more about this case than you have let on.” _ “The usual red herring,” said Neill easily. ‘Sure. But I thought you wouldn’t mind wr age | him.” “Certainly not, Why does he pick on me?” “Aah! you’re a cool hand all right,” led Buckless. “You i aed at I ee ae or ‘was nv’ for do but brazen it out. “Well, spill it!” he said. “This guy is a federal agent,” Buckless said to Bonniger. “I don’t know what his right name may be, but he goes in the department by ‘| the name of Neill Tryon.” “I know it,” said Bonniger. “So a “He knows the girl in this case.” eg laughed out. “That's a good one: Kettering led the laughter of the others. But support from this quar- ter only angered Neill. Looking For Revenge “QHE was his girl,” Buckless as- | serted. “! i took her and he was look- r revenge!” low do you know all this?” Bonniger. fogs aap hae pero There was nothing more to be Cote Sboant, Say. ae it Bonni- er ani ashore in the dinghy SPE Te oo aroi a email crowd of men in vatious ithand foe of his jacket Ey lelicate fingers pulled | kn: the pocket open a little. Inside grease-stained pigskin gloves. ” Neill moved away from him. He had no intention of passing on the tip to Bonniger, He could not risk @ show-down until he had proof that Buckless was the killer. However, Bonniger’skeen glance picked Buckless out as the only letely dressed man in the “Hey you, whatever your name is—I mean the big fellow there,” he said stern- ly. “Td like to ask you a few ques- tions. Come back into the office his mind that esc: ible and, peers wo crowd, went. wi Bonniger. Neill remained in the | pid: ar ane | Anion as he was to ich w: at on he knew that Yor him. en present at this scene would only precipitate disaster, The Soiled Gloves yor, uneasy about the fin- gers in his cracker boxes, was P! wig Oe crowd out on the porch. As the floor cleared, Neill saw a pair of soiled, trampled gloves Sig. Seer Virgil ced, on them. “Here! Here!” he cried running to the office with them. Neill went into the hotel and paced his room in a torment of sus- et What was going to come of is interview? During the last two days Buckless had had reasons of his own for keeping his mouth shut about Janet, but Bonniger was pretty sure to get him in a corner. And what then? In a few minutes there was a knock on the door, When he it, Neill stiffened at the t of the waiting constable. The man Qeseeeccocceccoseseseses | cisco, said: “Mr. Bonniger says he’s | net, tomorrow. it. bees: nicotine “I went to Fanning’s room to re- “Just a minute. What were your relations with Fanning?” “I worked for him.” ant “Body-guard?” “That's what I said. Fanning was a: slick ess man, and when he out-smarted a man sometimes the fellow would get sore and lay for him, and 1S was my job to pro- see?” “Ask him what Fanning’s busi- ness was,” put in Kettering. “You heard the question,” said ir. Buckless turned wary. “I don’t iow. Fanning was a slick opera- tor, and I was just his strong-arm guy. He never told me nothing a his business anc I never “Which may or may not be true,” said Bonniger. “Let’s go back a little. You say you went to his room Monday night to report.” “Yeah. And he says, ‘Ira,’ he says, ‘I got a guy here who’s en- tirely too nosey and I can’t Sup e what he's after. Take a look at him through the door.’ I takes a squint and I says: ‘I never seen him be- fore, boss, but I bet he’s one of these college-boy federal dicks. I can smell out them buzzards.” Kettering laughed heartily. is. then what?” asked Bon- niger. of “That was all at the time,” said tkless, “But I seen ‘Fahning again couple hours later and he says to me: ‘Ira, you was right about that mys through his pockets since I seen you and had a look at his papers.’ And I says to Fanning: ‘What the hell have the federals got on you, boss?’ And he Says: ‘Not a thing in the world, Ira! It's a_personal matter with that y. His doll has fallen for me. Is at my fault?’ And he laughed. He showed me a picture of the doll that he, had took out of Tryon’s pocket: All Buckless’ hearers laughed together. Bonniger said: si ‘Have you any proof? of this rn? “Only what I'm telling you,” growled Buckless. “Well, as the self-confessed strong-arm man for a swindler, your word: doesn’t carry much weight.” (Coprright, 1937, dy Helbert Footner) Neill produces the shapshet ef Ja- novelist, born there, Today’s Birthdays /|*«" «= cece ee Wilberforce Eames of the New York City Public Library, noted bibliographer, born in Newark, J. years ago. Most Rev. Michael J. Curley,/ Catholic archbishop of Baltimore, | born in Ireland, 58 years ago. Peter B, Kyne of San | Perry Burgess, president of the | 37 | INTO FIRST PLACE DEFEATED ROBERTS STARS LAST NIGHT, 10 ot gegit Quality Food ‘Store took over| first placé"in’ Seiliér Diamondball | Leagié last ‘tight’ When’ the Gro-| a cers defeated’ Roberts’ Stars at! fh : | Bayview! 'Park,’10 to"4: | ? Leading, hitters were Baker and) Ingraham, each with three safe-| ties in four official trips. Each} walked once. Baker hit a triple and Wrinkley | | Bill poled two doubles. | Castro connected for a double} and a single in three chances at} awful lot o’ soft soap t’ clean up | the plate. | some: political messes. | | Every member of the Grocery; Th=tiadies Aid favorite precept outfit hit safely at least once. le “AXye sew so shall ye also gos Woodson, Cates and ‘Carbonell! sip.” starred for the victors in the Jed) Williker thinks it takes a | GROCERS. CLIMB | TODAY’S ANNIVERSARIES 1710—Jonathan Trumbull, ‘Con-| NUDISTS MOVE SMALL ENGRAVING SALINAS, Calif—A bee farm 11, : established next to the Sunshine RPPEANE, Wash. — After Health (Club, a nudist colony near three years’ work, Charles Baker, printer and publisher of his day used dists to move. ngtaver of this city succeeded: necticut governor, friend and ad-} born at Framingham, Mass. 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