The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 14, 1943, Page 3

THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1943 MRS. MURDOCK DEE PTAKES A CASE [keel Chapter 26 Bacon’s Ruse A= shrugged and looked at the plain-clothes man. “Ready?” he asked and walked over to the door where he turned. “Sorry, Dean,” he said. “This may be pretty rotten for the firm but there’s not much } can do about it now, . . "Bye, Joyce... And thanks, Dee,” he added, not look- ing at her. “Don’t let them bully you and don’t. worry.” “Worry?” Delia stood up and faced him, “Why should I worry? Do yeu? Have you ever?” Joyce. gasped at the outburst. Gone frem the girl was the look of pdin’and dejection; now ter eyes struck sparks and her voice was stiff with emotion. “Its that hateful pride of yours. You don’t want help from me or anyone else. No matter how intolerable the situation you'll! always have that stubborn indif- ference to protect you. You don’t want a lawyer, you can’t be} bothered to defend yourself. You'd rather stay here than admit you're in trouble. . . . All right. Stay here and rot a while. Maybe it will do you some good.” After that the silence was op- pressive. Delia continued to stare at him, waiting for some answer, but none came. With the first angry flare of spirit Ward Allen had recoiled as though someone had §truck him, then the look of hurt Bwas ‘gorfe;‘Teaving his fa¢e stiff Zand “impaésSive. Withotit' a wordgne left the room Delia sdgved!'She trivadsnotto, keeping her head up defiantly, but Something had gone out of her. © “Why did I have to do that?” she said, hopelessly. Bacon stood glaring at the door, his long face still flushed. Thorn- dike tan his hand over his jaw and shook his head, scowling, his eyes puzzled. Joyce was completely misera- ble. She did not know what to believe. She had seen the shock- ing effect of O’Conner’s announce- | ment in Ward Allen’s face, seen | him steel himself against the questioning that followed. Either Ward had thrown the gun away} or the taxi driver had been mis- taken. But it was not this alone that made her feel so faint inside. | Something terrible and frighten-} ing had happened to Ward and Delia. Js CHAIR scraped anc Thorn- dike was walking round the table. “Now, now,” he said. “He'll be all right, and so will you, We'll get a lawyer and have him out} befote night.” He patted Delia’s shoulder, squeezing it so that she looked at him“ and ‘tried’ to ‘smile: -Joyce stood up and Thorndike started for the door. | “Just a minute, Miss Stewart.” on was turned to the des! Ml you take a look Cigarette Case pl Delia gave him a questioning glance, and stepped up beside him. Joyce could see Bacon ges- ture to sométhing flat and gleam-= ing on the desk. “Ever seen that before?” Delia picked up the object and Joyce saw it was a silver cig- arette case. She waited while the girl turned the case over in her hand. “I'm sorry, I haven’t,” she said. She did not replace the case but extended it to Bacon so that he had to accept it. Not until then, as he took it, holding two edges between thumb and middle finger, did Joyce realize what had happened Fear struck at her and she went eold inside. Delia was walking towatds Dean Thorndike. Bacon ut the case on the desk, his back the room; then Joyce knew NEW BATTERY OFFICER IS “GIVEN DUTY, HERE : & Genéva Avenue, has Fecéntly been gned to the Harber Defenses of Key West as a battery commander. Captain Prescott is a veteran of the last war when he was a seaman on the U.S.S. Cleveland and & seaman-gunner with the U.S. Armed Guard. He was ac- tive with the national guard from 1932 to 1940 when he was called to federal duty. In civilian life Captain, Pres- cott was a maintenance engineer NUUUADPAUUSAGNNEOUAAUGUGASTDLELGREASBEETTUEONULU HALLE Uncle Sam. Capteip Erank Lb. Preseott, an | 1 } Coxe what shé had to do ahd was walk- | ing resolutely towards him. | “By the way, Lieutenant. Are you still holding that man Rae- burh?” “Yes,” Bacoft said, “but I don’t | knéw fof how long. We haven't | cracked him and his lawyer must | have inflttence. Sotné pfessure came down thé line to the D.A. | from Washington. If we don’t get something soon we'll have to let -him. go.” He had “fyrned to face her, ; leanin; ek*.on the desk, his hands at his sides. She stood quit®. close to hini, trying |to“@dge around him, talking, not Knowing exactly what she said. Presently she made her smile a little more winning and ap- proached the problem directly. “Could I see that éase?” Pet- haps I may have—* “I doubt it,” Bacon said. He was smiling too, but there was a queer look in his gray eyes. “I don’t think you’re ever seen it before.” A plain-elothes man appeared beside her and she realized that Bacon had pressed the buzzer. “You. can have this now, Wasey.” he said, stepping so elose to Joyce that she had to move back. “She can’t identify it: Joyce saw the plain-¢lothes man reach for the ease: When he started out she saw he was noes it the same way Bacon had. Theh he was gone and she was | walking to where Thorndike and Delia waited, drawing on her gloves so that they would not see the fear in her eyes. Even in the hall she kept her face averted lest it should reveal her feelings. |Delia’s fingerprints were on that case—and ry soon now those prints would be compared with | | ! i | CITY LEAGUE CAGE GAMES SCHEDULED AT GYM TONIGHT Due to work of refinishing the | jetic Depattmeént High School Gymnasium’s floor. | Island City Basketball gatfies originally scheduled for! Monday night will be plaved to- night. The games follow: 7:00—B Team vs. No Air Station —Naval Hospital vs. Ath- weve SECTS OEEE Fe | and glidef-bofhe tfoops: THE KEY WEST-CITIZEN. - NEW YORK. — ine Corps is tfaitihg glider pilots No. vines. |Athetic Department. 9:00—Fort Taylor vs! Elks League | Club. Games scheduled for témorrow night include: eae ty vs. Air Station 8:00—Commissary vs. Subma- 9:00—Ait Station No. 3 vs, iC Classified Column HELP WANTED na MOTORS, SCOOTERS, Mer- cury Convertible Coupe, Trail-' ers. Skating Rink. jan5-tf | | WAITRESSES AWNTED. Side: walk Cafe, Duval and Fleming. jan4-tf cycle. Excellent tires. Apply L. ; H. Starling, Jefferson Hotel. : dee29-tf | FOR SALE—1940 Indian Motor-, WANTED — Fotintain_Countet Girls salary. Pharmacy. and_ Waitresses. Southernmost Good city jani-tf Nayigation and Seamanship,' Diesel and Steam Engines, Air-! craft Design, Maintenance and} Operation, Ship Repairs, Mathe- | TECHNICAL BOOKS: Books on WANTED — Butcher and two clerks. 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Box score: Air Station 3 (17) _ Player— FG FT Churchill, f Griffin, f {Eaton, ¢ | Euliott, & | Wyley, g TP! 7\ 10; ol 2 0 wlocornory Totals. ton St. at Eaton St. FOR SALE—Furnished and utn-} furnished Bungalows. Price $3,-| 000. Post Office Box 547, Key| West. jand-6¢ ! those oh the glass from which Delia had sipped her drink in Perry Clarke’s apartment. Maybe He Did EAN THORNDIKE handed | them into his car and drove slowly down Berkeley Street, easing to a stop if front of the PRACTICALLY NEW FURNI-} TURE. Overstuffed davenport | jan4-12t| LOST ON DUVAL STREET. be-| tween Olivia and Fleming Sts., a Lady’s medium - sizd'‘ red Pocketbook; containing money, Lady’s Wrist Watch ‘and other valuable things. If fotuitid, re- turn to Gearliné Jaycocks; 1277 Margaret St. Reward. jani2-3tx and chair. chest of drawers, table lamps, lamp. Cost $123.50. able offer accepted. ciana Place. Reason- | 12-1 Poin-, jan12-3tx ; traffic light. “We'll go down to the office,” he said, “and Fl eall Arnold Gage. He’s the bést lawyer in town for this sort of thing.” “I think Delia would rather go home,” Joyce said. “Yes, please,” Delia said. “For a little while.” Thorndike stated to speak, NEW REFRIGERATOR, been six-way floor |LOST somewhere in the vicinity | of Eaton and William streets, lower False Teeth. Finder please return to Citizeti office and receive reward. jan13-3tx used only a few days. For in-|WILL PERSON WHO FOUND formation, apply at 1121 Pearl} Street or call 373-J. | 19 Submérinés Player— Pierce, f' Kitchen, f Fulton, f | Riehatdson; c treland, g __ Peterson, g Swenson, g - Q ol poncnoom Bn | cooom TP | 12} | i 1 1 COHN wWOHan Totals— 13 29 score at half: Air Station 11, | Subs 17. free throws missed: Churchill, Eaton, Elliott 2, Wy- |ley, Piefce; technical foul: W: jley; timer: Haskins; refere L ‘ |Hansen, Univ. of Miami. 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He just sat there as if nothing could possibly 217 Duval St. 1h |FURNISHED ROOM ‘for rent. | “OST IN KRESS _ Saturday morning, January 2, Blue Mo- rocco Change Purse, containing | car key, one green button-and Miami identification biis ‘stub: No money in purse. Reward, if returhed to Citizen Office. jan13-2t PROFESSIONAL LOUIS A. HARRIS Attorney-at-Law : Phorie 252 dec20-tf H |matter to him any more, as if he didn’t even want us around.” “He didn’t expect us,” Joyce id. “He came in prepared to put ip a good front and not let the lieutenant rattle him, and he didn’t dare let down.” “Yes,” Delia said. “And how perfectly awful it must be for him.” “Just Thorndike said, wrong attitude. That taxi driver could be mistaken but it does the same,” look as though Ward was out and | around about that time. Why shouldn’t he explain his move- ments? I don’t know, Dee, I think he’s hiding something.” There was more silence and then Thorndike spoke again. “I don’t like to say it, but there’s one thing we ought to consider. Maybe he did kill Clarke.” To be continued Today’s Horoscope Today gives a sincere. o¢derly paths leading to success. The vein of mysticism, running through the ten days on either side of his date, has its climax of success here. Travel curb cuts holiday deaths one-fourth of 1941 total. in the operating division of the Chicago Water Works. “I think he’s taking the | ‘WANTED |LOST IN STRAND THEATER, or immediately, upon. . leaving; a Costume Jewelry Pin. Gilt with three Ruby Red Daisies: Reward if retuffied t6 Citizen Office. jan13-2¢ | 'LOST—J. Fatia de Lima, Lieu-} i COAT HANGERS WANTED,! $1.00 a hundred. White Star) Cleaners, 701% Dtival St. jani-tf GOOD USED PIANO. Will buy or keep for absentee owner. } Rev. Reinke, Ph. 743-J. 1 jan9-12-14x \ WANTED—A chance to bid on your next printing order. 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