The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 5, 1947, Page 3

er te ere en neem Tee Se wee eee Mirena en th A ene OC ON CC CT TT Rete cant: Chapter 21 D°%s LUDLOW hastened to the old man’s side. “You're going to be all right, Sven; just take it easy for a while.” ' “Damn you, Ludlow, I asked you a question! What happened to me?” i Larson’s usual thunderous voice had been subdued to a harsh whisper. He tried to get to his feet but his strength failed him and he sank back, his head rolling against the back of the worn leather chair. Doc Ludlow: put a restraining hand against his arm. “I told you to take it easy, Sven, and I meant it. Your heart has been under a strain. I don’t want you to work yourself up and get tired.” Sven moistened his lips. “That’s what it was—my heart?” Doc Ludlow’s thin reddish brows rose inquisitively as he ex- changed a look with Doug. Doesn’t the old fire-eater really know what happened, his face said, or is he putting on an act for our benefit? “It wasn’t your heart at all, Sven, but you took too much digi- talis. I thought you knew better than that.” The green of old Larson’s eyes was like sea ice shot with flame. “Digitalis! Ludlow, you fool. what are you talking about?” Ludlow reddened. “You have all the symptoms of an overdose, Sven—haven’t you been taking the powders ‘I gave you?” “Nonsense!” Sven snorted dis- respectfully. “Ludlow, you are even more of a quack than I uessed. My heart has been fine. I ave taken none of your damned powders for three months. Now What do you make of that?” Ludlow shrugged. His specula- tive eyes went to the cup then back to Sven. Aparently he de- cided against telling the old man of his discovery. When Elsa came in with a tray of cups and steam- ing coffee he looked grateful for the diversion. They all joined Sven in drinking and when they were through Ludlow was careful to return the empty tea cup to the tray with the others. “I want you to go to bed, Sven, and take some of the medicine I a er rere nnn Invention Sheds Light On Waiches: THE KEY WEST CITIZEN will leave for you. Drink liquids every half hour you are awake and stay in bed tomorrow. By Monday you'll be fit and bad- tempered+your normal self.” Old Sven grinned mirthlessly exposing a row of amazingly ex- cellent teeth. “Sometimes, Lud- low, I think I am your best guinea pig, yah?” After the old gentleman was ;Put to bed and they stood on the ; Porch preparing to leave, Ludlow eyed Elsa appraisingly. “You look tired, girl, but that’s natural after such a scare. Are you alone here?” She nodded slowly. “You know what a logging camp is like over the week-end, Doc—as empty and deserted as a ghost town.” “Ummm. Where’s Ed?” “Oh, he disappeared right after lunch. In Queets, I guess.” “Indian Joe’s?” “I don’t know.” A disapproving shadow seemed to cloud her eyes. “His place is here at a time like this,” Ludlow remarked ponder- =e “You'd better try to locate im.” xis4 bit her lips and went in- side, when she came out again perplexity mingled with the dis- gust in her expression. “Yes, Ed’s at Indian Joe’s—he’s been there all afternoon. It’s funny but the phone is working fine now, Doug, and it was completely dead when I tried to call town an hour ago.” “Just some temporary line trouble I guess,” he decided. “Well, come on, Doc, Pll drive you down. Pll bring Ed back with me, Elsa,” he assured her. This time as the coupe took the ruts of the old skid road at a more leisurely pace, Doe Ludlow talked to pelt and to Doug in a puzzled, dubious monotone. . . “Damndest thing I ever heard of, young man. There was digi- talis in that cup, just as certain as my name is Theron Dexter Ludlow, and all of old Sven’s physical reactions were the sort he’d get from an overdose. There simply isn’t any other conclusion to reach.” “Could he have done it him- self?” Doug asked. “I mean people of his age are apt to be absent- | minded ® | “Not about medicines and dos- ‘ages,” Ludlow corrected. “In fact young folks are likely to be much more careless.” “Could he have mistaken it for sugar or saccharin?” “He doesn’t use saccharin and he’d hardly help himself to sugar out of a brown medically-labeled bottle. But that- was digitalis as sure as I’m born and somebody put it in Sven’s cup.” Doug felt a cold wave of horror creep over him. . “But Elsa was the only one at home! She wouldn’t—” Ludlow turned amused eyes on him. “You like the girl, don’t you, or is that too mild a word? No, as you say, she wouldn’t. But some-, body did and I imagine old Sven Larson has made plenty of ene- mies during his‘time.” Then, as Doug halted: the coupe before the barber shop, “Well, it’s a puzzle but I’m not going to wear out my alcohol-addled brain over it, in- stead I shall requme the nap that you so rudely interrupted, young man. Goodbye.” “Goodbye, sir, and thanks,” Doug answered, Except for Indian Joe and the sleep and liquor-sodden form of Frawley, the small gambling dive was empty. The owner was an unattractive specimen with the pale sallow skin of his white fa- ther and lank black Indian hair that hung untidily over his fore- head. He bore little resemblance to his mother, the shy and good- natured Sukie. He greeted Doug with a con- spiratorial leer when he under- stood that the drunken Frawley was to be taken off his hands. He motioned for Doug to wait before getting Ed to his feet then hur- riedly wrote something on a bit of paper and tucked it in the .| breast pocket of Frawley’s wind- breaker. 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