The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 6, 1949, Page 7

~ e ant ttt ajcCei Chapter 12 é TEUTENANT FRANK BlER-| “id you see the Zaralis woman I MAN « ’ in th mood 5 v e to the place nN that taxi in front ta And tion | want n be one of the whitest i when he’s in ye he was] drop by for a drink sometime. So Morgan what's more, H > cme “was | Your shadow probably told you. Goon tee meen oe tne | BY the, way, you'd better switch nd Goff to a cup of coffee. shadows. I could spot him a mile from the JANUARY 6, 1949 mag § RR Barnes,” he said evenly. “What about?” “I met her at the Rankins’ par- ty,” 1 said. “She invited me to I did. We just talked about this he and that for a while. Not long, as away, now. Tall, skinny, and a jarnes,” he said,| razor face. He 3 ve beginning is a rast fat I might] and the start of his head shake all of i nm? I decided that Bierman’s slightly. blank look stopped me. “No?” | said, and it was a trifle I'd stepped into| weak. of Goldielocks’ “No, so you didn’t spot him,” wrtment building and had gone| he told me. “You must have seen bye-bye Solt When you left your office you| slipped ; dy on the sidewalk"| DeFoe. What's new on that, any- met sow he said tail lour detail t kind of a little isn't in the d him flatly. dy u went to the cock- with him. Who was I said. And that cer- 10 lie now. wrofg in anded man,” he said. I wa sround a iittle fo would be the best. d him all about it. Every| could have put him on your t I could remem- ade that room con- x word as near| Shake of my head. a client?” rules, Bier- somebody else. Any idea who heels?” “No,” I finally said with a slow “Unless it could have been the lad who the wire necklace on way?” “First things first,” brushed it aside. “ fight with that Ze “A fight?” I echoed sharply. he| “Are you kidding?” “Did you, Barnes?” he still wanted to know. it’s my turn. Where was your ange you went to] smart shadow when I stepped in- rant,’ he said. to that cab and got my head caved visiting | '° nt is a very fine wo- pecting that ,» and he quickly looked the he meant, but he didn't give me a| other way. From to Radio City er apartment you went he said. Then, as “He won't shadow anybody else for a long time,” he said grimly. “He took time out to phone me the g t of a pleased grin flitted | and let me know where you were. s his face, he went on. “You| It was during his call you dis- thoug! haken your tail;| appeared. What do you know nd took a cab to a Park Avende| about that Zaralis dame?” idress. The apartment of a M “Mind telling me why you are Zara Zara to be exact. Che so interested in her?” Check,” I said. Then, because I “For several reasons,” he re- eally meant it, “Your man is plied in an off-handed manner. <j, Bierman. He deserves a pro-| "One of them being that her tion.” apartment is in René DeFoe’s Bierman acted as though I] n. Did you know that?” hadn't poken. He was look- That one caught me bull’s eye satan snd maybe through me, | dead center. So it was a few sec- onds before I could even shake This one I do want answered.' my head. ast Guard Lands Pigeon HICAGO four mile + An exhausted put through ma wr g prince iple watet SUPER- rv ‘TION F terials re Animal League r h suds h, F thor ugh wn on 1 Lake Michigan f the Chicago shore — a radio Welfare n touch awa in hard- When you B with STTING penetrate faster at hat aralis woman?” | + No!” I said hotly. “And now| < I GUESS Bierman had been ex-| : question, and|*° on the point of digging| dreading it. His face went a dull exactly what] red “When would you say you left he * place?” One o'clock, but maybe it was cicser to two,” I replied. “I know it was time for lunch. Why?” “The Morgan Hospital people tock you in about half after mid- right,” he said. “Out cold, and c: nk, they told me. What did t.cse mysterious attackers do? Crown you with a full bottle of liquor? You were soaked in the : stuif, they told me.” “Don’t forget, plenty beaten up, clo,” I said, and touched a cou- ; £12 of still sore spots on my face. sierman’s eyes tightened, and d., ir . ‘Sure you didn’t have a scrap with that Zaralis woman, J'arnes?” he shot at me. “A scrap, fini i quevte went back later to... sh it?” Not then, or even later,” I said. A woman in the apartment t to hers heard her screams. called downstairs, and they | 24ed us. I happened to take the | « 4, and when I heard the name j 4 went along. We had to break ‘pen the door. She was on the or of that over-furnished sunk- ©. living room. She had been iveten up some, but mostly ; atched. The neck and arms, 4 a couple of good ones on the e of her face. It took us about 1»: minutes to bring her to.” then what?” I asked, in that he had purposely s -pped. “What did she tell you?” “Not very much,” he said. “She 1 she answered the door ring, | somebody threw pepper in | he face, and then came at her. | a nd she had her | scrapping. Couldn't { tell if it was man or woman, | she remembers is scream- for help.” * \ What time was this?” I asked. Eleven - thirty - five the call said. “We got there ive. Why?” didn’t answer. I didn’t even t'-e to answer, because I couldn't 1 .e. I was remembering how } ula had not believed my tele- one gag... how I had suppos- ty made a date with the little { de fireball for eleven thi é van usually leads with his fi: fF .* women always lead with their | fi gernails! (To be continued) | with the Coast Guard. 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