The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 27, 1950, Page 11

arsenate etcttetiereeen eters cnn soil ” ‘ ne ee A Friend In Need| PAGE BLEVEN Black Jan Walks Again arneaseone By Florence Kerrigan Chobe 16 “Wr 1 fe myself going,” there's. ledgewide ensugh for me to pull myself onto while I caught my breath. It was my flash you heard going down. Fortunately I still had my revolver, but I had a few mad moments when I found I was lying on it. I was afraid he would throw you both over before I could get to my knees and pull myself up. And when your light flashed on me, it was a fortunate thing that he was not looking that way and that you had presence of mind enough to turn it off imme- diately. By the way, Hugh, you'd better dim it down now or put it out altogether. We don’t want the battery to fail while we’re still here in the passageway with a wounded man. The cliff is a regu- lar ant-hill of passages and we could wander for days.” Darkness descended uj us as 1 obediently turned off light. Greg’s voice came to us softly. “Iris—beloved—I don’t believe you ever cared much for me. But I have always loved you. You know that, don’t you?” . “That held me here,’ Greg. Nothing else could “have—but that.” “Hugh, be good to her and make her happy. There was. a‘time when I would have given any- thing to make fe sometimes still in .ny, decent mo- ments, I love -her inthe same way. But those moments are get- ting fewer and fewer and now—"" Iris’ voice had a yearning throb in it. “Greg, don't try to. movet We'll try to get you out of this— take you away to recover—and forget—” “You almost tempt me,” he said, sadly. “No. Do not stop me. d | Steve. “In by cen. ris darling—Ht friend—God bless you We didn’t realize that there in the dark he had squirmed so close to. je, until he went over it with an involuntary ery. Careless of the flash battery now, I turned the light on the chasm and the waters below. I could see nothing below us but the rock walls and the glistening thread of water. There was a wet line slightly above it on the cliffside. The tide was going ou:. we IS better that way,” said Steve as Iris wept heartbrok- enly in my arms. “We'd better get her to her room as soon as we can and send. for a doctor. Then—I’d suggest going away for a time.” “I’ve got to know,” said Iris. “E can’t stand it if I don’t. Was Greg actually Ian at the end?” “No,” said Steve. “At first he was just overly interested in the traditions and family background of the castle. Ian had always ap- pealed to him because of his ro- mantic life and because there was, as you both fhoticed, a slight resemblance, That interest be- came too coneéntrated, and that, together with other reading he had doing, played on his high-strung nature and unbal- anced him mentally.” “But both Hugh, and I saw Tan!” “You tl ht: you did,” ‘said cases you woke out: of a sound sleep and Greg wpust have been an expert hyno- tist.: He*not only hynotized you so that you saw what he wanted you to see, but he also hypno- tized himself into the belief that he was actually dominated by the spirit of Black Ian!” We had brought Iris back to her room, and the doctor had givem her a sedative and. de- ih, loyal oth!” This is one of my decent mo-| parted. ments, and I love you so much Pm going to do the only thing I ya a _ Steve and I were talking it over in the library. , “im afraid I gave you a rough time of it,” Steve apologized. =“. I said, I didn’t know you,’ and Greg handed me pretty much the same line about you that you handed me about him. You know —old school friends, hating to suspect you, but for Iris’ sake, and so on. Then when he showed me the broken cufflink in .Mal- colm’s hand, and the revolver was found in your room—”" “ft wasn't my revolver, inci- dentally,” I broke in, ‘ m “And he pointed out that there had been no murders until yo# came—" “Except the first man ~that Easing was investigating,” 1 sai “Yes, except that ohe whe after all hadn't been proved killed bees and washed Fe to sea.” *“ “So it was only tism after all,” I said after a sence, “Some~ thing of a disappointment for you, isn’t it?” . “I don't know,” smiled Steve. “Tt have still to find a ease which. is really supernatural! When Ido find one—if I do—my reach will be over, and then it will T. do, for a hobby? Of coi Hugh, after a decent interv: you'll marry Iris. How about bringing her over to America for @ honeys. moon? I'd be glad to’ pe myi ‘iron summer place in the dacks at your disposal for as ‘T © you upon that. Right pre hee ‘wes my. friend. Later on, poke and don't forget there’s a, little matter of a pace investigation to. be faced in the morni should State Scia mah “There’! : t he smiled. “Don't worry about it.” “I am worrying about it,” I. srailod back, “and I hope you're‘ a good prophet—on both counts!” As it turned out, he wes a good prophet, and on both counts! . THE END f) — @-0on / I KEEP SEEING SULIE MARCH'S PUPPET ELASHING BEFORE MY EYES! wlS THIS CREOIT TELEVISION AS A NEW MIRACLE ORUG , YOUNG FELLOW. 00 BELIEVE IT HELPED BRING 4OU NOPE /..8UT YOU CAME MIGHTY CLOSE TO (T, STRETCHED OUT ON THAT HIGHWAY Electric Rates Favor Complete Use Ke ‘ Everyone Knows A Peck of Apples Costs More Than A Quart... but the Price I COULDN ‘T*FIGGER WONDERFUL ! A NON-CLUTCH|ING HOW TO SPEND IT--s0 BLONDE IS WHAT EVERYMAN 9GHE'S YOURS, DAN! 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