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at SOSleecsveescocoocsscccee * VBTNOPSIS: The urexpe: is) . rival of Pranets Tally in the tes Bs France w his sister ; rr Beers _ "Chapter 37 BACK TO “JAIL” B NUMBER of policemen accom- : panied us, and our passage through the streets caused quite a stir in the town, though | noted it oly absent-mindedly and that be f&use so many children and so many seemed to spring up beside us. °F did not, of course, understand of the interview with the pommissaire and the judge; that is, ‘BE did not understand French, and ‘Meither, it developed, did Francis Pally; Lorn and Sue translated BWiftly for us, but sometimes forgot thomen - mhadden! tarily to translate, which was ing. ‘They told the whole story of the iMheritance, of the abduction, of the ken, of the reasons we had for the murder centered about ‘They were constantly interrupted oned. it was a diMcult 4 conclusion 1 ome have expected but somehow but they did not wholly credit it. Well, of course, it was extraor dinary. Still, it had happened. At any rate, they politely forbade the plan Francis Tally advanced to Teave with his sister the coming morning. Even when his fine featured face flushed and became angry and he shouted a bit, they still, refused, They were polite; were regretful; but Monsieur S60 that it could not be, _ ‘They could only assure us that. , the detectives trom Paris would ar tomorrow and then, wo gath- ft would immediately be " iB settled. And as far as that goes they may have been epéaking the truth; we were never d our progress back to in the nature of a It happened that Sue walked be me, She said nothing on the y beck through white, wind- * cobblestoned streets wind- fag narrowly between shuttered houses with tall, peaked ts, In the courtyard once more, chance movement brought her : whispered, ber eyes on Fran- “T've lost “No. Nohe must hot know, What halt I dor” Lorn turned to hold open the door to the lobby, and Sue was obliged HE aye i E E i : , : j k 8 & Rg o e Hee el auu decision in his darting as. Even the dirty jewels seemed to wink and glimmer with @ sudden access of evil and knowing energy. “So,” he said In # congratulatory way. “So. you have gone. to: the Dolice, You :ave arranged things. You may now leave my poor hi That is good. That is good. Not Lwant my guests to leave me, but it has been a bad'cimé tere.” ~ He advanced tm an ingratiating way toward Sue, “Lam so glad, Miss Tally, that your brother has finally arrived. Sorry you are to ieave us. But glad he has arrived. We have tried to make you happy here in our poor way. But it has oven a ead time for this young miss,” he added, turning sympathetically to Francis Tally, though, oddly, he avoided meeting his eyes, “But it appears that we are not leaving,” said Francis Tally, Lovschiem'’s gesticulating hands arrested selves in the air, Hi looked so suddenly and completely at a loss that it was almost ludicrous, In an instant the new decision was wiped out of his glistening fat face. “But—but' why?” what I] immediate pte ‘the’ com- pany of her brother, Why!" U Ustened to Prancis Tally’s re ply. He had seemed fit at ease and lot too Iikable at arst: u at ease now but no niore likable, “Some absurdity about waiting for the detectives from Paris. } don’t know what they expect to discover, But the police won't let us leave, They'd rather subject us all to the danger of staying here in your murderous hotel—” “IYPONSIBOUR,” gasped Lovschiem parenthetically, “An jueky accident Only an accident, “—than let us go to a safer place. it’s ‘outrageous, What can we do about it, Lorn? z There was a moment before Lorn replied. He seemed to be seeking some way out of it, judging from the thoughtful, remote look in his dark eyés. 1 was thinking of Lovschiem’s curious use of the word accident. It was a flagrant understatement. All that horror cimmed up in the one word accident! Pere 7 ‘Thon it occutred to me that per haps he used the word for the sim- ple reason that that was exactly what he meant, Perhaps it had been largely accident trom his point of view. An accident which had set awry his carefully laid plans that had only righted themselves’ to be—or I was no judge of. looke—set at: odds again by this unlooked-for tenactous- ness on the part of the. police, But again | asked myself why he had wanted Sue. to leave. at once with ber brother. Was it possible that I was all wrong in my judg: ment of Lovecheim? Had been wrong from the oeginning? Was it possible that he was merely an interested but sincere friend to the girl—had known noth- ing of her inheritance, nothing of the things that threatened her, noth- ing of the whole ugly affair? “There is nothing we can do just now but wait,” said Lorn finally. He spoke quietly but with a slight air of reservation. Se Tally to be weeeeel Filed . “Wal seems: all that any of you have beén ‘Waitt What fart Mor arbor “T assure you it has been en: waiting,” I said. “And no ples : “a ald oo at Mies Tay’ request. it not—interfere with k > ay—er— (Copyright. £938, Mignon @, Bderhart) An ink blot that vanished takes @ share, tomorrow, in. the mystery. , WIFE OF ATTACHE OF CUBAN. EMBASSY IN WASH. INGTON Mrs, Jose M. Lara and son, Fer- nandite, were outgoing passengers over the East Coast Saturday en- route to Washington, D. C., an embassy, and remain for the summer. The travellers were accompan- ied by Mrs. Lara’s mother, Mrs. Dolores H. Gato and aunt, Miss Concepeion Rodriguez, who will gol as fat as Miami. E. H. Gato, uncle of Mrs. Lara i and other members of the family, were at the train to bid them adios. Subscribe for The Citizen. .j club house: where bridge ¢) School for this year. Dleasanter | for us than it will be for you." ~ tt sudden! IN skepticism, Sue's checks went pink, and 2 quickly: dday for his home in Miami: rol ‘ publisher of the Homestead Ex-j of the First (Stone) church build-/ join Mr. Lara, attache of the Cub-!terprise and Leader, who was the/ ing. i SOCIETY unior Woman eecoocesacecoooaoescee ’s Club Has Social Meeting The Junior Woman’s Club de- lightfully entertained on Friday, afternoon on the veranda of the was played with Miss Cornelia Warren holding high score. Miss Florrie Ketchings held lew score. Re- freshments were served én the lawn of the premises. Hostesses on the occasion were Mrs. Benjamin Sawyer and Mrs.; Waldo Johnson. Mrs. Carl Lopez} was the club guest. Those present were: Misses Elizabeth Ayala, Mary Jo Lom-! bard, Marie Thompson, Barbara Taylor, Eleanor Davis, Cornelia Warren, Alice Jones, Florrie! Ketchings, Nellie Louise Russell, Susan La Kin, Camille Pierce, Amelia Lucignani, Florence Saw- yer; Mesdames John Roberts, L. Jackson. Senior Class Play To Be Presented \ “Seventeen,” a four act com- edy written by Booth Tarkington, ;has been chosen :as the Senior: | Class play of the Key West High} It will be presented in the High School au- ditorium, Friday, May 26, at 8:15 P. M. The play is being put on under the direction of .Mrs. Charles Thompson, Senior Class. sponsor, with a cast of 14 chosen from the Those. of the class. which have been selected to. take part in the play. are: rt Ida. Kerr, Anthon; 7 Cruz, . doe jin honor of the mothers of Fern Program Tonight At Scottish Rite Hall There will be a Mother’s Day program given this evening at the! Scottish Rite hall, which will be! Chapter. Quite a number of musical se- lections are included in the pro- gram. The public is invited to at- tend. Knight, Randall Page, Sylvia Gui-) to, Anna Tuttle, Rosemary Saun-| ders, Aberlardo Lopez, Jr.,. Fred Knight, Louis Birs, Melcalm Pin-} der, Deborah Knowles, Joe Fer-! nandez and Jennie Fae Lowe. Personal Mrs. Webster Roberts left over the East Coast yesterday for Is- lamorada after spending a few days with relatives. H Mrs, H. W. Kling, who came in from Miami to spend Mother's Day with her mother, Mrs. Sarah Luwe and other relatives, left yesterday for home. Mrs, Walter S. Lightbourne was an outgoing passenger over the East Coast yesterday for Miami where she will spend a while with relatives. Lofton Curry, son of Mr, and Mrs. Newton Curry, arrived over the highway last week from Hel- ena, Arkansas, for a short. visit, accompanied by his cousin, Jamesjami to spend a short time with} ment of Florida. Fort, from Atlanta, Ga. Joe Franks, adjutant of Harvey Seeds Post, American Legion, in| Mulligan and Miss Mulligan, after| ments of the U. Miami, and Mrs. Franks, who were spending a short time in Key West, left yesterday , afternoon over the East Coast. Mrs, Charles Saunders and} daughter, Anna, left Saturday on the S. S. Florida to spend some time with relatives in Tampa. | Paul J. Saunders, general man- ager fo the P. and O. S. S. com- pany and Austin Willimson, spe- cial passenger representative of the line, left Saturday for Tampa! on the S, S. Florida. H Mrs, W. D. Hearne, formerly Miss Marguerite Archer, and son, W. D. Hearne, Jr., who were visit- ing Mrs. Hearne’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. George F, Archer, }fet Satur- day night for the home in Tampa. Miss Annie .Lois Hicks, student at Flroida State College for Wom- en, arrived yesterday, on the. Ha- vana Special, called by the serious illness of her brother, Clifford] Hicks, Jr. Mrs. John Peterson, who was in ju with her daughter, Mrs. Wheatley Turtle, who died last Sunday, returned yesterday over the East Coast accompanied by} her daughter, Miss Fannie Jones. Mrs. Dan Navarro and baby. who were visiting with relatives in the north for several months, re-; terday. Mr. and Mrs, D.. H. Mangum, who went for the Legion conven- tion in Havana and returned Sat- urday afternoon, left this morning over the highWay for a vacation in their home in New Orleans. Milton Peacock, whe was spend-' ing a few days as the guest of Mr.j and Mrs, R. H. Noble, left Satur-} i Benjamin Archer, editor and guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.) George F. Archer, left yesterday for home, accompanied by his son,| Lester. Mrs. F.C, Brossier, who was’ the guest of Mra. Peter H. Wil-j liams at the home, 522 cee street, left yesterday afternoon for her home in Miami, accom-j panied by her daughter, Miss! turned on the Havana Special yes-} Mention Mrs. George Kantor and grand- daughter, Joyce, left on the aft- ernoon train yesterday for, Paho- kee, Fla., to spend a few days with Joyce’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mulberg. Ray Curry, who was in Key West for the week with relatives returned to his home in Miami Satarday. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson Lones} left Saturday afternoon for Miami where they will spend several weeks with their children. Mrs. E. R. Lowe, who was here as the guest of her mother, Mrs. Emma Lyons and sister, Mts. Frank Papy, left Saturday for Mi- relatives, Miss Veidane Cates, Mrs. Vera several weeks’ visit in turned to Key West over the highway. », Te- yesterday RAISE FUND FOR HOSPITALIZATION OF LUIS CUERY SCHOOLMATES MAKE CAN- VASS IN ORDER THAT HE MAY BE SENT TO ORLANDO FOR PROPER TREATMENT Schoolmates of young Luis Cuervo, student at St. Joseph's College. and other boy friends, are canvassing the city to collect funds to send Luis to Orlando, Fla., and nurse, for hospitalization. This. lad has been confined to his_bed for several months and it is believed by his physicians that he will be greatly benefitted if he can be sent to Orlando. Contributions could be offered in no more worthy cause and those who are solociting the funds are confident that their appeals for aid will meet with responses. Mayor Wm. H. Malone has agreed for the canvass to be made. All contributors and the amounts given will be published daily in The Citizen. MRS. BUNCH HERE ON CHURCH WORK Mrs. Bunch, wife of James H. Bunch, leading attorney of Jack- sonville, was an incoming passen- ger on the morning train over the East Coast yesterday. Mrs. Bunch comes to organize! a Standard Training Schoo! of the! Methodist church and will hold ses-| sion in the Sunday scheol annex| i j During her stay she will be the; guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Eak-/ fms at the home, 329 Elizabeth! street. j BENJAMIN LOPEZ FUNERAL HOME Established 1885 24-Hesr Ambetnere Service Satlied Embatmer. rinatic tergery | Elizabeth, who Was the week-end |} py guest of Miss Janice Maloney. | Overseas Giving a clear, terse, but com- prehensive, outline of the overseas bridges project, William R, Por- ter has issued a folder which shows the possibilities of- employmention: the work and the magnitude of-the| idea. The-folder was issued and given to the press in order that.the peo- ple of Florida may understand the present status of the construction plans and realize the immense benefits to be derived, by the state as a whole and the thousands to be employed. The information is given at an opportune time, as it is under- stood that the commission to han- dle the matter of the loan will, within the next few weeks, make formal application to the R. F. C. jand Mr. Porter believes a decisive answer will be received within a week or 10 days after. The following is the informa- tion contained in the folder: Project: The project is to build the un "William R Porter Issues Folder Giving Bridge Project of 24 nionths, 2,282 men per da: Average number of men to be INDIRECTLY employed on the project by being directly emplo: ea inthe production of the pri cipal materials to be used in the construction, such as cement, wood piling. and lumber, will be; (@)—For first 3 months, 6,164 men per day; : (b)—For the remaining period, 3,175 men per dar. Result; It will relieve the unemploy- ment in South Florida and materi- ally assist unemployment in other parts of Florida. It will afford a military high- way reaching to Key West, Florida, It will enhance trade between the people of this country and Cuba. Self Liquidation: Economists who have studied this project are of the opinion that it will liquidate itself within 30 completed sections of the Over: f seas way, U. S. No. 1, Flor No. between Miami and. We: ‘" rida, by the constru¢ lot brides and approaches bef Low Namé ke ald” ‘survey authorized by Con- gress and reported to the T1st Congress, 2nd Session, H. D. No. 316, The route is 42.12 miles long.. The principal construction will be: (a)—Lower Matecumbe Key to Long Key, total distance, 3.64 miles; (b)—Long Key to Grassy Key, total distance, 5.74 miles; (c)—Kright Key to No Name Key, total distance, 15.73 ° miles. Object: The object is to complete U. S. Highway No. 1 from Maine through Florida to Key West, thereby connecting this highway with the National Highway of Cuba through a 90-mile ferry trip of six hours and affording the autoist an attractive route not heretofore available. : Engineering: The ‘design was made by the United States Bureau*of Public Roads and the State Road Depart- The specifi tions are the standard specifi tions of Florida State Road De- partment and meet the... require- . Buregy of Pub- lic Roads. The engin ez de-; tails are so completed, that work | can be commenced as goon as the! project is financed. iB Time: t It ‘will reqire 27 ‘months’ :to juild the project. Labor: Average number of men to be DIRECTLY employed’ 30 hours per week, will be: (a)—For first 3 months, 3,049 men per day; (b)—For the remaining period ‘Matecumbe Key and. ii the i b | 500; SHEETS" typéwriting Only’ 50c. Get them a’ will be inserted in The Citizen at the rate of 1c a word for each in- sertion, but the minimum for the first insertion in every instance is 25c. Payment for classified adver- tisements is invariably in advance, but regular advertisers with ledger accounts may have their advertise- ments charged. ; Advertisers should give their street address as well as their tele- phone number if they desire re- sults. With each classified advertise- ment The Citizen will give free an Pgh acits Razor Outfit. Ask for it. FOR RENT FOR RENT—Furnishes apart- ments, $15.00 to $25.00 per month. Trevor and Morris, op- posite new Post Office. apri FOR SALE BLANK SALES BOOKS—Suit- able for every business. In duplicate with carbon paper. 3 books 25c. -.The .Artman ; Press, The Citizen Building. Phone 51. “paper? it The Artman ‘Press. Thone 51. jan? RADIO REPAIRING RADIO REPAIRING. We repair, all makes. Guaranteed service, J. L. Stowers Music Co. mayl M LEGION CROWD RETURNS FROM CUBA SATURDAY FLORIDA BRINGS OVER VISI- TORS NUMBERING 735; BIG TIME REPORTED BY ALL WHO VISITED HAVANA Gaily bedecked with flags and bunting, the P. and Q.°S. S. com-| pany’s ship Florida arrived in port Saturday afternoon with 735 le-} gionnaires. and their women folk) who were attending the conven-| tion in Havana. The dock was a scene of unusual gaiety and ‘colorful uniforms. The Miami Drum and Bugle Corps, Ft. Lauderdale Drum and. Bugle Corps and the Corps from Tampa. The organizations paraded down the principal streets of Key West and at intervals stopped and play- ed selections, Many there were on the dock who spiritually: wanted to pay an- other visit to the busy streets of Key West, but the rough trip from Havana had left them phy- sically weak, and a seat in the Over Sea Limited and rest was hat they craved, and chose, ONDAY, MAY 15, 1 NOTICE. Any merchandise bought or Pu chased for the account of the F rates’ Cove Fishing Camp will ve be paid for unless they are chased on written order from owner, executors or their representatives. & E. F. WRIGHT, may12-6t Own Subscribe for The Citizen. PALAC DICKEY MOORE in OLIVER TWIST Matinee 5-10-15¢; Night 10-20 Despite the ne 7 tax on batteries .. = Exide! PRICES. HAVE BEE! REDUCED TO... ach one of the many addressed||f The Citizen ‘relative to and the events of the:conven. n had a diffferent tale to tell ‘the: great majority expre: mitteeman and the reelection of C. Howard Rowton as Department Adjutant. The happiest egation of all of those who yisited the Cuban capital was that of Gainesville, revelling in the knowledge that their home city had been selected for the next convention, ALFONSO BOLL DIES IN TAMPA William Boll, of Key West, re- ceived a telegram » today . from Tampa announcing the death of brother, Alfonso Boll. No de- tails were contained in the mess- age received. The deceased. formerly resided in Key West, having moved ‘Tampa several years ago, where he had resided since. No Cost To Have Ur E insp: : Yc O to; | Protect your buildings with roofs thot are right and weathertight. Phone for:fiee their} - ALBURY’S SERVICE STATION Fleming and Grinnell Streets ection, report "mates by expert So. Florida Con, & Bing: Co. Roof inspected White & Eliza Sta,—Ph, 598 is G-E THE ONLY REFRIGERATOR WITH A -YEAR GUARANTEE ON THE MECHANISM? @ The G-E Monitor Top mechanism is built to last a lifetime. It is sealed in steel, i i As tiatlc as $10.00 down aad $5.75 2 month buys a General Electric Moniter Top refrigerator. THE KEY WEST ELECTRIC COMPANY A. F. AYALA, Sales Mgr.