The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 10, 1933, Page 4

» Chapter 47 DANGEROUS STORY eu shut her eyes. She felt 4 odd and light, like a soap-bubble that is just going to fly away. ‘When she opened them again, the inspector was sitting at the writing- able. He had a sheet of paper be- ore him and-a pen in his hand. Jim sitting opposite to him, and To oes was standing with ‘back to the qpiatel loc Fates towning as Caroline opened her eyes. He said, ‘ * “Before you make a statement I had better tell: you that Mr. Van Berg. is expected to recover con- “sciousness any time during the next] ; few hours.” The inspector was full of disap- proyal. The law had been complied with; Mr. Randal had been warned. Ifthe ran his head into a noose, so ‘much the worse for him, and so mach the better for the law. ‘Major Anderson's frown deep- ened. He had known Jim Randal -sinice he was eight years old. He had dined at Hale Place four times a ‘year. for fifteen yecrs. He wasn't going to have Jim Randal bucketed into. making a statement without / ‘knowing what he was up against. “One moment, Inspector,” he said. “Now, Randal—you say you want to make a statement. Before you do 80 I think you ought to know that I saw Mrs. Van Berg this morning.’ Yes?” * ‘“She says that on the night of the ,sigth of August she ¢ame down be- tWeen ‘eleven and twelve’ o'clock to get a book. She heard voices in the study, and she now says that she recognized one of them as yours.” “Yes,” said Jim—“I was there. I _ think you had better let me make * my statement. There really isn’t any > time to lose. Meanwhile let me tell you that the man who shot Elmer , Van Berg and lifted the emeralds fs - Jim or Jimmy Riddell, and I left him twenty minutes ago having an inter- ith his wife up at St. Leon- ‘ower, Here’s his description. ight or so—slim—wiry— two teeth missing in front—long nose—long chin—palish — between thirty and thirty-five—” - “Jimmy the Eel!” said the in- “= “Well, you'd better look quickly or he'll get away. His wife’s maiden Name was Nesta Williams. She’s a cousin of the housekeeper at Pack- ham. Hall, and she’s living with a brother, Tom Williams, at Happicot, beeen Drive, Ledlington “The atmosphere {n the room had “Jimmy the Bel!” said the inspec- tor under his breath. Then, “We'd better’ get hold of him. Exuse me, sir” He lifted the telephone and Glasgow, lie low there for a bit, and tien get abroad. But 1 think he's fmore likely to hang around here Adw—you'll see why presently.” . The inspector nodded and went ‘$n ‘with his instructions, Presently ‘he hung tp the receiver. ' “Now, Randal,” sald Major Ander- eon. “Well,” said Jim, “1 landed at Liv- erpool on the first of July—but if you've been taking an’ interest in me, [ expect you know that. I was in the wreck of the Alice Arden on August eighth, and until about half an hour ago I hadn't the remotest {dea of what had happened between those two dates—" He paused, and added, “with one exception.” WAVE of excitement swept over » Caroline, The color rushed to eeks. Look here," said Jim, “can I tell ‘this my own way? I'll sign a formal statement afterwards if you want me to, but I'd like to tell it to you first just as it happened. Can I do that?” “Yes,” said Major Anderson. “Carry on.” “Well then, I understand that 1 was taken to the Elston cottage hos- pital, where I kept on repeating the name of Jim, or Jimmy Riddell. They weren't sure at first whether Twas saying Riddell or Randal, so ‘they sent out a message with both names, Next day Mrs. Riddell rolled up, identified me as her husband, and carried me off. “Now I come to what I do remem- er, | woke up next day in a per fectly strange room, A perfectly strange young woman came tn and assured me that my name was Jim- my Riddell, aud that she was my iP& Outrageous Fortune wife. I couldn’t contradict her, be- cause as far as having any memory was concerned I might have been a new-born baby. “The only thing I remembered— and [ didn’t know whether I was re- membering it or not—was someone holding up a string of square green stones under a bright light. “And there was a fog, and a voice talking in the fog—talking about the emeralds and Ji immy, Riddell. It wor- ied mie to death, because I couldn't make out whether it was my own voice or not.” He paused. Major Anderson said, “This ie a most extraordinary’ story,’ Randal.” Jim went on again. ““T'll cut it as short as 1 can, but you've got to understand the sort of state I was In. Nesta Riddell eaid we'd been married on the 25th of July at the Grove Registry office in London, and she told me that I had shot Elmer Van Berg and stolen eight very valuable emeralds on the night of the 6th of August. She wanted to know what I had done with the emeralds. She said 1 was on the Alice Arden because I was on my way to Glasgow. She said I'd hid- den the emeralds before I went, and she wanted to know where they were.” M4208 ANDERSON took a step forward. “Really,; Randal, 1. don’t .know whether you hadn't better see a doc- tor: Thisis;the most extraordinary Jimy.Randal laughed. .. nag ““hiknow it sounds extraordinary, but I'm perfectly sane, I'd like to go on if I may.” He went on. “Bits of my memory were coming back. It was like seeing pictures—I could see myself drinking with El- mer Van Berg, I knew that I called him Elmer, and that his wife’s name was Susie. And when I remembered all that, I got the wind up, because it seemed as if I must have done it— and there were my finger-prints on the glass I'd used. “My one idea wae to get out of Ledlington. Well, I started out across country without any idea of where I was going. The most dam- ning thing was that Nesta Riddell really did think I'd got the emeralds —tlere was no mistake about that. “To cut a long story short, I went to Hale Place, and when I got there I remembered my name and who | was. In fact 1 remembered every- thing except the time between the first of July and the 13th of August —which was when I waked-up at cot.” ie inspector made a note of the “T got into the house and I stayed there. You can understand that [ wanted time, I made up my mind to'wait for a week and see what happened. | knew 1 was exposing mySelf to suspicion, but I decided to wait.” Jim went on speaking. - “During the time I was at Hale Plate thé house was twice entered. Th a room there called the Blue am; The burglar came straight to this.room on both occasions. The first time he charged me and got away. The second time he got what he had come for—the emeralds.” “What?” said Major Anderson. “They were hidden in the Blue Room. He got away with them, and caught the last train into Ledling- ton, and I just missed it’ 1 came on in the morning and watched for Mrs. Riddell, “I watched the road all day. In the evening Miss Leigh met me. She had her car, and thanks to her I was able to follow Mrs. Riddell. when she came out. She had. taken, her brother'smotorcycle. We followed her. to St. Leonard's Tower. Miss Leigh remained in the field, and I went on to thecruins. “I overheard an interview be tween Mrs. Riddell and the man. They quarrelled. She had parked the money ghe had brought him some- where, and absolutely refused to hand it over unless he showed her the emeralds. In the end he gave way. They were on one side of the Tower, and I was on the other, with one of those narrow slits between us. He struck a match, and there were the emeralds dangling about & yard away from me.” He paused. “Well?” said Major Anderson, “I grabbed them.” He dive@ into a pocket and flung 4 glittering heap of green and pear! upon the inspector's foolscap, “There they are!” he said, (Copyright, 1988, J. B. Lippincott Co. tm the next chapter the police re- main unconvinced by Jim's tale. STEAMSHIP Co. UNITED STATES FAST MAIL ROUTES FOR PORT TAMPA—HAVANA—WEST INDIES Effective April 27, 1933 Leave Key West for Havana Tuesdays and Fridays 12:15 Leave Havana for Key West Wednesday. and Saturdays 9345 A.M. Leave Key West for Port days 6:30 P. M. Tampa Wednesdays and Satur- Tickets, Reservations and Information at Ticket Office on the Deck, ‘Phone 71 an 7 J. H. COSTAR, Agent. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Announce Winners Free Trip Contest :-: SOCIETY Naptial Event Thompson-Smith - Hastings Carlyle Smith and Miss} Miss Agnes Mae Walker and Roberta Lee Thompson were join-! Frank Perez are the winners of ed together in Holy wedlock Wed-| the Free Trip to Miami dance con- nesday evening, in the parsonage | test which has been going on for of First Methodist church, Rev.| the past several weeks, sponsored J. G. Stradley, officiating. ._| by the Cuban Club, The ceremony was celebrated in} The wi ill Ie tania | the presence of members of the| e ene ey peeve onten | family, with Miss Anice Smith, sis-|for a stay in Miami with all ex- ter of the groom, and Anthony| penses paid by the Cuban Club. Roberts, brother of the bride, as; ree re attendants, {from their summer home at Beech MRS. SOPHIA CURRY CLARENCE STIRRUP] DIES THIS MORNING DIES THIS MORNING FUNERAL SERVICES ARE BE-| FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE | ING CONDUCTED THIS | HELD TOMORROW AFT- AFTERNOON ERNOON Mrs. Sophia Albury Curry, 84} Clarence Arthur Stirrup, aged) j years old, died 4:30 o’clock this; 53, died 4 o’clock this morning at! | morning at the residence at 610/ the residence 803 Catherine street. ! ; Southard street. jafter an illness covering a longi Hi Funeral services are being held | period. this afternon from the First Meth-| Funeral services will be conduct-| | odist church, where the body was sf LaeER placed at- 1. o'clock, Rev. J. G,|¢d tomorrow afternoon at 5 o’elock | . -8. Ge Mrs. Fred Lee And Son Arrive Here Mrs. Fred Lee and son Fred are again in Key West this year, a™ riving over the highway last night | Stradley officiating. from the Lopez Funeral Home chapel by Rev. W. W. Robins, of Ley Memorial Methodist church. Survivors are the widow, Mrs. Clareftce Stirrup; one daughter, Mrs. Charles Olivieri; two sons, Harry and Fernando, one sister, Mrs. Otto Bethel and three grand- children, 'Haven, N, J. | They have taken the home of| Mrs. Curry is survived by Mr. Mrs, James Adams on Waddell! and Mrs. L. M. Dick, of Brooklyn, Avenue and will, as usual, remain|N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. Louis Cleare, until spring. Mrs. Lee and son|of Miami, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. B. {have a host of friends in Key West! Curry Moreno and daughter, Bet- who say they are happy to welcome ty, of Key West; Miss Caroline them back. Zair and many other relatives in New York and the Bahama Islands. ARMISTICE DAY AT ST. MARY’S RIAL MASS FOR OUR DEAD : »(COMMUNICATED) Day would'be incomplete if’ we left out the memory of those boys who are marching before us in silent parade—those boys who paid the great price. A In many homes there are Gold Star mothers, widows and orphans, and sweethearts, Armistice Day is redolent with memories, — pic- tures of their boys are renewed and draped, and lonely homes and lonelier hearts are loneliest on that day. Within 19 months, 125,000 American boys, the fair flower of the nation, fresh from our schools, lay mute victims of European tra- ditional jealousies and hatreds. They knew not the reasons in back ‘of the whole affair, They only thought of us, loved us, and for us they fought and died. Today memories of little white crosses on the hillside of Belleau Woods, Argonne, Chauteau Thier- ry, flood our minds. In the march | of memory, many who marched-—! who now are asleep—unknown— unmarked—unsung—are our un- known heroes, and these number many thousands in the harvest fields of France. One hundred and twenty-five thousand heroes, in the flush of manhood—as many as died for the Union in the Civil War—so many, if released from the merciful sleep of death, their shadowy forms might pass in review, one every second, all day today, all night, and almost all day tomorrow, the ghostly line of heroes would pass by to their silent tents in the “bivouac of the dead.” We are not unmindful of those boys who returned—crushed, gassed, injured, crippled and in- fected with disease and wounds, to drag out a miserable existence —to await the final call. | 'To these | we, too, offer our tribute of ap- preciation and gratitude. over, the East. Coast. for a brief The celebration of | Armistice [cent Alfred Higgs, left 3 Pallbearers are: Sam B. Pinder, eecvcccccccceseceseoees® | Frank Johnson, Charles H. Ket- PERSONAL MENTION ‘chum, W. E. Huston, Charles Ro- “berts and Steadman Pinder. eccccescesoes Arrangements for the funeral Mrs. Henry Thompson arrived! are in charge of the Lopez Funeral over the East Coast yesterday} Home. from Miami for a visit with rela- poe és | tives. } ? ‘Today’s Birthdays st [PCC occccocccccccccccccs James F..T. O'Connor, U. S. Coniptroller of the Currency, born Edney,, Parker, constable Rock Harbor, arrived yesterday stay with friends. L. M. Gerstell, U. S. receiver}*®* in cases of bankruptcy, who was in Key West on a short business? Donald B. MacMillan visit, left yesterday afternoon for| Provincetown, Mass., noted Miami. of ex- Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McRae, who Miami because of the death of}the National Ass Mrs. MeRae’s brother-in-law, Vin-[bon Societies, born on the] Til, 60 years ago. {afternoon train for Miami. | Captain G. C. Graham, U. S. {A., and W. L. Quinlan, representa- at Tuscola, Rev. Ernest Thompson of Charleston, W. Va., moderator of oer ] at Grand Forks, N. D., 47 years! plorer, ‘born there, 59 years ago.|§ Dr. T. Gilbert Pearson of New) were called to Key West from] York, ornithologist, president of, ciation of Audu-| Mr. Stirrup was a member of! the Key West Fire Department and] the fire bell tolled this afternoon } as usual when a member passes, Pallbearers will be: Bienvenido Perez, Everett Rivas, Will Roberts, | Joe Valenzuela, A. P. Knowles and Charles Williams, OL LL LL hhh dk dd dk dd 2: the Presbyterian Church in the U. S., born in Georgia, 66 years ago. Fred A. Howland, president of | the National Life Insurance Com- pany, Vermont, born at Fran- conia, N. H., 69 years ago. Dr. John M. Wheeler of New a noted American eye t, born at Burlington, Vt., 54 years ago. miral Ridley McLean, orn at Pulaski, Tenn., Rear | Charles S. Dewey of Chicago, | |internationally - known financial jadviser, born at Cadiz, Ohio, 51} Years ago. | FRID. NEW, ARRIVAL AT! SHEPPARD'S HOME Mr. and Mrs. O. J. announce the birth of a nine} pound boy this morning at their home, 1219 Newton street. Mother and son are reported as doing nicely. Mrs, Sheppard was, before her marriage, Miss Rosalie Lounders, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emilio Lounders, | Sheppard} FOUND IN HEEL BERKELEY, Calif.—A diamond) lost by Mrs. L. W. Frank of this! teity, was found three days later} imbeded in the rubber heel of a shoe worn by her 14-year-old} niece, om [ed by Defense Minister AY, NOVEMBER 10, 1933. FREE STATE PLANS TO REORGANIZE ITS ARMY (By Associated Press) DUBLIN, Nov. 11.—The _bat- talion system in the Free State army would be discarded and regi- | ments formed under a plan fram- Aiken. The regiments, instead of being numbered, would be named for Trish patriots, Overtaxed by speaking,sing- ing, smoking PALACE BUFFALO BILL, JR., in The Fighting Cowboy Save your coupons for valuable dinner sets, + < \ VOTE FOR carefully consider the fit for in Tuesday’s electio those who can and will Because they believ: fied, a majority of the m supporting this ticket: BENJAMIN For City Dr. William R. Warren W. H. Monsalvatge R. B. Curry Oct. 25-tf.| Tne Economic League urges every voter to istics, past records in business, and then vote for For Mayor: Matinee, 5-10c; Night, 10-15¢ . KEY WEST ness of the men they vote nm, study their character- do the most for the city. e they are the best quali- embers of the League are . D. TREVOR Counc William A. Freeman Frank O. Roberts Clifford Hicks AMEE MA hh hehe dkdkd, IAPSPSSALLLALL ALLA AAA da jtive of the Civilian Conservation Corps, who were here to make se- lections of Key West men to be {sent to reforestation camps, left l yesterday afternoon for Miami, for Cuba, who was in Key West on an inspection trip, left yester- iday afternoon to inspect the con- sulate in Miami and other points in the United States. L, E. Spencer, division freight! agent of the F. E. C. - Railway company, left yesterday for Mi- ami after a short business con-. ;ference with local merchants and } officials, | Sheriff K. 0: Thompson’ went out over the highway this morn- ing for Miami and will return Monday with Rudolph, Farting- ton, ‘colored,‘who is wanted in | Key West on a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill. Mrs. W. D. Evans, who has been jin Washington for one month un- dergoing treatment at Walter Reed | Hospital, was a returning passen- \ger on the Havana Special yester- day. Miss Harriet. Marzyck, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, John W. Marzyck of 1501 Von. Pfister street, will leave this afternoon over the East Coast enroute to, Jacksonville Tomorrow at..St. Mary’s, a Memorial Mass will be offered for the heroes of our ‘wars. We will follow this parade of memory to- rial Mass—and offer the tribute of our hearts for the tribute of their lives for the sake of us, that we may live. The officers and men of the Service—of the Army and Navy, {Marine Hospital, Legion, Veter- ans of Spanish American War— along with the public are cordially invited to the Memorial Mass at St. Mary’s at 8 o'clock. IFERRY FAILS TO LEAVE FOR CUBA DISTURBED CONDITIONS IN HAVANA CAUSE OF POST- PONED SAILING Due to the sporadic warfare jthat was being carried on in Ha- tvana between the government {forces and the revolutionists, the | Ferry Parrott. of the F. E. C. Fer- jty company, did not sail last | Right for Havana. With conditions bettered today land the fighting practically over,| }the ship is scheduled to leave on! ___. |schedule time tonight. 5-tf. day in our prayers—in a Memo-}——~ , Octagon Special Powder, 2 for) im 30 minutes, ' FOR THE CITIZEN—20c WEEKLY | sc: for sale by all retail stores.| FINE LAXATIVE AND TONIC) Peeeccccccccccccccccccccoscceseseccoosocccocosoee: t. where she will yisit with her uncle} ++ and aunt, Mr, and Mrs, William H. Marzyck. COLORED PRISONER RELEASED ON BOND Gustavo Fables, colored, -was released this morning from county jail on a bond of $100 after hav- ing been in the prison for several days. He is to appear before Judge Hugh Gunn for preliminary hear- ing on a charge of defamation of character. He is specificially charged with imputing want of chastity. The person filing the in- formation is a married woman, NOTICE { All members of the P. O. of A.} jand P. O. S. of A. are requested) jto meet at corner of Fleming and} | William streets, Sunday. Nov. 12,} 7:00 P. M., for the purpose of at-| the Fleming} Nov. 10.1t} Starts Monday, j tending service at | Street Church. a. lovember 13 | LIQUID, TABLETS, SALVE, NOSE DROPS | Checks Malaria in 3 | first day, Headaches or Colds} eis Mest Speedy Remedies Known. C == FORBIDDEN VALLEY URT TENNYSON plunged into the Canadian wilderness to track down Icon KaRAKHAN, an international crook—and found the most alluringly beautiful woman he ever met. Sonya Nicnots had no place in the dangerous, rugged country in which CURT sought his quarry.> Her fragile beauty was in strange con- trast with the impressive savagery of their surroundings. But Curt soon learned that Sonya’s Madonna-like face hid a secret that threatened to crash his dreams of love and romance, that she might be an enemy luring him into a trap. Curt discovered with a shock that Sonya, too, was headed for Ka- RAKHAN’S hiding-place on a mission she refused to reveal or explain but that implied all too strongly a romance in which Curt was not to share. William Byron Mowery tells the story in masterful style, an exciting 4-ama in the Northwest, packed with action, suspense and climaxes. ---IN-- THE KEY WEST CITIZEN