The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 21, 1934, Page 3

8s Hi ; 2 if EE : aH i i sleep, dozed fitfully and awakened to find a scant | left. ‘hour had passed. the house for fear Lon me. We'll compromise, walk.” ito the storm, braced wind and the rain, ran downhill, panted upbill, returned ‘at ‘twilight breathless and hungry. Marian built a fire on the hearth, ‘Made toast and tea and wheeled it #m on the tea wagon. Then, Hero beside her drowsing in the warmth, * @he nibbled and sipped and read. but Pealiy listened and waited for the Sound of a motor. Bight o'clock, nine o'clock, ten @elock .. . what if Lon had cashed his check and someone, knowing he as to be paid, bad jumped his car tm the tunnel and... ob she was foolish, but supposing on these wet Pavements the car bad skidded. were so many dark canyons Bnd with little traffic on a stormy Right she wouldn't know until next _ Morning. Maybe at that very mo » ent he was lying under his car . . . ®he arose, paced restlessly around the room. “I have to do something,” she ‘Bald aloud. She'd telephone . . . tele Phone .. . whom could she tele Phone? Murphy at the gas station, Maybe he had an extra car. She ‘Would drive into the city. and if she Met Lon along the road she would @retend she hadnt seen him and Tet him wait for her-as she ba Waited for him .. . and as she drove +... Slowly ... she would look for @kid marks on the pavement, and Mato the canyons. the iB called the Walnut Creek ex- change and asked for Murphy's Bervice Station. “Mr. Murphy,” she began, “this is Mrs. Casad, i—" “I expect you're worried aren't the deuce. I'll bring Mr. Casad me a8 soon as | close shop—" “Brigg bim home.” ¢ried Marian “Ss he burt? 9 “No. no, Mrs. Casad, he’s just a Well, you know how it is, he’s been ‘Gut with the boys and he’s a bit @Ueder the weather. ['m closing in Balt an hour. li lock your car up in the garage here and bring him along in mine Marian turned back to the room, feo bewildered to think coherently. Lon was “under the weather.” He Pad deen “out with the boys.” But that mt tike Lon. He might be Sullen, and willing to misunderstand her, prejudiced by McSwain, but be | @idn't drink to excess, ever. Of course there was that night he had come {rom McSwain’s barbecue ut he bad refused to touch any thing since. He'd said. “if 1 can't fake it 1 won't touch 4 The teiepbone rang again. Marian hastened to answer. “Mrs. Casad.” fame Murphy's voice. “I've just een in to see your husband, he's dm a pretty bad condition. I'd advise Fou to call a doctor.” Marian scarcely waited for Mur- 'DNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1932, She waited for Murphy to stop, jumped on the running board and sick, honey,” he murmured once as he opened glazed eyes, “so sick.” “Doc's on his way here,” she as- ‘sured him and lay a cool palm on his moist forehead. “What happened, Mr. Murphy, do you know?" she asked him, as Lon seemed to lapse back into uncon- sciousness. “No; 1 really don’t,” he said. “Mr. Casad drove in about eight o'clock with a-couple of men. He cashed nis pay check and they cashed theirs, all from the Maddern Construction Company they were. Then they drove on. “About an hour later they came back, and one of the men was driv- ing the car. He asked me if 1 knew where Casad lived and 1 told nim. He said well he wasn’t going to take the ‘fall’ by taking him home to his wife in that condition and said ne’d he exciaimed solicitously. “! | mt to call you but I've been Busy | leave him there in the garage until be sobered up. “L was busy. Saturday night, you know, and | didn't pay much atten- tion to him. 1 thought {d wait and see how he felt at closing time, then bring him up if he wasn't able to drive. After you telephoned, 1 went in to take a look at him and figured we'd better do something.” He stopped to look at Marian. She was standing at the open window, as though listening, and then he heard the wail of a siren. A moment later |} gine, and then the sound of brakes on the driveway outside. Small Anne appeared, dimpled and daiuty in a gingham house frock, |aud never had Marian been as glad to see anyone. Doctor Steele, black bag in hand, followed. Doctor asked a few questions, Anne a few more, then they busied themselves with | Lon, Marian remaining in the back- ground, a white faced, trightened figure. Doctor Steele barked a few orders and Anne flew to the car .o return | with a larger bag. “Outside with you, lan.” she said, cheerfully, “and don’t let your eyes pop out so, or they'll fall off and then what'll you do? Your Louny’s going to be all right.” “Are you sure?” insisted Marian. Have | ever lied to yeu?” coun- ered Anne. “Here,” delviog into her pocket and bringing out-A>packet, “go out in the front yard and see how many of these you can smoke before | call you.” Marian slipped into a coat, leav- ing Murphy to help the others if he |was needed and. with Hero, she paced back and forth, back and forth. And then, “lan,” called Anne. | Marian sped back. “Whoa.” passed, | offee for a couple of hard working medics?” “Of ... of course,” said Marian. }~You mean he’s all right? He isn't suffering?” | “Not a bit,” said Doctor Steele. The coffee consumed, Doctor | Steele turned to Marian. | “Lon wasn't drunk,” he said. “He was poisoned.” (Copyright, 1534, by Jeaxxe Bowman) Tomorrow. the Casads have a snarling visitor. SeSeooeoocoessecessere Today In History Pecesessecocoeecesecrc=°® | 1620 Historic “Mayfiower ; , Comypac igned by Pilgrims be- for ing at Plymouth. 1783—ezier and the Marquis lemds France the first to trust themse! te the air im a fire-balloon 1918—British Grand Fleet re- of ceived surrender war £ Felton and served ator, 19 one day President Lowell resign- ed pres The process of printing | movable type was | Johannes Gutenberg. they heard the roar of a racing en- | called Anne as she | the lad’s sleeping. let him [ rest. What's the chance of a cup of | Germany’s ney of Harvard College. ! from invented by en Rr = hele ee WDOSTOCSESeEReELESCSLCCTCS | The Junior League is coming to a close and there are three | clubs with a chance to win the sec- fond half. The Cuban Club has seven victories and four defeats. |The Goodyears and the Park Stars have six victories and four }defeats. They have two more jamunes to play and the Cuban Club Vhas only one. Today at 4 p. m. {the Cuban Club will cross bats |with the Goodyears’and if they win they will end the half with eight victories and four defeats. } The Park Stars plays the Gates Stars, winners of the first half.} If the Park boys win they have a chance to tie the Cuban boys but. on the other hand, if the Cuban boys lose, then the Goodyears will have to fight it out for the first position. All in all, the last games Stars meet the Young Boys and ythe-Goodyears play the Park Stars. ; The first game has no bearing jon the league race except that it ymay effect the batting of the players, but the second contest |te find out who will compete in ‘the play-off with the Gates Stars for the Junior championship of — city. The hitters batting 300 or bet- | ter so far are: | Player— ABR ve. | Ackerman. GS 63 10 Ogden, CC... 43° 7 |Rueda, GS ... 40 7 {M Lopez ybse 46 9 jd Navatro GY 64 9 |Barcelo, GY . 33 10 J. Cates; GY 30 10 iJ. Garcia, PS 54 10 | F. Stic’ey, ybse 50 7 +H Grif, ybsc 35 6 314 (4 R. Valdes, GY 46 8 -310 | Castellano, ©C 41 8 810 !Dom’ech, ybse 36 6 11 13 .300 i The pitching records are as fol- jlows (second half): 1 May ‘tell the tale when the Gates’ | probably will be the crucial game j THROUGH |. Arrangements have been made! novelist, born at Buchanan, Va.,/ L. -Pet,/t0t-2 doubleheader of diamondbali 64 years ago. i Pitch Ww... : : ' Iptachwetl 3 1 zp0\ toniwht at Bayview Park. with! i'Gatea Lage ae 34 “7501 Funeral Home and the!” William J. McAneeny, president! Garcia a ‘eee; AT™Y ten to be seen in the open-/ of the Hudson Motor Co., born at Tynes 3 8 .500]i™& same. | Newport, N. Y., 62 years ago. HC. Stickney __. “3 3 ‘500! The second contest will bring —— i J. Garcia ? 2 1 666; together the Busy Bees and Adams! Abram Garfield of Cleveland, Castro aie ee | 500| Dairy. | architect, son of the 20th Presi-| | Villareal 3 1 .750| Two interesting exhibitions of | dent. born in Washington, D. C.,. B. Roberts 3 2 .600'the sports are promised all who | 6 years ago - i 4 pee! é | pe 4 ones tae | William H. Murray (“Alfalfa jand gardens in condition and the) Bill”), retiring governor of Ok-/ frequent and heavy repairs that! lahoma, born at Collinsville, Tex.,} Leaders in other departments} must be made to the ancient build- years ago. i are: ings, explain why historic chateaux]! - | | -Most times at bat, 64, J. Na-/ are going begging. | Ibra C. Blackwood, retiring | varro; most runs scored, 12, A.) Owners gladly at| governor of South Carolina, born! | Hernandez; most hits, Ackerman.| 5.2 franc a year if the tenant, at Blackwood, S. C., 56 years ago./ | 23; most ‘total bases, / ckerman,| jay; the expenses, i | 33; most doubles, J. Navarro, 4;) % z e | Judge Oscar E. Bland of the U.! j most triples. Ackerman, Ruyeda,|_ What to do with the chateaux, Court of Customs and Patent | j Alfonso, 2 each; most home runs,]i® worrying realtors. Even when! appeals, born in Greene Co., Ind.,! Saunders, 2; most stolen bases, }WNers are financialty able to years ago. j ‘Teal, 9; most sacrifice hits, D,} maintain the places, they usually; ~ < H ' Lopez, Woodson, 3. each; most | 40n’t want to live in them. } ‘times struck .out.. Gonzalez, 12;] Lack of modern plumbing and | most times walked, Zecal, 18. | heating is one re; Servants rent them George Gonthier, Auditor-Gen-! ‘al of Canada, born in Montreal, years ago. pees eee sre jwith 20th centu ly all | FRENCH CHATEAU AT 7 | refuse to work in the gloomy; r Arthur T. Quiller-Couch, | places. | English writer, born 71 years CENTS STILL TOO DEAR) Even the government won't! ago. {take them any more. Several ; (My Associated Press) ‘owners have tried presenting them| Andre Gide. noted French writ- PARIS, Nov. 21.—Chateaux/to-the state or bequeathing them/|er. born 65 years ago. “ ; With 40 rooms and a haunted in their wills, so as to save their i i 3 | : | | iB 4 | tower for rent at seven cents children expense. } year—and no takers—are glut —_— H , ting the real estate market, | Bnormous taxes on big estates, | w ithé high costs of keeping grounds or Milwaukee will have no fire- next July except at parks nder special permit. ——— - 3 ae Sees as STEAMSHIP a | UNITED STATES FAST MAIL ROUTES FOR PORT TAMPA—HAVANA—WEST INDIES Effective April 27, 1933 Leave Key West for Havana Tuesdays and Fridays, 12:20 { 9-00 ee Havana for Key West Wednesday. and Seturdays Leave Key West for Port Tampa Wednesdays and Satur- i days 6:30 P. M. i Tickets, Reservations and Information at Ticket Office on the Dock, "Phone 71 J. H. COST..R, Agent. a |- : | | | t 1 j -@ 1934, Liccerr & Mrs Tosscco Go. A bale of azamatic Chest- erfield Turkish tobacco. CO.. there are just as many kinds as there are Mild ripe home-grown tobacco ™ used in Chesterfield Cigarettes. eee kinds of long - short - thick tobacco — Turkish and home-growa — to make 2 milder better-tasting cig rette. ... and that's the kind you get im every Chessce- ficid package. Dew 2 Semee o Be ce centr. ute tey oe oud PRO lida > =—= me (Seserheaid = im aoe ee »* * i. aa fh Fie, ipa