The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 18, 1936, Page 3

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1936. BY Acarna CHristlt BG REAL ee Diatiti someone slipped 8 grains of morphia into a Bottle of beer and almost kilied him, Bobby Jones took no stock in the theory that a certain nice look- ing man was pushed over a certain cliff to his death. But Bobby, who found the man, cannot help but be moved by Frankie Derwent’s argu- ment that the man must have been pushed over the edge, that the ones who pushed him believe Bobby knows more than he has told. and that they are trying to do away with him: He picks up a newspapers and suddenly he pushes the bell by his hospital bed. Chapter 11 BASSINGTON-FFRENCH HATEVER’S the matter, Mr. Jones? Are you taken bad?” the nurse demanded. “Ring up the Castle,” cried Bobby. “Tell Lady Frances she must come back here at once.” “Oh, Mr. Jones—you can’t send a message like that.” “Can't 1?” said Bobby. “If I were allowed to get up from this blasted bed, you'd soon see whether I could or couldn't. As it is, you've got to do it for me.” “But she'll hardly be back.” “You don’t know that Bentley.” “She won't Have had her tea.” “Now look here, my dear girl,” said bobby, “don’t stand there argu ing with me. Ring up as | tell you. Tell her she’s got to come here at once because I’ve got something very important to say to Ler.” Overborne, though unwilling, the nurse went. She took eome liberties with Bobby’s message. If it was no inconvenience to Lady Frances, Mr. Jones wondered if she would mind coming, as he had something he wou'd like to say to her. But of course Lady Frances was not to put hers2lf out in any way. Lady Frances replied curtly that she would come at once. “Depend upon it,” said the nurse to her colleagues, “she’s sweet on him! That's what it is.” Frankie arrived all 1gog. “What's this desperate summons?” she de- manded. Bobby was sitting up in bed, a bright red spot in each cheek. In his hand he waved the copy of the “Marchbolt Weekly Times.” “Lvok at this, Frankie.” Frankie looked. “Well?” she de- manded. “This is the picture you meant when ycu said it was touched up but quite like the Cayman woman?” Bobby’s finger pointed to a some what blurred reproduction of a pho- tograph. Underneath it were the words: “Portrait fcund on the dead man by which he was identified: Mrs. Amelia Cayman, the dead man's sis- ter.” “That's what | said—and it’s true, too. I can’: see anything to rave over in it.” “No more can I.” “But you said—” “I know . ‘said.’ But you see, Frankie—" Bobby's voice became very impressive—“this isn’t the pho- tograph that I put back in the dead man’s pocket. .. .” They looked at each other. “Then, in that case—” Frankie slowly. “Either there must have been two photographs—” “—which isn’t likely—” “—or else—” They paused. “That man—what’s his name?” said Frankie. “Bassington-ffrench!” said Bobby. began HEY stared at each other as they tried to adjust themselves to the altered situation. “It couldn't be anyone else,” said Bobby. “He was the only person who had the chance.” “Unless, as we said, there were two photographs?” ve agreed that that wasn’t like- ly. If there had been two photo graphs they'd have tried to identify him by mean; of both of them—not by only one.” “Anyway that’s easily found out,” said Frankie. “We can ask the po- lice. We'll assume for the moment that there was just the one photo graph—the one you saw, that you put back again in the man’s pocket. It was there when you left him, and it wasn’t there when the police came. Therefore the only person who could have taken it away and put the other’ one in its place is this man Bassing- ton-ffrench. What was he like, Bob- by?” : Bobby frowned in the effort to re- member. “A sort of nondescript fel- low. Phasant voice. A gentleman and all that. - really didn’t notice him particularly. He said he was a stranger dowr here—and something about looking for a house.” “We can verify that anyway,” said Frankie. “Wheeler & Owen are the only house agents.” Suddenly. she gave a shiver. “Bobby, have you thought? If Pritchard was pushed over—Bassington-ffrench must be the man who did it....” “That's pretty grim,” said Bobby. “He seemed such a nice, pleasant sort of fellow. But you know, Frankie, we can’t be sure Pritchard really was pushed over.” “I’m quite sure!” “You have been, all along.” “No, I just wanted it to be that way because it.made things more ex- citing. But now it’s more or less proved. If it was murder everything fits in. Your unexpected appearance which upsets the murderer’s plans. Your discovery of the photograph and, i.. consequence, the need to put you out of the way.” “There's a flaw there,” said Bobby. “Why? You were the only person who saw that photograph. As soon as Bassington-ffrench was left alone | with the body he changed the pho tograph, which only you had seen.” But Bobby continued to shake his head. “No, that won't do, Let’s grant for the moment that that photograph | was so important that 1 had to be ‘got out of the way,’ as you put it. | Sounds absurd, but I suppose it’s just possible. Well then, whatever was going to ve done would have to | be done at once. The fact that | went 0 London aad never saw the | “Weekly Times” or the other pa- pers with the photograph in them | was just pure chance—a thing no | body could count on. The probabili | ty was that | should say at once, | ‘That isn’t the photograph I saw. | Why wait till after the inquest when | everything was nicely settled?” “There’s something in that,” ad: mitted Frankie. “And there’s another point. I can’t be absolutely sure, of course, but | j could almost swear that when | put the photograph back in the dead man’s pocket Bassington - ffrench wasn’t there. He didn’t arrive till about five or ten minutes later.” “He might have been watching you all the time,” argued Frankie. “I don’t see very well how he could have,” said Bobby slowly. “There's really only one place where you can see down to exactly the spot we were. Farther round, the cliff bulges and then recedes underneath so that you can’t see over. There’s just the one place, and when Bass- ington-ffrench did arrive there 1 heard him at once. Footsteps echo down below. He may have been near at hand, but he wasn’t looking over till then—that I'll swear.” 1 “"T’HEN you think that he didn’t know about your seeing the photograph?” “I don't see how he could have known,” ine “And he can’t have been afraid you'd seen him doing it—the mur der, | mean—because, as you say, that’s absurd. You'd never have held your tongue about it. It looks as though it must have been some- thing else altogether.” “Only I don’t see what it could have been.” “Something they didn’t kno. about till after the inquest. I don’t know wh) I say they—” “Why not? After all, the Caymans must have been in it, too. It’s prob- ably a gang. I like gangs.” “That's a low taste,” said Frankie absently. “A single-handed murder is much higher class. Bobby!” “Yes?” “What was it Pritchard said just before he died? You know, you told me about it that day on the links. That funny question?” “Why didn’t they ask Evans?’” es. Suppose that was it” ‘But that's ridiculous.” “It sounds so, but it might be im- portant really Bobby, I'm sure it’s that. Oh, no, I'm being an idiot— “I did, as a matter of fact,” said Bobby slowly. “You did?” es. I wrcte to them that eve ning. Saying that of course it was probably quite unimportant.” “And what happened?” “Cayman wrote back politely agreeing that of course there was nothing in it, but thanking me for taking the trouble. I felt rather snubbed.” “And two days later you got this letter from a strange firm bribing you to go to South America?” “Yes.” “Well,” said. Frankie, “I don’t know what more you want. They try that first. You turn it down. And the next thing is that they follow you round and seize a good moment to empty a lot of morphia into your bottle of beer.” “Then the Caymans are in it?” “Of Conrse the Caymans are in it!” “¥es," said Bobby thoughtfully. “If your reconstruction is correct. they"ve'simply got to he in it.” ‘ \ lly WPA fiv | will be declared champs | second-half. jhappens_ then the ,tackle the Tigers in a three-game Jone quarter against the jfor a league record. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN SPORTS BY JOVE TWO GAMES OF BASKETBALL AT GYM TONIGHT) RECORDS MADE SO FAR IN CAGE WEAGUE ARE LIST- ED; LAST GAMES OF SEC- OND-HALF THIS EVENING Tonight at the Schoo | gymnasium the last games of the| second-half of the Winter Basket- ball League will be played. i In the curtain-raiser, the low-/ will meet the second- | place Busy Bee Bakers, and in the final contest the Park Tigers} and High School quintets, tied} for first position, will tangle up.| Of course, if either of teams in the nightcap wins, they} of the! If this should be} the ABC team, they will meet the | Tigers, first-half winners, a for High in three-game _ series league supremacy, Should the Park five win, they will automatically be declared victors in both halves, If¢ this Bakers and School club will meet for one game, the winner of which will series. A few of the records made so far in this league are listed be- low: The Park Tigers have scored 628 points to their opponents’ 353. The Bakers have scored 461 points to their opponents’ 464. High School, 449; oppon- ents, 440. WPA, 346; oppon- ents, 633. Cates, Hale and Smith of. the Tigers have rung up 506 points— more than any other three mem- | bers on the Othe “clibs.” "Cates | scored 28 points in one game, the} best individual scoring of the league. The Tigers made 25 points in Bakers They also scored 77 points in one game zgainst the WPA for another ree- ord, The Tigers also held the High School scoreless in the thiru quarter of their game on Februa! 4—something no other club has done. Cates has 93 field goals to his credit and 10 free throws for 196 points—the leader in the league. He is followed by Hale with 80 field goals and seven free throws, ; 167 points. Sniith” made 67 field goals and i0 free throws, then comes Ed. Woodson with 60 field goals and 16 free throws. J. V. Woodson, 55 field goals, 15 fres thro Curry, 44 field goals, 11 free throws. Joe Pinder, 44 field goals 10 free throws. Cooper, 32 field goals and 16 free throws. Subscribe to The Citizen—20c POLITICAL DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELEC- TION, JUNE 2, 1936 : Cccccccccosenccccccceces For Representative to State Legislature T. S. CARO |For Representative to State Legislature BERNIE C. PAPY For County Judge W. CURRY HARRIS Supervisor of Registration JOHN ENGLAND (Cotyright 1933-35-36, Agatha Christie) ‘Tomorrow, Frankie and Bobb; discover still another clue. r Today In History 1546—Died—aged 62,. Martin Lether, leader of the Protestant Revolution in Germany. 179 The Chisholm versus Georgia decision by the U. S. Su- preme Court—that a State might of shocked be sued by citizens State—which 80 the - | country that it led to the 11th, Amendment to the Constitution. 1861—Jefferson Davis inaugu- ate States of America. 1913—President Madero of Mexico taken prisoner by nated on the prisoner. 23rd, 1927—Senate p: another | ing radio under Government con- trol. | | rated President of the Confeder-| \ | Gen. } Huerta in civil war—Madero as-| while { t For Justice of The Peace Second District ENRIQUE ESQUINALDO, JR. OVER-SEA HOTEL CLOSE TO THE BUSINESS AND ENTERTAINMENT CENTER Away From the Noisy Stream’ of Traffic Its Quiet Rooms and Wide, Hos pitable Porches Invite You 919 FLEMING STREET PHONE 9104 Doings Around The Golf Links (By GRAVY) | The dinner match which would have been played this Thursday | has been postponed until next week. Capt. Sam Harris, the pos- sipossitor of the Refragnastica-| tors got in communication with the Cornettist, Otto Kirchheiner, Esq., and they decided that be-! cause of the water on the course; jit would be best to wait until an-, a free pairings! other week to play for Therefore, the will not be announced until later. The tournament that would have} been held in connection with the! match has also been ‘postponed until later. But with all the/ meal. the) Postponement just ,annoynced,! coven stra don’t let that keqp,yqu trom go ing; out and enjoying tbe deauti- ful scenery. eee PARK FORFEITED” GAME TO FERA notintigionsy'T SANITARY TEN SEARCH OUTFIT THIS ‘(AFTERNOON MEETS RE-| Ad: The Social League did not play’ yesterday, afternoon, as the Stow-| ers Park. failed to show up and the Administration won by for- teit, 9 to 0. Today the Sanitary Depart- ment will meet the Research De-- partment. The Researchers are leading the league but they will have a hard battle on their hands; this afternoon. Batteries will be: C. Stickney} and A. Castro for the Health ten, | and Hale and Sweeting for the Research outfit. The league standing is as fol- lows: Club— Research Department 2 Sanitary Department 1 Administration .......... Bayview Park Stowers Park W.L. Pet. 0 1.000 0 1.000 1 .666 2 000; 2 .000; Today’s Anniversaries | Peeccccccccccccccccccccs | 1795—George Peabody, the} American merchant who estab-| lished one of Britain’s greatest} banking houses, beloved _ philan- thropist on both sides of the At-! lantic, born at Peabody, Mass. | Died in London, Nov. 4, 1869. 1817—Hatriet *'Farley (Don-} levy), editof’ard‘huthdr, Lowell, Mass., mill’ Worket’ alid’ eflitor ‘of the'famous “Lbwell”’ Offering,” ‘LOCALS 10 MEET FT. LAUDERDALE | ‘FLYING L’ TEAM: WILL PLAY AT HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM FRIDAY EVE- NING; TO BE THIRD VISIT- ING CLUB HERE Friday night the “Flying L” basketball club from Ft. Lauder- dale will tackle the Key West Conchs at the Monroe High School gymnasium, This will be the third out-of- town club to visit this city so fa is year. The locals won both of the games played and claim they will annex this contest to their win column Friday night. If they do, they will jake it i gamés, they have vadin, teams, as they §, cere, , last won from defeated four year. Sa On the 6th,and 7th of ‘Mt the Conchs will play, in Miami.’ ‘On the first date the locals will meet the strongest basketbal team on the East Coast—the Miami High five—at 11 2. m.. born at Claremont, N. H. Died Nov. 12, 1907, 1832—Octave Chanute, Ameri- ean engineer, Chicago manufac- turer, first in the country to ex- periment in scientific gliding and whose work paved the way for the Wright brothers, born in France. Died Nov. 23, 1910. 1842—Charles Emory Smith, Albany, N. Y.. and Philadelphia newspaper editor, diplomat, post- master-general under McKinley, born at Mansfield, Conn. Died Jan. 19, 1908. 1851—Ida Husted Harper, Ter- re’ Haute and New York journal- ist, writer and suffragist, born near Brookville, Ind. Died in Washington, March 14, 1931. 1855—Jean J. Jusserand, for 22 years France’s ambassador to Washington, born. Died July 18, 1932. 3 Zorn, Swedish Died Aug. 1860—Andres painter-etcher,- born. 22, 1920. KEY WEST COLONIAL HOTEL In the Center of the Business and Theater District First Class—Fireproof— Sensible Rates Elevator tdy Garage Popula¥ Pri ht ‘REFRIGERATORS FOODSTUFFS kept in our all metal ICE are as cool, fresh and healthful as if they were frozen in a cake of ice. Our Refrigerators are doubly heatproof and absolutely airtight. $20.00 up a TERMS—10 DAYS FREE TRIAL ——Or Display At—— Thompson Ice PHONE Company, Ine. NO. 8 arch |¢ (kkk de deddded COMING EVENTS os The following events cover the! week of February 16 to Feb-| ruary 22: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Bayview Park—2 P, M. until! 6 P. M., all kinds of sports. | Stowers Park—All kinds of} games all day. Colonial Park—Checkers and reading and writing all afternoon. Yacht Basin—Swimming _in- structions and deep water bathing. Yacht Basin—Swimming _ in- structions. | High School Gym—7:30 P. M., basketball doubleheader. Rest Beach—Swimming sun bathing. Sail boat rides. and WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Bayview Park—2 P. M. until 6 P. M., diamondball, _ tennis,| handball and shuffle board. Stowers Park—Al] kinds games all afternoon. Colonial Park—Checkers and reading and writing all afternoon. Yacht Basin—Swimming _ in- structions and deep water bathing. Foot of Duval street—Sun bath- | ing, dominoes and different games. and swimming. Rest Beach—Swimming sun bathing. Sail boat rides. of and THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20 Bayview Park—2 P. M. until € P. M., all kinds of sports. Stowers Park—All kinds ofj games until 6 P. H Colonial Park—Checkers and! reading and writing all afternoon. | Coral Isle Casino—Skating. Coral Isle Casino—2 P. M. un-} til 4 P. M. Boxing and wrestling instructions. Yacht Bastn—Swimming structions. Rest Beach—Swimming and} sun bathing. Sail boat rides. H in- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21 Bayview Park — Diamondball, tennis and other games all aftr- ernoon, Cukan Club—Dance with Joha Pritchard and his boys at 9 P. M. Rest Beach—Swimming and} sun bathing. Sail boat rides. High School Gym—Basketball games. Stowers Park—All games all afternoon, Colonial Park—Checkers and reading and writing all afternoon. kinds of SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Rest Beach—Swimming and sun bathing. Sail boat rides. Duval Street—7:30 P. M. until 9:30 P. M., Promenade. PAGE THREE TWELVE ORDINANCES {ordinances for members of the or- RULE CHINESE UNITS ganization which has been guiding (By Associated Press) NKING, Feb. 18.—Going} Eight of the commandments the Old Testament two better in! nave to do with loyalty, bravery, the matter of commandments, the) cleanliness, kindness and other fifth congress of China’s na-| virtues with which boy scouts the tionalist party promulgated 12| world over are familiar. China’s political destinies for eight years. 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