The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 26, 1936, Page 3

SYNOPSIS: Frankle Derwent fe determined that a chap named Bassington-french pushed another 3p. identified as Alezander Srrkentome cliff to his death. With the connivance of Bobby Jones. her friend. she has faked an accident and has gotten herself into the house of Henry Bassington- Drench. She tearns from Henry's tife that Koger, whom Frankie suspects. will be along shortly. And now she is worried because Henry Bassington-ffrench seems to be too nervous and excitable at times. Chapter 18 ENTER ROGER ‘OT that Henry was always like that. Later that evening, at din- ner, he showed out in quite a new light. He joked, laughed, tela sto- ries, and was, for a man of his abilt-! © ties, quite brilliant. Too Srilltant, Frankie felt. The brilliance was just as unnatural and out of character. “He has such queer eyes,” she thought. “They frighten me a little.” And yet surely she did not suspect Henry Bassington-ffrench of any- thing? It was his brother. not he, who had been in Marchbolt on that fatal day. As for the brother, Frankie looked forward to seeing him with eager interest. According to her and to Bobby, the man was a murderer. She was going to meet a murderer face to face. She felt momentarily nervous. Yet, after all, how could he guess? How, could he, in any way, ¢onn her. with a successfully ‘aecomplished crime? “You're making a bogy for your- self out of nothing,” she reflected... Roger Bassington-ffrench arrived| just before tea on the following af- ternoon. Frankie did not meet him till tea-time. She was still supposed to “rest” in the afternoon. When she came out onto the lawn where tea was laid, Sylvia said. smil- ing: “Here is our invalid. This is my brother-in-law — Lady Frances Derwent.” Frankie saw a tall, slender young man of something over thirty with very pleasant eyes. Although she could see what Bobby meant by say- ing he ought to have a monocle and a toothbrush moustache, she herself was more inclined to notice the in. tense blue of his eyes. They shook | hands. He said: “I've been hearing all} about the way you tried to break down the park wall.” “I'll admit.” said Frankie, “that} I'm the world’s worst driver. But 1) was driving an awful old rattletrap.} My own car was laid up, and | bought a cheap one second-hand.” “She was rescued from the ruins by a very good-looking young doc- tor.” said Sylvia. “He was rather sweet,” Frankie. Tommy arrived at this moment and flung himself upon his uncle witn squeaks of joy. “Have you brought me a Hornby train? You said you would. You said you would!” “Oh, Tommy. you mustn't ask for things!” said Sylvia. “That's all right, Sylvia. It was a promise. I've got your train all right, old man.” He looked casually at his sister-in-law. “Isn't Henry coming to tea?” “1 don’t think so.” A constrained note was in her voice. “He isn't feel- ing awfully well today, | imagine.” Then she said impulsively, “Ob, Roger. I'm glad you're back!” He fut his hand on her arm for. a minute. “That's all right, Sylvia, old girl.” After tea, Roger played trains with his nephew. Frankie watched them. her mind in a turmoil. Surely this wasn’t the sort of mam to push pe; ple over cliffs! This charming gourd man couldn't be a cold-blooded mur- derer! But then— she and Bobby must have been wrong all along. Wrong, that is, about this part of it. She felt sure now that it wasn’t Bassington-ffrench who had pushed Privchard over the cliff. Then who was it?’She was still convinced he had been pushed over. Who had done it? And who had put the morphia in Bobby's beer? With the thought of morphia sud- dently the explanation of Henry Bas- singtonffrench’s peculiar eyes came to her, with their pin-point pupils. Was Henry Bassington-ffrench aj drug fiend? agreed TRANGELY enough, she received confirmation of this theory no later than the following day, and it came from Roger. They had been playing a single at tenuis against each other and, sit- ting afterwards sipping iced drinks, had been talking about various in- different subjects. A pause had fallen while these thoughts were passing through Frankie’s mind. It was broken by Roger—speaking this time in an en- tirely different tone of voice. “Lady Frances, I'm going to do a rather peculjar thing. I've known you less than twenty-four hours, but I feel instinctively that you’re the one person | can ask advice from.” “Advice?” said Frankie surprised. “Yes. 1 can’t make up my mind between two different courses of ac tion." He paused. He was leaning forward, swinging a racquet between his knees, a light frown on his fore head, He looked worried and upset. “It’s about my brother, Lady Frances. “Yes?” “He is taking drugs. ft it” “What wakes you think so?” asked Frankie. “Everything. His appearance. His extraordinary changes of mood. And have you noticed his eyes? The pu- Dils are like pin-points.” “1 bad noticed that.” admitted Frankie. “What do you think it is?” “Morphia or some form of opium. “Has it been going on for long?’ “I date the beginning of it from absut six months ago. | remember that he complained of sleeplessness a good deal. How he first came to take the stuff 1 don’t know, but I think it must have begun soon after then.” “How does he get hold of it?” in- quired Frankie practically. “1 think it comes to him by post. Have. you, noticed that he is par- ticularly neryous and irritable some days.at teatime?” ) “Yea, 1 have.” be 5 suspect that that is when he has finished up bis supply and is waiting for more. Then. after six o'clock post has come. he goes into his study and emerges for dinner in quite a different mood.” Frankie nodded. She remembered that unnatural brilliance of conver- sation sometimes at dinner. “But where does the supply come from?” she asked. “Ah, that I don’t know. No reputa- ble doctor would give it to him. There are, 1 suppose, various suurces where one could get it in London by paying a big price.” am sure RANKIE nodded thoughtfully. “Why exactly are you telling me this?” she asked. “Because | don't know what to do about Sylvia.” he said simply “You think she doesn't know?” “Of course she doesn’t know. | Ought 1 to tell her?” “It’s very difficult—” “It is difficult. That's why I thought you might be abie to help mé. Syivia has taken a great fancy to you. She doesn’t care much for. any of the people round about. but she liked you at once, she tells me. What ought | to do, Lady Frances? By telling her, | shall add a great burden to her life.” “If she knew, she might have some influence.” suggested Frankie. “1 doubt it. When it’s a case of drug-taking, nobody, even the near- est and dearest, has any influence.” “That's rather a hopeless attitude, isn’t it?” “It's a fact. There are ways, of course. If Henry would only consent to go in for a cure—there's a place actually near here. Run by a Dr. Nicholson.” “But he'd never consent, would he?” “He might. You can catch a morphia-taker tn a mood of extrava- gant remorse sometimes when he'd do anything to cure himself. I'm in- clined to think that Henry might be got to that frame of mind more easi- ly if he thought Sylvia didg’t know Pars kyowing were held over him Ghia Of threat. If the cure were successful—they’d call it ‘nerves,’ of course—she would never need to know.” + Would) fidtiave to go away for the cure?”; -\g7 ¢ 2“ THD plice ISuean is about three miles from here, the other side of the village: it’s run by a Canadian, Dr. Nicholson. A very clever man, 1 believe. And fortunately Henry likes him. Hush — here comes Sylvia” Mrs. Bassington-ffrench joined them, observing, “Have you been very energetic?” “Three sets,” said Frankie. “And 1 was beaten every time.” “You play a very good game,” said Roger. “Y'm terribly lazy about tennis,” said Sylvia. “We must ask the Nich- olsons over one day. She’s very fond of a game. Why—what is it?” She had caught the glance the other two had exchanged. “Nothing—only I just happened to Lady Frances.” (Copyright 1933-35-36, Agatha Christie) Frankie takes a tricky bull by the horns, tomorrow. Those born today have an in- telligence of high order, with ap- parently a devotion to patient re-! search; but there is beneath this! a restless nature that will drift | the mind into many channels. Therefore cultivate concentration if you do not rucelve your Paper by 6:15 o'clock in the afternoon, call telephone 51 | amd a paper will be sent to your home. A complaint boy is om duty at this office from 6:30 to 7:15 p. m. for the | purpose of delivering com- of thought and effort, and weigh all schemes carefully before going into them. In you will be self-centered. property affairs‘ plaints. Help us give you 100 | percent service by calling 51 if you do not receive The Citi- xen, be talking about the Nicholsons to | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN SPORTS : BY JOVE |CUBANNAVY NINE WON GAME FROM KEY | WEST ALL-STARS YESTERDAY; SCORE8-3 | The Cuban Navy baseball niae!E. Garcia flied out to center.| STRAIGHT Tt ee hit to short, who ‘et the} : ball get away from him and Pod-| pnereaTED CONVENT with a club of local stars. The| viguez came home. Martin went} cinis to pitcher te} AT HIGH SCHOOL GYM YES- TERDAY BY ONE-SIDED SCORE OF 40 TO 11 won the second game of the series contest was played at the Navy/ out, left fielder third. One run, no hits, two errors. Fourth Inning CUBA—Velez singled to left. first game, played Monday after-| Davila walked. Quintana was safe | when Barcelo dropped the ball. | Three men on bases ani no outs. | Estrada walked, forcing Velez ‘home. The bases were still full. The All-Stars had a reversal of! yarvin Griffin went in to pitch] for Carbonell. Abreu flied out | to center, Davila scoring after the | eateh. Rodriguez flied out to the { pitcher and’ Martin flied cut to : left. Ball Field yesterday afternoon and the final score was 8 to 3. The neon, ended in a tie—O to 0—at) Erehenry amined byathn: victory | of their fellow countrymen earlier ! the end of the ninth inning. a in the afternoon, the Tous Acad- | tereeacca saa dai agaeebeseasd! | emy basketball players from Cuba ball. | defeated the locally They committed six error: strong Con- | while the visitors also fell down on vent team yesterday afternoon at the high school gymnasium, 40 to 11. Fifth Inning KEY WEST—Baker flied out jto pitcher. Griffin singled to Villi: ird s left, as did Cates'and M. Acevedo, William Cates, third sacker on Gaina dernier ibiata: forced the Key West nine, was the leat": Cates at third. “M. Griffin struck ing hitter. He connected with.the out, x . It was the Con- efferings of E. Velez for three} One run,.three hits, no errors. was ‘expected:-that:the: Con singles in four times at bat. { Sixth wear Fone Quintana, Velez, M. Acevedo: _CUBA—Estrada walked. Abreu) E struck out. Rodriguez singled to; and Carbonell hit two out of four. jos¢ Martin struck out, E. Gar- Cates and M. Acevedo for the ¢ig doubled to right center, Es- locals and Davila and Rodriguez trada and Rodriguez scoring. Docal for the visitors were the outstand-, hit to short and Baker made an) . } error, Garcia scoring. E. Velez | : a the | singled ‘to left, and Davila ended} t ee bata ea the inning by flying out to first./ Bernice Brantley marked up one. sed ne |_ Three runs. three hits, one er-/ 4::., Brantley made the first field vinmariiag os 1 inst the visitors. KEY WEST—Capote walked.| Box score: ‘goal against the 3 : ~pe-' «6K. WW. For the Tous Academy, Olga Baker flied out to left. Griffin : A if z hitialbigh fly, to.cemter-andi Mar: Capote, rf ... Palacios, Carlota, Valea and Zen- Z Baker, 2b-s aida Castro were outstanding. tin dropped the ball on the catch. Griffin, ¢ CUBA FG FT PF then threw wide to the infield. Cates, 3b F Palacios, f Vardes, f . Griffin was held M. Acevedo. If Ubieta, ss-2b Tous, f Castro, ¢ .. Hale, 2b = to Barcelo, 1b Triana, c . Valea, g and M. Acevedo out, second tirst. |M. Griffin, p M. Varnds. gx 7] E. Palacios, g the playing they displayed Mon-| ee The victory yesterday was the: second straight for the, Cubans in as many games in Key West. vent girls would lose,:as-their op- ponents play a different style of The locals, it is said, did although to be game. remarkably well, jscore does not show this true. jing pleyersiany Choe outfit, scored two feild goals and in v > PH OME RMMNSS ow ecocoroonon sn RPO Capote scored. at third. Cates out, third to first g wr oe BRN One run, no hits, two errors. | Gabriel, cf-1b CUBA—Davila doubled to cen- Car’nell, p-cf ter. woccooNnwnoom Hoo ooCOMN MOP HHoHowoocono® PENNE OR AR Re a cone Quintana singled to center.! Gabriel threw the ball over the catcher’s head and Davila scored.: CyBpa Quintana stopped at second. Es- Davila, rf trada struck out. Abreu walked. Quintana, Rodriguez flied out to center.’ Estrada, 2b {Martin walked and bases were Azreu, ¢ iuli. E. Garcia walked, forcing Rodriguez, 3b home Quintana. Docal out, sec- O’Halloran, 3b ond to first. | Martin, cf _.... Two runs, two hits, one error. |, Garcia, If .. Second Inning | Docal, 1b KEY WéEST—Ubieta walked.’ £. Velez, p Barcelo fanned. Ubieta went to; second on Docal’s error—ball get-; Totals—‘' 33 72715 5 ting away from him. Gabriel out,! Score by’innings: R. H. E. third to first. Carbonell singled: Key West 110 010 000—3 8 7 to left and Ubieta scored when’ Cuba . 201 203 00x—8 7 5 Garcia threw the ball over the Summary: Two base hits: Da- catcher’s head. Carbonell went to’ vila and E. Garcia; stolen bases: third. Capote out, fly to right. | Quintana,” M. Acevedo; struck One run, one hit, two errors. ae Carbonell 1, Griffin 3, Velez Third inning 16; bases on balls: Carbonell 6, CUBA—Abreu was hit by 2. Griffin 2, Velez 2; hits: off Car- pitched ball. Rodriguez hit te bonell 4; "earned runs: Cuba 3, short, who fumbled the ball. Abreu; Key West 1; time of game: 2:20; on second. Abreu was trapped off; umpires: Licata at the plate. second and went out, G n to Puebla at first and Griffin at Baker to Ubieta. Martin walked.’ third; scorer: Aguilar. © Totalsk— 36 3 8 24 AB Totals— p ba] ° woconananwoP KEY WEST Blanche Brantley L. Hernandez, g .. M. Ramos, ¢ - Beulah Branjley . Bernice Brantle: E. Valdes, f - L, Acevedo, f ... woroooon Conn Ho ” SOM On an ot; loo om coo HoHoonoHnen NoHeooHoonnm Onnmnmnooccool Total; Score by quarters: Total; Cuba .... 10 5 15 10—40 Key West .2...1 2 5 3—I1 Free throws missed: O. Pala- cios 2, O. Tous 1, Castro 1, C Valea 3, Beulah Brantley 1, Ace- vedo 7. c The Tous Academy basketball “La Semana Alegre” Program SOSCOOEHSHOSHOHSOOOOOOOOOS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 2 P. M., baseball game, Cuba vs. Key West. | 5 P. M., basketball game, Cuban girls vs. Key West. eal make @ prediction—Come 8 P. M., basketball game, Miami Daily News vs. Park] out this afternoon at 5 o'clock Tigers. at the school gym and see the 1 BS THURSDAY, FEBRU at. the Tous Academy. ’ 2 P. M., baseball game, Cuba vs. Key West. ee ela alae 7) v6 r¢ “4 a ive from jiami, champions 5 P. M., basketball game, Cuban girls vs. Key West. SP PELeRLt Goikeerinl Leeuel 9 P. M., cabaret dance at Habana-Madrid, featuring] wit tackle the Park Tigers, Key “A Night in Habana,” a floor show sponsored by the Rec- i ne. tonight at the reation Department of the WPA, and prepared and re-| The News team is bringing the hearsed by Mrs. Eva Warner.; high-class playing noted on the : East Coast. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY. ‘28. The Tigers are noted in :»Key. 2 P. M,, baseball game, Cuba ws. Hey ‘West. West for their high scoring) snd, 7 to 9 P. M., basketball games. 9 P. M., International Dance by. the visitors will have a fight-on of ; * ‘ATORDAY, afternoon in the,girl’s ,,style of play and will give the local, girls a hard fight. They probbaly will find it just as hard playing a style of ball they haven’t practiced, as the local teams have felt in the past two ARY 27 (EVA WARNER’S DAY) Stars defe The Miami Daily News basket- their hands tonight. The locals have scored 803 } cere in 15 games, Thé” Visite’ have a total of 390 polniadn 12 games. The News five ‘averages 32 points per game, and the Tig- the. .Muki-Muki-O i eee FEBRUA 29 2 P. M., golf tournament at the Key West golf links] ers 53 points per game. !on Stock Island. at 8 o'clock tonight. | 9 P. M., Leap-Year dance at the Country Club. | oe EZ | Baseball games will be held at the Navy Field and FUNERAL HOME | the basketball games at the High School gymnasium. Band concerts will be held at different times during the week. The Cuban Marine Band will furnish the en- tertainment. Lillie Acevedo, of the Key West} ool team will play the All-Stars this} | The contest will get under way! thei 10-foot class, and other boats en- }can be rented from the | SWIMMING MEET | HERE TOMORROW AT YACHT BASIN MANY EVENTS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE; WILL BE GIVEN IN CONNECTION WITH SEMANA ALEGRE ,Preparations, for the swimming meet tomorrow afternoon at the Key West Yacht Basin have been , completed, and the aquatie events will get under way at 1 P M., as one of the features of tomorrow's activities in “La Semana Ale- gre” Ten swimming events are sched- uled for the meet, including four for women. Among those taking part are Elouise Guito, Anita Berkowitz, Mrs Julio DePoo, Mrs. Irene Olson, Mrs. M. Hanford, Flo Roberts and Mrs. Gocld. Close competition is expected in a number of the events sched- uled, including those for men and women, All events, including the sail boat race at the conclusion of the swimming and diving, are open to any entry except members of the} Key West Beach Patrol. Entries will be accepted as late as_ the start of the meet, at the judges’; stand. Gold medal awards are to be made to individual winners, and a silver trophy willbe award- ed to the high point man and the high point woman. A silver cup also will be awarded to the winner of the sail boat race. The sail boat race is for the tered will be handicapped. Boats Beach Patrol. The meet tomorrow is sponsor- ed by the recreation section of the local WPA, and directed by the Beach Patrol. The program of events follows: 50-yard Dash—Women. 50-Yard Dash—Men. 200-Yard Free Style—Women. (KEY WEST STARS: 50-Yard Backstroke—Men. 100-Yard Dash—Women. Under Water Swim (for tance)—Men. 50-Yard Dash—Junior boys. 200-Yard Free Style—Men. Diving (low board)—Women. Diving (low board)—Men. Exhibition of plain and fancy diving by Belle, Cusie and Com- pany. Sail boat race, 10-foot class. dis- Today’s Anniversaries 1788—John Reynolds, a noted Illinois governor, and congress- man, born in Montgomery Co.. Pa. Died May 8; 1865. ve famous Died May} 1802—Victor Hugo, French author, born. 22, 1885. 1823—Joseph Le Conte, noted Southern and University of Cali- fornia geologist of his day, born in Liberty Co., Ga. Died July 6, 1901, 1832—John G. Nicolay, Lin-! coln’s private secretary when President, consul and U. S. mar shal, collaborator with Hay in a notable biography of Lincoln, born in Germany. Died in Wash- ington, Sept. 26, 1901. 1836—Elihu Vedder. American painter and modeler, who resided} in Rome most of his adult life, born in New York City. Died Jan, 29, 1923. 1846—William F. Cody (“Buf- falo Bill”), scout, guide and show- man, born in Scott Co., Towa. Died in Denver, Jan. 10, 1917. 1857—Thomas W. 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Lopez-Fripp Kerr. Ayala- Kirschen-| vs. Sands- The matches may turn out that! some of the boys will discover! that they have to play golf in or- der to win a free meal. In conntec- tion with the matches, the handi- cap tournament will be played. Just take a look at the prizes and try and see whether you can win one! i { i PRESENTED GIFT The Key West All-Star baseball | team yesterday received a prized gift from William Seybold of Springfield, Ohio. ] Two years ago Mr. Seybold was} presented with a baseball auto-! graphed by Babe Ruth and Joe} McCarthy. During the interim) he has considered the ball as one} of his prized possessions. He likes Key West so well that he wanted to leave something here and decided to give the invaluable ball to the loeal club of all stars. They received it yesterday after- noon during the game between the! 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