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| SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1936. S: Roboy Jones and rwent have been lured to a lonely cottage, bound, and threatencd with death by a man they believe is Dr. Nicholson. They also believe N ison murdered Alan Carstairs, and had a hand in other devilment. But now they Tearn that the man who has been talking to them as the doctor is really their friend Roger B ton-ffrench, who was their fi pect. Just as they are faci fact that in a little while they die, the stuttering Badger drops into their prison through the skylight. Chapter 39 THE TABLES TURN HE voice of Badger rose plain- | tively. “W-w-what are we going to do next?” he inquired. “We're going to take up a com- fortable position behind this door,” said Bobby. “And when our friend | returns you and I are going to give him the surprise of his life. How about it, Badger? Are you game?” “Oh, absolutel, “As for you, Frank when you | hear his step you'd better get back | onto your chair. He'll see you as soon as he opens the door and wiil come in without any suspicion.” “All right,” said Frankie. “And once you and Badger have got him | down I'll join in and bite his ankles or something.” “That’s the true womanly spirit,” said Bobby approvingly. Now, let’s all sit close together on the floor here an hear all about things. I want to know what miracle brought Bad- ger through that skylight just in| the nick of time.” “Well, you s-s-ee,” said Badger, “after you w-w-went off, I got into | ” | a bit of a m-m-mess.’ | He paused. Gradually the story | was extracted—a tale of liabilities, creditors, and bailifis—a typical Badger catastrophe. Bobby had gone off leaving no address, only saying that he was driving the Bentley down to Sta Staverley came Badger. “IL thought p-p-p-perhaps you | m-m-m-might be able to let me have | a f-f-fiver,” he explained. | Badger had no wish to endanger | Bobby’s mysterious enterprises, but he was of the opinion that a car | like the green Bentley would not be difficult to find in a place the size of | Staverley. As a matier of fact he | came across the car before he got to Staverley, for it was standing | outside a pub—empty. “S-s-so I thought,” went on Bad- | ger, “that I'd give you a little s-s- surprise, don’t you know? There were some r-r-rugs and things in} and nobody about. I in and p-p-p-pulled them | er me.. | thought I'd give you the | s-s-surprise of your life.” What actually happened was that | a chauffeur in green livery had| emerged from the pub and that| Badger, peering from his place of | concealment, was thunderstruck to perceive that this chauffeur was} not Bobby. He had an idea that the face was in some way familiar to him but couldn’t place the man. The | stranger got into the car and drove | off. ADGER was in a predicament. He did not know what to do next. Explanations and apologies were difficult, and in any case it is sy to explain to someone who ng a car at sixty miles an hour. Badger decided to lie low} and sneak out of the car when it| stopped. The car finally reached its destt- nation—Tudor Cottage. The chaut. feur drove it into the garage and left ft there, but on going out he shut} the garage doors. Badger was a prisoner, There was a small win- dow at onc side of the garage and through this, about half an hour | later, Badger had observed | Frankie’s approach, her whistle and her admission into the house. The whole business puzzled Bad- | ger greatly. He began to suspect | that something was wrong. At any | rate he determined to have a look | round for himself and see what it} was all about. With the help of some tools lying | about in the garage he succeeded | in picking the lock of the garage} door and set out on a tour of in-| apection. The windows on the| ground floor were all shuttered, but he thought that by getting onto the | roof he might manage to have a look into some of the upper win- dows. | The roof presented no difficulties. | There was a convenient pipe run- | ning up the garage, and from the| garage roof to the roof of the cot- tage was an easy climb. In the course of his pro’ g Badger had come upon the skylight. Nature | and Badger’s weight had done the | rest. i Today’s Anniversaries 1806—Benito Juarez, Mexico’s hero-President, born. Died July z Hall, seript scholar and philologist, picturesque teacher: in India and England, born at Tre IN. NE Died in England, Feb. 1901, eM San- a 1855—Lorinda Bryant, | ly, BOOTIERANG CLO BY AGArnAa CHRISTIE Bobby drew a long breath as the narrative came to an end. ly, “you are a miracle—a singularly beautiful miracle! But for you, Bad- ger, my lad, Frankie and I would have been little corpses in about an hour’s time.” “All the same,” he said reverent- { count of the activities of himself and Frankie. Towards the end, he broke off. | He gave Badger a condensed ac- | { i “Someone’s coming. Get to your | post, Frankie. Now then, this is where our play-acting Bassington- ffrench gets the surprise of his life.” Frankie arrange herself in a de- pressed attitude on the broken chair. Badger and Bobby stood ready behind the door. The steps came up the stairs, a line of candle-light showed under- neath the door. The key was put in | the lock and turned, the door swung open. The light of the candle dis- | closed Frankie drooping dejectedly on her chair. Their jailor stepped through the doorway. Then, joyously, Badger and Bot- by sprang. The proceedings were short and decisive. Taken utterly by surprise, the man was knocked down, the candle flew wide and was retrieved by Frankie, and a few seconds later the three friends stood looking down with malicious pleasure at a figure securely bound with the same ropes that had previously secured two of them, “Good-evening, Mr. Bassington- ffrench,” said Bobby, and if the ex- ultation in his voice was a little’ crude, who shall blame him?—“It’s a nice night for the funeral. eu HE man on the floor stared up at them. His jince-nez (had flown off and so had his hat. The face was the pleasant, slightly va- cuous face of Roger Bassington- ffrench. He spoke in his own agreeable | tenor voice, its note that of pleasant soliloquy. “Very intere: he said. “I really knew quite well that no man tied up as you were could have thrown a boot through that sky- light. An interesting light on the limitations of the brain.” As nobody spoke, he went on still in the same reflective voice. “So, after all, you’ve won the round. Most unexpected and ex- tremely regrettable. | thought I'd got you all fooled nicely.” “So you had,” satd Frankie. “You forged that letter from Bobby, 1 | suppose?” “I have a talent that way,” said r mode: And Bobby? “I knew he'd gone to the G R nge. jl was just behind him there when he retreated after rather clumsily falling off a tree. I let the hubbub die down and then got him neatly on the back of the neck with a sandbag. All I had to do was to carry him out to where my car was waiting, shove him in the dickey and drive him here. I was at home again before morning.” “And Moira?” demanded Bobby. “Did you entice her away some- how Roger chuckled. The question seemed to amuse him. “Forgery is a very useful art, my dear Jones,” he said. “You swine,” said Bobby. “Why did you pretend to be Dr. holson?” Frankie asked. “Why did I now?” Roger seemed to be asking the question of him- self. “Partly, I think, the fun of seeing whether | could spoof you both. You were so very sure that poor old Nicholson was in it up to the neck.” “And really,” said Frankie slow- “he was quite innocent?” “As a child unborn,” said Roger. “But he did me a good turn. He drew my attention to that accident | of yours. That and another incident made me realize that you mightn’t be quite the innocent young thing you seemed to be. And then I was standing by you when you tele phoned one morning and I heard your chauffeur’s voicesay ‘Frankie.’ ™ “There’s one thing you must tell me,” said Frankie. “I've been driven nearly mad with curiosity. Who is Evans?” “Oh!” said Bassington-ffrench. “So you don’t know that?” He laughed—and laughed again “That's rather amusing,” he said. “It shows what a foo’ one caa be.” “Meaning us?” asked Frankie. ” said Roger. “In this case, meaning me. Do you know, if you don’t know who Evans is, I don’t think I shall tell you. I'll keep that to myself as my >wn little secret.” (Copyright 19. satha Christie) Monday, drugged. Moira turns up— woman teacher, au. | thor, born at Granville, Ohi ! Died in New York, Dee. 13, 193 186 Florenz Zi comedy prdoucer, American girl, born in Died July 22, 1932. egfeld. al the : cago. 1885—Raoul G. est American air ace War, born in France New York-born). Shot ‘May 19, 1918, 'y, geat- in World (father, down, si music- glorifier of Chi-} 1 HOMESTEAD FVE | | WILL PLAY HERE | TUESDAY NIGHT ALL-STARS WILL BE COMPOS- ED OF BEST PLAYERS IN} REDLAND DISTRICT; TIGER} TEAM TO MEET VISITORS (By JOVE) j The Homestead All-Star basket- j ball team will play in Key West} | Tuesday night gt the High School ‘gymnasium. The Park Tigers.} champions of Key West, will be: | their opponen The All-Stars will bring with} |them the best players around the | Redland district. This team was | picked by the sports department| }of tne Leader-Enterprise, weekly j of Homestead, as the outstanding team. They are: | Bill Bradley, forward; McCormick, forward; Ed. Brooker, cente! | Ansel Barrow, guard; | Roland Tolson, guard; | Wynn, Gene Campbell and Ovid } i | Sullivan, substitutes. These players represent W. D. ; Horne Company, P. J. Franklin,| {Ine.. Brooker Lumber Company, } Walton Nuseries. Bradley is the captain, because | of his’ accuracy with the bas jball, and his experience in the, {University of Florida. He ran up| ings will be played. ja total of, 213 points in 13 games) lead the ‘league. Mc@ornrick, Franklin leader, is; High Schocl} independent | Pahoke for one| and well known to the} gers who made the ‘rip to the High School tovrnament in sville. He was in the 1933 | Golden ball tournament in Miami. | |end is tied with Broker for third, | place in scoring, with 139 points i ij Brooker is placed in center on} jthis squad to allow McCormick to! be a forward, He played with the! Homestead High and fcr the past| ‘four years has been one of the! top-notch Homestead athletes. | No team is complete without | | Barrow, the sparkplug of the Wal-1 ton five. He is secon jwith a total of 151 3 probabiy the fast squad. His clean living keeps him | in condition at all times. He andj Tolson were both members of the ; High School squad of 1932 that was eliminated from the _ State| Tournament by Ft. Lauderdale. Tolson is the most improved; r on the team. Last year hi just another man on the ito played in is i the best guard on the team. He is; given preference over Wynn of} Walton because of his height, which he_uses to good advantage. An interesting feature is that} Brooker and Barrow were mem-; f the Redland Athletic Clud! at won the Golden bail! ment in Miami in 1933 and t to the finals of the Seaboard Athletic Union in St. Augustine, here to meet the Seahorses, com-|{ |posed of University of Florida; basketeers, with Bradley as a member, The Seahorses won 63 22, after the Redlands had de-) td the Atwater-Kent five of} sonville, 52 to 50. So local fans will witness a grez game when the the Champion Park Tigers next! Tuesday night. | The local players’ records are) as follow i Bill Cates, the leading scorer,! jhas 131 field goals and 10 free} k throws; (272 points; ' Hale has 110 field goals and 10 \free throv i ) { | } i | to i le | lee | 543—Died:—St. Benedict; Ital- jian monk, founder of the Bene- dictines. ‘and 19 free throws, 220 points. Dopp, 45 field goals and eight free throws, 98 points; ~ Albur’ 2 field goas and sev- Johnson, 19 free throws; free throws. This makes a total of 1, points. The Tigers have won and lost two with local They lost a game to the} games clubs. | Miami Daily News five. | The contest Tuesday night will} # | be their 24th game of the year. |! Come out and enjoy seeing the} ; two best fives in South Florida. { Soggy Smith will be the scorer. ! Cooper, timekeeper. The referee! and umpire will be picked by the} Tiger club. | ——_____ | SACRED CONCERT There will be a sacred concert! en at the A. M. E. Zion church. } colored, Sunday. night at o'clock. Prof. F. Solano Perdomo, ; teacher of music in Chicago, will} join the local talent of the city in presenting this concert, it is stated. | | / you will miss a treat, it is stated. {and Sevilla and C. Vidal will be (nine innings. However, * | his | pagan floor, but this year he is probably |‘ , 230 points; j |TV. Woodson, 102 field goats} Loday en free throv | ield goals and three} ‘ F | graduates its first class of 150. Beceaise. eirht field goals and! | AT ZION CHURCH ee 8:15) | ecutor. jbe | If vow fail to hear this open re THE KEY WEST CITIZEN BASEBALL GAMES | HERE TOMORROW, WILL BE OPENING OF NEW- LY-ORGANIZED CIR- CcuUIT Tomorrow afternoon the sched- uled doubleheader of the newly- | organized baseball league will be! played at the Navy Field. The} three clubs in the circuit are} ready to start play. The fi game will bring to-! gether the White Star Cleaners | and the Acevedo Stars. The lat-} ter team has six brothers on the} club, Batteries will be Griffin, and Casa for the Stars, and Wick- ers and Joe Navarro for the Clean- ers. The last two games played were; | Ween | (By JOVE) | won by the White Stars. The first! was taken by the score of 2 to 1! and last Sunday won 4 to 2. In the nightcap tomorrow aft-} ernoon, the White Stars will play the new Key West nine. Salinero and Izzy Rodriguez will do duty for the boys from the cleaners, the batte: Openin, o'clock, 15 minute: test is over. ry for the Conchs. contest will start at} and the second game after the first con-| Both games will be} if the; opener starts late, only seven in- THE CHURCH IN GERMANY Hons Kerrl, Church dictator ap-} pointed by Hitler, has broken the} solemn promise en the Church} concerning certain privileges and} confiscated from the Confession-j al Synod one-third of a million! dollars collected by free-will of-| ferings for the support of the} movement for Christian liberty of conscience. He has forvidden the reading, in the churches of any statements in opposition to the government's! policy, and has invoked the aid of} the secret police in carrying out} mandate. The Hitler neo- movement has gained} strength by the coming into it of Professor Hauer and Dr. Krause,| whose chief dictum is “The Na-; tional Socialist Party is our God.” At the same time the General} Ludendorf group, which is open-} ly heathen and anti-Christian, was! given the right to advertise and! ribute its literature in the German barracks, which right was} denied to the Christian churches. mov- Thus the Hitler regime is | ing forward for the destruction of Christianity. The movement is, an anti-Jewish one, but an! gious one.—United Pres-| not anti-re byterian. ‘FATHER AND SON’ | SERVICE SUNDAY The Fleming Street Method Church, Rev. Shuler Peele, pastor, will have a,Father and Son serv- iee Sund vening at the regular worshi ice. The sermon sub- ject will be, “The Prodigal Son.” Fathers are invited to brin: their sons, md special recogn’ tion will be given to the father who has the largest number of sons present, it ix’ stated. In History 1926—Hobo College of Chicago —__ 19 200 American marines §8 land in China as part of the perm-/ meeting. anent Allied force. 1930—The ‘“Alesia,” sailing | from New York to Palestine on Catholic pilgrimage, flew the usaders’ flag for the first time since the middle ages. LEGALS COUNTY JUDGE IN THE o RIDA. Flor- roe Coumty, and é¢ach of notified z an tate of 4. Monroe fiee in with the County the County Florida, House said punty, Within Eight Months from the date of the first tion of this notice. Duplicate Claims should filed with the undersigned be barred limit, ixecutor Koch, deceased. | Fath | service. | Afraid Of His Wife.” ! | service on Wednesday at 8:00 p.| OURIT F All claims not so filed will FLEMING STREET METHODIST CHURCH LEY MEMORIAL M. E. i CHURCH, SOUTH | Rev. M. L. Smith, Pastor Shuler Peele, Pastor Cor. Georgia and Division Sts. Church school meets at 9:45; Church school at 9:45 a. m. a.m. William N. Knowles, sup-; with Albert H. Carey, superinten- | erintendent. The Wesley Fellow- dent. Church School Day Pro-| ship Bible Class meets in the pas-} gram. | tor’s study. | Morning worship at 11 o'clock. | Morning worship at 11 o'clock. | Young: People’s Department has} Sermon subject; Worship.” The Junior , Epworth League meets at 3:30 p.m. Miss Venda- tine: Watkins, superintendent. i Hi-League meets at 6:30 p, m. Miss Marie, Knowles, superinten- dent, Young People’s League meets! at 6:30 p. m. Norman J. Lowe, president. q Worship service at 7:30 p, m.! » and Son service. Subject:! “The Prodigal Son.” | Mid-week prayer and Bible study, Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. Choir rehearsal Wednesday im: } mediately following the mid-wee i Mrs. P. B. Roberts, di- Cor. Fleming and William Streets street school building with Alice Jenks as president. Junior boys and girls at 4 p. charge. i at 6:30 p. m. Evening preaching at 7 Subject: “What Is Man :30 p.m. 3 Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. on fourth Friday, 7:30 p. m. day at 8 p.m. Mrs. J. Adams, pianist. ector. Young People’s choir rehear: on Thursday at 7 P. M. Susan LaKin and Jennie Johnsen, dircetors, St. Mary’s Star of the Sea Rev. Wm. Reagan, S. J., in charge Order church: Sunday morning Masses will be said at 7 and 9:30 o'clock. Week-day Mass at 7 o'clock. Evening service at 7:30 o’clock, Sundays and Fridays. FIRST METHODIST CHURCH Corner Simonton and Eaton Sts | John B. Culpeper, Jr., Pastor Church Sunday school opens at) 10:00 a. m., under leadership of | Gerald Saunders, general super- | intendent. Each department meets} in its own assembly room. : Worship service at 11 Subject: “Broken Things.” Epworth League meeting at 6:30 p. m. Miss Ida Kerr, presi- dent. | Evening service at 7:30 o'clock. | Subject: “The Man Who Was CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY 327 Elizabeth Street Sunday school, 9:30 a. m. Sunday morning service at 11 e’clock. a, m.} 8 o'clock. Reading room in Society build- ing open Frid only. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, SOUTH “EL SALVADOR” Grinnell and Streets Rev. Guillermo Perez, Pastor (Services in Spanish) Sunday school, 10 a. m. Preaching, 8 p. m. Mothers’ Mid-week prayer and _ praise mn. Choir rehearsal on Friday eve-| ning at 7:45 o’clock. Mrs. Joseph; Sawyer, organi: Gerald Saund- } ers, choir director. Corner CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH | 527 Wiliam Street ©. Richard Evans, Pastor 8 p. m. A Sunday school, 9:45 a. m. Bible study and prayer service. Morning worship at 11 o’elock. | Wednesday, 8 p. m. Sermon subject: “God Revealed 1 Chri ae : | “LA TRINIDAD” In Christ.” | Christian Endeavor, 6:30 p. m.} Duval and Angela Streets Evening worship 7:30 o'clock. | Sunday afternoon services Subject: “The Strength of Weak-| Dr. DeBarritt. ness.” Mid-week service, Wednesday evening at 7:30 o’clock. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN | CHURCH i by by Rev. Perez. SAINT PAUL’S CHURCH Corner Duval and Eaton Streets Sundays Morning Prayer, 6:45 m. Corner of White and Washington Mass (Communions), 7 a. ™ Streets Mass for the Church School, Sunday school meets at 1¢ a-|9:30 a. m. m. Oscar Norman, superintendent.; Mass of Thanksgiving, 11 a. m. The Adult Bibie Class is taught! Evensong Prayer, Sermon, by the pastor. | Benediction, 8 p. m. | Morning worship at 11 o'clock. | Week Days Sermon topic: ‘The Request of! Morning Prayer, 6:45 An Unselfish Man.” Mass, 7 a. m. Evening worship, 7:30 o’clock.| Evening Prayer, 5:30 p. m. Sermon topic: “The High Priest’s; A second Mass on Wednesdays, Advice.” 9am. | Members of the pastor’s adult} Bible class will please read chap-| {ter seven of Luke, and report on} the key verse of the chapter. Mid-week Bible study Wednes- day at 7:30 p.m. The character; of John, Son of Zebedee, will be studied. Please read Mark! 10:35-37 and John 13:18-30. J. C. Gekeler, Pastor a 7 CHURCH OF GOD J. M. Gresham, Pastor 1106 Olivia Street Services Sunday morning serv- ices, 11 o’clock. Sunday school, 3 p. m. Evangelistic services, m. Special singing. i MISSION i 909 Olivia Street H Wm. Skondeen, Pastor Sunday morning worship, clock. Sunday PENTECOSIAL FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH jEaton Street, Between Duval and Simonton Streets James S. Day, Pastor Bible School at 9:45 a. Allan Robinson, superintendent. 11 jo’ | school for all, 3:30 p. m. | Sunday night evangelistic serv- lice 7:15 o’clock. | Tuesday, 7:15 p. m., prayer and | praise service. | Friday, 7:15 p. m., fellowship ject: “Achiev Saturday, 2:30 p. m., boys’ and | girls’ church. OVER-SEA HOTEL | MIXED BIBLE CLASS CLOSE TO THE BUSINESS | AND ENTERTAINMENT Sam B. Pinder and W. P. Monti-! CENTER cino, Teachers H ig! clafs’ sneets every Sunday vais sf the Harris School au- | ditorium at 10 o’clock. Men and woes adt™ ¢ nected with any other Bible Class and regardless} t» Away From the Noisy Strear of Traffic Its Quiet Rooms and Wide, Hos pitable Porches Invite You 919 FLEMING STREET PHONE 9104 é lof denomniations are invited ‘ attend. Si€OVEs | mous Fishing Camp on Over- sea Highway 20 Miles From Key West Charming Surroundings Unsurpassed Fishing Excellent Cuisine Will Be Open Until May 15 For Reservations Telephone Pirates Cove Key West’s Hotel De Luxe AMERICAN PLAN 200 Delightful Rooms, Each With Private Bath Ev Dinner ... Li Afternoon Tea - or a la Carte Palm-Shaded Sandy Beach with CASINO Masseur in Attendance Friday night services conductel | Young People’s evening session | | CATHOLIC CHURCH | | | of services for this! | | jday night at 730 i i Wednesday evening service at} PAGE THREE Kaa administered at the close of service. Baptist Training Union at 6-30 Pp. m. Evening worship at 7-30 o'clock. The pastor will tell the story “How a Blind Man got His Sight Prayer service, Wednesday evening, 7:30 o'clock Taursday evening, 7:30 o'clock choir rehearsal. the SAINT PETER’S CHURCH (Colored; “Beauty and| its morning session in the Division i Center Street, Between Petvonia and Olivia Mass, 8 a. m. Solemn Evensong and Benedic- m., with Mrs. Mary Thompson in| tion of the Most Blessed Sacre ment, 7 p. m. Church school, 8 a. m. Sermons at 8 a. m. and 7 p Week-Day Services Mass on Tuesday and Thurs Prayer and praise service each|day at 7 a m. Litany and Sermon on Wednes- Young people’s choir practice | day at 7-30 p. m. Confessions: After the Wednes Church choir practice each Fri-|day evening service. Roland SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH (Colored) Southard Street Between Thoma: and Emma Streets William Perki: G. Williams Sabbath School o’cloc! Church services, the morning. Prayer meeting every Wednes p.m meeting. , he o'clock p. m. TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 5-38 (Colored) Alfred DeBarr: 717 Simenton ag worsh Virginia | Flack m. Svening service. | Subject: “Thought.” | Club meets Monday, | for Morning worship at 11 o’clock.! The pastor will speak on the sub-/ the Impossible.” | The ordinance of baptism will be! 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