The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 25, 1936, Page 3

Gupsy “Wea SYNOPSIS: Dirk Joris’s brother Rupert has committed suicide in the presence of his wife, Hope. Rupert’s marriage had surprised everyone, even Hope. He never re- covered from the fact that Elinor Fleming married another man; he never even cared to recover. But to Dirk the most terrible part of it alt 49 not the suicide, nor the suspicious mystery in Hope’s background. It is the fact that even when Rupert was alive, Dirk could not keep from loving Hope. He is reading a note left by Rupert. Chapter 38 HOPE TALKS EAR Dirk, the letter began in Rupert's swift, erratic hand, Life's a roundabout road, and we don't know where we're going, but whatever the end, there's many a short-cut. I thought f’d find one hunting in the woods around Big Moose, but the snow caught me on the way, and I forgot what I'd gone for,’ and stumbled into safety. That has its humorous side. Now that I’m home f find 1 de- bate the thing. Couldn't make up my mind which Is worse, the drudg- ery of the road, or the mutiny of the short-cut. 1 decided to gamble on it. ‘Tonight, my dear Dirk, when woe played backgammon, | was Death and you were Life. Death won as you know. Only you didn't know—so don’t let it worry you, Apologize to Graves. He had a lot of work for nothing. Miss Andrews, too. | never got the other nurse’: name, called her Hippy for so reason. Apologize to them all. I'll do my own apologizing to Hope. A good girl, Dirk. I've not left her badly off. But look out for her. And be sure you carry on It was not signed, and Dirk no- ticed what Connolly had not ob- served, that the mark at the close ‘Was not a period, but merely a trace of the pen, as if it had rested there, inadvertently, or been about to be- gin another word, the upward stroke ofa “t,” perhaps. “Be sure you carry on the name,” Rupert would have written. And Rupert would have signed his name: His own apologizing to Hope. Had he risen abruptly to apologize to Hope? Dirk returned the letter to Con- nolly, and Connolly placed it again with his notes. UPERT was buried on Friday from the little Dutch chapel at Lowrie Wood. Hope was not pres- ent. It was generally known that Rupert’s wife had not recovered >from the shock of his death. Isabel returned from the funeral with Dirk. They sat together beside the ‘tibrary-fire where he had so often sat with Hope. “How does one come to realize a thing like this?” she asked, and add- ed, “Elinor doesn’t know yet. She can’t have heard. J'll have a letter waiting for her in Delhi. She mustn't hear it over there—from some one else, I mean.” Dirk agreed, but she felt he had not been listening. “Does Hope know?” she asked. “Not yet. She’s just as she was that night. You see, she was ill... or had been. .. when this hap- pened.” “Poor Dirk!” softly from Isabel. “What a month you've had! Rupert ill, and then Hope. And now this.” Presently she rose, leaned a little closer to him, smoothing his hair. “I must go, Dirk. No, don’t come outside with me. I want you to go upstairs, and I want you to rest. You look . . . You don’t look like yourself. Promise me you'll rest.” It was not until the next evening that Dr. Graves permitted Hope to see and talk with Dirk. All day she had begged to see him. Both Graves and Miss Andrews knew that she wished to tell Dirk she was going away. “How long has it been?* she asked, after their first unhappy greeting. And as Dirk, sitting near her, did not answer, scarcely know- ing what she meant, she added: “No one will tell me anything. But I know that Rupert died. He died that night. How long ago was... that night?” “It was last Wednesday, told her. “Today is Saturday. “It seems years. Please tell me about that night.” He said, “Don't you remember at all?” “I remember ... some things. They Dirk Dirk fad the note with him, and ! gave it to her. She read it through | quickly. Gave it back to Dirk. “So this is what he was writing,” she said. She was quieter now, at ease, as Dirk wanted her to be. “You saw him writing, Hope?” “Yes!” with a certain eagerness. “Sitting at his desk, writing.” “And then he came into your room,” Dirk stated casually. f I + | | | SPORTS BY JOVE J ‘HEALTH BOYS WON CLOSE GAME, 3 70 2 She did not answer. [t was a state- | ment and she let it pass. Dirk made it a question. room, Hope?” “Yes,” after a pause. “Of course it was .. ‘t was after he had written. Why do you ask me that?” ert didn’t kill himself.” ou think... You think I did it?” “I know now that you didn't.” “Well, then... You said a minute ago it was... . “I said it was plainly suicide . Plainly to those who read his note, who saw the pistol beside his hand. But it was 1 who put the pistol where they found it. It lay too close to where you had stood. Of course he might have dropped it so, but there was a doubt.” “Close to where I... You did that for me? ... But if you did that for me, why question me?” “No. L couldn’t rest... with it like this. You couldn't either ...,. if you knew. It wasn't to question you that I came in here. It was to tell you something that you nééd to‘know. Rup “WOU see,” as she listened white- ly. “I spent today in the tower- room. I got up at daylight, and I've been there ever since. | wanted to see it... examine it before they stripped and cleaned it, as | knew they must. “I knew several things. | knew that Rupert hadn't finished his note to me. ... Wait. 1 want you to listen without speaking. | want you to re serve your strength, for there's you've got to know it now. No one else realizes that Rupert's note was unfinished. No one knows that I heard two shots that night so close together that they sounded almost like one. jo one else made much of the fact that there were no powder- marks on Rupert’s clothes. His note cleared everything. They didn’t even look for the bullet that had killed him. 1 looked for it and 1 found it, buried in the paneling beside tlie kas. But it was not the bullet from the gun we found.” She had risen. She spoke. whitel. “I did it. He came in, and 1. . “No. Not unless you are taller than Rupert. Not unless you stood “Why not?” she cried. “And as for the pistol ...” “Hope, dear, pull yourself to- gether and answer me. After Rupert .+.after he was wounded ...did ne cross the room? Did he move at all?” “No. No, he fell. He fell right where he stood.” “Then,” said Dirk, “the other per- son ... the person who was in the room with you both... was wounded.” He saw her hand tighten on her breast. “There was blood on the floor,” he said. “I know!” a whisper. “Where Ru- pert lay.” “Not only there. Over by the panel- ing, close to the wall, on the bare, dark floor. You could hardly see it. It seemed to go under the paneling.” “Under the...” There was no sound. Only he; wo MES as she repeated edpdche $ PS | “There must te a door thére,” he said. “You musjshgw me.” —_—_> “What aré you going p jdok’é she whispered. “What are you going to do to him?” “Find him,” said Dirk. “He may be badly hurt. What else is there to do but find him?” “Yes! Yes, I'll show She had been weak. Now she was strong. She went quickly to the door, turned back to say, “Have you a flash?” Dirk went to his room, found a flash-light, and rejoined her in the hall. At the door of the tower-room come back to me. But other things «+. If they happened at all, | can't remember them. Did they ask me questions? You must have sent for the police. Did they ask me ques- tions?” “No. The physician would not per- mit you to be questioned. It was not found necessary, anyhow, since the case was so plainly suicide.” She was silent. i “You see,” he added, “Rupert 1 @ note.” “A note? ... May I s>> she halted, closed her eyes, then with lifted head, went in. Dirk switched on the light. The room had been stripped. The Tug was gone, the draperies. She caught her breath with what seemed to Dirk relief, and crossing the room, opened the wall-safe. Reaching with- in, she lifted its flooring, and pressed 8 spring. (Copyright, 1935 Margaret Bell Houston) irk makes a hurried visit down. town, tomorrow. Se eee China, aided by American naval! “Was it then he came into your “Because,” said Dirk, “I know that something you've got to know, and } |RETAIN LEAD IN SOCIAL. LEAGUE; WARD AND WALK- ER GAVE UP FIVE HITS The Sanitary Department de-| jveated the Stowers Park yester-| day afternoon to retain the lead! in the Social Diamondball League. | The game was featured by a} pitchers’ battle between Ward of, ithe Healthers and J. Waiker of ithe Parkers. Ward allowed but} itive hits, as did Walker. ! | The Stowers clan scored the. frst run in the opening inning, | jwith two outs. t In the xth frame, the Sani- jtary Department put over two rkers to grab the, lead, which} never taken’ away from ther. ; They added another in the eight’ | ;canto—the winning run, as the; Park boys made a bid for the game in the ninth inning, falling hort one run, Albury hit safely three times during the game, and Ward con- |nected Safely twice. The other: jhits were made by Acevedo and |Sterling for the Parkers, and |Hale, Molina and Russell for the} ; Healthers, : | Ward walked one batter and{ {struck out two. Walker issued jfree passes to three Sanitary and whiffed two. i The only extra base hits were! |made by Acevedo, a double, and | Albury, a triple. | This was the last game these} two clubs will play between them during the remaining con- itests of the second-half. { Score by innings: R. H. E. Stowers Park— { 100 000 001-2 5 2 Sanitary Department— 000 002 91x83 5 1! J. Walker, Jr., and Ward and Gabriel. tm: { | Today, the Admi ration plays the Sanitary Department. Gates wil be pitted against the old re-! tliable, Gene Roberts. eoccce, FOLLOWING | THROUGH \eCCececcccccccersscocee® The writer met an old friend by the name of Nodine. He will be remembered by the West during the years 5 to 1927 as a player on the football club, and baseball and diamondball teams of the city. He was always a very hard | player and one who never gave jup until the last man was out or the final whistle had blown. Here is his pick foy the Ameri- can League All-Star club: Dickey and R. Ferrell, catch- te Grove, Gomez and _ Pearson,} pitche: | Gehrig, Gehringer, Lewis j Crossetti, infielders, with as the sub; DeMaggio, Averill and Goslin, outfielders. In the National League, No- {dine favs the following: Hartnett and Mancuso, ers; catch- Terry, first base; Stu Martin, second base; Pepper Martin, third base; Vaughan, shortstop; Ott, Medwick and Berger and j possibly Joe Moore, outfielders. Nodine also picked Schmeling }to win over Joe Louis—and by the knockout coute, also. Concerning the faithfuls attend the Social League games in the afternoon at Bayview Park, {we list the following: M. Varela, | Mr. Curry, Ralph Valenzuela, Es- cassi and Virgil Lowe, who were among the first; then were added W. ‘lies; Andrews and Hemsley. ;B sporting | } ' and, Foxx | who | Sammy Doughnuts, Sticks Weeeh,! PIRATES AND LEAGUE STANDINGS' GIANTS SPLIT, AMERICAN LEAGUE jab— Vv i Set : |New York . 21 SENATORS DEFEAT ST. LOUIS: Boston 27 i Washington j 31 BROWNS; YANKEES WHIP | Cleveland 31 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 42 ~ 3F 33 32 33 - 29 en - 20 | Detroit. 32 jChicago .. 32 Philadelphia 37 (Special to The Citizen) » Louis = (NEW YORK, June 25.—The; NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh Pirates and the New} Club— Ws Is York Giants divided honors in a} St. Loui 39° 23 doubleheader, the New Yorkers: Chicago . - 36 taking the first game 4 to 3, and. Pittsourgh oy dropping the second, 4 to 1 pagel were He . . 2 ncinnati . 31 These were games ; Boston : 30 played in the National League, all | Philadelphia 21 others having been rained out or| Brooklyn - 21 not scheduled. H SS In the American League, the! TODAY’S GAMES Washington Senators defeated the eee St. Louis Browns, while the De-! AMERICAN LEAGUE troit Tigers dewned the Boston! © Wash ngton at St. Louis. Red Sox. | Philadelphia at Cleveland. _ The Cleveland Indians went to} New York at Chicago. victory over the Phillies, and the! Boston at Detroit. New York Yankees won from the Chisox, The summaries: NATIONAL LEAGUE First Game At New York Pittsburgh - 3 New York - a 4 Batteries: Blanton and den; Hubblle and Danning. the only 469 NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh at New York. Cincinnati at Brooklyn. Chicago at Boston, I St. Louis at Philadelphia. Ee Gasoline consumption in the t six months of 1935 increased 00 gallons over the iquanity used in the same _ period Second Game {of 1934, At New York R. H. E. Pittsburgh 4 0 New York : 1 0} Batteries: Weaver and Padden;} Fitzsimmons and Danning. 5 OF} Pad- YOUR DESTINY By LE MARS [. 8 Cincinnati at Brooklyn, rain. Chicago at Boston, rain, . of No other game character and talents those born between JUNE 19 TO JULY 23 CANCER peopie born under; sign have a vivacious, rest- Ss and anxious nature; are ener-} 1) getic, aspiring, but lack continu-| l-| ity. Are happy and unhappy at} |the same,time. Anxious to learn, ; but impatient in methods; have E.! good figures, are graceful and! 1; courteous. The most affection-) 2. ate, unselfish people in the world; R.jare quick in body and mind; clev_ je in business matters and fit to command; they are ambitious to/ E.| obtain wealth, honors, and all} 0 good things in life, and Cancer 1ihelps them to succeed. The sub- |jects kindred will push him en- {ergetically in the career he will jfinally select; wealth will be oft- E.j/en very hard to collect, and the 17 19 1) inherited patrimony may be reck- Chicago -11 15 3/lessly squandered, either by rela- Batteries Malone andj tives or by children of the sub- Dickey; Cain and Sewell. {ject. Cancer subjects will have imany friends and protectors, es- pecially among the opposite sex; {toward the 35th year the sub-} |jects’ position will be changed} j from good to bad or vice versa; after this age it will be muca jmore steady. Should wear an Aquamarine gem, which will har- monize with their dual nature. cheduled. AMERICAN LEAGUE At St. Louis R. Washington 7 St. Louis cee | Batteri H. E. ss 12 Whitehill and Mi At Detroit Boston Detroit ees 7 Batteries: W. Fererll and Ferrell; Bridges and Hayworth. Ro ---¢ 6 10 Vat R. I. 8 11 Hay At. Cleveland Philadelphia . Cleveland : Sues Batteries: Kelley and Harder ard Pytla! At Chicago R. I. New York | CLASSIFIED COLUMN Ceccceice, cesencece LOST | i BOSTON BULL TERRIER, lost last night. Answers to name} of Skippy. ¢Reward’ if return-| ed to 1030 Fleming street. ! | | ju a a | {LOST—Diamond ring, approxi- mately 2 carats, in the Radio| | Cafe; ring lost last March.| AIRPLANE VIEW OF FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE CAMPUS PLAN TO ADDRESS | COLLEGE GROUPS EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER LEADERS TO BE HEARD AT TALLAHASSEE Cinzen) June (Special TALLAHASSE Leaders in ed other fields, who will address the second annua! Woman’. June 29-July 3 at College for Women, are above. Sponsoring the tute are four of the largest wom en’s groups in Florida includ the Florida Federation of Wom en’s Clubs, the Florida (¢ of Parents and Teacher Florida State College Association and state onstration council. Good citizenship will theme of this Secretary of State Representative Lero; Leon County, Mrs. M of Lake Wales, of the state plar ning board, and Florida College faculty members on different phases of government. Latest findin policies in such other field welfare, conservation, health home making will be studie: cational, civic Institut Florida pic home dem- t De BENJAMIN LOPEZ FUNERAL HOME Serving Key West Half Century 24 Hour Ambulance Service Licensed Embalmer Phone 135 Night 696-¥ | RUSSELL’S; } $100 reward it returned to The; Citizen. No questions asked. | jun13-22tx | MISCELLANEOUS | PREE TRIP TO MIAMI, July! | 2nd for someone who will drive) ear. Jefferson B. Browne. ! jun23-3t fee) THEY KNIGHT MEN AT A‘SIR-E-MONY ? 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