The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 8, 1936, Page 3

MURDER BY PAURENCE w SYNOPSIS: It ts the eighteenth of January in a little Sussex vii- lage. The village miser has guna home to hs money, fearful as al- ways that someone has robbed him. Dale Shipley has bought a horse m a crooked gypsy. The locat constable has surveyed his domain ; the store keeper and his wife worry about the miser and his power over them. The reotor hates the miser. and goes out of his way to avoid him. In fact. life goes on, Chapter Four PARTY T. LEONARD'S clock chimed | three mexsurea times and its )sound traveled far over the frosty ‘air. Dale Shipley can downstairs in a hurry, yet hs seemed to be in deliberate mood as he drew on bis overcoat in the little hall. He glanced at his wrist watch—a quar ter to seven. “Mrs. Somers,” he called. His faithful factotum presented a cheerfully xuddy face from the kitchen regions. “I'm going over to dinner with Captain Reeves,” Dale announced “Yessir,” Mrs. Sumers beamed. “I'm walking as it’s a fine night,” Dale amplified. “su I'm giving my self pleniy of time.” Dale Suiplsy lived by himself at Fielden Cottage and a little nrore than a mile away by road, less if, one took the field paths, stood Fer, ney House where he was’ bidden to ine, Ferney House at a quarter to ‘S$ seven knew none of the peace and quiet of Fielden Cottage. Captain and Mrs. Reeves were two of the most popular people in the digtrict and they did a considerable amount of entertaining, bu. somehow prac- tice never brought Nellie Reeves anywhere nearer tc perfection, and on a day when people were expect ed to dinner a tense atmosphere reigned in the place almost from breakfast time. On this particular occasion mat- ters were complicated by the fact that there was a visitor staying in the house-Lois Everest, a friend of Nellie Reeves, down for the hunt ing, a polished creature from Lon don, who at a quarter to seven pre ‘eisely was doing her neroic best to bathe in less than six inches of hot water and shoutin,; out dutiful and unconvincing assurances through the bathroom door that she liked it. ESPITE the inauspicious na ture of these preparations ev- erything miraculously came right in the end, and by twenty past seven when the first guest was an- nounced she w-s shown in to a col- lected host and hostess sitting ina charming drawing room. And the drawing room of Ferney House was -eally charming. Nancy Featherstone knew the room of old and had always loved its odd shape, its great open fireplace and‘ its heavy black 2ak beams. The instant she entered the room her heart fell. He was not there. She was not particularly fond of the Reeves, and had accepted their in- vitation solely because she hoped that a certain person would be there. And he was not. [t would have been physically impossible for her, even in the most casual way, to frame his name and ask whether he was to come or not. She would have to wait now and hope. And at the age of forty Nancy Feather stone was getting tired of waiting and hoping. “Miss Everest — Miss Feather- stone.” She was being introduced to someone, an ordeal which always made her feel awkward. “How d’you do?” Just like the Reeves, she reflect- ed, to spring somebody really smart from London on her without warn- ing. A backless frock and blood red nails, the sort of things he would fall for straight away, of course. “Doctor Chamber 'm.” Everybody smiled at the en- trance of Sydney Chambers into the room. He was short and looked comically schoolboyish in his tight- fitting, out-of-date dinner suit. Tub- by is the exact word to describe his . figure and bis laughing face and his happy staccato voice. He visited Ferney House as often as he decently could. “Dine where there’s plenty of money,” was his motto, “then you get good food and good wine, and you'll do your stom- ach no harm.” “A glass of sherry, Doctor?” “Thanks.” Nellie Reeves busied herself with the sherry decanter and the two Small dishes of salted almonds, which had mysteriously turned up, when all hope had been abandoned, in the cook’s vedroom. \ JITH the wine talk began to flow more easily, and indeed conver- sation was never very difficult where Sydney Chambers was pres- TONIGHT MEYNELL ; ot terse and hound, hound and j horse; the talk turned as naturally that way as in Chelsea it might have turned to palette and pen, or in Mayfair to personalities. Nancy Featherstone could talk hunting as well as anyone; in fact she was summed up in Lois Ever est’s brilliant account of the eve ning to a London friend by the cruel description, “My dear, there was one woman there, in a disas- trous chiffon affair, who practically was a horse”; but for once Nancy’s heart was not much in the talk and her eyes kept traveling to the gilded clock on the mantelshelf. Lois Everest thought the woman who was practically a horse dull; but then God had seen fit to give Conversation was not difficult. Lois Everest a lovely skin and a beautiful face. Men were always anxious to talk to her. Presently Doctor Chambers, whose eye for a pretty girl was as | discriminating at fifty-five as it ever had been, came to the rescue of Lois and Nancy Featherstone was left to her apprehensive wonderings | undisturbed. “Were you hunting today?” the doctor asked. “Yes. Gorgeous, wasn’t it?” “I didn’t go. Busy.” “Tob bad.” “Which Way did they go?” “My good man, don’t ask me. I don’t %ngw this country from Peck- ham'Rye.’ { “And don’t you know Peckham | Rye?” — “Ig there such a place?” H “Oh, rather. 1 lived-there for four years, my first practice.” i “My God—what do people do there?” “Oh, they live and die and have babies; and love and hate and sneer at one another, just like anywhere else, you know,” the doctor said quietly. “What are you two talking about over there?” their hostess called out. “I'm being told off for being a | snob,” Lois laughed. “Serves you right,” came the un- equivocal answer. “Doctor, have another glass of sherry.” “Thanks, 1 will. Which way did the hunt go this afternoon, Reeves?” “Don't know. I wasn't out.” “Not out? 1 saw you go past my blacé this morning.” “Not out this afternoon, I mean. I came home just after lunch.” (Cobsright, 1936, Laurence W. Meyneil) 1 oday In History 1822—Shelley, brilliant English poet, drowned in Italy, aged 30. 1852—Fire in Montreal nearly destroyed the whole city. 1915—Women were judges in South Australia—first in British Empire. 1915 — German “Deutchland” slipped into~ Chesa- | peake Bay after an epoch-making | trip in middle of war. 1919—President Wilson enthu-| siastically welcomed home, New York, after seven months’) in| jabsence in Europe. made} 1r32 — Lausanne Reparations} submarine j parations. ference scaled down German re- @CeC0ecesoscsciecaIa20~-¢ SYNOPSIS: Wihue t entertain a gay party at « the village miser is at home his money. The village life, iyi and low, flows quietly by and ci ously much of it scems to ceiter about the miser—Squire Arthur Burdett. He holds so much power in his hands. and administers tt so badly, that even the rector cannot exercise the proper Christian char- ity where the Squire is concerned. Chapte: Five MURDER ‘HE Doctor paused, sherry de- canter in hand, a picture of comical astcnis’ment. “Came home ‘early,” he cried. “That’s not like } lyou, is it?” “No, I wasn’t very fit, that was all.” “Not fit?” Chambers made no ef- tort to hide the anticipatory keen- ness of his voice. “Sounds like a job for me. Auythins wrong?” “No. A bit of: my s, that’s all.” The gilded clock on the mantel- shelf ch.med the half hour, and the parlor maid appeared ir the door- * way and annovrced that dinner was served. “But Mr. Shipley hasn’t come yet,” Nellie said, and the maid re- tire? w every show of long sut- fering virtue. Nancy Featherstone missed the next two s-.tence her host direct- ed to her completely. She turned, Someone has killed smiling to Captain Reeves. “What did you say”” she asked. “isn’t Dale a nuisarce?” Mrs, Reeves put in. “He usually comes too early.” “Was he out today?” the Doctor asked. “No, ne hasn't got a horse at the moment,” Nancy said, “but 1 9e- lieve he’s buying one.” “Didn't know he had enough money to bu, anything,” Chambers Said biunily. “Who tas?” asked Lois Everest. and Reev scowling darkly in the background, said: “Some people have got a damn sight too much if vov ask me.” “Meaning biandly. “Good Lord not. | was thinking of somethin: else ontirely.” “Oh, don’t pay any attention to Pat,” Nellie cut in quickly. “He’s in a foul temper today because—” “Mr. Shiplev 'm. “Hallo, Dale,” his hostess called out. “l was just slanging you for be- ing late.” me?” Lois inquired Lois, of course no, TERY little contrition showed on Dale’s handsor face. “Sorry. 1 walked over, and didn’t give myself quite enough time.” Dale w+ duly introduced to Lois mrerest, but for a young man of his not undeserved reputation he showed singularly superficial inter- est for once in backless frocks and blood re? nails. Whatever seething maelstroms of preparation went on in the kitchen, Nellie Reeves was usually able to congratulate herself on the finished product when it reacher the dining toom. She was able to glance round the table and feel reassured. She could have wished that Pat, 4 the other end of the table, were a little more talkative, but he was in one of his rare moods, and when- ever she tried to catch his eye to cajole him out of ‘t he resolutely looked the other way. Doctor Chambers ate an excellent ‘meal which did not interfere in any way with his flow of talk and be told three really funny stories and generally prodded the conversation- al ass with skiil and acumen when Today’s Birthdays, John D. Rockefell Richford, N. Y., 97 at : Senator John H. Bank-} head of Alabama, born at Lamar, Ala., 64 years ago. | Claude R. Porter of Des Moines, | Ta., Interstate Commerce Com- jC “a e » steed showed signs, hat’s tue matter. Dale? Nancy} d urder cover of the general) conversation. i “The matter? Nothing.” | “Wt'ch way did you walk here?” sho:asked. Dale Shipley shot a sudden glance’ at her aimost as though he suspect- ed something behind the question. “Which way? The road of course.” “Ton might have come over the fields.” “Well, I didn’t. 1 came on the road. . Wasn't very late, was 1?” “I have known you later.” OIS RVEREST enjoyed her meal. Pu. Reeves put in a spasmodic word or two when sheer politeness seemed to demand it and for the rest he devoted ‘ ‘mscif in a sort of cold fury to his dinner, “Not doing badly for a man who's oft his oats,” Doctor Chambers thought. There was port, bu‘ the men did not linger over it. Captain Reeves suddenly asked a strange question. “I suppose you see a good deal of—of abnormality, don’t you, Cham- bers?” he asked. “A fair bit,” the Doctor agreed. “I'd find *t hard to say that I have ever known a really normal hu- mar being.” old Arthur Burdett. { Pat Reeves gave a short laugh. “I j suppose not,” hs | we join the ladies?” “Willingly,” said Chambers, ind as he made his way to the drawing room he reflected that it was an odd sort of conversation they had just had. The moment the men entered the drawing room they were con- cussion 1s to what game should be played. The choice a the moment scemed to hover between conse- quences and charade:. “Come on, Doctor,” Nellie cried, “tell us what we shal’ play.” phone ’m,” the maid announced. ‘Fix it up wlilst I’m out,” Reeves said, and made his way to the dark little corner of. the hall where the irlephone stood. When Pat Reeves got back to the drawing rgom the Doctor was hold- ing forth. But he stopped abruptly when he caught sight of the white face of the man in ‘he doorway. Some on, Pat.” Nellie cried. “We've just arranged to play ‘mur- der” “I wouldn’t bother to,” her hus- band said sloWly. “There’s been one ‘one already,” For a moment everybody stared at him in silence. Then with an uncon- vincing little laugh his wife said: “One done already? What on earth are you talking about, Pat?” “Someone has killed old Arthur Burdett up atrthe Court.” less taken aback by the news than anybody else in the room; at any and wife and which left Nellie in the doorway. “How d’you know the man’s been m@rdered?” he asked. “That. was White, the policeman, om thestelephone; he wants you to go-up there at once.” Chambers nodded fatalistically. “It would happen on a night I’m out to dinner,” he said (Cotsright, 1936, Laurence W. Meynelt) Tomorrow a_ curtous detective from London takes a hand. ioner, y born at Moulton, ars ago. Rear Admiral Thomas T. Crav- U born at Vallejo, j FSi AZO. Iowa, 64 63 y David E. Lilienthal, the Tennessee Valley born at Morton, ILL, director “of 37 year | ago. Subscribe to The Citizen, said. “Well, shall | scripted by Nellie Reeves into a dis- | “The Captain wanter on the tele- | Doctor Chambers was perhaps | rate, he had time to notice, and be | surprised by, a long unfathomable look which passed between husband | Reeves almost as white as the man | Authority, } ——— oS FEUD DEVELOPED BETWEEN SANITARY | DEPARTMENT AND STOWERS OUTFIT IN | | CONTEST PLAYED YESTERDAY AT PARK "estoy NATIONAL STARS WON GAME, 4 70 3 7 TO 6; VICTORS NOW IN TIE FOR FIRST PLACE FIRST TIME IN FOUR YEARS OLDER CIRCUIT CAPTURED ANNUAL DREAM-GAME | A feud developed between the | Sanitary Depavtment and Stowers Park yesterday afternoon at Bay- Park when these two teams met in the second contest of the Diamondball League! view NEW, YORK, bail’s annial : ; won by the Four umpires, nearly a dozen | the first time since jarguments and team walki ing | game had its off the field were part of the /years ago. | yesterday it was| _ Except for one pitcher, the Na-| . tional League twivlers had the finished. | American League’s big hitters in The rival pitchers, Gates and / check. i Walker, who have faced each oth- | Ditzy Dean and Lefty Grove er in four out of the last five | started the game for their res pee- | games, pitched good ball. tive teaann: The final score w Sanitary; The starting line- -up for the old- { Department, 7; Stowers Park, Blan circuit wi composed of four iThe win puts the Health boys in| Czrdinals, four Cubs and one a tie with the Commodity Room) Philadelphia player, while the jfor first place. !Yanks’ “murderous row” Hale, of the Sanitary team, !ineted in the younger scored the first run of the con-| Dean did not allow a test, in the opening frame. He | three innings he pitched. walked, stole second and on a bad} The score of the game |throw to that bag, reached third. !to 3. {He scored on a fielder’s choice. { Home runs was a The Park players put over, *hé contest. three markers in the third in-! ning to take the lead. Hopkins, ; Walker and Armando singled in| succession to ‘ill the bases. Ster-! ling hit a long fly to center and} Hopkins scored. Albury _ singled | to center and Walker and Ar-} mando came home. In the sixth the Health July “dream-gam Natioral League the inception jnew Social schedule. for a four game before predom-/ loop. hit in the was 41 feature of FOLLOWING THROUGH \ boys! The Administration and Stow- marked up four more to regain|¢'S Park will hook up this after- the lead. Four walks, a wild/200n at Bayview Park, beginning pitch and a double by Molina and{#t 5:15 o'clock. Both teams have - lost a game so far, so the defeated a single by Griffin gave them! . taper . jelub will land in the cellar. The However, they weren't ahead’ Park team will use the same line long as the Stowers outfit scored |¥P @8 before but the Ofzice o two more in their half of the|fit wlil have a few new faces }same canto to knot the count. Me-|They are: Jackie Carbonell, M |Carthy’s single, an error by Ga.|LoPez and others, who will help briel, a single by Villareal and aiStrengthen the club. M. Tynes fly to the outfield accounted for; Will hurl for the Administrat ie ack land Walker will probably In the seventh frame, the Sani-|t#¢ mound for the Parkers. tary team scored what proved to oe jbe enough runs to win the game. Lopez, Sands and Hernandez sin- jgled, a fielder’s choice, a wild} pitch and two errors brought in jthe tallies. There was a big argument in| this inning. The umpire called! fair a ball hit by Gritfin. : i be on Some of the new faces I saw wetching the game vesterday were ! Charles Per Paul Monszlvatge, Rev. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. i Dobbs, Frank Jolly. The writer is glad to see them out enjoying’ The! umps were changed and play re- sumed. “s put over half of the on a sing:e by Sterling, a pitch, a stcien base and a single Ly Albury. In the mnth the Park boys had a chai o tie or win the game. {Sterling doubled but Kerr failed | ito bring him home. | abriel, Molina Griffin, Albury and Kerr each hit two out of four. Villareal {connect:d safely once in two | tries. 1 Score by innings: Sanitary D-vartment-— 100 004 200—7 Stowers Park— 003 002 100-—-6 11 C. Gates and their last seventh | wild | | R. H. E. 9 2 4 Ga- Batt ! briel; Standing of the league: | Pct. | 1.009; 1.000] .000 sa) L. 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