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

SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1936. MURDER TONIGHT BY LAURENCE W. MEYNELL SYNOPSIS: Inspector Hylton has been imprisoned in a room of Nancy Featherstone’s house be- cause Nancy thinks the man she loves, Dale Shipley, has ——_ a murdered old man’ Burdett, has fled. Hylton thinks 20 too. Meanwhile Sergeant White, Hyt ton’s helper, missing on appoint- ment with the imprisoned tnepec- tor, is walking through the wood to kill time. And there he eces his wife, in the midst of a rendez-vous with a game-keeper. White walks home in a stunned stience, and ts in the kitchen when he hears his wife at the door, Chapter 32 START OF CATASTROPHE Aue came in, as she usually did, with a little flurry of move- ment and life. It had been that eager vitality in her that had first so at- tracted him; now he hated it. “Hallo Jimmy.” Her voice was as apparently unaffected and sincere as ever, and he hated that, too. He did not turn round. “What are you doing there?” she asked laughing. “Going to get the tea?” He managed to speak, and was astonished that his voice was steady and calm. “I thought of it.” She crossed the room whistling a gay little tune. “Here, I'll see to it. 1 didn’t think you'd be back so soon.” “I suppose not.” Her quick hands were already busy amongst the crockery. “Did you have a good afternoon?” she asked, “and find out what you wanted to?” “Yes. You hair's very untidy,""he couldp’t help adding. “Is it?” Alice laughed and put up her two hands for a moment to sub- due that dark waywardness. She started to hum. “Did you enjoy the pictures?” White asked. “Yes, fairly well; I didn’t stay for the full round, though.” They're good liars, thought, watching her. “The usual husband and wife stuff, I suppose?” He saw the smile spread slowly over her face; he was waiting for it, “Yes, the usual husband and wife stuff,” she agreed. “Did you see your friend the Inspector?” she asked reaching for the kettle. “The Inspector? No, 1 haven't seen him yet.” “Perhaps he’s lost,” she said with a laugh. “He wouldn't be the only one,” White said sombrely; she glanced up and for the first time since com- ing in looked at him fairly and squarely. “You're a nice cheerful one to come back to, I don’t think,” she said. White returned her look and actually smiled. He was learning de- celt it seemed; hate is a good teacher. Something which he could no longer control moved in James White’s brain, his smile actually deepened. “I was out Nyeton way this after- noon,” he said pleasantly. He saw her hand tighten on the handle of the kettle and all he regretted was that it was not tightening from physical pain. “Nyeton way?” she asked coolly. “Yes. Up in the Woods—the Big Wood.” The kettle lid clattered on the stone floor; she made to pick it up and then stopped, looking at him. He let her look, and thirty seconds of silence passed. “What's the matter with picking up the kettle lid?” he suggested. Her eyes left his for a moment and al- most instantly flickered back again; then she bent and retrieved the} fallen lid. : “Must have been nice out thére'to- day,” she said. “Especially in the sun.” the man HE didn’t answer that but moved across the room to cut the bread and butter. An fron-strong hand perfectly cold (she shuddered a little 4 its accidental touch) closed on the handle of the long bread knife before hers could. “I'll do that,” her husband said affably, “you set the things out. Did you see any one you knew at the pictures?” “No.” “That's awkward.” “What do you mean? He laughed. “Su, pose [ didn’t be- Heve you had been there, it might be difficult to prove you had.” ; She straightened up from the table and looked directly at him; ‘but her eyes were different now from when she had first come in, there was fear in their darl' depths ‘mow. | “I don’t have to answer to you i what I do every minute of the day, do I?” | “You said you were going on the ("bys to Morechester.” “And who says I didn’t?” “Of course it would be easy to find out if you did,” White continued, as though he had not heard her, “people never think of that.” “Find out then.” “You dirty Har!” The savage whisper ran round the room and died away long before the silence was next broken. “You saw us then?” she said at last. and laid it at the end of the table, out of her reach. “Yes; I saw you, this once,” he said, “and how many dozens of times have there been when I haven't seen you?” “Jimmy, honestly—* “Honestly! My God, that’s good, that’s rich that is—honestly! why, you cheat...” “Jimmy!” “What’s the matter? Don’t you like being called what you are?” “Don't be a fool, Jimmy, this isn’t the first time this has happened to married people.” “It will be the last time it happens to me.” “You haven’t even lstened to what I’ve got to say, yet. I couldn't help it—I—” “Go on.” , “I—it isn’t always a woman's fault, sou must realize that, I—I cduldn’t help it, that’s all.” “You,liar.” White at down slowly in! the chair at the head of the table aud stared at her, his right hand playing with the handle of the long, thin bread, knife. “And to think I once thought you were worth trying ta keep, worth taking. risk for...” She misunderstood him. “I know you thought you were marrying beneath yourself when you married me,” she said. “I know you've always thought yourself a cut above me. You needn’t rub it in. Well, now you're finding out you're right, that’s all. Other people are human, whatever you are.” E looked at her in silence until she could not bear it any longer. “For God's sake don’t sit there like that, saying nothing and staring at me as if you were mad. What are you going to do about it any way?” “I believe what Arthur Burdett said about you was right, now.” “And when did he say anything to you?” she asked quietly. “Last Monday night?” For the first time for minutes he dropped his eyes from hers. “Last Monday night?” she asked again. “I was out at Nyeton, where you're so fond of, on Monday night,” he said, “I've told you that.” “Yes, you've told me. So were the Ruckley gang out at Nyeton, but you never saw thens.” He raised his head slowly and met her gaze again and after a pause he spoke in a curiously constrained voice. “Maybe I wasn’t out at Nyeton at all that night.” The woman's lips parted and an involuntary almost noiseless little “A-ah” escaped her; she looked at him with a fascinated horror begin- ning to dawn in her eyes. “I was beginning to think you weren't,” she whispered, and then she made a fatal mistake; her eyes flickered uneasily towards the door. White seemed to move his chair almost without rising from it. In its new position it commended both the back door into the little garden, and the door into the dining room. Alice was trapped in the corner of the kitchen farthest from either, she took a pace backward and flattened herself against the wall. White had taken the bread knife with him when he moved; he was -bdlanting ft’aow in his right hand, watching the point hit the enamel top of the table and then bounce up again. -“So-you were beginning to think I never went to Nyeton on Monday evening, gh? Why?” No answer. Every time the knife Doint bounced up it caught the light which ran in a sort of golden streak along the sharp blade. Alice was too busy watching that to answer. “When I married you,” White went on, “it wasn’t you I wanted so much as something of my own, something that life couldn't take from me; if you can understand that. I thought I had got it.” “Yes Jimmy, I know about all that. ¢ realize what I’ve done, but for God’s sake be reasonable—” “What do you call being reason- able?” “What's the use of going on like this over something that can’t be helped now? It’s not the end of eve! 2 “Isn't it?” White asked, smiling and speaking softly. (Copyright, 1936, Lawrence W. Meynell} White’s hand more ti over the knife, Monday. wee! Peninsular & Occidental Steamship Company Erfective December 22nd, 1935. Ss. S. CUBA Leaves Port Tampa on Sundays and Wednesdays at 2:30 P. M. arriving Key West 7 A. M. Mondays and Thursda: ys. Leaves Key West Mondays and Thursdays 8:30 A. M. for Havana. Tampa, San Key West Tuesdays and Fridays 5 P. M. for Port For further information and rates call Phone 14. J. H. COSTAR, Agent. White lifted up the bread knife | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN SPORTS BY JOVE ADVANCE OF CARDS; GIANTS WHIP PHILS PIRATES WON TWC GAMES FROM REDS; INDIANS TRI- | UMPHED OVER WHITE SOX; SENATORS VICTORIOUS (Special to ‘fhe Citizen) NEW YORK, Avg. 8.—After losing three straight games to the St. Louis Cardinals, che Chi- cago Cubs redeemed and checked the Redbirx’ fast advance by downing them yester- day afternoon ty the one-sided score of 14 to 5. The Cards used four pitchers and the Cuts sent in three. The sburgh Pirates were alsc going strong yesterday, de- fezting the Cincinnati Reds in both ends of a doubleheader. The New York Giants kept up their winning streak by downing the Phillics, 9 to 3. The Giants have won 13 out of thei- last 16 games, and keep climbing to- \ward the top, after remaining at jthe bottom of the first division for ;a long period. In the Ame«ican League, the jCleveland Indians downed the {Chicago White Sox and the Wash- ington Senators deeated the Bos- ton Red Sox. No other games were played. The summaries: NATIONAL LEAGUE First Game At Cincinnati Pittsburgh { Cincinnati es ( Batte Tu { Hollingworth, £bine [bell. ( | R. H. E. 5 ai 5 and Camp- Second Game At Cincinnsti Pittsburgh Cincinnati Batteries: Blanton and Padden;/} Hallahan and Uombardi, At Chicago fSt. Louis . Chicago Batteries Parmalee Winford and J. Martin, Davis; Warneke, Bryant, Carlton and Hartnett, O’Dea. At Philadelphia R. H. E. New York .. Philadelphia Batteries 310 2 mith, Coffman and ncuso; Walter, Benge, Kowalik| and Atwood. Brooklyn and Boston, not sched- uled. AMERICAN LEAGUE At Cleveland R. H. E. Chicago ca aa Cleveland 28a Batteries elini and Seweil; Galehouse and Becker. At Washington . E. Boston 1 Washington s 3 Batteri: W. Ferrel and R. Ferrell; Whitehead and Millies. Philadelphia at New York, to be played later. St. Louis and Detroit, not sched- uled. Frank Fowlie, 85-year-old resi- dent of Clarence, Ia., worked through the threshing season pitching grain bundles. themselves | ;mentor, Grandpa 9 0; : 0! and Padden;) { ; That sounds like Mr. Old Bye was; !Otto Kirchheiner .|Goldsmith but when a guy makes | 915 0} | eeccccccvcessccce ‘CHICAGO CUBS HALT! Doings Around The Golf Links (By GRAVY) je j Not very many of the boys were able to get out Thursday.! Some were afraid they would] have to go swimming and a couple were preparing for a vacation and some more were already enjoying ; lame. But those who did ven-! |ture forth report a goo time— winners only. However, read for yourself about them: | The usual four horsemen were | ‘minus one leg and so it was some | what of an aggregation that man- aged to stay in the 80 bracket! with plenty of lifted shots from} the water. It seems that Hurri-| cane Eddie Strunk managed to {shoot the best score by a couple jot strokes but the cream of the rop went to Charlie Salas with 3 ins to ene for Mr. Strunk and, \nothing for William Penababe {Kemp. Doe Willie says that in the past he was the winner so} many times that the res- of the fellows stopped playing with him jana so he now has to allow ti the pleasure. All who welieve that are entitled to a free pas to a little town about 800 miles! from here as the steam cars run. | Mr. Old Bye Duke of Rock! |Sound was ballast, sail and some-/ times rudder for his friend an Bob Stowe They were going great guns at times but as Mr. Sands remarked ! on several oc ons, the times! were too few at the right time! and too many at the other times. i the loser and he was, gentle pead er. He and Bob played against} and Samuella! an eagle on number 5 like Otto; did, it is time to quit, says the Duke. The eagle was made on this wise: Otto got 150 yards off the left hand end of the first ,| bunker; the next shot cleared the water by a good 20 yards. The next was a brassie to the green and into the cup—Mr. Otto still thinks it was the wind that help- ed him out. Maybe he was wish- ing Pious William was along to see for himself for he said Mr. Watkins would. never believe same, Mr. James Wiley Milligan, the! Texas sensation was against Bob | Spottswood, Del Woods and Be lie Ketchum. After nine holes Chas, quit for he said they play. ed too punk for him. After 15) ;holes Boh quit and aftey 17 holes - {Milligan quit and left the ‘victory } ito be enjoyed by Del alone who } turned in 38 strokes he celebrated. | Mr. Woods says that when he is going good they all quit—when it is bad they want to play all night. - TODAY'S GAMES AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago at Cleveland, St. Louis at Detroit. Philadelphia at New York. Boston at Washington. i NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn at Boston. New York. at Philadelphia, Pittsburgh at Chicago. Cincinnatj at St. Louis. Over-Seas Tr REGULAR AND RELI SERVICE Key West io Co. , Inc. BETWEEN GAME IN LEAD; WON YESTERDAY SCORE WAS 9 TO 5; ADMINIS- TRATION HAD CHANCE TO TAKE GAME BUT M. TYNES WEAKENED Sanitary Department is now a! full game in the lead in the So-} cial League, by virtue of its win! yesterday over Administration, 9} to 5. The Office boys had a good} chance to win the game as Melvin | Tynes was pitching excelient ball with a lead of 4 to 2. He weak-i ened and had to leave the mound. Gene Roberts pitched the rest of the game, Tynes allowed three | hits in the three innings he haurl-} ed. C. Griffin hit two out of three, and Domenech and Hernandez each secured three out of five. Joe Hale made some difficult | catches around second base. i Score by innings: R. H. Ej Sanitary Department— 101 032 200—9 18 4) Administration— 004 100 000—5 Batteries: C. yer; M. Tynes Gates, 9 5] ates and E, Saw- Roberts and H. | | Pet. | 800 700} "360 180! Standing of the league: Club— Ww. L. Sanitary Department 8 Lopez Funeral Home 8 Administration Coca-Cola .... There are only two g: left | to be played in the first-half. Monday, Coca-Cola meets Sa’ tary Department, and Tuesday the Administration will play the Healthers. Tomorrow morning, 10 oclock, {morrow at the Navy Field, begin-j | Lauderdale, ted only nine hits. THROUGH CUBS BLANKED BAYVIEW P C. WALKER LIMITED LOSERS TO BUT THREE HITS The second of a five-ga st- | ries between the Coconuts and a}, picked team will be played to- | ning at 2p m Last Suncay there were lezst 200 spectators at the test: Bleachers have been up for:\the comfort of the fans who will witness the game tomor-! row. z Pubio Carbonell and Al. Rod |*#"e¢ te rigues will be the battery for the hard-hittix picked team and “Schoolboy” | three saf at oc | Cubs Junior set | view Parkers a well-played g¢ The pitch = |Storr and Joe McGee for the,one by Watson Coconuts, | For the vict ed two end M The Cubs The writer has received a let-; ter and clippings from Ft. Laud- erdale concerning a game played between Port Everglades and Ft diamondball clubs. Ah Ah Lunn pitched for the Port Everglades team, which won the contest, 8 to 6. Lunn allow C. Lunn, an- other former Key Wester, garner- ed a triple and a single. Yates’ played center field. This was the fst game of a! play-off series for the champion ship of Broward County League The winning run came in the seventh frame. With the bases loaded, Caswe!l was sent in to bat for Yates and hit ‘a home run. Then C. Lunn tripled and scored play, Thempson. was credit Cordova he threw from | single ‘ Homestead with Prot jon Masney’s error. Esmond “Tarzan” Albury play ed second base for the Protectu club in Miami recently and did a swell job. Cheta Baker on the same team, connected for a double and played his position in| big league st-/le. Subscripe to The Citecn—2 weekly. j At Holl and Pena have shown up well. Their team still has a chance to win the second-half. The two famous Gonzalez brothers, Gopher and Lucy, are back in town for a few days. They will leave tomorrow to continue play, Lucy with Goulds in the there will be a meeting of mana- gers at Bayview Park to make ar- rangements for the second-half. Pilots are requested to bring with them a list of their players. 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