The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 28, 1936, Page 3

MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1936. By Bailey Wolfe. SXNUFSIS: Keturning to ns boyhood home, Philip Page buys the Warrenton Courier and backs the workmen of the Morris mill in their fight for better homes. He admires Sally Warren, the attractive society editor, who has been in love with Terry Maynard, boyish blond aviator. Sally breaks her engagement with Terry when she finds that he and her wilful younger sister are in love. A whirlwind of parties precedes the marriage of Tip and Terry, who are about tof teave for South America. Sally must face her crowd and convince them she has not been jilted. Chapter 24 A Dynamite Threat ALLY took off her wrap and laid it carefully on the rose colored taf- feta spread that covered Mary Mor- ris’ bed. The ivory and rose perfec- tion of Mary's room always dazzled her. The soft rose rug made her foot- steps noiseless as she went over to the dressing table to powder her nose. The triple mirror caught three pic- tures of her. Sally could not help seeing that she looked her best. She was glad she had yielded to the temptation to get herself two new dresses, one for the party end one for the wedding. Mrs. Warren had in- sisted that they must not look dowdy beside Tip. Sally’s dress was chiffon, in soft shades of rose and blue. She had ar- ranged her hair differently, making a thick braid of it and winding it about her head, coronet fashion. It was nec- essary that she look both gay and attractive. The dance was an elaborate affair. Mary had secured one of the best orchestras. Against the masses of summer flowers that decorated the rooms, the dancers moved, making gay, fantastic pictures. Sally loved to dance, and never lacked partners. Tonight she tried not to see Terry and Tip, always dancing together. She danced often with Philip Page, and when he was not with her he was usually witn Mary Morris. Joe Morris, Jr., was drinking too many cocktails—consolation he called it. He insisted on dancing often with Sally, ‘and to: her dismay he treated: her like the partner of his sorrow. “You've been thrown over, too, Sally,” he said, as they danced. “Now don’t deny that you expected to marry ‘Terry Maynard, just as I hoped for Tip.” “You're wrong, Joe,” said Sally. “T'm not in love and I haven't been. I'm much too sensible. I know I have my own living to make. I have to Keep my mind on that.” “Go on,” said Joe thickly. “You want Terry, I want Tip. Everybody knows it.” Bob Winkler, a boy Sally had known for years, cut in on them to Sally’s relief. Across the room, she saw Mary and Philip break away from the dancers and go out into the hall. Philip was going for his inter- view with old Joe Morris. “May I?” Someone had cut in on Sally and Bob Winkler. Without looking, Sally knew it was Terry. Quarrel In The Library “ A FTER tomorrow we'll be off your hands for good,” said Terry, breaking the silence that constrained the ’s a long way—South America,” said Sally. Would he, Sally @éndered, always have this power to maké her heart beat faster? He did not dance so well as Philip, or even Bob, but dancing with him was a keen delight! After tonight there would never be any more dancing with Terry for Sally. “We'll stop in Rio a week,” said Terry. “It'll be the longest flight Tip’s ever made.” “She'll love it,” Sally said faintly. “You bet. She's got nerve, that kid. She'll go anywhere I go, try anything Til let her. But you don’t need to be worried about her. I'll take care of her.” Sally suddenly caught a glimpse of herself as Terry saw her—a sort of nursemaid for Tip. The idea was more than she could bear. When the music stopped, she left Terry hurried- ly, making an excuse. She fairly ran. In the hallway she hesitated, longing to get out in the cool darkness. Joe hailed her from the supper room, but she hurried past. Outside, the long porch which ran around two-thirds of the house seemed deserted. The right wing of the big house was in partial darkness. with a single light burning in the library. Sally made her way toward the light. She would find a place to sit in the darkness near the library. Perhaps Philip Page would come out by and by and she could ask him to take her e. In the darkness, Sally ran against a girl who was standing agairist the wall of the house, in the shadow of | tall shrubbery. “Sh-h! It's me,’ said Mary Morris, drawing Sally into the shadow with her, “I'm listening in on Dad and Philip Page. They're having a terrible row.” ‘voices, botlt of them. “Can we get : closer and hear what they say?” she ! whispered. Mary answered by sliding | along the wall until they were beside the lighted window and could see the two men inside. “If you know what's good for you,” | said Mr. Morris, who was seated at | his desk, “you'll get out of this town and stay out. You came here to make trouble. You'll ‘get it.” j “You know as well as I do,” said Philip, “the Palace theater is un- safe. Horton condemned it. That's one of the reasons he lost his job.” “Horton lost his job because he doesn’t know anything about building inspection. He condemned the Palace because he was told to by people that want to make trouble for me. I've had the Palace examined by com- petent men. I carry insurance on it. It's—it’s as safe as this house.” “That's only one issue,” said Philip. “Let's get down to business. Do you intend to go on fighting against the town’s demand that you clean up your slum districts?” “The town’s demand!” Mr. Morris snorted angrily, “You mean your {| demaiid. If ‘you think a young pup like you, wie Hever d6wned’s stick of property and never: Wwill)’can tell me what to do with my property. then you're barking up the wrong tree. Now get out.” eee me Certain 2°) Bhi Pages yoice was coo! Stain. “You wil #ehémber that you asked me.toxcomé here in the first place.” “I did,” said Mr. Morris. “1 wanted to show you one of these threatening letters I’ve been getting. You say you don’t know anything about them, but that makes you.no less guilty. Your paper has stirred up the riff-raff of this town and got ’em so crazy they threaten to blow up a man’s house.” He waved a letter at Philip. “A letter —to me—threatening to dyriamite this house.” “Turn it over to the police,” said Philip, “if you feel the need of a guard around your house. Good- night.” ‘In Love With A Criminal’ ‘ALLY and Mary crept around the corner of the house and sauntered toward the lighted rooms where the party was still in full swing. “Dad didn’t tell me he had a letter like that,” said Mary. “How exciting! Someone wants to blow us up!” “I don’t think it’s exciting,” said Sally. “It's terrible. What if they really try it?” “Oh, they never really do,” said Mary. “Dad used to get letters threat- erting to kidnap Joe and mie, or threat> ening to burn down the house if Dad didn’t send $200,000 by the next mail. Most of those people are cranks. They find out a man has money and try some silly scheme like that. Dad used to just hand the letters over to a detective agency and they'd send out a man and catch whoever wrote the letters. Nothing ever happened, ex- cept I guess the blackmailer was put in prison.” Sally shivered. At the moment she did not envy Mary the rose and ivory room. Money might bring you a thou- sand delightful things you longed for, but it brought also hatred and envy. “Being in love with Philip is like be- ing in love with a criminal,” laughed Mary. “Dad has painted him ir such dark colors that every time 1 have a date with him—which is very seldom —I feel a definite shiver of guilt.” “Philip's very good,” said Sally seriously. “He thinks very little about himself, and very much about helping unfortunate people.” “Darling!” protested Mary, squeez- ing her arm. “You make him sound like a missionary. Jf Philip were that good, 1 wouldh’t bei interested in him. But he’s stubbor ah wilful, he doesn't like ay he's's Gr ful fighter. That’s why I love him.” The two girls.almost walked into Philip, who came striding out of the way with his hair slightly rumpled Baa His face Shut or ehusaaa “I'm sorry, Sally, I must go” said Philip. “Shall I take you home, or will you stay later and go with Bob Winkler?” “She'll stay, of course, and so will you,” said Mary. “It’s silly to leave the party so early just because you've had a row with Dad.” “I'm sorry, but I must go,” repeated Philip. “You will understand, if you talk to your father, why I can’t stay now, and why I can’t possibly come here again.” He turned to Sally. “Going or staying, Sally?” 4 “Til go,” said Sally quickly. “I'll get my wrap in a hurry.” She left them before Mary could protest fur- ther. In spite of Philip’s impatience to leave, Sally took at least 10 minutes to get her cape. She knew that Mary wanted to talk to Philip. When Sally reached the porch, Mary and Phiiip were nowhere to be seen. Sally had decided to go in and look for them in the supper room. or among the dancers, when she caught sight of them, They were dancing together on the porch, just outside the French windows, through which came the strains of the music. Sally sat down on the bench near the doorand waited until the music ypped, then she rose. Philip saw her mce and came forward. “Goodnight,” said Mary. “I'm sorry you must both leave. I'm afraid it hasn’t been a good party but I've had an exciting time.” (Copyright, Sally could hear the voices up- raised in the library, angry, loud ROACHES EAT “BUGS” BOOK WASHINGTON.—Huge roach es in the offices of the entomolo- gist of the Department of Agri- = ‘ culture in this city have been waxing fat on a book “How To Kill Bugs.” + Subscribe to The Citizen, i Hsueh-Liang, SYNOPSIS: Returning to his boyhood home, Philip Page buys ; the Warrenton Courier and backs the workmen of the Morris mill in their fight for better homes. He admires Sally Warren, the thoughtful society editor who has been in love with Terry Maynard, boyish blond aviator. Learning that Terry and her wilful younger sister, Tip, have fallen in love, Sally breaks her engagement with Terry. Wealthy Mary Morris gives a party for Tip and Terry the night before their wedding and invites Philip Page whom she is pursuing. During the party, Philip has a heated argument with Mary's father. Chapter 25 Aunt Dora’s Wedding Cake S THEY went dows the drive, Philip was silent. He took such long, rapid steps that Sally was al- most obliged to trot in order to keep up with him. “T’'ve got to run down to the Mc- | Donalds’,” said Philip, when they were in the car. “Want to come with me?” “Yes—if you want me.” “I want a witness to the question I’m going to put to McDonald. You know that Morris has received a threat against his life, and another against his property?” ~ | his house. Does he think McDonald sent the letters?” “He thinks McDonald sent those threats, just because McDonald head- ed that delegation of workmen that tried to bargain with him.” “You don’t think so?” Sally ques- tioned. “No. I don’t know where they came from. Wish I did know. Someone's been blackmailing Morris for years, Mary says. Of course they've caught some people involved in conspiracy to kidnap, but this is different. I have a hunch that all these letters come from one person—and that person has a score to even up with Morris.” “There might be plenty of people like that,” said Sally. Milltown was entirely dark as they rode through it. Philip left Sally in the car while he went in and waked } McDonald. He and McDonald, who was barefoot and had put on overalls over his night clothes, came down to the car. “I can swear you the truth on any- thing you lay in my hand, and before | anybody.” McDonald was saying. “I don’t know nothing about the letters to old man Morris. So far as I know, there’s none of the hands working for him that wrote them letters.” “I believe you,” said Philip. They rode away from Milltown, leaving McDonald staring sleepily after them. “What will Mri Morris do about the threats?” asked Sally. “He'll try to prosecute McDonald, very likely,” said Philip grimly. “If he does, we'll give the town a little excitement.” Goodbyes At The Airport IP and Terry were married in the garden. Tip had a new dignity that became her as well as her simple steadfastly on Tip, She could not bear, somehow, to watch Terry in his happiness, to see his proud possessive look at Tip. 3 Terry’s own family looked at him almost in surprise, as if they found it hard to believe that he had become the town hero and acquired a wil in one week. < ceremony was over, Sally lose herself in the maze of be done before Tip and left. It was she who helped Tip to traveling clothes. Mrs. suddenly realizing that Tip was going far away from her, could do nothing but sit and weep. Sally found her father and sert him to com- fort Mrs. Warren while she ran across the street to see to the luncheon WIOULD BE HOSTAGE SHANGHAI.—Reports are that the aged mother of General Chang expressing ‘deep that Aunt Dora was preparing at the: Page house. 7 ® I Sally found little to’be done; for Aunt Dora was an old>hand at: wed- ding feasts. She had@‘made the beaten biscuits witty her’ owfi' ‘hands:' The faultless white wedding’ cake, too, k. — “I be making one of'ffiése for you soon, honey,” Aunt Dora told Sally. “You put you a piece of this cake un- der yo’ pillow and you bound to dream of him you goin’ to marry.” “It’s too good to waste under a pil- low,” Sally protested. Nevertheless she hid away a bit of the cake and took it home. At last Tip and Terry were ready to leave. Philip Page drove them to the airport, with half the town fol- lowing. It was Sally who said the last goodby as they were ready to embark. “You've been wonderful,” Tip whis- pered, hugging Sally tight. “I won't ever forget what you’ve done for me and—and I hope you'll be as happy as I am some day—I do hope so.” “That’s the best thing you could wish me,” said Sally tremulously. “Goodby—and—good luck.” Then Terry took Sally’s hand and squeezed it in a grip that hurt. “Goodby, Sally—I hope we'll be here to.do the thing up brown for you some day!” He bent his head and kissed her. In a daze of unreality, Sally watched them climb into the plane and heard the deafening roar of the propeller. They were off. Joe Morris led the cheer that followed them into the air. Twice the plane circled the town in farewell, then it headed south. They watched till it was a speck in the sky. } Pain Pierces Sally’s Armor “TD EADY to go?” Sally was startled to find Philip Page close beside he = “Yes.” Sally got into the car beside him, glad she would not have to listen | to Joe Morris or anyone else talk of the two who had just gone. Philip was the only one she could bear at this moment. Philip knew. “Want to ride a bit before we go back to the ruins of the wedding?” asked Philip. “Please.” Sally huddled in one cor- ner of the car. Terry was gone. He was lost to her forever. 7 “I can’t bear it!” Sally cried out suddenly: It was as if a sudden, Sharp pain had pierced through the armor of control that had protected.: her. Her hands trembled, her eyes were dry and burning. “You don't know how it is,” she said. “I love him. I love Terry—I want him more than I ever did. I—I can’t face the rest of my life without him.” “This is the worst of it,” said Philip calmly. “Get a grip on yourself. You've been pretty fine. I've proud of you. You can face this thing out, and you can get over it—just give yourself a little time.” “A little time,” said Sally. She laughed shakily. “Time—I’ve got all the time in the world—to remember. To remember how he looks, how he talks—to remember how it feels to “Stop that,” said Philip roughly. “You're only torturing . yourself. You're forcing yourself to remember, trying to hurt yourself,” , “I don’t Care,” said Sally. “T've been so sensible—I pretended | erous.: I as wellkkno z ise it seta ir ten one. . realize how,lucky he is—and make you happy.” + Sally didimot remember afterwards all that ip said to her, or where they rode. knew simply that he was her fri that he was trying to help her. & . (Copyright, 1986, Bailey Wolfe) 2 Fire destroys Morris's Palace the- ater tomorrow, taking 16 lives, aes SE griefjoveASher son’s conduct jin kidnaping Generalissimo Chiang) Kai-shek, China’s dictator, has of- fereds hefself as a hostage to the National Government. A review of the sporting ac- tivities in Key West during the past year will be given in this column each day until completed. The first sport to be taken up is baseball. Results, date played and batteries of the games during the past yeat‘follow2"enrtian > Janvary 5—Acevedo Stars, 13; Carabello Meehanics, “3; E. Red- riguez and Rueda; Varela, Sevilla and O. Caraballo,' “Second game: Cuban Club, 4;. Trojans, 3; M. Sanchez and Moreno; Wiekers and I. Rodriguez. January 12—Acevedo Stars, 8; Cuban Club, 2; E. Rodriguez and M. Acevedo; M. Sanchez and Mo- reno. Second game: Trojans, 6; Caraballo Mechanics, 8; D. Lopez and I, Rodriguez; Molina and O. Carabzllo. January 26—Trojans, 7; Ace- vedo Stars, 5; Sa‘inero and L Rodriguez; ©. Rodriguez and Hop- kins. February 2—Monroe, 3; Ace- cevedo Stars, Salinero and Rueda; C. Griffin, E. Rodriguez and Hopkins. Februsry 9—Acevedo Stars, 9; Monroe, 3; E. Rodriguez and G. Acevedo; Wickers and IL. Rod- riguez. February 24—Cuban Navy, 0; Key West, 0-{nine innings); J. Valdes and Abreu; J. Casa and C. Griffin. February 25—Cuban Navy, 8; Key West, 3; E. Velez and Abreu; M. Griffin, Carbonell and C. Grif- fin. February 26—Cuban Navy, 2; Key West, 1; Lecoubet and Abreu; Bethel and C. Griffin. March 2—Acevedo Stars, 1; Monroe, 2; Sevilla, E. Rodriguez and A. Castro; Salinero and Rod- riguez, March 15—White Stars, 4; Ace- vedo Stars. 5; Salinero and J. Na- varro; J. Casa and Gabriel. March 22—Acevedo Stars, 2; White Stars, E. Rodriguez and Geo. Acevedo; Selinero and J. Na- varro. Second game: Key West, 4; White Stars, 1; Sevilla and O. Caraballo; Wickers and I. Rod- riguez, April 5—White Stars, 10; Key West, 0; Wickers and I. Rod- riguez; Sanchez and O. Caraballo. Second : : Acevedo Stars, 3; Key West, 1; E. Rodriguez and G. Acevedo; Salinero and Rucda. June 7—Key West, 8; U. S. Coast Guard, 4; Salinero and C. Griffin; Dorglas and Worthing- ton. June 12—Coconuts 1, Goodyear, 0; Adams and V. Dean; Malgrat and So'dano, Second game: Coco- nuts, 9;iAll-Stars, 2; Storr and J. McGee; M. Griffin, Malgrat and A. Rodriguez. July 26—Coconuts 6, All-Stars, 4; B. Suarez and J. MeGee; M. Griffin, Malgrat and A. Rodriguez. August 2—All-Stars, 4; Coco- nuts, 3; Malgrat and Rodriguez; Stor- and McGee. August 9—All-Stars, 3; Coco- nuts, 1; Malgrat and A. Rodriguez; B. Suarez, Adams and McGee. August 16—Coconuts, 6; Tro- jans, 5; Adams, Suarez and Mec- Gee; Salinero and Rueda. August 23—Acevedo Stars, 5 Coconuts, 1; E. Rodriguez and A. Rodriguez; Storr and McGee. Sec- ond game: Acevedo Stars, 7; Tro- jans, 0; P. Carbonell and A. Rod- riguez; Sanchez and Rueda. September 6—Coconuts, 1; Ace- védo Stars, 2; A. Dean and Mc- Gee; Bethel, Carbonell and C. Griffin. September 13—Acevedo Stars, 4; Coconuts, 5; Salinero and Grif- fin; A. Dean and McGee. December 13—Gardner’s Pill Rollers, 4; Sanitary Department, 3; Malgrat and Rodriguez; P. Griffin, Molina and C. Griffin. December 20—Gardner’s Pill Rollers, 0; Sanitary Department, 5; E. Rodriguez, Malgrat and Rod- riguez; M. Sanchez and C. Griffin. (Other records in 1936 baseball activities of Key West will printed tomorrow) TO PLAY GAME THIS AFTERNOON = Seasees The fourth game of the play- off series will be played this, aft- ernoon at Bayview Park. Sanitary Department has, won two. games and the Coca-Cola, outfit has tak- |. If the Bexareg boys, win today, they will even the. count and the deciding contest will be played to- morrow afternoon. The batteries for today will be C. Gates and Hopkins for the Health unit and Floyd Villareal and Soldano for Coca-Cola. The game will start at 4:30 p. m. sharp. REPEATS OFFENSE BALTIMORE.—A week after finishing a prison term for big- amy, Horace Young of this city repeated the offense and was jailed again, ‘ Horace D. Taft, retired founder-; headmaster of the Taft School,/ Connecticut, brother of the Presi- dent-Chief Justice, born in Cin- cinnati, 75 years ago. Thomas P. Henry of Detroit, vard’s professor emeritus of eco- nomics, born im St. Louis, 77 years ago. Prof. Robert McElroy, the American historian teaching American history at Oxford, Eng- land, born at Perryville, Ky., 64 years ago. John H. Whitson of Rowley, Mass., prolific writer of thrillers, born at Seymour. Ind., 82 years) ago. Dr. Henry R. Cloud, Indian head of Haskell Institute, Law- rence, Kansas, born in Thurston Co., Nebr., 50 years ago. Sir Arthur S. Eddington, fam- ed English astronomer, born 54 years ago. CLASSIFIED COLUMN Advertisements under this head wili be inserted in The Citizen at the rate of 1c a word for each in- sertion, but the minimum for the first insertion in every imstance is 25c. Payment for classified adver- tisements is invariably in advance, but regular advertisers with ledger accounts may have their advertise- ments chargea. 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