The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 31, 1937, Page 3

TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1987. BY MARIE DB NERVAUD SYNOPSIS: Kay Crandon im- pulsively hires Ted Gaynor, a jobless puncher. He helps her fight Josh Hastings, a “friendly” neighbor who wants Kay and her ranch. Ted and Scrap Johnson, a cowhand who molests Kay, shoot it out, wounding each other. Hastings sneaks up and kills Scrap with Ted’s gun. Ted is ar- rested and tried for murder, but Kay stops the trial by technical protest. Ted escapes and rescues Kay from Hastings’ cellar lock- up. Then he goes to aid Marion, who saved his life with her nurs- ing. Her father, a firebug, has dis- appeared; Ted hunts him. A forest fire rages as Kay reaches Marion’s cabin, Chapter 48 Fire Claims Its Own 'N a few broken words, Marion related how her father had come back after his mysterious absence, and how she had discovered that he was the firebug that everyone was hunting. “He didn’t know what he was do- ,” she moaned. “For a whole year he hasn’t been himself. He collapsed, after he got back, and for several days he was as helplessas a baby. Then, he suddenly began Taving, and declaring that he must back to his fire. It was awful! talked as Speags the fire was a an ‘me go!” m ‘buried her face in her and Kay put her arms her in silent sympathy. ime after time,’ Marion went “he’d try to get up and go, but Fwas too weak. I counted on that ve him until his frenzy should over. But one evening, when I ey gone out for water, I came back to find him gone.” “How terrible! What did you “I acted like a crazy thing, guess,” Marion answered. “I ran in every direction, calling until my ‘voice went completely. I never dared get too far from here, for fear he would come back and not find me. After searching all night, I gave up. There was nothing to do but wait. It was the next night that Ted appeared after I had about de- cided that I would just head out at random for the fire. I'd gathered a general idea of where it was, and 1 ‘was crazy enough to do anything. Ted brought me back to my senses, and said he would go after my fa- ther himself, if I would promise to wait here. It’s too soon to expect news, I rey er but it’s terrible, waiting without word of any kind.” For some time, the two girls clung together, the thought of each filled with foreboding for her own loved one. r “Don't you think we ought to go sae try to find them?” Kay said at Marion shook her head. “Ter- rible as it is to wait, I'm sure it's the only thing to do. I promised, and somehow I have fa’ will get back. They might need our help desperately, and if we "d be almost sure to miss out, we’ “Tl stay with you, then,” Kay declared. “I promised Ted to wen | in hiding from Josh rae ee'y eee the trial, and I can do that as well as anywhere. Then if...1 mean, when,” she corrected herself with a catch in her ve ie comes back, I'll be able to see before he gives himself pe ; arion’s face lighted up with the first real smile Kay had seen on it. “Ted told me how wonderful you were,” she said, “and I guess he was about right.” Kay BL se a violent dissen' shake of her head, but her h sang with reckless happiness that) ang bi not even her fears could dispell. Duty Despite Risk Wien Ted left Marion on his quest for her father, he pointed down the south ridge, heading for the faint distant glow that illu- mined the southern sky, It was a cloudy night, but no stars were needed to guide him to the fire. ie ene tl ater ee toe ce r going ting region, where he would be ost sure to run across someone who would secognize him. But he never questioned his duty in the matter. Marion had saved his life. It was up to hirr to save her father if he could, without regard to his own safety. There was a slender chance that his presence would pass if not unnoticed, and it was up to him to do his best for Marion. Obviously, the strength of his position in the trial would be greatly diminished if he was cap- tured, instead of giving himself but that was no longer the main consideration. He reflected bitterly that nothing much mattered, any- ‘way, now that he knew his love for Kay could never come to an: ything, blighted as it was, by the kane ~ edge of her treachery. jarion, at least, had been true, so he owed all his effort to her. He he would | ‘It’s calling me! It needs me!” | ¢ ith that Ted | 2%, the excitement of the fire} kn: nant incredulity when he had told her of Kay’s betrayal. But her vio- lent By airy ae of Kay as being unworthy of him was cold comfort. Hour after hour passed as Ted pushed his way south. He could get a better idea of the extent of the j conflagration now, and he mar- veled how it could ever, have had such a start. Marion’s father must have spent severa] days penetrat- ing to the spot where he ‘had first set the blaze. The place had been chosen with diabolical cleverness, as far as remoteness was con- cerned. At last Ted reached the final ridge but one that separated him. ; from the fire, and he drew up with | an exclamation at the magnificence | and terror of the wholesale de- struction. It must have been three miles or so away with an intervening lower ridge that from this point of van- tage in no way obstructed the view. Even at this distance, the whole scene was lighted up, and the air was filled with smoke and the bit- ter sweet smell of burning pines. | |Postmastr decided to piay alone jcaught up with him and had to allow.them to join his |the unbeatable class, A couple of | Doings Around The Golf Links (By GRAVY) ee One day last week our genial| three friends so he but before long game. The result being our genial Postmaster “got Sam Goldsmith for a partner and a’licking of 3 up at, the, hands of Irish Kerr and Pious ; William, Watkins. This de- féat:.0ecurfed., mostly because Pious Bill has been taking lessons and therefore will soon return to Sams are looking for a return match at some future date. j Mr. Ikey Parks was feeling his! oats and so had a 39-40 and Doc Ted could see where they were fighting it on the western flank, | and trying to restrict the front by | oe it out. It was a practically opeless task, as the fire had un- doubtedly originated as a crown | fire, and they always proved almost impossible to put out. i ‘or the moment, the wind had | died down, and it almost looked as the impossible had a chance ent, The immediate for Ted, however, was not itting out of the fire, but the ing of Marion’s father. jowing how Old Man Howell was carried away by his frenzied craze, Ted hadn’t a doubt but that he was somewhere in the thick of the fire fighting, gloating with all a madman’s cunning, while he seemed to be helping to put it out. The question was, which flank had he chosen? Deciding that the western one seemed more spectac- ular, Ted headed down the slope, and plunged into the canyon that divided it from the lower inter- vening ridge. He worked his way along, urging his mount in spite of his increasing restiveness around windfalls and up the slope, slippery with pine needles. He tried to figure out how long it would be before this, too, would be ablaze. A Fatal ‘Blaze-Fire’ FvAtLy Ted topped the inter- * vening ridge and paused again, estimating the blaze to be at least a 50- or 75-mile fire. He decided to leave his mount here. Swinging to the ground, he tethered his horse toa tree and walked to a bare ledge of reck from which he could see the whole panorama. As he watched, he suddenly saw a blaze spring up not half a mile away, and a long distance from the main conflagration. He muttered a - horrified oath, realizing he was witnessing that rare and terrible phenomenon, a “blaze-fire.” Gen- erated from the heat around it, a will sometimes explode and burst into flames. From this kind of fire, no one ever gets out to tell the tale. fi Recognizing that this new de- velopment moaie: protehly even- doom the fe on which he was standing, Ted nevertheless could not resist the temptation to run down for a nearer view. There also was the chance that he could be of assistance to anyone who ight have been caught on the out- rts of the sudden explosion. As he ran down the slope, he saw, ppeeeny 2 the capri a che er a few steps an en pitcl poaions to the ground. He raced to him, bent over the prostrate form and instantly recognized | | Marion’s father from the descrip- | tion she had given. The gray hair shy eyebrows were singed and he was badly burned about the face and hands. Opening his eyes, he stared straight at Ted, his labored breath- ing coming in slower and slower gasps. Suddenly, with an incred- ible display of strength, he pushed Ted aside and rose to his feet. He faltered for a moment, then fell with a crash to the ground. ,,, One look at the staring eyes, and ‘Ted knew that his quest was ended. He stood still a moment, gazing at the — figure at his feet. Should he try to take the body fack to Marion? With a shudder, he turned away. No, it would be cruel to take back that body, burned and disfigured as it was! Better for Marion to pic- ture her father as she had always own him, and to think of him as having perished in the element that, in his madness, had held such a compelling lure for him. How much better it was, afte> all, than to have him live, and face either imprisonment or an insane asylum for life! Ted looked down again at all that was left of Mar- ion’s father, lost for a moment in musing on the strangeness of life and death, and the fitness of the end that had overtaken this poor old man. (Copyright, 1937, Marie de Nervaud) Ted captures his enemy, Josh Has- could hear again Marion's indig~-! tings, tomorrow. OPENING OF LAST HALF POSTPONED fs Opening of second-half of League's h was to have afternoon, 5pm Carabalio i CocaCola. test is scheduled will be cial Diamondba! pres- for Tharsday Today between | mA s Horoscope sSeeeeceseseoecesseseeoos Today's native possesses an eag- intollect wi a shrewd insight e will be perhaps un- | thing William Penzbabe Kemp for sup- port but it was not good enuogh! beat Hurricane Eddie Strunk! te : | and 86 strokes and Charlie Salas with 79. However, Mr. Parks walked off with all the skins while Doe was unakie to win a measly one. Once he had. it in his pocket} when a frivnd (2) sunk a long putt for a tie. Mr. Cookie Mesa hag just pur- chased a new set of clubs which also included a leather bag but the thoughts of the expense was too much for Cookie «nd he al- lowed John Pinder and Old Bye Duke of Rock Sound the pleasure of beating him. Mr, Sands did not allow anything but Mr. Pinder | allowed ag how he would call a 93 the best score and the number of skins equalled the opposition. Misg Elizabeth Sharpley had a 49 on one round but Mr. Bill Fripp forgot his manners and won both games, Mr. Handsoms Horace O’Bryant and his corporosity are back among "s and enjoying the golf. Last Sunday, Grandpa Bob Stowers got Al West as a partner but they were unable to do a against Bill Fripp and Handsome Horace O’Bryant and anybody will tell you that when you ask a couple of guys in for breakfast they afe * stipposed’ to have good manners and give a guy a chance to break even on a golf match, Mr. Cookie Mesa had not mas- tered his clubs up to Sunday but sv had plenty of help in the shape and size of Russell Kerr and they beat Willie Watkins and Li Plum- mer by, 4 up, ndostly on account of Li not knowing what his score was. It was a bad one or Mr. Plummer could have told you in- stant'y, if it were a good one. A resumption of the Thursday feud between Doc William Pen- ababe Kemp and Ikey Parks on the one hand and Charlie Salas and Eddie Strunk on the other resulted in a 15 point defeat for Ike & Doc and so they have about decided to let well enough alone. Of course that Thursday business was a comeon game and Mr. Parks and Penababe -‘swal- lowed the Lait but expect to show fight upon the next meeting, the which Messrs. Strunk & Salas can} hardly expect, Mr. Valter Virbo mn and Mr.! Hartley Albury each had 98/ strokes while ir respective | {boss had 107 but Mr. J. B. says that because a guy makes a bet-| jter score than you is no reason! jto believe he is a better golfer.| And the boys agreed with Mr.j Symmonette. As company, the crowd had Mr. Harris alone for 13 holes and maybe that accounts for so many of those 6's. fhdddad deded RUSSELL’S CIGAR STORE DAILY BASEBALL RETURNS BY WIRE generous; a person to be depend- ed upon, Sabse to The Ci 20e Roberts Stars and the Red Devi's.i weekly. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN iGIANTS SNATCH LEAD FROM CHICAGO CUBS, DEFEATED CINCINNATI REDS WHILE BRUINS WERE IDLE TO GO AHEAD BY FEW POINTS (Special to The Citizen) NEW: YORK, Aug. 31.—New York Giants took over the leader- ership of the National League from Chicago C by a margin of a few points With the Bruins idle, the Giants edged out Cincinnati Reds, 4 to 3, aided by Mel. Ott’s home run. In the American ague, De troit Tigers defeated New York Yankees, 5 to 4, although outhit, 11 to 13. Lefty Gomez was sent to the sho Iden Auker went the route for the Tigers. ‘Cleveland Indians also won by a one-run margin, downing Wash- ington Senztors, 7 to 6, despite the fact that the Tribe committed four (errors. NATIONAL LEAGUE At New York R. H. E. Cincinnati an OD New York oe 410 2 Batteries: Hollingsworth, 1837—Ralph Waldo Emerson’s famous oration, “The American Scholar,” delivered before the Phi Beta Kappa Society of Har- {Schott and Lombardi; Melton, Goffman, Hubbell and Danning. St. Louis at Boston, played on former date. | Pittsburgh at Brooklyn, played ton former date. | | Chieago at Philadelphia, played ike former date, AMERICAN LEAGUE At Detroit R. H. E. ;New York . . 4 13 Detroit eee Ba | Batterie: jomez, Pearson and ‘Dickey; Auker and York, | At Cleveland ; Washington . ‘Cleveland oe ek ee Batteries: Weaver, Cohen and R. ‘Ferrell; Hudlin, Whitehill, Galehouse and Sullivan. i | Philadelphia at Chicago, played ,on former date. | Boston at St. Louis, i played op former date. TODAY IN saseeeenne eT ORY sssssseve READY FOR TONIGHT ie ae || PAGE THREE { fj iS | \ | vard, calied America’s _intellee- tual Declzration of Independence, |DIAMONDBALL GAME WILL BE PLAYED AT BAY- VIEW PARK 1846—First issue of the Boston Herald. 1864—Gen. George B. 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