The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 8, 1937, Page 4

PAGE FOUR THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. 1937. *| MAKE SURVEY OF ‘picture of natural beauty, whieh | BRIDGE PROJECTS |!“ its impression with one, long after night had shut out this dis- POecccsoocccecscccs Or COOCCOOOOO OOOO OOOOCOOOOOO OOOO TOOEOOOOOOOOSEEEEEEES THE DARK SHIPS --- By Hulbert Footner --- SPOOCCOOOEOOOEOOOCOOOSOOTEOOOOOOOO OOOO OOSOOOCEEEOS SYNOPSIS: Neill, a resolute young federal agent, comes to Baltimore to spend a week’s va- cation with his girl. But they quarrel. Janet, who is tall, attrac- tive and independent, refuses to break her dinner-party date with Prescott Fanning Angrily Neill gays Fanning is “too old” for Janet; “he spends too much ‘money; he’s too slick.” Janet ad- mits she’s been warned against him, knows little about him. Both peeved, they part and Neill sets out to prove Fanning a crook. He finds the hotel manager danet cited as Fanning’s c‘ose friend. He says Fanning is “a mere acquaintance.” Chapter Two The Gray Little Man ‘OW long has Fanning been around?” Neil asked. “I couldn’t tell you exactly. weeks,” said Mr. Bromley. “What brought him here?” “He likes the town. Looking for ttle place in the Green Spring ley. I’ve got a place out there, and that’s how I got acquainted with him, But it didn’t suit him.” “Who introduced him in Balti- more? Who vouches for him?” “Deed, I don’t remember. Fan~ ning is the sort of man you just ee aro «+. Do you know any- thing queer about him?” are andeed sid vet. ea Bike g to find out something aPeut tie standing.” “Well, don’t ask me.” gray hair, gray skin, gray lips. He: wore a wrinkled gray suit too, as! if for protective coloring. It was! impossible to guess his age. He | would have been completely in- significant had it not been for his eyes Neill had ever seen. He looked like a lost soul; yet his colorless lips were twisted in a grin. | “Pardon me, sir,” he said with | a fawning air. “But I couldn’t help ; overhearing part of your conver- sation just now.” “So what?” said Neill. He felt that he ought to ve sorry for the | man but he only felt repulsion. “I heard you_asking the boy ! about Prescott Fanning.” Neill pricked up his ears. “Do- you know him?” The gray man moistened his lips like a cat. “Yes,” he said slow! Ys “I may say... that I know him.” | “Sit down,” said Neill. “Have a | smoke?” | “That looks too big and strong ; for me,” said the gray man with a sidelong look at the cigar. “If you | will excuse me, I prefer my pipe.” “Smoke up,” said Neill, i While the little man was busy | filling his pipe, Neill studied him. : A new type. Not criminal, yet somehow repulsive, Neill won- dered if every man who has been | through hell becomes repulsive to ; his luckier fellows. “You Bay call me Eyster,” he | said, “David Eyster.” j “T'm Walter Patton,” said Neill. | He was glad that Eyster did not offer to shake hands. His gray paws looked like « dead man’s. | “Do you know Fanning?” asked ; he a man you would trust?” “I don’t trust any man,” said Mr. ning. ad here, “Where does Fanning hang out?” he asked. “He’s a devil to women!” Eyster exclaimed. “Lord Baltimore hotel.” This hotel was further down- town and Neill took a taxi. He sat down in the lobby and looked ind. It came to him that the boys of a hotel generally have low-down on the guests, and he beckoned: to a lad in a bob-tailed facket who was passing. “Fetch me a couple of Eden Per- Septoes, will you?” he cigar stand was not more han 15 feet away, but Neill knew that bellboys never resent a guest who refuses to wait on himself. The cigars were brought and the boy (orden tipped. He held a lighted match, and Neill detained him in talk. “Do you know a guest here called scott Fanning?” “Mr. Fanning? Sure do, boss, He's in 1410, one of the best suites in the house. Mr. Fanning’s a real gentleman, he is.” “Wha:’s his business?” “Don’t seem to have any. Just enjoys hisself.” “Does he get much mail?” “Not at the hotel.” “Come on,” said Neill per-| guasively. “Loosen u: | “What's your graf asked the boy with a sharp look. +» ®Oh, put me Jown as a nosey in- @ividual with a big heart.” | “Well, Mr. Fanning’s been a good friend to me and I ain't | agoing to...” “I could be a better friend if you | gave me any real information; him.” | The boy grinned at him as much as to say: “Prove i | “Always happy said, “But I can’ don’t know. Mr. © oblige,” he| 1] you what I} lust joshes.” “A bellboy “You sai ‘was more | to beat it. I'm no’ and talk.” Neill Jet him go. Tragedy In His Eyes {AN odd-looking m st to Neil! from be! Ak fe How, a badge Eyster. “No? “Are you anxious to meet him?” | rc. \ “No. But I want to find out | about him... What are your rela- tions with him?” “I have no relations with him.” | Eyster grinned. “He doesn’t know me, but I know him.” “Well, tell me,” said Neill, “what sort of fellow is he?” “What is your purpose in ask- ing?” said Eyster cautiously. *Tll tel: you,” said Neill. “A young fellow that I know has been going around with him, and I sus- spect Fanning’s a bad influence.” Eyster laughed noiselessly. “A bad influence?” he said. “That's jutting it mildly. . . I assume that tis “Aes 8 a young woman you are talking about. Fanning has no use for young men.” Neil] let it go at that. A spasm of hatred convulsed Eyster's gray face. “He’s a devil to women,” he exclaimed with an odd breathlessness. “A devil! A devil!” Chapter And Verse NEILL turned hard inside, think- {N ing of the danger to Janet. At the same time he exulted a little, because he had been proved right. No harm had come to Janet ye}, and now he could show her! “Give me chapter and verse,” he said eagerly. “Give me some concrete lence to show, and it will save a woman.” But ster only grinned and shook his head. “These are T can’t tell a stranger.” th oO me just go from hotel to hotel.” n't that rather expensive?” @ enough money for my | him and feed it.” SYNOPSIS: Neill. a resolute young federal agent, comes to Baltimore to spend a week’s va- cation with his girl But they quarrel. Janet, who is tall, attrac- tive and independent, refuses to break a dinner date with Pre.cott Fanning. Angrily Neill says Fan- ning is too old for Janet, too slick and spends too much money. Both ‘peeved, they part and Neill sets out to check up on Fanning. He interviews an acquaintance of Fanning’s, and a bellboy, Then a strange little gray man, David Eyster, sidles up to talk evasively about Fanning, calling him “a devil to women.” Chapter Three Cocktails’ With Fanning HAT’S. Fanning’s business Here?” Neill pressed. “T haverl’t béen'able to find out,” said Eyster. “After all, I’m only one‘man and I ¢an’t let him get on to:me. But he’s up to no good, you can ‘be’ sure of that.” “What's his record?” Eyster shook his head. “I won’t tell you... yet.” “Why can’t we work together on this?” asked Neill. “We both dis- trust the man and want to prevent him doing any further harm. .. .” “I don’t care how much harm he does,” Eyster interrupted. Neill looked at him in exaspera- tion. He seemed part madman, part child and scarcely human. Eyster moistened his lips. “The rottener he acts, the more fun it is to watch him,” he said softly. “And the more satisfactory his finish will be.” “What do you mean, his finish?” Eyster declined to explain. “I like you, young man,” he said with a grin. “You won't let anything on, but I can see that you hate him... . [ll tell you something,” he sud- denly went on with a spurt of venom. “My hatred of Fanning is all I live for. And my business, that you asked me about just now, is to follow him around and watch “Good God” muttered Neill. “why?” Eyster turned cautious again. ; “I’m not going to tell you anything more 1 I've tested you out,” he said. “. ..on’t want my plans inter- fered with.” “What's this?” ask “The end may be slow in com- ‘oing to be the end of Neill. | ing,” said Eyster, grinning, “but it's certain!” Neill looked at him, wondering ; how to deal with such a crack-pot. “Do you know about his yacht?” asked Eyster. Here was a bit of real informa- tion. “No. What yacht?’ “He has just bought a yacht called the Nadji. I can’t figure what he wants a yacht for.” “Won't it be difficult for you to follow him if he goes off on a yacht?” suggested Neill, fishing. “I have made my arrange- ments,” said Eyster grinning. “Where's the yacht lving?” “At the City pier, foot of Broad- way.” Eyster got up abruptly. “Have you ever seen Fanning?” he asked. “No? | “Well, here! he comes. I'll leave you.” Over The Bar FoLLowina the direction of ‘Eystet’s glance, Neill saw a tall, dark, handsome man coming in from the street. At first glance he scarcely looked the 39 years he confessed to, but as he came closer | Neil judged him about five years | more than that. He was in the pink of condition with a skin as fresh as a baby’s. His black eyes were iget close together, jiving him a | foxy look; they were the kind of eyes that turn continually and | overlook nothing. A hard face, but rendered superficially attractive by a good-natured smile, A crook and a slick one. thought Neill. Fanning, nodding pleasantly to | his acquaintances in the lobby, strolled on into the bar. After giv- ing him a moment or two, Neill followed. He found Fanning leaning negli- gently on the mahogany, watching the bartender stir him up an old- fashioned cocktail. Neill lined up nearby and looked him over in the mirror without appearing to. Fanning was wearing a nerfect- | ,, | ly-cut gray flannel suit and an ex- pensive Panama hat. His shirt and | tie were just a little different from anybody else’s. Evidently a man who gave a good deal of thought to his dress. Neill, who boug' thing to catch a woman Since it was the hour before din. ner when no! y isina each of them was alone a it was natural to fall Whe: fashioned, Fanning said with his Teady smile: “Great minds think alike!” “Great ones and Il ones too.” “That's my town toc. But Pm thinking of retiring and settling in Baltimore.” “You're a young man to be talk- ing about retiring.” “Oh, well, ’'m not ambitious,” said Fanning. “Forty or fifty thou- sand a year is ample for my needs. I'm looking for a place in the Green Spring valley. Nothin opulent or showy, you understand. Asmall place, but perfect in every appointment. That’s my ideal. Two or three blooded horses in_the stable, a flat field where I can land and take off in my own plane.” Blow-hard! thought Neill. “Are you married?” Pleasantly, “No, indeed,” said Fanning laughing. “I’m too fond of the sex to tie myself down to one. Women are like wines—you want a differ- ent type with every course. 1] wouldn’t ire up champagne just because I like Johannisberger,” Neill fingered his glass longing- ly. He had a terrible yen to fling the contents in the man’s face. Shrewd Questions w Dees me, how did you make enough to retire so early?” he asked laughing. “That's something every man is interested in.” “In the Street,” aid Fanning Diss, id: XPS th Vi 4s Fanning entered, Neill thought; A crook, and a slick one: carelessly. “Things sre coming back.” “As an operator or a broker?” “Both. ... You hear a lot about the cleverness of Wall Street men, but believe me it’s all a myth. They're so dumb that a fellow of just ordinary intelligence like me can go in and clean up in short order,” he laughed. “What's your he asked. ‘ontact man for a firm of con- rs. What's your firm?” “I'm out of the Street now. ... Have you heard this one?” He told a img story about Wall Street. While his mouth was full of humorous friend!s talk, the foxy black eyes never relaxed their vigilance. Neill had the sense that he was being keenly sized up in his turn. | He matched Fanning’s story another. Fanning laughed fand ped him on the back. “1 | like Patton! You and I speak jthe same lingo.” He beckoned to the bartender. “Set ‘em up, Jim. {This roun nd is on me.” Neill reciprocated. By the time vy had had three, a perfect bar- he doesn’t mean to til he’s found out what Weil, two can play at , 1957, By Holbert Postar} | Neill answers an tneriminating phene call in Fanning’s reom, te- merrew. “The Rhythm Revue” To Be Staged Here This Evening Il. Introducing the trio dancing to “Blue played in Jazz time—Vera Waite, Blanche Cervantes, Elizabeth tapping “The Rhythm Revue,” directed. | Hawaii” by Gerald Pijder, featuring John | Pritchard and. hig (Orchestra with | “Teenie” Sarls, Vocalist, will be Staged, this, evening between shows jat Palace Theater. | Gartenmeyer. Revue will introduce many pop-| III. Presenting the Blues voice ulax ‘tunes played by Pritchard’s! of Miss Vergie Key singing “Sweet Orchestra. A number of new: Heartaches”, danee routines will be carried out) IV. La Rhumba, “Mama Inez” | by the cast. ; danced Mrs. Lillian Nash, comedian,' Edelio Borges. will be heard in a comedy skit,; V. Orchestra selection, “John- ho will be her original act. son Rag” and “The Moon Got In Oe Miss Florence Dillon, talented toe’ My Eyes” with vocal by “Teenie” dancer, will give an exhibition of Sarls, her routine to the tune of Jan’ VE. Garber’s theme song “My Dear”.! VII. Members of the orchestra are: Florence Dillon. John: Pritchard, piano; William VIII, Orchestra Selections: ; Saunders, drums; Tommy Thomp-' “Sailboat in the Moonlight” and Bee tenor saxaphone; Hector “Dinah’’. Barrosa, alto saxaphone; Gus! IX. Dance Stylists: Gerald Ayala, trumpet; Edelio Borges,' and Louise dancing to the tune of bass fiddle. “Stardust”. Tonight's program is fol-! X. Solo Tap, danced by Gerald lows: {Pinder. “The I. Selections, Pritehard’s Or-' Broke Down”, chestra: “Vilia”, theme song;, XI. Orchestra Selections; “The “There’s a Lull In My, Life” and Genna Goo” and., theme song, “Alibi Baby’. '“vilia”. Act by Mrs. Nash. as Hastings Adams Entertains - With Party Last Evening Hastings Adams, son of Mr.} . Guests at the party were: Helen and Mrs. Gerald Adams, delight-' Porter, Mery Sawyer, Elois Saw- fully entertained last evening at'yer, Betty Henriquez, Edith his home, 322 Eaton street, with) Sands, Victoria Arno!d, Lois Lord, a party in celebration of the! Wilma Russell, Rose Mary De- 15th anniversary of his birth, ‘meritt, Ida Fae Curry, Margaret | Dancing was the principal pas-| White, Retty Joyce Adams, Yova time interspersed with games and: Fernandez, Constance Marie other forms of amusement. Game Adams, Althea Haskins, Zola winners were Bascom L. Grooms, Camus. jJr., and Miss Helen Porter, and Raymond Ovide, Luis Ovide, the consolation prize was award-| Bob Pittman, Bascom L. Grooms, ed to Harold Haskins. Jr, Manuel Fernnndez, Elmore After the games and dancing,; Pinder, Harold Rae Haskins, Wm, delicious refreshments were serv-!Sehoneck, Holland Weech, Nor- ed by the gracious host. At .a|man Cerezo, Jack Porter, Everett late hour the guests departed | Hall, (Frank Martin Rodriguez, wishing for Hastings many more; Roland Keaton, Emil Roberts, happy birthday events. The host |Manual Lopez. received a number of handsome; Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Camus, and useful presents to remind|Mr. and Mrs, J, R. Adams, Mrs. him of a delightful evening spent} Paul Haskins, Mrs, Harold Hask- with his group of friends.* ‘ins, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Adams. { PERSONAL MENTION COCCSO HAL OL SHE HOO DODOSSOSESOCEEE NK OSCOBEFe R. C, Perky, owner of Perky, Florida, was a passenger leaving ee ee ern ee enoon: while in Havana with relatives, aie aeinaaa. . | Were returning passengers on the | Steamship Cuba yesterday. Mrs. C. W. Dixon, who was LEGAL 5 visiting relatives for several PINAL NOTICR c . Mrs. Walter McCook and son Walter, Jr., who were spending a weeks, left on the Cuba yesterday afternoon for Tampa and from there will proceed to her home in Phoenix, Artzona. Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Baker, | rVOn of Miami, are in Key West visit-| ing relatives and planning to en-, u joy a vacation of two weeks be-| fore returning to Miami where’ 5, My, Raker: ie employed wie he) See or of Ristate of Yv Florida East Coast Railway Com-/ «+ A. ABO: GhcRhac eats. toeeiC pany. a. there, mae tonrtc Notice ts hereby given ined will, on er, 1937, final ‘nettle. n of said Lee Pinder and son Ferran, who est scharging were spending a while in Key : West with relatives and friends, left over the highway this morn-, ing fr Matecumbe. * Aumunt, A A. MAITLAND ADAMS, As Administrator, of the Estate of ¥ Mr. and Mrs. Erie Gwynn left octt- | Miami where they plan to make their future home. j ter Miss Alice left last week. From and To New Orleans and Beyond From Key West alternate Fridays From New York every Tuesday | From Boston every Sat ines C. E, SMITH, Avent Key West, Fla. SOSH SSECESSESSESESOSES Get the world’s good news daily through As International Daily Newvpeper Poblished by THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PUBLISHING SOCIETY One, Norway Screst, Boston, Mamachusetts Regular reading of Tae Comeriam Semwce Mowrroe Cem dered mony + liberal education. Its cleen, enbieed news and well-rounded edieorial features, inchoding the Weekly Magazine Section, make the Mowrroa the idesl newspaper for the home. Ix is J conte s copy, or } conte 2 day on veb- seription, delivered te your door, and ie obtainable ot the ee CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM \3 327 ELIZABETH STREET weerecets by Louise Pritchard andj} Ballet (Toe Dance) Miss! Merry-Go-Round} over the highway this morning for’! : | Their daugh- | Boston, New York, Miami! Jacksonville, Galveston | (Continued from Page One) mained some work of a minor | sort, such as rubbing and polish- | ing and removing some of the} rough spots, but Mr. Victor con- fidently expected that within the next three weeks the contract would be complete and ready for} final inspection. He said ne was then making preparations to be| transferred to some other con- tract. Mr. Rowlard, the Thomason sup- erintendent, had asked if the par- ty would like to ride the road to Hog Key and all agreed to take the 15-mile ride in a truck which! Mr. Rowland provided. Captain Knight and Engineer McKillip left in the Le Pecheur and the others boarded the truck fer the long ride. Over hills and down in gulleys, not valleys, riding on the rim of ja bank from which one slip would precipitate the riders into a ditch about eight feet deep, and even) on the smoother places this stretch! of road, which had been part of the Florida East Coast roadbed,! lit was one of the roughest rides) ever taken by any member of the group, "However it was only for about MElge miles, which seemed 30, until the smooth perfect por- tion of the overseas road was reached, and the next 12 miles was covered in comfort, although jall. were pleased when the truck jreached Hog Key. Here after a short wait the jlaunch arrived and the proposed trip to Little Duck Key was start- ed, but when it was realized that lit was five o’clock, and we were due to arrive at Pigeon Key for | supper, the trip to Little Duck Key ‘was called off and the launch was ‘headed for Pigeon Key and one of Polly’s famous suppers. Arriving the party washed up jand awaited the call for “chow”. jand the c jplay of nature, the greatest of all artists. ing at No Name Key about 7 o'clock, the group entered cars ride of 41 miles to the y was started. The group ar- about 8:15 o'clock to their separate homes, tired, but thrilled with a delightful experience, grati- fied by the me of the, many. courtesies extended at each point~ visited, and thankful to B. °M. Duncan, chief engineer and gen- eral manager, through whose kindness and courtesy the trip was made possible. CLASSIFIED COLUMN Serecccccocscsosceseeses FEMA: HELP WANTED SPECIAL WORK FOR MARRIED WOMEN. 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Following the supper Mr. Huau showed the group his stock of sheets and pillow cases, snowy white and fit for the couches of kings, blankets for use during chilly winter nights, and in fact every piece and kind of wear necessary to the comfort of a per- feet road camp, the demands for | which above all else is cleanliness land purity. | Mr. Huau then insisted that the group see the store rooms in| which are carried every item for! a perfectly arranged dining room,| including a varied assortment of canned fruits, cereals; and every- | thing else which a good steward} demands he be provided with to assure his diners good wholesome) meals accompanied by perfect} service. And all this, said Mr.) ‘| Huau, is ordered direct from Key, i West, and “I mean everything in} these store rooms, comes from your city.” ideparture, and getting back to} | Key. West. 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GERALD PINDER presents his second RHYTHM REVUE On the stage of the PALACE THEATER —TONITE— Featuring John Pritchard's Orchestra PALACE BULLDOG DRUMMOND AT BAY —also— RHYTHM REVUE on the stage Featuring Pritchard’s Orchestra Comedy anz Short Reel STAR > BRAND CUBAN COFFEE Is Deliciously Fresh! —TRY IT TODAY— On Sale At All Grocers MONKOE THEATER Anne Shirley-John Morley in TOO MANY WIVES Bette Davis-Humphrey Bogart in THE MARKED WOMAN Matince; Balcony, 10¢; Orches tra, 15-20¢; Nights 15-25¢ ENJOY SUMMER COMFORT « te modern, Leprect hotel = the boot of poe 2 eras dew Envy Sed och mrorarny ery momen ond — See ep Remeng ee Ait CONDITION COCKTAK LOUNGE DBENG AND mbites wort Baso10 to = Effective Mey 30, 1937 8. 8. CUBA Leaves Port Tampa on Sundays and W P. M., arriving Key West 7 A. M. Mondays Leaves Key West Monday for Havana. Leaves Key Weat Toesdays Tampe, Fis. nesdays at 400 Thorsdays, * and Thursdays 6:30 A. M and Fridays 5 P. 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