The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 14, 1937, Page 3

THE KEY WEST CITIZEN SYNOPSIS: Neill, 2 young fed- eral .gent, comes to Baltimore to spend a week wth Janet. She won't break a dinner cate wit Prescott Fanning. So they quarrel and part. Neill, distrusting Fan- ning, deciues to check on him. He gets acquainted with him at the hotel bar. Fanning gives him knock-out drops, searches his pa- pers and keeps a snapshot of Janet. Next day Neill awakens to find Janet, Fanning and Fanning’s yacht gone. A mysterious phone call tells him Janet is aboard the yacht in Absalom’s Harbor and in trouble. Neill hurries to Ab- salom’s by bus. Chapter Eight Murder On The Nadji RECs to the porch of the sprawling store, Neill sat down at the end of the line of men taking their ease and enjoying their after-supper pipes. Sun- burned fishermen mostly, in gum~ boots and faded drill shirts. Neill learned that fishing was good and that pound nets were being set out in the bay. The trout had come earlier than was customary. None of this was to his purpose, and he studied the yacht. Very smart and modern with her high sides and stubby funnel. Some- thing under a hundred feet over all. She carried two boats on davits amidships, and he noted that one of them was gone. As darkness gathered it seemed odd to him that no lights showed in the cabins. The riding lights were up. The man next to Neill was a tall fisherman with white hair and a complexion ‘the color of beet juice. “That’s a tidy little yacht yonder,” Neill remarked to him. “So you might say. She’s the lat- est caper all right. But ugly as hell, if you’re asking me.” “Is she owned hereabouts?” “Nah! We got no toys like that down here. We’re working people. New York man.” He told Neill of the accident to the yacht’s engine. “Is the owner aboard?” “Sure, he’s aboard.” “I see their dinghy is ashore.” “The crew just come in to go to the movies.” Neill grinned in hard satisfac- tion. Owner aboard; crew ashore. The situation was working out to his advantage. Another man hearing them talk- about the yacht, took up the tale. “The owner was in the store telephoning awhile ago. Fine- looking, big slicker; fresh-com- plected. But surly. Didn’t have a word to throw to a dog.” Neil] took heart from this. If things were going badly with Fan- ning, so much the better. “You're right he’s a surly brute,” said another. This was a lanky fel- low with an innocent blue eye. Neill noticed that the others were inclined to make a butt of him. “I rowed out there with a mess of trout, thinking they’d be glad to buy some fresh fish,” "he said. “But when I come alongside the owner, he ordered me off. ‘Get the hell away from here,’ he says. T don’t want any damned fish!’” “That was manners,” said an- other, “What did you say, Jake?” “T says, ‘Go to hell yourself you long-legged so-and-so! I’m as good a man as you, if you do own a acht, And if you'll come ashore, "ll_prove it!’” There was a general laugh. “All right,” the speaker went on. “I told you before and I te'l ibe again there is some funny usiness aboard that yacht, and we ought to investigate it!” More laughter. ‘As If She Wanted Help’ HAT do you mean, funny business?” asked Neill. “T'll tell you, stranger. When I come alongside the yacht I was standing up in my skiff and I could look right into one of the port- holes. All closed they was, warm as it is. And on the other side of the glass I seen a beautiful young girl with bare arms andngrk. Only seen her a second, but nodded her head, and beckoned pitiful as if she wanted help real bad.” Neill’s. breast was suddenly lightened. Janet was aboard the yacht, then; he had come to the right pla And she was not a willing passenger, either. That re- relieved his worst fear. He felt a gush of friendliness towards the speaker. But he, it seemed, enjoyed no reputation for veracity among his mates, They laughed him down. “You're seeing things, Jake. You're wasted fishing. You ought to be one of these here, now, storywrit- ers in the papers. ag ft right! All ght!” said Jake. me day you men will learn that I'm not as bi Lxxe to make ou When it became really dark and the vessels in the ‘bor were no longer sharply silhouetted a tLe water, Neill got up and s axvay. Each house along the har- ber front had its little pier stic ing at from the shore with one | “Take-me awa @ mete small bozts moored to it, ard had it in mind to borrow hese without asking. rned to the right because in BIG LEAGUE LEADERS eeccccee Six Hitters ig & fool as you|! that direction the shore road rose somewhat. Here the little piers were under the bank, and screened from observation. Climbing down the bank, he walked out on a pier and found a skiff with oars in her. He got in and, untying the rope, rowed quietly toward the yacht. The water was as smooth as a shore with startling distinctness. On the porch of Longcope’s they were still talking about fish. Every star in heaven was shining. No moon. This moon was near its end, Neill remembered. Wouldn't rise until near dawn. When he drew alongside the yacht, he hailed her, not loud. There was no answer. Tying his skiff to the ladder, he climbed on deck and spoke again. No answer. There was something about the stillness of the little craft that chilled his blood. Where was Janet? He walked forward along the deck and aft again, sticking his head in the different doors and speaking. There was no movement, no sound in reply. Everything aboard was neat and shipshape. The silence was not ab- solute, for somewhere below he could hear the hum of a generator. There were two deckhouses on the yacht. The forward house contained a luxurious little dining saloon, while the after house was merely the entrance to a compan- ionway leading to the quarters be- low. Having satisfied himself that there was nobody forward, Neil] switched on lights in the after house and went down the stairs with his heart rising in his throat. His instinct told him there was something very wrong aboard. He found himself in a miniature saloon with doors forward and aft. The forward door admitted him to a comfortable sleeping cabin, empty. A man’s belongings were scattered about. Fanning’s? The after door was locked. It was a light door and, putting his shoul- der against it, he burst it in. A Dark Wet Stain WITCHING on lights, he saw Prescott Fanning lying on the floor at his feet, dead. There was a bullet hole in his forehead and a dark wet stain was slowly spreading through the rug under his head. Janet in her pretty eve- ning dress was lying limply in an easy chair nearby. There was é crude smear of blood across her cheek. A gun lay on the floor be- neath her hand, and a stale smell of gunpowder hung on the air. Neill’s heart stood still. He ran to the girl and flung his arms around her. Her body was warm, she breathed; there was no wouna on her. Upon wiping her face, he saw that the blood was not hers He crushed her to his breast, trem- bling in the reaction from his first terrrble fear. Leaving her for a moment, he dropped to his knees beside the body on the floor. Fanning was dead all right, but to Neill’s aston- ishment there was still warmth ir. his body. If only he had come a few minutes sooner! He saw thai the hole in his forehead was a wound of egress. He had been shot in the back of his head and the gun had been held so close that his hair was singed. Neill glanced towards the door that he had burst in. Its key was on the inside. All the portholes were closed and fastened. To his mind there was only one possible explanation. Fanning had attacked Janet and she had shot him. Neill had no thought of blame for her; he approved her courage. Lucky that she had the gun. Where had she got it? He carried her out into the sa- loon and laid her on a couch. There was a vacuum jug on a stand. He sprinkled water in her face and bathed her temples. Meanwhile he had to make the greatest decision of his life. The trained sleuth in him said: She shot this man and we'll nave to face it out together. She'll be ac- quitted of course. But the man in him thought of how she would be dragged through the mud—Janet whom he had always laughed at and loved for her delicate ways! And_ how after acquittal, fingers would forever point her out as a murderess. I don’t care what the evidence is, the man in him said, she couldn’t have done it. And I'm going to keep her under cover until I can prove it! She opened her eyes and looked around so wildly and sense that Neill feared for her r “Janet!” he murmured. Neill. Don’t you know me, dea’ Recognition came into her eyes, and like a frightened child she flung her arms around his neck. “Neill! Neill!” “It's me, all rig’ “You've come!” s is vs oid ht.” she murmured | rst | ‘olled+ dear ~ {horrible place!” é asked. ut it now, T have 4 “Oh, take me away from this ee moaned. Take me away!” (Copyright, 2 Hulbert Footmer) | Neill and Janet row away tate the | darkness, tomorrow. Home Runs Yar Ge i Sex, mirror, and voices came from the { ecvcvccsccvecceseens t FOLLOWING THROUGH OPENING CAME WAS POSTPONED Opening game of the reorgan- ided Night Senior Diamondball; League was called off last night; because Of wet grounds. ooo | This and That— Brooklyn Dodgers have played 1 lately. Must be because Grimes has signed his jgreat “Boiley 3) oe ATION FOR > , as recorded 126, Monroe be aw, the . will be highest bidder at the court, house door on fhe first Mon- in the’ month of November, which is the Ist day of No- mber, 1937. Dated: this 13th day of September, shall Ross © Sawyer ‘ircuit Court ,of Monroe rida, ; octd, 1937 NOTICE OF (Senate Bi NOTICE That Robert J. Lew Certificate y of Aug , Book XX, County certificate ording to door on the month of t This contest will be played at! contract for next year and the|the end of the first-half, if neces-| , COKES VS. SATANS AT PARK TODAY Caraballo Red Devi's and Coca- Cola, Social @iamondiall League play the first game of a revised schedule this afternoon Castro and Jasper for the Cokes and Stanley and Iopkins for the Satans. Tomorrow, the Red Devils will meet Roberts Sta The final game will be week the of the ed Friday when |Boston ........... 67 74 78 78 | Brooklyn LEAGUE STANDIN | NATIONAL LEAGUE | Club— Ww. L. New York . 79 51 Chicago 79 54 Pittsburgh 71 62 St. Louis 70 63 | Philadelphia... ! Pct, | Cincinnati -608 } 594) AMERICAN Club— .526' New Yor! Sekai Ba — ' Detroit .. Stars cross bats with Coca-Cola, . \Chicago . {Boston .... Pet, |Cleveland .750 W “400 | Philadelphia .400'St. Louis . LEAGUE Ww. 88 79 & nine. League Standing Club-— Ww. |Caraballo Red Deyils 3 Roberts Stars Coca-Gola ~ts ingto 1 ington 28 28 30% PAGE THREE National League New York at P Boston at Chicag Philadelp! 2). Brooklyn at Cincinnati (2). (2). (2). Louis at American League Cleveland at New York. Detroit at Washing Chicago at Boston St. Louis at Philad , . Sab: The weekly. be to Cit AN and'ean test your tubes, TEXACO . FIRE CHIEF GASOLINE PAUL’S TIRE SHOP Cor. Fleming and White Sts. —Courteous Service— 37, which is the ist day of is 13th day of September, AL) Ross C Sawyer Merk of Circuit Court of Monroe County, Florida. NOTICE d a be the said certifieate shall players want to remain for atjsary. ‘bell indicates they still can hit. . .]lo Red Devils and Roberts Stars. | to their line- greatest sports of Cuba. . .Thejup and.will give the sity rates Tampa the toughest] o’clock and game will begin at 8; in Cincinnati although he has hit he I One should rest for at | all ballyhoo. . .The University of} day of July, sued thereon. somewhere this year. of Florfda, t s, They arae Ruffing, Law- County Records. as in the n of Grimes’ salary was increasel for Coad iforms next year. ..The Yanks from Toronto and the Pirates, its first football game of the sea- versity of Tampa Spartans will South Georgia eleven the first sued thereon. d certificate em- days ater they play: the West- sued thereon i certificate em of Florida will play their opening fracas on cs st ecords. the month is what is worrying | Sued was in the ne of Albert F. redeemed a catch up the Giants, although the] 231d to th the Senators out of the race in from DeLand State League club. Lazzeri will be a major or a mi- (Senate B National League race when the} Certificate Both are trou-| application for a tax deed to be is- c | er n the County of Monroe Ten Conference of Florida, there | of Fic County M Winter Haven and Sara- Sarasota team has lost a dozen | ; Pie lleast another season, . .The way} Second fracas is scheduled for ithey shellacked King Carl Hub-|Thursday night between Carabal-| | Major league baseball, jai-alai,) The Starg have added two or cock fighting and boxing are the/three new pl: Satans a |Baker-Chocolate fight of Sept. 4/run for their money. {drew 10,000 fans. . .Miami Univer- The lights will go on at 7 |foes of the season. , .Medwick has| o'clock. jnot hit a homer at Grosley (Field lseveral in each of the other |parks. . .Brancah Rickey says that ‘Weast a year, and Alan Gould of lhe Associated Press claims it is| Certiticate |Florida football eleven, under the] application tor lcoaching of Josh Cody, will get pitchers in the majors are given/of | | a chance to win 20 or more con-jo Ft bot 4 Sar. ilson, Turner anad Gomez. . . ? next ye He claims Van Mungo d Hassett will be in other uni have recalled 13 players. . .De-} troit purchased Pitcher Davis|! Pitcher Duke from Montreal. . . University of Florida will play son against the strong L. State U. at Baton Rouge, La. The Uni- also have a good club and their first club will be with the strong Monday in October at the new Phillips Field in Tampa and five | ® deed to be i es the following described prop- ern Kentucky Teachers at Bowling | erty in the County of Monroe, State Green, Ky. The Stetson Hatters} y 51°14, Page October 2 against Florida Gators.} 4, rent OEckE a ' e sment of the said prop- ‘Doubleheaders scheduled for|erty under the said ce-tificate, is- Bill Terry. The Cubs and the "Unies saia Pirates still have a chance to property Pirates’ chances are very slim. , .| « DiMaggio’s 41st homer knocked ‘ the Americana League. . .Cincin- nati has called Harper and Aleno . Wally Moses may be in the Yanks’ line-up next year and nor league manager. . .It will be NOTICE IS _H tough the last few days of the nat Bouerk 3 Loe 14, Giants meet the Dodgers and the| day of Aug A. » has file Gees suk Onids. same in my office and s made ble-makers and always upset the| sued thereon. Said certificate em- dope. . In the High School Big} DTaces the following described f to-wit are four clubs given a chance to “ cr. 30; Book 5s win the title—Clearwater, Ft. sota. This is the opinion of the coaches. Last year’s champiions plavers through graduation but} still are a threat. redeemed property described therein will be sold to the highest bidder at the court house door on the first Mon- y in the month of November, . Which is the Ist day of No- 1937. ated this 13th day of September, Local Loyal Fans— ey Perey Curry still strong for} |the Cubs and believes the Giants! , will end up in third place, . .Ga-| ¢ briel Cabanas predicts the same | ‘ jof the Cubs and claims that his |Giants will be far ahead at the} lend of the. season. . .Local fans | jare still loyal to their clubs, it) seems. . .Then there is Old Bye}, jat the post office who _ believes h that the Pirates are the best club. ivate | lin the National League. . .Of| Stine in jcourse, Baezza is as rabid a Yan- | applicat kee fan as ever. . -Curly and Win- field want to know if the Sena- jtors still have a chance to cop ithe flag. . .Bobby is still loyal to \the Cubs and Yanks. Who wouldn’t | |be?. . .Big Phillips continues to! ‘The assessmen jfollow the Athletics and Connie} erty under th }Mack. 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