The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 16, 1937, Page 4

SYNUPSIS: Netll, a young fed- eral agent, quarrels with Janet, a@ comely Baltimore girl, because she won't break a date with Prescott Fanning. Neill suspects him gf t-ing a crook. To check up, he finds Fanning at his hotel bar and they get acquainted. Fanning dopes Neill’s whiskey. Next day, Janet, Fanning and Fanning’s yacit are gone. A mysterious phone call tells him Janet’s in trouble at Absalom’s Harbor. Neill rushes to the vil- lage ana boards the yachr after dark. In a locked cabin he finds Fanning shot dead and Janet un- harmed, but in a faint, a gun be- ‘side her. He rows her to the old liners taken from Germany. Chapter 10 A Skiff Steals Up EILL rowed softly on around the flotilla. The big ships lay side by side anc staggered; that is to say, the first pointing down- Stream, the second upstream and s0’on. Each was double anchored &t the bow, and further secured at the stern by stee] cables running to groups of piles driven deep into the river bottom. There were no openings in the hulls, no protrub- erances to climb up by, no con- venient ropes left dangling. The sheer bulk of the silent vessels was overpowering. About 200 yards separated the inside vesse] from the shore. This ship had a wooden“stairway let down over ‘rer side with a plat- form at the bottom having several skiffs tied to it. Neil] dared not use the stairway for if a watch was kept anywhere on board it would certainly be at the head of it. High above their heads-there was a light showing in the captain’s quarters on the bridge. All else was dark, Neill -owcr on until he had com- four and from the boat deck he overlooked the other ships. He tain’s quarters on the first ship were now as dark as the rest. The four great hulks lay under the stars like ships of the dead. At the forward end of the boat the main deck, and explored as well as he was able in the dark. endless gentle lapping of the water against the steel hulls. From this deck there was a wooder. gangway, over to the next vessel. Returning to the promenade deck, Neill was able to search along the port side with his flash= light since he was hidden here both from the other ships and the shore. On a ring-buoy hanging from the rail he read her name; Abraham Lincoln. He saw several odd-shaped bundles against the wall and found to his joy that they were Jacob’s ladders. A way, of getting Janet safe aboard. But first he felt he must satisfy himself as to how much watching was done aboard these ships at night. He crept across the gangway to the next ship and explored the deck, watching and ieee! ing advantage of every bit of cover; then to the next, and finally, to the last, the one nearest shore, He knew this vessel was inhabited. She was of an older type of con- struction and had two promenade decks, upper and lower. From the lower deck, the stairway led down to the small boats, Neill crouched at the corner and, peeping around, stretched his ears to listen. He heard a gentle es He crept forward, pressing his body, against the wall, pausing between each step to listen. Dimly he made out the shape of a deck chair b “Somebody ts watching.us!” she whispered. en a full circuit of the ships. le Saw that he could not climb aboard by the anchor chains. They disappeared into hawse-holes in the bows and from these holes there was no way of reaching the deck. His best bet appeared to be one of the steel cables on the third ship from the shore. This cable d under the rail of the lower leck astern, an out-of-the-way part of the ship where no watch- man was likely to be lurking. “Will you stay in the skiff while I climb aboard?” he asked. t Leome with you?” ov couldn't climb over this table,” ‘ She drew a long breath to steady herself. “Very well, I will wait.” Neill tied the skiff to the bunch of piles and, divesting himself of jacket and boots, stood on the seat and oe for the cable over his head, his legs kicking in the air. The way seemed endless and he slowed down more and more as his arms tired. It required a powerful @tasp the rail and draw himself up. In Stocking Feet E found himself on a little working deck af‘, much clut- tered with coiled hawsers and the Steam steering gear of the vessel. In order to get fory d to climb a ladder. T' to the upper pr was an endless enade now, @ows that were like wate! > hat opened on e locked. He e outermost ves- se! Had anybody app in the ded by a it deck. Here, ng from the mnu- he had stocking noiselessly frorm menades, and he a ~ ladder to the with the boats h @avits, the venti! merable other ty of cover. I t he went shadow to COUNCIL HEARS MANY M ge One) price A Soothin Reward ufferers |! valued mediciues ke Imperial reward For Itch Several highly are so combined Letion a most trustwort! ip joyfully relieving the eczema, rash, tetter, ri Semmon itch sto tehii gw ched, there | ATTERS g of and Two sizes, 35c, $1.00 |j i relaxed. The watchman. Another Skiff i enacted he backed away. around the corner, and made haste to return across the four decks joined by gangplanks. He figured that he could have Janet aboard in a few minutes, and cer- tainly he would get no better op- portunity than now while e watchman was taking a nap. He unrolled the Jacob’s ladder and, lashing the end to the rail, lowered it overboard. Stripping to his underclothes, he stuffed shirt and bieeches behind the other lad- ders, and went overside. At the bottom of the ladder he let himself noiselessly into the water, and struck out towards the spot where }he had left the skiff. When the little boat loomed be- fofe him a sudden fear gripped him because he couldn’t see Janet’s figure outlined against the night sky. The skiff seemed empty, He caught hold of the gunwale and Pulled himself up, “Janet!” She answered him from the bot- tom of the skiff in a scarcely aud- ible voice; “Neill! ... Oh, Neill!” |. He hastily climbed in. “What’s the matter, Jen? . .. I can't touch you because I’m dripping wet. Did nything happen?” | “Somebody is watching us!” she whispered. “How could that be out here in the dark? What makes you think so?” saw him Ni .-. Another skiff stole up. It c: so quietly I didn’t hear anything. I turned my. head and there it was, Quite close. With a single figure in it. Watch- ing. I thought maybe you had got a boat somewhere and I spoke your }name. ... He never answered... / | “Did he speak at all?” | “No. Just faded into the j ness... . I thought you would } come!” | (Copyright, 1937, by Hulbert Post] Janet and Neill board and the black ship, temeorrow. ire fore him with a man’s body in it, It was ordered that the tires cribe to The Citizen. MONROE THEATER i Dix I Victor MeL | NANCY STEEL £ ng in EIS Mi tra, 15-20c; Night: 15-25¢ | POCCCR COCO RR COCCoCDOCe | Johnson-Sheppard Nuptials searched the decks for any glim- | mer of light that might reveal a watchman on his rounds. Nothing | showed. The windows in the cap- | deck he descended two ladders to | There was no sound except the { be a few other the | in| } THE DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND} SSING | | Matinee: Balcony, 10c; Orches | An event of great on yesterday’s social calendar was the’ marriage of Miss Ro- melda, Jéhnson;:charming daugh- jter of Mrs. Mervin L. Russell and Arthur! H Sheppard, Ji., son aptain and Mrs. Arthur H. Shep- ‘pard, Sr. Tne impressive Episcopal ceremony was ‘performed in elaborately decorated church . Paul’s by the Rev. «Arthur B. Dimmick. As the guests an to assemble the beautiful chimes of St. Paul’s importance ring the of | Yang out their glad greetings with} {the brilliant Bridal Chorus from ‘ Lohengrin. } The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, was love-' ly in a gown of white wedding ring satin fashioned in handsome eighteenth century made. Her {ull length veil edged with chan- | tilly lace was held in place by a {juliet cap entwined with {pearls. The bride’s ments were a silver cr hung |from the neck by a delicate chain {and a lustrous pearl byckle, which thad been worn on thé ‘wedding j gown of the bridegroom’s,,grand- ;mother. She carried a white satin | prayer book instead of the con- i ventional bouquet. | __The bride’s attendants included { i | seed adorn- Miss Barbara Carey, cousin of the bride, as maid of honor, Mrs. |Joseph Daniel Lopez, brides- matron, the Misses -Zenia Hoff, Louisa Delaney, Winifred Shine and Rosemand Tift as brides- maids and the Misses Wilma Rus- sell and Lorraine Russell, of the bride, as junior imaids. They wore white maise taffeta. gowns modeled along | Dirndl lines with poke bonnets to match, They carried quaint ;nosegays of garden flowers. | Dr. William W. /Demeritt,: Jr. attended the groom as best man. sister brides- of} Father! ri Other attendants were the Messrs. Francis Dion, Jack Carbonell, Maxwell Russell, and Joseph Allen, ‘Jr, a’ cousin’ OF the bride. They were dressed in tropical wedding attire. | The bride’ !gown of rub with acce corsage mother wore a wine chiffon sheer, mate’ Her was Red Radiance The groom’s mother wore ted copen crepe with contrast- ories. Her corsage be- 1 flowers. ts carried by the bride’s attractively cut flowers ey, a close ries to of attendan were ioned from lovel: y Mrs. A. E. Shary friend of the family. A reception at the home of the bride’s parents immediately fol- lowed the ceremony. The bride’s parents, her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bernard Allen, Sr., and M ‘rthur H. Sheppard, s recei the bridal couple. Presiding at the punch bowl were Mrs. Myron N. Russell and Mrs. Clarence V./Thompson. Following an extended wedding tour of the southern states Mr. and Mrs. Sheppard will make their home in Key West where Mr. Sheppard is connected with the lighthouse service. For going away the bride wore a navy blue and white ensemble. Mr. and Mrs. Sheppard were passengers leaving by bus this morning for Miami and from there will go to Jacksonvile for a visit with Mrs. Sheppard’s aunt, Mrs. Slappey. At the end of the stay in Jack- sonville they will proceed to Richmond, Va.. for a visit with Mr. Sheppard’s brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and H. J. Polley and then-to Washington, for sight seeing trip. PEOPLE’S FORUM COMMENDATION Editor, The Citizen: I am \quite aware that no words of mine can enhance the value of anything you write in your edi- torial columns, but I feel a strong urge to write and thank you for the splendid article in Tuesday jevening’ e, “The World Faces War.” Such words needed to be writ- ten, and it is a rare experience to read words that express so graph- [si and so truly the situation of today in the world. My part in making up the nation’s mind may gre very insignificant but the re- {sponsibility is ours, just the same. | The nations did not deliberate- ly choose the Great War that commenced August 4, 1914, and dragged along through the ter- rible four years. did choose the policies and de- velop the attitudes and the spirit that made such a war an almost inevitable consequence. | I would suggest a re-reading of , this splendid presentation of world SOIT eress | RUSSELL’S CIGAR STORE NS G DAILY BASEBALL RETURNS BY WIRE Come in and get the results of the | i } "SaaS jaffairs and sincerely hope it will ‘yeappear in your I am sure our young people in the higher grades in our fine High Schools must have been grateful for this article and expect to hear that it has been the basis of their discussion on international coming jssues. ticle was not too long, vas a masterly presenta- matter that may decide the very near future of our own republic. ALFRED DE BARRITT. 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