The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 20, 1937, Page 3

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER the dark 20, 1937, Vv ships BY HULBERT: FOOTHEE sa Chapter 39 Builets Fly T WAS now about 8:30 and since Maryland does not use daylight saving time, perfectly dark. The blond young man was not visible in the street outside. There were no taxicabs cruising in this part of town, and Neill regretted that he had not told his driver to wait. However, he saw a taxicab standing at the curb across the street about a hundred yards towards town. Probably the taxi used by the blond young man. Neill crossed over. The back of the cab was empty, “Will you take me into town?” he asked the driver. “Sorry, mister. I’ve got a fare.” “Where is he?” ‘ “Can't tell you that. He paid me to wait.” “Tl pay double fare.” “Can't do it, after taking his money. He’s got.my name and number.” “He won't say anything,” Neill ed. “He can’t afford to.” “So you say. But I ain’t gonna risk my job.” Neil] returned across the street. There was a trolley line, but no car was in sight. He walked slow- back and forth as if waiting acar, but in reality trying to out where his trailer was ‘It was a quiet neighborhood. Across the road where the taxi waited, there was a high bank not yet built upon. On Neill’s side the little houses and occasional stores were lighted up, but there was nobody moving on the sidewalk. At the corner a newly-opened street dipped down steeply and was swallowed in the dark. Neill found his man partly hid- den behind a syringa bush at the side of a house on the corner. “Good evening,” he said pleasantly. “Evening,” mumbled the man huskily. He was trying to disguise his voice, Neill hada sense that he had heard it before. Perhaps the blondined hair, the ashy cheeks, the spectacles, also con- * stituted a disguise. Impossible to tell in the darkness. “Nice night,” said Neill. No answer. - “How often do these blame trol- Jey cars run?” “Don’t know. I’m a stranger in the neighborhood.” The young man’s voice was shaky. He was evidently laboring. under a. powerful excitement, However, Neill apprehended no special danger to himself. The taxicab was almost directly across the street, and Heinrich’s with its Me oa adopting a friendly air. ‘You Know Tco Much’ BSS ‘eyig a cigarette?” he asked. “Don’t use them.” “Gosh! I didn’t think that there was @ fellow of your age in the country didn't smoke 'em.” No answer. “Moybe you prefer a pipe?” TP thought from the "] OU rom the way you were aiating here that you Tee longed in the neighorhood.” ‘he ther 4 man’s voice began to break. “Is it any business of yours?” ! Neill looked at ,him steadily, “Well, ; since you ask me. You've been following me around ever since T arrived in town this afternoon. Also this morning. nent ed T'm curious. What's the ar” The young man made an effort to get a grip on himself. “You're mistaken, fellow. I never-saw you before until this minute.” “Come off,” said Neill good- naturedly, “That's your taxi wait- ing across the street. “Wrong again, fellow.” “he use of stalling?” “What's said Neill. “I’ve had my eye on ‘ou for five houts past. In the f ivedere I heard you sending the plain-clothes men off on a wild- © goose chase»Good comedy. . . .” The young man’s voice broke pone ge “Damn you! ...” he cried. “Damn you .. . you know too much!” He whipped out a gun ) and fired at Neill point-blank. Neill saw the movement coming, and pees in time. Bent almost double, he ran down the steep side street into the enveloping dark- ness, The man fired again, and a third time, buf“his aim was wild. He came charging after Neill. As in a dream, Neill heard a shout from the taxi driver and the sounds of other people roused by the sho‘s. Then silence. They were afraid to follow. The street was only half a block Jong. It ran out on akind of waste 1 where the earth from exca- vations had been dumped, makin; irregular hummocks all arou Rubbish was heaped everywhere and it was impossible to run. Neill swerved sharply to the left and dropped behind a hummock hop- that the man would run by. in but when his pursuer came to; the broken ground, he stopped. gun in hand, looking around and tening. He was oniv half a dozen paces away and mv = see him perfectly well against the starry sky. Neill softly drew out his own gun, but he was resolved not to shoot the man if it could be avoided. He could hear the mur- mur of the crowd gathering at the top of the street. Neill tried to edge a little further away under cover of the dark. The man heard him and fired again. | Neill ran for some yards in a zig- zag course and dropped again. The man had him pretty well placed now, and came creeping towards him, close to the ground. Neill | figured that he would have either two or four shots left in his mag- azine. “Here I am,” Neill said, to draw his fire again. But he only kept creeping closer, From far away Neill heard the sound of a clanging gong, rapidly drawing near. Somebody had phoned for the police. A new anxiety attacked him, for he couldn’t afford to face an investi- gation, even though he was the innocent victim. The police car stopped at the head of the street. The crowd be- gan to move down slowly. Neill arose and ran again. The man fol- lowed without attempting to shoot. Neill could hear his hoarse breath- ing. Neill collided with an invis- ible wire fence, and was flung bac! there groaning. The g) . out of his hand, Barbed Wire Helps NEEL ran on as fast as he could down the hill; parallel with the fence. The police were now spreading over the hummocky ground. They had flashlights. They were moving cautiously. A wild anxiety lent Neill speed and sure- ness. If he were taken, everything would be wrecked. Just as he was beginning to see light ahead. The police heard him running and began to spread down hill to cut him off. Neill put his hands on a fence post and, vaulting clear of the wire, ran straight away. His pursuers were less nimble in getting over the fence. He heard them cursing as their uniforms caught on the barbs, and he gained on them. He then had the notion of doubling and creeping back towards the fence, lower down. He wormed his way down hill close to the fence until he was stopped by a stream at the bottom. Meanwhile the police were searching the open ground above. He climbed the fence again and, “his--way upstream for a short distance, came to a group of dark buildings, a mill of some sort. There was adam over the stream with a footway. He crossed it, and struck into a road that climbed the hill on the other side. Soon he ‘was among the streets of another ao quarter of the town. Abso- utely quiet over here. Across the little valley he could see the flash- lights moving back and forth like fireflies. He kept straight on until he had risen out of the slums inté a better quarter. Upon coming to a wide suburban road, he turned into it, ‘heading towards town. Presently a taxicab came bowling along, having delivered a fare in the suburbs, Neill hailed it and, sink- ing back in the seat, thanked God for his luck, He changed taxis once on the way into town to baffle possible pursuers. He was still in some anxiety because he could not tell what the wounded man might say to the police. Not the truth, age 2 how. To be on the safe side, he kept away from his usual haunts and made no attempt to communi- cate with Mattingly who w: waiting for him at the midtown garage. rid beg Ina drugstore on North avenue, Neill took possessio# of a booth, and started phoning. From the yel- low pages of the phone book it was easy to establish that the only banana importer in Baltimore w! ran his own ships was one Lanassa. Neill called him up at his home, and an Italian-American voice answered. It was Mr. Lanas- sa himself. After giving him an agreeable spiel, Neill asked him who his lawyer was. The voice turned wary. “What! I got all kinds of lawyers.” “Well, who are they?” “No information given over the | phone. Come and see me in the morning.” He hung up. This was a setback, but not a fatal oe. Neill had other leads to follow, He did more telephoning and a satisfied grin began to Spread over his face. The last number he called was that given him by Johnny Tingstrom, the taxi-driver who had once shown himself his friend. He was obliged to wait beside the booth until Johnny came in from a trip and called rt Footmer} Neill gets shock when he re- turns to the Abraham Lizesda, ~-rew. Peninsular & Occidental Steamship Company S.S.CUBA Leaves Port Tampa on Sundays and Wednesdays at 4:00 arriving Key West 7 A. eav for Havana. M. Mondays and Thursdays. Key West Mondays and Thursdays 8:30 A. M. gd Key West Tuesdays and Fridays 5 P. M. for Port Tampa, F For further information and rates call Phone 14 J. H. COSTAR, Agent. still , KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings Here Just 10 Years Ago Today As Tal From The Files of The Citizen ee Three more oil tank aliens were returned to Havana today on the Steamship Governor Cobb. They were Germans. Two of them were 26 and one 25. Their names jare Izack Niewiodisko, Ans Drev- jno and Sosimir Kulashevitz. The first nam@d had been here before. He arrived last May hidden in a carload of pineapples, and was ; Promptly deported. All three jhave been in Havana a long time without. work, dead broke and des- titute. At last they decided to chance the trip in a tank car, they told customs inspectors. They ar- covered by Inspector Saunders {and delivered into the hands of Inspectors Frank Hornyak and W. E, Russell. 1 Arthur H. Sheppard and Sam B. Curry have been made colonels on the staff of the Elks Army of Florida to lead the movemént to take Miami by storm next July.| The appointment comes from) David Sholtz, of Daytona Beach,; Mgencraliof the Elks Army in jorida. Each state in the union and ‘special recognition| ren Af army sending Yiumbér in proportion ship in the Elks. Captain Thomas James, U. S. N., commander of the U. S. S. Bagaduce, has been officially noti- fidd that he will be ordered , to shore duty at Parris Island, South Carolina, and is expecting his or- ders about November 15. He will be relieved here by Lieutenant Edward Bilson, who will come from duty on board the U. S. S, Oklahoma. Captain James has been practically located at Key West for about 15 years. For eight years he was in command of the U. S. S. Peoria and was in command of the Bayspring for a long period. His last tour of serv- ice here ended in September and he has been expecting these or- ders for some time, he says. ‘ Airmail service by way of Key West, Havana and Miami is ex- pected to be a strong..probability im the near future. It is expect- éd to result from the service which has just started between Key West and Cuba ard of simi- lar service to be started within the week between Havana, Santo Domingo and Puerto Rico by the West Indies Aerial Express. Editorial comment: A congres- sional committee is trying to sim- plify taxing methods. When they get that workai out they might try to simplify methods for get- ting the money with which to pay the taxes. ° Rose Marie is the name given to the daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Sands, 522 White street on October 12. Mr. and Mrs. Fieldon Elbertson ‘antiouncejthe birth of a ninel poynd in the home at 604 Francis street. The new ar- ‘¢ival’ came Tuesday. Mother and daughter are doing nicely. ‘Captain J. B. Varela, command- ring officer at the United States; Army post in Key West is ex-) pected to leave within the next} few days to Fort Barrancas, Pen- sacola, where he has been ordered | for service. Equity Lodge Number 70, In- idependent Order of Odd Fellows, put three members through the third degree last night. The} lodge is staging a campaign for} membership amd the member se-} curing the greatest number will) be presented with a jewel. Robert J. Kyle, bridge tender for the Florida East Coast Rail-) way at Pigeon Key, died last wight} at the company’s hospital in St. Augustiné. The body will arrive! tomorrow, and the funeral will be| |from the reskience of Charles H. | Ketchum. Services will be to- paaetae afternoon 4 o'clock. | woecece eerecccsesses ‘Today’s Horoscope | Today's degree promises benevo-| lence and simplicity. The one; born this day will have great love | ef children. He will befriend jthe stranger and comfort the lmourner, without in any way [neglecting his own kindred. There is a promise of some ability of| For Election }exeeution, and the combination | should bring some fortune as weil as repatation. rived here to find themselves dis-| 4 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Peccccccccccocccecooosecs The following arg the pairings for thejgolf match which will be held tomorrow. The first named | are “Splinters”, led by Capt. Cur- last named are. bossed :: by. | Capt. iJchn ‘Pinder anid ate named “‘Wiré- Chiefs”, . As usual, ‘the losers will be hosts to, winners at a dinner {Friday night. 1. Lopez-Woods Goldsmith. 2. Ketchum-O’Brysnt .vs, heiner-Pinder; 8. Salas-Watkins « vs. Kemp. Sands-Plummer" ys. Russell. . Mesa-Ayaila vs; Grooms-Sam Harris. Fripp-Curry Harris vs, Fripp. ys. Milligan. Kirch- Parks- Julian- Lade- POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS | CITY ELECTION, NOVEMBER! 9, 1937 For Mayor WILLARD M. ALBURY For Mayor FRANK DELANEY For. Police! Justice T. S. CARO (For Re-Election) For Police Justice ABELARDO LOPEZ, JR. For City Councilman BENJ. (BEN) ADAMS For City Councilman 1 been thinkin’ thet mebbe before repealin’ any more personal rights they orta re-peal th’ Liberty Bell. Jake Crabtree reports his practi- cally new model T was stole t’other night. Nerve Rasping “And my snoring annoys you “Oh, I don’t mind your sawing wood, but every once in a while you hit a rusty nail.” ~ line. iz ~ ; producer-dramatist, born in Cin: Today’s Birthdays Prof. John Dewey of Columbia, | famed philosopher, born at Burl- ington, Vt., 78 years ago. 5 U, S. Senator Sherman Hinton of Indiana, born at Georgetown, ind., 47 years ago. Dr. Jahn C, Merriam, president of the Carnegie Institution, Wash- ington, D. C., born at Hopkinton, Towa, 68 years ago. Bouck White, once eccentric} radical, now living in retirement, | born at Middleburg, N. 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