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

MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1937. Anteahoahaatahateal aahateac abla aleal | Two’ 4 Com By /AARGARET GUION HERZOG CHUTTOTTCTTTOOOEO DA es bridge which spans the| The Characters Nina, ex-debutante, impulsive- ly married David, hoping to end her love for her stepfather. Now she loves David and is disgusted with Richard. Richard, the suave, handsome stepfather, tries to entice Nina into a secret love affair. Honey, Nina’s gay, childish ‘mother who is wild about Rich- ard, develops a heart ailment. David, a bright young auto salesman with a@ small salary, be- gins to suspect Nina after she has given up all thought of Richard. Chapter 49 Cold Fury pS as followed the bellboy to the elevator, dnd when they alighted, she followed him down a long corridor, that Nina knew from past experience led to the corner suites, overlooking the ocean, Richard opened the door, and shgwed her into a flower-filled sit- ing-room, One window was open, and a lovely, misty, salty breeze blew through the white net curtains. They sailed way out :into the room, when he opened: the door, and then fell back with a little slap, when he shut it. © The chandelier was unlighted, rose-covered table lamps cast Pleasantly softening light over the regulation hotel furniture. On a commode at one side of the room stood whisky, glasses, ice and carbonated water. Nina didn’t.say a word until Richard had tipped the boy, and he had departed. She didn’t loosen her coat, or take off her gloves. “Which is Honey’s room, Rich- |’ ard?” she asked quietly, looking at two closed doors. He came to her smiling, and lift- ed his brown hands to relieve her of her fur. Nina moved away from him. “I wouldn’t say,” he remarked smiling, “that you were exactly Polite .. . after I have adjusted every ligt, and atranged évery Tose, to please you... .” “Which is Honey’s room, Riech- ard?” Nina was clutching her antelope hand~bag so hard that she never could brush away the fingermarks |' afterwards. “Your room is over pere, my dear,” he answered; and he fitted her suitcase and walked toward one of the doors. “I hope you'll be comfortable.” (Wait, fia. sure. You fe and embarrass wait make. oli; eben 4 oibaradee if you have made a mistake!) “And Honey’s room?” “Honey?” said Richard slowly. “Honey—is—in—Tuxedo, tonight, Nina.” ‘ “I—thought so...” she whis- pered, almost to herself. And the faint sensation she had felt down at the reservation desk seized her anew. ... Only more violently. Her knees were no more sup- port toher than a rag doll’s... and all her insides were sawdust. She put her two arms over the back of a tall wing chair, and leaned against it, to steady her- self. a - All That Mattered he a mitiute, when she could, she would walk across the room and.go out, “Nina,” Richard was saying to her, “you . . . surely you didn’t think I was going to stand this treatment from you—indefinitely! «+. You didn't—mean me to, did rep suet ir didn’t matter what he said, now, what she said . all that mattered was that she should pull herself Le dea ge to get out, to get downstairs, and make ar- ts to catch a'train back She wasn't even thinking of this thing that Richard had done to her her thoughts, numbed, dazed as Were—had leapt ahead to David... what he would think of = note—whether there was any he could check up on her and that Honey was not here, be- fore ee cous could get back to him and truth. In her "and weakness, it was didn’t exist. He walked over to the door, and then came around back of hi “You were just—frightencd, my s little girl. . . frightened to take the step, s0 I took it. Don’t think I t undefstand,” he laughed , and now he was so near to er, that she felt his breath on her . “And don't think that making me wait hasn't driven me half mad! You sweet funny little devil—you knew it would. ...” She wheeled about and struck him so sudden, and so violently, that she looked down at her smarting gloved hand---almost as surprised as he. “You — filthy thing — > you... You absolute rotter. . She looked up at him ae her hand and felt realiy frightered, for the first time. There was a‘lHght in his eyes that was quite mad: His arms, when he caught her to him, were cruelly strong. “Let me go!” He laughed at her. “Wat sort of a fool do you take the for, darling? Why be such a fool yourself?” le Kissed her—hurting her, de- liberately. “You do love me!” “Richard,” she said, “I—loathe you, beyond all describing. ...” Nina felt really fright- ened for the first time. And this time, even he could not fail to get the sincerity in her voice. Eager To Hurt Him HE DIDN'T free her, but he lift- ed back his head a little. He said, cuttingly: “Aside from being scared, now that you have led. me on—aside from wanting to save your skin... you — loathe me?” “Yes, Richard. I do. .. .” And it was Nina who laughed now. “That's hard for you to believe, isn’t it? ... Hard for you to— take!” “Frankly—yes. But I don’t quite believe if—yet.” “When you speak of my pala scfred, you seem to forget that was quite willing to give up everything—face the world for you—once.” Her brain was working now, and a cold fury had seized her. David—Honey — everything else disappeared into the distance. All she wanted was to hurt Richard for all he had put her through. . .. And she knew how. “How about letting me go?” sha asked, coldly. “Do you think it’s quite in keeping with your role-of ccessful heartbreaker, to 1t and touch of y He dropped his arr backed away with a di look on his face, that one of the most pleasant sensa- | tions of her lif : (Copyright, 1937, Margeret\ Aertog) | Nina lashes Richard unmercifully, tomorrew. Peninsular & Occidental Steamship Company Effective May 30, 1937 8.8. CUBA Leaves Port Tampa on Sundays and Wednesdays at 4:00 P. M., arriving Key West 7 A. M. Mondays and Thursdays. Leaves Key West Mondays and Thursdays 8:30 A. M. for Havana. Leaves Key West Tuesdays and Fridays 5 P. M. for Port Tampa, Fila. For further information and rates call Phone 14 J. H. COSTAR, Agent. DAYS GONE BY aun ear Here Just 10 Years Ago Today As Taken From | The Files Of The Citizen | 1 ae ttc An automobile ride over the} | big water gap in the Over- Sea | Highway is expected to take plaec | ‘within the next few days. It may | |be made tomorrow. Ken Good-| fson, widely-known auto race driv- | jer, and Claude Nolan, state dis-) | tributor of Cadillac and La Salle | ears, will make the perilous trip, jalternating as driver with Mr. | Goodson. They will speed along jat a rate of about 40 miles per jhour, bumping along the ties, ' with the wheels on either side of !the rails. Equipped with regular !baloon tires as a stock model La (Salle will be used for the trip. It is expected that thousands will | witness the perilous trip of these; | two daring men. Key West climate is anead of} j anything California has to offer, jis the opinion of a native-born | | Californian, who has lived in that | state all of his life. “We boast) about our climate,” said Fred S. Myers, of Salinas, “and it is fine. But I am frank to say that if what |we have seen in Key West is a fair sample of the climate you |folks enjoy in this section, you {have an advantage over the folks} }in even Southern California. For ithere is a much wider variation in temperature, than you ever see in this city.” The Inland Waterway which ‘was recently authorized from Jacksonville to Miami, will event- ually reach Key West, is the opin- ion of a number of pérsonages in Washington, and this opinion has} reached the Chamber of Com-} merce here. Measures authoriz- ling the survey of the proposed} extension have been introduced | in both the senate and the house, | Wm. W. Demeritt, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Inland | Waterway Commission, has been informed by Senator Park Tram- mell and Congressman Sears. Chairman Demeritt explains that a survey of the inside route is all that can be expected at this ses- sion of congress and appropria- tions may be expected later. Mrs. Walter J. Hamilton and daughter, Millicent, of Boston, Mass., wife and daughter of the President of Associated Hotels, Incorporated, are paying their first visit to Key West. Here for three days they left at noon for Ormonde Beach where they ex- pect Mr. Hamilton to join them for Christmas. The company of which Mr. Hamilton is presidént owns the Coquina Hotel at Or- monde Beach a number of other hotels in the state, and the Hotel La Concha, in Key West. Editorial comment: It would seem that too many matters in connection with the ferry service were left until the last minute. Building a house on someone | else’s land because there isn’t} time now to find out who owns it, is likely to prove expensive. All officials and employes of) + the Seventh Lighthouse District,! have received Christmas greeting OVER | KEY WEST IN 1: THE-KEY WEST CITIZEN le PEOPLE'S FORUM | Weeweovvescerouvves ee PROTESTS AGAINST i Editor, The Citizen: ‘in the report of the city council | meeting’ that “an ordinance was | adopted that all owners of proper-! to connect up with the sewerage system when this project is com- ‘pleted, with the property owners to bear all expense of making these necessary connections.” In regard to this ordinance it! cil will give an approximate date have to wait indefinitely for serv- ice, appears to be a rather un- usual procedure in municipal management. The only advantage to be gained by making the con- | nections before a water system Phas been installed will be for the ones making the connections at a position for an inspector of con- nections. As an American citizen I refer the council to the Bill of Rights, and offer a reminder that there. is a law covering trespass on an- other’s property. Too long has Key West and its. long-suffering residents submitted to “must” legislation, and I for one wish to go on record.as op* posed to anysuch mandate from’ city council or any other govern- ing body, regardless. of conse- quences, and that’s THAT: ed pertinent to ask how many members of the city council are property owners. MARIE CAPPICK. Key West, Fla., Dec. 20, 1937. cards from Herbert Hoover, secre- tary of the department of com- merce, who compliments them on their accomplishments throughout the year, dnd commends them for the showing made. County commissioners will meet tonight to award contracts for construction of buildings at the terminal of the highway fer- ries and for operating concessions at stations and on boats. H. T. Reed, field secretary of the Red Cross, will ask permission to ad- dress the meeting on the Red Cross situation in Key West. ing preparations for the two fer- ries for the Over-Sea Highway, the Monroe County and Florida Keys, from Jacksonville next week and are extending an invi- tation to citizens of Key West to make the trip. They plan to start south Wednesday or Thursday and are-desirous of having a large delegation from this city make the voyage. Stops will be made each night at séme city en route, and large delegations will meet them. MONROE THEATER Robert Taylor-Eleanor Powell —eigpce BROADWAY MELODY OF 1938 Matinee: Balcony. 10c: Orches- tra. 15-20c: Night: 15-25¢ -SEAS TRANSPORTATION ' Fast, Dependable Freight and Exp —between— MIAMI and KEY WEST Also Serving All Points on Florida Keys between MIAMI AND KEY WEST Four round trips weekly direct between Miami and Key West via Diesel night delivery to Key Wes‘ Sunday. Boats between Miami and Free Pick-Up and Full Cargo Office: 813 Caroline St. Power Boats—with over- it. Leave Miami at 12:00 o’clock noon on Mon- day, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Leave Key West at 8:00 o’clock P. M. on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Meiers ee | ROR Sa, Daily service (except Sunday) via Trucks and Key West, serving all in- termediate points on Florida Keys. Northbound, leaves Key West 7:00 a. m. Southbound, leaves Miami 7:00 a. m. Delivery Service Insurance Télephones 92 and 68 would be appreciated if the coun- H In closing it might be econsider- SEWERAGE MEASURE Highest ~powent . In The Citizen of Friday I read' cae ‘Mean __ | Yesterday’s Precipitation ty in Key West will be required ; Normal Precipitation — } j THE WEATHER Temipéeratures* 71 64) an 68 Rainfall -0 Ins. .05 Ins. Tomorrow‘’s Almanac “This record covers 24-hour periog | Partly Overcast weather tonight] [ending at 8 o’elock thin morni: Sun rises - ey | Sun sets _ Moon rises } as to when the sewerage and wa-} ter systems will be ready for use/High — ; by property owners To have to| Low pay for connections and then; eT County commissioners are mak- | Moon sets _ Barometer 7:30 a. im. today: Sea level, 30:17. WEATHER FORECAST (Till 7:30 p. m., Tuesday) Key West and Vicinity: Gen-| and eastward over Michigan and erally fair tonight and Tuesday;} the upper: Ohio Valley, and there} no decided change in tempera- ;So much per hour, and to create) ture: gentle to moderate norther-| ly winds. Florda: cloudy in south portion tonight! light frost was reported i Fair in north, partly! ~ me Mes SAFEGUARD YOUR FAMILY’S HEALTH! For a low initial cost, and only a few cents a week to keep it going, you can have a DAYTON Water System in your home. 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