The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 18, 1938, Page 4

Forest Fire aan coed up with Fleuriot just ~as he reached the office. “You'd better inform your bu- Peau that Geiss is wanted for one murder, as well as com- in the others,” said I, perch- myself on the table as he wrestled with the telephone. “He bumped’ off Henrietta Adams last night in his villa, and I saw him *, *; at me like a codfish, hand. “And may one in uae any more of these ing details to communi- he anded bitterly. > “Lots!” said I, grinning down at and added a short résumé of events of the night before, “But on with your telephoning, ” I finished. “The news will and Henrietta, poor soul, trun away, but Gi minutes later it was all ions were being d- across the length and th of France to hold the yel- worried, dis- d men. “Where to look?” z his round, red face ‘creased and puckered with 3 2 have done what I can, I have ordered the tion of Monsieur le Baron Htahl, as soon as he can be found, do not think he can be far ; my bureau de Soguesting the police to p an eye on ng Monsieur Vladimir and I have given in- : ort the villa of the mis- Geiss to be watched until I to examine the corpse oiselle Adams. It was in renee: phe eo ah it ver e- gun vay have killed the la- nell? But what a rou were not similarly finding the other gun h Vg hoael little Monet | o ‘en weapon whic! down Monsieur Venner!” : heartily. “I s all!” faing joke too,” I , “but in this case ve hit. the nail Seog sig which killed fr. Estas are no finger- Fints on it, but I can tell you that mwho fired the om door in the moment, to savor almost ludicrous ad over his id so, a great ie. I sat down as I oan fore? man! y in the cellars under the chance to one that's they've taken Ottilie.” 5 at me, “This club, have never heard of it.” he said then, it seems to me heard of nothing...” But he could finich his com- Huse had Rlppe} him by ‘il hear of a 1ot more be- this night is through,” he re- .“Come.on, we're to the chateau.” was, falling. The»sinister had lifted. but to the the opal sky was flushed and ; we could not see the d cape, at the wind that eraagiy ci lown upon us was breathed a prayer for thing that might be left furnace that was gardens were dusky and de- and the only people Some opt pied appeared a party of half a:dozen sail- arm-in-arm a little ahead of us. I wasn’t paying attention: to them, but sud- there was a chorus of angry and apm the dark, con shapes, saw an arm shoo! the hand at the end of arm held a glittering knife. a swift ona vernable im- free of Fleu- grasp sad sprinted towards milling group. @ couple of seconds I was and meet down the were run- lives, a Seatigets into eee mulor you the | heart. That was for me.” a gasp of sheer amaze- ‘And Seay ao Rey: said 5 iciee up a i ein simple “Tt was the yacht,” he ex- Rendezvous! Dunning will have told was able to obtain a post on her as cabin steward, and news came that she was % ° fay Homediahely. may oe jelay her. i un coy ae Sen was on le work with their ] S SALE HERE SATURDAY Rummage sale will be held all day Saturday beginning at 9:30 Tequests all who have donations to call Professer Walden, phone 688-J and a car will call for ma- _| they did no! | watching eiss can and tha |. | wood, solid and immo: thing L think they were iding their time, for when I asked leave to go on shore, I was refused. I had seen nothing of Monsieur le Baronsince yesterday pecs but tonight, as dusk fell, a small boat came up by our bows, and with much secrecy he crept on board. I could not hear all that passed, but I gathered that he will remain hidden on the Ren- dezvous until the small hours of tommorrow morning, when a fisher- boat will take him over to the Iles de Lérins. This news was so im- portant that I judged it my duty to come on shore at all costs to re- port to Monsieur Dunning, but J was overtaken by these men, who, under the guise of friendship, forced me to stroll slong with them. Two, who were unknown to excuse for the quarrel and the knifing, you will understand—and had it not been for the arrival of Monsieur, I should not be telling this story. “Pleuriot,” I said, “did you hear Gertainly. We will now, if you please, Monsieur Stern, proceed in your car to the police-station, where I can make what arrange- ments are necessary.” vealed himself as a master of swift action. Before I could realize what was happening, orders had been given, police mobile, reinforced by the local gendarmerie, had piled | ing motorcycles into position .be- hind the Hispano. “Tt is possible we shat need: ext tra help at the chateau,” hi bas pes i 7 ‘ee whizze i formed men ah cn t into towhoatet whi wera seaty along the jetty ali dark and silent Rendezvous. I knew that it would not be I before the yacht was encirc] and her obese owner in safe cus- tody. The Second Door ND now,” said Fleuriot, set- tling himself comfortably be- side me in the tonneav of the His- pano, “we will have the rest of the story, if you please, Monsieur Lumsden; but we will begin at the end and work backwards, for time is short.” I did as he bad> me, collecting my scattered thoughts and trying to give him some coherent account of what had been, taking it by and iarge, the most hectic week of | my life; but before I had got any appreciable distance, the car turned with a grinding of brakes | into the familiar empty lane, and | next minute we were pulling up at the gates of the hotel. The great building loomed be- fore shadowy, unlighted, and indescribably dreary. The next minute I had ted them through the | lounge and under the curtained | arch to the door with its battered Doster: “Club des Sans Clubs.” | The door was a sents slab of | able as the | house itself. Fleuriot shook his | head. @ | “I do not like it,” said he. “This | door-has not been opened for a long time—see, the paint fills the eracks—and I fear there are bolts on the other side. Skeleton keys are useless against belts; Monsieur | Archee, is there no other en- | trance?” I answered dubi- “There is,” ously; “but 1 doubt if it will be me, then started an argument—the | | ‘At the police station Fleuriot re- into two cars, and a couple of men | had wheeled out powerful-look- | SOCIA e8 ACTIVITIES SOCIAL CALENDAR - UESDAY— Meeting Robt. J. Perry Chapter Otder te 7:30 p. m. Scot- tish Rite Hall: Key of the Gulf Castle No. 2, Knights old ro 7:30 p. m. Golden Eagle ene Stone Church Service Club Dinner.” i Annee Bingo Party, St. Mary’s Parish Sodstity. 8 ptm. were Hall, Convent of Mary Immaculate. Regular meeting of Island City Young Peoples’ Unior o’clock. First Methodist Church. 0 WEDNESDAY— Scottish Rite meets. 8 p. m. Scottish Rite Hall. Dade Lodge No. 14. F. & A. M. meeting. 8 p.m. Scottish Rite ; Hall. | | | Ee THURSDAY— Meeting Key West Lions Club, Stone Church Annex, 6:30 P. M. Ignacio Agramonte No. 3 Knights of the Golden Eagle. 17:30 p. m. Golden Eagle Hall. Rotary Club meets. 12:15 p. m. St. Paul’s Annex. Junior Woman’s Club social hour with Miss Barbara Carey and! Miss Xenia Hoff entertaining. 5 p. m. Woman’s Clubhouse. ea ods FRIDAY Knights of Pythias Lodge 163. 8 p. m. Pythian Hall. Girl Scouts Troop 1 meeting. 4 p. m. Golden Eagle Hall. Boy Scout Troop 52 meets at Naval Hospital. 7:30 p. m. Junior Chamber of Commerce ee 6:30 p. m. Stone’ SE ae ‘O01. - Annex. ‘ ‘Molay social committee ‘jookparty” at Armory: 8 piven) ——o—— Dre, Hee f yey’ ‘West Hospitality Band. 5 p. m. Art Centeg Park. 1 —o— \AY— ‘Cont LESUINS OU’ HONDA ut Ship 3 meets. 7:30 P.M. Golden Eagle Hall. oU© Pythian Sisters meeting. 8 p. m. Pythian Hall. Meeting Boy Scouts Troop 51. 7 p. m. Wesley Community House. | Improved Order of Red Men. 7:30 p. m. Wigwam Hall. Beautifal Pidgiam Highlights Reception For Star Officers The setting for the special|of Eau Gallie Chapter No. 92, meting of ee at oS | |Eau Gallie, Florida, rendered a of the Eastern at the Key i: West Country Club . Saturtiay | number of beautiful vocal selec: | evening was a veritable scene of | | tions. ‘ tropical splendor with many| Twelve Florida Chapters and} palms, ferns. and tropical flowers. one Wisconsin Chapter were rep- | Those who had charge of the | resented. decorations deserve much credit; The meeting was presided over for their artistic efforts. iby Mrs. Isabelle R. Knapp, The honored guests of the! Worthy Matron and the visiting Chapter were Mrs. Mamie S.j brothers were welcomed by Fer- Associate Grand Conductress of | the General Grand Chapter, and Mrs. Marion Neeb, of Miami, As- of Fern Chapter. During the evening a beautifal pageant “In The Light of The sociate Grand Conductress of the | Stars” was presented by officets Grand Chapter of Florida. jand members of Fern Chapter.! Among the distinguished guests! Gifts and corsages were pre- were Mrs, Claudia Christian and | sented to the honored and distin- Mrs. Nancye Rickard, of Miami,; guished guests in a novel way) Past Grand Matrons and George | and appropriate souvenirs of Key Turner, of Orlando, Past Grand | West were given to all visitors. Patron of the Grand Chapter of! Preceeding the meeting, Mrs. Florida. | Knapp was hostess at a buffet The “Miamians”, a group of | supper for the visitors in her sixteen singers directed by Harry | j home on Simonton street, and on MacMinn, Worthy Patron of | Sunday morning, Fern Chapter any better than this. [t is under the arches below the terrace.” “Show us the other door.” Hed the way on across the sunk- | _ en garden. | At the farthermost, darkest end | | was something that looked like | wood, and as Dunning flashed his torch on it. 1 saw that it was in- deed a decaying, decrepit door, It | did not seem possible that any liv- | ing thing had passed through it in | fer he the last decade, but Fleuriot, step- | ping up to it, gave a sudden, stifled exclamation. | “We have it!” he wi “See, the lock has been oiled and there are 0 cobwy He bent to his first one, then a second. fa’ implement in the rusted. ards hurled reef against it. A) There was a cfac! noise, a 4a | crash of breaking wood, and next minute we shot forward, spr: ling, on to wet stone fi: with Dunning at our heels and eye! close behind. I got wu a oy looked about me, to find that standing in ¢ vast, vaulted place, lit only by a flickering lantern at the far end. At first glance the cellar seemed to be completely empty, and then suddenly I saw, crouched against the further wall.» a huddled, shuddering form. In one boun floor and had him by the throat. “Noah More!” I said between m: teeth. “Tell me, man, before wring the life out of you—where fis hands feebly plucked at is lucked at my Bie has taken swayed j on his throat. and open door, out towards the west where the crimson sky was shot with darting flames, and as I did so, I heard Hugo groan like a man in torment. (Copyright, 1938, Mex Saltmarsh) JACKSONVILLE—Annoyed by #n airplane fiying low over her house, a woman of this city aged 66, grabbed her shot gun and tired. She struck the pilot of the plane in the hand, and forced him to Jand near by- The Hohenzollern palace at Potsdam, Germany, contains 600, ‘rooms, but only two bathrooms. | of the Harris Grammar School | teeta | Hollywood Chapter No. 150,|also entertained them at break- | Hollywood, Florida, and accom- | fast, after which they were con- | panied by Mrs. Claudia Christian | ducted on a tour of the city. Hallowe’en Party At School Grounds Proved Big Success Hallowe’en party which was and for all costumes, and were given last week at the grounds awarded as follows: First prize for the prettiest boy {and girl from one to six years | by the Junior-Senior P.T.A., was ; Was won by Ann Sawyer and one lof the: rr most successful en-! ; Charles Taylor, Jr. Second prize p sever given by the for the most comical costumes by asm ‘ion, and was pronounced ; boy and girl from one to six adhe ‘a grand? years, was awarded.,,t@ ; Harry av. Last Comma Carey and Gloria Milian. First prize for the prettiest cos- ar. grounds of the school were;fuimed boy and girl ‘from six | beautifully decorated, and attrac- years up, was awarded to Phyllis tiveness was enhanced by the Saunders and Allen Carey, and entertaining program of instru-'the second prize for the most! mental music furnished by the comically costumed boy and girl| Key West Hospitality Band, from six years up, went to Geneva| | which was appreciated by those + Wells and Leroy Sawyer. attending as well as the par-| Most appropriate costumes) ticipants. worn by boy and girl in the en-} One of the innovations of the tire group were decided to be) party was the “wishing well”, and those of Myrna Lee Curry and; it provided a big thrill for all, as John Owen. | each wish was rewarded by a’ Members of the Junior-Senior | prize. There were prizes for each P.T.A. wish to express thanks for | game played, and refreshments the interest taken, for the dona-| of pink lemonade, cakes and tions received and to those who candy were enjoyed by the large in any way assisted in making number present. the affair the outstanding suc- Prizes were issued for all sizes cess which it was pronounced. Below are the answers to teat | questions printed on Page 2 cae esr acee Mrs’ WH Trout of this city is | #-Feeeipt of a letter from Atlan- | Warsaw. : ta, Ga.. announcing the death of * The name for ienpulsive | Mrs. Evie Jones. stealing due to mental im-| The deceased was a sister of palicnieie. |the late W. H. Trout, husband of 144 jars. Trout. India. Golf. ‘The first is commerce tween the states; the sec- ond is commerce within a state. & - ee Le Tees comin, 1. Titmouse. 2. 3. RE Re, IRUMMAGE SALE ad | —Thomas Street— in a| Auspices Division Street P.T.A. ' Saturday. Starts 9:30 a. m. | age eaten Remanene s| it ion. 7:45 | Lander of Orlando, Right Worthy | nando E. Camus, Worthy Patron | | Young People’s Group ly nfeeting *of* thee dsiand City | Young People's Union held to- night, beginning. 7:45 o'clock, at the. First Methodist (Stone) church. All members of the organiza- tion are requested to be in at- tendance. / i { \ Highest ..... Lowest Mean -. Normal Mean Rainfall Normal Precipitation Tomorrow's Almanac Barometer Sea level, 29.96. WEATHER FORECAST (Till 7:30 p. m., Wednesday) Key West and Vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday, possibly light showers; moderate Suakiinganh and east winds. | Florida: jand Wednesday, possibly light | showers near east-central and ex- treme south coasts. | Jacksonville to Florida Straits and East Gulf: Moderate north- | east and east winds; partly over- | cast weather tonight and Wed- |nesday with a few light showers. | Before and After the Primaries “My friends!” “My friends!” “MY FRIENDS!” “My!!! Friends???” CARD OF THANKS Our sincere thanks is extended | to our friends and neighbors for| us during our recent bereave-| ment, the illness and death of our beloved wife and mother, Mrs. Jennie Volina Roberts. We gave the use of their cars, the {donors of the beautiful floral | tributes and messages pathy. We assure one and all .| that their kindness will never be forgotten. G. CLEVELAND ROBERTS AND FAMILY. oct18-1t LEGALS IN THE COUNTY JUDGE'S COURT, MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA. SITTING AS A COURT OF PRO- BATE. Estate of CHARLES F. DuPONT, Deceased. The State of Florida: To ail per- sons interested in the estate of said decedent You are hereby notified that a written instrument purporting te | pe Jast will and testament of | déedent has been admitked to tg; in said Court. ear ‘Gre hereby commandéd ‘with- FIN" six®calendar months fronb the fase of the first publication of this show cause, if any you can, the action of said Court in admit- ting said will to probate should not stand unrevoked. | UNITED STATES DIS’ SOUTHERN Dist IDA IN BANKER Kw. jin the Matter of EDWARD RAY LOWE, Bankrupt NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING OF CREDITORS YOU are hereby notified the above bankrupt has be: jadicated. First meeting of tors will be held at the F Building, Key West, Florid | Wednesday, November 2nd, 1938, at 11:00 A. M., at which time the said ereditors may attend, prove their claims, elect a trustee, examine the | bankrupt, and transact such pero \business ‘ax may properly come [fore maid meeting: October 13, 19%: L FARE ¢ URRY meet S-1t fer that eeceetee Robt. Livingston —June Travis in THE NIGHT HAWK Also Comedy and News TONIGHT: PRIZE NIGHT BEEBE: LEGALS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT cna AND ‘Sigg yore COUNTY, ‘LORIDA. HANCERY. Now raat }| BERNIE C. PAPY, Plaintiff, versus Foreclosure of coos SAE CORPORATION, ete., et al., Defendants. NOTICE OF MASTER’S SALE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, as Special Master, un- der and by virtue of the final de- cree of foreclosure heretofore en- tered in that certain cause pending in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicja} Cirguit in and for Monroe County)’ ’ Gidrida, being Chancery cause No, 7-21, wherein Bernie C. Papy, is plaintiff and Cudjoe Key Corporation, etc., et al, are defend- ants; I, as Special Master in Chan- | cery appointed by the court in said | decree, under and by virtue of the | terms thereof will offer for sale Yesterday’s Precipitation .42 Ins. | _.. .23 Ins. | *This record covers 24-hour period | ending at 8 o'clock thix morning. | 12: "32 | together with the ' Partiy cloudy tonight | the many acts of kindness shown | are indeed grateful to those who) of sym- | hotice to appear in said court and | why! and sell at public outcry to the | highest and best bidder for cash, at the front door of the Court House of Monroe County in the City of Key West, Florida, on, the seventh day of Ngvember,’ 1938, between |the hours‘of 11 o'clock, a. m. and |1 o'clock, p. m., the same being a |legal sales day’ and within the |hours provided by law, the follow- |ing described property situate, ly- jing, and being in Monroe County, Florida, to-wit: On the Island of Key West and is part of Subdivision Nine (9) and all of’ Subdivison Eight (8) of Lot Four (4) of Square Hight (8) according to E. 0. Gwynn’s diagram << Lots Two (2) and Four (4) of Square Hient (s) of Tract Four (i) of Simonton and Wall's Addition which said diagram is recorded in Book “H"-on Page 669, Mon- roe County, Florda Records, and more particularly described as follows; Commencing at the corner ‘of Duval and Division Streets, and running thence along Duval Street ina North- westerly direction Sixty-four’ (64) feet; thence i z casterly, direotion » dred (100) feet; Southeasterly cittne ty four C68) a out to ision Street; SSoithwesterl eur Street nee a ae Hundres sing fees, rection One 1a, a ane to the pointe | ditaments and appu oe Fs & The said properg: unto belonging or in an, pertaining, being sold to satis! said decree. — 4th day of October, AD, RAYMOND R. LORD, Special Master in Chancery. HENRY IL. TAYLOR, JR, Attorney for Plaintiff. oct4-11-18-25; nov1,1938 IN THE COUNTY JUDGE'S COURT IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA. IN PROBATE, | In_re: Estate of STEPHEN F. LOWE, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS |'To all creditors and all persons having claims or demands against | said Estate: You, and each of you, are hereby notified and required ‘to present | any claims and demands which you, | |or either of you, may have against | the estate of Stephen F. Lowe, de- | ceased, late of Monroe County, | Florida, to the Hon. Raymond R.! Lord, County Judge of Monroe | County, at his office in the County | Courthouse in Monroe County, Flor- ida; within eight calendar months from the date of the first publicas | tion hereof. All claims and des mands not presented within the | | time and in the manner prescribed | j Rove shall be barred as provided | | “Dated September 21, A. D. 1938. | GRACE LOWE, | As Executrix of the Last Will and Testament of Stephen F. Lowe, Deceased. sept27; oct4-11-18,1938 IN THE COUNTY JUDGE'S COURT | IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, IN PROBATE. No— In re: Estate of | CHARLES F. DuPONT, | Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS | To all creditors and all persons | having claims or demands against | notified and required ‘to present | against the estate of Charles mond Rt, Lord, County Judge of | Monroe County, at his office in the | vunty Courthouse in Monroe Coun- | ty, Florida, within eight calendar | months from the date of the first | publication hereof. All claims and | demands not presented within the | time and in the manner prescribed | Reneta shall be barred as provided y law. | | said Estate: You, and each of you, are hereby | any claims and demands which you, or either of you, may have F. | DuPont, deceased, late of Monroe County, Florida, to the Hon. Ray- | ILMA DuPONT THO, As Administratrix © eR Annexo of the anlgee F. DuPont; Deééased: Subscribe:to ‘The: Citizen | W. Baxter—F. 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