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PAGE FOUR DON’T MARRY THE MAN v Jeanne “Fhe Characters “+ ‘Eathleen Gregory goes West to secure a right-of- way for the Gregory mine shaft from MacDonald. Donald MacDonald has refused the right-of-way, hates the Greg- orys. Bridget: Kathleen’s companion. + pote Yesterday: Donald discovers Kathleen’s identity and is furious. Beatrice goes through the papers im Balmy’s cottage and acciden- tally sets them on fire. Kathleen injures her hands putting out the blaze, Chapter 22 Golden Cards EMBovte to the hospital, Kath- leen’s father questioned the pain and the cause of the injury. Kathleen remained silent, and Beatrice’s face was flushed. “Are you both dumb?” he cried. “Here I go to the mine for Balmy and find he’s left shift for the first time in his life. I come after him and find you two at the house, one of you injured. Can’t you tell me what happened?” Kathleen’ relief in knowing her father had not inspired Beatrice’s trip, in fact had no knowledge of it, was so great that she sought to break the news to him. “Bad news, Dad, there was an accident, a fire. I tried to put iout, that’s how I was burned, The let- ters were, burned”; ik back into the seat, hering to one- sida. Angus “What caused the fire?” he asked. “I did,” snapped Beatrice. “I don’t give hoot about the papers, it’s Kathy’s hands.’ Kathleen glanced at the tears down her aunt’s cheeks. 't cry, Aunt Bee, I've nursed s0 many people in this town it’s to be fun to be nursed. Only now, it’s more important than ever that I remain Cleo Riley—” “You mean you think you can stil—” Kathleen stifled the thought im- mediately. “No darling, I can’t ‘vamp the gentleman. I can’t steal his heart because he hasn't any, but I have another plan. Just give me time—” “There isn’t much more time, daughter, we're nearly through. The last of May sees us closing.” “Then until that time, Dad? And you give me free rein?” Gregory ta deeply. ’s nothing else I can do.” Dad,” she pressed her van- {age point “you see now how im- it it is to have the Gregory mine doctor made available to the people don’t you? You'll be setting y taking Cleo Riley “Yes,” he agreed. “I'll fix that up.,..not too much pain?” ‘Kathleen grinned at him, a very grin. “I can take it with a that in view.” brought the news to the 's table. She served it the fruit cocktail. ’s in the hospital and the ba oe she has to stay.” acDonald glanced at her ple though to remind him that Riley was responding to his demand to remove herself from home. “What happened. 2” she asked. it out a fire with her hands. y’s house.” what was she doing in 's house?” “Your housekeeper told Jane Arthur, when she come to bring Cleo some watermelon pick- les, that she had seen that Grego: woman sneaking down to Balmy’s “the back way and she guessed Cleo saw her, too, ‘cause Miss Cleo flew out of the house like fury at hightide, and took right after her.” rr. “Strange,” murmured Mrs. Mac+ Donald. ! nay sin view of, what sip wan! counter son, bitterly. . ‘Poor Spit-Fire’ Wen Mayme returned with the next course she had fresh news. “Mrs. Campbell heard Mrs. MacBride yelling to Grandma Barkus that when Miss Cleo faint- ed while they was Grossing. ber = this Gregory woman threw “That settles it," announced Mra. MacDonald. “We're going down to see that child—” down ...on ou mine peop erty... are you out of your mi mother?” “And what's more,” continued his-mother, ignorin, his ques “you are going me. We’ make sure the Gregorys are at home, then—” Kathleen floated in a nirvana, induced by a hypodermic. It was an extremely nice world. Nothing much mattered. Sometimes the nurses floated too, and the furni- And sometimes the world wasn't #0 nice. A nurse would appear and @rip her wrists, another nurse would a: with a spray and there would be a few moments of excrucia’ pain. “Tm meee doctor won't mind. | We won't stay but a moment.” That voice came during a ver 10d ARRIVES IN CITY Harry E. Wilson, director of the Key West Amusement Com- pany, which will open operations at Trumbo Island on January 1, has arrived in the city. Mr. Wilson was accompanied by two assistants, M. A. Sirois and said it was all her faults.” | ™ or sneer nappiness. A ns voice; the woman whoa lived ‘tn the other half o* the Gregary house; MacDonald. “But we're just going to—weil, all right,” said the nurse. Kathleen giggled. Donald Mac- Donald was standing on his head and his eyes were as round as blue saucers. Then came the wrists. Tears streame leen’s eyes; she pried her teeth. The nurses floate MacDonald with them, Donald floated over to the bedside. “Poor little spit-fire,” he seid. | “a tough break.” _ “She didn’t mean to,” Kathleea hastened to tell him. She must | make these, MacDonalds know about the Gregorys. “She didn’t understand . ... integrity of spirit | and all...I didn’t... faded. 5 The following afterncon the nurses walked and the furniture .” ner voice remained stationary. They were | reducing the injection content. The pain was a steady pulsing reality, the wet puffs upon which her palms rested, felt like nettles. “Ruth,” Kathleen whispered to | the nurse, “did the MacDonalds visit me, or was that part of my | crazy dreams.” The nurse laughed. “The: ited you and I thought Kit-Smyth was going to have apoplexy.” Kathleen closed her eyes. aunt j ny | couldn’t she remember? Well, | had she said to Donald? she'd soon learn from his attitude. And what had he said to her? Something, she couldn’t remember the words but they were tender. Balmy ended al] conjecture over the fire with.a)lucid vg Rly “Yd invited both Miss Riley and Miss Gregory; to: visit my cot at any time, the door was always unjocked;: Miss Riley, seeing the other lady going down, followed, hoping to interest her in theGreg- ory cots. Miss Gregory dropped a cigarette on some old papers, nei- ther noticed anything until the flames were high. then Miss Riley beat them out with her hands. A brave lass.” ‘The Human Element’ ATHLEEN returned to the Gregory house a heroirie, and est of Miss Beatrice Gregory he Gregorys were leaving the f father and daughter had a satisfy- ing talk. pd “It’s a big responsibility to head a corporation like ours, my dear,” he told her. “You can’t run a mine with the cost of taking out ore, smelting and transportation. more than the value received. e- times you become so involved in trying to find that line of balance in the market, you forget the hu- man element involved. And when is see the end before you, and now that al: of these people, not just the miners, are depending upon your wisdom for their live- hi ood you... well you're baf- fled. A mild word for your feel- ings. I'll admit .1 didn’t. know conditions here were as bad as they are. It’s useless to correct them now. We'll just have: to | wait.” Kathleen nodded and felt the responsibility her father had car- ried had been transferred to her shoulders. She understood him better now. Just as she was flip- pant when most Secply hurt, ‘he was gruff. Beatrice, like the por- cupine Bridget had accused her of resemblin; random in her moments of despair. It wasn't quills threw. the next day. Kathleen told: them Roodby reluctantly and the mo- ment the car was out of sight. saw little Laura MacBride rus! ex wards the big house, stumbling. falling into the snowdrifts, seram- 7% | bling up and rushing on. “Miss Cleo, Miss Cleo,” she called. as she reached the ver- anda. “Looky. looky. it papas just like in the fairy tale, She riz right up out of the mine.” Phe child waved an envelope before Kathleen's nose, ‘There was a Christmas card in- side, a goiden card with a slit and from this protruded a check. Un- folded it read: “To Thomas Mac- Bride, ome hundred dollars.” signature was Kathleen Gregory's and after the name. the stamp, The Golden Girl. “Agd every man with a family got offe and every man who doesn't got a family, he got fifty dollars.” cried the little girl, jumping up ind down. Bridget came in and nodded and when Laura had rushed home- ward with the precious card, she explained. “Beatrice lew York for th, cards and checks. Your mother’s secretary supplied your signature. Beatrice the money needed to cover the checks placed in your account.” And down at The MacDonald Hotel, Mayme relayed infor- mation to Donald Mat id. “Sure is a joke on the folks that thought Miss Cleo was the en Girl,” she exulted. Intosh was on looked in the window an¢ (Codvriglt, 1038, Jeanne Bowmen) | Tomorrow: Present from Balny. Edward Phelan. They will be here indefinitely. Mr. Wilson informed The Citi- zen today that part of the equip- ment for the carnival is now on ‘the way here. Predicting the greatest tourist season in Florida's history, State ote! Commissioner Taylor Mat- ed that better facilities are of- fered than ever before, with clean comfortable accommodations to meet any pocketbook. ip of ner Lee Kath- | out taking Mrs. | vis- | THE-KEY WEST CITIZEN-— SOCIAL ACTIVITIES WEEKLY SCRAPBOOK WEEK’S BEST RECIPE Ten-Minute Cranberry Sauce: 11% cups sugar, 2 cups water, 4 cups cranberries. Boil sugar and water together 5 min. Add cran- berries and boil without stirring until all skins pop open (5 min. is | SOCIA WEDNESDAY— ousss? | BS OH : Saco Carrasco No. 2, Caballeros“dé Marti.’8' p. Scottish Rite meets. 8 p. m. Scdttish Rite’ Hall: —o—+ THURSDAY— Meeting Key West Liuns Club, Sterne ChurchAnnex, 6:30 P. M. Rotary Club meeting 12:15 p. m, St,,Paul’s,Annex. } Dr. Felix Varela Lodge meeting. 8 p. m. Varela Hall. P.O.O.A. meeting. 8 p. m. Hall, Duval street. Autograph Social, St. Paul’s Parish Hall, 8:00 o’clock. i Beach party, sponsored by Young People’s Department, Flem-! ing Street Church. H Junior Woman’s Club meeting 5 o'clock in afternoon at Club House. TUESDAY— | Meeting Robt. J. Perry Chapter Order DeMolay. 7:30 p. m. Scot- tish Rite Hall. Key of the Gulf Castle No. 2, Knights of the Golden Eagle meets. 7:30 p. m. Golden Eagle Hall. Stone Church Service Club Dinner. 6 P. M. Church Annex. | Cabs Tce No. 15. 1.0.0.F. 8 p. m. Varela Hall, 919 Elizabeth | street. i The American Legion meeting. Arthur Sawyer Post No. 28. 8! p. m. Legion Home. Sparkling Waters Rebekah Lodge No. 14. 7:30 p. m. | Oyster Supper, auspices St. Paul’s Altar Guild, Parish Hall, 6 to! | 8 o'clock. 1 i | —— |Excellen L OALENDAR m. Varela Hall. a t Pudginain Rentini ee Tuesday At Harris'!School A talent program was pre-|room. This was a beautifully ex- | sented at the Harris Elementary ;ecuted dance, with a song being | school Tuesday afternoon for the fittingly sung by Leo Stanley, if | i | lusually long enough). Remove | from fire and allow sauce to cool | in cooking vessel. One pound ranberries », makes.i2%2 Ibs. of uce. For a thinner sauce bring | ee and water to boil, add cran- | berries and’ cook until they stop} popping. Put up sauce in ster- ilized jars. Pour sauce hot into| jars and seal tightly. KITCHEN KINKS Wax bottom of glass or wooden | ‘cups placed under " furniture. | ‘Furniture may be moved without | scratching floors. . .To remove lime in teakettle boil a little vine- | gar in it. . .If crust on hot bread | has been baked too hard, grease, | place in open window and let isoften. . .Roasting chicken, place | breast down in baking pan for first half hour, making breast + |moist and tender. . .If you like} the flavor of cloves, try adding a} lew whole ones to the fat in! | which doughnuts are fried... |times for a fine cake, sift_onto a| | ig ‘e of clean paper. ute easier | | fo Moar from the papeft,.back to | |$iftér than from a bowl.” 5 _ | AIRING FACTS Metal ventilators are inexpen-| sive. One on each floor of your| ‘home during cold days jchange the atmosphere without affecting the heating of the/ \room.- If you burn oil or gas will | ef HAIR PULLING was per- |guerite Zapf, When sifting flour three or four} ‘ollowing day but that evening | threw her quills at | benefit of the music fund. Little Doloris Villate was first | prize winner, in a song, and her splendid impersonations of many | movie and radio stars, as well as; the witch of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Miss Elena Cordero and Gerald Alfonso were grand in _ their rhumba dance. Miss Elizabeth | Gartenmeyer gave a_ beautiful rendition of, “I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart.” | Members of the recreation de-. partment WPA directed the per-| formance, and gave assistance to | Miss Alice Curry, and Mrs. Hud- dleston, teachers of the school. The following program was presented: | Doll dance, Mrs. Haskins’ home } | | ( Communion Breakfast For Sodalities | Young People’s Sodality of st.| | Mary’s Star of The Sea Catholic} jchurch, held a Communion Break- | fast at a local restaurant Sunday j | morning 8 o'clock. There were 21 i | members and the director, Rev. | | P. J. Kelleher, S. J., present. | Miss Vilna Alfonso was unani- | mously elected to be sent as a. | delegate to the annual convention | ‘of the St. Augustine Sodality | 6. | Union to be held in Jacksonville November 24, 25 and 26. Six | other sodalities are also planning! | to attend this convention. Last evening at 8 o'clock a business meeting of the Sodality | | was held at which time final} plans were completed for the Pre- Thanksgiving dance to be held | Saturday, November 19. Main features of the dance willihé ch) | floor show and a prize waltz. Friday evening at 7 o'clock al meeting will be held at which all. |members of the Sodality are re- quested to attend and bring their individual reports on the sale of tickets. | Smith Family Has Guests Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Richards, of Savannah, Ga, Mrs. F. H. Smith, of the same city, and Mr. | and Mrs. G. E. Edwards, of Nor- folk, Va., are visitors in Key West, and guests of Mr. and Mrs.! 'R. D. Smith. Today they were visiting places of interest and the many scenes which are to be found on every hand and are novel to the visitor from other sections, and were enjoying themselves thor- oughly. i H Sweeping the state by storm, Burten H. Schoopf's nickle -juiee+ plan is now functioning in over} 2,500 outlet | $choopf stakes that | by the time the tourist season i3! in full swing he estimates that close to 10,000 juice dispensing establishments will be advertis- ing and selling Florida citrus juice at five cents per glass. { i ! | Much interest is being shown } _ in the state-wide “ students which the United States Sugar Corporation of Clewiston is of- fering over $1,000 in prizes. President Bitting stated that the! prize money would be awarded prior to the Christmas holidays. ‘ ' School Jr. | Solo, Beverly Curry. | Solo, Lois Felton. | Acrobatics: Betty Jo Tolle. Solo, Bobby Buckley. Tap dance, Maynard Daniels. Solo, Mae Adams. Duet, Barbara Malone and Rose Bethel. Hula dance, Marian Solano. Solo, May L. Spencer. Duet, D. Spencer and Ruth; Marie Keaton. | Miss Josephine Ubieta of the; recreation department WPA, and , Miss Louise Gwynn, and Otilia| Cervantes of the NYA unit, were} well pleased with the results of} their efforts, in the grand show. One hundred and thirty-five chil-! dren and adults attended. Doris Cruz and: i | | | Change Place Of Meeting’ Due to a misunderstanding, the regular meeting of Key West Choral Society was called for Friday evening at the National Guard Armory. It now develops that arrangements had been made for the P.-T. A. card party to be held at the Armory on that evening. Therefore, the regular meeting of Key West Choral Society will be held on Friday evening at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs. R. G. | Milner, 1605 Flagler Avenue. All regular members, together with those who are interested in| group singing, are urged to be/| present. secceccocsevesee e Rev. and Mrs. W. L. Halladay, : who had been in Miami for aj short time,.where, Mrs..Halladay went for medical treatment, re-| turned to Key West on Monday. | Isadore Appelrouth was a pas- senger leaving on the early bus} this morning for Miami on busi-} ness, and planned to return late this afternoon. William V. Little, director of the National Reemployment Serv- ice office in Key West, left on the bus yesterday afternoon for a short business trip to Miami. H. T. Worley, director of the of Instruction of the Bureau of Customs, was a visi- tor in Key West yesterday and the. guest of G. N. Goshorn, deputy colieeter of this port. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ingraham and-mother, Mrs. Mellie Ingra- hath, of Coconut Grove, are in the city visiting relatives and friends. Vitks Edna Bhwyerd of New York, who has been enjoying a vacation of two weeks and was the guest of an aunt, Mrs. Flos- sie Russell, is leaving for her home this afternoon over the highway after having “a delight ful time.” Warner Baxter—M. Weaver in IT'LL GIVE A MILLION —also— YELLOW JACK » 1G; Orches- tra. ister Negus ease mitted—even encouraged — in Paris when the hairdressers had @ speed contest. No prizes were given to the long-suffering stoves, never light them without | putting a pan of water on top | jor close to stove. This also helps! improve the atmoshere of the! women subjects like this girl. room. BLANKET CARE If blankets have become short Steamship Official i ; |by shrinkage or mending they | ican be lengthened by sewing at! une = fe ae ee one end a strip of muslin 12 to 18 | connected with the Clyde-Mallory | in, wide. This length will tuck | Lines and for a great part of that in under the mattress at the foot | time passenger traffic manager, | and leave woolen part on top of | was honored last week at a ban- er ee . PI et en ender Stee brightly colored Saiectieced | the company. jflower improved the entire ap- | This announcement was made pearance of a worn blanket. This yesterday by C. E. Smith, com- would be very attractive on plain pany agent in'Key Westy-who re- | Colored blankets. : ceived the communication from headquarters of the lines advising | e INSPIRATIONAL at of the banquet which was given |; LM apiiet cathe clearer eae : jit is worry. Work is healthy; | for Mr. Wenzel, who is personally | you can hardly put more upon a| known and has many friends in| man than he can bear. Worry is/ this city. ‘rust upon the blade. It is not Mr. Wenzel entered the service the revolution that destroys the 5 ; ¥ machinery, but the friction— of the lines in 1898 when the Henry Ward Beecher. company had its offices at Num-| ber 5 Bowling Green, New York, the present site of the customs house. , After serving as_ ticket agent for seven years he became general eastern passenger agent, was then transferred to Jackson- ville where he served as Florida passenger agent. In 1920 he was _ promoted Southern passenger agent five years later assumed duties of general passenger agent, and in 1928 was appointed to the | ' Bok Tower and another ban- present position. jquet provided by the Chamber iJohn Craig, vice president off Commerce in Orlando. Banquet Honoring | An elaborate entertainment program is being arranged for en- tertaining visiting agricultural | leaders of the nation. Commis- sioner Nathan Mayo, acting as host, will conduct the party on a tour that will include visits to to | Clewiston, for an inspection of and the cane fields and mill of the U. the S. Sugar Corp. with a banquet at the New Clewiston Inn, a visit the Clyde-Mallory Lines, acted as toast master at the banquet, and presentedjMr. Wenzel with a motion jure camera, a gift of his assoeia! f CE STATION® NEW HANDS Gulf Service Station, corner of Eaton and William streets, is now BENJAMIN LOP: FUNERAL HOME Established 1885 Licensed Funeral Directors ree and Embalmers ,, 244 Hour Ambulance Service Phone 135 Night 696 H SECOND SHEETS 500 Sheets for 50c MANILA, 81x11 % junder the management of Wil- ‘liam C. Pierce, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Pierce. 4 ! New manager invites all of his friends to drop in at the new| station and give him a trial. Paul Lukas—Hugh Williams Linden Travers in DANGEROUS SEceaay PHONE Si WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1988 Steamer Cuba Arrives 1 Steamship Cuba of the P. and} S. S. Co. arrived yesterday | afternoon from Havana with 26) first cabin and four second cabin | passengers for Key West, 12 first! cabin and one second cabin pas- sengers for Tampa. Key West arrivals were: James Thompson, Annie Thompson, Lo-! retta Briske, August E. Borsum,|! Frank O. Mohr, Shirley Mohr, } Clyde Morton, Vera D. Morton,} Alpha Schier, Lilla Wadsworth, Katherine Binns, Enrique Gon- zalez, Charles Meuller. Alejandro Izquierdo, Frank} Zapf, Jr. Jeanne Zapf, Mar- Marguerite M. Zapf, Lucienne Zapf, Edward Lerizeh, Helen Lerizeh, Felicia Petricelli, Antonio Corst, Teresa Robre, Maria S. Ramos, Mary Beattie, Esthella Tootle, Antonio Sabadio Anabitarte, Gaspar J. Calamia, Louis A. Shafer, George Bacher. | On the manifest of the ship the; following items were listed: For Key West, three tons of freight, two automobiles, and five sacks | of mail. For Tampa, 22 tons of} freight and 108 sacks of mail, | Florida’s famed “hobo ex- press” made its first run of the season Saturday, when nit “passengers” were escorted the north line of the state and ceremoniouslyg¢dumped orders to “ket un- " DeSOTO HOTEL 373 Main St. Sarasota, Fla. 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