The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 7, 1938, Page 4

PAGE FOUR ‘THE ARMY POST MURDERS Bv Virginia Hanson The Characters Katherine Cornish, myself, vis- iting Elizabeth on a mid-western Army post. Charlie Spencer, my fiancé, Adam Drew, a friend. esterday: Adam tells me that Barney was interested in Eliza- beth before becoming engaged to Anne. Elizabeth leaves the dance @round 11 o'clock. Chapter Seven The Music Stops’ As Elizabeth had predicted, the men were nearly all conven- tionally garbed—some in white, some in black and a few in olive drab. Mrs, Flower’s liquid dark eyes languished above a harem veil; her lard-white, shapeless legs were imperfectly concealed by sheer harem trousers. She was ncing with her husband, a small, slight officer with an intelligent, crucified face and a mouth dis- ciplined to patience. Mrs. Orpington was a tolerable Pierrette until you saw her sharp- featured, malicious face. She had jood legs and a marvelous figure, fur she was not young. She seemed disturbed that she was not dancing. I saw her mea- sure the remaining possibilities and descend on the Wheelers, mother and son, who sat stolidly .side by side, glassy eyed and pain- fully smiling. Young Wheeler was tall and lean, with good features; but he burned with self-hatred: You could see it in his muddy gray es that veiled turbulent depths. Bnd on her face—the face of that indomitable old woman who kept him chained like a falcon to her “wrist—the bitterness was reflected. He was hers; she would never give ~him up. é un Orpington fluttered down “pes them and began to chatter. could see her sharp eyes roving, could imagine her barbed com- ments. But mother and son seemed scarcely to notice her. They were wrapped in ugly solitude, like characters in an O’Neill play. Something impinged on the cor- ner of my vision—someone slip- past the wing of the building. a moment I was sure it was Charlie—a turn of the head, the neat, fluid motion of the his that distinguish a dancer and a fighter; Charlie was a little of each. I rose impulsively, only to sink back in my chair. I did not want to see him, I told myself angrily. I would leave tomorrow; and I send back his ring by the eolonel’s orderly. A minute later Adam vaulted seen veranda saving ane Set there ig at me. He had been gone Peet while. Had he run into “Adam, per a gentleman,” I said. “But I refuse to let you carry off all the honors. We're going in now, and you're going to flatter Ma Wheeler into letting her little boy with me.” I rose. There was no reeson then for either of us ic regard that as 2 i but I had cause to re- later. I was stil! hesitating over my decisior to rejoin the party when Tubby Szaw bounced out of the cluy with his air of a man cf affairs which sat oddly on hic round, nondescript countenance. I suspected him of spending some time and thought before a mirror striving for a world-weary look, only to have it curdle into petu- lance when he was not watching. “Everybody inside,” he com- manded with a deprecatory flour- ish of the bouquet of balloons ge sprouted from his clenched | t. He disentangled one fussily from the others and presented it to me. “To be tied to the lady’s ankle,” he instructed pedantically. Adam said, “Do you feel up to a free-for-all, Kay?” 1 had always wanted someone | to call me Kay, but from my sis- ter’s Kathy to Charlie’s Red, no one ever had. “It’s awfully pleasant out here,” I murmured, marking with grati- tude the flawless phrasing of the brief question, the nice assumption of familiarity, of reluctance to | break up the téte-a-téte. “Sorry,” said Tubby Shaw. “Everyone in for the balloon dance. Committee’s orders. There- ‘ll be a prize.” And he stood there, implacable, until we rose and preceded him. The musicians were ready’‘to | begin. Tubby darted around ‘the | edge of the dance floor and mount- ed the stage where the orchéstra was seated facing the door. He made a little speech, too glib not | to have been rehearsed. The music was beginning. Adam pinched my balloon neat- ly, grinned at the sharp report and | guided me to an open door half- way around to the right. Scream Of Horror oT reading room,” he said. We stood in the doorway watching. The lights had been turned low and a rainbow spotlight | circled its seasick colors across the faces of the scampering dancers, leaving their feet and the floor in shadow, so that balloons bounded like surf balls on a changeable colored sea. They had livened up under the powerful tonic of rivalry. Men straightarmed their way through massed interference or whirled their partners like Apache danc- ers around the edge of the dance floor. From time to time there was the sharp report of a bursting balloon and a woman’s squeal of chagrin, Barney and Anne had returned. They passed near us, moving rap- idly along the edge of the floor. Beside them floated a bright red balloon, like the scarlet heart of their costumes. Barney was hold- ing her close, her cheek against his breast, his lips brushing her hair. They passed so close I could have touched her, and for a mo- ment her iris eyes met mine; but | there was no recognition in them. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Key West Dramatic Club met POCCCCOCOOOOCOOOC OOO OOOOSECOSODE8 Malti- Powered Fish He may not be able to talk—but he has legs to walk BA sats. with, wings to take off with, and he can soar through the water like a bird. This batfish is one of the many un- usual species in the colorful Key West Tropical Open Air Aquarium. Marineland, Florida. It may also be found in the oceanarium at SOCIAL CALENDAR THURSDAY— Meeting Key West Lions Club, Stone Church Annex, 6:30 P. M. | Rotary Club meeting 12:15 p. m. St. Paul’s Annex. Harris Room Mothers meeting at residence of Haebecker, 517 Whitehead Mrs. William street. 3:30 p. m. a FRIDAY— Key West Musical Society mecting at 8 p. m. Armory. Key West Yacht Club stag supper. 7 p. m. iene SUNDAY— Concert, Key West Hospitality MONDAY— Band. 5 p. m. Art Center Park, Regular Camera Club meeting. 8 p. m. Key West Federal Art Center. Junior Senior High School P.T.A. meeting. Key West Hi School Auditorium. igh | |Harris Room Mothers |Meet Tomorrow | | the organization held until |first Friday in January. the! last night at the residence of Miss Ida Engel, with Miss Engel and Miss Lois Williams, hostesses. Rehearsals were held of two jof the three one-act plays to be | given on the program Dec. 16th. iP. T. A. To The plays wene “Sink or,Swim” | la farce and “Camouflage” a ro- Meet Monday | mantic comedy. The prégram will | | oars . |be for the benefit of the com-} Regular meeting of the Junior- munity Christmas tree fund. Senior P.-T. A. will he held Mon-| Plans were made for a three- day, December 12, in the High act play to Lea east in School Auditorium. Lag arare’ Atel ieee es one. Z i ly tentative, as that pla Business of much importance oe cat Sit nclotel. ies’ is to come before the meeting, Miss Essie Geiger, Fida Rep- |and all members are requested | resentative Division of Recrea- to be in ettendance. Coles On Visit To Key West | At The Stores | Cad Cole, chief purser of the Pe P. and O. S. S. Co, and Mrs. Cole are visiting for one week in| Me GE nee former- Key West and will spend about;ly cook and waitress at La one wek fishing and otherwise | Concha hotel, is operating a fine AOS + A | restaurant specializing in Spanish eS t fish, |foods. Turtle steaks are un- esterday they were out, 1sh-' excelled here and all kinds of ing and besides an excellent catch ' sea foodsiamd sandwiches may |of other fish, Mr. Cole brought to| be obtained. Havana Restaurant |boat a fine specimen of sailfish, | #8 Open, day and night. jand will have it mounted and } “POLLOCK’S placed with other trophies in the; Annountément is made in this | home in Miami. issue.of a new management in |the watch and jewelry repair de- |partment of Pollock’s store on ; Duval street. M. R. Scammons, | formerly employed in the Hamil- 3 ton and Gruen factories, is in ' The Room Mothers of Harris charge of repairs at this jewelry | School P.-T. A. will meet tomor-|F* row afternoon at the residence of | ie. ol |Mrs. Wm. M. Habecker, 317, Brig. Gen., Mrs. | Whitehead street. | Shedd Here Mrs. B. C. Papy, chairman, will} seit | |call the meeting to order at 3:30; Brigadier General Wm. F.} | o'clock. Shedd and Mrs. Shedd arrived} | — yesterday and are guests’ at the | residence of Miss Etta Patterson, | Def ce Choral 522 Caroline street, for a short | Society Meetings \visit. Brig. Gen. Shedd is com- H |mander of the Fourth Corps Area Members of the Island City yi ieppai faa |Choral Society suy that there | pcreg to her many friends in Key ! West as Miss Lettie Patterson, | daughter of the late Mr. Up to the present time these | MTs, NGnas nieeh he Pick meetings were held regularly | p<. ‘Micerbe visi 5 gene wit | each Friday night, were well at- | ph in in, Ke West a til Baty tended and much progress was! few da: sts bel th on een * made under the efficient direc- |}, lid: y hi ha " ill nd | tion of Professor Klebsattel, it is: oP wen’ point -witk’ their on pay at West Point with their son, Wm. F. Shedd, Jr.. who is a Key West Dramatic Club Plan Winter Program Of Plays) -{WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1938 (COUNTY BOARD — MEETS. TONIGHT | tion WPA was a guest of the, club. i Members of the club unable to| Regular meeting of the Board attend but who will appear in| 240, the plays to be given are John} Esperdy, Emil Sweeting and Joe! be held at 8 o’clock tonight in Cleare. ments of hot chocolate | tte office of Clerk Ross C. Saw- and butterscotch biscuits were | yer at the county court house. eg Seng Re adjourne | As is customary at first meet- ‘of both casts next Tuesday. | ings of the month there be ° Those present Were: Miss Min-| routine business in connection nie Allen, Mrs. Delio Cobo, Miss | with the bills and other regular Norma Garcia, Mrs. Wm. White, | mmathens: of County Commissioners will Sr., Mrs. Wm. White, Jr., Mrs. Wolf, Miss Lois Williams, Miss Ida Engel, Mrs. Eva Warner, Thomas Curry, Victor Larsen and Miss Essie Geiger, _ssesnemen— You'll Enjoy “Scattergood Baines” The New WRIGLEY Serial Program 11:15 A. M. Monday Thru Friday ANSWERS TO TEN TEST_QUESTIONS Below are the answers fo test questions printed on Page 2 As a shipbuilding center. Narrangansett Bay. Caddie master, Cow. One of a body of military ‘ police, especially in} H France.. j harles L. Hayward, i 7 ight dollars. » Department of Commerce. 9. In the Dangerous Archipel- ago in the Pacifie Ocean. | 10. No. j | \ Subscribe to The Citizen—20c weekly, Havana Restaurant 117 DUVAL STREST Specializing in TURTLE STEAKS SEA FOOD HOME - MADE CHILE SPANISH MEALS Prices Very Moderate OPEN DAY AND NIGHT over WQAM 560 KC Miami Broadcasting Company : | i @ cadet at the military academy | there. j —— |Dinner Meeting By They were blank and glassy, and “What a perfectily revolting idea,” he said with simple sin- a “You can’t believe I'd pre- fer Wheeler!” While I hesitated he reached out and caught my hand in a friendly, nal clasp. n,” he said softly. The first liquid notes of Taps were flowing like slow cool water through the darkness. Tears stood in my eyes. I waited, my hand in Adams, listening, under the spell of an enchantinent I cannot de- scribe. The last silver note withdrew and I ceased to reach for it. Adam's hand_was tangible in mine. “You wouldn't believe how soft we really are,” he said gently. “A lot of this hard-riding, hard- drinking front is a pose. There's that.word ‘militaristic.’ We're sup- to be tough and hard and lon't we make war a career? Why don't we give up this archaic bugle-blowing? We could use a sort of fire whistle. Why must everybody on the post stand and face the flag at retreat? It's an awful nuisance—everybody says ‘Outsiders’ “ye, love it,” I said. “Of course we do, When we : we're in the service we mean it literally. And we don’t know quite how to act when a bunch of hard-boiled civilians hur] that iting word ‘militaristic’ at us. day we'll invent a word to at them. Now we merely Outsiders.” F T an Outsider?” sense that you are not us, yes. You were thinking ago that we lead a cat-and- existence—don't de: i, 1 You were thinking aw- . And in a way we do, of assorted humans and m up bon ge too closely 't care who they are—and See sparks fly. But don't for- that we have one in com- we're all in the service because we love it. In any troudle We show a united front. And then 3 § a E ae Li 2 ia Cheely Lumber Company an- nounces the arrival in Key West of two carloads of new building material. This product is “Wea- therwood” — manufactured for commercial and home use by United States Gypsum Company. The material is ideally suited for wall end ceiling construction being—“an insulating board of felted wood fiber, treated to I realized with a shock that she was more than a little tight. I had seen enough. “Let's re- | treat,” I suggested and turned back | into the reading room. , I was wondering, suddenly, what | Adam liked to read, when a dif- ference in the quality of the com- motion on the dance floor drew my attention. Adam was listening too. For a | moment the voices had stopped, j and the whisper and stamp of feet. The music faltered on for a few bars and the trap drummer finish- ed an insane clamor of cymbals | before he noticed that he was | alone. | In the sudden silence a man’s | voice spoke urgently. A slight | babble answered him. Then, like | a siren cutting through traffic sounds, a woman screamed. Adam was away like a startled deer. For a confused moment I wavered in the doorway, staring across the vacant floor at the hud- | dled people outside the door ‘of the women’s dressing room. |!" | Impelled by the instinet toherd | against danger, I fled to join them: | _ Inside the powder room a limp | little figure lay on a chaise longue. Over her was bent Doe Moore, the young medico who had been Eliza- beth’s dinner partner. “Someone help me,” he said softly. Adam was at his side in an in- stant and together, with gentle hands, they turned the slight body on its side. She looked like a rag doll, lying there in her scarlet and white, her dynamic body so still. I noticed trivial details: a scrap of leaf mold on the sole of her dancing pump; the undimmed luster of the dia- mond in the new gold miniature on her limp left hand; the scarlet balloon still tied to her ankle. Then I had to look at the thing that had forced a groan from the throats of those around me—at the black hole in the red heart that ornamented the back of Anne's jersey. (Copyright, 1988, Virginia Hanson) Tomerrow: Suspicious, } make ant duces a homogeneous board, free from laminations and tendencies to split through the center. High- ly moisture-proof, the board is particularly adapted to cases where sound-proofing is desir- able”. Low density “Weatherwood” comes in slabs one-inch thick high density in grooved and tongued sheets, nine-sixteenths of an inch thick. Cheely Lumber Company invites the public’s in- | SPection of this new material. it highly moisture resist- It is so formed that it pro- 'Excellent Musical Program Rendered At Stone Church An excellent program of vocal and instrumental selections was | presented last evening in the , auditorium of the First Methodist (Stone) Church, which was great- | ly enjoyed by the many in at-+ tendance. The following is the program that was rendered on the occasion: Organ Prelude, Sawyer. Invocation, Rev. J. A. Tolle. Congregational Hymn, “On- ward Christian Soldiers.” Selections, Harris School Rhy- thm Band. Selections, School Chorus. Selection by Monroe County High School Orchestra under the direction of Professor T, B. Kleb- sattel. Vocal Solo, Mrs. Eva B. War- ner. Mrs. Joseph Division Street Spanish War At the annual meeting of B. H. ing all who assisted in the bene- Palace McCalla Camp No. 5, United Spanish War Veterans, held at the Legion Home last night, an election of officers ‘for the en- suing year was held with the following results: H. Motherwell, Commander. * N..Goshorn, Senior Vice .Chas, Peat, Officer of the Day. Installation of officers will be held at the Legion Home at its regular meeting in January at which time appointed officers will be named and committees for the year will also be desig- nated. Committee composed of Cam- rades Chas. H. Ketchum, M. H Motherwell, James Johnson and Mrs. M. H. Motherwell, and Mrs. Oscar Norman of Auxiliary were named for the purpose of getting up a minstrel to be put on in the near future. Commander Cari Eich and wife from Miami were present at the meeting. A resolution was passed thank- Violin Solo, Arent Sjursen. Selection, High School Orches- ra. Vocal Duet, Mrs. N. P. Nelson and Mrs. Wm. H. Sands. Cornet Solo, John Luis Day. Piano Solo, Miss Katherine Knowles. Selection, High School Orches- ra. Violin Solo, Gerald Saunders. Piano Solo, Miss Francis Fin- nie. Vocal Robinson. Solo, Mrs. Minnie H. Selection, First Methodist Or- | chestra. Violin and Guitar Duet, Fred Knight and Gerald Saunders. Selection, High School Orches- tra. Benediction, Rev. Joe Tolle. Veterans And : Auxiliary Elect Officers fit performance at the Theater on Nov. 28. Auxiliary Meets Annual meeting B. H. McCalla Auxiliary No. 2, United Spanish War Veterans, was held las night at the Legion Home, and the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Mrs. Faye Higgs, President. Mrs. Annie Richards, Senio! Vice President. Mrs. Jennie Ketchum Vice President Junio: Lois Instructor. Miss Louise torian. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Guard. Mrs. porter. Ketchum, His Jessie Michael, Guard. Ada_ Eich Clare Motherwell. Re Installation will be held at the regular meeting in January joint ly with the Camp Mrs. Ada Eich was elected and Patriotic Flora Michael, Conductor. Goshorn, Secretary Lillian Weaver, Treasurer. Assistant Local Yacht Club | Invitations have been sent out! |to the members and friends of; the Key West Yacht Club to at-) tend a combination business | meeting and dinner at a local res- taurant on Friday evening. Much progress has been made in the rehabilitation of the club- house and it is believed that in a short; time, invitations will go out fora house warming in the ideally situated building which | | will be the home of the club. Election of officers for the en- _THE WEATHER aeeeencces (Till 7:30 p. m., Thursday) Key West and Vicinity: Partly cloudy and slightly warmer to- night; Thursday cloudy and un- settled; gentle to moderate winds mostly easterly. Florida: Partly cloudy and slightly warmer tonight; Thurs- day cloudy and unsettled. 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