The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 27, 1938, Page 4

“PAGE FOUR “THE ARMY POST MURDERS By Virginia Hanson The Characters Katherine Cornish, myself, vis- ting Elizabeth on a mid-western Army post. Elizabeth, Colonel Wright’s daughter. Adam Drew, acting command ing officer. *- Yesterday: Adam has no luck in tracing the person behind Ethel Curtis, The killer was evidently eager to keep the skeleton in the femily closet. {) j z Chapter 23 Conflicting Stories r WAS not necessary to - late who was on the telephone. ‘The voice carried easily across the room, and I gathered that the speaker was annoyed. He had been trying to get hold of someone—anyone—for two hours —were they all murdered there at Fort Havens? And when he asked for the Service Club that blank- ety-blanked operator had the blankety-blanked nerve to tell him he was seeping the line open for an important cal] from Omaha. It had cost him at least a dollar to convince the fool that he was the im that a certain dundering ox could prepare to go back to his troop be- ginning tomorrow. And tell him— was beth there, and was she all right? It was her father. I listened to fons, supply the reluctant infor- su} e relui ‘or- mation that there had been a new murder. I heard the howl of rage, of in- | eredulity, of blasphemy with which Rt, was greeted. Presently Adam laid down the instrument gently, strode to the door with a father weak grin for me and sum- moned Elizabeth. The voice on the wire was quiet- er now. She said, “Yes Father. No, "in soothing dutiful ac- cents, Then, “All right, dear, don’t worry. ior Drew is doing splen- and I’m not in the slightest ail together...» Yes, dear, we'll be er.... Yes, dear, we’! looking for you.” * “She replaced the telephone, ex- ed inadequately, “He's flying as soon as it’s l:ght and bring- a Federal Bureau man with him. He—I think he has an idea there’s_a homicidal maniac at He wants us to go home and all the doors; and he’s given orders for a guard aro’ the house.” She led faintly. “Not a bad idea,” said Adam, but LE sensed that his pride was touched. “Before you go, however, I'd like gam reg a few questions—and if you don’t mind.” _ She did not mind, naturally— at all she could do to But she was afraid she knew [—nothing at all. She had at home when Anne was shot. geen * i while she was at 1e' jo. No one at all,” she an-| f; swered with an air of calm sur- prise as if to ask, should she have? “I sat in the library for a while, for the call—which did not come, by the way.” She had gone upstairs for a minute, then the back stairs to the kitchen, where oe ho a drink of water left some —I'm oa dancing always makes me ‘ou didn’t ieave the house then?” Adam asked casually. “No. I thought the—the call it still come through.” ho apparent reason she blushed deeply, then grew rather She turned to me with a smile. “Then I heard Kath- erine drive up and came out pres- ently to see who it was. She—she told me about Anne.” “Then you drove right to the ital?’ nespie Thad to wait. Pinally Bar- wor him: lady used, Wheeler’s story of leave Elizabeth's house in tears. I don’t know which of us was the more Elizabeth held herself under rigid control, but there was no disguising the panic in eyes nor the waves of flam- ing “that rushed into her face. Smal pends of moisture sprang d je bridge of her nose and on her upper lip, and her breathing was suddenly noisy. “That is no concern of Mrs, pe Soom gs she. ae a queer, strang! vi wr of you or anyone meas le. grew calmer. “The matter was purely personal —betwen Anne and me. It could have no possible bearing on her death.” Wild horses could not have dragged more out of her, and Adam was too intelligent to try. He asked her to send Annie in to him and stood there watching her | crass the dance floor in the rum- pled pink organdy shephardess dress that was now so much more than incongruous. “And what do you know about that?” he murmured aside to me. He was nervous, ale: with eagerness like a bird dog at is as good as mine,” | T told him with something like dis- may. Surely, surel beth was not mixed up in this. How ghastly if ‘xe were compelled to ‘to Colonel Wright that, his r was the prize suspect! ‘stronger, link by link. Mo- tive, 0 tunity, the weapon. No alibi for the ene an for th Enenesantins one jee came in warily, like a cat into a strange kitchen. Her eyes rested inscrutably on me, swerved to Adam with no change of ex- pression. Not To Be Shaken Hs manner to her would have served as well for the colonel’s lady. She perched distrustfully on the edge of the chair he held for her an together in her as toided, d eyes wel uded in determined reticence. It took a bit of wheedling to get her to unfold those lips, and even when she did it was my impression that she had come prepared to say just so much and no more. In fact she said it several times, in vary- ing forms, but the gist of the mat- ter‘ was that Elizabeth had been e stab- Her lips were with her at the colonel’s quarters | from quarter of eleven until a | q past. Ard she was not to be in that stand. Bt a (erage oat sag sce A jam pro’ -hu- fie lly. “In fact she fetnitely ie was at home,” “She wouldn’t be thinkin’ of me. | The poor dear thought you meant mpany.’ “And she didn’t go back to tell you about Anne. How do you ac- count for that?” Topened my lips to say that she | it have, but I thought better And Annie did not contradict “She was that excited she forgot it," she said coolly. “How did you find out about it, ty the way?” Annie blinked. “It was that Mr. Nelson—the big fellow. He drove up and come in hollering for Eliza- beth, so I come down to see what iv wanted. He told me about— er.” A brief spasm twisted the wrin- kled face, the hands in her lap twitched. “He said he was on his ny to, the hospital, so I went up an low ut on me black and fol- Bt were in bed, then, when he quivering | e chain of evidence was | only a | folded knotty hands tight | er faded blue | p On Haat ad Be rane that she saw no one while | SOCIAL [pos 9 SOCIAL CALENDAR jteslere aor | | TUESDAY— | aie Stone Church Service Club supper, open to winter visitors. 6:00 | Lene epg pHa pa p. m. Church Annex. | REA Te, | | | proaching marriage of their | WEDNESDAY— | daughter, Lillian, to Aquilino Lo- Christmas Festival sponsored by St. Paul's School. 7 p. m. Par- | pez, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Aqui- | ish Hall. | lino Lopez. | THURSDAY— | 9 i Meeting Key West Lions Club, Stone Church Annex, 6:30 P. M. | St ee Se ee ete + si o | o'clock Monday morning, Janu- Rotary Club meeting 12:15 p. m. St. Paul’s Annex. | ary 9, at a nuptial mines. | FRIDAY— Miss Lujan graduated from the Business meeting of Junior Chamber of Commerce. 8 p. m.| Convent of Mary Immaculate in Chamber of Commerce offices. 1936. Mr. Lopez graduated from 3 aa orc | Key West High School in 1928. | He received his LLD from the | Valera of Florida law school in 1933, Mr. Lopez is a member of Sigma Iota fraternity. Since then he has practiced in the city. Moores Return To Atlanta Mr. and Mrs. Al Moore, of At- lanta, Ga., who were spending the ; Christmas holidays with Mrs. | Moore’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. |W. W. Demeritt, left on the re- } turn. this morning, accompanied “| by Mrs. Lucille Hall, who was | visiting the Demeritts from Mi- tami. Frank Torres left on the bus} Mr. Moore, who is a ardent Sunday afternoon for Miami angler, surprised his friends by where he will visit briefly with; his refusal to go fishing, saying his son, Jose, who is employed) he was tired from catching fish | Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Bradley and} with one of the larger concerns! as he had just retufwed from a little daughter were arrivals in) in that city. trip to Tortugas, where she be- Key West Saturday for a_ visit! ae came so tired from haw! them with relatives and friends. Richard Knowles left Sunday; in, big and little, that he did not afternoon on the bus for Pigeon’ think he could stand another day Key where he is employed with! Of such strenuaus sport. the Overseas Road and Toll! | Bridge Commission. | Spending Holidays | With Parents jed over the highway late Satur-| isi “4 | Spending the holidays here Cah iemiienaa stars yA ; with their parents are the three . ' daughters and their families of and Mrs. Harry Richardson, QVEl | ag. and Mike. “Solin Olsen. of ; Christmas, and left on the return to Miami late in the afternoon. —i—— | SATURDAY— Annual formal opening Dinner and Dance of the Casa Marina at eight o’clock. SUNDAY— Concert, Key West Hospitality Band. 5 p. m. Art Center Park. Ege eee | MONDAY— Regular Camera Club meeting. 8 p. m. Key West Federal a —— PERSONAL MENTION Mrs. Ray E. Snedijar was an arrival in Key West last week | from Pensacola for a visit with | her mother, Mrs. James R. Curry | and other relatives at the home, | 822 Eaton street. home of the Greens . is brook, N. Y. Lynn. Gabriel L. Lowe was an arriv- ; al in Key West Saturday, joining | Mrs. Lowe, who arrived recent- ly, to spend the Christmas holi-| days with Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Roberts of Francis street. Mr. and Mrs. Anton Brost are also Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Will Baez arriv- | | visiting here with the | family. { , Flagler Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Russell and ! | children, Joan and Barbara, ar- Judge Arthur.Gomez, of the rived here from Jacksonville. | Eleventh Judicial Circuit, was en| Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Felton j arrival Saturday to spend a brief motored down from Charleston, holiday over Christmas with Mrs. ; sc ‘ Gomez and the family, | Mr. and Mrs. Ellis England and Colonel George E. Brown of the United States _ Engineering} | Department was an arrival in | Key West on Sunday from Mi- ami Beach for a short visit. | Mr. and Mrs. Charles. Richard- nounce the engagement and ap-! The wedding will take place in| AMUSEMENT PARK NEW ATTRACTIONS AT TRUM- BO ISLAND CONTINUE TO ARRIVE DAILY With only a few days to go be- | fore the opening, Key West Park, |located on Trumbo Island, is a beehive of activity, with new at- | tractions coming in each day and | finishing touches being put on the many rides and other attrac- |tions which will prevail during \the park season, which is ex- } j pected to run eight weeks. |. The park, which is being con- |ducted under the auspices of the | Key West Fire Dept., is scheduled |to open with beautiful dedica- ‘tion and Mardi-Gras ceremonies, | at 7:30 p. m. this Saturday. There will be 40 attractions, including entertaining shows, thrilling riding devices, sensa- tional free attractions and beauti- |ful merchandise booths. The fea- {ture free attractions for the first | week will be, the Four American Eagles, four young men, who at the risk of their lives, perform the seemingly impossible while jon a tight wire 70 feet ‘in the air, | without ‘the juse of any type | safety''device.” april ts | é thrill zone. will include &. ;mew and sensational “Stream- lined Whip”, ‘the breathtakin \“Octopus”, and the _ thrillin |“Ridee-O”, in addition to the jever popular Merry-Go-Round, | Ferris Wheel, Kiddie Planes, Kid- ‘die Autos, Rol-o-plane and Boomerang. One of the latest! inovations in the outdoor show world, the “Hol-O Fun House” never before seen in this vicinity, ‘is sure to prove a real laugh get- | ter. The pleasure zone will include 'seven entertaining shows, cater- jing to women and children, as | well as the men. | Among the featured special events for the first week, will be la “Decorated Bicycle Parade”. | For this parade any boy or girl up to 18 years of age, is eligible. {All that is required, is that the \bicycle be decorated in any |fashion, for comedy or beauty. 'Riders may also be in costume, but it is not necessary, Seven cash prizes will be awarded, for the most comical or ; beautifully decorated bicycles in ‘the parade, the. exact. date of which will be announced. later. , Meanwhile, entries will be ac- ‘cepted at the. park office on Trumbo Island, where a. clerk is OPENS ON DEC. 31 4 | Son were among, the arrivals in | Key West from ‘Tampa on Friday | to spend the weekend with rela- | tives and friends. Harry B. Peacock was an ar- _Tival in the city. Saturday evening from Miami to spend the Christ- mas holidays with Mrs. Peacock ' and other relatives. Miss Mary Morgan, graduate | student at Temple University in Philadelphia, left. this morning j after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. Townsend | Morgan, accompanied by Mr. and | Mrs. Percy Adams, of Rose Val-| tend to business matters and visit / 1217 Petronia street. | ley, Pa. who were here on a | business visit. Burrell Atchison was a passen- er on the afternoon bus yester- Freddie Jensen, who was visit- ing briefly in the city meeting ,over the highway Sunday after- {noon for his home in Miami. ,, | eA | Mr. and Mrs. Albert Caro and , daughter, Miss Elizabeth, of Pen- sacola, who were visiting with Mr. Caro’s brother and sister-in- law, Attorney and Mrs. T. S. Caro, left or. the Cuba yesterday for a brief vacation in Havana. J. Laucelot Lester, Jr., left on ; the Steamship Cuba yesterday ‘for Havana, where he will at- with friends. | daughter, Nancy, came here from’ on duty from 10 a. m. till 7 p. m., | West Palm Beach. ar by dropping a post card men- tioning the name, age and ad- | Fleming street. ;son, Key West Park. All en- —_—_— | trants will be notified as to the Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Alls-'exact time and date of the house daughter, Betty, and son, parade. Registration is free. Clarence, of. Charleston, S. C.,; are visiting in this city with Mrs. ' Allshouse brothers-in-law and sisters, Mr. and Mrs. Mervin L. Russell and Mr. and Mrs. eri | WHO IS USIE? LA CONCHA HOTEL nard Allen. George M. Gray of Penn- | sylvania with Mrs. Gray, annual | visitors to Key West, are here | for the season, and will reside at| seeateaadatis ; Mr. and Mrs. A, G. Lund and | Captain and Mrs. W. J. Mosher |sons Clayton ‘and Richard, were | ‘of Coral Gables are visiting in @rtivals Saturday from Ft. this city at the home of Mrs. | Lauderdale for a stay over the} In the Center of the Business and Theater Open The Year Around TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1938 LE SUPPLY OF FLOWERS Announcement | | is made on ply of flowers on hand at Key West Florists for corsage mak- | ing for those planning to attend New Year's parties...The profu- sion of orcnids, gardenias, roses, violets and other’ ‘flowers is beau- | experts @re 4¥dikible;to construct | individually Styled corsages, Leo (Braxtew> Warren is in charge pf thesspecial styling de- partmeft atvdkey West Florists and will welcome your call for advice, ———S Schriebers Pay, Visit To City Jake Schrieber, prominent in the world of the theater, of De- troit, Michigan, and Mrs. Schrie- ber, were in Key West yesterday with a group of friends, and en- joyed themselves meeting old friends and acquaintances, | They arrived late Sunday and as usual Mr. Schrieber had his) usual supply of moving picture | films, many of them new and un- usual, and his projecting machine, | and in keeping with promise 4 made long ago, gave afexhibi- | tion at the Convent of Mary Im- ; maculate. Mr. Schrieber said that he had promised this exhibition long ago and immediately upon arrival he made arrangements for the show- ing. Imagine his surprise when, upon arriving at the Convent, he found a group of guests, who had been invited to attend the show- ing and who were delightfully pleased, he said. | William Appelrouth | On Visit Here Among arrivals in Key West to spend the holidays is William Appelrouth, son of Isadore Appel- routh of the Store of Fashion. Coincident with William’s ar- rival, word was received from New York, where William attends school, that he had been gradu- ; ated with honors from a grade school in that city with the high- est grades of his class. Young Appelrouth becomes an honor-student entrant in James Monroe High School upon his ‘re- turn to New York City next his friends and relatives, left) jamin Lopez at the residence on dress of the entrant, to H. E. Wil-| | Page one today of an ample sup- | tiful to see and the sérvices of! | Miss Louise Curry Weds Frank Hart | Miss Louise Curry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gideon Curry, and Frank Hart, were married in Mi- lami during the week-end. They | arrived in Key West yesterday | morning, spending a short visit, leaving in the afternoon on the return trip to Miami, where they will make their home at 2034 N. W. 18th, street. The newlyweds were dinner guests yesterday at a family re- union held at the home of Mr. and’ Mrs. Joseph Sawyer on Si- monton street. THE ANSWERS (See “Who Knows?” ° 1. About 15,000 officers 182,000 men. 2 191. 3. December, 1933. 4. Theodore Roosevelt, after serving out the term of President McKinley and being re-elected for four years, retired, but in 1912 ran as a Progressive. 5. Yes, from 555 in 1936 to 535 in 1937 (rate in deaths per 1,000,- 000 population). | 6. About $700,000,000. ! 7. About 1,300 officers 17,000 men. 8. July 4, 1946. 9. About $6,763,000,000. 10. Last year, $10,766,870.84. CT TRES::. Deepsea and Key West Reef Fishing on the Charter Boat “MARLIN” CAPT. FRANK GATES Gulf Dock, Caroline Street and { and HOLLAND HOUSE PAINT ‘Sold in the South for 30 Years’ For Inside or Outside Use PRICE $1.65 PRICE, gallon Also Made In Fiat Paint KEY WEST PAINT CO. 512 Fleming St. Phone 118 DIRECT “ARNESTO” FACTORY STORE came’ pep joined me, then Annie” She “Where else? At that hour.” 8 sounded like a dutiful child recit-| } |day for Miami after a visit of’ Mosher’s mother, Mrs. Dora Rob- | holidays with their many friends | Garage——Elevator——Fireproot ing a rather dull lesson. “I don't know how long we sat there—it seemed like hours. ...” Panic In Her Eyes Ef Bw when you came back to the club, you went at once to eee ell pre tically Ev. ell, prac’ at once, Ev- eryone seemed so peaked and drawn and sort of lost; and Bar- came out of the eww § looking ‘as if he would fly apart. I thought perhaps if he had something to do whe, wouldn’t go back to quar- " Uhna when did Annie arrive?” “While the lights were out. I re- member she itened me for a moment. I had just lighted the candles anne thi Apo a very i an to scol me—she always does—for being there alone in the dark. I wasn't Teally alone—Barney was just out | im the corridor—but I was glad to see her, Suddenly Adam put on his mos: ive manner. He reminde< that she was among frien MANY BARG AT LEWINSKY’S j A value-giving Post-Christmas| Sale is announced in this issue‘ sponsored by Lewinsky’s Men’s Shop—featuring a good assort- ment. of suits selling at $12.50} and $10.00. Former prices on these suits were up to $19.75 and $24.75. These savings are passed on to customers in order to clear out stocks to make room for the spring models now arriving. Subseribe to The Citizen, chasing themselves around in her mind, but she was silent, in defer- ence eith the ares of the situation. Adam leaned forward and low- ered his voice. It's rather appalling to see a man turn on his charm as easily as he would the ignition Switch of his car. I had watched him do it all evening, but it oc- curred to me that I not no- ticed when he directed it at me. Or had he? fe be ke ee Satisfaction see! this once, at least. For it definitely did not work on Annie. There was a slightly ribald gleam in her hooded eyes that vanished quickly as he stated his business—the same business he had been teeing to forward all eve- ning. out with ho success, (Copyright, 1938. Virginia. Hanson) Twa Matiiage Licenses Issued Two marriage licenses were is- sued since early Saturday after- noon from the office of County Judge Raymond R. Lord. Issues wore made permitting the wed- dings of George Knowles and Miss Olga Faralda; Ernest San- chez and Miss Belia Cowles. The first marriage was per- formed by Rev. Joe Tolle of the First Methodist church and the second by Judge Lord. Roosevelt will send special mes- sage to Congress requesting ro- organization plan. er to Adam’s rank or to | several days with relatives and, erts on Fleming street. friends. \ —— _ Mr. and Mrs. Dan Lewis and Mrs. Fred Dion, Jr., and son $0, Daniel, Jr., of Tallahassee, left this morning for Ft. Lauder- | ®T¢ spending the holidays at the dale where they will spend sev-|home of Mrs. Lewis’ parents, eral days with’ relatives and: Mr. om Mrs. Clifford Hicks on | friends and will return by car. |*~ *8F avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Maldon Sands eotiss (Consuelo Warrem gaugh-| and daughter, Naomi, of Miami, } : apie Piao *, spent the week-end here at the who was spending Christmas with | home of Mrs. Sands’ brother-in- \ za eran ter oigiesaes So pn \law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Wat- e early 4 ; Son Carey, on United street. Jacksonville, where she holds an| : important position with the U. S. Internal Revenue Department. | Mr. and Mrs. Charles Russell ‘were arrivals Saturday night _ \from Ft. Lauderdale to visit William R. Watson left over) briefly with relatives and friends, the highway on bus this morning and left late Sunday on the re- for Homestead, after spending; turn to their point of departure the Christmas holidays with their; where Mr. Russell is employed son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and with the U. S. customs service. Mrs. Joseph Almyda. eimai | Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Harris of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Sanchez, Tampa, Fla., are visitors in Key are visiting at the home of Mr.; West and are guests of Mrs. Ben- and Mrs, George Archer on New- ton street. Mrs. Sanchez was formerly Miss Celeste Archer of this city. Ask Your Grocer For Strong Arm BRAND COFFEE Serving the Key West trade for over thirty-five years! Mr. and Mrs. John A. Green are in the city for a stay of 10! days. Mr. Green said this is the first Christmas season he has been able to attend church serv-} —_ ices while dressed in white. The| ¢eeeeeececcescvccesessecs | The Favorite In Key West — THY IT TODAY — STAR * BRAND CUBAN COFFEE ON SALE AT_ALL GROCERS and relatives. eo Mrs. Addie Thompson, who had | PALSCcE been visiting in Coconut Grove) Frankie Darro for the past five months, arrived | Saturday accompanied “by her | WANTED BY THE POLICE Also—Comedy and Shorts son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and ; Mrs. Paul Cannady, who visited | PRIZE NITE TONIGHT e briefly and returned to their 00 i ser home. You Can’t Afford To Ignore THESE VALUES! SUITS remaining from Sale, that must be sold at these prices! $12.50 | $10.00 MUST MAKE ROOM FOR SPRING GOODS LEWINSKY’S MEN'S SHOP | Former Price, $24.75— Former Price, $19.75— ae