The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 7, 1939, Page 3

“windows of what tooked like isin- vie pon the. bedside table, to th SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1939 THE ARMY POST MURDERS By Virginia Hanson The Characters Katherine Cornish, myself, vis- iting Elizabeth on a mid-western Army post. Elizabeth, Colonel Wright’s daughter. Adam Drew, acting command- ing officer. Yesterday: we go to the hospital where Anne, delirious, has been calling for Barney. Chapter 33 Nothing Gained NNIE? I gazec in staggered unbelief at the little figure in rusty black. Surely Adam didn’t suspect her! ‘~ And then things—little things— I had noticed and half forgotten began to crowd in on me. My mind cast back, away vach, to my lunch with Elizabeth. The car . . . the ied... “I’m afraid is.” Little bits began to fit together. Fthel Curtis ana the baby who died. The typewriter— Annie woyld have access to that: she came and went as she wished at the Carewes’. And the car—she had been deviling Elizabeth to let her drive.it. And she had no alibis. But the motive? Why should she shoot Anne and stab the other girl? What explanation was there other than insanity? She seemed unaware of me— fiery eyed, suspicious, her sharp glance darting from face to face. a red spot in either cheek, her hat tipping crazily. 1 moved toward her, a little frightened, but 2ppressed by my responsibility. Adam was afraid of something happening to Anne, vet he had made no move to send these people home. , A baited trap. That was it. Bait- ed with the body of a girl whose link to life was a frail threat, to be easily snapped: He was staking her safety against his own vigi- lance to gain the murderer's self- betrayal. I drew a deep breath. I had failed once this night in a task set me. I would not fail again. Doe Moore stood in th. door- way. “She's awak:,” he said in a low voice to Adam. But everyone was suddenly so stil] that the words seemed to fill the room. Annie muttured, “I'm going too,” to no one iu particular, and darted out into the hall after Adam and Barney. I followed hei. The officers’ ward was on the ground floor, at the end of the cor- ridor. It was not a large room, but so dimly ‘lighted that the corners were in shadow. J could See ‘faint- ,ly. on the far sidejof the roam the bed where they had put Mrs. Ca+ + rewe, thet. figut quiet under the { epvers wad} her. husband sitting me her with' his bead in,.his in etl eyes \were drawr: back io the for2ground, to the shaded where Anne was lying. Sur- wm tent. itre- inted iby ong oxy, i bled an old fashioned peram- Fin, aie the stom 3 3 square hot r that encl head, shoulders and arms was made of some light, silky substance, inset with four « Blass, through which we could see » Quite clearly the still. dark.head against the pillow, eyes closed, face gardenia white. lips blood- less. Her slight body scarcely cidged the smoothness of the silk sheet that lay along the bed—a continuation of the oxygen tent. She was so utterly motionless that for a terrified moment I could not believe that she was alive. ‘Light? oc MOORE said, “Quiet, please.” and stood aside to let Barney pass. __ On the far side of the bed a nurse bent, peered in, straight- ened, shook her head. “Sorry, Doctor. An instant ago she was awake, asking for him But she’s gone-off again.” "t_we just wait?” Adam's murmured. Barney ‘said, “A- chair,” -help- lessly. He was swaying 4 little. Adam found one, pushed him into it. Doc Moore felt his pulse, mur- 1m “Just sit still,” soothingly. descended. Annie and I filled the doorway. Behind me someon_ whispered. “So that’s an oxygen tent.” Lou Crna. : onderful thing, science.” Mrs. Flower. The nurse shushed them. I looked over my shoulder. They were all there. ... For a moment I wondered why we were not-being chased away. Then I remembered the trap and shivered uncontrollably. ‘The light blinked out in the hall ind us Reet dawn filtered through. The windows were pale with morning. The long night was Past. The lamp on the bedside table continued to burn in the shadow cast by the screen behind the Our eyes were centered on that little circle of yellow light, on the table with its clean white towel, with its bottles an’ glass; on the tent inside which a feeble life was burning; on Barney, bent like the Although not classed as al “tourist attraction”, one of the most interesting sights in Florida‘ is the Sugar Mill at Clewiston where tons of cane are ground} each day. Raw sugar is then | shipped to the Savannah Refin-| glass, and report sales steadily | ing Company, Savannah, Geor-| increasing. The “Nickle Glass” | of Kentucky, born at Brownsville, | older man in the far corner, head between his hands; on Adam and Doe Moore standing motionless and straight at the foot of the bed; on the nurse beyond it, watchful | eyes on that small. quiet form. She looked up at last, mur- mured, her lips oarely moving, “She’s coming around.” Barney lurched to his feet, caught at the table for support, and the yellow light went out. Someone squealed faintly. Barney said quickly, “It’s all right—I must have yanked out the | plug. I'll get it.” In the half-light of early dawn | shapes were beginning to form. Barney was on his knees, fumblin; behind the cable. Then a_ smal! dark figure cu: across my field of vision, making for the bed. Annie was no longer beside me. _ 1 heard a grunt as I caromed into someone, then 1 was behind that small black figure, my arms | around her, pinioning hers to her sides with all the strength I had. She fought. For a woman of her age and slight build she was a wildcat. “No you aon’t! No vou don’t!” she kept gasping. I heard a match scratch and called, “Light: Quickly!” Someone plunged past me, half fell over Barney’s kneeling form. “Switch—by the door!” Adam called brea hlesoly. “S rry, Barney, did I step on your hand?” ‘You!’ SOMEONE ha fopnd the switch. 7 Overhead lights flooded the room and it seemed full of people. Suddenly Annie twisted around in my arms, looked at me, surprise mingled with malign fury on her: | flushed face. “You!” she za. furiously. “Why, you black-he ‘rted-——™ “I think—it waz the medicine, Or the glass v. water.” | panted. “I think st was,” cried Annie fiercely. twitching herself free of my relaxed grip and glaring at us all. “But she never got to the bot- tles. and I held me hand over the glass no matter how hard she struggled!” Trap or no trap, Adam or no Adam, Doc Moore’s professional ire was roused. “Do you want to kill the girl?” he demanded wrathfully. There was not a one among us who did not look abashe .. Outside in .he car, Adam patted my shoul ‘er. “Good girl,” he said quietly. “But it was so inconclusive,” I said, discouraged. “There’s noth- ing to prove that | wasn’t the one who was trying to get at Anne or to drop something in her drinking glass.” .. “As a matter of fact, 1 doubt if | they'll find anytiing in the drink- ing walter” Cars' were turning, moving un- certainly away, dark shapeg,in the | dim light. The sky was overcast, there was fo color to:herald the invisible suh. aS | “Wijere next?” I asked as we drove*off slowly. ‘Charlie's car was up ahead, trav- | eling as purposelessly aé ours. “L don't know,” Adami"Was be- | Crockett, g PONCE DE LEON FIVE SWAMPED CONCHS, 24706 VISITORS’ DEFENSE WAS T6O | TIGHT FOR LOCALS TO BREAK THROUGH; ARMY WON SECOND GAME Ponce De Leon Cavaliers swamped Key West High School Conchs 24-6 last night at the school’s gymnasium in the open- ing game for the Conchs this | season. Visitors outplayed the locals | from start to finish. The de- | fense used on their smaller op- | ponents was too tight to break | through. | Key West scored but one field | goal. The rest of the points gar- | mered were free throws. Elmore | Pinder sank the only basket for | the Conchs. Collins was credit- | ted with two free throws and | Lewin one. Hayes, center for the Ponce De | Leon Cavaliers, was high scorer of the game. He sank four field goals and made two free throws | successfully. He was followed by Tomlinson, forward, with four | field goals. It was the worst game the | Conchs have played since the city league schedule began sev- eral weeks ago. Nearest solution advanced for the Conchs loss was the fact that ; they had stage-fright and were | defeated before the game started. Box score: Key West Player— Pinder, ? C. Lewin, f - Collins, ¢ Soldano, g Stickney, g Matthews, g . Nelson, g ~~... ecoccer® OT | ounearney Totals— Ponce De Leon Player— | Tomlinson, f - Walker, f Emely, f — Latham, f Hayes, c - Bolton, 'g Kelly, g - So Croce Roos eooowoccoey, oxcourmony Baldwin, -g Totals— ABS AL Score by quarters: Total gitining when we both heard it—a atid eedp dione tic a Biant angry fly, that grew and swelled | and zoomed above. us. | Adam-stuck his head ou of the | car window, craning his long neck. | “The Old Man!” he cried. “Must | have'taken: off in the dark,” | Andin pisces the despondency | that I had expected to see or his | face, when he pulled in his head | and stepped on the gas, he was | visibly excited—almost, I thought. jubilant. The others had seen it too—that circling dark shape against the steel-gray sky, Charlie’s car picked up speed. Behind us fol- lowed the other two. Adam drew up bevide Charlie behind lung lo- shed, and almost at once Elizabeth pulled into line, Annie and Lou_ Orpington still with her. The Flowers, in their car, brought up the resr. | I .wasn’t even surprised, as we Hele out aoe aet watching | the low-circling e, to see Mary .and Tubby | law Come around the corner on two wheels. By now I was used to their uni front, their herding instinct, the way they clung together, jealous of. being left out—a large family in* which each member wanted to be sure his version of any dispute would be oy, presented to the head of the clan. I stood alone, feeling rather for- lorn, watching Adam and Barney and Charlie stroll out across the level field—three tall, fair men. Adam. bareheaded, still in his white dress uniferm-that was be- ginning to 100K a 1lttie mussea, was even at this distance a more distinct, more personalized in- dividual. I saw him stoop and pick some- thing up from the turf at his oped | then the big blac shadow s woo} down out of the sky and scattered them. For a fleeting instant Adam turned and caught my eye, and there was exultance in the flashed bed. | message. I ran to him and slipped my arm through his, feeling sud- denly frightened and terribly alone. (Copyright, 1938, Virginia Hanson) i Over 4,000° Florida establish- ments, drink stands, _ hotels, chain stores, and restaurants throughout the state are pushing | Florida citrus fruit juices at the nominal price of five cents | Key’ West -103 26 Ponce de Leon _4 2 8 10—24 Free throws missed: Hayes 3, Emely 2, Bolton 2, Tomlinson, Cockett, Matthews 2, Pinder 2, | Lewin, Collins, Soldano; referee: J. V. Woodson and Cates; scorer: Smith; timekeeper: Cooper. In the opening game of the evening, Army and Lions Club played one of the most exciting and sensational games since on a locai hardwood court in many moons. At the end of the fourth quar- riod was played but neither team scored. This resulted in another extra period, and Army ended the game by sinking two field goals. Lions failed to score again. | Final count was 26 to 22. | Shooting of White, Maris and | Ethridge featured for the Soldiers and Joe Pinder starred. for the Lions. ‘ t Domenech sunk three field goals, but. Joe Pinder was high scorer with seven field goals. White sank four field goals and two free throws. Maris and Eth- ‘ridge each made three, and were ‘the two players who sank the field ' goals in the extra period . Score by innings: Total Lions _...4 8 8 2 0 0—22 Army —..9 6 3 2 0 4~—24 Free throws missed: J. Lopez 3, Domenech, Knowles, Pinder, White, Sommers; referee: Bethel and E. Sweeting. ter, both clubs were deadlocked ‘ | a 22 ein eee An ay = | F ] E L D TOMORROW | Today’s Birthdays Adolph Zakor;. movie maker, onetime -Ford «chief i born at Chatham, Mass. 78 ago. 5 Adis U. S.° Senator William H. | Smathers of New Jersey, born at | Waynesville, N. C., 48 years ago. U. S. Senator Marvel M. Logan THE KEY WEST CITIZEN If You’re Planning To ) Build i By W. S. Lowndes Director, Schools of Architecture and |) i Building | International Correspondence Schools ae FO ES SD DS Ps |’ A CHARACTERISTIC feature of {{£X American dwellings is the ‘porch, which occurs in one form or another in many residences. Porehes. form sheltered places in which to -sit in pleasant weather. “Phey also may be enclosed as sun rooms which may be used as sitting rooms in cold. weather,. tor ‘break- fast rooms or for 4 ping porehes. In some cases tH@y are bi by" steam or hot walt *irep! sometimes insta! contribute ta Futility of your home. oe e In this day of sun worshipers the home-builder should be espe- cially concerned about such matters | as the sun porch. It is usually an enclosed porch with special furni- ture. It differs from an ordinary room in having two or more sides formed of windows. The builder's taste in interior decorations usually has full sway here. ae. ve ‘The doorway or main entrance to a house is important. It may add character to a home, and in some styles of architecture, such as the colonial architecture of the United States, the finish of the building is quite simple, while the design of the pringipal’ doorway may. be elaby orate. ors are constructed of a} variety—-ef different materials ande+ are. used. in various ways. The | doors of an average residence are generally made of wood, or wood and glass. You can exercise good Judgment or display poor taste in selecting doors for your home, FIFI ID ATS er, EXHIBIT EARLY K. W. PORTRAITS | ihas tempered the iives | citizens. PAGS FEBRUARY 7-19 OIL PAINTINGS DONE BE- FORE 1890 WANTED; KEY) WEST HISTORY EXPECTED TO BE INTERESTING A group of portraits of early Key West citizens will be shown| % in Key West Community Art} Center of the Federal Art Project’ from February 7-19, director F.! Townsend Morgan announces. | Efforts are being initiated to} secure a great number of the: paintings done in oil before 1890. | A cordial invitation to exhibit | the paintnigs is extended by Mr.| Morgan. | It is believed the exhibition | should be interesting from the} wealth of history available in} Key West, which is known as a} clearing port for world destina-| The sea is linked insep-| arably with the Island City and | its | ITF ITI TS tions. of TWIN BILL AT NAVY’ PIRATES-CUBANS IN FIRST| GAME; CONCHS-TRO- | JANS, SECOND Regular doubleheader of the Monroe County Baseball League will be played tomorrow after- noon at Navy Field, beginning at 1 o'clock sharp. Roadside Pirates, who have been having a streak of bad luck lately, will meet Cuban Club in the opening contest. Pirates will use “Speedball” Barcelo on the mound and Izzy Rodriguez be-; hind the plate. Cubans will de- pend on the slants of G. Diaz, with A. 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