The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 11, 1939, Page 5

WEDNESDAY, JANUARW 11, 1939 THE ARMY POST MURDERS | Rv Vircinin Hanson - Chapter 36 Balloon Dance did he throw in the key ts to Katherine?” Lou Orping- %en asked humbly. , “So that someone would argue 8 you did—that she had no alibi. He knew his trussing would not. hold het indefinitely; if she should eet #0 much the bettef.-Sus- ted toward others was away from him.” ; how did he get away?” de- ded Mrs, Nie ke Ze Was an athlete Hes robably slid down & to avoid the sound of a drop. was quicker than either stair- ‘way—he would land in front of the stage; and before even Shaw could reach the library Barney backstage cailing to Elizabeth ring at the fuse box.” rs. the girl he killed — who ‘was she?” Mary Shaw looked as if fhe had been seeing ghosts. She Perks, close to her hus- on the sofa. “And why did Bick this particular time to Come here?” “She was Barney’s sister. I can’t E. it now, but I'll be able to. y're side by side, now—and the Tesemblance is clear. She camé , now of all times, because urney had written that he was going to be married and that she Must not write to him or see him any, more, That is tact, They found another typewritten letter at the »Sabitarium and called me.back this - AMF ‘this she -was very humble about her infirmity, and willing at all to shield him from the But he was her brother— she wanted to see him once “You think he meant to kill her en he told her she could come?” Captain Flower softly. don’t know, but I’m afraid he did. |Writing his letters to her on a bofrowed typewriter, with Anne ay Gne who could say he wfote them—it looks as if he’d made his plans. She was a burden to him in many ways. And there ‘was always the chance of discov- ery. He was not sane on that sub- | oy in every other way was as Sane as you or I—sane efiough, in fact, to plot an almost perfect crime.” “So that was why Anne had to @ie—because she knew about the vaoes:, ick; iciousl; ned quickly, suspiciously, at Mrs. Flower, but she seemed very serious, very innocent. Adam, ‘too, was looking at her, the faint est gleam of admiration in his eyes. After a moment he inclined his head ailghtly, Tt might have been taken for affirmation, and it seemed. to be so accepted. “I first began: to suspect him,” his head from the stone, were pure luck, from his viewpoint. And he must have felt that fate was help- ing him. Otherwise he’d never have made such:a desperate, fool- hardy move as thé seeond attack on Anne.” “Attack on Anne!” I said in- credulously. “Why, I was between him and bed the whole time “Aud lucky to be here to tell it,” A said grimly, His eyes rested on ‘thine, ‘he spoke Cg ly. ie mately child, the mateh. Ha kieked at lampplug out on purpose, think he was going to Lede the © lighted mateh+he was in the saf- est spot, on the floor near the door, I Atepped on his hand, match and all; I think at first he believed it was an accident.” He looked around at our puzzled faces. ‘ “You all know, but you've for gotten, that normally inert sub« stances burn violently in oxygen. She was in an oxygen tent—a tent made of oiled silk, with windows that are not glass but a cellulose eomposition—a tent that enclosed pure oxygen.” . The faces around me reflected my horror. But Shaw, who had not been there, had not seen that small, helpless figure, brought us back to the heart of the puzzle. “But you haven't told us how he shot her,” he reminded Adam stub- bornly. “Maybe you know what you're talking about — maybe you've" learned something you didn’t tell the rest of us. If not,-I say it can’t be done.” “You all had the same chance I did,” Adam obsetved amiably. “I don’t claim to be very bright; I missed a lot. He was not,as well coveted as he thought he was. “You saw him, Shaw, in the aft- ernoon’ when he fired Elizabeth's thirty-two in the Service Club, He , had taken it from her car a few minutes. before during the confu- sion at the polo field when I suf- fered my ignominious mishap.” ‘Barney’s Ideas’ “PRARNEY fired it? But I didn’t seé any gun——” “He had just time to hide it be- fore you ae And he had dropped a light bulb as he fired, { because he knew his sister was | somewhere upstairs, and he couldn’t take a chance of being | caught in the act. Why he fired it you'll see later, “That second bullet was one clue. The party itself was another. Who decided to have it at the Serv- in nen fas jeer utee. Vine ought of ,a balloo: eR committee. Who dec ded tt tat ' be & costume affair? The commit-~ ‘tee. You, Shaw, and Barney were , the committee.” Yee IY He: paused rie eA i “They were all Barney's ideas,” Shaw. admitted. “But I still don’t | Adam went on smoothly, “when he passed out in his rooms. That attack on the sentry was a man's crime. Barfity was a star pitcher at the Point. It was done on the of the moment-+he had ‘no |}, ce to fake an alibi. He hap-' —— to be are. with the stones his hand—I'll expl4in that later. he overheard the sentry te}l- sorhething that must not-be told. I ran out almost at once, but there sis = at sight, and a pear-! P ry. seen no one leave. ‘Later, when I saw Burney under that open window, I realized that he could have pulled himself up onto the porch roof and been inside his rooms before I was the porch, He had on a dark bath- = the faint looked like a sham. Not A Sham “Bur it was not a sham, as Doc Moore demofistrated. And Barney did not seize on the alibi of the other stone, which con+ vinced me against my will that he Was innocent.” “Why didn’t he?” I asked. “One. of a number of reasons. he may not have realized at once that he had fallen on the stone and bruised his head. Second, he knew that such a throw would have been practically impossible Seeetie eves for a skilled pitch- et. Third, he was in the dark when Charlie found him—and Sooner or that fact would be remem- I—was remembered.” “I knew that, too!"! cried.. “1 heard the light switch click when he went into the room.” ut if the faint wasn’t a sham, what was it?” Charlie demanded. “Incipient epilepsy, I’m afraid. | ), Dee ware possible. It had hap- pened before——” “Say, I ought to know that!” exclaimed Shaw with bulging eyes. “He had a ~~ at West Point for falling out of more P-rades than the rest of the corps put to- ther. We used to ride him about | loons po} s¢e——" — “Ttwas on Barney’s instructions, wasn't it, ‘that you called the bal- loon dance at eleven. are that ‘ou insisted. everyone should join in, that you announced a prize as special inducement?” 5 4 ; oe nodded, evidently at a joss, 4 q « “The ‘refreshments were fyeponsibili e nes Paget { arney’s. The ‘reshme are | rived, the balloons were provided. But the prize—where is the prize? There was no prize. Why? Because Barney slipped. He knew so well what was going to happen, knew | off | that the balloon dance was not | going to at at ho Pie would be needed; knew that it go- a A break up in c _Mrs. Flower’s head was nod+ ding energetically, “Now you begifi to the framework. Eleven b’elock, a one inside the ballfoom, low, with that blinding colored wheel confusing everyone. Bal-s ing. iizabeth supposed to be safely out of it, at home with An- nie, I thought parenthetically. He paused: “Did anyone notice Barney: ahd Anne come, in? They were not 9n the floor when the dance sta: ‘g No one spoke, “Did anyone see her or speak to her while they‘ were dancing?” Several people spoke - “She was dead drunk. “He was half carrying her——" “She was singing that ‘Tweet- tweet’ thing = couldn’t miss it— | she has no ear,” k Adam: looked at me. “Did you see a scrap of leaf mold on the sole of | er shoe?” i I nodded. i “Did you hear them singing to- gether on the porch?” ! I nodded again, and the flesh on the back of my, neck began to crawl. j (Copyright. 1988. Virginia Hanson) = | And and ask for his formula.” “That faint, and the bruise on PLAN SEASON GOLF EVENTS REGULAR THURSDAY TOURN- the links. Pro Bush said that @ fortion, and. east AMENT TOMORROW AFTERNOON Tomorrow: Adam continues. golfers from the Casa Marina are expected to be playing tomorrow. Many golfers, in the newly- awakened interest in golfing here ean be seen daily practicing of | few of the ladiesare starting to come out and hoped that many, ‘more would sodn turnout. “The | tournaments are open to ladies as | well as men and with the handi- ; a BALL LEAGUE “GAS SIFTED THE KEY WEST CITIZEN MEET TONIGHT COL gMN, * Managers of tears in the Mon- | roé County Baseball League are requested to attend a meeting of the league tonight, 8 o'clock, in! San Carlos Hall, As All Steiengs piiiyers did ‘thter- este fans ‘are’ also 4ired“to at- (pe at x yP euncement: pf: was made by M. Sancl ent hie 7 wee sete ' FOLLOWING THROUGH By AGUILAR | CSF obeCddsbodeoscssoconds The year 1938 ended with aj victory. for Trojans over Road: | side Pirates and a defeat for Key} West Conchs by the Pirates. Conchs won on Christmas Day and Trojans went to victory on December 26. Casa beat Covington in the last inning and Salinero whipped Mal- grat. A. Hernandez hit the iast two- bagger of the year, 4) ci; Davila scored the last:and only run for the Pirates»/qio9 John Navarro scored the last run for the Trojans:5>' ? J. Carbonell scored ‘the second run, which proved to be the win- ning run. M. Hernandez was the last play- “er struck out in.’38. Salinero was the last player given a walk. J. Carbonell was the last play- er hit by a pitcher, and made the last error of the year. D. Navarro executed the last putout of ’38. G. Garcia to A. Hernandez was the combination that made the final double play. Malgrat was the losing pitcher. To start off 1939, Cuban Club won over Trojans. H. Gates was the winning pitcher and was the first .moundsman to be relieved in the new year Wickers lost the game but was the first twirler of,’39 to go the route, sgt Machin got the first hit, Rueda made the first sacrifice, John Navarro the first man to be put- out and G. Acevedo was the play- er who did it. — Gabriel hecame the first man to strike out and Al, Acevedo re- ceived. the initial free pass to first hase.” i ak cs J, Garcia poled the first home fun, of ’39, and Rueda stole the fits base, and was the first hit by. a. pitched ball. Aimandé Acevedo blasted out the first double and triple, and started the first double play. Albury and Lucilo umpired the first game of the year. CSCCCCSOHLESESECO cone THE WEATHER OCR CCOeE DERE bOnGCCCCCE Temperatures” Highest - Lowest Mean __ Normal Mean - Rainfall’ Yesterday’s Precipitation. .0 Ins. Normal Precipitation 08 Ins nt . Tomorrow's Atmuiue” , 19 63 74 -.69 Sun rises ‘Sun sets ‘Moon rises Mon seis 3 : Last quartet, 12th .. 8: Tomorrow's Tides A.M. High — Low - Barometet 7:30 Sea level, 30.10. WEATHER FORECAST (Till 7:30 p. m., Thufsday) Key West and Vicinity: Fair to partly cloudy tonight ‘and Thursday; mild temperature; jight to moderate east to south- east winds. Florida: Fair and mild tonight and Thursday. Jacksonville to Florida Straits}. and East Gulf: to moder-. ute southerly winds over north cver south portion, and overcast . weather _ tonight.) ani : fan’ ont ine a mach the nation’s Regular Thursday handicap golf; caps all have an equal chance of | devils will mark the county and tournament will be held tomor- row at the Key West Golf Course, pro Eddie Bush states. Watkins have been named on the Tournament Committee of the Key West Golf Club and at a meeti tomorrow morning at building to new quarters on the War slave on the Lewis Planta-} the Cantey ‘Clubhouse will ar- | third floor of the former Y.M.C.A.| tion and Turpentine Sti near‘ Tange a schedule of golf events, building, now being located in the Brooksville, points with pride to. | winning. ; rection of Jack Guthrie, were moved this week from the Lynch community day at the Pan-Amer- ' ican Hernando De Soto Exposi-| State offices of the National bait bine ig Goa ed Sam Goldsmith and W. W. res 3 _ February 5 mmuni y) oldsmi! Emergency Council, under the di- oy" Ne pn, a5 Fe had! Old Unele Dudley, ex-Civil: for the wiriter season. They will same building with the Works 38 children, the oldest son being also determine player. handicap Sunday’s tournament list. Federal agencies, with headquar-| «ge being 28. Uncle Dudley says __ : Spacer a he’s right nigh a 100, he reckons. grew to 20. A large number of for’ Progress Administration and the! 64 years, the State Welfare Board and other , ters in Jacksonville, ij 14 months. . His presént wifé is his third, her” \ Asobay xfs meeting, LOST-—Little blatk male Dach- : ez, presi- 3|TWO. LOTS to southeast | partly! outstanding dare-| : SECS SSCOSSESEUSESEOOOCDE Lost { i LOST—Paper parcel containing | ; two table covers on Caroline street between Elizabeth and Duvah Finder please return, to 221 Duval street. jani1-1t | shund. . Reward if returned to; »Mrsq,,Black, corner Caroline and Duval streets. jan11-1t_ WANTED WANTED—Wooden Cistern of Tank to hold 20 to 40 barrels. | Afiswer by mail, Room 9, Stone Hotel. dee31;jan4-7-11—1939 | i { i FOR SALE OR RENT erry FOR SALE OR RENT-—Cabin Cruiser with living quarters to, accommodate 4, All modern conveniences. Good for party fishing. 1014 Vérela stfeet. octlo-s POR RENT PRIVATE HOME FOR: RENT. ! Modern Conveniences. - Two! Bed Rooms. Hot and Cold) Running |Water, Apply Reat} 700 Margaret street. janl0-into; APARTMENT FOR RENT. 1014! Grinnell street. FURNISHED HOUSES—all mod: éfn conveniences. 1114 Grin- nell Street. : nov3-tf FURNISHED APARTMENT—. ply 1404 White Street.’ dec31-; nace i me FURNISHED APARTMENT, centrally located, all modern conveniences. Apply 519 Duval | street. deci6-s | ROOMS | NEW VALDEZ INN, 521 United. | Sixteen beautiful new. rooms. | Across South Beach. jan9-1mo/} ROOMS with or without board. | Sunny and cool, 419 Southard | street... jan4-1mo } "i r i NEWLY-FURNISHED ROOMS} and: good Southern: Cooking. | Reasonable Rates. THE TRADE} WINDS, “The Old Mahogany ; House”. Corner Caroline anid | | { Duval streets, jani+13-16 TOUR VisiTING fiends BRING R t'd test te Cheat in‘need of & good OVERSEAS FOR SALE FURNISHED APARTMENT + Hot and Cold running water, all modern conveniences. 1321 Newton street. janll-s FOR SALE—1931 Cadilac’. cofi- vertible Coupe. Good . condi- tion, new top and~ battery. Brand new tires. No reasonable offer refused. D. A? McBiduff, | Navy Yard, phone 863-J. °°.’ janli-4ix een rennn Sen vRED Si nsnre nant Tenens ue? TWO-STORY HOUSE, - moderti conveniences.,“ Near Casa Ma‘ rina, lot 163'x98',:. Apply 1125 Von. Phister street. oct 1-8 land, waterfront *# ‘ ner 5th and Patterson Averiues near Boulevard. Apply Bok RC, The Citizen, auysiss on — Washington street, 90 ft. front. 112 féet IIS TA RIPIDPIPIIPISAPPL LL 2 jan2-8 i ¢ ee Ta N SM Cd bg FOI IS I N PLS SS IL 6 OLE 8B. deep. Reasonable. ‘Apply 1219 |." Pearl street. CORNER LOT, 50x100 feet: Cbf- ner 5th and Staple Avenue. Apply Box D, The Citizen. FOURTEEN-FOOT SAILBOAT, with well. $35. 1217 Petronia street, rear. amas ee |FOR SALE—11% aeres Planta- ELE FIPITIAPLIIILILPSELIODLLI SI Cf on Pine Key, 100’x100’, Apply 12127 g H FOURTEEN-FOOT BOAT, four-horse outboard motor, fully equipped, 1217. Petronia street, rear. | aa ae novil-s | PAGE FIVE ‘LPM TIDOIIOIL III IIS SL SITE OEOOMOE MMS SF 1M, YOU'LL FIND IT HERE! Here’s a Representative List of Key West Merchants that Sell Practically Everything of Interest to the Average Family or Businessman. The Shoppers’ Department IS OF INTEREST TO BOTH VISITORS AND RESIDENTS OF THIS CITY Merchants Represented Here Have Been Carefully Selected and Dealings with Them will be Satisfactory in Every Way. ? Watch This Space Next Insertion! EXTRA—SELECT CHESAPEAKE BAY OYSTERS Fried on order and delivered anywhere NEW YORK BUSY-BEE BARBECUE OPEN DAY and NIGHT SERVING the Best Sandwiches in fown and Short Orders. Refreshing Drinks. Home-made Fruit Cake HOT SOUSE every Saturday SANDWICHES —of every kind! Best TURTLE STEAK in town! WELL’S LUNCH ROOM 900 Southard Street Specialists in CONCH CHOWDER HOT BOLLOS and MOLLETES “at way to South =r 905 Simonton Street RN COD | nel Eor Social Occasions . . . 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