The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 18, 1939, Page 3

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1939 DANG by GRACE ELLIOTT TAYLOR: In that. moment, Petrel knew. “He is part of my life! I'll meet him again.” Chapter One Peter And Petronella OWN the sandy coil of the drive came a brown, slen- derly made little girl in a blue cotton dress. The bright flowers glowed on either side of her. On the entrance gate, in neat gold letters was printed “The Forest House.” She walked slowly, with bent, bright head. Every now and then she made an eager dive forward, and scrubbed the ground with her once white handkerchief. “Petrel! What are you doing?” She looked up, startled. But it was only James Randall, the cause of the trouble, leaning over the gate.) “Wiping up Peter’s blood,” she} answered. Petronella Mallone was not angry with James. “Aunt Maisie said if Peter fought you again she might send him to eamp. She's fed up with. all the poe he’s been doing.” How had faizie known.he had been out all Monday night, watching the ipsies from the fair move camp? etre] had let him in so quietly in the gray dawn. it had been another of Peter’s experiments. He wanted to hear the things they said, and learn the trick of “Beheading the Lady.” She was the only person who understood that his adven- Few “people~-meet' their fate, when they are six yeats old, Pe- itronella nad, when she ‘leaned » over the ship4rail:three years ago, @ and saw, Peter’ and Aunt Maisie f on Tilt dockside. She 1 afraid. it would he be like? She remembered Mother Yeading letters from Aunt Maisie; ing at the naughty things he Father used to get angry, but she asked him what he expected, with an Irish Father and a Russian Mother. She had said “Make up et ae to it, Peter is born to 7 Mother, dead! It frightened Pe- ‘tronella. After it-had happened, 3 the white Indian hospital, ather had asked Mr. and Mrs. ‘Grant to take her home. Soon, she would have only Peter. 4 But suddenly she had seen him. aah # Tt was all right! Why, he was not even a stranger! She remembered that little dent in his chin, and epelashes, Her brother! She was happy again. “Sorry if he gets into trouble” ai started to help her. le never bleeds. for long. But could you teach him to fight?” “No, he’s lighter, that’s all.” felt-.a of jealousy. for'a girl. Peter didn’t know how. good she was; to him for hours-in the j him about the shelters, hollowed in the walls. Peter said the rush of wind had pulled her skirt, and made her scream and scream. a hooting at fhe corner of the private road. James ran. It was jie Mason. “Gate please, Petrel!” she called erisply. Sitting bolt upright at the she swept past, and pulled the car up with a jerk. She had geen James dimsnpesting. a “Petrel, come here!” this taut woman, with the hat set straight on her head, ewe produce a voice a major from within her small. dry body. Pet- Tonella’s heart hammered. “Who won?” Maisie demanded. *Tisought fe would?” In dumb Fr e WO! In dumb, ‘warm titude, Petrel climbed in beside her. cys To look at Maisie Mason, it would have seemed impossible r. Fifteen years ago, Sp hed peat iat =e e > gal 0 in the Forest estate, above Ball- field ae Life had given Maisie none of the things she had set out inyouth, desiring. Her pretty younger sister Bad married the man she loved. She had taken Peter and Petro- nella, their children, They both loved her. Tony Lance URING the years that followed Petrel, James. and Peter all did the things Peter suggested. Difference in age did not estrange Petronella and Peter. It felt wrong to both. Soon, she would catch up. While they were still at school, Father’s presence at home always seemed exciting and pleas- ant. He took them to musical com- edies in London, to race meetings, cricket, polo. The friction between him and Peter increased so grad- ually that they scarcely noticed it. “The old man is pretty cranky today,” Peter would say. But the unsuccessful medical, which failed Peter, on eyesight, for the Mili- tary: Police, accentuated it. The Major. could.agt fford to send him to college, @ Randalls ‘were sending James, When it came to Peter’s last term at Sutcliffe school, Petronella and sie Were very worried by the uncertdinly of his future, Father wanted him to go East, to Maller’s Rice Company. But Peter refused to submit to exile without first trying his luck at home. etronella, her Father, and Maisie went to watch Peter’s last cricket match. The grass looked vivid green, that hot July day, and the gray school buildings beautiful. Peter was eighteen now. His shoulders were square. His hair as fiery, and his blue eyes as lively as ever. He moved, spoke and smiled jerkily. Even his si- lences were unrestful, for when Peter was quiet, it was because his brain was busy. “That’s a fine bowler that fellow Tony Lance,” Major Mallone said. Against the blue crepe of her plain best frock, Petrel’s skin was the gold of apricots. Her youthful intent face, and her steady eyes watched Peter anxiously. “If only he survives the first few balls!,Oh! he’s hit a beauty!” she cried. Au Maisie laid a hand on her khe He isn’t controlled! Petronella. smiled at her. Ever since Father’s attempt to. take her back to Burma next October, Aunt Maisie had been trying to teach her to grow up. She let her choose her own clothes, and held’ Molly Lammings’ dress-making up as an example. Aunt Maisie had won, temporarily. Petrel was to have one more year at school. Petrel did not want to go East if it meant leaving Peter. She found herself watching Tony Lance, the bowler. He was dark. He looked a man, playing among boys. She learned that he had left Sutters three years ago. That he had played for Cambridge and Oxford. If Peter's score had not climbed, Petronella would. not have met Tony Lance. But by lunch, he had made 52 runs, and Father was ex- cited. James, very big, fair and ens looking in his new gray suit, left Molly Lamming with his par- ents, to come )congratulate Peter. nice!” Was Jami Molly, as he’d tol red, Perhapgi tiful, and make’ she still preferred rock climbing all day with the boys. “T tell you what Pll do!” Father cried suddenly. “If you make your century ay eoet that fellow’s bowl- ing, you boys shall have twenty pounds each to go to the Alps.” He seemed to have forgotten the unpaid bills, always lying on the hall table. Petrel sat very quiet. Their luck would mean her dis- appointment. It would mean a very “Keep it upitee bent'and tola| “This Petronstia! ae a nt Pete | tame summer for her. But it was exactly what Peter wanted. “Talk of the devil!” said James. “Here’s your adversary.” It was Tony Lance, looking very impres- sive in his light blue blazer. He was tall, dark, tawny eyed. There was something hard about his long featured, handsome face, Petron- ella thought. He looked intelligent, but reserved, critical. But the next moment she was being introduced to him. He smiled. “How do you do.” For a moment, which seemed _long, his unusual eyes met hers. But when he turned away she knew he had scarcely no- ticed her. She wished she were years older, beautiful and wearing frills, frills. If only she could have held his attention. Peter made his century. Sometimes fate moves forwards by way of disappointments. Petrel helped plan, and pack the two bulky, adventurous looking ruck- sacl She and her father watched the ship move slowly away from the quay. It was half dark, strange as a dream, There was a smell of sea- weed, and the portholes were gold- en light. Suddenly Petrel started. That man, standing on the first class deck! Something about the casual, evading ay, he leaned on the rail was tantly familiar. ‘Tony Lance! She remembered him. “He’s a journalist. He’s with the Daily News. He speaks four lan- guages. He’s going abroad again.” A light caught his face. that moment, Petronella knew. She stood staring, forgetting to wave and shout to the boys. How could she feel so certain? The words were in her mind. “He is part of my life! I’ll meet him again. I can’t help it!” . Father asked, “What’s the mat- ter, Petrel?” “Nothing,” she said. They watched till the ship passed through the dark arm of the har- bor entrance. Petrel was trem- bling. Where was he going? Would the boys make friends with him? When would she meet him again? New Scheme ‘OR Petronella, the next year at school was successful, yet un- eventful. For Peter it was unsuc- cessful, but crowded with life. “Unless he settles to something soon,” wrote father, “he will form the habit of aimless drifting. Un- less this latest car selli stunt turns out to be a good thigg, I shall insist upon him going in jaller’s “ompany.” Pad :: Retronella had this letfer in her bag, as the train bore her home from schoo] for the last time. Poor Peter! He was never discharged, He always fired himself. For some~ thing new. He had worked his pas- sage both ways across the Atlan- tic; he was the only novice to sel} ten vacuum cleaners in a fortnight, He was brilliant, but he never took root. He would meet her in a mo- ment, when the train reached Pad- dington station. “I want to meet your marvelous brother,” said her friend Marigold. Petre] smiled at her bright, lovely face. How simple life was for some people! If only father were easy going, like Marigold Qarnshaw's (pee Then, neither she nor eter would have to “think seri- future.” She would ‘eel as she did. Father she should come September. Peter met .her,. looking shabby and healthy. Cy ei $aid Petron- “You're ella. “What is it?” » Was something new in BET enc stay “Pve decided to become a jour- nalist! Remember that note-book as.a kid? I've fot the’teht kind of mind, Petrel. I'm curious. Once I know about a thing, I go on to something else. “Although you don’t make use of it, you’re always looking for copy! she cried. “Peter, I believe you're right at last! If necessary, this is going to be filamin; rebellion against Father, rice milling, every- thing.” (Copyright, 1939, Grace EWiot Taylor) f cto kee; “SEY To The Citizen, 20c A Week! THE KEY WEST CITIZEN EROUS SERVICE s SPORTS, mY At St. Augustine On March 15 ‘Bush Played There Last ROAD MATTERS | Year; Team Practicing . Fi-| Diligently; Friends nance Entry _LEADERS OF CIVIC AND BUSI- NESS ACTIVITIES MEET IN TAMPA { Joe Lopez, local amateur |champ, and Eddie Bush, young | TAMPA, Feb. 18 (FNS).—! Leaders of civic and business ac- just gotten some swell praise: {ivitics , Key West winter pro, who has frem all over’ the state orm the} Council. The, from O. B. Keeler, nationally. !<! last week to f known golfing editor, will team Higniae s AHERWAY. IVY TAKES ON Tender Ivy was yesterday at the Mallory dock taking on board a recent shipment of material for} the lighthouse department, con- sisting of many members light structures and weighing ap- proximately 240,000 pounds. These, structural units are be- purpose of the organization will! ing brought to headquarters for | of, CLASSIFIED BHasaaacccecccecos FOR SALE ! PAGE THREE CULUMN PERSONAL BUSINESS PROPERTY FOR SALE. Southwest corner 107 feet on Caroline street by 115 feet on Margaret street. Mighty good corner for filling station and garage. JOHNSON & JOHNSON, 419 Duval St. feb17-2tx “VERY IMPORTANT — Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Mrs. Mable Petersen, please notify Miss Mary R. . Cook, Blackwell & Walker, Miami, feb15-5t MODERN BRICK BUNGALOW. Two bedrooms, enclosed sleep- ing porch, bath, living-room, dining room, breakfast room, kitchen. All conveniences. Bargain, reasonable terms. 1117 South street. feb15-s | FOR SALE—Lot 8, block 5, Mar- | tello Towers, $3,000. P. L. Wil- son, phone 598, Key West. feb15-1mo | FOR SALE—Cabin Cruiser, fully equipped, engine and hull, in very good condition. Newly renovated. Reasonable for cash Apply 506 South street. decl0s FOR SALE—Lot on Stock Is land, waterfron.. Also, lot cor ner 5th and Patterson Avenues near Boulevard. Apply Bex RC, The Citizen. aug3l-s 9 sist : {PERSONAL CARDS, $1.26-.per |, 109, THE ARTMAN PRESS j % jun25-tt together in the National Pro- be io formulate and support a| storage to be used within the| CORNER LOT, 50x100 fact: Cer Amateur Championship at St. (finite plan for the highways of} next several weeks in the con-| Florida, without political consid-| struction of six range lights, Augustine, March 15-16-18. The pro-amateur erations or ional influences. event this The plan will be based upon the rvey just completed} way Planning Sur-| supervision of the U.} year Frank Moore, Mamaroneck, 5. Burcau ci Puble Reads. j Cari Hanton Fort Myers, | /N. Y. pro, and Bobby Dunkel- jy¢.ident cf ihe Florida State Press é tion, was elected | president the new group. Vice- was the winning team defeating ;resicenis clecicd were L. H. Kra-! mer of I Wales, president of | the Flor Citrus Growers, Inc.;| Screven Bond of Jacksonville, | dent, of, the National High-{ Dann, of Oflando, Fla..,by a3 and yay Users conference; Charles H.} Overman of Bagdad; J.,Newton; 2. Bush teamed with Powell Lummus of Miami, pres Crichton, Jr., last year, with a Florida Kiwanis Clubs; and Geo.| ig G. Ware of Leesburg, president of quslifying round of 69-70. They (1. imcrock Association of Flor- ir] Lehmann of ‘Tavares, | . 2) RC of: the -Lake by Horton Smith; one of golf's, chamber: of Commerce, was| | great stars, and Bobby Walker of lected sccretary and treasurer. | 1 Based upon the completed road urvey, recommendations will be ntade to « joint legislature high- way committee headed by' Arthur B. Hale, chairman of the State. Ase Road Department. This commit-| and are at present ironing out 4.4. \jJi in turn drawn up a pro-| Bush ‘tam ‘for the’ development of! Florida highways over a period | practiced two hours every day of fifteen year: year will be the fifth consecutive “lal! by the Last | year it has been run off. Wevet nt ‘berger, High Point, N. C., pro, the team. of Jimmy Thompson, longest hitter in golf, and Carl ©. f 1 pre ‘were defeated in the first round ido. Jacksonville by 3 and 2. Lopez and Bush have been playing together for some time the weaker of their shots. and submit this for the past few weeks and will plan to the next legislature. rere Tac TWIN BILL SUNDAY, NAVY GROUNDS March 13 and play a practice AT Monroe County baseball league |round on the 14th. Bush’s and Lopez's Key West 2 + iting teams will engage in a double-| golfing friends are contributing j,oader. tomorrow afternoon at! to make participation in the tour- Nevy, Ficld, beginning at 1) so’eloek, | nament possible. Blue Sox, with Howard Gates} and M. Acevedo as their batter; will oppose. Roadside Pirates, | Male opening contest. i Key. West Conehs and Seafood | (MIAMI BEACH FIVE ‘DEFEATED CONCHS will tangle in, the nighctap. | }Puby Carbonell and C. Griffin} Several of this city. In addition to the fruit, ae cat as slated to work for the Bucs,| Miami Beach High School bas-\j,- ving Wickers and Joe Navarro |ketball teom, better known as .: the opposition. | the Typoons, won over the Mon-| Conchs and Sox are tied for| ‘roe County High Schooi Conchs first place, and thg other two} last night at the local school’s| t¢4™s of the league, Pirates and) | gymnasium. | Guill boys, are The contest was thrilling from! . gage 53 | start to finish and was replete; " r " with fast and peppy plays. Mi-! THE WEA THER | ami Beach used every player | on the squad brought here. | Seeeeaccccencsconccococs | Final score of the fracas was WEATHER FORECAST | 30 to 19. Paige BD Yee Star for the visitors was Starke), Till 7:30 p. m., Sunday) at forward. He scored eight y West and.Vicinity: Gen- pole jerally fair with mild. tempera- Winkle and Blair, also Typhoon' ‘We tonight and Sunday; mod- forwards, sank three baskets ‘f#© casterly winds. eanii: | Florida: Fair to partly cloudy honeck was high scorer for with mild temperature tonight the locals in the game, with a 2d Sunday. ct total of nine - points. Lewin, 's,5 Jacksonville to Florida ‘Straits guarii, scored five points. oand East “Gulf: Moderate east-| | Maat tenakcy/:Auieew Suckeon erly winds “except variable over |High School five will play the ©*eme worth portion, and part: | Monroe County High in this city. ly overcast weather tonight and ** | Sunday. 'WAUCHULA BOOSTS | faye the bag will contain printed mat- 1 ter giving interesting informa- ITs FRUIT PRODUCT tion about Wauchula and Hardee y ; County. | ; Wauchula Jay-Cees, who have! d WAUCHULA, Feb. 18 (FNS).—:been supporting the statewide | } The “Wauchula Junior Chamber’ Junior Chamber of Commerce} |of Commerce, in a recent meet-|icitrus campaign with enthusiasm, | ing, agreed to give a bag of.cit-'took this action as an additional| Tus fruit free to the occupants of; help with the drive. Already | oy automobile bearing an out-| winter visitors have commented | of-state tag which passes through! very favorbaly on its success. brero County | ; at-and I. Rodriguez, in the) 4 7 also tangled up.|~ ‘trol her own estate, jd. three sets, on Tampa Bay. The lights are for the Egmont Channel, Cut “C” and ‘Cut “E”,, and will be taken to the selected sites as soon as the Ivy returns rom a scheduled trip to Sam- Key, where a_ working party is to be taken and changes n the light there made. LEGALS OF MASTER'S SAL IS HEREBY Order » and the ure ble Arthur » Judges of the’ Circuit Eleventh, Judictal Ci Te- by Final r Eliza M. Curry he Last Will Virginia 8. sed, is plaintiff, nd Eloise B. K c utrix of t stament of Clintock, RH and Me- marr: — Ferguson, his wife, Island Holding Company of jorida, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the ate of Florida, are defendants, I as Special Master in Chancery ap- po: er ted by the Court in said de- , under and by virtue of the ereof_and of the Order of e, y offer for sale and sell a ic outery to the highest and vest bidder for cash at the front door o} © County, in the City WwW Florida, on Monday, day of D., 1939, between he hours ven o'clock A. M., and ck M., the same being a sales day, and the hours the legal hours of sale, the following deserived property, to wit: All of that certain land sit- uate, lying and being in gon- roe County, Florida, namely Lots two (2) and three (3) of ion fourteen (14), Town- y-seven (67) _ South, Twenty-seven (27) East of Tallahassee Meridian, con- ing one hundred twenty- and twelve hundredths acres, together with singular the tenements, hereditaments, and appurten- ances thereunto belonging. The said property as aforesaid, together. with all ‘the tenements, hereditaments, and appurtenances hereunto belonging, or in any wise ppertaining ‘being Bold to satisfy said dec 8rd day of February, 2 LANCELOT LESTER, Spe Master In Chancery. iil - n Chancery Hi RY H, TAYLOR, JR., Solicitors for Plaintf feb4-11-18-25; mar4,1939 IN THE av IRCUIT COURT oF NTH JUDICIAL CIRC D FOR" MONROE CO’ . CHANCERY, No. 7-80 IN RE: Application of EDITH E. MOFFAT to become a free dealer. FINAL DECREE his cause coming on to be heard y on the sworn petition of 5. Moffat and Master's R and the Master’ Opinion, and it appearing to th court that the petitioner gave notice of her intention to apply to this court for a leense to manage, take charge of, and control her property, and to become a free dealer in every respect, in a news- paper published in Key West, Mon- roe County, Florida, and the éourt bei advised in th remiges: It is ORDERED, ADSUDERD abd | DECREED: " That the Master's. Report of, Tes timony and Opinion be, and th same are hereby approved andj cone firmed. m4 25 i That Edith E. Moffat is capable, competent, charge of and control her prop erty, and to become a free dealet in every respect. 3. That a free deajer’s license be, and the same is hereby granted to the said Edith E, Moffat, and that upon publication of this final de- cree in a newspaper of the County of Monroe once each week for four successive weeks, she shall be au- thorized to take ¢harge of and con- to and be contracted with, to sue and |be sued, and to bind herself in all were! respects as fully as if she unmarried. DONE AND ORDERED in cham- bers this 9th day of February, A. 1939. H. F. ATKINSON, Circuit Judge. feb11-18525; ~ mar4-11,1939 Subscribe to The Citizen—20c weekly. Ki GIVEN | ha er and by authority of the | the Court House, of Mon- | and qualified to take}, contract | ner Sth and Staple Avenue Apply Box D, The Citizen nov2-t WILL SELL LEASE on Island City Hete!, 31 rooms, 411 Wil liam St., remodel to - suit. George L. Fuller, 1023 Watson St. feb16- FOURTEEN-FOOT BOAT, with four-horse outboard Joh H motor, fully equipped, $150. 1217 Petronia street, rear. jan4-s | FOR SALE—11% acres Planta tion Key, 3% acres on oc 8% acres on Bay, on Highway all high land, beach front or both sides. P. O. Box 23. Key West. sept7-s ;| TWO-STORY HOUSE, modern jt cl in said Court i Near Casa Ma- rina, lot 163’x98’.- Apply 1125 Von Phister street. oct31-s | conveniences. FOR SALE—2 lots, each 50x100. Run from Washington to “Von Phister street. $1,000. Ap- ply Rear 1217 Petronia street. augy-tf: FOR SALE—80 acres on Big Pine Key; %-mile frontage on high- way. Centrally located. High land and fresh spring water. | Write or see B. E. CALKINS | Ramrod Key, P.O. feb2-s |FURNISHED COTTAGE, 623 | Division Street. Automatic hot water, Frigidaire, newly furn- ished. Apply 625 Division Street. feb7-s |FOR SALE—Double house on Charles Street, $2,500. 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