The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 27, 1939, Page 6

PAGE SIX DANGEROUS SERVICE by GRACE ELLIOTT TAYLOR The Characters Peter Mallone: Adventurous journalist. Petronella: His courageous sis- ter. +. Tony Lance: British agent, the man Petrel loves. Yesterday: Petrel rescues the papers, but her love for Tony is dead. Chapter 32 T’ve Had Enough!” “N Y WOUND is not serious. Has- san is badly injured, He is in that car.” Her voice sounded hard, cutting, small. There were sobs ready to rise and choke it, unless she controlled herself rigidly. “What happened?” asked Tony. Petrel related the occurrences, as though she were submitting a report. “We drove without lights until we saw the plane in the moonlight. We had expected it to be guarded by police, with camels and lan- terns. Instead we thought we saw figures moving. There were no lights. I told Hassan to turn on his headlights, and make a circuit, to distract the unknown men, so that I could search near the plane. I jumped off thegtep of the car. The two men ran after the car, and shot Hassan. When I reached the plane, I found one guard gagged and tied up. The other was murdered. I took his rifle. Fired it, to get them back. Ran to the car and managed to get away. They fired at us as we drove off. That is all.” “All!” muttered Michael. grip- ing her+tighter. Petronella turned er head. “Will you go to the car and’ wait for me? I want to speak to Tony alone for a minute. Then I want you to take me back to the hotel.” “All right.” He looked strangely at them, and obeyed She waited for a moment. The sergeant followed, as his men car- ried Hassan to one of the police cars. She was alone with Tony. She faced him. “Here are the papers you would d Peter's life to get, flashed. “Luckily my right wrist wasn’t broken, so I could fire a rifle and drive a car. Hassan is dead, sr wounded. But n or other, I'm still alive. But I've had enough. Tony. Thank God I shall never know what lies you would have used to explain it to me, if Peter had gone out there and been killed, as the guard was killed!” He stepped close to her. “Petrel, you're hysterical. You don’t know what you're saying. You don’t un- derstand. How was I to know the apers were out there, in the sand, idden? When he heard that, Peter would have phoned me, and gone with an escort.” She laughed in hard, bitter dis- belief. “Peter! Peter, wait! He'd have gone as I did, alone. Well, Peter didn’t go. I don’t believe you'd have cared if he had,” she raged coldly. “You'd thought of the possibility, br‘ you didn’t care.” Perhaps she was hysterical, as he had told her. Her nerves had J pons She must get away from ‘ony, from this hateful scene, from everything. “It was only when you discov- ered that I had gone instead, that you were afraid of a scandal. Be- cause you can't let a girl get killed, without people asking awkward questions. If you hadn't discovered that, you weren’t coming, yourself. You were going to wait for the pa- Pers in the room at the ‘Continen- tal.’ Here they are — take them! They have cost two lives, perhaps three!” ‘Lucky To Be Alive’ FLINGING them on to theground at his feet, she turned She went to the car, and climbed in through the door Michael held open for her. “Take me away quickly, Mike,” she whispered. Tony was at the door. “Wait a minute. She has got to listen. Pe- trel, you've got it all wrong. Peter will confirm that. You have got to believe two things. That I had no idea Peter was really injured. He forgets to mention things like that, when he is keen to be given a job.” “Yes, I'll believe that,” Petro- nella answered, stonily. “Secondly, that I acted quickly, without realizing the possibility that the dispatch might still be in the plane, and Peter, being crazy, might go straight after it. I can never forgive myself for not thinking of that. Unhappily, the rest ig true. Papers like these do cost lives. It is a fact. I can’t deny it. You did an amazing job. But it was right that you should hate it. You are lucky to be alive.” “T don’t feel lucky.” “You are hating me, now. But it is my job you hate, Petrel. When you realize that the things you said were unjust, and bitter, remember that. Think it over.” Petronella met his eyes. Her mind only half grasped what he had said. Bat the chief thought up- Permost in her mind was that she did not want to believe, or trust him. “Peter wouldn't have waited for an escort,” she repeated. “He would have been dead} He is alive. You've west Papers. That is all you want talked, vaguely, always vaguely. You never meant to marry me. But now, I no longer want you. I do bate your job. And you eas it first, always first. I thought I loved you, and could put up with that; with going on leading the life I have. the last years. I thought you were worth it. But you're not. I’ve had _ enough. You gave me some food advice. I’m = ’m going back to row. To stay there. I’ve had enough!” Tony stepped back. The expres- to take it. | id tomor- | S | | ACTIVITIES THE KEY WEST CITIZEN OCIAL (3 ; RB ee is sion in his eyes was strange. “Ican | see you have, Petrel.” He spoke to Michael. “Take her home, Mike. | Give her a stiff drink. Get a doctor to that shoulder. See that she sleeps. Good night, Petrel. Thank you for these. They cost a lot.” Petronella wept quietly, against Mike’s steady shoulder. His arm encircled her. He did not speak. At last she said: “Will you try to book me a pas- sage home from Port Said? If Peter is all right, I'll leave by train to- | morrow.” “Why won’t you believe him, | Petrel?” “Everything hangs together. He’s very plausible now. But he can’t cancel out that—that night- mare, Mike. No, he just didn’t think it mattered letting Peter take a risk. Some men are like that. Danger is part of existence. He’d have done the same job himself, if he had thought he could succeed. But he was being followed every- where. He always is. That is his life, Mike. And I can’t face it. I couldn't be hap} now. I suppose I still love him. I can’t help it. But I know that he is hard, and insensitive. I’m going to cut him out. Otherwise, Peter will be mixed up in his jobs, from now on. I know it. He admires Tony already. I want Peter to live, Mike, not die with a knife in his back.” She broke down again shiv- ering and crying. As best he could Mike comforted her. When they reached the “Conti- nental,” Ted Masters told them, “René is dead.” It was true, what Tony had said. That dispatch from Moscow had cost a great deal. ‘Better Off Without Me’ ONY stood beside Peter's bed in the white private ward. ; There was beating sunlight out- side. It was afternoon. Petronella had packed, and left by the mid-day train. Tony spoke, “There’s a very flat feeling about Cairo today.” He walked to the window, and stood looking out. The bright light re- vealed the lines of weariness in his face. “You've said it,” agreed Peter. “I'm sorry about last night. I feel it was my fault. I ought to have guessed she was going herself, and stopped her.” “You couldn’t help it. I'll never | forget what it was like, though, getting your message that Masters had gone. When there he was, hav- ing a drink with me!” “Of course I'll write and tell her you were speaking the truth. You couldn’t have known René would bury the things. If I'd stopped to think, I should have phoned you, and taken an escort.” Tony flung round. “Don’t write. I've told her. She knows. But she was right. There was still danger. There is always danger. I take it for granted. The issue seemed suf- ficiently important, to me, to make PY. with him. Not | | MONDAY— George M. Gray, retired prii 8:30 p. m. Art Center. | pUESDAY— Stone Church Service Club su p. m. Church Annex. Beach party for members of m. South Beach. | WEDNESDAY— Special meeting The American Legion considerin, state convention here. 8 Lions Club Night at The. Pal. THURSDAY— Rotary Club meeting 12:15 p. —0-— SOCIAL CALENDAR inter, speaks oi’ Photd “lithography. | ——ie (a ‘LIONS CLUB TO STAGE BENEFIT Surprise. . .Surprise. Sur- prise! The Key West Lions Club is Key West Historical Pageant. 8 p. sponsoring a Benefit Performance ,at the Palace Theatre next Wed- ‘nesday night, the proceeds of ig bringing | which will go into'the club's pi ject fund chest to finance initial ‘arrangements for the construction |of a Community Center for Key pper, open to winter visitors. 6:00 | p. m. Legion Hall. lace Theater. m. St. Paul’s Annex. Meeting Key West Liuns Club, Stone Church Annex, 6:30 P. M | West. Concert by Key West Hospita’ Brotherhood Banquet 7:30 p. m. Flemin; Church parsonage. Wedding of Miss Juanita Mayg to Edward Clayton Cassity, Jr.,| ing at 7 o’clock. In between shows ' arrangements. at 6 o'clock at St. Mary’s FRIDAY— —— lity Band. 8 p. m. Bayview Park - ! | The regular movie features at g Street Methodist /44. Palace will be shown, start- Catholic Church. jone of the biggest surprises ever i Social meeting of Junior Woman's Club with Mrs. Delio Cobo ‘city will be announced. Mystery and Clubhouse. Delegation from Key West ing. Miss Clara Lankford entertaining. 5 p. m. Woman’s ;Prevails concerning the produc- leaves to. attend Key West Dade tion, yet, the commie cares that aes SUNDAY— Concert, Key West Hospitality Band. 5 p. m. Art Center Park. ‘Bob‘ Feller‘s. Father Here Guests in the city over weekend were William Feller, father of “Bob” Feller, famous young pitcher of Cleveland In- dians, Mrs. William Feller and Miss Marjorie Feller, their daugh- ter. record in the major leagues for most strikeouts in a game, 18, which wes accomplished against Detroit Tigers. Young Feller learned baseball at the “old man’s” farm in Iowa and went to the major leagues straight from High School without the usual “farming” experience in minor leagues. He made the big leagues at 17. Mr. Feller, who, by the way, appears younger than he his for his age, still has his baseball ; team back in Iowa. A surprising fact is that Mr. Feiler has his baseball players in Florida on the tips of his fingers. He knows just about how all of them are coming along. He Club Jamboree celebrating anniversary of highway open- guarantees, the statement Sy | “satisfar your money back” ‘ | win hold. q ) A | No advante “in regular admis- the. “Bob” Feller holds the world’s the job worth anyone’s. while. I'd knows as much about the Key no idea about your injuries. But West players, who this year are knowing you, I might have fore- getting minor league tryouts, as ision charges will be made, and it | will be a case of first come first jserved for best seats. ' Prize features and other fea- ; tures will be announced in suc- ceeding issues of The Citizen. ——— Arrangements have been made Mrs. Siephen Douglas, presi- to stage a big “Country Store” ‘dent of the Key West Woman's feature in connection with the Club, who had been attending a above “Surprise Production” with convention of Women’s Clubs of @ host of valuable and comic Florida held in Orlando, was a Prizes to be distributed. Free returning passenger on the bus Prizes, too, will be offered to from Miami yesterday afternoon. ¢@fly arrivals at the Palace. , BEGAN LAST NIGHT tended by 29 members of the Woman’s Club of Kingston, Ja- maica, whose mission was to have their club incorporated as a unit of the State Federation. A large crowd attended the first service of the Methodist re- vival campaign © tent jast (night. Almost} available seat was taken me were in Michigan Folk Visiting Here C. C. Thompson, who resides at cars, and others st@djng on the |44 Devonshire Road, Pleasant outside. Ridge, Michigan, is a visitor in’ pr R. Z. Tyler, who is doing | Key West and is accompanied by the preaching for the meetings, Mrs. Ruth Thompson, his wife, took for his subject “Man’s Lone- and two daughters, Theodosia and }jness”. The singing, both on the Harriett. : 7 {part of the congregation and _ They are having a delightful choir, was excellent under the ‘time, Mr. Thompson told The capable leadership of Rev. Victor Citizen, and said that in the Key. Rankin. Mr. Rankin also sang a West Aquarium they had seen so solo, ss ' Mrs. Douglas | Returns Home Wiener Roast At | Raul’s Beach : | All persons who participated in R4 | the Key West Historical Pageant, | yy will be guests for an evening of {fun, and a grand time at the | wiener roast that will be held at | Raul’s Beach, on Tuesday eve- Bee Everyone of the invited | group is expected to meet at the | band shell at Bayview Park, 7 jo’clock. From there cars will take | | the group to the beach. | Victor Larsen and Mrs. Eva Warner of the WPA” Recreation | ' Department will be in charge of) the recreation program, and all| are urged to get in touch with) ‘either one of these two persons. | Those on the committee will be} | director Emil Sweeting, Mrs. Par- ‘ra, Mrs. Mary Milner, Mrs. Mil-! ; Sawyer, Victor Larsen, Eva! ton |B. Warner and Red Webster. | Boy Scouts of Troop 52 will be ,in charge of the fire, and assem-| bly of the wood and other beach Girl Scouts of Troop 1 will assist in the refresh- ance to the refreshment commit- tee. ' Transportation for the many persons will be needed, and any one having a car is urged to con-, tact Mr. Larsen or Mrs. Warner | today or early Tuesday morning. BOCCewcomnccerscvccoese! _ ENTERTAINMENT MARVIL’S CABANA A new entertainment feature is announced today for Fred Marvil’s Cabana—C oc k tail Lounge and Patio—in the form of Paul and his Cabana Ha- waiians, being introduced today. Dick Worth’s Towne Tunesters have terminated their engage- ment at this popular tavern un- til next season. Patrons are re- minded that the One-cent Cock- tail Hour holds good every after- noon from 5 to 6. Special fea- tures are headlined Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. ' ANSWERS TO TEN TEST QUESTIONS Below are the answers to test questions printed on Page 2 Charles Evans Hughes. Sherman's march to the sea, during the Civil War. East Africa. Main’-te-nance; tain’-ance. Pyrenees. not main- |O. vessel MONDAY, MARCH 27, 1939 PERSONAL MENTION Mrs. E. H. Davis and ae lichael Harrell, who were visit- | ing briefly with Mrs. Davis's —— husband, chief boatswain on the; Franklin E. Albert, supervisor coast guard Patrol Boat 244 at! of planning projects for the WPA Key West, left yesterday after-/ in Key West, left over the high- noon for the home in Fort way yesterday where he was Lauderdale. lealled to attend an important tine magi | meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Baumgardt } and three children who arrived} Mrs. Flora Saunders, steno- Saturday night for a visit with | grapher in the office of B. C. relatives and friends, left yester-| Moreno, area supervisor for the day afternoon for their home in: WPA in Monroe county, is ex- Ft. Lauderdale. pected to return this evening from a weekend visit to Miami. terminal agents of the Texas Company. Judge Arthur Gomez, of the circuit court, Eleventh Judicial A . maces z j rnold Swain, Circuit, arrived Saturday for al rey Wait hut: ciow visit with Mrs. Gomez and their; > 9 ¥ {of Miami, is a v son George, at the home onj on North Beach. today on busine formerly of a_ resident or in the city and will leave this afternoon for home. State Senator Elmer Ward, who was on an official visit to| Party Honors Key West Saturday, accompanied | gg. by, ME. Ward, left yesterday at | Miss Mayg noon for Miami en route to their! home in Fort Myers. Cocktail party honoring Miss as Juanita Mayg who will wed Ed- Mr. and Mrs. George Owens: ward Cassity Thursday at St. who were spending a few days‘ Mar Star of the Sea Catholic “sprung” on the residents of thisi™ents, and. give general assist- in the city, left yesterday after-| church was given this weekend noon on the bus for Jacksonville. | by Miss Frances Lee Tiller. haponimand Present w Miss Mary Cur- Miss Edith Wythe and Miss tis Williams, Miss Cornelia Rick- Frances Wood, who were arri- etts, Billy Warren, Fred Eber- vals yesterday on the noon bus ‘hardt, Jack Long, Miss Susan for a sightseeing trip, left on the LaKin, Billy Pierce, Otto Bruce, 5 o'clock bus for Miami en route Miss Elena Helens, Miss Consuelo to Lake Wales. Carmona, Dr. Kingdom Avery, — ‘Walls Zurhorst, Dr. Irving Saun- Mrs. Alfred Knowles, who was | ders. visiting with friends in Miami j and at points on the Keys, was a’ returning passenger on the aft- ernoon bus yesterday. st and Vicinity: Gen- erally fair and continued mild tonight and Tuesday; moderate winds, mostly northeast. Mrs. E. S. Caviness and daugh- ter Miss Edna, who were here for the funeral of Mrs. Caviness’ brother-in-law, H. T. Reese, left on the 5 o’clock bus for their home in Miami. Captain Hamilton Adams was a passenger on the morning bus going to join his vessel which is berthed at Key Vacas, and will continue the sponging trip to- day, weather permitting. Key Wi KOSHER MEAT AVAILABLE AT BERMUDA MARKET Announcement is made in this issue by Bermuda Market, White and Virginia streets, of a stock of Kosher Meat on hand, killed by Rabbi Lazarus Lehrer of the Mrs. M. J. Horre, wife of Con- local synagogue. struction Engineer Horre of the Davis Construction Co., who was spending the weekend with Mr. Horre and friends, left on the early bus today for her home in Miami. ATTENTION, BOATMEN. . . We have in stock ARNESTO’S FAMOUS COPPER PAINT in red, brown and green, also their YACHT WHITE, in gloss or flat. KEY WEST PAINT CO. J. M. Varela, Sr., who was visiting on business in Tampa and left last week on the P. and Cuba, returned over the highway last night. Charles Taylor, manager of the Porter Dock Co., left over the highway yesterday for Jack- sonville to attend a meeting of Mountain laurel. Department of Commerce. . These last days you} di seen. as she did, the way you would | have acted. The thought of an es- ceumes occurred to you, did it?” “No.” “I'm going to let her go, with- out trying to justify myself. She has showed me up. What should I have felt, if you hadn’t got through alive? You see? She’s better with- out 9 Peter groaned. “I can’t stand the thought of her going off alone, like that. These last few days she has been so happy. Happier than I've ever seen her before. Now, I sup- Pose she is feeling equally mis- erable. Couldn’t you send her a , radiogram? Just a word or two, to soften it; to suggest the break needn’t be permanent?” Tony sat on the edge of his bed. He pulled at a cotton which hung from Peter's bandaged wrist. He shook his head. “T can’t believe it would be for her good. That dispatch gives me orders for Russia; after that, Spain. And tells me there is trouble ahead. Especially in Spain. Read- ing that document is like looking ' into the future. And it isn’t any better than the past. Last night, when she was nearly hysterical, it all came tumbling out—how she , hates horror, suffering, trouble. Fascism and Marxism are bound , to go on clashing, Peter It isa fight which will have to be fought to a finish. I don’t want to drag her into that. I wouldn’t recall her, even if could.” Peter tossed restlessly. “I sup- pose you're right. I hope so. But this needn’t prevent our being friends, Tony. Do you think they would find any sort of a niche for me in your service?” He sat up, waiting for his answer. Tony laughed. “Your sister knows you pretty well. She said you would feel like that. But she had a horror of your getting mixed up in it. The least I can do for her is to refuse you.” “But, damn it, she isn’t my nurse.” “Sorry, Peter. She also told me something else; besides being im- pulsive, you are not sufficiently liscreet when = drunk. And you are bad on detail. For all three Teasons, I’m refusing.” ae Sirew bis head beck on to is pillow disgustedly. “Women are better at home!” h> declared. (Copyright. 1 Grace Bliott Taylor) LIONS CLUB SURPRISE NIGHT WE HAVE— ; KOSHER MEAT = Wednesday, March 29 | es e PALACE THEATRE | White’and Virginia Sts. Phone 52 any Key West fan. | Making Plans For Highway Celebration Mrs. Eva B. Warner, of the Recreation Department, WPA, is making plans to attend the cele- bration, which will be held March 31, by the Key West Club of Dade County, for which prepara- tions have been underway for several months. It is proposed by the club mem- bers that Mrs. Warner have the members of the delightful enter- tainment, a “Night In Havana”, also attend this celebration, which is to commemorate the opening of the Overseas High- way, with the grandest show and dance that can be arranged. Mrs. Warner said today that practically everything has been completed and the Key West ag- gregation will leave this week to be at the celebration Friday night. Janior Clab To Hold Meeting Friday There will be a social meeting of the Junior Woman’s Club held on Friday afternooon, at 5 o'clock, at the clu Division street. Hostesses on the occasion will be Mrs. Delio Cobo and Miss Clara Langford. All members are requested to be in attendance. ibhouse on —_ many things that interested them Services will be held each night & Eighty. 512 Fleming St.—Phone 118 Direct ‘Arnesio’ Factory Store all that they felt that a visit to at 8 o'clock instead of 7:30 as pre- Key West- should not be missed viously announced. A prayer ‘by any person who came to Flor- meeting will be held at the Flem- ida. ing Street Methodist church 30 es minutes before the service each Outlining Plans _night. The pastors of the varigus churches of the city are given a For Opera special invitation by Dr. Tyler to ——— ‘be present at the service this George Mills White, supervisor evening. People of all denomina- of the Federal Music Project in| tions are cordially invited to at- The Dead Sea. 10. James Monroe. ROLLE FARM, 413 Thomas St. Home Grown Fruits preserved | with Fresh Honey Papaya Marmalade. at . 50c Guava Jam, Jelly and Mar- malade, ot. is 50c Fresh Tomato Marmalade, qt. 50c Other fruits in season. Coconut INFORMATION For’ tourist$ Entertainment — Fishing — Accommodations beginning : Monroe ccunty, stated that he was in recipt of a truckload of scenery gnd costumes, which will be used in the productions of the light operas, Pinafore and Pirates of Penzance. Mr. White also said that there has been no specific date set for the productions, but preparations will be at once inaugurated, and! rehearsals will be started at no distant date. Nashville Society Editress Here Fred F. Lucas, manager of the Lucas Coal Company at Nash- ville, Tennessee; Mrs. Lucas, former society editress of the Nashville Tennessean; Cee Lucas of Nashville, and Mrs. B. P. White of Miami were visitors in Key West over the weekend. The group likes the quaint Is- land City very much and are considering spending part of each winter here. They may es- tablish some sort of business en- terprise. They are being shown around ,the city by Mrs. Eva B. Warner. 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