The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 3, 1939, Page 3

THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1939 SCCCCTCTU SST SSCSSSSSSCESS FOUR BLIND DATES By Edwin Rutt Gee YESTERDAY: Diffenderfer, the freak show boss, tells Bill to scram. He accuses our Bill of try- ing to steat the freaks. Bill gets mad and aims for Diffenderfer’s three chins, ‘ Chapter 17 The Law Steps In H*? Papa Chin taken this her- culean effort cleanly it is probable that Mr. Diffenderfer might subsequently have been sold jig-saw puzzle. But as the intend haymaker traveled through ace Mr. Diffendetfer moved slightly. The blow landed, with sickening force, on the bor- derline between Papa Chin and Mama Chin. But, even so, it singed havoc with Mr. Diffenderfer. Mr. Diffenderfer toppled to his knees, It says much for the staying pow- ets of Mr. Diffénderfer’s disreput- able brown felt hat that it man- aged to retain its hold on any familiar territory whatsoever. True, when the hurricane struck it was forced to give ground. But it_gave it grudgingly, retirin, ood order to the vicinity of the iffenderfer left ear, The cigar, however, couldn’t take it. The cigar was knocked out of the parish al- together. It flew from Mr, Diffen- derfer’s lips like a small brown dart. Mr. Diffenderfer let it go without protest. Mr. Diffenderfer was too busy calling for reinforce- ments. “Harry!” bawled Mr. Diffender- fer in a voice that would have turned back Genghis Khan, “Joe!” There was a rush of feet and @ ene of the crowd. Harry and Joe loomed up on the skyline. Bullet- headed, slab - jawed, ape - armed, they were the answer to the boss racketeer’s prayer for a body- Pep: By profession Harry and ioe were the bouncers at Diffen- derfer’s. Harry, Joe’s senior in the job, constituted himself spokesman: “Wuz ya wantin’ us, Chief?” he inquired of Mr. Diffenderfer, who still maintained an attitude fa- vored by monks at prayer. Mr. Diffenderfer gestured at William. “Throw that guy out,” he com- manded tersely, “Okay, Chief,” assented Harry, with relish. Hé beckoned Joe. “C'mon, mug!” Mr. William Steele, however. had no intention of meekly sub- mitting to the ministrations _of these exponents of La Bounce. Hé backed up against the platform and stood in an embattled position, for a awaiting the charge. It came pres- ently, Harry leading Joe by a step. The fact that Harry was in mo- tion and that William, solid and stationary. might have been dou- bling for King James's rock made all the difference. William was able to get set. His right, warmed up by its work on Mr. Diffender- fer’s jaw, now ascended to dizzy pinnacles of achievement. Harry. coming in fast, led with his ‘stom: ach. William planted the right squarely in the middle of this use- ful organ. “Ooooof!” said Harry, and sat down abruptly. But there was no time for Mr. Steele to deal satisfactorily. with Joe. Joe, moving hard on Harry’s heels, nimbly evaded the col- lapsing careass of his confederate and aimed _a gallant punch. It brushed by William's ear. William, without opportunity to strike. clinched. Like two mastodons fighting it out in some primordial swamp they waltzed about Diffen- derfer's, strewing havot. And at this point the cops ar- rived. Patrolman Terence O'Mahoney had beén patrolling outside the penny arcade when it became ap- parent to him, from certain sounds arising within, that here was a gilt- edged opportunity to strut his stuff. But. lion-hearted though he was, the scion of the O’Mahoneys hesitated to enter alone. Bitter ex- pare had taught him that a wl in Diffenderfer’s usually in- valved @ ble eto of New York's citizenry. Wherefore Patrolman O'Mahoney played it safe. He summoned to his side Pa- trolmen Denis Finn, Benjamin Druckensbratter and Ira Smith. ‘Together, avenging angels in blue. they invaded Diffenderfer’s. Low Estate WHEN you come right down to it four policetnen are nothing more than a complete backfield, @ bobtailed flush, a set of quad- ruplets or any other arrangement requiring, for full numerical strength, the multiplication of two by two. But such is the majesty of the law that, to the jaundiced eye of the malefactor, four policemen look like the hordes of Attila. Wil- liam, embracing and embraced by Joe and beating a tattoo over Joe’s kidneys. received an impression as of the Mediterranean in brass but- tons the penny ar- cade. At ¢ same moment Joe became aware of the consta! lary. He di Willia hot potato an with an [-didn’t-do-m *sair. Patrolman Terence jahoney advanced with nightstick drawn. “Now then.” inquired Patrolman Maho: glancing from be- neath beetling brows, “what's goin’ on in here?” mention 6f the loathsome Bernie Feldman—“for a guy named Feid- man that’s always tryin’ to get my freaks away from me... .” He was interrupted by a hushed titter which escaped Patrolman ira Smith. To Patrolman Smith the idea of anyoné wishing to hire such fréaks as he perceived before him was extremely ludicrous. Patrolman Terence MA tregety 4 silenced Patrolman Ira Smith wit a look. “Proceed,” Patrdlman O’Ma- honey ordered. Mr. Diffenderfet. ey oe O'Mahoney had visions of one day being a big-time cross- examiner. “Naturally,” proceeded Mr. Dif- fenderfer, “when a fella comes into my the-ay-fer and: starts tryin’ to pinch my freaks, I object.” This appeared reasonable to Pa trolman Benjamin Druckensbrat+ ter. He murmured sympatheti- cally. “So,” concluded Mr, Diffender- fer, skipping lightly over a few minor details, “I told him to scram an’ he up an’ socked me in the in| jaw,” “Wait!” said William, at this point. “That, isn’t quite straight.” Mr. Diffenderfer ignored him with magnificence. Triumphant), he indicated Harry, the bouncer, who still sat on the floor wonder- ing why he had chosen to stop the Twentieth Century with the pit of his stomach. “An’ not only that, but he hit one of my bouncers in the stummick an’ knocked him out.” Having gotten this over, he be- came conversational. “Now you know, Officer, I can’t have that kind of thing goin’ on: F kéep a re- spectable place. I want that youn; fella locked up. I’m goin’ to prefe! charges.” Patrolman O’Mahoney nodded. So far ashe was concerned the evi- dence was in and the case closed. He was, of course, jurist enough to fecognize that Bill might have a version of the affair. But William had (a) socked a jaw and (b) sotked a stomach. To Patrelman O’Mahoney’s mind these facts overshadowed all else. “Okay, a bal he said now to his cohorts. “Take him along.” “But,” objected William, with heat, “you haven’t heard my side of it yet!” Patrolman O’Mahoney frowned upon him darkly. said ‘unencouragingly, “to the @esk-set'zeant. Come on, boys.” Patrolman Ira Smit inté pdsition .on. He. grasped William’s arm, Patrol- man Benjamifi Druckensbratter arranged himself on William's left, He gtaspéd William's other arm. Patrolman. Denis Finn got imme- diately behind William. Hé grasped his nightstick. Patrolman Teéreneé O’Mahohéy took a stance some feet to the left oblique. And fenderfer’s. They. marched past upon him, with 4 glassy stare o! non - récognition. ey vee | out into the blinding publicity o! East Forty-second Street. And though a crimson spot of embar- | rassment came to dye the tan o1 each of Bill Steele's cheeks, he hel his head high, He was shamed; disgraced, fallen to low See But, as he tramped out of derfer’s with his official escort, there clung to him a certain no- bility, such as may have invested the person of Caractacus walking in the chains of the Romans. Aunt Vee “ROY,” said Mrs. Samuel Sack- ville tattly, “you don’t eat enough to keep a humming-bird in trim.” Mr. Tacks Adams ceased to wor ry his crab ravigotte. ay “Pm not hungry, Atint Vee,” he sa Mrs. Pémberton stampéd: her foot benéath the table. “How many times,” she deman ed, “have I told you not to call m “Aunt Vee’? I hate contractions. loathe nicknames. The name's Vera, boy: be ay Can’t you Ce 'Véra’ after four yéars at “Yes, Aunt Vée,” said Tacks ab- sently. He was thinking of other things oe ‘ ad peetriile’s eves, pee ae force: at. her nephew, Mrs. Sackville was about five feet tall, but dominant of spirit and Lonpecgand es Maes waspish io which ha mn putting ne aer he had Adams to rout since ee swaddling clothes. mumbling and you can’t remember that my namé is Vera,” said Mrs. Sackville acid- | ly, “why di trouble to com here to luneh at all?” ee Listlessly, Tacks hi med & piece of avocado from salad- “You asked me to,” he pointed | ‘out. is Aunt Vera's eyes were two Herman J. Diffenderfer, having | black ed the benefit of sche cteast Bean hE dove: iam. ai os was tryin’ to derfer lost not the chance to make 4 “You can tell yourjside-of it,” he | snapped | William’s Ment | in a body they marched out of Dif- | the fréaks, who giggled delighted: | ly. Théy marched past the shoot: ing-gallery tycoon, who favored William; how. that evil days wer you can’t speak without | TIGERS, AGAIN DOWN SEASON Givecial i the NEW YORK, Aug: boy Rowe was in old-time form over New York Yankées. Rowe} held the charfip8 to seven safe- ties. Final score was 7 to 2. Atley Donald was handed his first defeat of the season. May- be it was the 13th jinx as Donald per® vietory.- Tigers khocked jhim out of the box after five in- | nings. ¥ | Over in the National Léague, | | the leaders, Cincinnati Reds, were also. administered their second |l68s in a row by New York |Giants, who are fast getting back jinto shape. A six-hit perform- jance by Lohrman kept the Red- \legs in check, while the New) y | Yorkers jumped on a trio of Red} |hurlers for a total of 17 safeties. | | Score, was 12 to 2. * i | Cleveland Indians, walloped |Bosten Red Sox 8 to 2 in the in- litial game of a twin bill bedause | of Harder’s eight-hit ball, but jwere edged- out in the nightcap, 4! to 5. ee Pittsburgh Pirates shutout | Brooklyn Dodgers, 6 to 0. Bow- man’s five safe blows handtuffed | the Dodgers. Philadelphia Athletics walloped Chicago White Sox 13 to 4 in the lopener of a doubleheader, but a \four-hit game in the nightcap/ brought them defeat, 1 to 2. Washington Senators, on the strength of another four-hit af- \fair, defeated St. Louis Browns, ;2 to 1. Results of the games: | NATIONAL LEAGUE | At Pittsburgh Brooklyn Pittsburgh Hamlin, |Bowman ahd Berrés. At Cincinnati |New York - & |Cincinnati - es Lohrman and Danning; Thomp- |son, Davis, Johnson and . Wilson, | Philadelphia at Chicago, rain. | Boston at St. Louis, rain. | | | | At Philadelphia \Chicago - |Philadelphia a Dietrich, Marcum and Ross and Hayes. Setond Game At Philadelphia Chicago Philadelphia ! Rigney, Btown and Tresh; son and Brucker. First Game At Bostor Cleveland ston .. Harder and Herfisley; Wilson, Dickman, Wade, Sayles and De- sautels. Sétond Game At Boston RH. Cleveland t. 4 |Boston _. 5 Rith, Heving and Peacock. RHE. EB 2 8 At New York it New York _. z Rowé and ibbetts; Chandler and Jorgens, At, Washington St: tem 62 Washington _______.. Kramer and Glenn; Leonard and Guiliani. 1 searchlights. Rey a liar,” said Aunt Vera, | j |ATLEY DONALD HANDED HIS yesterday afternoon: and s6 De-|° troit Tigers made it two straight| was out after his “unlucky num- | +, | was hoping that he would be able | morrow. * | Philadelphia |St, Lowis’ a THE KEY WEST CITIZEN BASEBALL TITLE PALM BEACH, RIDDLED BY INJORY: GAMES ON 1938 ——— » to ThE Cittten) ? PALM BEACH, Aug. 3. —Oné'findred and five players, 61 seven Atiierican Le- gioh Junior District All-Star ready for play it the ion tournament, which at Wright Field. Vic- be ub will © gone Flor- ja int regional play. Tetidhonses's district champions wert siheduléd to play the open- ing gatrie agaifist Cocsa, starting at 1 o'clock. Second contest was Scheduled between West o’clock. Coa Earl Blair announced that he would probably start a revised lineup due to injuries of sickness to thréé of his four regu- lar infiéldefs. First baserhan Bob Webster: has been on, the sick list for sevefal days with a cold; third bastman Leroy Johnson has a spike wound; and second base~ man Dick Posten injured a hand in practivé Tuesday. Coach Blair to use his régulars anyhow. this afterndon. _ Tallahassee chub was the first to arrive heré and got the jump on other team in practice work- out. Gainesville, South Jacksonville and Bartow are the other teams in the play but will not hear the command of “play ball” until to- MAJOR BASEBALL - LEAGUES’ STANDINGS Key West, Fia., Aug. 3, 1939. Observation taken at 730 a. m. 76th Mer, Time Highest! last. 24 hours Lowest ‘last night Mean -.. Normal — Precipitation Rainfall, 24 hours. ending at 7:30 @. m., inches Total rainfall since Aug. 1, | es, PLAY BECINS Palm Beach and Sarasota, 3) < oud, MM. SOOO TIER ETO DM: YOU'L RIGIDAIRE SALES AND SERVICE Complete Line To Choose From E. MARTINEZ *F PRODUCTS Chocolate Milk Buttermilk Soy Acidolphilus Light Cream Heavy Cream Cottage Cheese TIFT’S DAIRY Phone 639 1414 Sth St. PETER DOELGER BEER 7 The Bést of the DIME BEERS ALL LEADING RETAILERS Otes: 819 Davi PHONE NO. i THE, - PORTER-ALLEN COMPANY Quanity DAIRY PRODUCTS Light and Heavy Cream PHONE 455 “Your Home Is Worthy Of The Best” PAGE THREE a SELIEELOE TELL EOE IE ENOL EEE IEEE EOE EE: ! 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