The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 4, 1939, Page 3

FRIDAY, reheat 4, 1939 —: FOUR BLIND DATES By Edwin Rutt 000 00000000 9030090950900080000 0000008 0000008 2000 | YESTERDAY: Several arms of the law haul Bill Steele off to jail for creating a disturbance in Dif- Jenderfer’s domain. We flash back to Tacks Adams who is convers- ing with his Aunt Vee. — Chapter 18 Hound Of Hell “Pe” queried Tacks, stalling. “Love?” “Debt,” confirmed Mrs. Sack- ville. “Love. Two four-letter words each meariing a state of im- becility. Now then, Jonath a since * seem to be a backwar boy, I jose your case myself. You have More money any young scapegrace ought to have. The chances are you're not in debt. epee you must be veges some chit of a ae would have liked to ad- vise Mrs. Sackville that no one, not even his blood relations, could vefer to Packy ‘North as a “chit” and get away with it. But, in his he perceived that such advice would admit the existence of Packy. And he distinctly did not want Aunt Vera to know any- thing about that glamorous young person. pasos X Vera was a self-con- stituted- cham apis of the Adams a and the;Adams rights. Heav- en alone kn what lengths she, maleate go Ww & learn that a rnd gh gted lub had taken the ivorite nephew and Kicked ft it ‘al over the Butterfield-8 district. ” he said now, erm’ a derisive note. “Why, who would I be in love with? 4 don’t know many girls. And, any- how—er—um—vwell, all the girls are away for the summe:.” It was: aw he realized. Aunt Vera attended to a practi- oie before going to work further On Tacks, ore ‘want dessert?” she in- “Gosh, no. Tl bese acup of cof- fee, though. Bl: Mrs. Sackville touched a small silver bell. Leig a majestic personage. who looked as if he should have been the Archbishop Canterbury, entered the room. He was not the Archbishop of Can- , however. Dredfather, Mrs. Sackvilie’s butler, wouie have been affronted to be likened to the Archbishop of Canterbury. Pri- vately, Dredfather conzidered, that when really in form, he could. make such as the Archbishop of Canterbury appear frivolous. “You rang, father almost reproa*hfully. His ice had a deep sonorous quality. ieet the base notes of.an organ. ti T rang,”"‘snapped ‘Mrs, Sackville, ‘who had never al- lowed herself to be impressed by Dredfather. “No dessert. Coffee for Mr. Adams. And, Dredfather! Where is Lily now?” Tacks started. “Do you mean to say,” he de- mands “that that terrible dog is Dredfather replied civilly. But in some miraculous fashion he-con- trived to get<it across that he was treating a loathsome subject. “The — er. — the animal is in the kitchen, Madam. The cook has is- mee" edict.” she has, has she?” barked oo Sackville. “I suppose the cook 't Like Lily?” father nodded portentous- “In my judgment that is the ease, Madam eeWhat did. the cook say?” “The cook desired me to inform a Madar said Dredfather, ieee down his nose, “that un- — ah — canine is removed i spear future, she wil] give ile thum; the ta- a3 tell the cook, Dredfather. ‘doesn’t like the way this sons can pack her: Gta Madam; ” sai Dred~ ore, 1 want to see Lily | to ig her in\here, Dredfa~ ," said Dred-. with pomp and | n stenestanting Feud “NOF F ze sakes Tacks, ie Imo the city? Might lust as keep a i thipoceras in a ten- report ath yourself,” we ckville “T've only here over the week-end. ‘Shes very ae and she likes to be with me.’ used and a fond.took came imo her on eg agape: ithe kitchen eo open. And ere appea = room that which the hosts of ly. omtgd syne open. | ladam?” said Dred- | al she had held a em opinion her many years, and sat up 0! er haunches before Mrs. ony ina this position. she was vaguel, iniseent of a dinosaur exh company manners. “Lamb,” iy, flmaging < e calling thay Roedish Between Tacks ana Lily there Haig a feud eh long tanning: It emets misfortune tet ee fog Lily’s was nal ting when he cent hellbent on mischief. Their first meeting had ;been fraught with catastrophe. On that occasion Mr. Adams, wholly in a spirit of than fun, had deeided that Lily's broad sides constituted an indecent waste 01 advertising space. Wherefore he | had tastefully Ritered his initi Is \F in white paint on the gray bat ground of Lily's coat, All this was now ei dozen yearsiin the past. But when it came to remembering insults Uily could a burr out of an elephant. he neither forgot nor loueeta. And up until recently she made it a practice to -ni; Adams on sight. But with aoe of’ the wplnoRhy of re ily “had sh ee ‘this fas- caning pastime. The world ye all its wretchedness wc. now open book to her. She realized ‘that excrescences of the Adams breed were as common as Turks in Istan- boul. Nip one, and another turns up.immediatel come to treat Mr. Adams, when present, as just another stick of oe age She ignored him com- pletely. “Lily needs a good walk,” Mrs. Sackville said conversationally. “Uh,” Tacks said, without inter- est. Dredfather now returnea, regal- ly ‘bearing Tacks’ .coffee. Tacks | gulped it down and wondered vaguely how he would put in the afternoon. And then, suddenly, | Mrs. Sackville settled the question for him. . ‘Wretched Conglition “TF YOU'VE finished-your coffee,” said Mrs. Sackville briskly, “get | your hat. You're taking Li around ‘the reservoir in the park.” “What?” cried Tacks horrified. “Tm to walk that dog?” “Precisely.” Tacks gave tongue in a big way. “T refuse. I flatly zefuse to be seen in broad daylight with that hide- ous Creature.” “Don't argue with -me,.Jona- than,” said Mrs. Sackville. “You know it’s never any use. Come ong.” She sailed out ot the room and he followed, protestin; ne. “This—this is terrible,” he said. “Tl be conspicuous.” “Oh, stop erying you bigibaby!” Mrs. Sackville pigted up Tacks’ hat and jammed it on his head. Then she secured stne> person of Lily with a leash. “You keep her onthe leash until you get to the reservoir, then net e . Is that clear? Ali tight. Run alon: She thi and pushed -him, stjll- protesting, toward the door. “B—but,” Tacks got in a last minute objection. “this is an out- rage. The brute’s liable to bite some child-or scare a horse or . “Nonsense!” Aunt Vera opened the door and hurried him through it. “You'll have the time of your life and so will Lily. I'll see vou later.” It is one thing to saunter along Fifth Avenue fancy-free and alone. But it is quite another to meander on this same thoroughfare with the Lrorgege that your soul has been sandb; ageed and attended-by some- thing that looks like a cross be- tween Grand Central Station and the Hound of the Baskervilles. Tacks had been perfectly right. He was conspicugus. People -eraned their necks qut rs cats and busses bs look at wee peg tn turned round: to im. A rub- herneats ne sericea i with tourists of the gal ing wae’, ,.came-along and a ff the agination ie mae he eee mea one, in, iden 3 tention ‘inpacian aie i ware sal coe eee Aeweeee ging on ‘the ow wal Bealed ia maghuly, as the etabks ext publ of pe eed and made for that territory which lies to.the rear.of the Museum. He region thickly ers, nursemaids, dogs and a wide sortment of without and unseeing hound thro’ postage stamp in 1840, Papi! Ss ee exhibition will be held in Belfast, Northern Ireland nex? year. ‘Pondoland, South A ht but a grinning adoles- * ly. Therefore she had | the leash oe hand | Still playing ‘unbeatable ball against teams not in the Monroe County Baseball League, ‘the tail- ‘Stars at Trumbo Field yesterday afternoon, 5 ‘to 2, ‘before a large Thursday afternoon crowd. Mon- day, the Acevedos took the Pi- ates into camp, 5 to 3. Stars’ aggregation, -with seven brothers on the team, took an early lead by scoring a lone run in the first-half of the fourth in- | ning. In the fifth stanza, the Sox | \finally solved Malgrat’s slants} jand batted in two runs to take a} s the Acevedos tied the count at -all by bringing in a tally in the | sixth. In the seventh, however, the | | Sox put across a pair of markers | ‘and another one in the eighth, Reds-lost another full game off | jwhile Oscar “Cork Arm” Molina} jheld the Stars at his mercy. Sox’ “Cork Arm’) hurler held |down the Acevedgs to three hits, jone a long triple by Florencio | Acevedo, long’ ago star of the! | Monroe ‘line. The elder Acevedo’ also played a dandy outfield game \for the Stars and won loud ‘ap- | plause of the fans. George Malgrat, second-string | pitcher of the Pirates of the Mon- | roe County League, pitched good | ened in the fifth when the Sox} {got on to his freak deliveries and |for 13 safe blows. Esmond Albury, Conch third |sacker, played behind the bat for |the losers, while Armando Ace-| vedo, of the same club, was at shortstop. The clubs put on a great ex- jhibition of the national pastime and another, game will be wel-| comed by the fans. Score by innings: R. H. E. Blue Sox .. 000 020 210—5 13 1 Acevedos . 000 101 000—2 3 2 Molina and Rodriguez; Mal- grat and Albury. ‘TALLAHASSEE AND. PALM BEACH WON JUNIOR CONTESTS TWO MORE GAMES TODAY IN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY; COCOA HELD RUN- LESS YESTERDAY (Speeint to The Citizen) WEST PALM BEACH, Aug. 4.} —Opening play in the American Legion junior championship of the state tournament got under- way in this city yesterday, with West Palm Beach and ‘Tallhassee copping their initial games to en- ter semifinals of the annual af- fair. less innings as Cromartie held that club to four well scattered |safe blows. Meanwhile, the Tal- |Jahassee players got at Eschbach for three runs in the eighth in- ning after shoving oyer a lone tally in the seventh: to elinch the contest. Russell, Green and Car- ter led the Tallahassee hitting at- tack with two apiece. A rally of four runs in the fourth inning won for West Palm Beach over Sarasota. Those four markers were produced on two hits, two errors and a base on balls. But for the sixth inning, en shutout ball for the victors. Palm Beach outfit, had a perfect day at bat, getting three for three. South Jacksonville and “played this morning in the final end Blue Sox defeated Acevedo! ‘ball for four innings but weak- | lcracked the lanky hurler’s slants} Cocoa went through nine score- | Downey, shortstopman of the : CARDS TOOK TWO GAMES PROM BEES: ‘RED SOX THUMP INDIANS el (Speetal to The Citizen) | York Yankees put on their home {run togs yesterday and led by jJee Di io with a pair of circuit clouts.downed Detroit Ti- gers, 12 to 3, after suffering two defeats at the hands of the De- troitmen. ‘Boston ‘Red Sox romp- ed all over Cleveland Indians to the tune of 17 to 6. Washington Senators defeated St. Louis Browns, 9 to 5. Chicago White |Sox downed Philadelphia Ath- etics, 9 to 7. Home runs gided St. Louis Cardinals in taking two games |from Boston Bees, 5 to 1 and 4} jto 3.,.Chicago Cubh yar it |Philadelphia Phillies, 9 to 6, to make a clean sweep of the series. | ilead that Jasted only one round Brooklyn Dodgers again defeated | Pittshurgh Pirates, this time 4 to ‘1 behind Pressnell’s eight-hit |pitching. Game between Cincin- nati Reds and New York Giants | was rained out, and therefore the | \their“lead because of the Cards’ ‘double win, and the Redlegs now have a 9%4-lead instead of 12. | Results of the games: abe LEAGUE At, St. ia ‘Boston. |St. Louis - Posedel and Andrews; jneke and Owen. Game At St. Louis { Or At Pittsburgh |Brooklyn - Sewell and Mueller. ,_ At Chicago | Philadelphia jChicago — 2 Mulcahy, ‘Harrell and Millies; Lee and Maneuso. rd New York at Cincinnati, rain. AMERICAN At Philadelphia Chicago — | Philadelphia Smith, Brown and Tresh; man, Dean, Potter and Hayes. R. HE 615 4 At Boston } Cleveland {Boston Dobson, Broaca, Sewell; | Ostermueller, cotk. | Dickman and Pea i : Sullivan and ington | ‘Whitehead, Lawson, ;and Glenn; Krakauskas, |ton and Ferrell. At New York Detroit New York i Néi#Sem, Thomas, Benton and Shea; Pearson and Dickey. TODAY'S GAMES © IN MAJOR or ‘AMERICAN t Cleveland at New } nar (6:7) vs. Hildebrand (7-4). Chieago at (8:8) vs. Carrasquel ( St. Louis at Philadelphia—Har. ris (2-2) vs. Joyce (3-2). Detroit-Boston, not scheduled. | nae (6-6) vs. ‘Walters 9). bangs) ‘York at Pitts! (Beck (3-8) vs. gunkel (3-1). nh BVSSRo6Rr leh ab ebeeea? _ Ses aneser 32 : War- | Wade, | ‘NEW “YORK, Aug. 4—New'’ Ee ee ene Lae Ms ALAR Re BR) bie a P sila +3 ; _ PAGE THREE SIPTLIL ELST SLATS T TALIM FRIGIDAIRE SALES AND SERVICE See them now—on display at 1212 VARELA STREET Complete Line To ‘Choose From E. 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