The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 9, 1939, Page 3

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1939 FOUR BLIND DATES ——== By Edwin Rutt YESTERDAY: Jumbo has to reduce five pounds by tomorrow, or Luella will not accompany him to the party. Meanwhile his whole rotund body quivers with @ desire for food. He enters a bar. us Chapiée 22 Fall Of The Mighty Petes Said tie bartender, si a bar-glass in front of — The bartender amplified his re- mark. “This stuff’s poison. I | Tum! a man onct drank it pus ape 1 for forty years: He died, ravin’. guy oon at his, someck after | iry pete diay for aia iP: Jock at. all re A ell fet this fel fae, Greed elie | 8 ie He|™ ed sow fin for hie dri él,” he Said to the Saat “happy a lays!” wae Fea ie battenides sduinted ahd es- short. at alge hed a heepy a “T ain't had a happy day. fifteen years,” he compdteg. * ‘ut g25 the time I was to Washing- yy jumbo opened his mouth to re- Ply. And suddenly he became conscious of a phenomenon. It was impossible for him to reply. For int some unaccountable manner his mouth had become compictely. oR habited by cheese popcorn. then Mr. Jumbo Cutler n Hight the terrible authority of one’s subconscious self. The act of opening his. mouth had let a little of the cheéde pop= corn escape and fall to the ma- hogany of the bar. Perceiving this, “Te the bartender highhatted him. “You didn’t ought to open your. mouth when you eat,” he said re- vey: Jumbo swallowed the cheese pores with an air of semi-guilt. le was aware that he had sinned. | tuq, But, somehow, the sin did not seem of great moment now, “See here!” He said to the ba tender, with asperity. “Do presume to criticize my metho ‘of eating?” The bartender showed no fight. “Well,” he said, “we won’t argue about it.” “No sir!” said Jumbo, a little stridently. “We won’t argue about it.” He finished his drink. “Have another?” inquired thé bartender, eyeing the empty glass. “Well, Jumbo bega. te “Oh, I mean on the house,” said the bartender. Jumbo looked at him closely; Was it possible that he heard aright? In all his dealings with New York bartenders, no offé of them hat oye offered him a free drink befort “Why. wip thanks,” he said, a little dazedly, The bartender prepared the drink, then leaned confidentially over the bar. “Don’t, thank be ” he said. “Thank Monyhan. The only reason I'm giving you this here drink is because I hate Monyhan.” “Who's Monyhan?” asked Jumbo. “The guy that owns this dive. “Oh!” said Jumbo. He sampled the drink. His stomach was feeling decidedly better. True, he was still hungry but, taking it all around, life seemed @ much brighter prop- osition right now. He t.ok another handful of cheese popcorn. “What's wrong with this Mony- |S han?” he demanded of the bar- tender. “Plenty,” said ‘the bartender daricly. “Lwouldn’t,” said Jumbo; snatch- ing at the cheese popcorn, “take any lip from a guy named Mony- han. What if he does own: this dive? I've been kicked out of better dives than this.” “Same here,” said the bartender. ‘Dictation From Nobody’ ISTEN,” Jumbo said reckless- ly, “have a dtink with the,” | o “Don't care if I do,” the bar- tender admitted. now I don’t know .. .” ten » | aigecttblee 4a) “Now then,” said Jumbo, getting | an a strangle-hold on Drink.Number Four, “what's this Monyhan done to you? “He dictates to me,” said the bartender, looking as if he were about to weep. Jumbo pounded the bar. “Hah!” as said fiercely. “Dic- tates, does he? Now that is some- ers be rn nob rie ‘Gaaae— ead ae eae re ican surveyed the | Beet (SS aeady hp most of the “And a g food thing, 10," fied “There're too eas, of of citi, it are we ee aati coun- ere mice cena Z sae ct) ee wi jah!” shouted. Juai rblelgn Ins er es, “y sree ‘2 ing me = son in tb eat entire tnnsa ae who's a to hi feet 3 itsoever. pat Ge 1 fe, T yo igty, gt a = And nm eres Miata sok afoot. to eep oe eck ig on bein; hongry: by 8 gnpbody. ine,” He snatel sandwich nd wolfed it, ok, a dri a efor thi ible little njan efore this terrible litt thé bdrtendl nder-quailed. He poured ie drink qwith trembling fingers. “Yes, sir!” he said placatingly. ere you are, sir!” Meré Appetizer 'H that well-known facility of the ahold ~inebriated for changing demeanors, Jumbo siid- coy dropped his warlike atti- T shall drink thie drink,” he Stated, in. measuréd tones, “and then I'shall go. I want to thank you for.a very entertaining and ‘in- structive afternoon.” “Don’t metition it,” said the bar- tender se] hrally, “I must mention it, I cannot ré- miémber when I’ve énjoyed m; self so much. You may say to Moriyhan that Mr. Cutler has aj phegated his hospitality one hun- réd pércent.” cone name?” inquired the bar- ater. € as in cat, U asin. ere, you doubtless under- how to spell Cutler. Well, and thé bést of luck.” ame t6 you,” Said the bar- a passed out inte the a 8+ nothing .of the hunted or furtive Which ha had char- acterized his bearing before he hi hit Gn_the Bri i idea of inva ing fiaf’s Bar. Instead, le moved with a cold, deadly pur- jose. Fi pis ming, ng, Single-tracked by aléchol, was ‘asp but one fact. In spite of the havoc, he corn ait ie Haka anaWicne he was still hungry. ry! 7] Spiaking ee the in- ied at the expense of Mr. Monyhan, he per- mitted himself to sneer. They were as nothing. He had merely. taken them in his stride as a polar bear who has missed his supper might take a can of sardines. What he pees he saw clearly, was food. uaring his shoulders he stalked boldly into a likely-looking res- taurant. He seated himself with a bi Raiter. advanced ol flourishing a menu. Jum! S Wived it ae, re!” he said imperibusly, “T want you to go out and kill a beef. Then I’ want you to cut a steak five inches thick and broil it rare. And if it isn’t tender I'll send it back, so help me. t back, so hel) fe ane lgauet an astute obse: pred, bias if in fe Sak tl who hi owed wari ide id ao peculiar toh is ki “Yes, sir!” he said. Jumbo banged the ia “Smother that steak,” he com- manded, “under three, sagecees “eed po! thing I will not have. Nobody’s chokes with hollandaise sauce. And going to dictate while I'm around. ke aetna tro nobody.” fleeting . vision ella ‘west — before ies strangely-mist- but he dismissed jit, “No,| waved his si, i anybod iy eives ovdlord, t eive pa egy and a T'm my own lord and master. And”—he thumped the bar ba —‘I do ast rey anid what goes. Pass me those pandwichen™ aint ——— tendered the aon a at the right dope,” he said nie ges ee a an, an fia ime te aes ou get fi es e: n't want me to eat. Are Thrifty Words {Spectal to The Citizen) LEXINGTON, Ky..—Horsemen a sandwich and | Cee cena tie ead 7 Se think to avin, Si " Pa aie “Now you're ot Ped qa, ” said the wale, mov- Jumbo, “do suppose T don I ose dott want dessert ni ary What it et : - b mode.” Jumbo = “Ha ghee aa asd alana ae you!” called Jumbo sud- alter alid back: to his side “Yen oittecercee | an, intarit when he wrote: 4a | || Philadelphia ‘ACEVEDO STARS PLAY THURSDAY | easte STARTS 4 O’CLOCE: CLASH WITH ¢tc BOYS FiOin SURARERLAND | | |_ The Acevedo Stars and. Biué Sox who played a nick and tuck game of baseball last. Thursday afternoon will play the second contest of a three-game series at Trumbo Field Thursday. after- noon beginning at 4 o'clock. Sox won the, first game 4 to 2. George Malgrat will probably bit em over for the Acevedos Esmond Albury behind the Plat, The Blue Sox will depend n Howard Gates to snatch the jou game of the series from the Stars. 3 turday afternoon, according to Manager Roy Hamlin, the Key West outfit will clash against the CCC boys aggregation of. the Summerland Key Camp at 3:30. Uncle Sam’s boys is said to have a first rate club now since they have a field of their own and are on_continuous practice. The con-} test promises to be an interest-' ing. one. Plans for a contest with Fred- erick’s _ Market, leading Dade} County ‘League baseball nine and the Conchs, Monroe: County. loop | leaders, are almost completed for Labor Day. * i The two counties _ pasebail| league leaders will clash with plenty of action with great base- ball supremacy as ‘a reward. Mi- ami means business and nothing would be more. appreciated by the Miamians than win a ball | game from the Key West Conchs. NATIONAL LEAGUE ) . First Game At Chicago R. H. EL Cincinnati nS 0 3 ‘Chicago —... 712 0 Walters, Johnson and Lom- bardi; Lee and Hartnett. At Chicago Cincinnati Chicago = Davis, Derringer and - Hersh- berger; French and Mancuso. R. HE. my Sake eat 25.7 2 R, H. E. S23 9 S32. elps;: Mul- At Philadelphia ‘Brooklyh & "Evans, ‘Casey cahy and Millies. Boston at Néw York rain. Pittsburgh at St. Louis, rain. Newsom, Coffman and Teb. betts. At Washifigton Diekey; Appleton. and Ferrell. Only games scheduled. MAJOR BASEBALL LEAGUES’ STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE |Gumbert (12-6) Q| Totats temenwener iN HLOOR tencues AMERICAN LEAGUE New York at Washington— Ruffing (15-4) vs. Chasé (7-13). Philadelphia at Boston (2)— Beckman (4-7) and Potter (6-6) vs. Rich (4-3) ahd Heving (9-3). St. Louis at Cleveland—Gill (5-4) vs. Alien (6-6). Chictigo at Detroit—Knott (5-5) vs. Rowe (4-9). . NATIONAL LEAGUE Boston at New York (2)—Tur-) her -(3-7) and Fette- (10-5) vs. and Lohrman (8-8). Cincinnati at Chicago (2)— Vander Meer (5-8) and Thomp- son (6-2) vs. Passeau (9-8) and Root (4-5). Pittsburgh at ,St. . Louis— Butcher (2-14) vs. Warneke (10- 6) | or Sunkel (3-1). oy, games scheduled). THE WEATHER « Key West; Fla; Aug. 9; 1939, Observation taken at 7:30 a. m. 75th Mer. Time Tempera: Highest last 24 hours 88 Lowest last night Meah _- (Normal Precipitation Rainfall, 24 hours énding at.7:30 a. m., inches —.... Total rainfall sitice Aug. 1, Excess since August inches —. os ainfall since January f ing Excess inches — T ‘Sunrise - thie table with tis - | mington, ie medida “haw: tes “What about a box for the trots?” The line was in the of a full- have a reputation for being tac-; Sized sheet of paper. There was iturn. Thus Miss Minnie Ste- nothing else’ but his name. Venson, secretary of the Ken-/ incky Trotting Horse Breeders’! reserved a box for the coming association, had, no trouble figur-| Lexington trots, harness horse ing out what W. J. 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