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PAGE FOUR Chapter One No Nurse Wanted HE famous cartoonist spoke with decision. “People! I must have people about me. I need to rub shoulders with my fellow men!” “Yes, darling,” his agreed absently. “I see now I wasted months at the ranch. Still, perhaps not wasted. The Cowboy Cartoons—er —were not exactly a failure.” He paused expectantly. He had a child’s lovable desire for praise. But since Eleanor, his wife, and Buff, his twenty-year-old daugh-. ter, were deep in their own thoughts, he went on, a tinge of re- Proach in his voice. “Every so often I need to learn the same les- gon over again: that the creative artist cannot afford to dissipate his energies.” He lighted a cigarette, half closing his eyes naecay the ascending smoke. “Simply wicked extravagance, my devoting all that time to domestic duties!” Eleanor started. It was not often that Lance surprised her. She had had many years in which to grow sccustomed to the big man’s eccen- tricities and contradictions. “Domestic duties, Lance!. In heaven's nam a Buff, leaning against the door- frame, regarded her parents with indulgent amusement. She knew where all this talk was leading. Presently when Lance had aired theories and her mother had without really hearing wife Haag it would be time for Buff to|' lay hold of the situation. “Domestic duties,” Lance was saying firmly. “Daily orders to the foreman, instructions to the house- keeper——” The conjugal worm turned, as- tonishing herself almost as much as her listeners. “Lance Carroll! You never in- structed a housekeeper in your life. doubt if you so much as remem- r the name of this one. As for the foreman——” He ignored the first part of her to pounce triumphantly on the unfinis ed sentence, “You'll admit I saw Atkins every morning.” Mrs. Carroll made a desperate snatch at her usual poise. Lance could argue a bird from the bough, &s nv one knew better than she; ‘and how he enjoyed it! Useless to int out that Atkins had been lis model during the past three months. . “Of course you saw him every @ay, dear,” she said pacifically. ¢And if you like it here in the hotel, there’s no reason why we shouldn't stay on. What about the fanch, in that case? We came away in such a hurry nothing was de- cided. Shall we put it up for sale, or simply close the house?” Her husband carefully inspected the end of his cigarette. “Neither,” he said judicially. “We'll let Atkins carry on—for this arg at least. Able man, Atkins! id Mrs. Webb” —he slewed a gay- humorous glance at his women “is a fairly competent house- Keeper.” His chastened wife accepted de- feat graciously. “You always see more than I give you credit for, “Oh, well! The artist’s quick per- ception—but here’s this, Eleanor. It's only the first of September; too warm to stay here in Chicago. What I plan is”—he threw away his cigarette, fitted his finger tips together with an air of having iy hours in anxious considera- ion of the future—“a motor tour through Canada. The tourists will have gone by now, praise be! We'll is ong in leisurely fashion. . . . @ only thing is,” he interrupted himself, “T left a lot of stuff at the ranch which must be sorted; sorted and stored. As you say, we came away in a bit of a hurry.” Dozens Of Reasons ezAnon forebore to remind him that the hurry had been of his own making. “I suppose I'd better—_—” Buff roused herself. “Not you, dear. I'll go\You know as owelk as I do that Lance would get him- self tied into knots without you.” A little frown drew her thick brows together. “I hate to leave you, though, There’s quite a bit to be done at the ranch. D'you think you | p} can manage without me for—say, a week? Perhaps ten days?” “Manage?, Manage! My dear child, you talk as if we were in- fants. Or morons. We’ve managed without you——” “When?” his dear child demand- ed. “I’ve trailed about with you wherever you’ve gone—rather to the detriment of my education; formal education, anyhow.” She anticipated the protest she saw hovering on her father’s lips. “Eleanor’s headaches——” “They're getting better, Buff. You said so yourself. There’s no earthly reason——” There should have been no rea- son, Buff thought, but there were dozens of them. She thought back to the time when her mother had typhoid fever. The Carrolls were in a small hamlet in Mexico where Lance had gone for “atmosphere.” It turned out that there was more atmosphere than civilization. The sturdy fourteen-year-old child had taken prompt charge of every- thing: her badly frightened father, the stupid Mexican cook, the flighty nurse who was all they could get for a time. ... The physi- cian had learned to leave directions with Buff, to consult with her. She had looked after her parents ever since. “Tl drive,” she decided. “I can do it easily in two days. Lance, you'll keep well ahead of sched- ule? Eleanor, you must promise meee?” Even when they had assured and reassured her, she was slightly un- easy. Her mother’s headaches— they amounted to a real illness while they lasted; Lance’s procras- tination, his habit of lavish tipping, of buying furniture w! they would never use, the possibility of his changing his mind about the Canadian trip and substituting something less desirable —— Buff sighed. She could not always be on guard, she knew. Some day she would have responsibilities of her own——She always frowned and bit her lip at this point in her mus- ing. Lance and Eleanor would sim- ply be lost without her! And it was late in the afternoon of that same day when she received the shock which almost sent her mind reeling. She was curled in the deep window of their common sitting room, absorbed in the busy traffic of the street far below. When she heard her parents enter she did not stir, supposing herself to be THE KEY WEST CITIZEN After A Man’s Heart RANDALL Halowe’en Carnival Great Success Hallowe’en Carnival, sponsored by the Jr.-Sr. High School P.-T. A., at Harris School grounds Pri- day, despite the uncertainty of visible to them. She forgot the long velvet curtains which had fallen into place behind her, “Lance”—it was Mrs, Carroll's voice, thoughtful and slightly trou- led—“how can we get it over to Buff that—that——* “That we do not require a nurse!” came the swift pronounce- ment. “I don’t know, Eleanor. I don’t know at all, my dear. It’s growing on her, too—this overflow of maternity. What I’m afraid of ue “Yes, I know. That she’ll take it all out on us instead of—of savin; it for its legitimate channels. Bi is a born mother.” The girl sat frozen in her place, too stunned by her mother’s first words to realize that she was eavesdropping. “You are heavenly patient with her, darling,” came Lance’s admir- ing voice. “You let her decide the very gowns you buy! It’s getting— a little wearing. But she’s such a darling, and she'd be so hurt——” “Heart - broken,” Mrs. Carroll said. “We've all sort of drifted into our present attitude toward one another, She is such a determined little thing, and it's been easier to give in to her than to protest ae atter all, Lance, she’s usually right!” “Who cares? I’d rather be wrong than——” The epigram he had in- tended evaded him. He finished lamely: “than forever led around by a twenty-year-old girl.” A note of anxiety crept into his voice. “Why doesn’t she marry, Eleanor? Nothing wrong with her, is there? She's not pretty exactly, but she’s larned attractive. She’s clever, too. Why——” For Her Own Good 5 Rages answer came a little forlorn- ly. “It’s because of us, Lance. She holds men at arms’ length be- cause she doesn’t—because she’s afraid——” “I thought so,” was the artist’s grim comment. Unhappy silence claimed them both for a few min- utes. “What can we do about it, elganor? ‘T’ve been thinking, Lance. This idea of hers of going to the ranch seems—seems almst providential. Imean—oh, I do hate faiking about darling Buff!” ‘Go on! It’s for Buff’s own good.” ‘Oh, I know it! That's that makes me consider it for a mo- oan It's so unkind, so deceit- “tans ._ What is? You've got some plan oo doe mind, darling, Out with it! “I thought ... while she’s at the ranch we'd start on our motor trip. Without waiting for her. I mean. the weather, was a great suc- cess. Newly organized WPA Band! | was at the carnival. : }marched in, dressed | in. various | {comical costumes, they. were) Plammers Spent Weekend In Miami Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Plummer, who left Saturday for a trip to Miami, where Mr. Plummer con- sulted an occulist, returned to the city yesterday afternoon, accom- panied by their daughter-in-law, | Mrs. Joseph Plummer, and son, When they |J. L. The latter will visit for one week and liter'be joined by Mr. |greeted with shouts of laughter | Plummer, who will ‘visit briefly |by the children. When time came | with relati |to award the prizes, the commit- | : |tee decided Mr. Cherry and Mr. | day. COUNTY BOARD _ |Barroso deserved a prize also. The ponies were a_ favorite, | with the little children, while} |the older people had great sport! knocking down the tar babies. | The “Witches Cauldron,” brim-| ming over with comical and use- | ives and friends and then return to Miami next Sun- PURCHASES BONDS (Continued from Page One) MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1989 GIRL SCOUT NEWS | THE WEATHER Key West, Fla, Mrs. Smock Talks On First Aid Oct. 16, 1939.” Mrs. Margrete Smock of U. S.} Observation taken at 7:30 a. m. Public Health, and the Red Cross 75th Mer. Time organization, talked to Girl Temperatures Scouts of Troop 1 at their reg-| Highest !ast 24 hours ular meeting at their head-|Lowest last night quarters, Golden Eagle Hall, last Mean Wednesday evening. Many in- _ |teresting facts were brought out both in First Aid work and also instructions as to self preserva- tion in every day living, these facts being substantiated by statistics and personal experi- ences. The many questions which were showered on Mrs. Smock by the girls proved their interest 85 76 19 Precipitation Rainfall, 24 hours ending 7:30 a. m., inches Total rainfall since Oct. inches {HeCRIR Deficiency since Oct. inches eter ae tie Total rainfall since January 1, inches ees SS | Deficiency since January 1, inches 0.00 aaa aia . Then Buff received a shock which almost sent her mind reeling, We'd wire her, of course—tell her something came up that hastened our plans——” “She’d come right after us,” Buff’s father said. “N-no. That’s part of the plan; the—almost wicked part of it. We'd tell her we didn’t know exactly where we were going; that she’d Letter stay at the ranch until she heard from us.” “Alone on the ranch!” “Not alone,” Eleanor said indig- mentee “She'd have Atkins and Mrs, Webb, just as she’ll have them for the week she planned to stay. And you know how safe it is out there, Lance. You remember the Toad——” ; “God knows I do!” he remarked with fervor. “If one can call it a road! It’s not likely to tempt any- | one from the highway who doesn’t have urgent business at the end; | and no one business there but Buff herself; Buff and Atkins when he goes into Loveland.” “Well, that’s the plan. If we were | away from her a—a month__”"_- Lance jumped. “A month! Golly, uu have more herve than I have; jeanor. A month away from Buff! She'll go into fits of anxiety about us. “No, She won't, Lance; no, she won't, darling! Because I'll write, We'll both write. Casual letters at first—to say we don’t know just how soon, just where we'll be... and then a definite one to tell her we think that as long as we've | made so much of the trip without her, we’d better meet her in Chi- cago.” She seemed to gain courage with each word she spoke. “I'll write her frankly that I think we need a little vacation from one an- other; that all families should sepa- rate now and then; that we're her parents, after all, and entireby ca- pable of looking after ourselves,” He said darkly: “It would be just our luck to have an accident, or lose our traveler’s checks—-” “You see, Lance—how we de- pend on her! It isn’t fair to Buff, and it’s bad for us, The child should have a little freedom. She should begin to realize that—well, that men should figure in her life. Not your friends, not the silly young fellows that are forever hanging about you—oh, I know you can’t help it, but they do Bang, just the same!—but the kind of men she could marry. Business men, Lance, who play tennis and golf, and take two weeks’ vacations, and fall in ae See ler voice trailed off as she went into her bedroom. Her husband fol- lowed her. Five minutes later a pale and shaken on crept across the floor and sought her own room. PERSONAL MENTION Adrian O’Sweeney, salesman} for electric appliances, left over | the highway this morning for Mi- ami with stops at points on the} Florida Keys. H Mrs. Bienvenido Perez was a passenger leaving on S.S. Cuba this morning for Havana, where enroute to their home York. in New Mrs. Paul Menninger -and daughter, Freida, of Charleston, S. C., who had been on one of the! circle tours of the Florida Motor MEETS TOMORROW First Aid Class, tion of the local Red Cross chap- ter, will convene tomorrow after- noon at 3:00 o’clock at St. Paul’s jchurch Parish Hall. Mrs. Margarete Smock will be under direc-} FIRST AID CLASS [DEBATE HEADLINES ‘AT CONVENT FETE Elementary Department of the Convent of Mary Immaculate en- ‘tertained last Friday in honor of Columbus. The Seventh Grade | fittingly honored the great dis- coverer with an appropriate |ful gifts, was soon untied. Deli- | APeake sa an ear Proven to jcious cakes, candies and snow-, fetes siageloag-cieh to commer- |balls were distributed. [cial fishermen, as it had. ma- Kiddie parade was staged at terially lessened the number | of |the close of the afternoon. The ae ee by the. latter |little folks dressed in varied cos- |“ Se % ARE He said that |tumes paraded around the lawn. 7 Sein ad been sent to oe [Following were prize winners:|&. Dowling, State Supervisor o! |Loveliest costume, Jean Canova, Conservation, explaining ~ the |Mary Jane Hanford, Billy Rob- stand taken on the matter by the | : Chamber of Commerce. erts, Allan Carey. Most ca deckted he U. propriate costume, Harry Carey.! _ It was decided to wire the U. Most comical costume, Charles ;S- Engineer’s office in Jackson Percy Curry, Jr. | ville, stating the objections of- Assisting in the affair were fered and asking that the en- NYA moys and girls, WPA Rec- | 8ineer’s office defer action on the i t, WPA Band, Matter for 30 days in which time Troop 82 boy Staats {further information will have i | been secured and made available ;to the board and the engineer’s Youth Week | office. | Attending the meeting were bservance Wednesday {Commissioner Chairman Carl |Bervaldi, Commissioners Braxton Ley Memorial Church will ob-/B Warren, Wm. L. Monsalvatge, | |serve its Childhood and Youth|ang tT. Jenkins Cufry. Council Week this Wednesday evening at! president Earl Adams, Council- | 7:30 o'clock in the church edifice. | men Wesley Archer, W. A. Free- | The following program will be|man and Mayor Willard M. Al- | presented: | bury. Superintendent Melvin E. Prelude—Miss Della Mae Cur-| Russell, of Public Instruction, . |and Board Members Ralph K. Selection—Choir. Prayer—Mrs. O. C. Howell. Scripture | Roberts. Group Songs—Primary Depart- ment. Reading—Mrs. Gladys Roberts. | Vocal Selection—Miss: Sylvia Sawyer. @ Reading—Mrs. Alice Curry. Selection—Choir. Reading—Joan Doughtry. Vocal Selection—Miss beth Rosam. Reading—Miss Zenida Yado. | \ i | \Sr., and Acting Sheriff Bernard Reading — Eugene Waite. \JAYCEES RECEIVE NATIONAL CHARTER | (Continued from Page One) ~* |to be to the share-cropper and jthe homeless wanderers in this , land. Eliza-| “It is my firm conviction that |to do this, you must make the | statutes of your country conform |_ Vocal Selection—Mrs. Walter|to the economic principles laid | Lowe. jdown in that book which first Short Talk—Miss Miriam E.|gave us the slogan and the ideal, Carey. |‘Proclaim liberty throughout the Benediction. jland and to all the inhabitants | thereof.’ a | “To the Junior Chamber of TRANSPORT. ATIO |Commerce, we who will not be : j here to share your activities of |tomorrow most earnestly say, Cuba On Schedule Today | ‘Be brave, fear not, quit your- Steamship Cuba, of the P. and Selves like men,’ and so give to | 'O, S. S. Co, arrived 6:30 this God and country not lip service, | |morning from Tampa with 15) but that acceptable service tha’ first cabin passengers for Ha-| shall cause peace and justice and jvana. There were no passengers|™ercy to flow throughout the for Key West. |land like a mighty river. Soon The manifest of the ship ¢ar- |the tolls of construction must |ried the following items: For |4rtop from ageing hands. It is | Key West, 12 tons of freight and |Your high privilege to take them one sack of niail. For Havana, UP and use them better than we one ton of freight, two auto- | have done. mobiles and 229 sacks of mail. | “I congratulate you, and I con- The vessel sailed for Havana §tatulate our country upon the Jat 10:30 with 15 first cabin and |fact that such a splendid group fone second cabin passengers has been organized for service.’ booking at Key West, one auto- f snubibe aud eight sacks of mail, |tugas with a group of WPA 34 Arrived Friday face ee ties assume duties phe : a 5 pbs: ace spit RABI ao, specu aorttogs Pandora is | passengers for Key West arriving |S¥4 out on patrol. ee Steamship Cuba, of the P. and), A Thompson Fish append |O. $. S. Co, from Havana Friday |‘¥8 and barge returned me afternoon, and six first and one | {tom coastal points where it ha | second for Tampa. been delivering a léad of scrap | Key West arrivals were: _Her- | T0"- minia L. Yanes, Elvira Z. de| 'Yanes, Herminia R. Rodriguez, | Avery R. Smith, Marguerite Smith, Ruth Wallace, Irene Fox, |Jeanne Fox, Garcia Imiguez, | Harry Urban, William Campbell, | |Alfonso Zulueta, John F. John- |son, Albert Druker, Jack McDow- jell, Wm. C. Duddler, Nellie Duddler, Wilber Saunders, Julia Winke, Florence O’Connor, Her- |minia Alvarez, Jose Alvarez, |Celia Hernandez, Jorge Alvarez, |Delio Boza, Maria Teresa Villach, | Marta Villach, John Grace, Caro- ‘lyn Grace, Mary Medal, Charles 'Medal, Silvio Rogelio Parra y | “Key West's vA. HOTEL LA CONCHA HOTEL Beautiful—Air-conditioned Rainbow Room and Cocktail Lounge DINING and DANCING Strictly Fireproof Garago Open The Year Around Ralph Richardson and'C. Aubrey Smith FOUR FEATHERS | ‘Johnson and Allan B. Cleare, | in this important question. At next Wednesday’s meeting bandages will be demonstrated / |and after this First Aid tests will| | follow. H Mrs. Smock was invited by Patrol Leader Claudia Isham and Eva Warner of the WPA Recreation Department, who is captain of the Troop. Girls present were: _ Leaders, Evelyn Solano, Flor-} ence Jarrett, Rosemary De- meritt, Migdalia Solano; Scouts, Copelyn Ramsey, Ruth Currie, | Francis Collins, Jacqueline |Doughtry, Geraldine Kennedy, | Eloise: Curry, and also Antha |Louise Johnson, W. W. Warner jand B. Pinder, CLASSIFIED COLUMN | | FOR RENT |FURNISHED APARTMENTS, electric refrigerators. Apply Valdes Bakery. sept30-3mo |FURNISHED DOWNSTAIRS APARTMENT, two bedrooms. All modern conveniences. 1500 Seminary street. oct9-tf COMPLETELY FURNISHED BUNGALOW and Apartment. Frigidaire, hot water, etc. 1321 Newton street. | FOR SALE |CORONA PORTABLE TYPE-} WRITER. Phone 152-M. oct11-tf H | }FOR SALE—Carlos Robelli %- | size. Violin. Very fine tone, | complete with case, $25.00. Also, coilapsable Burrows Pool Table, 72x36, complete with cues and balls, like new. $15.00. 1125 Washington street, | phone 581, octl6-3t j FOR SALE—2 lots, each 50x100. | Run from Washington to Von} Phister street. $900. Apply} rear 1217 Petronia street. i aprl4-s | FOURTEEN-FT. V-BOTTOM} CYPRESS BOAT; Four Horse, Johnson Outboard Motor; Four ; Life Preservers, One Fire Ex-! tinguisher; Pair of Oars and! Row Locks; Anchor with Rope; | Umbrella—all for $85.00. Apply 1217 Petronia Street. jun27-s HOTELS | | BRING YOUR VISITING friends in need of a good night’s rest! to THE OVERSEAS HOTEL. | Cleanrooms, enjoy the homey | atmosphere. Satisfactory rates. | 917 Fleming St. maylt-tt} i t | t | i | Fast, Dependab! MIAMI AND ALSO SERVING Tomorrow's Almanac Sunrise 6:26 a. m. Sunset 5:58 p. m. Moonrise —11,02 a. m. Moonset 10:12 p. m. Tomorrow's Tides (Naval Base) AM. Low _ 6:43 ‘7 High 0:01 1:14 Barometer at 7:30 a. m., today Sea level 29.95 WEATHER FORECAST (Till 7:30 p. m., Tuesday) Key West and Vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and > possibly light showers; moderate to fresh northeast and east winds. Florida: Partly, cloudy tonight and Tuesday, possibly light showers in extreme south portion and near east-central coast, slightly warmer in extreme north portion Tuesday. Jacksonville to Florida Straits and East Gulf: Moderate to fresh northeast and east winds, partly overcast weather tonight and Tuesday, scattered showers over south. and central portion. P.M. Overseas Transportation © ~ Company, Inc. le Freight and Express Service —between— KEY WEST . X ALL POINTS ON FLORIDA KEYS \ —betwee: MIAMI and i KEY WEST Express Schedule: Ea: ce | Menendez, Mary Turner. |Lines, and visited briefly in Key | | West, left yesterday on the re- jturn to their home city. Mrs. Walter Kemp, who had| been visiting in Miami wth rela- tives and friends, returned yes- LEAVES KEY WEST DAILY (EX- AT 1:00 o'clock CEPT SUNDAYS) a os 7:00 A. M. VES MIAMI DAILY (EXCEPT SUNDAYS) AT 1:00 o'clock A. M. and arciving at Key West at 7:00 o'clock A. Local Schedale: 2.00 erciock A. M. and arrives Miami at 3:00 G'clock P.M. on MONDAYS, WED- o'clock A. M. See Pale ae FREE PICK-UP and DELIVERY SERVICE FULL CARGO INSURANCE Office: 813 Caroline St. Phones 92 and 68 : WARRHOUSE-—Cer. Eaten and ewncie 56. ‘present for instruction. jpoem. Listed on the manifest, of the; | The Eighth Grade presented a vessel were the following items: | West Palm Beach, arrived in Key | 4.4..te in their rogram: Resolved For Key West, two automobiles Bios aden | West yesterday morning on a|°~ A A ‘and four sacks of mail; for Tam- ,_|sightseeing trip, and left on the —School Days are better than’), 1g tons of freight and 31 sacks Attorney Fuller Warren, candi- | 5 o'clock bus for Miami. |Vacation Days. The affirmative | of oad, Seine nttornecn be tee ae date for the office of Governor! side carried off the favorable de-| The ship sailed at 5 o'clock for pafiied by Mrs. Clements Hudson, °f Florida, who was in Key West} City Councilman William Free- |<ision, although the negative side ‘Tampa with four second cabin who will spend a while as the |for two. days, left yesterday for man left today on a vacation Won considerable praise for their | passengers, one sack of mail and | guest of Mrs, Kemp. |Miami after a short visit. | which will last about two weeks | Presentation: ‘ id jone ton of freight. SPER | a land be spent in Washington, | The affirmative side was _up-| Judge Arthur Gomez, of the’ Stanley Sweeley, head of the |Philadelphia and other points. {held by Olive Gato, Jean Kirke,/ §, §. Colorado Due Tomorrow Eleventh Judicial Circuit, arrived |Federal Housing Authority inj a | Nellie gm a Dessert | Steamship Colorado, of the over the highway yesterday for | Florida, who had been on offi-! Miss Dorothy Russell, who was Side a sped re neces nga » Syl- | Clyde-Mallory lines, is due to) the purpose of visiting with his|Cial business in the city, left ' visiting in the city with friends, | Via Baker seas gageey ats arrive in port Banat: at eee family and to preside at the ses-|Over the highway Saturday for left on the 5 o'clock bus yester- Other numbers on fa ae from New . en rout fos sion of Circuit Court, which | Miami. ‘day for her home in Miami. included a recitation, “In :/Port Tampa, for which port t ad. opened today. | —+ t a ee by Belva Busto, and singing of | vessel will sail after discharging pe | Mr. and Mrs. Frank De Domi-;- George Albury, of Plantation | the national anthem by the as- | freight. se Mr. and Mrs. Chad Warren and |Ricia, were arrivals in the city Key, who had been spending the|sembly. Other classes displayed | son, Bertram, who had been vis- Yesterday and expect to extend weekend with Mrs. Albury and |historical projects — posters, | Cc. G. 185 bale «2 oe iting in the city for two days, left their stay indefinitely. json at oe a on sconeagraed ees ah : cise - | oe Guard Patrol ral over the highwa; esterday ers | Street, left in the afternoon 4 bserv |August Bradley officer ad morning and will stop at points| Frank Curaio, business man of his home. [Americans on Columbus Day., charge, left this morning for "Tor she will undergo medical treat- ment in one of the hospitals. In Technicolor Also COMEDY and NEWS Sacsescccecce CAN WHERE AND WHEN YOU BUY AT THE BEST? ° evesccscecococes — THY IT TODAY — The Favorite In Key West STAR * BRAND on Sue af act coca