The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 13, 1939, Page 3

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1939 The Creeping Man | by Frances Shelley Wees YESTERDAY: After discovery of the $50,000 diamonds, Mr. For- tester and Michael try to per- suade the girls to leave the Uni- versity They insist on staying. The next morning, Jared Devoe drops im at breakfast time, Chapter 21 Casting Seeds “your mother is upset ... be- cause of bad news?” inquired Tuck. “Yes. That is it. Bad news— strange, perturbing news. News that we do not understand. But f do not make myself clear. I won- der if you have been told just where Professor Murchison, my cousin’s husband, is at the present moment?” His brown eyes darted fo each face. “Why no, we haven't,” Michae?; replied. “I hed an idea he was away on a business trip.” “Yes. Someone told you that?” spo . “Mrs. Deane too, think he is away on a business trip But we are not sure just what this business is—or when he is com- ing back.” Silence. “T will tell you the whole story,” scid Devoe evenly. “He went away one night, and did not tell anyone where he was going—not even his wife. Until last week—and you imagine the suspense, the wonder, the fears—until last week we heard nothing from him. The Police had attempted-to trace him and hed failed: Them we had:a letter from Chiéago -saying ;that we were. not to worry. [t.was's very short letter, indicating that he is perians absorbed in-pressing work of his own, but if gave no indication of his exact where- abouts or the time of his returning. As a matter of fact, it was most unsatisfactory, but it reassured wife to a certain extent. How- he paused, and then went ir r private affairs are not what trouble us. It is that others, with malicious tongues, are at- tempting to cause us trouble. It is worrying my mother greatly, and h: Quite understand, Mr. | Michael looked up from the little pile of crumbled toast on the table before him. Devoe’s face darkened. “No. ! hesitate—but I must speak of the matter. You ladies will undoubted+ ly hear of this, be subjected to these rumors—I must guard vou against tl The woman who lives next door to you—Miss L.s- sey—has a most uncontrollable tongue, and a strange mind For he will manuface out of whole cloth. and repeat them every- where. It seems that she has dis- covered that the Professor's ab- sence has caused us great worry. —that we have not been sure of his exact whereabouts. And she is telling”—he frowned angrily— “she is telling that he has gone away with another woman and has left his wife for good. It is jeal- ousy. of course, which you will be able to understand. She hates youth and beauty. She hates my cousin because she is young and beautiful. But it is most unkind, and most annoying.” “Mrs. Murchison does not be- lieve that?” “Certainly not. Nothing could be further from het mind.” “And you?” He was taken by surprise. He looked at Michael queerly. “I. too, am convinced that she is very wrong.” he said gravely. “Then your point is that Miss Lissey is telling libelous stories and must be stopped.” “That is it exactly,” he paused. “It seems best to give you two ladies the facts. You may have noticed the marks of strain on mv mother and Mrs. Murchison at the Deanes’ the other night?” He looked at Bunny squarely. ‘Predicament’ “No” Tuck answered him. “Of course we wouldn't. be look- ing for any such thing.” “No, of coutse not tinless Miss Lissey had drawn it to your at- tention previously.” He frowned, then looked at Mithael. “What would you advise me to do?” he asked. “You understand our pre- dicament. We cannot-possibly af- ford to have ill-chosen rumors and reports carried about the Uni- versity. It is damaging to Dr. Murchison’s professional reputa- tion, and it makes the situation very difficult for his wife.” Michael ‘considered, his head lowered. The sun glinted over his thick black hair. “Other le are familiar with Miss Lissey’s |.S0n is a double-dyed. mania for gossip, are they not? With her abilities to manufacture unpleasant stories?” simy Tiel dy! “t beg your pardon?” said Mle —_ as if his ears were deceiving im. POSTPONED: CAME ' TONIGHT AT GYM “We do not know where he is, | nor why he went. We do not know TEST WILL FOLLOW his plans. He said nothing about | returning. In fact”—he hesitated— | “the torie of the letter made us be- lieve that he’ meant it as a final farewelh Supposing he never re- turns? What then? Michael. laughed. “You are an- ticipating ‘an event ‘Which will scarcely come to pass,” he said lightly. Devoe stirred resilessly. “It is in our minds, that worry,” he in- sisted. “We feel that we must take it into account.” “Was he thé type of man to leave his home and his wife with no tore ceremony than he has. shown?” “No, emphatically not.” “There is nothing to suggest that Miss Lissey may be speaking from sonie knowiedge she may have in her possession rather than fancy?” There was the smallest hesita- tion. on Devoe’s part. “Nothing,” he said. Michael looked straight at him. “What is your own personal ex- planation of Dr. Murchison’s ac- tion, Mr. Devoe?” For a moment Devoe did not answer. Then, “I cannot explain : it.” he said heavily. “I have gone | over every possibility again and again in my mind. I have given those possibilities to the Police | Commissioner and he has worked on them. Nothing answers. Until he comes back to explain it him- se]f—if he chooses to come back— the mystéry is’still a mystery to me.” e-4 5 *T\so@,” Michael said thought- fully. “Perhaps then, you had be ter go to the Commissioner with this story about Miss Lissey There is'a chance that she knows some- thing she isn’t telling—something she’s only hinting at. Since you've talked it all over with him pre- viously, I should think that would be your wisest move.” ‘Dyed-In-The- Wool Fh ievete started up and stared at Michael. “But what could she know?” he demanded. “What is there for her to know?” Michael shook his head. “She may answer that and she may not. By the way, what about Dr. Mur- chison’s brother? He seems . level headed sort of chap. He was liv- ing here in the house. was he not? Can't he throw any light on his brother's movements?” Devoe's face was dark again. “He says he had gone to the thea- ter that night. He seems to know nothing whatever of his brother's disaopearance—of his action.” Michael rose. “What does he think of this idea of Miss Lissey’s? About another woman?” Devoe looked straight at Michael j as he answered: “Duncan. is very sullen and ill tempered. We have little talk to- gether on the matter. 1 do not know his opinion.” “Well, what about Miss Lissey herself? Where was she at the time he left? Did she see him go? It might be worth your while to find that out.” “I might suggest that to the Po- lice Commissioner,” Devoe _said doubtfully. He turned to Tuck. “You will pardon my uneasiness, Mrs, Forrester, I am sure,” he said politely. “Perhaps this matter will be cleared up soon, and then we shall have freer minds. In the meantime, you will understand why my mother ... and Mrs, Murchison . ..” “Certainly,” Tuck interrupted him, “I can understand perfectly.” “And perhaps .. .” he hesitated again, “it might be better... in case you do meet either of them . .. if they did not know that you are in possession of this informa- tion.” He made his adieux when Tuck had assured tim that she and Bun- ny were silent on the matter. He was effusive in his thanks. Michael watched his retreating figure from the window. “Very distinctly,” he said, “I hear church bells, far, far in the distance. Or is it.a mouse I smell?” “It: looks ri i like a herring,” un “Isn't he: mntemptuausly. eature? I was e salt all over Michael wrinkled his nose. “Poof!” he exclaimed “What a pasty idea, Bunny. What a nasty lea! “T thought he was rather sweet,” said Boe weenie “He did so want to get his little idea across, and he had such @ dreadful time doing it, poor thing.” “Umhm. That Duncan Murchi- on fi -in-the-wool villain, and knows a lot more than he wants to tell. Wasn't that it?” Michael laughed. “So I gathered, “They could not possibly be un-| honey. Apparently, since it got to aware of her tendencies.” both of us, that was what he was “Then, I should think you haye | trying to do. Strike you that way, to worry about. After all, nothin, fy a temporary affair. When it is on! Bunny?’ “Yes,” she said loftily and turned Dr. Murchison comes back with a | Suddenly a faint pink under Tuck's Satisfactory explanation of journeyings, le will forget all about what s! as been telling.” | he out The There was another long silence. | the ° He lifted his head and looked out of the window. Devoe was rubbing th tf at the handle of tis spose Fiat he spoke in a low voice. “That is just it,” he said. “How | never Can tell.” do we know he will ever return?” ‘CRACKER’ STOPS COLUMNS The column formerly appearing in The Citizen headed “Cracks and Comments”, authored by Mrs. Hugh Williams, who used the pseudonym “Florida has not appeared for the, past has |month, and, according to infor- jmation volunteered by Mrs. Wil- \liams, pressure of seasonal busi- ness: and other occupations will not allow her time to write for the paper during the coming his | Scrutiny. Michael - ary eh coughed, “That letter, Uttle stopper. I we st a to pull yo! she up her sleeve?” “Oh, her arm, probably. You Continued temorrow winter season. Coast Guard-Army basketball game in the City League tourna- ment originally scheduled for De- eember 4, will be played tonight | at the High School gymmasium, the whistle blowing for the start , at 7:30 o’clock. Two High School teams, the 10A’s and 10B’s, will play an ex- ' hibition centest following the league fracas. Coast Guard will fight to re- tain its second place position in the league and to close up the gap between their team and the league-leading Lions. Army will be fighting to keep from more solidly becoming entrenched in ‘last place. GOLFING NEWS By CLUB REPORTER | Cmeesrecvesecerccccscees | DINNER MATCH TOMORROW | Tomorrow afternoon _ those i worthy weights who compose the 'Key West Golf Club will journey {to Stock Island and there try to eat each other out of a_ free {meal. Some of the boys, notably ‘Plummer, O’Bryant and Parks, | ihave not eaten free all year so} they are looking on this as their | \last chance. Each has promised | to quit the club if he doesn’t win | this time, so the other members | look forward to getting rid of at | least three. | The club president has to; mind the baby Thursday night, | jso we will hold the dinner Fri- day night in the Rainbow Room. Clem Price is feeling better alt} |the time. It seems that this is | the first cup that he has won, so he now says that he will fill the Artman Cup twice after its presentation that night. Pairings for the match follow. It will be noted that as usual the first named are THE TALKERS, while the last mentioned are THE GOLFERS: Spottswood and Price vs. Har- ris and Goldsmith. Parks and Watkins vs. Russell land O’Bryant. Pinder and Grooms vs. mer and Caulkins. Anderson. and Kemp vs. Lopez Plum- Kirschenbaum and Salas_ vs. Pierce and Fripp. Sands and Schutt vs. Mesa and Kirchheiner. Ketchum and Slingluff Stowers and Taylor. AMERICA COOL TO U.S. OF EUROPE (Continued from Page One) hundred years ago to make Eu- rope a nation of one mind—his own. England shook him down. The enthusiasts of the French Revolution thought they had found the one-and-only type of government and tried to butter all Europe with it. Napoleon, with the same machinery but fewer of the ideals, dreamed for a time of a sort of United States of Eu- rope—under him. “Waterloo end- ed that. At the Congress of Vienna in 1815, Prussia, Russia and Austria set out to preserve the statis quo in Europe and even in the Amer- icas'’ by the “Holy Alliance”. South American nations, and in turn, Greece, Belgium and Spain, shook down that house. | The League of Nations was the next such attempt, but its ma- jchinery was better designed to make political adjustments than the economic adjustments about which Europe now is talking. SAWYER CLARIFIES MURPHY PROVISIONS (Continued from Page One) {der him, or anyone holding lien vs. }of Florida thereafter, through jthe Trustees of Internal Im- | provement Fund shall be author- jized and impowered to sell the said lands to the highest and ‘best bidder for-cash at such time ‘and after giving such notice and {according to such rules and reg- ulations by the said Trustees of jthe Internal Improvement Fund. from date this Act shall become |a law no Court in this State, feither Federal or State shall have jurisdiction to entertain any suit brought by the former owner of said land or anyone claiming by, through, or under him for the purpose of question- ling, or in any way litigating or Mrs. Williams hopes to continue contesting the title of the State Cracker”, her column at some future time, of Florida, or its grantee to said ‘she stated today, \jand.” and Strunk. { |thereon shall. cease, terminate | and be at an end, and the State} | After the expiration of two years) THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Ann Sheridan ~ STARRED IN “YEARS WITHOUT DAYS’ A Warner Bros. Picture does her Christmas shopping early. Copyright 1939, Liccert & Mysns Tosicco Co, Chisthhas One of the most attractive Christmas packages—see it in the stores and order your Christmas Chesterfields now. Chesterfields, with their real mildness, better taste and delicious aroma, give real pleasure to anyone who smokes. |Raymond Ovide, Charles Perez, Mildred Whitley; 1.80, Elizabeth 'HONOR ROLLS IN 80, KEY WEST SCHOOLS jive touise Russell, Lois Lowe, | Olga Machado, Nellie Perez, Joe |Arencibia, Jack Einhorn, George Henriquez, Roland Keeton, Wal- lace Mitchell, Wilma Sands, Grace Perez, George Cates; 1.60, {Carolyn Cherry, Griselda Garcia, Virginia: Frances Schaffer, Sylvia Hen- riquez, Emma Carrero, Copelyn Ramsey, Dolores Armayor; 1.50, Elaine Carney, Leander Albury, Milton Appel, Charles Ketchum, |Sylvia’ Pinder, Gloria Silviera, ‘Donald Lowe, Sam Collins, Mel- jvin Tynes. H HARRIS SCHOOL Honor Roll for Harris School jfor the six weeks’ period ending December 1 follows: 6A—Dora Henriquez, Williams. 6B—-Joseph Alonzo, | Albertus, Marion Solano, Jean Wharton, Patty |Nellie Romaguera. 5A—Betty June Cottrell, Ker- mit Roberts. t 5B—Leland Archer, Joy Avis! Ball, Dorothy Saunders. i 4A—Robert Russell, Sweeting, Manuel -Monzun, Ken- lan Week’! iéaehding Decent: neth-Knight, Rath Roberts, Ysel bari: - |Caraballo. ! Honor point average 3.00, Lor- 4B—Faye Bervaldi, Lorraine raine Goethe, Shirley Bullard; Nottage, Conchita Varela. ; 2.80, Noelia Bravo, Charles Cer- 3A—Felix Davis, Bobby Arm- vantes, Dorothy Johnson, Eu- strong, Amando Fernandez, 'gene Rosam; 2.75, John Day; 2.60, James-Malgrat. Gloria Acevedo, Hilda Guito, 3Be-Robert Archer, Harry Jennie Johnson, Alice Salgado, Carey, Horacio Sanchez, Eddie Jimmie Singleton, Nestor Cas- Weatherford, Loretta Carbonell, tenada; 2.40, Alfred Lowe, Fran- | Patri Harrison, Joan Knowles, ces Collins, Lavinia Ricketts, Joan ‘Sawyer. Dorothy Ranger; 2.25, Laudelina 2A—Ralph DuBrueil, Cecilia Perez, Barbara Johnson, Yvonne Rollo, Sophie Roberts. Stewart, Eugene Berkowitz; 2.20, 2B—Shirley Rom, Clara Ar-!Thomas Dion, Edna May Hoff, mayor, Al Goehring. _Mary Knowles, Robert Albury, 1A—Dorene Clawson. |Emma Neal Ayala, Monteen Bry- 1B1Elizabeth Cooper, Ann ;ant, Oscar Fabal, Gloria Giles, | Tiner,<William Hartman, Shirley {Leona Spillman, Patricia Web- }Layman, Leonard Salazar, Albert |ster, Henrietta Carey; 2.00, Don- Garcia, Louis Maloney. ‘ald Pearlman, Odilio Rodriguez, }Gurline Pace, Margaret Pinder, Edward Betty Duane, JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Following students of the Key ter-than-average work during the SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL The following 55 pupils in Ralph Arnold; Amando Canalejo, |Senior High School have work :Eola. Johnson, John Marzyck, Jo- ithat is worthy of mention during seph' Roberts,» Lorraine ' Russell, the ‘instruction period ending Eloise Cutry, Bobby Friesz, Roy | December 1: Rogers. Arthur Valladares; 1.80, ' Honor point average 3.00, Jes- |Catherine Chapman, Daniel Lu- |sie Watkins, Elinor Larsen; 2.80, jan, Ethel Roberts, Orlando Ca- ;Lorraine Harrington, Betty Hen-|bana, Martha Gomez, Nellie ‘Nicolai, Amalia Blanco; 2.25,'Barbara Curry, Erundina Fer- |Alicia Borges, Eleanor Carney, nandez. Gloria Riggs, Violet Al- Arthur Lujan, Lois Malone, Ray | bury, Faye Gwynn, Rose Bethel; Lowe, Shirley Pierce, Ernest/Lee Thompson; 1.60, Byron Bowden, Ruth Currie, Billy Cates, j Cooke, Jennie Saunders, Ar- Galey West Junior High School did bet- ' Max Labrada, Patricia Albury, | |riquez; 2.75, Louise Collins; 2.50, Thrower. Ruby Wharton, Violet | Ottolee Kirchheiner; 2.40, Ella Ranger, Johnnie Mae DeLoach, Perez; 2.20, Walter McCook: 2.00, |1.75, Howard Johnson, Jack Saw- | Shirley Elbertson, Flossie Mae |ver, William Whitehead, Rose, Eugene Mae Saunders. Vera Waite, Ivy | 1 ! TRANSPORTATION Cuba Had 47 For Key West Steamship Cuba arrived from } Havana yesterday afternoon with | |61 passengers, 44 first cabin and! three second cabin passengers for} \Key West; 12 first cabin and two second cabin passengers for} | Tampa. | | Arrivals for Key West: Max H. |Growbacker, R. G. base ranbesseg |Kurtz S. Growbacker, C. H. Hen. | derson, T. Fonseca, W. D. Millet, Joseph N. Millet, Karl Lowen- |stein, Gerta Lowenstein, Kurt D.! |L. Ette, Murthall Sinai, W. Pat-/ |terson, Audrey Patterson, Phil- jlip Wallack, Sophie Friedlander, | |Christian Ben, A. Altmann, Val- eria Altmann, William Sinott,; |Margarett Sinott, Earl Gartwell,! |Mildred Gartwell, Marcelle God- | bout, Alice Cronan, Adolf Hess- | lein, Caroline Heimann Mittel, | Ludwig Fuchs, Sivonia Sara Weil Fuchs, Herbert A. Myers, Mer- |riam Myers, Christie Helland, | | Jos. Campo, Sally Fuchs, Florence Charlottte Fuchs, Werber Fuchs, |Albert Wepf, Margarita Wepft, ‘Sonia Wepf, Rosalind Wepf, |Jorge Aquayo, Carl B. Neilsen, |Arne Anderson, Joseph Melzer, Jr., Maria Perez Aguilar, Pedro de Jesus, Malcolm MacAuly. | Shown on the manifest of the | |vessel were the following items: | |For Key West, four tons of freight | and five sacks of mail; for Tam- | |pa, 38 tons of freight and 42 sacks lof mail. | The ship sailed at 5:15 o'clock | |with the following passengers: W. | |K. Lockwood. Mrs. O. Lewis and | ‘Seo re Singleton, IM. | {mando Sosa, Robeft Knowles, Jack Appel, i TIIAFTAIAFALA LA You can’t buy a better cigarette. hestertields SETTIIMIIITTTTO EEO COMPLAINT SERVICE. .. “If you do not Receive Your Copy of The CITIZEN By 6 P. M. PHONE—WESTERN UNION Between 6 and 7 P. M, and a Western Union Messenger Boy will deliver your copy of The Citizen. WOR IIIIIOV IIS IL ISS OM & oa CJA t¢ dd ttizéd¢dd £.) SUBSCRIBE FOR THE CITIZEN—20e WEEKLY.