The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 16, 1939, Page 3

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16. , 1939 ‘by Frances She ley Wees YESTERDAY: Michael decides to tdke Murchison’s assistant, McBain, into his confidence and perhaps gain information. He learns that Murchison and his wife were not happy, and that Murchison got Devoe his post, Chapter 24 Ridiculous Question “MESS LISSEY is your anony- ‘4 mous letter writer,” said Mc- Bain. Michael rubbed his ear. “I don’t think so,” he said slowly. “I asked "Bal her, pointblank, today. She knew what I was doing here, having guemed some and ferreted ‘out the Fest.” “You asked her?” “Yes. And no one could have been quite so guileless if she’d had guilty knowledge. No, I think ‘we're off the track there.” McBain shook his head heavily. “It’s a damned puzzle to me, from beginning to end,” he said. “And those love letters—that’s-a greater puzzle. I told you what I thought of such a rotten idea once before.” He dropped into his chair and sat thinking, while Michael watched’ his expression. “Did it ever occur’! Mi to you,” McBain said ‘suddenly, “that those mightn’t be love let- ‘ters at all?” “What do you mean, sir?” “Why—they were with the dia- monds. Surely, if Murchison had gone with a woman he would have taken his valuables with him, df that nature. It appears that he didn’t. Is it possible that ‘the dia= monds have some strange and ‘se- eret history and the letters aren't what they seem to be but some- thing else, in code, relating to the diamonds? Do I make myself clear?” “By the Lord Harry,” said Mi- chael softly. “I wonder if you've struck something? You're suggest- ing ...let me think now ...sup- posing the diamonds were stolen.” le went on, disregarding Mc- Bain’s hand. “Stolen. Not neces- sarily by your friend—but still— quite possibly by him. Supposing, as you say, these letters are code letters, from someone familiar with the circumstances. Someone who is warning him .. . rather!” Michael smiled sweetly. “We'll get @ code on them tomorrow!” “That would fit in ‘with your letter from Chicago,” McBain saitl abruptly. _“It would,” Michael replied hap- Py. “Murchison’s afraid to give is address or any hint of ‘his whereabouts to his wife. In that ease, she may or may not have a hint of the real truth... and is acting accordingly. You can inter- pret her actions differently accord- ing tothe light you see them in. But the thing that gets me, is... why haven't we heard about the theft or loss or misappropriation whatever you like... of fifty thousand dollars worth ‘of dia- “They may have come ‘from some other city,” McBain said. “I don't believe for one instant that Murchison stole them, Forrester. I think you're barking up the wrong tree there. But certainly there's something strange about them ... and it may be he’s keep- ing them to protect someone else I don’t know. I'm no jewel . But as for thinking of Murchison in that light... it'would mean a sort of double identity ... it’s preposterous.” “You've got to come ‘back to that letter warning the Commis- sioner. though,” Michae) said after @ moment. “Somebody sent it. As for Alix Lissey . .. I'm convinced she ‘thinks she knows something. I found her today out on the river bank, inspecting the rocks with a species of microscope. Can you tell me what might have been in her. pretty little head?” ‘Whose Hat?’ Mceain jaid nis pipe down on the arm of his chair. “Inspect- ing the rocks with a microscope?” “Something of the sort.” “Where?” “All along the bank between the seacmag FY path and the ‘first big ravine. I don’t think she found what she +/as after, but she was certainly searching.” McBain laughed shortly. “Per- sonally. I shouldn’t like'to venture an opinion. She's a bit off. I'veal~ ways thought.” ‘Any special reason wh) might want to cause trouble for the Murchisons?” McBain smiled suddenly. “Per- haps the fact that she once expect- ed to marry Jared Devoe might have something to do with it,” he replied. ewhatt™ “It’s ineredible, but true. She’s been a ‘woman ever since. It was the summer he came... he taught first at summer school here, Mrs. Murchison was away at the Miss Lissey was here, and she did her best to make Devoe feel at home. She took him every- where. ht hosts. of new ‘gar- ments and blossomed like the rose. My wife says she even went so far as to hint at an engagement. Then Mrs. Murchison came h ‘saw the ‘situation, ‘and: rescued from the toils. “Miss has been bitter ever since. It was a very close call for Devoe.” 4 can see that that might well McBain’s mouth tightened. “Surely, Forrestér, there isa more direct ibe f than this. of going about this business?” “T'm afraid nob its case of pa- tient craic, ied its until we find the straight thread. It looks pretty hopeless right now. By the way...” pe) alised. “There’s an- other kn, eet te tie, It’s a very ‘small one. you happen to have ‘a hat ‘afound there ‘that dopsn't belong to.you?” Michael’s sthile was very engaging. A whate” eer “A hat.” enat tind of a hat? Whose “I don’t know. Miss Lissey in- formed me this afternoon that there was a hat left here the night school cnet at might have a bearing on this'situation. It sountis tidiculous, but I ask merely to try and see what aie was getting at.” McBain shook his head impa- tiently. “fhe woman’s-a fool,” he said angrily. “There wasn’t any- one here’on that night. No one could have left a hat here. 1 was re home all evening—I’m posi- ive. ; “Stil—do_you mind if I ask your wife? There might be some reasonable ‘suggestion back of iss Lissey’s words.” For answer, McBain wetit to the door and ‘called, “Lucy? Where are you, my dear?” “In. ‘the gardén,” a woman's voice came faintly:“f’m in the garden, John.” r. ‘We'll -go ‘on out.if you like,” MbBain ‘said, ;preceding Michael down the long passage that led ‘to ‘the back door. An Owl Hoots M RS. McBain was sifting in a garden chair in the.dusk. She sprang to her feet lightly as Mi- chael followed her husband out. “T didn’t “know we‘had a guest,” she said chidingly. “I was enjoy- ing the-evening quiet. Why didn’t you.call me, John?” “We've been ‘talking, my dear, and I didn’t notice the time flying. Lucy, Mr. Forrester has rather a ridiculous question to ask you— can you tell him if there is a hat here that was left on the night school closed?” She stared at him. “A hat?” she repeated slowly. “Whose hat?” “I don’t know,” Michael said lightly, “Just any hat, that was left here ‘that night.” “Perhaps . . . it might .... per- haps that was the night I found a strange hat ‘hanging in ‘the pas- sageway ...'l don’t justremember. Is it important?” s“What Kind of hat?” McBain. asked her, “Why ...a gray felt, I think it was. “A man’s hat?” Michael asked. “Yes, certainly.” “Ts it still around, Lucy? Do you mind getting it?” “I think it is—certainly not,” ‘she said, and turned into the door- way, They followed her. She lifted the lid-of-a carved chest standing just inside ‘the door; it held sev- eral hats'and caps. She snapped on | the light, and examined them. “That's strange,” she said. “It doesn’t seem to be here any SV oe “ n did you see it last, Mrs. McBain?” Michael asked quietly. “I don’t remember.” She looked at him,.and.her brow was smooth | and untroubled ‘again. “I really didn’t pay ahy attention to it. 1 | remember wondering at the time who owned it, because'no man had called here ‘the day I found it.” “No man? A woman, then?” “No one but Miss Lissey, and airs only ran in for a few min- utes. “A gray felt hat, Lucy? Do you remember if it‘had a round brim?” , She looked at her husband. “I think it did,” she said. - They left her, walked to the Hate with Michael. “The last time I saw him,” he said, and there was no need to | i Who ‘he meant, “he was wear- ing a gray felt hat with a round brim. Heaven only knows why it was left here. Perhaps if we knew that we should know every- | ath, that | e edge o! the wroods and ‘the hedges a the | back the and ‘started tor home. fie walkea slowly, | thing.” Michael took the wound along bétween over the events of the she | we! and watched. “was just cise one who crept and kept close in the deep shadow of the hi As Michael peered at it, the ‘melted into the hedge and ‘be seen no long- er. He waited. : It — Bae ‘that ay could ear heavy thing, ani small noises, ich fe -could not ons di = 3 but ee = no longer movement ‘ would see, because of the.idark- and McBain | the'strange information | lan walked, | TALKING to one of the Key) BY THE WAY, on the last SS.| West ‘cops with plerity-of years of ;experience behind him. He was {telling us about ‘some of the hardships of the game. | World ‘War days when sailors were here in great numbers and a whole let tougher than they are ngw he was stationed near. ‘the corner of ‘the Fitst National Bank. Sometimes with a spitting rain he said that was the coldest spot in ‘the world. Then the sailors would come by going back to the station and cuss him from here to Jericho, Very, very meekly, one against ‘50, he pretended very ‘wisely not to hear them. Another time in _ light-of-a-peculiar-color plate ‘he was forced ‘to. arrest one sailor who was breaking up the place, There were about 300 sailors there at the time. How he ever brought the fellow out of there with 600 arms ready to thrash out at any moment in a free-for-all was a mystery to him. However, this was a quar- ter of a century ago. ANOTHER TOUGH bit of busi- | ness for the cops is taking care of the marihuana addicts locally. A marihuana yser is the nastiest, ,most violent sort of a maniac |when he is in one of his spells. The cop takes his life in his hands every time he has to han- dle one of them. Then comes the “dear public”. You're a “son of a gun ‘if you do” and a “son of a gun, if you don't”. Only the public uses stronger words. There was one policeman, who, every two years, swore. in saying, “| |solemnly swear to be a son of a | gun”, ete., only stronger. | LEGALS OF MASTER'S SALE 2 is hereby given that un- nd by » of foreclosure rendered ireuit Court of ‘the El. of Florida, | der de by | the Judici i, Thompson, as tiff, and The Key Largo Associates, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Florida, Captain William C. Kohlheim and Marie K. Kohlheim, his ‘wife, the Court, will offer for sale and public outery to the highest t bidder or bidders, for a » Front Door of the y Court House, in the City of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, | DvD. onthe Ist day of January, A: 1940, between the hours of eleven A. M. and two o'clock P. the sa being a legal sales nd the hours the legal hours sale, the following described property situate in Monroe County, Florida, to-wit: | at part. of the frac- ection Sixteen (16) in ip 60 South, Range 40 East, situate, lying and ‘being orth of a line parallel to and ant two thousand one hun- and three and five tenths et North e | South boundary line of fractional Section Sixteen (16), Township 60 South, Range 46 Bast, containing three hundred 00) acres, together with all Lots numbered “One (1) and Two (2) of Section Fifteen (15) in Township 60 South, Range 40 East, containing sixty-one and — ei three “hundredths cres, and singular the riparian rights thereunto belonging or in any- wise appertaining; also The Northwest Quarter (NW%) of the Northwest Quarter (NW) of Section Fifteen (15) ynship 60 South, ‘Range containing forty (40) Lot numbered Four (4) of Sec- tion ‘Ten (10), Township 60 South, Range 40 East, contain- ing thirty-three and eighty- eight hundredths (33.88) acres, together with all and singular the riparian rights thereunto belonging or in ap- pertaining; also The Southwest Quarter (SW) of the i Quarter (SW) nm Ten (10), Township 60 h, Range 40 East, containing forty (40) acre: ether with all and singular easements, tenements, hereditaments and appurten- ances thereunto belonging, or in ny wise appertaining, and the reversion or reversions, re- nder and remainders, rents, ‘sues and profits thereof; anywise said property being sold to satisfy id decree. aid property to all unpaid taxes, and ‘the |purchaser at such sale ‘shall sume the payment thereof. DATED at Key West, |this 16th day of December, 1939. LANCELOT LESTER Special Master in Chancery Shutts, Bowen, Simmons, Prevat | & Julian, H.'N. Boureau, Attorneys for Plaintiff. decl6-23-30,1939 ) IN PHE ‘CIRCUIT COURT OF THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CERCUIT, MONROE COUNTY FLORIDA. IN CHANCERY. DORIS GEANT CONNEWAY, Plaintiff, vs. CHARLES CONNEWAY, | Defendant. ORDER FOR PUBLICATION authority of the final | eventh ¢ it are Defendants, I, as Spe- | cial Master in Chancery appointed ; PRIVATE HOME with all modern | will be sold sub- as- Florida, THE KEY WEST CITIZEN THE ISLAND: CITY Cuba trip here one passenger fell against a bulkhead and frac- tured his shoulder. To show you Back in the courtesy of the P. & O. the | 7 oon. mn, steward, stewardess, Miss May [Pintado, first mate—all went by [auto with him ‘to a pital. Captain Noble chatted with fis wife while the shoulder was 'being ‘set, Then when the gentle- 'man came back with his shoul- |der in, great shape, all the offi- lcers came down ‘to talk to the ipair. The gentleman said he j would never forget how well he | was treated by the P. & O. | WHEN YOU APPROACH the \corner of Whitehead and Greene jat 12 “noon proceed with caution, sound three blasts, and man all ithe lifeboats, for the civil serv- fice workmen will come pouring jout of the station as bees from a beehive. Many of these men are CLASSIFIED COLUMN | ROSES 'RED | ROSES at all times. FREE- | MAN’S, 1121 Catherine street. | dec6-9-12-16-19-23-26-30x 5 Pesarlies bs ad Wc ei aia MISCELLANEOUS 'OPENING FOR THE SEASON, | Key West's loveliest Gift Shop. | OLD ; POST, at the Water Front, i North End of Duval street. dec13-1mo | FOR RENT | PRIVATE HOME FOR RENT, furnished. All modern con- veniences. 1403 Catherine St. dec2-1mo |FURNISHED COTTAGE and ' two Apartments. Apply 630 Elizabeth St. | | decl6-1mox | | FURNISHED APARTMENTS, i electric refrigerators. Apply Valdes Bakery. sept30-3mo | conveniences; two bedrooms; ' also, hot and cold running wa- | ter. 1418 Catherine Street. nov20-1mo i \ FOR SALE | 'CARLOS ROBELLI, %4-size VIO- | LIN, orignal cost $55, will sell | for $20. 1125. Washington street, phone 581. dec16-2t |SECOND-HAND ELECTRIC | PUMP with tank. Price $10.00. | Apply 1210 South Street. . decl6-3tx |\COLLAPSIBLE BURROWES| POOL TABLE, 72”x36”, like new. ‘Cost $32.50, will sell for $15.00. Suitable for grown-ups as well as the teen-age boy or girl. Phone 581. dec16-2t ; HOUSE and TWO LOTS, | Yooms, all smodern iences, beautiful ‘lawn, double garage. AJ] taxes paid, furn- ished, -radio, piano, ‘typewriter, etc. _ $4500 cash or $2500 down, balance in 1% years. Robt. J. Lewis, 1611 Von Phister street. decl1-s CHRISTMAS CANDIES, ¢hoco- | late assorted, 5-lb. ‘box ($1.25. Jockey Suits, “$1.00;Policeman Outfit, $1.00; Cowboy Outfit, $1.00; Scooteks, $1.00} Skee. Ball Alley, $1.00; Christ- mas Cards for every member of the family, beautiful senti- ments. ‘from 1c to §0c each. SAN CARLOS BOOK STORE, decl-tf 518 Duval Street. FOR SALE—2 lots, each 50x100. Run from Washington to Von; Apply Phister street. $850. rear 1217 ‘Petronia street. aprl4-s | DRIED, SALTED MULLET ROE. Lowe Fish ‘Co., Phone 151. decl4-Iwk FOURTEEN-FT. V-BOTTOM!) CYPRESS ‘BOAT; Four Horse | Johnson Outboard Motor; Four Life ‘Preservers, One Fire Ex- tinguisher; Pair of Oars and —all for $5000. Apply 1217 Petronia street. FLOWERS local ‘hos- | and PINK RADIANCE) ISLAND TRADING| Hot Water. | nine | conven- | Air Rifles, $1.00; <2i-piece Drink- N-Wet Doll Set in Chest, $1.00; Hoeal. “They ‘wear the proud uni- form of blue overalls and plenty let ‘grease and ‘paint. ing anxiously the word as to who were awarded the contracts for (hangar and other construction at \Trumbo Island, ‘because that ore ‘work locally. KEY WEST PROTECTS far ;more than the Straits of Florida ‘as Commander Carpender pointed lout. The Straits are directly de }fendéd, it is true, but patrol )planes go down as far as ‘the | Yucatan channel just to check |the waters for presence of foreign (armed vessels. | LOCAL REAL ESTATE of- |fices are jammed with sailors, |officers and men, now there are ja number of attractive girls in | these offices, but the real reason is that the sailors, especially, are trying to get accommodations for themselves and families. Families |come from as far away as San | Diego and Calixecto, Calif., in the Imperial valley. Other ships from /California are on their way ‘to be | stationed here. | ‘RECEIVED A LETTER from a {couple who spent their three- week vacation in Key West. As all these letters, this one began: “Tt is gray and cold up here—”. TRAVEL THROUGH KEY WEST is still slow but everyone in the four tour offices are get- ting busy cleaning up their neon signs and getting their offices dolled up. By the way, have you noticed the signs on the new tour office, Cuba Tours, at 419 Duval? -One sign is in the form |of an arrow with the name Cuba | Tours. is carried out. a rumba couple dancing. all in colors. | ISLAND CITY POPULATION: L. S. GRUBER, popular hotel bank with features wreathed in wanted or found out that he had more than he thought. Both obvious dispositions to risibility . . Have you noticed ‘that one of the taxis of Overseas Taxi |miliar black and orange of taxis LOCAL WORKMEN are wait-! Theme of the Cuban, flag Another sign has 5 2 the Cuban Capitol Building and|then we think we will have ac- man, seen emerging from the smiles. Probably got what he Company is painted in the fa-| of big cities?. . “BROWNIE”, one of the sightseeing guides of the|worth. . city, is one of the few to wear running the “Poorfish” the cap characteristic of a guide. | GAMES SUNDAY ;CONCHS AND BLUE SOX IN | FIRST; CONCHS-TROJANS | IN SECOND | | A-doubleheader is scheduled Mor tomorrow afternoon. when \three of the Monroe County ‘Baseball League teams take the {field at Trumbo in benefit per- ,formances for an injured umpire hand an injured player hurt dur- hing the regular second-half sea- son’s ‘play just concluded. In the first game the Conchs jwill play the Blue Sox, starting jat 1 o'clock, Following comple- tion of that game, the again take the field against the Trojans. go to umpire Jose (Sevilla) Gon- zalez, whose ‘collar-bone was broken a few weeks ago, and to Jackie Carbonell, who suffered three broken teeth in a game Played about four weeks ago. Another is popular chatterbox of the guiding trade. . .AUGUST BRADLEY, in charge of the 185, likes the Coast Guard and the city enough to de- vote all his time to them. You ean kid BRAD about everything |GONZALO BEZANILLA has the spirit that counts. When we can adopt the happy outlook he has, eomplished something. “BIG JOHN” CARBONELL is getting -active in city council. After an attempt last election he made it this time, . .By the way, charter boat captains we forgot to men- |tion in our recent survey of their jcharacteristics include CAPT. WILLIE WICKERS, whose good naturedness, solicitation and big fish catches are beginning to get lrecognition. Then there is CAPT. PAUL DEMERITT, old commer- cial fisherman, who ‘is one of the older charter boatmen who has a regular trade determining his -AUSTIN ROBERTS is in the {chatter fleet this year. Conchs | Proceeds in their entirety will} RAY NAVARRO, | except calling him captain, when! lit should ‘be officer in charge. . .| GRILEERS TUMBLE PLACE; GRILLS WON, ' 35 TO 29 igames. Score was 35 to 29, In the nightcap, score being 53 to 29. ; Box scores: Key West Lions Player— C. Smith, f —. J. Pinder, f B. Saunders, c - |N. Ketchings, g \I, Carbonell, g | Knowles, sub |Rosam, sub _- 4 12 6 Fleowpoowaw alowroonn Totals— f £ o E Player— |J. Carbonell, f W. Cates, f |C. Lewin,.c B. Wickers,g ~ F. Carbonell, g G. Pinder, sub Sterling, sub — ep ey eee. Lem penias olenanocce Totals— | Score by quarters: ‘Lions _... = Grillers i a a ~ a Player— Stevens, f - Woodson, f . |Ivester, c |Bowen, g 1... J. Woodson, g ;Mullinax, sub Navarro, sub .. Bl eohesae Totals— af | Player— |Newby, f White, f Ross, ¢ - |Ethridge, g \Nodine, g Starr, sub ocwanonf common ol onpewon ounoood wl ccoccows joyable! FI PPLLAUPLALALACLLZ AE GENERAI Row -Liscks; Anchor with Rope | MONTHLY AND DOWN ‘PAYMENTS AS LOW Gifts that save time ith one-piece porcelain interior. e. Fomous GF sealed-in- | anism for ran Never before coul you buy so much i id a G-E for so little. G-E's Selective Air-Conditions ‘provide the most practical low-cost method of food preser- vation known today. 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Clinchy, direc- You are ‘hereby required 'to appear to the Bill of Complaint in the jabove styled and entitled cause on \January Ist, A. D. 1940, otherwise | pthe allegations thereof will ‘be [taken as confessed. j | “Dhis order to be published once & Week for four consecutive wedks | in the Key West Citizen, paper published ‘in | Florida. | Done and ‘ordered this 16th day Jot November, A. D. 1939. (Cireuit Court Seal) ‘Ross C Sawyer Cierk of the Circuit Court. By (Sd.) Florence E. Sai | ‘wyer, -| Deputy Clerk. | HARRY SIEGEL, | Solicitor for Plaintiff. | | nov18-25; Geek-0-16,1980 | \CHRISTMAS FLOWERS—Flow- | ers ‘arriving daily for all occa-| sions. Pay us a visit. BRAX-) TON'S FLOWER MART, Si.: ee Tod “ or ‘of the Natl. Conference of i 3 and Angela Streets. Raigh oe so Sere | Jéws and Chirstians, born in New famed architect afid-author, born | Hampton Falls. NVHL, 76 ears | YOTK: 43 years ago. Be es | Blizabeth Hawes New York, ‘ ., |dress designer, ‘bon at ‘Ridge- Ww. 7 ‘ » < Malcolm Bingay of Detroit, 1 Gesod 3, $8 poats abo. SS editor, born at Sand-| "Francis W. Rolt-Wheeler, boys’ wich, Cana., 55-years ago. ‘story writer, born in England, 63 imargaret Mead of New York, /years ago. DUVAL AT GREENE STREET WRLIDOIUIIIDE RIGA RIITILIOOIR AITO OEIIOVOOIIIODOOIOI SIS. atmosphere. 917 ‘Fleming St.