The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 20, 1939, Page 3

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER e606 The ree 20, 1939 ing Man by Frances Shelley Wees ———_—-—- YESTERDAY: Higgins denies Knowledge that Murchison was murdered, but says he saw a bi Paper on the path. The next day Gordon Deane’s dog Grops dead from meat the Forres- tere were planning to eat, - Chapter 27 Dog Burial AS § MICHAEL put the car into @arage at the side of thi house he heard the sound of ham- He penile OS tee ted ps rent use, called in t “Til be out fora while, ] ed as if they brimmed over at some distant time; but Michael took no notice. He dropped down on one and put out a ere,”. he muttered. recy mera Gordon. He got up box to the gate, log’s body, lyi ge wrapper Michael said and picked it up. Gordon into the woods; toward the bank, and Michael followed. The box was very light. Fred had been only a small dog. The world, Michael reflected, was full of small dogs; but, in Gordon’s eyes, there would never be another one exact- ly like Freddie. The grave was already dug, ly- ing underneath a great pine tree on the edge of the river. They at the bex down, and Gor- don d it to set it softly in the hole, He turned away for a minute before they started heaping dirt upon it. Michael gathered an arm- ful of pine branches, while Gordon was finishing, and brought them lay on the top. Gordon stood up. blew his nose, Michael took out his cigarette case, looked at it, then turned and held it out to Gordon. “Have a cigarette,” he said, as man to man. Gordon shook his head. “Don’t smoke,” he said ffy, and itened his sho rs. Through the thin fringe of trees between them, and the river, the sunset was visible as through heavy lace. Gordon leaned his back against a tree and looked at it. “Funny thing a fellow can’t even have a dog,” he said at last, with what started out as a nonchalance and ended with a hint of a catch in his throat. Michael did not answer. “Maybe they'll let me have a bike,” Gordon said. “Mom thinks they're not safe.” too safe, the way some kids ride through the traffic,” Mi- chael “Nothin’s safe. I had a boat once. Mom never found it out. She'd have thrown a fit. Dad did have a fit when he found out I had it.” “How'd you get a boat without their Roowna 3 “Found it. It floated down one spring, and stayed here all summer without er eee coming after it. I took it. Saved my money, and gs it a swell paint job, and fixed it all up.” He scuffed at the pine needles. “Can't have nothin’,” he “They take it away from you?” “Who? Dad? No. Someb “ it.” “Maybe the owner found it.” ‘Tl Get Even’ “NJO CHANCE. I had that boat hid. I kep’ it up a ravine with branches over it If the owner had a wanted it he ought to a come for it sooner. It was my. boat. No, some- bod: it saw me in it. ook it. Wa where I put it-an@swiped eae to find out. ty that’s wi would: I bet it was the same fy, poisoned Fred. You just wait. Te crazy,” Michael said. have it in for a kid?” t even with him.” Gordon looked at him sidewise. 's all right,” he said at last, | Tuck as if a little ashamed of himself. “Til take care of that. I'm not such a Tl show him.” ’s it. Who?” He looked at i directly. “You took that them find out if it had poison, oul it had poison. Ditin't you?” <2 “Yeu.” “ft will, You mark my words.” He .chose his “father’s favorite hrase. “He poisoned my dog, an’ 1. sure get even.” oer praia cheaped aya ly ry chee lenly. Gordon jumped. “We better get home,” he said in a low voice. Ke bent double, and darted off to the right with the speed of a startled bit, Michael following quite un- ashamedly. the wood a come in, Tuck was obviously re- lieved when he did come in and sit down beside them. Bunny, sitting ae the big Pg eg under: - a lamp, shut her magazine at ito tet taleie. Be looked at Tuck nodded.her head pagie Bush returned to Key| Trojan team of the “Monroe ‘sata quietly, West today to take up profession- | County Baseball League, winners “Michaet,” Bi “you're going about this myste: business.in your own way, aren't you?” “My own way, Bunn; “Yes. Telling abou you think, Keeping the most im- Portant things to ireeg Getting a grip on the whole and say- ing-very little about it. to know something. Will you tell MOP? ov : I know the answer,” from Chieago a fake or is it not?” “I don’t know. The Commission- er is tracing it. He’s written a let- ter to Police Headquarters there. We ought to know in a few days.” cal next question is... why do you think it’s a fake? Because of all this suspicioning around, or have you any Fi Sew that... Dr. Murchison... might have been murdered? Real proof?” Michael Srenght that over care- fully, He decided. He told them about Higgins, the roekeries, the watch, “It is Edgar Murchison’s watch,” he said: “There isn’t the McBain’s the night he disappeared. Who? Why, I don’t know. taken all together, I doubt if aman would go off and leave his hat, his watch, and fifty thousand dollars worth of diamonds, to say nothing of his wife... voluntarily.” ‘Charming Person’ “T SEE.” Bunny put the tips of her long graceful fingers together Tuck got.up from her chair, went over to Michael’s, sat on his knee, pulled her feet up off the dark floor and put both hands under the edge of his coat. She put her head on his shoulder. She was iafe, “Well. Temigh “Well... I might as well tell you this, It’s just that . . .”she was Bay: ing a little trouble with her words. “It's just that... I’m afraid you'll be suspecting Duncan Murchison as well as the rest of them, and I wanted (As to know that Pve been out walking with him several times lately. He isn’t trying ~to pump me or get information Hoorn me, and I don’t think he has any ul- terior motive in asking me. [’m going because I want to go. I find him a eharming person. I like him very much. He isn't a bit sulky and rude when the Devoes or Mrs. Mur- chison aren't around.” She Michael was stroking Tuck’s hair gently. “I wanted you to under- stand,” Bunny said at last, “Thank you, Bunny. Were you, by any chance, with him this after- noon?” “Twas.” “Between what hours?” “He came shortly after three, and he left about half past five.” Michael stirred restlessly. Tuck shifted her position to one less like- ly to precipitate her on the floor. “Why, Michael?” “There's something I want you to understand too,” he said slowly. “T ean’t count Duncan out because he’s a charming person. I liked him too. He’s a fine upstanding sort of young chap. Everybody has a good word for him. But, as dad says, this is a queer unlikely sort of business we're engaged in, and I've got to follow where the track leads, Bun- ny. Likes and dislikes don’t count so much in an affair like this, I haven’t got a thing against Murchison yet, Not.a thing. I do get the end of a string leading his way, I’ve got to follow it. Per- sonal considerations can’t be counted when it’s murder, Bunny.” She flushed. “No,” she said quiet- . “I just didn’t want you to think was trying to put anything over on you. I want you to have the facts, I have the utmost confidence in your judgment and commor sense.” sai er rps ror Michael's 2. ephone siriliea gases 5 Tuck, dropped fiiously to the couch, and made one leap for the rece‘ver. “Hello?” he said. Then— “Yes, yes. Forrester speaking.” “It’s not, eh? Positive?” ‘There was a pause. “I see.” “Yes. Thanks.” He turned back...It’s Jethro,” he said. “He says there isn’t a trace of Poison on that meat. He's tested it for everything. He says he'll swear to that.” Both girls looked up at him. “Then what killed the dog, Mi- chael?” He shook his head. “I don’t know,” he said. Jethro had said. He emphasized At the gate Gordon looked at him again. “It isn’t so safe out there in the woods with robbers and ts soners pone said in a og ‘ remember, Mr, Michael aurrester, he didn’t in- tend to get Freddie with that meat. Tt wasn't Fred he was after.” In the study the two girls sat very quietly, ‘waiting for him to fact be there Eig nO} —_ oe meat, no. a trace, And then he said, it’s some damna! br after it ir sure the merest and it dropped my feet.” . Continued temorrow "| erature, born at Decatur, Ind., 72 Today’s Birthdays | vers as. Soescccoceccessesscssges Marion N. Talley, opera sing- Louis S. Cates, president of | born at Nevada, Mo., 33 years Phelps Dodge, New York, born in |28°- * Boston, £8 years ago. | MaxtLerner of New York, edi-!of the morning and late hours of Dr. Stephen Duggan of the |tor-professor, born in Russia, 37/the night. In faét, bartenders City College of New York, noted }years ago. political scientist, born in New York, 69 years ago. John Dr. L. Lowes, Harvard’s | Dr. Walter S. Adams, director jof the “Mt. Wilson Observatory, | | Pasadena, Cal., born in Syria, 63 professor emeritus of English lit- | years ago. “Yes. I thought so. And the !ogi- | slightest doubt, It was Edgyr Mur- | chison’s hat that someone left at-' and contemplated them carefully. | aused, | Bae But he did not tell them all that Not | aoe jsels Curlew and Constance will ‘EDDIE BUSH BACK |TROJANS ~ FOR NEW SEASON’ READY FOR STARS, | | “RETURNS FROM NORWAY,'PRACTICE TODAY IN PREP- | MAINE, POSITION: BLIND : BOGEY TOMORROW i al duties at Key West Country | ‘Club, fresh from his seventh suc- | cessful season at Norway Coun-! | played in the Miami Open) Tournament which ended Mon- | day. i | ut I wamt Starting tomorrow afternoon, a/ten games to be, played during | 'Blind Bogey event will be held | Michael considered. “Glad to, if ‘at the course on Stock Island each jof the league, will get underway Thursday and Saturday «during | “Thank you. Now—is that letter |the season, Mr. Bush announced. |ernoon. \This feature, started last year,| |proved quite successful with} {members enjoying the play. | s | KEY WEST IN| DAYS GONE BY | po ER | Happenings Here Just Five, Ten and Fifteen Years Ago As Taken From The Files FIVE YEARS -AGO | The infant sonj of Mr: and Mrs. | Oscar Milian was baptized yes- | iterday afternoon in St. Paul's! |Episcopal church, in the presence | jof relatives and friends. Spon- | sors at the ceremony were Mrs. Mercedes Ramirez, C. N. Recio(| and Manuel Avalo. The name \given to the baby was Nestor) | Eugene. { Howard Wilson, deputy- collec- | tor of internal revenue in Key! West, has been transferred to | Miami for special work. He left this morning and will be joined later by Mrs. Wilson. Mr. Wil-| son is relieved by Ernest Bige-| |low, who arrived yesterday and ‘took up the duties this morning. | A price of $200 was paid for the | ‘excellent launch, which was sold | ‘at auction yesterday at the cus- | tom house by Deputy Marshal/ Jack MacParland. The launch} |with a load of liquor was cap-| ‘tured about a month ago by Of-/| ficers Taylor and Lounders and | | was valued by Mr. MacParland at | M. E. Gilfond, who has been serving as director of public re- lations in the Key West Admin- | listration, today becomes acting | administrator of FERA activities. | B. M. Duncan, former administra- tor, will devote his time to the jeonstruction of the bridges de- velopment of the inland water- way, and probable renovation of | Fort Jefferson. | TEN YEARS AGO Fight hundred and thirty-two |more automobiles passed through | Key West enroute to Cuba during the past November than passed through the city the ‘same month | last year. Cuban Consul Jorge R. Ponce kept a record of the} cars and it is through his office | this information was obtainable. | The proposed program of im-| provements at the Marine hos- | pital is expected to get underway | ‘this week, according’ to Dr. M. S. | | Lombard, surgeon in charge. Ac- | cording to the doctor’ the bids for | |the work were opened yesterday | and it was found that the lowest was that of Jj S. Dongo. | Key West chances for securing | ja new postoffice building looms | | bright today, following the ey lceipt of a message from Senator Duncan U. Fletcher, who in-| }forms The Citizen that in all! \likelihood the bill providing for | |additional public buildings will | |pass the senate in the near fu- | | ture. ! Tom Anderson, another alleged | }bad man in the Ten Thousand | |Island region, is im the toils of \the law, having been captured lyesterday at Jasper, Fla. while making his way to Georgia. |Sheriff Cleveland Niles will Heave tonight to get the prisoner. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO | | Information received at the! java station today to the effect |that the British government ves- larrive at this port on December | |30. They will.remain in port} |for 10 days and a number of en- | {tertainments are to be arranged | |for them. i I | The sojourn of the prohibition | jofficers in Key West has had a |Salutory effect on the sale of eye- jopeners and night caps and va- ‘rious other decections which |were in demand at early hours look with a wary eye on a strange \face today. | In the December number of the lFord Owner and Dealer is a five- |Moonrise . {has occurred during the last 24 ‘ARATION FOR FIRST GAME WITH TAMPA NINE ID FPPLIIZIZLLLELLLZALEZLAPZELLAILAPZPLILLLLILLPPLAP LDL OOD of the second-half championship, are holding practice sessions’ this | week, starting this afternoon, at} heen what #Y Club, Norway, Maine. He|Trumbo Field, in preparation for | their game with the Tampa; AlLStars. i This game, starting a series of | the holidays with member teams. at 3:30 o’clock next Saturday aft- | THE WEATHER Observation taken at 7:39 a. m. 75th Mer. Time Temperatures Highest last 24 hours Lowest last night Mean i Norma! Precipitation Rainfall, 24 hours ending 7:30 a. m., inches. _ nee Total rainfall since Dec. 1, inches ee Deficiency since December 1, inches _. ue Total rainfall since January 1, inches 3 gee Excess since Jan. 1, inches 0.92 | Tomorrow's Almanac 7:08 a. 5:43 p. . 2:05 p. Moonset} i - 2:23 a. Tomorrow‘s Tides (Naval Base) AM. iT Sunrise Sunset - Low High - 3 Barometer at 7:30 Sea level - Wind D: SSW—10 miles per hour Relative Humidity 95% N. B.—Comfortable humidity should be a few points below| mean_temperature FORECAST (Till 7:30 p. m., Thursday) Key West and Vicinity: Gen- erally fair tonight and Thursday, | preceded by showers this after- noon; somewhat colder tonight; moderate northwesterly winds. | N.B.—Forecast indicates winds between 13-18 miles per hour Florida: Generally fair tonight} and Thursday, preceded by showers in extreme south portion | this afternoon; colder tonight, scattered light frost in extreme north portion. CONDITIONS A low pressure area of consid- erable intensity overspreads the | Lake region this morning and} extehds southeastward over the| South Atlantic States; while mod- erate high pressure areas “cover most sections from the Pacific} States southeastward to the Gulf of Mexico, and the northern | Plains States. Light to moderate precipitation hours in most sections from the | Mississippi Valley eastward, on | portions of the west Gulf coast, | and over northwestern districts. Temperatures have fallen in the | middle and west Gulf States | and readings are slightly below | freezing this morning as far) south as Arkansas; while tem-/ peratures over eastern and far western districts are generally above ‘normal. G. S. KENNEDY, Official In Charge. page article by Hamilton Wright, about the proposed highway to the Mainland. The article is illus- trated with five views, Stock Is- land bridge, Boca Chica viaduct and ‘a complete view of the wa- ter which must be covered. Stephen F. Lowe has moved the place of business which for yeafghad been conducted under | the firm name of John Lowe, J to the corner of Caroline and William streets. where three structures have been erected. The store building is 26x85 feet and there two lumber sheds, 20x121 feet. NO NAME LODGE Dire on Beach | Famous Balta Honda Fishing Reef — Tarpon — Permit B — COTTAGES $2.50 UP Stone .Crab Dinners a Speci: PHONE NO NAME KEY NO. Mr, and Mrs. C. L. 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