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PAGE FOUR YESTERDAY: Turning down rich Toby Maugham’s final pros posal of marriage, Christine Howe arth lets him go to Bermuda alone. She picks the coldest day in New York’s coldest winter to move into a desolate studio apart- ment on George St. Chapter Two Something Wrong N a few minutes Mr, Kimball hurried up the stairs with a basket of wood. “I’m sorry that I've got only one log and a bit of kindling for you, but Ill have more later,” he said and smiled as he saw me sitting glumly on the trunk, “Oh, this will do very nicely,” I told him. “I shan’t be staying up late tonight.” i “Moving is a depressing busi- ness,” he remarked, “and you surely got a cold reception.” I denied that with weak polite- ness as he laid a bed of crumpled papers in the fireplace, lighted it, then put on the kindling. Watch- ing him as he bent over the hearth, I thought what a good- looking man he was; tall and very spare, with an intelligent face and finely drawn features, His eyes as he turned to talk to me were deep blue which, even with his white hair, made him seem considerably pecae than he was, I guess that e was in his sixties. “I think it will be warmer soon,” he said, straightening up. “Drop into the shop this evening if it isn’t and I'll see what can be done. I'd like to show you my books anyway. You said the other day that you were interested in them. I have a few good ones on art.” I thanked him. His cordiality soothed the rankling ache brought on by Toby’s blithe cable, After he left the fire seemed to lose heart. It burned with a few feeble flames, then the chimney started to smoke so violently that in spite of the cold I had to air the room to keep from chok- ing to death. I went over to a window and as I bent to raise it a noise made me glance outside quickly. A hand was pressed against the pane. I stared hard. Then the hand disappeared and I thought: “The smoke must be going to my head.” But I heard a noise again and at first I thought it was only the wind in the branches of the tree, but a shadow on the fire escape a moving shadow, outlined itsel! against the glass. Then came a louder noise, a sharp, grating sound. I stood still, clutching the win- dow casing, too startled to move. Who was outside of my window and why on earth on a stormy night would anyone be climbing around an icy fire escape? I finally opened the window, but when I peered out cautiously I couldn’t see a thing. I bent for- ward, straining my eyes and finally I spotted a figure down in the yard, close to the house. It was a man, I was certain, in dark clothes and a pety coat. Then slowly the weighted ladder swung up from the ground and shivered back into place on a level with my _ window. It dawned on me suddenly that of course the fire escape didn’t drop to the ground until some- one descending, pushed it down. So I had not imagined the shadow I had seen was a man outside of my window. I closed it with a bang and sat down suddenly on the trunk. My hands were very unsteady when I lighted a cigar- ette. There was so”aething, I decided, definitely wrong with this house. But before I could figure it out I THESE GOOD swiss | BURGHERS GET STUCK (By Associated Press) | LUCERNE, Switzerland, Mar.! 5.—Lucerne’s thrifty voters, who congratulated themselves on sav- 50,000 Swiss francs (about 000) and getting an airport anyhow, found they had crowed | too soor { The voters turned down a pro-! posal to spend that much on the! civilian half of an airport at Lu- cerne a the army offered to put up other half for a mili- tary field hotels offered to put eney anyhew and work 2 on it when the Euro- brought an army order ll civilian flying over Switzerland So Lucerne has no civilian air- port, which is all right with the hotel owners too, for the war has kept mar a foreign tourist out of Switzerland. FABLE OF FOX AND THE THREE NIMRODS (By As ated Press) FLORENCE, Minn., Mar, 5— You'll never hear any little red foxes around here singing “Nyah, nyah, nyah” to the hunters. Not to hunters like Gust and Louis Oldenburg and Harvey Thompson ,anyway. Those boys just naturally wor- up the was beg! realized I'd either have to go out to dinner or be overcome. The fireplace was still kicking up. With every gust of wind a smoth- ering cloud of smoke poured out of the chimney and the room was blue with it. “Pm Afraid” i the last hour the light snow- fall had turned into a blizzard. I hurried down the street, an icy wind tearing at my coat, trying to find a restaurant. All of the stores were closed for the night, the dilapidated tenements were dark, and the sidewalk stands lay bare of fruit but deep in snow. The whole neighborhood looked as though it had been suddenly deserted. Then on the corner I saw the steamy windows of a Knife and Fork. I could have shouted with joy. : It was gratefully warm in the lunch room. I took off my coat, climbed up to the counter and ordered wheat cakes and sausage and felt more normal. It was a re- lief to get away from that house. Those wheat cakes tasted better than any luncheon on Park Ave- nue and after a second order of them and another cup of coffee I could even think of Toby without bursting into tears. Then I lighted a cigarette and leaned back, inking that pleasant as it was I still had to go back to the apart- ment, I don’t knew exactly. what was the matter, but 19 George State was becoming less and less inviting. It was bound to be cold, and with people crying in the hall, walking overhead when the apartment was presunably empty, and climbing around fire escapes in the dark, there was no telling what might popes next. I felt pretty poney: t takes a strong character, thought to have a career. And then the street door opened with a clatter and a gust of wind and Mr. Kimball’s niece came in with a man. They sat down at < small table by the window. He left no particular impression on me except that he seemed awfully young and was wearing a-heavy coat and muffler that he didn’t take off before I left. Later the Police Sergeant seemed to think this was impor- tant, but considering the weather it didn’t seem odd to keep a coat on to thaw out, However, the police and I differed on more points than one, The girl was awfully smart- looking. She was younger than I, in her early twenties, I thought, and she had a beaver coat that I gazed on with a covetous eye. It made my three-year-old sealskin look like an alley cat. They were sitting so that I could see them in the mirror over the counter. Something certainly was the matter with the girl. Mr. Kim- ball had said that she wasn’t well, but it looked to me as if it were worry and not illness. was frankly curious so I lighted an- other cigarette while they or- dered. For a few minutes they didn’t speak. Then she bent across the table and her voice, though it was very low, carried, and I could hear her quite distinctly. “What are you going to do?” she asked the man. He shrugged his shoulders. “T’m so worried,” she said. “She has warned me twice. And if she comes again .. .” She broke off and both of them were silent. When she continued her voice was shaken, “I tell you, I’m afraid.” I shivered, “This,” I told my- self, “is no better than a cold apartment.” Locked Door my check and bundled-into my coat again, a little ashamed to have listened. Apparently she hadn’t recognized me, because I turned and faced them as I went out the door and she looked up at me without speaking. And then because I was feeling a little better on top of the wheat cakes and coffee, I prowled farther down George Street try- ing to locate a telegraph office. I found one about three blocks from the house. And in a burst of extravagance and revenge I sent a cable to Toby: TRY ARSENIC FOR SUNBURN DARLING NEW YORK WEATH- ER GLORIOUS, The man behind the counter looked dubious, but I explained to him that it was a joke and he fin- ally accepted it, When I got back to the house the apartment had thawed out slightly. Mr. Kimball had put more wood on the fire and the chimney was behaving beautiful- ly. So with more energy than I felt I tried to get my furniture arranged, _ But by half-past eleven I was tired out and thoroughly de- pressed. Toby was in Bermuda, yet that didn’t seem reason enough for the state I was in. I didn’t like the house, but there was nothing definitely wrong with it. After all, just because some idiot chose to climb down the fire escape was no reason to get in such a turmoil. Yet there was something wrong—something I couldn’t put my finger on. The fire had died down—Patrick was apparently still among the miss- ing, because the radiators were cold — and the wind howling around the house crept in every crack, I decided the only thing to do was to go to bed to keep warm, While I was undressing, the one electric light bulb I had flickered, then went out, leaving the apart- ment entirely dark. There were no bulbs in the bathroom or kitchen either and I could have screamed with annoyance. On my way to dinner I’d meant to buy more bulbs, but of course I'd for- gotten all about it. And there I stood in a pair of panties, in the dark, with no way of making a light. I groped around for m: bathrobe and decided to risk bothering Mr. Kimball’s niece in the next apartment. She might have an extra bulb I could bor- row. Several times during the evening I’d heard knocking at the girl’s door, so evidently she was at home. I opened the door to the hall and there was no light out there either. I peered down the stair- way and the lower hall was dark, too. The only illumination in the whole place came from a wan overhead light on the floor above, I said a few choice words under my breath and crept down the hall, and when I stopped in front of the girl’s apartment I could hear a window being opened inside. I knocked, thinking that if she'd just gone to bed she would an- swer. She didn’t. I knocked again and this time I leaned close to the door and called to her that all I wanted was to borrow a bulb. There was still no response. De- ciding that I'd just imagined the noise, I tried the door carefully. It was locked. Someone wus in the apartment I was certain, For a moment I waited, but apparently the girl had gone to bed and didn’t want to be disturbed, Then I knew that a window was open, because I could feel the cold air THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Reservations On Sale For ‘Night In Haband’ A chart of the floor space of || the Habana-Madrid and also tickets have been placed at Braxton’s Flower Mart on Si- monton and Angela streets, andj} reservations for tables will be- gin tomorrow. Rehearsals. and costumes in- dicate that Friday~ night those attending the Fifth Aapual atin Floor Show at the -Habana-| Madrid will have a rare treat by| seeing Uncle Sam enticed into! | dancing, American highlights of | amusements, a trip through Pan. American countries and ending | with a Conga-Rumba parade and | all concerned honoring the gay | uncle. The genial George Mills White | will act as master of ceremonies jand the Key West Players are presenting Terwillger and Duffy | in “The Sandwich”, composed »B ARBEE IN RACE Carol Pinneo. { sais FOR GOVERNOR |Spanish dancers at 1018 Division Eva Warner, director, that this afternoon rehearsals | |will be as follows: Hawaiians | PREACHER OF JACKSONVILLE leteeet | STATES HIS REASONS FOR | street. | Tomorrow, general rehearsal) SEEKING HIGH POSITION and soloists are to meet at 1209 | |Division street, Tango dancers at at Habana-Madrid Club will be| held. | RUNS FOR GOVERNOR JAMES BARBEE |Gerald Pinder's Studio and | In announcing to citizens in High School Operetta jevery walk of life his candidacy |for governor of the State of Flor- Comes March 15th lidef James! Barbes,. cfs Janka “The Cessack Prince”, a Rus-| Ville, said, “I frequently hear sian operetta in three acts, will this statement: “A minister be presented in the Key West/should stay behind the pulpit’. High School auditorium Friday |This is an old piece of propagan- night, March 15, at 8:15 o'clock. |da. Years ago the criminal ele- Music alone, writen by the fa-|ment found the ministers were mous Russian composer, Tschai-|their most dangerous foes and kovsky, is sufficient to charm any they started the slogan, ‘drive audience and the plot of this op-|the preachers back to their pul- eretta makes it even more en-|pits like dogs to their kennels’. tralling. “To those who seem to know Directed by Professor T. B.|so much about the Bible and what Klebsattel and with parts ade- !a minister should do, I ask: ‘Show quately handled by members of | me one place in the Bible where the Boys’ and Girls’ Glee Club, | the lowly Nazarene ever hid be- this presentation promises to be | hind the pulpit’. No, he spent his a huge success. time out among the people where Gorgeous girls and_ stalwart! there was need for service, among young men in exotic and colorful|the hungry and sick. There are Russian costumes against a_ ro-| people in Florida today who are mantic setting will furnish a/ hungry, and conditions which are splendid example of what can be| sick. We need a man in Talla- produced by this enthusiastic | hassee who is in the habit of min- group of Key West High School | istering to human needs. students, “The very word minister means ‘to give service’. A minister should never become a politician, Mrs. Eastman To but by training and ideals he is Instraci Players sromeeiere |man. Mrs. Max Eastman will begin a| “Statements are also made series of instructions in acting; about mixing politics into re- technique at the regular meeting | ligion, too. I am opposed to bring- of the Key West Players tonight.|ing politics into the ¢hurch, but Individual instruction and critic- jwell fitted to become a states- | (Ee was something about the girl’s voice aside from what she said that made me un- easy. I put out my cigarette, paid on my ankles coming from the space under the door. Continued tomorrow SPIRITUALIST REVEALS "PP PODS OOM: OLDEN DAY TREASURE ANTI-LIES DEPARTMENT OPEN IN SOUTH AFRICA (By Associated Press) CAPETOWN, South Africa, Mar. 5.—A “lie detector de- partment” to counter Nazi propaganda in the British sections of Africa has been established by the Union Unity fund .a South African organization formed to fight Germany’s widespread ideo- logical publicity campaign. Staffed by economists, his- torians and experts on inter- national affairs, the anti- lies department was designed to combat radiocasts from Zeesen, powerful short-wave broadcasting station in North- ern Germany, and other Nazi propaganda. OL hk de uh ute howbed ROCK-A-BYE SKIERS AP Feature Service SAN DIEGO, Calif., Mar. 5.—j A public exhibition of old metal crosses has directed attention to a mystery of spiritism and buried treasure of the California moun- tains. | The objects were dug up be-| tween 1914 and 1924 at various lo- | cations between San Luis Rey and Bakersfield at locations spe- | cified by a Mrs. Parent, now} dead. Mrs. Parent claimed clairvoy- ant powers and directed neigh-} bors to more than 100 locations | where she said buried treasure | existed, i The search attracted the atten-| tion of. the writer, Hamlin Gar-| |land,. who made an investigation. |He says that participants related jfinding gold coins and currency} valued at about $10,000, in addi-| jtion to values in silver in the! jcrosses themselves. (By Associated Press) | Though one expert says the} ROME, Italy, Mar. 5—Ski en- crosses are of modern manufac- 'thusiasts will “swing” on their ture, others see them as relics!way from Rome and other south- datnig back hundreds of years. jern cities to Northern Italy. Ital- eter lian railways announced third | Lewis Nixon, the naval archi- class sleeping coaches will be |tect, who designed scores of fight- equipped with hammocks. Addi- ing ships, was once a Tammany tionally, the railroads are giving |political leader in New York. a 50 percent reduction on all tickets for ski parties this win- | | {mental anguish, he slows down. ter. ism of any who have acting as- pirations will be Mrs, Eastman’s purpose. Mrs. Eastman began little-thea- tre work with the now famous Provincetown Players and has now offered the benefits of her experience and knowledge to lo- cal drama followers during the remainder of her stay in Key West. A short business meeting will precede the instruction period. All members are urged to attend jand any visitors cordially invited. The time 8:00 o’clock at the Art Center. Monroe Council P.-T. A. Meets Tomorrow is A meeting of the Monroe Coun- ty Council, P.-T. A.,,Has been call- jed for tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the High School audi- torium, by the president, Mrs. |Mervin L. Russell, A full attendance of the mem- bership at this session is desired jby the officers. REV. ENTZMINGER WILL PREACH HERE | | | ae | Pierce, will preach at the First ;Baptist Church tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock. Rev. Entzminger will preach on “The Greatest Need of Amer- jica As Found in the Prophecy Of Habakkuk”. | All are invited to attend the | service. A TRAVELER RESTS | i | (iy Associated Press) | | HOT SPRINGS, N. M., Mar. 4./ |—Two horses, a trained dog and | Jack King, horseman, all jump-; ed into the Hot Springs mineral | jbaths and soaked. King ex-/| plained he was riding from New | }York to San Francisco and! thought it was a good chance to! “soak out the traveling kings”. | A SICK THIEF | CHARLOTTE, N. C—It must) we certainly need to mix a little/ religion into Florida politics. That is a different thing and we should not confuse the two issues. De- \mocracy is religion at work. We jneed more religion in our poli-! tics. “Ministers are jto hold high office. well qualified Who ister does? Who knows their | TODAY’S DAILY QUIZ lives | closer to the people than a min | [LEY CHURCH GROUP MET ‘LAST EVENING Wesley Fellowship Group, com- posed of the young adults of Ley | Memorial Church, met Monday | evening in the Church Annex. | Archie, Roberts and Mrs, O. C. | Howell were in charge of the} program, using the theme, “Seek- ing Lofty Heights”. Albert Carey spoke on “Lofty Ideals in the} Home”; Mr. Roberts discussed | |“Lofty Ideals in Business”, and |Rev. O. C. Howell talked on} |“Lofty Ideals in Our Spiritual} Life”. During the business meeting plans were made to hold sunrise prayer services during Holy Week |preceding Easter. * Thomas Curry led the group in several games and delightful re- freshments were served by Miss- jes Elizabeth Rosam and Cather- jine Knowles. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. C. Sam B. Curry, Mr. and |Mrs. Archie Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. | Albert Carey, Rev and Mrs. O. C. Howell, Prof. Earl Hamilton, Eli- |jah Sands, Thomas Curry, Miss |Elizabeth Rosam, Miss Ida Beth- (el, and Miss Catherine Knowles. | THE LOWDOWN |FROM HICKORY GROVE | | More and more I am leaning to | the idea that our system of:schools jought to be changed. f |. The idea I been harping on, is |to have a Post-Graduate High |School. This school to take the (high school graduates, and keep | them for one year, before sending \them over to clutter up the Uni- versity campus. | In this one year spell, the girls | would get a Home Making course | versus how to get into the snoot- iest sorority. And the boys would jbe taught Manual Training. We |been giving our young folks too |much for the head—and too lit- |tle for the hand. But it is not their fault. | My plan would lighten up the |number going to the university as |freshmen, and who now rattle }around there for a year, aimless. And in this school I would also |teach Babrius. Babrius is the duck who compiled into book form the stories of AEsop—ahout 400 B.C. And when our offsprings reach 21, they will know 2 bits from 2 dollars—also a hoot owl from a turtle dove, on election day. Yours with the low down, JO SERRA. | ANSWERS TO | Below are the Answers to Today's | “Daily Quiz printed on Page 2 . One eighth of a mile, | 2. David Gray. Gregorian. Larger. Paul von Hindenburg of Ger- many. Robert H. Jackson. |must stop thinking in a BREAKFAST TODAY ASSURES SUCCESS (Continued from Page One) port for the organization fails it will be many years before we have a live Chamber here. Such a catastrophe will retard our growth, development and pros- perity. “Just hoping, merely wishing for a sttong Chamber of Com- merce dedicated to a_ construc- tive program.for the public good will accomplish nothing. We small way, and thing largely that we |May grow greatly.” Ernest Ramsey, promotion chairman of the drive, was next speaker. He called attention to the program of activities now sponsored by and being followed through by the Chamber and urged cooperation in the cam- paign. Chairmen of the division teams were then called upon for a bow. They were Bascom L. Grooms of the industrial group; Arthur Mulberg of the automotive; Miss Elizabeth Sharpley of the hotel; John Carbonell, Jr., of the amusement; W. W. Demeritt of the public oficials; Fred J. Dion of the professional; Bernie C. Papy of the foods, and W. T. Fripp of the retail. Larry Vaughn, d the final speaker. In detail he outlined the numerous steps to be taken in the campaign today and told of the distribution to director, =, COLDS without “dosing”. Use LIQUORS — WINES _ Complete Line CURRO’S BAR ‘ACKAGE STORE Special Prices on Package Goods For Two Weeks Duval at Petronia St. Phone 138 Special Delivery Key West, Fla. @vecescoceceecos was TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 1940 group chairmen of large en- velopes containing subscription cards and other data for the in- jdividual teams. | Vaughn said that all cards and all reports must be made by the jteams to the Chamber of Com- merce by 5 p. m. today. He said the object was to increase mem- bership from upwards of 100 to 250 and explained the mechanics ‘of selling the Chamber idea. “The receipts from this cam- paign will be working capital for the Chamber, not for overhead”, | Vaughn declared. “The subscrip- tions are not a_ contribution to the Chamber, but an investment in Key West.” As a youth, Sir Hubert Wilkins, the explorer, took up photography so that he could see the world. oe eovecescoveece. James—Lucille—Russell GLEASON in THE COVERED WAGON Also—Comedy, Serial PRIZE NITE, TONIGHT The BETTYE RAYMONDE RESTAURANT LUNCH — TEA — DINNER 512 Caroline Street Open 8:30 a. m. to 9:30 p. m. ROYAL PALM DeLUXE Local Sightseeing Tours TAXI SERVICE Key West Representative of THE ROYAL PALM HOTEL in Havana, Cuba ROYAL PALM TAXI CO. Ralph DuBreuil, Prop. 629 Duval St. Phone 9149 NO NAME LODGE Directly on Beach Famous Bahia Honda Fishing Reef — Tarpon —. Permit Bone Fishing COTTAGES $2.50 AND UP Stone Crab Dinners a Special! PHONE NO NAME KEY NO. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Craig, Owners POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Monroe County Democratic Primary, May 7, 1940 Seocccccvcccccesecosecos For Judze of the Circuit Court GEO. E. McCASKILL (To Succeed Judge Trammell) For County Tax Assessor CLAUDE GANDOLFO For Sheriff T. JENKINS CURRY For Sheriff BERLIN A. SAWYER For County Commissioner, First District EDUARDO C. GOMEZ |needs, who is more ready to help | the poor, the needy, the hard- pressed wage-earner than is the} minister? Whom can you trust | Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”. Hudson River. A dining car. John Adams and Thomas interested are | ry the foxes to death. They pick/Then the Oldenburgs and Thomp up a good trail and start walk-/son come along and pot him with have been a sick burglar who/ ing. They keep on, just plodding along. The fox gets worried. Finally, under the weight of his a shotgun. |. Sometimes, they think, the fox is almost glad its over, Mae West, of “Come up and see me some time” fame, made her first public appearance at the age of five in a church social, broke into a local store. He took six bottles of malaria medicine, | 12 bottles of castor oil and 12 box- | les of cough drops. : more than a minister? | That is why I am a candidate for loffice. Florida needs a governor | who will conscientiously minister & her needs”. a a ee MARRIAGE LICENSE | __ ISSUED YESTERDAY | A marriage license was issued | \yesterday by County Judge Ray- jmond R. Lord to Harry J. Whit- ney, 35, of Miami, and Miss Eliza- beth B. Kieinsary, 25, of Home- | stead. | The couple took the | with them, stating they were un- {certain when or where prom be married. Rev. Sedley Entzminger, of Ft A” | “Key West's Outstanding” LA CONCHA HOTEL |. 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