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TUESDAY, APRIL 30, LEAP BEFORE YOU LOOK By Peggy O’More YESTERDAY: Tomi makes a hit with Allen’s friends. Allen seems disappointed when Tomi Pierre as her escort, than himself. Pierre is courteous and attentive, yet Tomi continues to be very much aware of Allen, chooses rather Chapter 13 Eternal Warfare ‘Tom sighed and hoped she was going to be Pierre’s employer. Perh she would have a chance to talk to Allen before Pierre de- manded a dec’ “Then “Tl tele she asked. e hotel Monday erre thought that would be excellent time. The cab bounced over the rough roads and Tomi was uclivered to the door of | her home with no more than a] courteous good night. “lL wish Allen, with his foolish fears, could have seen that,” she thought, going to her room to stand at the window and look into the shadows. A light flashed in the shadows, a match held to a cigarette and revealing a familiar profile. Al- | len had seen “Spying on me,” and yet she feit It had been a lo lovely day. She recalled each in- cident. | Huddled in the wrapped rt sat, think taken Pierre seriously? think Pierre the “min who wi handle her as she needs to handled.” Perhaps he feared Pic telligence and knew h less chance of winning the esta had the man from Lov help with the farm . when Tomi slept, she di of Pierre. but 0: an et warfare with in which each ec with belaying pins, ponent to make the other “sit up and beg.” T spent most of the follow- | y outlining the plan would lay before Bartell. W the assistance of Abe, she d up a prospective budget for next six months, and then sent | Abe to !ook for Bartell and make an appointment for the | Monday| 1 had not slept at his cot- 1 for Alame room to « n through the G cloud. It was un- the fog rol Gate in a b utterably dreary veckhe elock.tolledfive and. Tom: thought of the old Toland heyse Back there. two thousand away. the T. | tea. Sunday members of under the T To think that only ago, she had been there. slipning the cake to the greedy Ming Ne and being roundly «sco Great-aunt Hannah wh cancht She hadn't had a worry world. A good pc of a tiny. efficient anartmen only herself to think about N she had Old Abe. a house ar lion frogs an Louisiana F man to balance against one Bartell Realization that two hours ference in time lay between Ala- | meda and Chicago mode considerably better Per morning mail world b from Grea Twilight a Rethe a both dark dn't find All ed m and Lil? went to Ber ley this morning. Ain't be since. I told his ma about bein’ anxious to get a date with “Oh, Abe.” dif- wailed Tomi. “no a date: a bus appointment.” “Same thing. sted Abe. “T ma looked at the book he keeps | and said to see him at his office at | one-thirty. Said he'd be in court} in the morning. She sent you half a cocoanut cream cake. Said she'd be over to see you soon’s you had | a chance to settle. She sure is a} swell lady.” | Businesslike | HE cake cheered Tomi a little, | or rather the friendly gesture of the woman who had sent it Nevertheless, she started for her appointment the following dav with considerable apprehension. | She had dressed with even} more care than she had uced for | the dinner dance. She wanted to} look crisp. efficient, businesslike She chose a black suit, white tai- | lored blouse, black Breton sailor | | and white accessories. The ensemble seemed an insult to the day. High white clouds) rolled along the horizon. hi sails swelled above the blue _wa- | ters, gay, adventuresome. Even} the ships lifting from the nearby airports dipped and circled like skv dolphins in an azure sea. Tomi's spirits neither rolled swelled nor circled Promptly at one-thirty she was admitted to Allen Bartell’s op: vate office. He arose as tered, but as soon as she w: ed. retired to his chair. Tomi wondered what there was | ubout a business desk which gave | its possessor the advantage of a man holding a fort. [t made the person on the other side assume | the role of an aggressor. | fu “Mr. Bartell—” Tomi set the atmosphere of the interview with her businesslike tone—“T want to come to a ‘efinite understanding | about my finances.” “Yes?” Bartell wasn’t going to be help- ful “ve outlined a possible budg- | et. I'm allowing six hundred dol- | lars per month for maintenance of the house and farm. I assume | sound there is approximately seventy- five hundred dollars left in the account.” “Eight thousand five hundred and seventy-five dollars and fifty- seven cents,” corrected Bartell, gravely. “Deducting Abe’s teeth and the amended Tomi, __ there |," Tomi added, ondered suddenly why he & deducted the cost of the t ng to make that ie of the estate so it would be returned to him when he won? Never! “AN owing this maintenance, there will be nearly five thousand dollars left: 1 want to have-some nents made on the “For instance?” “A telephone installed so my customers can reach me in an ar you say custom- " snapped Tomi. “Oh 1 think. The farm be would faint if But I'm go- I'm going in if 1 have to scruff of the in that way rigid wrath. ou ready to co’ er the “Have you t to have ght in from the 1?" flashed Tomi. I considered it when lilt. Until the in your name, Id not advise ng to that exnense Method Of Payment ale) ned) don’t think I'll last.” Tomi flared ‘Well, ['m go- d you'd like to see me e lamps around for wouldn't you? e to see me break nanently. in toti | fiv M e me the tre Bartell rete »mi wondered. helplessly. if »s were hung or elec- ins California. Hf. she her temper she'd nber that statement.” writing.” ad- yes dancing | with golden li war aver the budget where it can be slashed?” Tomi swallowed and laid the papers on his desk. He studied them, then frowned as he came to Are vou for what she managed. 1undred for But you won't gener two ide he muse have to pay a h ou want me to save you en skirts and a yur, you'd make int Hannah.” sekeeper is put that are to choose her, so you won't have to worry about her spying on you. Now. if this salary isn’t for this woman, for whom is in intended?” “An expert in ranaculture ” “And I suppose this expert has been chosen?” “Yes, he is Pierre Prudhomme.” Tomi relaxed as Bartel] smiled. It was such a delightful. cheery smile. “Why don’t you pay the lad what he’s worth?” he asked. Tomi accepted his words at value. “Oh, then you do approve? And what would you suggest doing about his salary?” Td pay him off with a swift ick which would tand him right the center of Canal Street. s_ in New Orleans, if you don’t know its location.” Bartell arose to demonstrate homme’s payment. Tomi arose with him. “It's useless to talk to you, Mr. Bartell. 'll assume you will meet the obligations of the farm. As for Mr. Prudhomme's salary, I'l] take care of that. I saved a little money while I was working. 1 | don’t know of a better way to ap- |ply it than to make it work for the farm.” “Wait a minute.” Bartell was around the desk and had stopped | Tomi’s departure. “I’m not going jto let that—that—” “Fraternity brother?” Tomi sweetly. “All right—fraternity brother— be indebted to you personally. I'll take care of his salary out of the d. TH admit he does know must-have to writing. Yi offered frogs. And why the admission?” Bartell flushed. “I had him in- vestigated.” he confessed. “Went ver to the fraternity house Sun- lday and we long-distanced Tu- lane.” Tomi’s eyes widened with in- tere And what did you learn, if you don’t mind my being fore- warned.” Continued tomorrow ‘ TIGERS BEAT INDIANS, BOB FELLER LOSER | RELIEF HURLER FANS TWO DETROIT MEN WITH BASES LOADED; YANKEES BREAK LOSING STREAK (Special to The Cit NEW YORK, Apr troit Tigers defeated the Ameri- ean League leading Cleveland Indians yesterday at Detroit by virtue of a ninth-inning performance staged by pitcher Al Benton, who the scene with the bases loaded with Tigers and fanned two men to end the game. Final score was 4 to 3. Bob Feller lost his second game of the year when he walked in the winning run in the eighth inning after passing two men and hitting another batter. Boston Red Sox pulled up in- rescue relief entered to a tie witn tne Indians by win-! ning an easy game from the Philadelphia Athletics. The Sox pounded three Athletic hurlers for 19 hits, winning the contest, 1l to 3. World Champion New York Yankees snapped out of a los- ing yesterday by defeat- ing the Washington Senator: The winning run came in the ninth inning on two singles and a sacrifice. Score: 5 to 4. Only two games were played in the National League. Cincin- nati collected just five safeties against Pittsburgh Pirates, but two of them were home runs by Harry Craft and Bill Werber, which enabled the Reds to win, 3 to 2. Paul Derringer allowed nine hits to win his second game of the season. St. Louis Cardinals knocked Dizzy Dean out of the box yes- terday and went on to win a ten- nning encounter with the Chi- © Cubs. Terry Moore and Johnny Mize hit home runs for the Redbirds ae Cavarrata and Augie Galan hit for the cir- cuit for the Cubs. Score was 6 t streak Results of the games follow: AMERICAN LEAGUE At Detroit R. HH. E. Cleve id 310 0 Detroit 46 2 Feller and Hemsley; Pippen, Benton and Tebbetts, Sullivan. At Philadelphia Boston 1119 0 Philadelphia sy ae | Harris and Desautels; Caster, Ross, McCrabb and Brucker. R.-H. E. sae fe 480 and Rosar; Krakas- Masterson and At Washington New Yerk Washington Chandler Hudson, Ferrell. NATIONAL LEAGUE At Cincinnati R. HOE. Pittsburgh 2-30 Cincinnati ce van Butcher and Davis; and Lombardi. kas, Early. R. HE. -515 0 613 0 At St. Louis Chicago St. Louis (Ten Innings) Rossberger and Todd; J. eee and Padgett. Dean, Cooper, LEAGUE STANDINGS AMERICAN LEAGUE Club— W. L. Cleveland Boston Detroit Washington St. Louis New York Philadelphia Chicago Pet -700 -700 -600 -500 44 444 364 -222 NATIONAL Club— Brooklyn Cincinnati New York Chicago Pittsburgh St. Louis Philadelphia Boston Pet 1.000 625: 462 -400 286 143 GAMES TODAY AMERICAN LEAGUE St. Louis at New York. Chicago at Boston. Cleveland at Philadelphia. Detroit at Washington. NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn at Cincinnati. New York at St. Louis. Beston at Chicago. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh. Of the total area of Iceland, 'six-sevenths is unproductive, |High School Derringer | -500 4445 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWS COCA-COLA AND CCC’S VICTORS SAWYER’S BARBER SHOP AND VP53 SOFTBALL TENS LOSE LAST NIGHT By AGUILAR Coca-Cola softball team won its first game and the CCC ten took its initial game last night at Bayview Park. In the gurtain-raiser a pitch- ers’ battle resulted between Cig- arette Willie and Hohney Walk- er. Gates allowed but four hits, two of which came in the first inning. Walker gave up three safeties in the first and four the rest of the game. Each earned run. Nelson and McCarthy each hit safely twice out of three times at bat for the victors. Castro and Walker poled one safely out of two tries for the losers. In the field, Higgs, Cates and McCarthy played a great game for the Cokes, ro and Kelley were outstanding for the losers. Score by innings: club allowed but one Sterling, Navar- | Following is the honor roll for Senior and Junior High school for the instruction eee ending April 19th: Senior High School Honor Point Average—3.00, Elinor Larsen, Jessie, Watkins; 2.75, Wilma DeLoach, Charles Perez, Lorraine Harrington; 2.50, Louise Collins, Donald’ Lowe, Raymond Ovide; 2.40, Billy Cates; 2.25, Gertrude Gonzalez, Fred Jchnson, Lois Malone, Ray Perez; 2.20, Amalia Blanco; 2.00, Walter Price, Copelyn Ramsey, Shirley Elbertson, Walter Mc- Cook, Amando Canalejo, Laude- lina Perez, Jack Einhorn, Betty Henriquez, Roland Keeton, Wal- Jace Mitchell, Ella Nicolai, Eliza- beth Roberts, Olga Machado, Eleanor Carney; 1.80, Jack Saw- yer, Edwin Berkowitz; 1.75, Ruth Currie, Geraldine Kennedy, Lenora Lopez, Ray Demeritt, ‘Margaret John Lewis Day, Sylvia Pat riquez, Eugene Lowe, Betty Lewin; 1.60, John. Brady, Sara Lowell, Griselda Garcia; 1.50, Walter Canalejo, Dick Noyes, Grace Perez, Betty Stocking, Hagen Sands, Richard Chapman, Roberts Smith, Eola Johnson, Leander Albury, Milton Appel, Arthur Hollerich, Phillip Orta, Nellie Louise Russell, Gloria Silveira, Frances Schaffer, Viola Mae Whitmarsh, Carolyn Cherry, Arthur Lujan, Lois Lowe. Junior High School Honor Point Average—2.80, Noelia Bravo; 2.50, Eugene Rosam, Jimmy Singleton, Harry Robidere, Bobby Friesz, Virginia Williams; 2.20, Mary E. Knowles, Charles Cervantes, Dorothy John- son, Lorraine Goethe, Jennie Johnson; 2.25, Henrietta Carey, Edna Mae Hoff; 2.00, Roy Rogers, Pinder, Nestor Cas- ttt ttt ttt nll tt POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS _ P. PAGE THREE Sbesssee<seee #0086 FUN FUND LEFT LAWYERS ‘Today’ 8 Horoscope anton, tnd—Contident that edverdsecoesecesoosedeeeds the members of the Grant County Yesterday’s peaceful nature be- Rice Witaah oI, =< gins to be mingled with a teve of died on Match 30, left them ‘$100 luxury, and may give way to in- to “eat, drink and be merry.” —— UNSAFE at HOME | proceeds. Relatives, again, do much for the natives of this day With other good aspects, it is a fortunate day for any profession, tenada, Frances Collins, Foster Gomez, Jr., Gloria Acevedo, George Jenson, Madge Mallory; 1.80,- Orlando Cabana, Hilda Guito, Elza Toledo, Janet Mc- ,Carty, Thomas Dion, Ray Scho- neck, Madge Key, Charles Tift, Dora Henriquez; 1.60, Monteen Bryant, Barbara Curry, Lavinia Ricketts, Rosetta Wise, Solidad Gonzalez, Henry Soldano, Donald Pearlman, Odilio Rodriguez, Byron Cooke, Jack Warren, Daniel Lujan, Joan Bowen, Betty Lou Burchell, Claudius Spencer, Richard Light; 1.50, Eugene Ber- kowitz. / 7 ae gerd ‘count. : Monroe County Democratic scratic Primary, May 7, 1940 Roe Untill Stites Senator FRED P. CONE Sawyers 200 000 0. Cokes 201 001 x— 4 7 2 J, Walker and Rueda; Gates and Ingraham. CCC had a big night at bat in the second fracas. The Campers 2 4 5| knocked out a total of 20 safe-! ties, including two homers, a triple and three doubles. The Aviators hit 14 safeties, good for three triples and a double. Hansen was the leader - with the stick, poling two triples in three times up. Webb and O*Con- ner hit three out of five for the Aviators and Hamilton did the same for the CCC’s. Score by innings: R. H. E. ccc 054 1013 0—23 20 6 VP53 281 000 8—19 14 4 Almeda, Hansen and G. Wil-! liams; Webb, Bond, Gabbard and R. Smith. Standings of the league: Club— W. L. Pet. ; Coca-Cola 2 1 yoce IVP53 = Sawyer’s Barber Shop U. S. Marines |Blue Sox Park Tigers 1 1 1 0 0 Games tomorrow night Blue Sox vs. Park Tigers Sawyer’s Barber Shop vs. School. Games start promptly o'clock, THE iE WEATHER Observation taken at 7:30 a. m., 75th Mer. Time (City Office) Temperatures Highest last 24 hours Lowest. last night Mean | Normal are: and High at 7:30 74 70 72 oe if Precipitation 24 hours ending m., inches ‘all since April 1, Rainfall, 7:30 a. ‘Total rair inches Excess inches So Total rainiall since Jan. 1, inches Excess inches 1.36 Wind Direction and Velocity E—22 miles per hour Relative Humidity 56% Barometer at 7:30 a. m. today Sea level. 30.11 (1019.6 millibars) | Tomorrow’s Almanac Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset 2:14 Tomorrow’s Tides (Naval Base) AM. 6:10 11:50 FORECAST (Till 7:3. p. m.. Wednesday) Key West and Vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday; little change in temperature; /mederate easterly to southerly winds, probably fresh at times. Florida: Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday; slightly warm- er in west-central portion to- night. 0.00 2.48 since April 1, 1.19 since January 1, p. m. a.m. p. m. P.M. High 6:12 Low G. S. KENNEDY, Official in Charge. ‘NEW PHOTO STUDIO OPENS HERE TODAY Kev West's newest business en- terprise, Brennan. Incorporated, opens today, giving this city com- plete photographie service. Brennen is cauipped to take care of developing, printine and enlarging and carries a full line 7.38 | 5:51 a.m." iof films, both Agfa and Eastman. | For Governor SPESSARD L. HOLLAND For Governor FULLER WARREN For Governor FRANCIS P. WHITEHAIR For State Comptroller J. M. LEE For Attorney General ED. R. BENTLEY For Attérney General MILLARD B. CONKLIN “Ask Anyone Who Knows Him” For Attorney General E. B. DONNELL For Attorney General J. TOM WATSON For State Treasurer W. M. “BILL” WAINWRIGHT For Circuit Judge ROSCOE BRUNSTETTER (Group 1) 6 Ability—Experience—Judicial Temperament For Judge Circuit Court W. H. BURWELL (Group One) pandae of Circuit Court (Group 1) BART. A. RILEY (Paid Political Advertisement by Bart. A. Riley) For the Full Term Circuit Judge, Group 1 JUDGE ROSS WILLIAMS, Present Judge Abiy carrying on the tradition of the late Judge Atkinson For Judge Circuit Court FRANK E. (Group BRYANT 3) “A Free and Un-Trammelléd Judiciary” For Judge of the Circuit Court GEO. E. McCASKILL (To Succeed Judge Trammell) (Group 3) Re-nominate JUDGE WORTH W. TRAMMELL - For Circuit Judge i (Group 3) Re-elett ‘ PAUL D. BARNS as Circuit Court Judge (Group 4) For Judge of the Circuit Court ROBERT J. BOONE (Gtoup 4) For Judge Cireuit Court Cc. C. YOUMANS (Group 4) Active—Experienced Attorney For Railroad Commissioner W. B. (Babe) DOUGLASS (For Re-Election) For State Representative WILLARD M. ALBURY For State Representative BERNIE C. PAPY (For He-Elettion) For County Judge ROGELIO GOMEZ For County Judge RAYMOND R. LORD - {Por Re-Election) For State and County Tax Collector FRANK H. LADD (For Re-Election) For State and Tax Collector County JOE C. MCMAHON « For County Tax Assessor CLAUDE GANDOLFO | For County, Tax Assessor | J. OTTO KiRCHHEINER { (For Re-Election) | | { For Clerk Circuit Court ROSS C. SAWYER (For Re-Election) | For Clerk of the Circuit Court ISADORE L. WEINTRAUB Better Known As “Izzy” For Clerk of Criminal Court C. SAM B. CURRY (For Re-Election) For Clerk of Criminal Court HARRY DONGO For Clerk of Criminal Court LEONARD B. GRILLON “Lennie” For Sheriff BERLIN A. SAWYER Re-Elect KARL O. THOMPSON For Sheriff For County Commissioner, First District EDUARDO C. GOMEZ “Eddie” For County ¢ Commissioner, First District WM. H. MONSALVATGE (For Re-Election) For County Comntissioner, Second District J. FRANK ROBERTS For County Commissioner, Second District BRAXTON B. WARREN (For Re-Election) For County Commissioner, Fourth District WILLIAM T. DOUGHTRY, JR. For County Commissioner, Fourth District NORBERG THOMPSON For County Commissioner, Fifth District R. W. CRAIG Known Universally As “Poot Old Craig” vf Craig, Fla. For County Commissioner, Fifth District MRS. ELLIE LOWE (Fortefly Ellie O'Rourke) For County Commissioner, Fifth District W. A. PARRISH For Member Board of Publie Instruction, First Distric. DONALD CORMACK For Member Board of Public Instruction, First District CLARENCE H. PIERCE (For Re-Election) For Member School Board, Third District RALPH K. JOHNSON (For Re-Election) For Justice of the Peace, First District FRANKLIN ARENBERG (For Re-Election) For Justice of the Peace, First District RAUL RILEY CARBONELL For Jeeton Peacé, Second District a JR.