The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 16, 1940, Page 3

THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1940 LEAP BEFORE YOU LOOK | SO OCCCOEOSEEROOEEOOOSOOEECESESESEESOLOOOSEOOOOES YESTER'’ AY: Aunt Hannah es @ house in Alameda, and s over her Chicago interests Allen. Tomi figures that the ‘oland visit cost her 720 frogs. nds refuse to pay for their voare. - Chapter 27 Train Trip ANT to win myself,” Tomi ne know?” asked know,” answered , cherie—” he came close. xtended t me lend you the money. We can slip it in, little at a time. No one will] y the difference.” “That isn’t honest, Pierre, jected. “I couldn’t play d.” shrugged | All you?” he a she would forget frogs, forget the Tolands, forget Pierre, Abe, Dct- ty. Forget Allen Bartell. What a relief. She sighed deep- ly. She might as well look at the Passengers. Two business men were seated across the aisle. In front of her she could see two parts in two black heads. They could belong to duds or to inter- esting people. And ahead of them? Tomi stood up in protest. She sat down quickly. The head re- clining against the back of that seat had crisp, wavy hair, light shot with gold. There t be another head like it speedit ig between b en frui | “Every seat is sold The head seats beyond rs moved. ulders appeared. T head turned and gray eyes dancing with golden lights ap- peared, stared at her in shocked surprise. Allen Bartell came quickly to her. “Imagine seeing you here,” aimed. “Mind if I take this tow did you know I was go- | ing to be on this train? I watched ee that neither Abe nor Dotty | to se telephoned.” in, stated em é till have a fine c ce. The Tolands threv me off the track, but I can up the e I lo: dear, Pierre, to my fight.” 1 win!” Pi to check the] "ll have avail- and the e you d after the others n't let me book-keeping, Pierre, but I’ve 2p salary could be suspend- e offered. , Pierre, if there were only | more men like you. No. dear. The principle of the will is that I should prove my right to the farm. That is something I} must do alone.” “My valiant,” mutmured Pierre. | Tomi went over her market list. g within the radius of idred miles had been sured. No further markets there were ble. She'd have to ex- tend her territory. But how could she do; that and cut her sales “T can’t let Pierre live in cheap hotels and dine at hamburger st: s. V'll simply have to go back on the road, myself.” But where? The sensible thing would be to go to the places where the greatest number of markets were within the smallest radius. Los Angeles was the answer. Tomi acted quickly. The next day was Saturday. She could take the Daylight Limited on Sunday, rest Sunday night and be fresh for Monday. | She telephoned for reservations the next morning. She could take | a train from Oakland at seven- forty Sunday morning and con- with the Limited at San ne sent Abe for her reser- then -tarted to pack. hovered over her, Pressed clothes, checked lingerie. assured her she would keep the two me nand the million frogs well fed and contented. A®@-@unset Tomi. from Dotty’s window, watched a strange pro- cedure at the pens. Old Abe had erected a pulley line across the | main market pen. He was stand- ing at one side working the pulley. Occasionally he would let out a triumphant “whoop!” Tomi sped to the pen. “Abe what in the name of goodness are vou doing?” she asked. Well now—” Abe looked abashed — “frogs is fussy. They their food movin" or not at is experimen: “0 what?” were gasped ‘em think they was live meat because it] moved. See? | puts a strip of raw stew beef on this here little hook. | F I draws it slow-like over the feedin’ grounds and they snaps it |p p | that game once,” Bartell shook ad. “You're the most conceited girl I ever ” he disparaged. “Here I am, in Superior Court in Los ngeles tomorrow morning, you assume I’ve taken an eight- hundri ure of your company.” Nothing could have silenced | Tomi more effectively. “However—” the golden lights were dancing again—“as long as we're both here, suppose we in- dulge in some promises. We'll retend we've just met. I... I’ve icked you up. I don’t know you: ‘ou don’t know me. We're just a couple of streamliners passing in the night.” Tomi shook her head. “I fell for she remarked. But as long as we must ride the ame train, let’s pretend we know each other. Let’s admit we’re both fighting for the same thing.” “Sold!” agreed Bartell, and ex- tended his hand. ‘Nary A Frog Leg’ ‘OMI could not be altogether sorry ‘hat Bartell was on the same train. He knew every point d her the story of various ions, seemed to y the reason for the existence h town, pointed to spots at base of towering hills to the of King River Valley and said they were homes of cattle ranchers he had visited. He even knew the intriguing- looking gentleman sitting opposite them in the diner, and introduced him to Tomi as a railroad of- ficial, th ron saint of that par- tieular tte itched to food, onversation vaguely, that ghe department head- in San Francisco. ted by the official, he other. Tomi marveled at the tiny kitchinette in the buffet car, the equipment of the he club car, and enthused e kitchen of the diner. mi looked at him. quickly, t he was talking to the official. He left her alone as soon as they returned to the car. i nestled down in the seat, ed the blind, and sat star= the unbelievable beauty of e nery: miles of blue water, fading to amethyst at the horizon line and, when the road-bed tved, purple hills that dropped ght to a line of white sand. And nary a frog leg,” vepeated Tomi. She sat up. That was her cue. And Allen Bartell nad given it to her. Unconsciously he had ed the weapon her black army would use to win the farm from him. Tomi swayed from one end of the train to the other before she finally located the official. ‘rom him she obtained the name of the head of the commissary. She sounded him out on the idea -mile trip for the pleas- THE KEY WEST CITIZEN — REDLEGS REGAIN SAWYERS WIN FIRST PLACE; WIN FROM AVIATORS | FROM BROOKLYN: BIG FIRST INNING SETTLED OUTCOME FOR CINCIN- NATI; CUBS SHUTOUT BEES, 2 TO 0; BUCS LOSE AGAIN (Special to The Citizen) PARK TIGERS DEFEAT MA- RINES IN NIGHTCAP. 10 TO4 Sawyer’s Barber Shop ten won from the VP53 Aviators last night in the opening game of a> Island City Softball League twin NEW YORK ,May 16.—Cincin- bill at Bayview Park and the nati Reds had a big first inning Park Tigers defeated the U. S. in their game with the Brooklyn Marines in the nightcap. Dodgers yesterday, and that was Avators gave the Barbers a run enough to win the game and re- for game honors in the curtain- gain first place in. the National ‘raisers. League. in thet frame, four while Whit- low Wyatt was pitching and be- fore an out was made. Van Lin- Barbers scored five runs Five runs came across jn the first innnig on three hits and three errors but the Avia- tors came right back in their half Mungo gave up a single for to tally four times on two mis- other run to held the Re: scoreless for alante of the game. Dam- ad been done already, how- e it five, then cues and three safeties. Sawyers added two more in the second frame and VP53’s sent another man home. Barbers ever, and the game ended, 5 to totalled eight runs in the third 2. Gene Thompson allowed the by Dedgers only five safeties. Chicago Cubs, behind two-hit pitching by Larry French, blank- ed the Boston Bi 2 to 0. marked the third for the Cubs and fourth straight s for the Bees. Carl Hubbel] held the Pitts- burgh Pirates to eight hits the y York Giants were seven well-placed safe- five runs and the game, Pirates’ runs were by the r route, one each by Lee ley and Bob Elliott. ielphia Phillies continued to surprise the baseball world with a 6 to 3 victory over the St Louis Cardinals. All of the Phil’ runs came in the second inning jripje when si gles were banged out for a half dozen markers. Games in the American League were p and wet weather. Results of the games follow: NATIONAL LEAGUE At Brooklyn R. H. E. Cincinnati a8 Brecklyn 25 Thompson and _ Hershberger; Wyatt, Mungo, Kimball and Franks. At Boston . H. E. Chicago 7 3 Boston 24 French Erric and Todd; Strincevich, on and Lopez. At New York R. H. E. Pittsburgh 28 New York Sea f Lanahan, M. Brown and Ber- res, Davis; Hubbell and Danning. R. H. E. At Philadelphia : S112 St. Louis Philadelphia 6 9 Lillard, Bowman, Russell, Mc- Gee, Shoun and Padgett; Higbe and Atwood. EXHIBITION GAME AT PARK TONIGHT Exhibition game of soft will be played tonight at view Park. In this game, which will |played for nine inhings, the U. S. S. “Williamson” will play the Coca Cola ten. Roy Hamlin, manager of the an Island City Softball tponed because of cold! g:conner, wi 1 Barbers ball Sawyer’s Barber Shop Bay- ccc be U. S. Marines scoring a single marker, but the lead in their Score the Airmen went into with a four-run attack half of the same frame. 0. It then tood 9 to 8 in favor of the traight victory Av viators. The victors evened the count! in the fourth stanza with a single run, but in the fifth the Airmen went ahead again by scoring an- other marker. Sawyers came back strong in the seventh to put the game on ice. Three errors and three sin- gles and a triple gave them five runs and the ball game. Rueda, who walked twice and singled twice; Albury, who poled a home run and a triple, and Hopkins, who hit a double and a were the leaders at bat for the Sawyers. O'Dell, two safeties out of three times up, and Webb, Jordan and ho hit two out of four safely, were the leaders for the Aviators. Navarro, Russell starred in the field. Score by innings: RHE. 521 100 5—14 10 6 414 010 0—10 12 12 Flood and Rueda Aviators M. Tynes and Hopkins; and Smith. . In the second game, Park Ti- gers downed the Marines, 10 to 4. Marines played a very ragged game, allowing the Tigers to score 10 runs on six hits. | The losers scored all their runs | in the last frame after two. were out. The markers came on three doubles, a triple and two singles. Solenberger, Marine mounds- man, and Alday were the leaders at bat. Solenberger, Walker and Villareal starred in the field. Score by innings: RHE. Marines 000 000 4— 4 6 11! Tigers 404 002 x—10 6 3 Solenberger and Smith; C. Thompson and Walker. Standings of the clubs: Club— Coca-Cola Park Tigers Blue Sox VP53 High School Onemown ng High School will oppose VP53 Friday night in the first game of League} [Cokes will use Lee “Speedball” doubleheader at Bayview Park, Stanley in the box with “Wrink-|beginning at 7°30 o'clock. \ ley Bill” Ingraham behind plate. The navy boys have not an- {nounced their battery. The game is scheduled to start jat 8 o'clock. the GAMES TODAY AMERICAN LEAGUE New York at Chicago—Russo Philadelphia nu 12 (0-0) vs. Smith (1-3). Boston at St. Louis—Bagby st. Louis 9 12 Coca-Cola ten will take on the Blue Sox in the nightcap. LEAGUE STANDINGS AMERICAN LEAGUE ! Club— W.-L. Pet. Boston 2 Cleveland 14 8 636 Detroit —_ 12 11 .522 478 | 435 429 Washington 10 3 ON DISCOUNT FROM LIST For Your Holiday Trip. - . TODAY'S BIG BUY! 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They did: Raw | mensurate with the other fine fea- cheaper and more filling than the | ures of the Daylight’s service. soft-shelled mollusks she was] __ Tt is an, interesting idea.” be buying for them every day. | Conceded, “ou! in my J | diction.” Soft-shelled — the word stayed ; —— vi “ * ‘i pent However. when Tomi returned | aoe an eae Se eye ey | to her seat, she had his card with | | NATIONAL LEAGUE Brookiyn seach. It’s alive with them, | 2" introduction to the commissary ' Cincinnati at Brooklyn — New York _ 3 a os : 'Derrniger (3-2) vs. Hamlin (2-1). Chicago __ rf _ we're going to test them | buyer written on it. . wetee gad For a little while she watched | chicago at Boston—Lee (2-3) oie = 7 the view, ragged cypress black | 0. cuni (2-3) ladeiphis ‘Conceited Girl? | against a now amber sea. Some- / ¥S..Sullivan (1-3). eee St. Louis —— 2 15 next morning Tomi, look-|one remarked that those houses |_ Pittsburgh at New York— Boston 6 1B much the heir to a| low against the water were the Bauers (0-0) vs. Gumbert (3-2). Pittsburgh 14 rs rather than a mil- | beach homes of movie stars. She | St Louis -at Philadelphia— embarked on the | wished she might be a star for @ | warneke (1-3) vs. Beck (0-0). anch line. She was ri- | few ys. meh ne, She was tecting ts A series of serrated peaks thrust ose spider-like little } Purple heads from the water. An LSE 4.75/5.00-19 NATIONAL LEAGUE - Club— L. Cincinnati The first locomotive in Amer- SS SE ica was imported front England The U. S. consumes 800,000,000 for use on. the Carbondale and umphant. The beach was to be which, once inside of her| } would materi assist the | in defeating the reds. ght Limited. a cream and orange streamline, slid into San Jose like something out of another world. Even the porters were garbed to match the train, and the interior of her car was like nothing she had ever dreamed of seeing. Pastel walls, overstuffed Ss, wide crystal-clear win- . Tomi sank into a chair, re- moved her hat and relaxed. For eight hours she could imagine herself an heiress. For eight hours island. She lived on an_ island Bay Farm Island . . . and some- where within her few acres there was someone helping Allen Bar- tell. Pierre, Dotty, or Old Abe. It was a disturbing thought, Of course Allen might be ie in court the next morning. But it was too much of a coincidence for her to accept. The man in staying one jump ahead of her. “When I return.” she promi grimly, “Tll find out which one it is. I don't believe it's Pierre. It’s either Dotty er Old Abe.” Continued temerrow matches daily or about 300 bil- Honesdale (Pa.) Railroad, in 1829. lion a year. 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