The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 11, 1940, Page 3

TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1940 [ TTLE YESTERDAY: Mac buys a car and takes Bréhda out. She en- joys his company until they dis- agree violently about the Aber- nathy twins. Brenda tries to con- centrate on her writing again but a letter arrives concerning Saitus. i Chapter 16 ‘Mind Your Own Business’ O* HER way to see Hugh, Bren- da heard her name called. She stopped impatiently. Having made up her mind to a move which might be deemed by others some- what unwise and officious, she was naturally impatient at any delay in this action. “What is it, Dorothy? You are Dorothy, aren’t you?” Dorothy gave a timid grunt in reply. Her broad face was scarlet, either from her exertions or from embarrassment, and she fingered the hem of her apron exactly like the second housemaid in a good old British drama. “Well, what can I do for you, Dorothy?” Brenda asked. Dorothy mumbled something, at the same time poking an awk- ward finger into her hair. “What is it? You'll really have to speak up if you want me to hear.” “Curls!” the innocent orphan “I want to have curls like ¢ astounded Miss Burnham gazed at her in silence. It appeared that Kipling was right, after all! The Colonel's lady—or at any rate, the Brenda Burnhams and Doro- thy Arnolds were sisters under the skin, s6 fai as curls went anyhow. She said kindly: “I'm afraid a permanent is the best you can do along that line, Dorothy. You see, I was Lorn with curly hair just as you were born with straight.” She eyed the thick tow-cclored locks speculatively. “I'll bet her hair is down to her v ne warned. “It’s nd such a lot of wear the awfulest old Id you—please, “Miss nold can I have a permanent? Brenda's besetting sin, her sin- ful independence, rose in one out- raged leap “Ask her? Why should I or any- one ask her? It’s your hair, isn’t it?” Then an idea checked her.| } “You have wages, or an allow- ance, of your own. Dorothy?” “I got my savings accounts; and I have a dollar a week to spend.” Brenda surveyed her wonder- ingly. Was the woman really sub- normal, as she had suggested to Arnold? Surely nothing else which was exercised over her. For once in her life Brenda resolved to use some caution. She would in- quire into the mental status of Dorothy before she gave advice. If she was normal, well and good. She should be encouraged to spend her own money as ie pleased. If she was not — well, of course that might alter the case. Brenda said kindly: “Tm in a terrible hurry now, Dorothy. Let me think it over— about your hair, I mean—and then I'll tell you what I have decided. Will that be all right?” She was surprised to see tears spring iato the small brown eyes. looking down into her own. Doro- thy gulped, tortured her apron hem more violently than ever, and nodded. Brenda sped away. “What this street needs is O'Neill and Mary Wilkins Free- man in collaboration,” she re- marked thoughtfully. ‘Don’t Overstep’ |S hee did not answer her tap at the studio door. He seldom did when he was absorbed in his work. Undaunted, Brenda pushed it open and walked in. The artist was seated before a long table, with some pen and ink sketches over which he hastily placed a blotter when he recog- nized his caller. “Hugh, I've got some news for ou!” He looked at her with something of Adelaide’s vagueness. It was plain that his mind had been far away from The Street. “Tt’s about--Linda!” ‘ His head jerked up, his eyes grew stern. “Look here, little Brenda Burn- ham,” he said _levelly, “You're a nice child, and I've liked having you drop in. But don’t overstep your privileges. In other words,” he finished with a charming smile, “mind your own business, darl- er small jaw tightened. “I will of course, if you insist. But I'm quite sure that you don’t know what Pve come -to tell you, and that you ought to know it. I paid you the compliment of believing you would enjoy being treated as an adult; as a responsible adult,” she finished. ‘ He took out a cigarette and lighted it with hands not quite steady. cCnrvrTr Ori e not to/ uld account for the dictatorship | 5 aise “Confound you, Brenda! Must you come here’ raking over old | coals, stirring the ashes of—of my j Marriage? There’s nothing I need | to know about Linda. She's per- fectly able to luok after herself.” And then he added in a _panic- stricken voice: “She’s not ill? You mers come to teil me that she’s il?” Brenda drifted toward the door. “Not that I know of—though it’s j likely she will be, under the cir- cumstances.” He crossed the studio in five Strides; gripped her arm until she winced. “What do da? Tell me! “But I thought there was noth- ing you needed to know about her; I thought you wanted me to mind my own business.” He smiled wryly. “It doesn’t seem to me that you have minded it—exactly. Eyen for a Burnham you seem to have a finger in a good many pies on The Street. Sit down,” he commanded, “and say what you came to say.” She sank obediently upon the couch, “You remember you asked me a while back if I'd written any- | one about you? And I said I had— one or two persons? Well, I had an answer this morning to one of those letters. It's from a friend of mine in ilew York. She knows— | your wife; she knows Linda.” “Go on,” he bade her impa- | tiently. | “She's Gerking in a bargain basement, Hugh. She’s living m a down-at-the-heels room in a none- | too-distinguished house.” ‘A Bad Mistake’ “Tt INDA!” ‘His eyes darkened - and his face grew ashen, Then -he laughed. “You've been | misinformed, Brenda. I pay five | hundred dollars into Linda’s bank you know about Lin- gould live comfortably on that. | Aside from that, you don’t know | Linda. Luxury ‘s an absolute ne- ity to her. I honestly believe | she'd die if she—did what you said she was doing. Clerking—Linda! Your correspondent has made a bad mistake.” She drew a letter from the pock- et of her smock and put it into his hand. * “Read for yourself,” she said simply. Five minutes later he lifted his | head and gazed at her haggardly. “But what in heaven’s name is | she doing with the money I pay er’ ° Tt was a tacit admission of con- version but his visitor refrained from flounting her triumph. “T’ve thought ‘t all out,” she in- formed him. “I don’t know why “Linda is damnably proud!” “Um. Yes. It all fits in. She isn’t sense! In the first place, Linda is entitled to what money I send her. fe on her way ten minutes be- ore. “Tell me what to do,” he ed, “Shall I catch the first train to New York and find Linda—reason = “2 ed hi e lool at him pityingly. Such a clever artist, and so stupid where women were concerned. “Heavens above, no! You'd sim- ply drive her away from her job, from her room. How long has she —been away?” “Nineteen months and ten days,” he said. _ Brenda drew her own conclu- sions from this prompt answer, Continued tomorrow Because, the U.S.S. Lea left the harbor on patrol duty, the Lea-' Palm Dairy bowling game was Postponed last night, probably until Thursday 2t 9 p. m. This challenge-match was regarded as a definite elimination contest and its postponement disappointed a large gallery. With its captain returning late from Miami last night and ap- pearing only in the last game, the Six Contractors’ team tried to stave off defeat at the hands of S. H. Kress & Company’s trio. Customs employes, REAL RAIN-MAKER SEATTLE—After two. whole| weeks of dry weather, George} Wise decided it would be safe for! 5; him to repair his roof. Hardly} had he gotten the old shingles; |Tipped off when the rain began to pour. Wise had to call the fire- men who put a tarpaulin over; the roof. ! The Kress club, however, took the first two and lost the last. ' Cheely Lumber Company bowls a new team tonight, Civil Serv- ice, composed of Post Office and BACK INTO TOP | POSITION AGAIN SWAMPED CARDS: BROWNS DEFEAT NATS {Special to The Citizen) NEW YORK, June 11—Brook- lyn’ Dodgers climbed back into first place yesterday with an 8 to 7 victory over Pittsburgh Pirates. It’s a virtual tie with the Cincin- nati Reds, though, as only one slim percentage point separates the two teams in the hot Nation- al League race. Practically the full roster of both clubs was used in this game which featured a total of 25 hits. Five pitchers came and four went for each team. Victory for the Dodgers came in the eighth in- ning on a tyiple by Babe Phelps with one man on base. Boston Bees spanked three St. Louis Cardinal pitchers for 21 safeties yesterday and gained a, decisive 12 to 2 victory. Billy Southworth, new Cards’ mana- | ger, was in the stands and wit- | nessed his team’s defeat. He takes jover tonight in the game under light with Boston Bees. The New York Giants-Chicago ,Cubs came up with rainy wea- ther, necessitating a postpone- ment of their game. Cincinnati on the first of every month. She|and Philadelphia were not sched-. they scored four runs in the sec- uled. Only game played in the American League was that be- ‘tween the St. Louis Browns and Washington Senators, all other games-being washed out. Browns scored two runs in the first inning and five in the sev- enth inning for their total and the Senators bunched all of their main safe blows in the latter frame to score all their runs. The final count was 7 to 4. Results of the games: NATIONAL LEAGUE At Pittsburgh R. H. E. Brooklyn 13) 2 ‘Pittsburgh i i Fa2-2 Hamlin, Kimball, Casey, Press- she left you—I imagine it was nell, Fitzsimmons and Phelps, some silly sort of quarrel—but if Mancuso; Sewell, Heintzelman, se happened to be a proud per-!Rutcher, Lanahan, MacFayden and Davis, Fernandez. using your money, you see. She, At St. Louis R.H.E! went out and got herself a joh—| Boston _12 21 0, “He plunged his hands in his/St_ Lows 9 thick Hair. “But that doesn't make | Sullivan and Lopez; Davis, White and Owen. We're not divorced, she’s still my AMERICAN LEAGUE ’ Tee ro job to supporther.In a+ Washington RHE St nd—— 5 “I wouldn’t think I was entitled St. Louis 710 0} to money, if I'd left my husband,” Washington 410 2 Brenda said Yo = Kramer, Lawson and Swift; “You wouldn’t?” The idea ap- rly. peared to be so odd to him that he atonteaqudg: and! Ee” stopped te ponder it “But that’s qu absurd, Brenda; it’s ridiculous, | or Naturally a maa supports his wife.” i She said still more bluntly: Bae your wife now ‘ug! urely you must see that, AMERI LEA Surely you must realize she would aan ag Pet. look at it that way.” Club— Geeta: Angry color began to replace his ' Boston “16 .610 pallor. “Of all the specious rea- Cleveland 19 .596 soning I —_ heard = but mo Detroit _ s 18 a woman for you! gic sim & doesn’t exist foz your sex!” ey New York ee “On the contrary, it seems. to Chicago ene me that Linda’s being far more St. Louis — 20 27 .426 Lesions you are, Hugh! Think Washington - 20 29 408 it over! ; i He swallowed. “Listen, Brenda! Piuledesohis a ae I'll give you the barest outline of ! the—the trouble between Linda NATIONAL LEAGUE | and me——” Club— W. 1. Pe. | She shook her head, her eyes on | Brooklyn _ 29 13 .690 | per sane not, Hugh! You might \Cineinnati — — 31°14 689 regret it afterward. I've told you |New York - 26°15 634 what I thought it was important Chicago - 26> 22 -.542 for you to know. That closes the | Pittsburgh 15 25 .375 discussion, so far as I am con- | philadelphia 15 25 375 cerned.” | 5 5 29 341 But he was as eager now to de- | St. Louis } 2 tain her as he had been to speed Boston a7 335 AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland at Boston. | St. Louis at Washington. | Detroit at New York. Chicago at Philadelphia, night game. NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn at Pittsburgh, night game. Philadelphia at Cincinnati. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN CONTEST IN ROW Say H HAVE NO LOSSES; DEFEATED SOX, 14 TO 2: SAW- * YERS WIN > Coca-Colas won from the Blue: Sex last night at Bayview in the opening geme of an City Softballl League twin Score was 14 to 2. Coke victory was the stitk of *Wrinkley Bill” Ingraham. who connected for a double and; three singles in four times at th plate. Nelson poled a triple and two singles in four tri€§~in as- sisting his club in its win over the Sox. Stanley wag credited with two out of three Baker | with three out of five. *_ Marvin Griffin, after nce of two years from soft , poled a ‘triple in his first appearance at the pan. a For the Sox, E. Ogden was the leading hitter with three singles! in three tries. 2 1 Molina and Albio Acevedo for the losers, and Barcelo, J. Car- bonell and Nelson for the vic- tors were the stars afield. Bak- er stole three bases. Score by iinnings: & Ey ig f on RHE! Cokes 125 623 1—14 16 0 Sox - _ 000 1100-2 9 6 B. Hancock and Ingrcham; Ward and G. Garcia. In the nightcap, the Parkers | gave the Sawyers a scare when ond inning but the Barbers came right back and doubled that amount in their half of the same frame to cinch the contest. Sawyers continued to score in every inning their played—send- ing home a single runner in the third, another lone man in the fourth, seven in the fifth and an- other one in the sixth for a total; of 18 markers on 18 safeties, aid- ed by six errors, against six runs on five hits and three errors for’ the Tigers. Sterling’4 heavy bat boomed out loud last night. He poled a dou- ble, a triple and a home run in four times up, batted in four runs and scored two himself. Kerr hit a double and a triple; Albury and Russell, triple each for the victors, and Johnny Og- den a three-bagger for the los- ers. In the field, Villareal, Alonzo and Cabanas of the Tigers, and Russell, Sterling and Tynes for the Barbers were outstanding. Score by innings: RHE Tigers 040 0200—6 5 6, Sawyers 081 171 x—i8 18 3 J. Ogden and C. Rosam; M. Tynes and Hopkins. Standings of the glubs: Club— . L. Pet. 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