The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 12, 1940, Page 3

FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1940 YESTERDAY: Jan sets Derek to workin her kitchen. The oth- ers, annoyed by Derek’s puzzling behavior, want Jan to tell him to “clear out.” Chapter Eight Job For Derek “T WON'T fall in love with him,” | Jan assured her brother and Norma. “Oh,. you're practical enough,” Lance conceded, “but you do have the wildest imagination. I den’t doubt for a minute that you fancy him a shipwrecked pirate king or something equally as far from the truth.” “Well, pirate king or bank rob- ber, he’s going to learn to wash dishes,” Jan asserted. “And to- morrow I'm going to get him a job if Lean.” Captain Tupple, master of aj fleet of fishing. barges, grunted a welcome to Jai when she perched on his desk ‘in the ticket office at the end of the pier. He was a sour-visaged, grizzled man with a vast centempt for, the “tender- foot” who.let more fish get away than he ever caught. However. two dollars was two dollars. whether an amateur or profes- sional fisherman paid it for a day’s fishing. The thing which disgusted Cap Tuttle most of all was thé prevalence of seasickness among his passengers. That car- dinal sin, in his opinion, was far worse than losing a fierce barra- cuda oF a sportive sailfish. “Captain,” said Jan, swinging her sandaled feet, “I want you to give a friend of mine a job. He’s young .and strong and _ willing.” To herself she added, “Willing— I hope!” Cap grunted deep down in his leathery, wrinkled throat. “Ex- perienced?” “Not very, but [’m sure he could learn quickly if you show him what to do.” Cap squinted up at her from under ‘overhanging gray brows and shifted his wad of. tobacco from one leather-hided cheek to the other: “That no-good life- guard ‘got anything to do with this?” he demanded. “He minds everybody's business but his own.” Jan knew better than to defend Frank to Cap Tupole. Their feud dated back to the time three years ago when Frank, in line of duty, reported Cap for his negli- gence in providing sufficient life- buoys and lifebelts for his pas- sengers in case one of his old tubs should meet catastrophe. The police harbor patrol, investigat- ing, had forced Cap to outlay money he regarded with far too much fondness. An impish gleam appeared in Jan's eyes as she said ingenuous- ly: “As a matter of fact. Cap. Frank insisted you wouldn't give this fellow a job.” Cap stopped chewing and leaned forward, planting the shiny blue elbows of his Captain’s coat on the table. “He did, eh? Well, you just march your young man down here tomorrow ‘morn- ing and we'll see about it. Of course it’s early yet and not much doing in the week, but I think | I can use him Saturdays and Sun- days.) Two dollars a day.” he bargained, his eyes shrewd. “Four dollars a day.” she said, her round chin stubborn. They settled on three. Love Versus Music ‘UB! w2she turned toward home, small toes peeking out of the beaeh sandals, curling against’ chille-Six dollars a week would pay fr his food and _he should be.able, if h¢ had the least bit of gumption, to pick. up odd jobs for week days to earn his cigarette and spending money Tt was past noon and she was hungry..and the prospects of de- lightful food were slim unless she got hold of Johnny and his rent money before he went to re- hearsal this. afternoon. It was a good day to. worry, she thought wryly. turning her head to look at the somber sky and somber sea. The ceiling of fog was too low and too heavy even to hope the sun might penetrate, yet there was. something exciting about this kind of day. A light mist touched the flawless youthful skin of her face and arms and dampened her hair into elfin curls. As she scuffed gaily over the walk, a true native in her red pullover sweater and faded blue jeans, little whirls of mist caught at her body as if some dis- embodied spirit wished to make her captive. Dreamily, her thoughts adven- turing’ for the moment, . she stepped lightly into the’ hotise. She stopped, startled. Music flung! jatself at her, pinning her against the door. Derek sat at the grand piano playing Beethoven’s Sonata Pathetique. with unrestrained hungry violence. As she listened, immobile, his fingers crashed on the chords, raced through the al- legro, touched heavily and mock- ingly the melodious thirds of the Andante Mevement, crashed again on the chords preceding more al- . | legre. Safely beyond sight she listened with racing heart. Thi man, she thought, is a master of technique, but noi—noi en artisi He does not feel the pathos and beauty and majesty which Bee- thoven wove with notes. He seems not to play with the knowledge that Beethoven, stone deaf, wrote those notes with his heart and soul and micd! That every movement. every tone of the great composer's Music carries a message to be faithfully interpreted. H Derek’s interpretation was sacri lege, travesty. He stopped ing suddenly “It's no use!” he cried out in fear Jan crept softly toward the stairway, hoping he would be toc absorbed to notice her. But as she started upward he called to her. his veiee rasping, “I know you heard} Jah: Come here and tell me the truth. You seem an honest per- son, young Merriner.” “You must have studied and practiced since childhood,” she smiled, going to him. “I’ve never heard a more finished technique.” “Finished. 1 know I have tech- nique, but I'm finished. I wanted to be a concert pianist, Jan. | studied in Berlin, Leipzig, Paris Rome. Music was my life, my love everything. Great achievements were prophesied for me, then— I lost the feeling for it. I became a skilled mechanical robot. No one would pay to hear me twice and I knew it. ‘I will compose, then,’ ! thought. I wrote a concerto, « symphony, an opera. I knew even before they were finished I would never permit them an audition Jan, my playing has no heart, nc soul, no emotion! Why? Why? You have it. Your Shubert tore into my heart. What is wrong with me Jan?” His eyes were pitecus, ye" savage. with rebellion. “Perhaps.” she said slowly wanting terribly to comfort him “something wert wrong with you’ own heart and soul.” “I -have none!” he shouted a! her in swift, dark anger. “Maybe I did have once, but I gave them to a woman and she destroye? | them!” “Don’t, Derek, don’t say that!” “Well, it’s the truth and I don’: care who knows it! If it hadn't been for her—I’ll never touch the piano again. Never!” He jumped from the bench and flung through the door. “So it is a woman,” Jan mus: hurt, inexplicably saddened. “A woman and love and music and creative ability. He’s thwarted twisted, frustrated. And he would be dead because of it if I hadn't been curious.” She trembled with the im mensity of what she’d done in saving him. Saved him for what Purpose? To send him strong and | Sane back to the world where he belonged, and where she did not? And could she do it even if she would? A_ great humbleness chastened her, made her thought- ful. Pity for him took hold of her, yet pity was only a smal) portion of the unknown and ter- tifying emotion to which her heart was now giving birth. | Empty Purse OHNNY squirmed. “Gee, Jan I got into a poker game at |the club last night and lost my shirt! Can u- wait till Frid | for my rent?” | Jan was vexed and when she | was vexed, worried or angry she | pushed her defiant mop of hair behind |her ears and elevated her jsmall, ‘Stubborn chin. “Johnny | how many times heve I reminded j you. that all gamblers die broke L_ simply can’t wait two days How about a few. dollars on ac: | count?” “Honey, I’m clean as a picker chicken. I’m lucky I get my meal: furnished at the club. It isn’t as if I put you off very often. Twr days isn’t long.” “I suppose not, but it seem: like two years when my purse i empty.” “You: wouldn’t be stony if yo didn’t have that. guy hangin: around.here eating and loafinr He woke me up banging the pian: a while ago 2nd I didn’t get t sleep until dawn. Why don’t yor get rid of him? What good is he? Jan, hit on a spot which wa |} fast becoming far too vulnerable | tetorted, “That’s my business.” He caught her arm as shr turned away. “If you need money bad, I'll try and borrow it at re hearsal.” She flushed, resentful she had to pry money from him when he jowed her twenty dollars for a month's rent. “It might be a good idea,” she said: To be continued. GAMES TODAY AMERICAN LEAGUE: Detroit at Washington. Cleveland at. Philadelphia, night game. St. Louis at New York. Chicago at Boston. NATIONAL LEAGUE Boston at Chicago. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, night game. Brooklyn at Cincinnati. St. Louig-New York, not sched- uled. Today’s Horoscope Today gives a gentle nature, with a taste for music, in which a position as a leader might car- ry great opportunity if only the strain of irritability is held in control. A change in planetary aspects would turn the musical ability into art or other gentle pursuits. The day generally car- ries reputation. Of the 54,196,480 acres in Min- { water. 4 SPLIT DOUBLEHEADER’: (Special to she Citizen) NEW YORK, July 12.—Wash- ington Senators knocked out a 7 to 3 win over the Detroit Tigers \yesterday, thereby pulling the Tigers down from first place as the Cleveland Indians won their game against Athletics. Senators opened with a four-run splurge in the second inning and had the game safely sewed up as a result of further timely hitting and_ ‘excellent pitching by Hudson. Indians defeated the Philadel- phia Athletics, 8 to 5. Three homers aided the Tribe _in_ its NIGHT GAMES (Special to, The Citizen). NEW YORK. July 12— Cincinnati Reds pushed them- selves a game and a half out in front of the pgck in the National League with a 6 to, 5 victory over second-place ‘Brooklyn Dodgers last night. Bucky Walters held the Dodg- ers to five hits while three Brooklyn pitchers.gave up iI safeties. At St. Louis, the Cardinals fell before the New York Giants. 8 to 6.,Final two runs came in the lith inning. A trio of moundsmen worked for each team. lwin, hit by “B>~ Chapmi “Bou- dreau and Keltner. Milnar and Dobson were the Indian hurlers, both combining to give the A’s only seven hits. Boston Red Sox defeated the Chicago White Sox in, the _ thir-. teenth inning of their game when Bobby Doer hit for the circuit to bring in the winning run of the 3 to 2 score. Three Boston hurl- ers worked on the mound,. but Emerson Dickman got. credit for the victory by pitching the final two innings. New York Yankees defeated the St, Louis Browns, 6 to 4. Red Rolfe_paced the Yank hitting with a home run and two triples. |Marius Russo gave up only three safeties. In the National League, the Chicago Cubs and Boston Bees} split a twin-bill, the Cubs taking! the first game, 8 to 2, with Bill; Nicholson working overtime with | his stick to knock in five runners. ; In the nightcap, the Bees pushed | across a run in the 10th inning to win the game, 2 to 1. That game was tied at 1-all in the ninth inning, Pitchers Errickson and, French holding all runners from, home plate until that frame. Philadelphia-Pittsburgh night | game was postponed on account of rain. Two other night games were played as per schedule. in the senior circuit. Results of the games: AMERICAN. LEAGUE - At Washingto! R. HE. Detroit —— a ae Washington toe © Newhouser,, Hutchinson__ and Tebbetts; Hudson and Ferrell. At Philadelphia R. HE. Cleveland = “ ‘ 'Philadelphia pee ENT) Milnar, Dobson and Hemsley; ;Dean, Heusser and Hayes. i At Boston Chicago Boston RSHLE. 211.2 3-7-0 i (Thirteen. Innings) | Rigney and Tresh;. Hash, Hi ing, Dickman and Peacock- RHE 4.3.1 At New York |St. Louis ——_ ‘New York 6102 Auker, H. Mills and Swift; Russo, Hadley and Dickey. ! NATIONAL LEAGUE. First Game At Chicago Boston Chicago Sullivan, Strincev: Passeau and Hartnett. Brooklyn Cincinnati : ee | Wyatt, Pressnell, Tamulis Phelps; Walters and Hershberg- er. At St. Louis New York St. Louis Melton, W. Brown, Lynn nesota, 2,447,360 are surfaced by |Danning:. McGee, Dogle,. Huiteh-] to 1. UP-FIRST: PLACE; SENATORS . DEFEAT TIGERS. 7 TO 3; CLEVELAND. TAKES: ATHLETICS.’ 8 TO.5; CUBS. the Philadelphia ; .off the hurling of John Walker. .Those two safeties were all the ee | LO ME TIMS.AS CONCHS WON, 3 TOO te ——— _ DeWitt (Buster) Roberts en-! tered the Key West Softball Hall’ of Fame last night when he held the U.S.S. Lea ten to no hits or runs. Roberts. had plenty. of control on the ball as he faced only 27 batters in the seven innings of play.. He. walked five players but only one,, Jones, reached third base.. That, happened in the! fourth when Jones walked, was sacrificed to second by Reese and | reached third on an error by Menendez. Cardova and G.- Garcia scored the first two runs for the Conchs! on two walks and two singles. A. Lastres accounted for the final marker of the game as he walked and came home on an error and a double by Arnold. ' R. Arnold hit a double and triple for the Conchs. “ Thompson, Cardova and-~ A. Lastres were #he“ stars in’ the’ field for the Yictors. Reese, Ma-_ loney, Speer*and Williams -play- ed a good game for the losers. Score by innings: R HE, Lea = 000,000 0O— 0.0 1 Conchs 021 000 x 3.4 2 Fricks, Klink and Jones; D: Roberts and J. Menendez. Fricks gave up three runs and three hits, struck out two and walked three in three innings. He pitched to only one batter in the fourth. Two earned runs were scored off his delivery. VP53'S FORFEITED: LEAS SHUTOUT IN EXHIBITION | VP53 ten forfeited its game in the nightcap last night at Bay- view Park. Sawyer’s Barbers re- ceived credit for a victory they didn't have to work for. USS. Lea played an exhibition game with the Barbers and again went through seven scoreless in- nings. Final score was 11 to 0 in favor of the Barbers. Lea ten secured only two hits destroyer players got in feurteen innings of play last night. Jones and Surran each poled singles. Barbers produced 11 safe hits.; Jasper Walker, Navarro, Hopkins - and D. Sterling accounted for two safeties each. One of Walk- er’s hits. was a triple. Sterling and M. Tynes poled doubles. Score by innings: R. H. E. Sawyers _ 235 100 0—11 12 0 Lea + 000 000 0— 0 2 2 John Walker and Hopkins; Klink, Fellingham and Jones. - LEAGUE: STANDINGS Cleveland Detroit ___ Boston ._ New York Chicago _ St. Louis Philadelphia Cincinnati ____. Brooklyn ___ New York - Chicago __ Pittsburgh St. Louis Boston - Philadelphia NATIONAL LEAGUE (Key West Softball) Club— Pepper's Plumbers - Sawyer’s Barbers __ Blue. So: — secue A uHoop aii? Toa a F TIPNIPP EL COLL e OOM: N \ \ MP TLIIITITITOIES. Td League). jinson and Owen. i f T ——S——___= FRIGLD:AERE In. Their Field; They. 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