The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 19, 1940, Page 3

FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1940 HIGH TIDE meet yranea Haina | YESTERDAY: Rose Cornwall, @ sophisticated divorcee, rents the extra room. She tells Jan she wants to us: her money to join the Surf Club where she hopes to find a rich husband. Chapter 14 R The, New Roomer ‘AFTER ‘dinner Norma ‘and Lance and Frank, Derek and Jan, formed a warm, contented circle around the big stone fire- p= in the living room, watch- ing red-yellow flames lick over the driftwood. Outside it was dark and cold. The shades were down, but through an open win- dow camé the salt and fish smell of the sea, the incessant boom of the surf. Jan, sitting ¢ross-legged on the floor, squirmed self-consciously in the flowered silk dress she’d worn home from school two years before. It was a becoming dress with ruffies about the neck and short sleeves, out she had accus- toméd herself so long to slacks gnd sweaters and shorts that she felt like a plow Lorse on Sunday Parade. Her taffy curls, used to riotous unréstraint, balked at the confining white satin ribbon, and her usually clean, scrubbed face felt heavy with powder and lip- stick. This metamorphosis, she admitted wryly to herself, was di- rectly attributable to Rose Corn- wall’s advent. For Rose’s groomed loveliness had made her gloomily aware of her own careless ap- pearance. Of course Derek’s evi- dent interést in Rose had nothing to do with it—of course not! looked at Derek,. sprawled fufl ‘Tength beside’ her, his hard jaw propped on his hands, «his ep. eyes brooding into the fire. fis long, well muscled. legs pro- truded from beneath the robe of towélling Jan had provided until his clothes, which he had grum- blingly but thoroughly scrubbed. ‘were dry. She watched the flick- ering flamelight play over his lean, burned face and copper hair. How close his ears hugged his shapely head—if only she dared to reach over and run her fingers through that red thatch of hair. “I hurt all cver,” he said rue- fully, “but at least I’ve stopped smelling like a mackerel.” “How. you gettin’ along with Cap?” Frank asked. “He seems to think little of my ability.” Derek’s tone was dry and non-committal. “Have you all met the new roomer?” Lance stirred drowsily in his wheel chair. “No. From Jan’s de- scription I gather we've captured a bird of paradise.” They all heard the door up- stairs open and shut. “Here she comes,” Norma whispered excit- edly. “I’m dying to see her! Do turn on a light. Jan.” “I will.” Frank pulled the tas- Bled cord of a floor lamp. “Oh, don’t stare,” Jan begged. eee very pleasant and friend- 9” No one heeded her, however, and when Rosé, wearing a white flannel suit topped by a white tamb coat, a sweeping white hat Pulled over her eyebrows, round- ed the néwel post she saw judg- ment awaiting her. Drawing on white gloves, holding a cigarette between her heavily rouged lips, she looked at them with evident amusement. “Hello, everybody," she smiled, coming into the room, taking the cigarette in her fingers. “What is this, a shadow box lineup?” “I should stand up, but Pm fuch too comfortable here,” Derek greeted her lazily over his shoulder. She laughed. a rich. generous, throaty laugh. “What is this? A fisherman with manners and a continental accent! You intrigue me, young man.” : ft won't for long,” he mockét? “I don’t own a suit of clothes ‘arid. I/ haven't a dollar.” “And I'm no fairy god-mother,”. mr cares eir eyes me. challengingly. His ingly. ?-“Esuspect your game) beautiful!” Hers said: “Just what ere you doing here?” Unhappy Norma J AN saw thi. interchange and misinterpreted it. Rising to her feet, she introduced Rose to the other four by *he fire. Rose, ex- uding an aura of expensive, tan- talizing perfume, stepped close an@ offered her hand to Lance. He looked up at her with hungry eyes. “Tm glad “tien staying here,” hé said. “I hope you'll come in and talk to me sometimes. It gets terribly dull.” “I will” she promised. Hér glance rested a moment on Nor- ma, flicked over Frank, passed on indifferently. “May I have a key?” she asked Jan. “I’m dining at the Club and I sincerely hope I don’t come home until the wee sma’ hours.” “You won't.” Derek murmured, turning his face back to the fire. When Jan handed her a key ste suggested, “if you ere afraid to walk over alone from the @arage late at night, ['m sure Jotinny will be @ to drive home with you. I told him about you when he left and suggested he might be of service.” Rose smiled her thanks and started toward the door. Just be- fore she went out she turned and called to Derek: “Goodby, fish- erman!” “Lord, she’s beautiful,” Lance ure why she ever chose this place to live.” ‘ “She told me she had to choose between cheap rent and cheap clothes,” Jan explained. “Nothing cheap about her clothes,” Frank remarked. “And did you get a look at those wrist- loads of jewelry?” “Fakes,” Derek stated. “It'll be nice having her here,” Lanée went on: “Pertiaps she'll take you over to the ¢lub with her occasionally, Jan. They have a marvelous pool over there.” The excitéd interest in his tone made’ Norma wincé. She bent her head lower over her interminable knitting. Yet, she pondered, why should I begrudge him an interest in a lovely woman? Poor darling, existence is a pretty dull affair for him. I probably bore him to distragtion, but he tolerates me. T'm grateful even for that much. Norma was twenty-four, had earnéd her teacher’s certificate at twenty-one in the University of California. She was straight and tall and so very plain. Her par- ents were middle-class tradespeo- ple in a small town near’San Francisco. She visited them ‘oc- casionally, out of duty, always glad to leave and come back to Sea Tide, back to Lance and to Jan; who seemed more truly her family than her own flesh and blood. She dreaded the coming. of summer vacation when she would be expected to stay home and | help her mother with the younger ; children and the housekeeping. She thought, defiantly, of going to Hawaii or Alaska or some other enchanting place. Yet, resolving this, shé knew she would never do it. She would go no distant place without Lance. No Tried And True Formula I ONGINGLY, so many times, _ She wisheg there were some tried and true formula for win- ning a man’s love. Gladly would she have married Lance and taught school the rest of her life to care for him. It wasn’t, she often considered, fair that Jan should have all the burden of him, for Jan was young and high-spirited and pretty, and cer- tainly entitled to a man and home of her own. Yet none of them this night, least of all Norma, expected that which later transpired. Each of them, intent on his own problems, | living through the warm, sleepy | the concessions, the lunch stands. | come to life with the growing influx of people, was too pre- occupied to notice the change in Lance until that change was ac- | complished. Jan noticed it first. In the be+ ginning. not understanding what motivated him, she rejoiced at his awakened interest in the world about him. was pleased when he commandeered Frank to take him on an excursion of beach apparel shops, was amazed when he came home with gay colored sport shirts and matching silk scarfs. “Here's the profits on the Clip= per model Frank sold for me.” he said. “I guess I went berserk, honey, I meant vou to have a new dréss.” “I'd never wear it,” she insisted stoutly. “I'd much rather admire you. Donning one of his purchases, a knitted beige sport shirt with bright blue-checked scarf, he sur- veyed himself in the mirror of the big oak bureau, an unnatural jflush on his high cheekbones. ‘ll SE tap notice?” like it, Jan? Will she inking he referred to Norma, pshe 4eased. “She'll think you've 4 gone-eompletely ‘Hollywood,’ old darling. Is Spring responsible for this sash of color or are you just a up to Norma’s “S A jorma?” He questione: ank- y. There was a light tap on the door. Lance wheeled his chair over to open it. His thin face was pathetic with eagerness as hé cried, “Rose! I thought you'd never come!” Her lavgh was indulgent, ca- ressing. “You knew I'd come. I’ve so much exciting gossip for you. But what have you done to your- self, Lance? You look marvelous!” He reached avidly for her hands, bent over and ki them. Her heavy bracelets, seemingly an integral part of her person, clanked softly. She looked over Lance's head into Jan’s alarmed eyes. “Hello,” she smiled. “Didn't you knew I'm running a one-woman scandal bureau? I collect all the dirt at the Club and carry it home to this brother of yours.” “It—it's most thoughtful sof the saw: the e: in eae bh e you,” Jan answered lamely. eyes as she passed him on was in love with Rese Corneal 3 way out. She knew, then. muttered, entranced. “I can’t fig-__ DEVELOPING INTO FISTIC BATTLES PLAY DECISION IN OPENER RESULTED IN MELEE; SOX- PLUMBERS CONTEST DE- CLARED TIE 2 By PEDRO AGUILAR Two very exciting games of softball were piayed at Bayview Park last night by teams of the National and American Leagues and several fights were thrown in for good measure. A previous game at the park field had re- sulted in fistic display. In the opener, Blue Sox and Pepper’s Plumbers played a nip- and-tuck affair for five innings. Pepper’s scored the initial run in the very first frarfie as Baker walked, Villareal following suit, Carbonell getting on through an error by First Baseman Castel- lano, allowing Baker to score. In their half, the Sox scored five runs 9n five hits and several errors and a wild pitch. Stanley, on the mound for the Plumbers, was sent to the showers. Clar- ence Gates finished the inning, retiring the last two batters with- out any damage resulting. In the fourth canto, the Plumb- ers shoved over three runs on three walks, triples by Ingraham j and H. Gates and two errors. In the fifth they knotted. the count on a single by J. Villareal and a double by Cates. In the sixth the “fun” began. Barcelo poled a triple and In- graham’ brought him home with a “hot one” through short. H.| Gates singled to center, Ingraham scoring. This gave the Pepper’s players two runs to the good. However, from then on the Sox failed to make any attempt to retire the Plumbers, which, in ef- fect, meant they were stalling for time. As a league rule states the first game must end at a cer- tain time to allow the nightcap to be played, the Sox realized that if they stalled long enough | the game would be called and ‘the score would revert back to the fifth inning, which would mean the contest ended in a tie, 5 to 5. On the other hand, the Plumb- ers were giving the Sox all kinds and thereby win the game. Umpire Cleare then called the contest forfeited to the Plumb-| ers. After somé discussion, he changed his decision and ruled that the score revert back to the end of the fifth frame as both teams were stalling for time. William Cates of the Plumbers and Frank Caraballo of the Sox were arguing the umpire’s de- cisions with the president of the softball leagues, when, before anyone realized what had hap- pened, the two players began “throwing fists” at each other. They were parted. Then Cates and Carlos Garcia began to fight on the tennis court adjoining the field. Five special policeman were present and not oné could do anything about the situation. Finally, several spectators and Players Armando Acevedo and Mears separated Cates and Gar- cla. These demonstrations do the | softball sport no good and should |be stopped. | A meeting of the leagues’ of- |ficials will be held in the near future to attempt’a settlement of the outcome of this contest. Score by innings: RHE. _10031—5 7 4 a — 500 00O— 5 5 5 | Stanley, C. Gates and Ingra- jham; M. Arias and J. Fernan- dez. ' | In the second game, U.S.S. Lea won from the CCC boys, 11 to 9. The contest was one-sided frotn the beginning but the CCC’s made a bid for victory im the third and fourth innings and then lost out in the fifth stanza as the Leas shoved over three runs. Jones and Maloney, of the vie-' |tors, poled two safely out of three tries at the plate. Almeda, of the |CCC,s’ secured three safeties in four attempts, and Pardo at- | counted for two out of three. Par- ‘do's Hits ‘Imcluded a triple. Wil- }tiams blasted a double. P< Scoté by innings: RH. E. (USS. Lea __ 160 13-11 6 5 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN _ *. h And Tribe Bowed . LEAGUE STANDINGS To Yankees (Special to The Citizen) wise—Yankees blasted out dians and the Detroit Tigers de-: feated the Boston Red Cox. Now! there’s a tie for top position. To- morrow? ‘That's anoher story. Yankeéés made it two-straight Brooklyn - over the Indians, this time by a New York - Chicago _ sar’s home run in thé first in- Pittsburgh | Philadelphia 9 to 6 scoré. Catcher Buddy Ro- / NIGHT GAME (Special to The Cittken) _NEW YORK. July 19— | New York Giants committed | five errors in their game — with Pittsburgh Pirates last night, but the effective pitch- img of Carl Hubbell | saved _the day for them as He al- lowed the Bucs only six hits and one run. j - Score of the game was 6 Yo 1. Giatits collected 16 hits off three Pirate ‘pitch: ers. ed the fireworks and Joe DiMaggio also contri- buted circuit clouts later on in the game. m5 Tigers turned in some fancy! playing to gain their victory over‘ NEW YORK, July 19—Amer-| petro — ican League lead shifted againinew York: - yesterday, coming about im this ‘Chicago a’ Washington icto1 tthe Cleveland In- ; Philadelphia victory ove! ie levelan in. oe ae :Pepper’s Plumbers Key West Conchs 'U. S. Marines _ USS. Lea NavSta — ning With the bases loaded start- | ec ons ——____—_ —_ | weather tonight | ULE CRE ca shape for the champs. Red Rolf, ————————_ Highest last Lowest last ;Mean — Normal "393 ( Total rainfall since July 1, ‘375 | Excess since July 1, inches “geq/TOt@l rainfall since Jan. 1, “*> |Deficiency sinee January 1, .SE—10 miles per hour Reletive Humidity 79% 680 Barometer at 7:30 @. m. today -641 Sea level, 30.06 (1018.0 millibars) 466 Tomorrow's Almanac 506 Sunrise __ ? Sunset 427 | Moonrise 8:08 p. 370 Moonset - a 6:55 a. 347 Tomorrow's Tides (Naval Base) AM. 10:11 3:27 FORECAST 2 1 .750 (Till 7:30 p. m., Saturday) 0 1 .000) Key West and Vicinity: Partly x 0 2 .000|cloudy tonight and Saturday, AMERICAN LEAGUE with scattered _ thunidershowers (Key West Softball) \Saturday; gentle to moderate Club— W. L. Pet. east and southeast winds. 0 1.000/ iorida: Partly clowdy tonight 0 1.000 ' and Saturday; scattered thunder- 667 ) Showers Saturday. | Jacksonville to Florida Straits -000 | and East Gulf: Moderate east and 2 .000| southeast winds; partly overcast and Saturday, scattered thundershowers Satur- | day. — | . 5:49 a. 7:18 p. SSSSSRRE 49 NATIONAL LEAGUE \ (Key West Softball) High Club— W. L. Pet. Low __ 2 0 1.000 PM. 1 1 1 NAVY the Red Sox, 10 to 8. runs didn’t ¢ome until the elev-} enth inning, on a single by Pinky Higgins when the bases were} full. 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