The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 14, 1940, Page 3

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1940 Casual Slaughters PLUMBERS TOOK SERIES’ OPENER o=———By VIRGINIA HANSON YESTERDAY: Sandra tells ‘Adam that Ivan was a highborn Russian smuggled out of Russia during the revolution by devoted servants. She becomes agitated when Adam mentions the pose sibility of spies. 4 Chapter 24 Goodby Kiss MY VEEN are you leaving?” “Tomorrow morning — as soon after the coroner’s inquest as it can be arranged. The body is at a mortician’s in town. There will be a brief formal inquest—mur- der by person or persons un- known. The usual thing.” “Oh! I'd forgotten about the in-| quest—do we all have to be} there?” * “No. Just Gerald and I, to de- scribe the finding of the body. Colonel Pennant has arranged that you girls won’t be called, except possibly Sandra, who may have to identify the body. These won't need to attend unless you want to.” * “I don’t.” I shivered. * “] didn’t suppose you would. It’s scheduled for ten o'clock to- | morrow morning. I expect to get a train out before noon.” “T'd like to go with you,” I said, | and surprised a quickly veiled gleam in his eyes. “I'm afraid Ivan would make} neither a pleasant nor an ade- quate chaperon,” he said lightly. “At least as far as Chicago,” I continued, as if that were what 1 had meant all along. “It’s time I was terminating my visit here, as you so aptly suggested last night.” “Please don’t. Don’t terminate it; and don’t remind me of that. I was not myself last night—now get insulted about that, too, if you must. But you know it’s true. I think you must like me or you wouidn’t continually try to put me in the wrong. And I particu- larly want you to stay until I get back—I'd like you tc keep an eye on Sandra. Cultivate her, see if you can get her to talk. She'll be right here in the building. You may stumble onto something. I have a strong hunch that she’s not telling all she knows.” I thought, she isn’t the only one. A feeling of helplessness descend- ed on me, and with it an impulse to tell Adam all I knew. I was getting too tangled up in this thing. Why should I let a new loy- alty to Julia make me forget that Adam was my friend here—the| only one on the post who really mattered? S It isn’t easy to jump right into an acknowledgement that you’ve been holding out on someene you like. I cast about in my mind for ways of leading up to it gradually, but the little moment of intimacy was already gone. Adam was deep in his ptoblem again and the eyes that were fixed on mine were veiled by abstraction. He did not see the words trembling on my lips. And he took my silence for consent. 1 try to be back by Wednes- day,” he said. “If I'm detained P'll let you know. Promise you’ll not go out alone at any time. Use my car, by all means, but take some- ete ee And be back here by jark.” I promised, and he went off to eommunicate with Colonel Pen- nant, to arrange about leave and to pack his grip. I know he had not thought of any possible dan- ger to me beyond that covered by his admonitions. He has told me that nothing of the kind even oc- curred to him. Certainly it did not to me. I did not want him to go. Not because I was afraid, but because I would be lonely without stiff. things are only a formality. You! ‘May I ee of yourself. And I want you right here when I get back.” He was gone so quickly that I had no time even to say goodby. It must have been about mid- night that I heard the light, se- eret rapping on my door, as if whoever was there wanted to at- tract as little attention as pose My room was dark. I had been ly- ing there, smoking and thinkin; for about an hour. Sleep was sti far from me. It did not occur to me to be frightened. I turned on a bedside light, went throug the sitting room and opened the corridor door. Sandra slipped in. She had on a terry cloth robe over her night- gown. It slid down for an instant to reveal a red mark on her shoulder—a mark that might have been made by an ungentle hand, She saw the direction of my gaze and caught the robe to- gether. Her face looked white and with you tonight?” she asked intly. “I know you have twin beds. I could ask Fe- ia for another room, but I |don’t want her to know. I trust you.” What could I say? She volun- teered no explanation and I cer= tainly could not ask for one. 4 I led her into the bedroom and watched while she turned down the vacant bed and got into if facing away from me. Then turned out the light and lay down, respecting her silence, but Passionately resenting the inva- sion of my privacy. My thoughts had been company enough with» out the intrusion of this alien, un+ comfortable presence. I could not sleep. And though | she lay quiet, not turning, breath- jing evenly, I knew that she was | awake. And as the night wore on |I could feel her thoughts, too, a |dark and dreadful company, be- ; tween us in the room. Offer Of Help | J MUST have slept toward morn- {4 ing, for I roused at the sound & the ahha (ope woke are | dra, too, if she had been asleep at all. I heard her stirring, heard the bed springs creak when they were released from her weight. She was trying to be quiet, so I did not open my eyes or let on that I heard her; and presently I knew by the slight click of the closing door that she had gone. I got up then and showered and dressed. It was too early for breakfast, so I solaced my hollow stomach with cigarettes and set+ led down to my typewriter un- til I heard sounds from the kitch- en. The mess hall was empty when I went in—it was still early. I breakfasted hurriedly and es- eaped before the crowd. My brain was prething with plots and char- acters and I wanted no distrac- tion. Sandra came to sae room about eleven-thirty. She had just re- turned from the inquest. She apologized for interrupting me, {thanked me for letting her stay with me, but still with that re- serve which made no explanation and forbade questioning. I asked her about the inquest. It had been much as Adam pre- dicted — formal identification of the body, medical testimony, a brief account by Adam of the beach party and the finding of the body. Verdict of murder by per- son or persons unknown. And Adam, with his grim com- panion, had started on their | journey. | Sandra looked tired and rather cold, as one might who has closed a chapter in her life forever and faces an unknown future. I re- |membered that Adam wanted me }to cultivate her, so when she |rose to go I stopped her. Secret Rapping him. ] SAT down with the play and read it through—or as nearly shrougie as natural boredom per mitted. It was an ambitious proj. ect, having as its theme nothing less than the festoration of the Romanovs to the throne of all the Russias. Young Alexis, the tsare- | vitch, like Ivan, had been smug- gled out of the country. At a time which appeared to be the near future, his loyal supporters over- threw the Soviet Union to the ac- companiment of loud bombings and impassioned speeches. I saw Adam again at cold sup- | r in the mess hall, when I gave im back the play with a brief comment that seemed to please him. He ate hurriedly and left before the rest of us were through. I was alone in my room, trying to read, when he came in about ten o'clock. I dropped the book I 4vas holding and smiled, in the foolish hope that he would not notice my eyes were red. He closed the door behind him, looked at me for a moment with- out saying anything, then put a hand on each of my shoulders. “Tll be as busy as a boy killing snakes in the morning,” he said lightly, “I may not see you.” His hands were holding me, but “Stay and have a cigarette | with me. I’m ready for a recess!” “What are you doing?” she asked curiously, looking over my houlder at the half-typed sheet lof white paper. | “Copying a story I finished this | morning. It’s been hanging around for a couple of weeks—I want | to send it off today.” “Oh, I see you write it first on | this yellow paper, then you have to copy it. I thought writers just wrote.” “Maybe some of them do. I al- ways have to make a lot of changes.” “Then I suppose when you get it all copied you have to read it | over to make sure you've made no tmistakes. Maybe I could do that for you—would it be any help?” I wondered if she really wanted to help or if it was only an ex- cuse to read the story. Some peo- ple are funny that way. I publish under a pen name because pulp stuff is pretty sticky, and I cherish the illusion that one day I'll write , something good. “You're welcome to read it if you want to, but it’s already been proofread—I usually do that as |soon as I finish a page. It’s less | monotonous that way.” | “Oh, I didn’t mean—I wouldn’t | want you to think i was just curi- | ous. I really thought I might help. You see, I-haven’t a thing in the THE KEY WEST CITIZEN~ oo Run By Villareal BASEBALL SEASON With Tes Loaded "PENS TOMORROW ire eatur ame AT N AVY GROUNDS Last Night ,MARINES AND CONCHS SLAT- In a lackadaisical game as fat! ‘ED TO GET LEAGUE UNDER as the victor: vi ce! d. Ce, Were _Concernec. | _ WAY IN OPENER: BLUE SOX Pepper’s Plumbers last night at ‘Bayview Park took the opener of AND PANDORA IN SECOND the city’s softball championship series, 14-8, from the Key West Gocke After a delay of one week due : mots to wet grounds last Sunday, Is- Scoring in every inning except |jand City Baseball League will two, the Pipe-Fitters piled up 14 begin its schedule tomorrow aft- hits off Aris cluding a home ernoon at Navy Field, starting at run by “Dodo” Villareal in the 2:00 o’elcok. third inning with the bases load- _ U-S. Marines and Key West : i Conchs, former champions, will ed. Six of the Plumbets’ mark-' crocs bats in the first game, with unearned. ers were Conch ten, the Leathernecks “first-up”. Ma- composed entirely of young boys, rines will probably use their earned five of their tallies. dependable and youthful Soilen- In all, 22 runs were scored, 24 berger on the mound against a hits pounded out, 14 errors re- trio of twirlers, Bethel Gates and corded, 11 free passes to first is- Reeves, of the Conchs. Spakes sued, seven bases stolen and sev- will backstop for the Service en wild pitches made by the men and Hopkins for the Key hurlers. West nine. Highlights of the game;includ-! Blue Sox will be the “visiting” ed Villareal’s base-clearing cir-,team when they engage cuit clout, great catches by Nel- C.G.C. Pandora players in the son and Baker and Thompson’s nightcap. Manager Caraballo of feat of scoring from second base the Sox announced today he will on a passed ball. send Jack Moore in to pitch Aurelio Lastres, Jr., Conch first against Boring of the Coast sacker, led in putouts with 10, Guarders. Joe Navarro, former followed by Cates, Plumber sec- star catcher of the Trojans, now ond baseman, who retired eight a member of the U.S. “guardian” players service, will add punch and ex- Two members of the Pepper’s perience to the Pandora nine club failed to hit safely at least when he dons the mask and chest once—Baker and Ward. How- and leg protectors tomorrow to ever, Baker walked three times, do duty behind the plate. Ernest stole three bases and scored three Ogden will receive the Sox’ runs. He also committed a pair moundsman’s slants. of errors. Southard street gate to the Leading slugger of the Plumb- field will open at 1:30 o'clock, ers was Villareal, who collected a half-hour before first-game time. homer, double and single, batting Afterpiece will get under way at in five runs and scoring three 4:15 o’clock. himself. Hancock, Ingraham and Cates each hit two safely. One of Cates’ blows was a triple. Arnold, captain and _ shortstop of the Conchs. poled three singles to head the losers’ batters. Men- endez, double and triple, and Roberts, double and single, were next best for the young boys. Losers played without the guidance of their manager, Aure-, Dorothy Bundy, danghter lio Lastres, Sr.. who was pre- May Sutton Bundy, one of vented from attending the game America’s greatest women ten- by unavoidable circumstances. fists and winner of a flock of The game consumed the great- tennis cups herself, has ambi- er part of two hours and lasted tions to chalk up other scores to nine frames. her credit besides victories on Score by innings: R. H. E'the courts. ; Conchs 202 220 000— 8 10 7 ‘Twenty-four-year-old “Dodo”, Plumbers 334 210 10x—14 14 % whose mother held both Ameri- Arias and Menendez; Ward tan and British women’s singles and Ingraham. championships shortly after the opening of the century, is sixth | U. S. WEATHER BUREAU REPORT Observation taken at 7:30 a. m., 75th Mer. Time (city office) Temperatures Highest last 24 hours Lowest last night Mean Normal of the United States. She loves ten- his and hopes to keep on playing for years, but she also wants to take a flyer in educational fields. First, she wants a college de- gree. Next, she plans to study music gg —Piano, violin and voice. 79 Finally, she longs to travel 4 around the world—preferably en-. 82 tirely by boat. To date, tennis has pushed that Precipitation Rainfall, 24 hours ending program aside. 7:30 a. m., inches 0.00 Dorothy Bundy could scarcely ; Total rainfall since Sept. 1, have escaped tennis, for both her | inches __...-... 7.57 Parents gained fame-‘on the Excess since Sept. 1, inches 4.44 Cvurts. Her mother, especially ; Total. rainfall since Jan. 1, famous for her forehand, won the inches *“28.32' American womeh's singles cham- Excess since January 1. pionship in 1904 and the British inches 3.50, women’s singles championship at Wind Direction and Velocity Wimbledon in 1905 and ‘67. Her NE—6 miles per hour |father, Tom Bundy, was a dou-j Relative Humidity bles champion with Maurice Mc- 83% Loughlin. | Barometer at 7:30 a. m. today Started At Age Of 8 i Sea level, 29.86 (1011.2 millibars) Dodo, at the age of 8, began Tomorrow's Almanac playing tennis with her brothers. | Sunrise 6:13 a. m.|She plaved a lot of tennis ap and Sunset 6:32 p. m. down the Pacific Coast and at 19} Moonrise 5:59 p. m.|came east to try her luck, That! Moonset 5:19 a. m. first year (1936) she won over Full moon 16th Sarah Palfrey in the: National Tomorrow's Tides {Championship and gained No. 8 (Naval Base) ranking among the couftry’s AM. P.M. ! women players. 9:07 9:26, The next year she 2:29 3:02 Champion Alice Marble in the FORECAST quarter-finals of the women’s (Till 7:30 p. m., Sunday) _ singles at Forest Hills and, though Key West and Vicinity: Fair she went down in the semi-finals, , to partly cloudy tonight and Sun- | she moved up to No. 3 ranking. High“ Low defeated ,champions three games the | DAUGHTER OF EX-STAR ; SHINES IN OWN RIGHT By ADELAIDE KERR. AP Feature Servite Writer Tigers Shutout Yanks; “SPORTS CALENDAR Indians Blanked Bosox: AND STATISTICS MAJOR LEAGUES’ GAMES TODAY AMERICAN LEAGUE Philadelphia at Chicago. Washington at St. Louis New York at Detroit Boston at Cleveland. NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago at Philadelphia. St. Louis at Boston. NORLD’S CHAMPIONS THREE GAMES IN BACK OF’ BENGALS; REDS AND DODGERS MAIN- TAIN SAME PACE (Special to The Citizen) i NEW YORK, Sept. 14—New' fourth defeat in a row as the York Yankees hit another snag Cincinnati Reds romped home to | in their pennani-drive yesterday. victory, 5-2, yesterday. Carl Defeating the Yanks for the first’ Hubbell, who started on the time this year, Tommy Bridges mound for the New Yorkers, was. Cincinnati at New York did it the hard way—blanking jited out of the box. The win: Pittsburgh Shem face nine tee Meet kept the Redbirds eight-and-a- games. while, Detroit Tigers were : pounding the ball for a total of half games in frort of the Brook- — 16 safeties to come out victorious, lyn Dodgers, who took the Pitts- CHAMPIONSHIP 8-0. The victory kept the Ben- burgh Pirates into camp, 8-2. A: SOFTBALL S' gals at the top of the American <ix_run rally in the sixth inning (Bayview Park 1. SERIES ) League and dropped the world’s’ |. p= ; clinched the contest for the Flat- in the eee a kie Ed MONDAY NIGHT rear of the leaders. rai hese bai seve —— First Game—Pepper’s Plumb- Cleveland Indians stayed right Head his first major league vic- ore ys Key West Conchs with Detroit by also winning a tory. Bucs have dropped three; Second Game—Merchants shutout affair. Al Milnar of the straight games to the Rhine-|NavSta. Tribe and Jim Bagby of the Bos- |), ,gers. i WEDNESDAY NIGHT ton Red Sox engaged in a tight cy id arty | First Game—Key West Conchs pitchers’ duel, the former allow- Two none ae by Joe Marty vs. Pepper's Plumbers ing three hits and the latter just and a four-hit pitching perform-| Second Game—Nav-Sts two. However, one of the In- ance by Kirby Higbe brought a+ Merchants. dians’ pair of safe blows was a 6-1 triumph to the Philadelphia double by Boudreau in the fourth Phillies over the Chicago Cubs. sending Weatherly home with 14, warneke hung up his 15th at Brooklyn, twe vs vs BASEBALL GAMES vs vs At Cleveland Boston ‘Cleveland fagby and Desautels; Pytlak. At Chicago Philadelphia she played a game that “wore ’em : Chicago 9 down”. Heusser and F. Hayes; Lee an Appears To Enjoy It Tresh. Dorothy is also known for her denndtnns forehand, but the rest of her pty Chicago game is effective to. She plays a | Philadelphia dashing game and when she is on Chicago 8 11 © Cleveland the court, the gallery is inclined Beckman and F. Hayes; Hal- New York to give scant attention to any- lett and Turner. Chicago Boston body else. At St. Louis R. H. E. washington Here is a lightning sketch of Washington <== Dorothy Bundy as she appeared St. Louis 712 © Philadelphia just after her twenty-fourth, Hudson, Monteagudo and Fer- wa’ aL birthday on September 1: ll; Trotter and Swift. zs (Major League Baseball Curly wheat-blonde hair. bound i NATIONAL LEAGUE Club— w. with an angoral wool braid to, at New York R. HE. Cincinnati match her socks, storm gray eyes Cincinnati 5 10 1, Brooklyn that change to blue when she New York 2 6 2 Pittsburgh smiles, sun-browned skin, sturdy’ Guise, Beggs and Lombardi; St. Louis plump figure. Hubbell, Lynn and Danning. New York She has a frequent friendly aotecetietins Chicago smile and an easy casual manner At Brooklyn R. H. E. Boston that makes and keeps friends. pittsburgh — 2 7 1 Philadelphia She is one of the most popular Brooklyn 811 0 figures in the tennis world. Klinger, Heintzelman, Mac- Likes Other Sports fayden and Davis, Fernandes; Friends ask for bridge and Head and Franks. luncheon dates, pigtailed young- pea Pt sters crowd. around for auto- At Boston graphs. : a eS See 1 Trojans She has other “lovés” besides Boston __ : 3 8 1 Pirates tennis, savs she’s “crazy about Warneke and Padgett; Errick- Key West Juniors water sports” and likes to fish, son, Sullivan, Strincevich, Coff- Blue Sox swim, aquaplane and water-ski. man and Berres, Broskie. U.S. Marines Her home is in Santa Monica, —. CGC. Pandora At Philadelphia R. 1 a the lone marker of the game. (Navy Field, 2:08 p.m.) Chicago White Sox are now.in Soba etre oaee ge TOMORROW © H i oston e wi - sl poten of Ta a teammates sommeed Ti rater Pt Gare US. Marine the Philadelphia Athletics in ff four opposing moundsmen to Key West Conchs both ends of a twin bill, 6-2 and annex the contest, 9-3. Cooney Second Game—Blue Sox 8-3, while the Bosox were bowing accounted for a trio of the Bees’ a to Cleveland. Brancato, A’s {Sate Diows. EST shortstop, established a record' Results of the games: LEAGUE MEETINGS when he miscued three times in AMERICAN LEAGUE onelinking: At Detroit R. HE. BASEBALL Behind a 12-hit attack, the St. New York 0 6 2, Announcement was made at Louis Browns defeated the Wash. Dettoit 8 16 0 last meeting that inasmuch as ington Senators, 7 to 3. ' Russo, Sundra, Hadley and there will be no regular session New York Giants suffered their Dickey; Bridges and Tebbetts. next week, the signatures of four managers on a petition will be R. H. E. : sufficient to order the president's 0 3 O'calling of a meeting to settle any 1 2 0 important matters arising im the Milnar ' meantime. SOFTBALL Next meeting of players and | managers scheduled for purpese organizing another league Will be held night efter chem- pionship series termination. STANDINGS Sissdaged SHsKLseer A esuegeuar 885 ? RHE ‘Key West Conchs Calif. i .: 8 a Chicago 4 Philadelphia ” 11 CAPTAIN LIKES |" Root, Bryant and Todd; Higbe _ Club— UPPER BERTH ana Millies. *s Plumbers PL stsitiisi ‘THIS BOMBPROOF E 2 1 (By Associated Press) PORTLAND, Me., Sept. 14— Slipping by Ocean Point, Captain Charles H. Wade’s excursion boat “Balmy Days” looks like a Fly- ing Dutchman. The control board is deserted | and there’s no one at the wheel. But on top of the cabin sits Cap- tain Wade with a metal eylinder in his hand. A cord runs from the cylinder to the controls. Once in a while the captain ubauseue? ourt. state oF a28ests 20a —s cmecarr Flemsps re ee Ty. es cmawecems os oS TSE comer cocet or THe eel a ee Ree CSU STS Cake ue day; moderate northeast winds. |: After that she won the. Worn- pushes a key. The boat swerves Florida: Fair to partly cloudy en’s Singles Championship of ‘to port or starboard. tonight and Sunday; scattered | Australia/in 1938, and, with Mary; The cylinder, which embodies showers along southeast and east-' Arnold, won one of the Wight-|the same principles as electric’ Centra ROR =oee~~""" 'man Cup doubles matches at For- steering devices on huge ocean- est Hills in 1939. | going vessels, was invented by | Last summer Dorothy met some! Captain Wade and his brother, | ‘defeats and slipped back to No.|Elmer J. Wade, an electrical re-| ‘6 ranking, but in August, 1940, searth engineer. | she placed herself ofice more in | The keynote to the character of winners’ ranks by annexing the “ ‘ 6 NS (TRY IT TODAY== they did not draw—me into his| ing | arms. His eyes were luminous and | World to occupy my mind. very tender. He .bi down and| “Thanks for the offer. If I need kissed me on the ii jany help Pll let you know.” “Are you ‘yoursélf mow?" I| She took that for dismissal and asked as soon as I could. moved toward the door. But she “Very much so.” His hands | did not go. There was something tightened a little and he shook me on her mind. lightly, affectionately. “Take care | To be continued Today’s Horoscope SOTITLOL £4 be inculeated in youth, for oth- of “Rey West's Outstanding” CONCHA HOTEL Rainbow Room and Cocktail Lounge DINING and DANCING Strictly Fireproof Garage Open The Year Around erwise there is danger en- Sunday’ Horoscope | tangling alliances with the oppo- site sex. Be very circumspect in Between 6 and 7 P.M and e Western Vase Message F ~ deliver your copy of The Cesmen bd de this direction. Today's native makes many friends, but the feelings will sometimes be inclined to run away. Moral principles should today’s natives is resouftefulness -Woodin Gold Cup. and fairly fortunate, the native game as compared to that of her} should avoid the’ love of money ‘tifig player who liked the back! CUBAN COFFEE in ideas and ability in execution.’ There are points of similarity |The Favorite in Key West Economical to a fault, acquisitive and points of difference in her will acquire a considerable com- famous mother. Old-timers recall STAR ap BRAND petence, possibly a fortune. He May Sutton Bundy as a hard-hit-' Subscribe to The Citizen, 20c 3 a t : for itself, for this will surely court and smashed her forehand; OW SALE AT ALL GROCERS | weekly. ilead to trouble. jdrives across the net. They SO) Ci ee ee a . . . .