The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 2, 1940, Page 3

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER Casual Slaughters ome By VIRGINIA HAN YESTEPDAY: Kay drives Jeff | back to jcil. She learns from Jef that Sandra may have mar- ried him thinking his worthless property had silver on it. Back in her room Kay looks for the | shorthand notebook. It has van- |C ished aga | | pter 39 i What Safe Place? I SHUFFLED through the papers on top of the table? I opened | the table drawer. I even delved into the wastebasket. But it wasn’t there; it wasn’t anywhere in the rooms or in the smal] bath- up the search, finally. ve taken it after all. of resentment. He hadn’t tru knew contain. But did I? Too } h formati on. more dama the bit of scandal about Mimi and Jeff. Jeff needn't have told me any- thing he was afraid Sandra had put in that notebook I'd been a fool to t 1, to let it get out of my hands. | What had he done 2 den it, destroy been ple on his w sure he delivered was too se to be concealed in d he had not been n? But I >m that Jeff and 1 was reluc- t would had been here. tant to ¢ not de might t en it in the car. The garage wa d and the key in my bag, but I shrank from going out there alone in the dark. If the notebook was there, it was safe until mor Morning, I told myself, would be time enough. | got my wardrobe suitcase | from the closet and packed my things, putting my papers all to- gether in compartment which | served The rejected manuscript, still un- | opened, went in with them. Then | I emptied the closet and the | drawers of the mahogany chi took a look sreund the hathroor room for forgotten typewriter in| its traveling case and prepared to | leave. At the door, however, turned back on an’ unexplained impulse and dragged the ward- robe suitcase as far as the sitting room. But it was too heavy for | me, so 2andoned it there, locked both cas and the | typewrit er 3 the keys uy 4 t in Felicia’s e was in bed. ibering not to be too ¢ a prepared for bed, but sh id not stir. And when, prese 1 timed off the light and vacant bed was still 2 Ni sitting r snoring a | Tre would not but tonight I would swa’ VENTUAL! LY self to ak bled my pil against the head of the bed and sat up, staring at the gray shape of a window, wishing it would begin to grow lighter, w 2 I had a cigs arete but afraid. ‘ght be death. ing on ste corridors of t d boards creak unde ht of those fect, tirrings of secret hisper of pages as re leafing rapidly magazine. My thoughts | went back with mounting horror e picture of Sandra, ing i aeedy while I worked. e pages of a magazi s ready to scream at ‘ t regularity of the repeated sound, My heart ham- | mering painfullyy I pictured her sitting there now, turning the pages, waiting—waiting for what? What had she left undone? Then, so distinct that I knew I had not imagined it, loud in the} quiet night, I heard the click of a door latch. That sound woke me to a! well for the purpose. | © SON ——— healthier fear. The click of the corridor door! Almost relieved at the thought lof a tangible menace, I crept out of bed and tiptoed to the open door of the sitting room, where I pped for an instant to listen. re was no further sound. Pres- j ently. emboldened by the con- tinued quiet, I reached a hand into the room and switched on the light. __ There was no one there. I stood in the doorway for a moment, e back and feel- lept. Wi a cigaret! I could have over and turned the corridor do reflect- le late for the ecaution, found my pocketbook, | which contained the remains of a pack of cigarettes, and lit up. Then I pushed the door to the bedroom nearly t. selected a magazine from a stack on the ta- | ble, and settled down to read. But not for long. I could not ep my mind on the words. ughts of my own kept nag- g me—thoughts of Mimi and olonel Pennant, of Julia and and Sandra. Sandra, who had ten down what she knew bout several people and put it n a safe place.” Not just what knew about Mimi and Jeff. Several people. Reducing it to simple terms, Sandra was a blackmailer. She ad blackmailed Jeff into marry- ing her. She had tried to black- i] him into giving her the rk property, which she be- d to be valuable. A logical ion formed in my mind. Had he been blackmailing someone The answer brought feet. It was so obvious dered why I had not s en it be- She had been blackmailing the murderer! Unbearable Excitement T WASN’T only to Jeff that she iad thrown the taunt that it would do no good to kill her. She recorded her knowledge and it “in a safe place.” And she ad thought that made her safe, 00. What safe place? It seemed to me suddenly that Sandra was in the room with me, Trying to tell me something. I be- gan to shake with a chill that was not so much fright as the unbear- able excitement of knowing that I was on the verge of a revela- tion. This was something that con- cerned me. I was as sure of it as if I had seen her standing there, pointing at me. When there was no one else she had turned to me, even though she knew I was Julia’s friend. Wasn't it plausible, n, that, surrounded. by strang- she had cached her secret | with me? She had not trusted me | with it—she could not do that— but she could leave me some clue to it. If I had the wit to recognize the clue— I settled myself w igarette, let the magazine slip to floor, and went over every- I could remember concern- P e had come to rand note- ‘in no. sense it be o Jered a safe place. Many people can read rthand. des, it was too ob- ious. If it had been that impor- would never have left it could h me to the ihe had not 2 post office two letters. ds who knew Ivan,” s letters. Thin, one-page affairs. Still—they nig) have included the few necessary to incriminate e- those a new light. S: my typewriter had watched the envelope igh the window Ww hat had the editor said? vith feverish fingers 1 e e letter once more f. ba d read it with new prehension “Sou ds like two stories mixed Pie My housecoat was lying in the jumble of things in my overnight case. I crushed the letter back in- to my pocketbook, snat up the robe and put it on. That man- us locked in wardrobe case next roc would bear g A familiar chill I turned the key door to the corridor, but I gave | myself no time to heed it J ciiekes off the light in the sitting ogm, listened for a moment to | Felicia’s hardy slumber and gent- ly, quietly turned the doorknob. To be continued Tipped me as to unlock the h another | MUTH LEADING BASEBALL BIG SIX SWATTERS ANOTHER MARINE IN SEC- OND PLACE; FOUR PITCH- ERS IN TIE FOR TOP HON- ORS WITH VICTORY EACH R John Muth, Marine out- fielder, leading the Big Six hitters of the Island City Baseball League with a perfect average of 1.000. Appearing officially at bat twice in the two games the Leathernecks have played to he connected safely on both scoring one run In second place is another me rine, thirdsacker Skoko. Posses: ing an rage of .750, Skoko pounded out three hits in four trips to the batte: box. Boring, of C.G.C. Pandora s brings up third position, .600, three out of five Nine players are tied for fifth place and three for sixth spot. The hitters follo’ dat ay AB - H Ave. 1.000 759 .600 571 500 509 509 -500 500 500 500 500 509 428 Muth, Marines Skoko. Marines Boring, Pandora J. Carbonell, KWC Villareal, KWC Genzalez, KW Joe aVvaITO, Bu Pandora Rueda. Trojans Albury, Trojans Wi Trojans A. Alonzo, Troj M. Acevedo, Bue: Al. Rodriguez. Sox E. Ogden. Sox Baker, KWC AAVAONNYNNYNYFaAhQHeN -428 Conch honors all each have Two Bluso: and two pitchers are tied for top in the pitching department. having secured a_ victory Four other moundsmen been creditted with losses. Four leading hurlers: Pitcher— We Diaz, Blusox 1 Molina, Blusox 1 Bethel, KWC 1 0 1.000 Baker. KWC 1 0 1.000 Baker also a member of the league Six hitters, possessing a batting average of .428. SOFTBALLERS IN MEET LAST NIGHT PERMANENT BOARD TO RULE HARD AND SOFT BALL LEAGUES ELECTED L. Pet. 0 1.000 0 1.000 At the meeting of the softball leagues last night in City Hall, immediately following the ba ball session, a permanent board of commissioners to rule over the hard and soft ball circuits was elected Previously a baseball commis- sion had been set up, composed of Wm. Barfield, chairman; Aaron Diaz, Sam Thompson, Theodore yury and Joe Cleare. Softball nagers agreed to have the ame commission rule their cir- the exception of Mr. signed. J. J. vas elected to fill a Mr. Albury, a f a softball club, could 1 a commission ru the diamondball it any manager being a member of a group mak- ing decisions in arbitrary mat- ters. Due to conflicting views as to the Plumber-Barber ga ed for Monday night wi it was voted that the laced before the com- for decision. Umpire-in- the contest to the Barbe cause. the Plumber! failed to put a full team on th field at game time. Amendments to vs anent admission to be charged Idren under twelve years of attending softball games will be voted on by the Board of Managers at a neeting next wee Schedule of the Service a Civilian Leagues will be adopted after all managers have been da copy for study Treasurer Joe Cleare’s inding up business of the old Spdae was given last night. ‘med the meeting that the by age report It w nev be umpires er, etc. that equally orekeeper. DOG TROT GOLF LINCOLN, Nebr.—Instead of figuring his golf the usual way. on strokes, Chancellor C. S. Bou- cher, of the University of Nebras- . figures his game on the ba- sis of the time it takes to go around the course. His best record + to date around the course is one hour and fifty minutes. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN "SSOP as. SOFTBALL TWIN BILL CALLED OFF Just before The Citizen went to press it was an- nounced that the doublehead- er of softball scheduled for tonight had been called off due to the serious illness of Mrs. Benj. Trevor, who re- sides in the vicinity of the Bayview Park field. SIS IIS SSIs: GE ISIIE Sa LD ® & DETROIT STAGED ONE-TWO PUNCH (Special > The Citizen) CROSLEY FIELD. Cincin- nati, O., Oct. 2—The one- two punch of Hank Green- berg and Rudy York paved the way for Detroii’s big sec- ond-inning five-run rally. The Tiger outfielder, first man up in that disastrous in- ning, singled. Rudy foliowed suit, Greenberg ‘siopping ai second. A bunt by Campbell edvanced both runners and they dashed across home plate on Werber’s sincle. York’s potent bit has giv- en the Tigers baseball's great- est one-two punch. No team can offer a pair of blasters to compare wiin York end Hank. Detroit's first-sacker was third to Greenberq in home2 runs and in runs baited in and finished among the too hiiters in batting average. FP DPSS LD ELS LP SPORTS CALENDAR | AND STATISTICS SOFTBALL GAMES (Bayview Park Field, 7:00 p.m.) FRIDAY NIGHT First U.S. Army VP53 (Service League). Second Game—Sawyer’s Bar- Bombers (Civilian Game— vs. bers League). LEAGUE MEETINGS BASEBALL - SOPTBALL Officials, managers and players of both sports will meet in City Hall Tuesday of next x Baseball will 7:30 o'clock. STANDINGS ISLAND CITY LEAGUE (Key West Baseball) Club— Ww. Key West Conchs Blue S *Trojans *Pirates C.G.C. Pandora U.S. Marines *Tie game. vs. week session convene first Pet 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0. SERVICE LEAGUE (Key West Softball) Club— WoL... Pet U.S. Marin 1 0 1,000 VP53 0 0 .00 ccc 0 0 .009 U.S. Army 0 1 .000 CIVILIAN LEAGUE (Key West Softball) Club— iW. L: Pet Sawyer’s Barbers 1 010 NavSta 0 0 .000 Merchants 9 Bombers D Pepper's Plumbe EXHIBITION OF DIAMONDBALL NAVSTA WILL MEET USS. MacLEISH NIGHT AT He Cr s Birthdavs Cordell Hull of Tennessee, Sec- Tetary of State, born at Pickett. Tenn., 69 vears ago. Mrs. Ruth Brya de of Al- . W. Va., onetime Minister ark, daughter of the i statesman, born Jack- sonville, IIL. 55 vears ago. Roh at 1.000 , BASEBALL GAMES UNDER PROTEST BLUSOX-MARINE AND BUC- CONCH TILTS TO BE PUT BEFORE COMMISSION Tigers Defeat Redlegs —- = m Page One Gehringer r first. N third. second te r The baseball games played last G Sunday at Navy Field by mem- of the Island City League were protested the regular meeting of officials and managers lest night in City Hall. eaptain the Marnie nine, informed the meet- g that the rightfielder of Sox used infield giove in violation of the and regulations. He stated that had informed the umpire-in- three the but that the outfield- his bers at of club an chief on occasions of iniraction was not made to change Therefore, ontinued protesting the game, that it be awardea to the Marines and that the matter be placed before the baseball commission tor decision. Spakes also charged that mana- gcrs of the Key West Conchs and Pirates made an agreement on oali field whereby a play 1ed by the Conechs was al- to appear in the Pirate p of the second game Sun- against the Key West nine the Marine aptain i ion of the rules Transactions of this nature must be conducted »pen meeting and not on the aying field, he stated, and mo- tioned that the game be replayed ind the incident submitted to the commission for decision, It was so agreed Report of the secretary and Manager Paul Albury concerning iviting an Army team to ent league w made. It brought out that the athletic of- ficer of the Army informed the ecretary that Sunday playing in the Barracks would not be per- mitted and that the company voted to play softball inclusive. Mr. Albury stated that he had contacted Col. P. L. Pendelton, commanding officer, who gave an opposite view to that of the ath- letie officer. Col. Pendelton wel- comed the entrance of a Army team in the league, Mr. Albury said, and that the field at the Barracks was open for games. ove. he he ¥ th the * Decision as to the proper course to take in this matter was held in abeyance until the situation was clarified. William Russell resigned as secretary-treasurer and Lt. M. O. Donohoo was elected to fill the WwW m. “Barfield, softball and base- ball commissioner, addressed the seting. He asked the manage adopt similar rules and regula- tio those governing softball Managers were of the opinion this should be done. Todav’s Horoscone In would olden times today’s degree have developed a soldier. 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