The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 21, 1940, Page 3

——————— By MEDORA FIELD YESTERDAY: Lieutenant Gregory of the Atlanta police ix questioning everybody who was in Sally and Bill’s handsome old country house at the time Aunt Maggie was murdered, and find- ing cut very little. Now Sally herself has two negroes in the dining room, and learns from ;Lindy that Eph, son of Lindy’s ; husband by a tormer marriage, has been prowling about the house the day before. Sally thinks she may have the clue Lieutenant Gregory wants, .nd continues to question Lind: Chapter 26 Telephone Wire “ & BOUT what time was Ephraim over here?” I asked. “He come home about three, Miss Sally,” said Lindy. “He come over here just a little while after.” “But why should he come bere if he knew you were somewhere else?” I asked Thomas. “Miss Sally, Eph want some- body phome for the doctor man, that what I think. But I guess he don’t find nobody.” “You are sure of the time?” I asked Lindy. “Yesm, ’cause I take that short cut through the woods to go to My aunt's house and it was after four when I get there.” Ephraim’s visit, no doubt, solved the mysterious footsteps in the kitchen and the door that slammed when I was upstairs. I did not want to jump to conclu-| sions, but. jt did. occur, ta m¢ that while Lieutenant . Gregory was ‘conducting his investigation in the office I was probably solv- ing the murder, much less for- in the dining room. 10mas, why didn’t you tell bout this when I talked to you this morning?” I asked. “Miss Sally, ma’am, I ain't know till Lindy tell me_ this} morning that Eph been over here. Anyways, he never come back here last night, Miss Sally. I was with him the whole time. But, Miss Sally, that man I tell you about seein’ here yesterday, I forgot to tell you he had a long knife in his hand ind he was lookin’ alb around the house like he want to cut somebody’s throat.” It seemed to me that I could follow Thomas's train of thought perfectly, but I asked him to describe the bloodthirsty-looking visitor. “He was a big tall man with a black mustache, Miss Sally.” Well, the black mustache clinched the matter. Thomas was merely con- cocting a smoke screen. “Why didn’t you tell me this to begin with?” I asked. “Tt scaped my mind, Miss Sally. But Eparaim, he ain’t had nothin’ to do with makin’ no trouble over here, Miss Sally. Eph ain’t no bad boy.” “Did the doctor ever c ae Strange that Dr pass so near the h drop it, and on such a “Yes'’n, he com: hat iB doctor man what help Dr. Grace. He been here before when my misery was bad.” Thomas ex- plained. “He say Eph done got in—in—”" “In what?” j “Well, Miss Sally, seems like he | got cut in a fight. And the place it| ain't got well yet. The doctor man | say it in—” day? ed? Well, how is he to-| he doctor man say to keep him in bed. He still just layin’ there with a high fever and don’t know nobody.” “What time did come last night?” “I don’t rightly remember, Miss Sally. It was kind of late. All the time I worry about Epk and think maybe no doctor not get he all on account all that rain. finally, here he com “Did you tell the police about Ephraim, Thomas? “No’m. They never nothin’ about Eph. They just want the doctor | to know where Lindy is or any-, body else that suppose to *round here. Well, Eph ain't pose fo be round here. Leastwise, he don’t what you'd say live here, Miss Sally.” be “All right, but from now on I| think it would be if we all tell the police everything we know. And, Thomas, don’t try telling them more than you know Don’t go making up stories about men with black mustach long knives, because they sure to catch up with and then they won't believe anything you say “I sho’ am gi truth,” said Lindy, giving Thomas a scornful look. Enter Bessie I KNEW exactly what I was go- ing to do when the door swung shut behind them. I would tele phone Dr. Grace, learn the na: of his assistant and check on the time he visited Ephraim last night. That would either give Ephraim an alibi or place him at the head of the list of suspects. But with my hand on the door- |; knob, I was halted by Be: who evidently had been waiting for Thomas and Lindy to finish their| interview. She came over close, looked around jn all directions and whis- peted; “T done found a elue, Miss | ally.” hat do you mean, clue?” I} asked, Thomas and Ephraim still on my mind. “It's somethin’ I found,” she| went on cautiously. “You know | this mornin’ when I was makin’! Today's Horoscope Today's native has a somewhat lavish disposition which may cause trouble. The mind has con- + | Sally | were worth offering to ask me; foin’ to tell ’em the |. up the beds and cleanin’ up the bathrooms, with Thomas to help Andrew went to town hat is it?” the rooms, lin . but she say I can in and straighten up. And, Sal- ly, I found somethin’ ain't.got.no business in there, Tm, ¢rezy,” “But what is it?” “Didn’t that.man what;eome tp fix the phone say it done been cut in two places and a piece of wire thowed away?’ “Yes, he did say something like that.” Bessie opened her mouth, seemed to be struck speechless by some thought that hit her all of a heap and, turning, made a wad- dling dash for the door. Comp- letely mystified, I started to fol- low, but at that moment the library door opened and Alice wandered in. “I'm looking for Plutarch,” she explained. “He was up in my room just after | breakfast and now I can’t find him.” “He'll show up,” I consoled her. | “You can't lose a cat, you know. Here comes Bessie. Maybe she | knows something about him.” | “I give him his breakfast in the office,” Bessie told us as calmly as though she had not apparently had had a fit two minutes before. |“He et a good breakfast and | drunk his water, too. I shut him up in there when I come out and Lain’t seen. him since.” “Well, of cou the police are using that room now,” I reminded Alice. “He’s probably upstairs.” | “I’ve been up there: Poor thing, j he’s probably scared to death. I'll go and see if somebody left the basement door open.” And she | wandered out again. “What in the world happened to you just now?” I asked Bessie sternly. She looked puzzled for a mo- ment, then her face cleared. “Oh, Miss Sally,” she grinned, “I just remember my Sally Lunn muffins in the oven. But they all right. Just a little brown. I don’t know what come over me, puttin’ them muffins in the stove ’fore you all was at the table.” “But what was all this about a clue?” The Wire ESSIE looked around the room again, then her voice dropped to a whisper. “Miss Sally, you reckon Miss Eve kill Miss Mag- gie?” “What ask that?” : Bessie reached into her apron pocket and pulled out a piece of telephone wire about half a yard long. “Where did you get it?” “In Miss Eve’s room, all hid away.” “What do you mean, hid away?” “Weil, you mignt_just as well y, M When | on earth makes you a run in package. Looks like she would have give me them stockin’s without thowin" *em away, don’t you think so, Miss Bessie interrupted herself to ask indignantly. The fact that she weighs about a hundred pounds more than Eve and that her feet must be several sizes larger had nothing to do with her fee in the matter. “Perhaps she didn’t think they ou,” 1 pla “What about this pack- |age? Was it in the wastebasket. too? “Yes'm. It and some cotton and em tissues you take cream off th. And then I see this package "t just some paper wadded ke I first think. So I unw find that piece of wi , bless sweet Jesus, I s: t for Miss Eve got this old sce of wire? Then I remember out the telephone.” “Where were you when you un- ped this package, Bessie?” e back hall, where I take | the wastebasket to empty it in the big one to bring downstairs so ed 0, ma’am. “You are sure you didn't find it big wastebasket, after you ed the small one? You are it came from Miss Eve's 0 sm. Miss Sally, I see it when I pick up them stockin’s. I ain't goin’ to run no risk gettin’ m tore no worse by emptyin’ the big wastebasket.” All cight. Don’t say anything 1t this until lve had time to talk to Mr. Bill.” The telephone rang and I said I would answer it. At Wisteria 11 my grandmother had only one phone and tha’ the hall ce It was the old-fashioned box-on-the-wall variety and the piece of wire obviously had been cut from the extension cord reaching up from the floor to the box. As I took down the receiver, g the loose piece of wire over the telephone. Someone who introduced him~ self as Jamieson said he thought I might. be interested to know that on Saturday at around eleven o'clock a man ina convertible coupé had inquired at his garage in Roswell the direction to take in_order to get to Wisteria Hall. Mr. Jamieson said he thought nothing of it at the time. To be continued (Cobvrisht, 1939. Medora Field Perkerses) siderable force a strong sense for irect a est course fe; but there twist in the condition which, un- der adverse may un ance the benefi }patient toil m honest and A Christmas Story Three-Way Tie For Leadership Of Bask ¥ Marines Whipped Army In Opener And Students Rolled Over In Nightcap Aviators, Results of the Island City ketball League Coubleheader last night in the High School Gym threw the cirevit into a_ three- way tie for the leadership. U.S. Marines ran their victory r to three straight games in opener by downing the U.S. Arm to 24, and at the same time advanced into first with the Lions Club. The third team to join the leaders last night was the High School quintet, whic LIONS PLAY MONDAY Monday night the Lions Club will have a chance to pull away from its companion fives on tov of the league. The Civic bovs meet the U.S. Army, defeated last night, in the afterpiece that evening and victory will give them sole possession of the leadership. Opening game between Pepper’s Plumbers and VP53 will have no affect on first place. the V the second game. The Ic s the fourth a row for ators, who > been un- break into victory column i the Reliable Solenbarger was the sparkplug of the Marines’ tri- umph. He sunk five field goals in the basket and a free throw for 11 points. He was followed by McGregor with eight points . White led the Soldiers in scor- ing with four field goals and two free throws. Box score: U.S. Marines (34) Player— EG EL “TP: Waysack 0 0-1 0 Thompson 2 1-2 5 Solenbarger 5 12 11 McGregor 4°00 868 Skoko 1 0-0 2 Rathbun 1 0-0 2 Latiolais 2 22 6 Totals— 5 4-7 34 U.S. Army (24) Player— RG Er 1e Almeda 3 0-1 6 Duggar 0 00 0 White 4 25 10 Nelson 1 0-1 2 Durrance 0 00 0 Nodine 1 0-2 2 Westberry 0 0-0 60 Ethridge 2 0-1 4 Totals 11 2-10 24 Score quarters: 4 13 24 34 5 10 16 24 Hig 1 used its full quota 15 playevs in the game with n @ all the young ce to display their cf the i up a total of 17 ven field goals and three free throws. Center Tilgee was again the leader of the Airmen. ringing the hoop for 10 points. Box score: High School (38) Player— Fo Ff ‘TP McMahon 7 3-3 #17 Barber 0 0-0 0 P. Roberts 0 0-0 0 D. Roberts 4 0-0 8 McCown -0 0-2 0 0 0-0 0 2 0-0 4 0 0-1 0 0 0-1 0 0 0-1 0 0 00 O -1 @1 2 THE KSY WEST CITIZEN MYSTOS MAGIC BROUGHT You HERE FoR THIS VISIT AND GAVE You THE CLOTHES. Now FIRST IT WANT You TO SEE CHRISTMASLAND= THE SHOPS, THE STABLES-T6 SEE EVERYTHING, THEN You CAN COME BACK FoR THE BIG CONVENTION MEETING! GOOD BASKETBALL 6. DRIBBLE By CLAIR BEE Long Island University Coach et Loop Used judiciously it’s a big help ! x !_used by someone who ,dcesn’t jthink and who may be playing = ~ | grandstand ball it’s the it dan- PIL SF SFE SE 4 | evandstand ball it’s the most dan gerous maneuver in_ basketball. MAJOR SPORTS | That's the dribble. UPSETS OF 740! Used at the right time and kept | within proper limits it is a useful ‘means of giving teammates en op- {portunity to break for the basket, of escaping from (Ry Axnocisited Press) NEW YORK, Dec. 21.— Major svorts upsets of 1940: Gallzhadion, 35-1 shot, jSituation, of scoring when the beat Bimelech in Kentucky floor is clear ahead, or of ad- Derby. jvancing the ball to the front Henry Armstrong, one-time (court. triple champ, was stripped | When dribbling, use a body of welterweight crown by (angle which will permit quick Fritzie Zivic in a savage change of direction, head well up bout. ‘to see ahead and to each side. The Texas Aggies’ long victory all is controlled through the fin- string was snapped in last © cer tips and must be kept to a low game by Texas as Fullback = pounce in heavy traffic. The high Pete Layden crashed through Aggie line. Lew Jenkins’ sharp, ter- tific punches bowled over Lou Ambers and won Jenk- bounce is used only when there jis no immediate danger of inter- | ception, as on a quick drive to the basket with the floor clear. Oth- | erwise, dribble from a crouch sim- ins the lightweight boxing | jJar to that of a track man’s “on TO championship. ‘ |the mark”. Take that position and McNeill beat Bobby Riggs dribble slowly until you get the to win the tennis singles (idea. Later practice “double tim- crown. jing”, changing the height and ;speed of the dribble in order to jelude or go around a guard. SOUTH BEACH NOTES By PEDRO AGUILAR BASKETBALL LEAGUE STATISTICS AXLE YOUNGMAKER, of New | York City, has done a good job of cleaning around the tennis courts Ten leading scorers at the end of the Island City Basketball League’s third round of play fol- at South Beach and will be able ‘OW* to play a_ championship series _ Player— ae with Lew Marvin of Long Island, ‘32 Pinder, Lions . 22 5-14 4 49 and Ignacio Carbonell, Key West.'McMahon, HS .. 21 3-7 2 45 The trio has been practicing for C: Smith, Lions 20 2-2 6 42 the past three weeks for the B- Saunders, L 19 3-6 3 41 tournament and to date have won Solenbarger, M 17 7-12 6 41 and lost the seme number of Almeda, Army - 17 °5-12 0 39 games each. ,Nelson, Army 17 5-14 4 39 \J. Carbonell, PP 17 3-5 5 37 R. Smith, HS — 14 5-8 4 33 have been at the beach every; , day the past week. They have: Team averages at the end of donated paint for the raft vised) | Henne TOU ee ee by bathers directly off the shore.’ CU AOR Seon GR GF The writer, Capt. Lopez, Joe Mar- ae tess aia tinez and Steve Santana have do- | O™™Y 2 Chee nated their services to repair and Marines . 9 52 12-37 31 116 paint the raft. It will be ready Hi School 15 50 13-27 18 113 eee Peppers _ 10 45 13-31 26 103 . | VP53 11 31 12-35 22 74 MR. AND MRS. RICHARD: PARSONS, of Hartford Conn.;! Bob White of Nantucket; Mrs.! Totals— 69 311 75-189 150 697 (Note: First column above. “NP”, shows number of players Edna Landon and Leona Arias,! NE, Kev West; Mr. and Mrs. George |¥SE J? ee) & : Rowley and charming daughter,{ Facts~Army used most play- rs! ers, 16, Lions least numbers, Alice, of Rahway, N. J.; Mr. and '& ons I 3 Mrs. Paul Shaw, of Chillicothe, ‘Lions led in field goals with 81 O.: Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Evans, High School has best percentage of Woodhaven, N. Y.; Robert Da- of successful free throws, 48°; Beach, Calif; Mag- °F 13 out of 27; Lions and Ma- ot One rines committed the most fouls nus Hollstrom, of Rahway, N. J.; 3 Miss Dolores Bello, Key West; R.'21, and High School the least, 18; Delgado and R. Vasquez, Key Lions led in average points per West, and many others are regu- :game, 58. lar visitors at the Beach. ! Spies i BASKETBALL (High School Gym, 7:00 p. m.) MONDAY NIGHT Game — Plumbers BLIND MAN WINS ; TURKEY SHOOT! EVANSVILLE, Ind.—Follow-i_ First vs. ing the coaching of a friend who | VP53. stood behind him, John Grassman,: Second Game—Army vs. Lions. blind man, pulled the trigger and WEDNESDAY NIGHT “hit the bull’s eye.” This entitled; Open date. him to first prize—a 12 pound) , Pnsubinamacenene grein turkey for Christmas. | LEAGUE STANDINGS Cordova 1 it 3 | Island City Basketball League Menendez 2 00 4 Club— W. L. Pct. Sawyer 2 0-0 9 ;Lions Club 3° & i950 — or st High Scheg]lo—+<+5 3-1 .750 Totals— 17 4-10 38 :U.S. Marines. 3 “1-,.250} VPS3 (30) US. Army 2 2 500 FG FF TP Pepper’s Plumbers 1 3 250 4 4 02 8 VP5% 0 4 .000 . 2 00 4 mien $ oe 1 .BUT CHIEF! WEIGHT Mathes 0 00 0 BROKE WAGON DOWN Hinsly 3 0-0 6} Goodwin 1 09 27) (By Associa.ed Press) Schoder 0 0-0 0 } FOSTORIA, O., Dec. 21—The —— -— recent wreck of a fire truck in Totals— 14 2-4 30 -nearby Fremont was followed by Score by quarters: an order to Fostoria firemen to High School 6 18 27 38 stop for all red traffic signals VP53 a oe ee 30 , while answering calls. a tight defensive | NOW OVER THIS ) WAY, BOYS, WE HAVE THE SLED DEPARTMENT. (Continued from Page One) state that an unnamed British supply ship has wirelessed for as- = sistance, saying that she is being pursued and rapidly overtaken by what looks through a like a Nazi sea raider. 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