The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 15, 1941, Page 3

em By MEDORA FIELD Chapter 46 7 Sally’s Find UT I knew I could not remain on that bottom step indefinite- ly. Grasping the stair rail, I was able to pull amd drag myself up- ward, while waves of faintness Swept over mie, caused by the pain in my ankle. f Finally reaching the top step, I groped about trying to locate the spring or handle or some means to open the trap door. But so far as I was able to discover, there ‘was nothing. T called for help as loudly as I could, but it seemed to me that my voice fell backward as from physical impact against the floor above me. Even though I had left open the door from the passage, Iknew the chances of being heard ‘were pretty slim, unless someone happened to be going through that little back hallway. I tried Deating my fists against the trap @oor. It did no good, but I kept on. And I was grateful when Plu- tarch came and sat on the step beside me, My hands were bruised from the futile pounding and I was all out of breath from yelling, so we ust _sat there for a little while. fortible thoughts came to keep me company along with Plutarch. ;not even the murderer to this underground lair? I ‘was left there in the ve to death. Perhaps i, Panic seized me and in for help. feria wore itself out and rea- son began to reassert itself. 1 no- ticed that, although the place had ‘a closé-in atmosphere and was fairly, cold, the air did not seem tainted. Naturally my ancestor, God rest his quaint,soul, had pro- vided some source of supply when he-had the place built. What made his plan so fiendish- ly clever was the fact that secret rooms always bring to mind the thought of ‘secret panels and hol- low walls, Who would think of looking for a trap door on that unlikely janding? Nobody, I told myself bitterly, visualizing my own skeleton entombed centuries hence. Then I remembered the lost packet of matches I had reclaimed on the stairway that morning. B some lucky chance they were still in my pocket. I clawed at them as ‘a starving man might grab for food. In this clumsy haste I broke the first one. But I was able to strike the second and from this pin point of light the near dark- receded unwillingly. all-important “objective, “of course, was to locate the spring or catch that controlled the openin; of the trap door, but as I burne one match after another in fruit- less effort I realized that the supply would soon be consumed and my situation unimproved. Other basement rooms had been wired for electricity long ago, but before this was done the location of the secret room had been lost or forgotten. Finally I remembered to tell myself that I would be missed by someone above stairs, Andrew, if no one else, would soon be spreading the alarm. The thing to lo was to wait quietly until I heard footsteps overhead and then be} for all I was worth. Why dn’t I thought of it before? All very well, of course, except that the murderer might arrive ahead of the searching party. But I sat down again and waited for what seemed hours, Plutarch in my lap purring contentedly, then rousing himself to meow ques- tioningly. Even he seemed to real- ize that there was something wrong about the situation, or per- haps he, was only hungry and thirsty, 1.was_ pretty thirsty my- self, what with all my panit and yelling. So we waited. But nobody came, Rear PANDORA - LIKE, I began to wonder about the secret room. How big was it? What did it con- tain? As I pondered these and other questions, the room itself seemed to stretch away from me into infinite space, full of un- ‘known ‘dangers, then to close in on all sides, like the walls in a horror movie. Tt was Plutarch who kept me/ fairly calm. His even bréathing. The comfort of his warm body against mine. There were six matches left. My social sechrity against what need I could not guess, I moved my ankle experi- mentally. Thank heaven, the pain | ‘Was considerably less. | I could even stand if I did not lace my full weight on the right ‘oot. Plutarch complained as I set him down, but he kept close to my side and we moved slowly down the steps together. Curiosity | had got the better of me as it had | of Plutarch. At the bottom of the steps | lighted one of the precious matches and found myselfstanding in what} appeared to be a narrow passage, for brick walls came on either side. With my free hand stretched out in front I followed | the passage for about six feet, | when it ended plump against an- | other wall. | Hastily I struck a fresh match 7 x ; R z ae door, just an ordinary door, with j an ordinary knob that turned in ries Night Of Jan. 28 my hand and opened inward. Pausiay, with the door only a few inches ajar, I stood listening. Like Mr. Dodson, I was learning to fely more on my ears. But bg stilhad ee Cr Ee just as SQ) 0! ave jook con= scigusly Nt ' are to see details. What I heard did not help my morale any. t Someone, or something, alive was in that room, for I heard breathing. Bui ‘such breathing. Loud and labored as though some giant were recovering from a hang-over. Or perhaps it was some great watchdog, sleeping now by fortuitous good luck, but ready to spring to life at a sound. My impulse was to pull shut that door and get away from their. Then 1 realized Plutarch had already pushed his way in- side. I waited breathlessly for a moment, but there was no growl= ing, no spitting, no sounds of mor= tal combat between ancient en- emies. There, were only four matches now. I must open the door wider before lighting the next one, lest the ‘slightest movement blow out its feeble flame. This I did and the sound of that heavy breath- dng almost unneverved me again, ‘but I forced my feet across the threshold. I found myself in a room about nine feet wide and twelve feet long, and almost “the first thing | my eyes fell upon was a small table on which was a stub of can- dle in a pewter holder. If before this time anyone had ‘told me that I would squeal with delight at the sight of a mere stub of candle, I would have ‘sworn he was crazy. Too late I remembered and stifled the cry in my throat, lest I waken that dreadful sleeper. Exploration TOUCHING the dying match to the wick, I picked up the candle and moved about, cauti- ously exporing. There was a fire- pace with ashes on the hearth ut no fire, Even as my gaze took in this ‘fact, I also noticed that part of the small room was cut‘off by a big screen and it was from behind this screen that the’sounds of,heavy breathing emerged. With ‘my heart doing all sorts of violent ‘gymnastics, I tiptoed around to take a look behind the screen. The first thing to arrest my gaze was my own rose taffeta Pur. Orily Secondarily ‘did I no- ice thatthe puff was spread over a prone figure on a low cot. * “Moving fearfully ‘nearer, I saw that the eyes of the sleeper were covered with tape, and I guessed that he was probably bound to the cot or that his hands and feet were tied. He was lying on one side in an obviously uncomfort- able position and now and then ‘moaned a little in his sleep. ging my eyes away to inspect more thoroughly the screened-off section of the small room, I understood why the Screen “was there, a strange place for such a piece of furniture. Built into the wall just above the cot was a safe. Obviously this was where my ancestor stored his val- uables, I decided that the room was probably under the! back yard, rather than the house, and that its ventilation came through the chimney or perhaps by way of some other arrangement as in= genious as the trap-door entrance, It was dumb of me not to have realized at the very first that the sleeping figure on the cot was the core and center of all that had happened recently at Wisteria Hall. Now I ventured forward timidly, pausing every moment to listen ‘for footsteps on the stair- way. Then, as L stood still at the head of the cot, its occupant stirred and groaned loudly, so that I ‘practically jumped out ofmy skin and came near dropping the candle. As the helpless figure struggled and half turned, I cried out in horror. For I recognized the man, Even with his eyes bandaged I knew that he was Hugh Brannen, It was all simple enough. That story Bill had told last night at dinner about Mr. Brannen having been kidnapped— Obviously his abductors had used our place as a hide-out and, when we arrived unexpectedly, their plans had been upset. : Bill had said Mr. Brannen was to be released Saturday morning, but evidently the schedule could not be carried out, No doubt, that telephone call to Andrew had been an effort to clear the way. But who— Ah, of course. One of the work- men who had remodeled a part of the basement as a game roam had somehow diseovered the hid- den room. Yes, that must be the answer. But how would he have known of our sudden plans to Jopen ‘the. house? That would be ed easy, 1. realized, if he hap a the, Station wagon Friday. 0 doubt, he would have a look- out. 1 examined the rose puff more carefully. Yes, there with the jown spilling out was the place where it had been snagged on the stairway. To be continued e puff m and in its light was revealed a NUMERALS WILL BE PRINTED BACKWARDS a Press) 15 (Ry Nake! COLUMBUS, 0. bershop bershop patrons cérned lest deve ast make out date flected in mirrors, a firm taken cal nave _ th prieaeiackwords rrective action (Cotyright, 1939, Medore Piel Perkerson) MEDICINE WOMEN FOR TRIBESMEN (My Adkoctntet Prewey NEW YORK Ar n Indians of Chile Jan " THE REY WEST CITIZEN DATES FOR TRIO MEET LAST NIGHT Barbers And NavStus Meet In Opening Con- test; Cage Exhibitions On Tap Definite dates for the three- game softball series to be staged for the benefit of infantile paraly- isis .victims -wére decided last night at.a meeting in the Cuban Club on Duval street. The, series will get under way the night of January .28 when the Sawyer’s Parbers cross bats with the NavSta club. Second contést will be played 6n the eve- mg of January 30 between Nav- Sta and Pepper’s Plumbers, and the eternal rivals, Barbers and Plumbers, will wind up the games February 4. The teams, rated the strongest tens of the city, will use prac- tically the same lineups that ‘saw action in the disbanded Civilian League of 1940. Manager Theo- dore Albury “announced last night that his poys will begin practice some time this week. Peppers and NavStas will probably swing into action in the next few days. The players have been inactive since last September. Other matters announced night included Arthur Griffi as an umpire. Manyel: Varela's. offer to. serye as gatekeeper. A local sports enthusiast’s guarantee of funds for use of the lights at Bayview Park. Printing of tickets games late this week. |" Managers of civilian and serv- last ’s offer to serve for the ice clubs will be called upon to! aid in the sale of ‘tickets. It is thought by Pedro Aguilar, who lis arranging the series, that a greater number of fans can be reached in this manner. Coach Johnny Offutt will han- dle basketball’s part in the drive for ‘funds. He will schedule cage exhibitions among local quintets on dates that will not conflict with the softball series. US. Marines. who are now leading the Island City Basketball League, will probably engage an all-star club in one of the exhibi- tions. BASKETBALL (High School Gym, 7:00 p. m.) TONIGHT First _Game—Lions High School. Second Game-—-VP33 Marines. FRIDAY NIGHT First Gamie—Not announced Second Game—High School vs. U.S. Marines. Club vs. vs. US. LEAGUE STANDINGS | Island City Basketball League Club— W. L. Pet U.S. Marines 857 U.S. Army 625 Hieh School 571 Lions Club 571 VP33 000 IFREE ‘HUNTING ‘RIGHTS | ‘SOUGHT BY INDIANS; | ‘POINT TO ‘PRIORITIES’ : Giiy Ausdéiatéa Preank ; HUGO, Okla., Jan. 15.—Repre- sentatives of Oklahdéria’™! Indians are thumbing ancient laws. , documents seeking a jtreaty that makes the* entire} United ‘States a vast hunting! | ground where they need buy no I By RABID FANSTER licenses. They note that at North | Platte, Neb., an Indian recently | wie LIGHT-HEAVY \charged with fishing without a. [CHAMPIONS jlicense was released on his con-! | Light-hdavyweight division has tention an ancient statute grant-| itwo recognize: boxing ‘cham-/ed the red men perpetual hunt- | jpions. It happened this ‘way: ing and fishing privileges. | [Anton Christoforidis, Greek, de- Tom Hunter, Choctaw county jfeated ‘the forrtér ‘king, Melio judge and member of the Choc-} Bettina, in‘a '5-round bout at) : : | {Cléveland Monday night ‘and the taw tribe, reports he can find no iNBA immediately ‘proclaifriéd him {federal law exempting Indians ‘champion. Along came the New /from purchasing licenses but he | York State Athletic Commission |zqded it would be “hard ¢o get a iwith the announcement that that }state still claims Billy Gonn holds the title ‘inasmuch as ‘Conn is ; willirig to take on any challen-|the Indians’ ‘priority of rights as/ iger for the crown. NBA main. (a first citizen af the western -con-” | that Billy forfeited his! tinent”. i |tains light-heavyweight championship: * ‘ 5 | when he agreed th meet Joe Louis! VIS LIAL LS ‘in a heavyweight title bout. SoS 7 oa =~ :BAER BROTHERS 7 r IN HEADLINES | A E TONI { | The Baer brothers continue to} | lmake the headlines thése days in| Ser jspite of their comparative lack PAST -“STEPPING ‘STUDENTS | lof fighting. The biggest ‘and most | jinteresting ‘story ‘to come from MEET EXPERIENCED | {the Baer brothers’ camp lately is LIONS the news that Max will not fight | champion ‘Joe Louis untli the lat- ter has ‘regained his reputation’. And Mike Jacobs seems ‘to, have! had just about enough of Mar’s ‘stalling off’, as some term it. COMMENTS ON ‘SPORTS jury to cénvict any Indian com- mitting such a crime because of A battle of third-place teams in the Island City Basketball League } ithat will send the victor into a tie for second position honors | takes place in the High School | HOFFMAN REVEALS PLANS \Gym tonight. FOR MAX AND BUDDY Jacobs offered Max the match with Godoy, but Baer’s manager, Ancil Hoffman, ‘after fefusing, said he would ‘gladly accept a bout of that kind for Buddy. Said Hoffman, “The ‘champion is go- ing around fightirig‘a lot ‘of stum- ble bums and ‘hot looking ‘good. He is not the card ‘he uséd to be. Max ‘will take him ‘on when he gets hot again. “We would accept a rhatth ‘with Billy Conn. Grouped together on the thira | rung of the ladder, Lions Club | and High ‘School varsity five will | jgive fans ‘a hard-fought game in ‘the opener of the regular twin ‘bill. It will be a young, fast-step- ‘ping quintet pitted against an experience, aging five. Many } vpredict -youth will dominate. | League-leading Marines battle | Hast-place VP33 in the nightcap. )PLAYER’S MEMORY | “Max ‘will not ‘fight Godoy, ‘but | Buddy ‘will.” SOFTBALL ‘REVIVAL? The thrée-game softball ‘series FACTOR IN B.C. WIN) (ify Axséeinted Prenn) | BOSTON, Jan. 15.—Because ‘ yiowski remembered to ‘be played irimediately Wetore lhe sephomere fobthadl days al jthe President's ‘Birthday may \Boston College, the Eagles beat | ‘be productive of mhore* beneficial Tetinessee in the Sugar Bowl. effects ‘than at first ‘planned. qoecetowski, Boston quarter- Main purpose of the Series is to back, recalled a situation similar raise funds to further the fight |to the finel quarter set-up in el against infantile paralysis, but sugar Bowl. In that sophomore | there are those who believe it game Totzylowski had called for | may mean the ‘revival of that 2 sare pass play ‘which worked | ae: for a-toucHdown. Things looked | Several unsuccessful attempts pretty much ‘the same in the Su-| have been mace to stage games gar Bowl so Henry called a fake | since the disbandment of the pass and O'Rourke ran for the! Service and Civilian Leagues last winning score. | September. There is no doubt | { of the willingness of players to, DOG SHOOTS MASTER don their uniforms and march on the diamond once more. This in-; OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla— terest was never developed in the while giving bis bird dog a les-| proper manner. Only a few were}son in pointing, John Johnson willingly to-give of their time and -rested the butt of his shotgun on | money. x }the ‘groufid. The dog, excited by} There are a large number of 'a>bird, leaped into the air ahd.| teams that would immediately ame: down of a branch. The swing into action if the oppor- pranch came down on ‘the gun’s tunity presented ftsélf. It is pos- trigger and “Johnson came down sible the forthcoming series will with a severely wounded shoul- signal the start of ‘a co-operative der. drive to révive this ‘sport. an Army uniform before the All- MAY CHANGE Star game. Doyle said he could BETTING ‘ODDS not give any betting odds this New York’s betting commission- carly in the year and even stated er, Jack Doyle, asked if 6ne could that after his trip to Florida his imagine what Detroit would be mind may be changed about a like without the ‘great Hank Yank victory in the American Creenberg and reminded. fans and a Redieg win in the National that ‘Hankus Pankus’ tay be in in 1941 Brazil’s Young Golfing Star By HENRY W. BAGLEY AP Feature Service Writer RIO DE JANEIRO a golf fan, you tb »w who Gonzalez thin ‘kid who ameteur , atsc Anxious To Tackle U.S. Aces Ganzalez hosed out in the final f the Brazilian championship, to go to Anié¥ica in Feb- dtiv an axvtdindbile ‘there. in the South on the circuit. hope President Vargas had a total of 304. Ratto, him a good fight final of the Bra- zilian r Ratto was one up at the end of the morning round, but Gonzalez finally won 2 and 1 Gonzalez Argen- chorena, however, -gav in the 36-hole father is an them solve their prob- of finances. Vargas, an ‘en- thu golfer, also is an out- spoken advocate of strong United States-Brazilian Titn@ship, “and advertising Brazil Gonzalez i Ratto hepe to Gonvince him t these ends will served if they can play the (88. circuit. Gonzalez walked away with the Argentine champiariships the ‘fick! ‘thateh ‘of ithe M. Ledesma, In the 2 score of 988, and nearest rival A.M. de An- ine golf pro, Jose M. Gonzalez ‘With the chief of state setting the way and with Gonzaiez chalk- ing ‘off major victories, the Bra- vilian preds has decided golf is Worth covering, and a lot of peo- ple are talking about the game Paying galleries are still pretty some 400 watched the zaiez-Ratto Brazilian amateur final, and some 500 saw them in a charity match. Bit golf is hard to ‘watch ander a blazing sun in @ sub-tropical climate, and the two Rio clubs are reachable only | lU. S. WEMTHER BUREAU REPORT Observation taken at 7:30 a. m 75th Mer. Time (city office) Temperatures Highést last 24 hours Lowest last night __. 75 68 Sa 69 ‘Precipitation Rainfall, 24 hours ending 7:30 ‘a. m., inches Total ranifall since Jan. inches : Excess since January inches f Total rainfall since Jan. inches ie age XE Excess since January Bho OA ES Wind Direction and Velocity E—10 miles ‘per hour Relative Humidity IT% Barometer at 7:30 a. m., today Sea leyel, 29.97 (1014.9 millibars) Tomorrow’s Almanac Sunrise Sunset 0.04 0.79 0.14 0.79 6:00 p. Moonrise 9:30 p. Moonset 9:25 a. Tomorrow's Tides (Naval Buse) AM. m. PM. High : 12:11 Low 5:44 FORECAST (Till 7:30 p. m., Thursday) Key West and Viciniti Con- siderable cloudiness tonight and Thursday; warmer tonight; mod- erate to fresh south winds. Fjorida: ness tonight and Thursday, show- southeast and Considerable cloudi- lers over extreme north portion; | warmer tonight. Jacksonville to Florida Straits and East Gulf: Moderate to fresh southeast and south winds; most- ly overcast weather tonight Thursday with showers over ex- treme north portion. CONDITIONS Pressure continues high over northeastern districts, and is relatively high in California; while low pressure areas, center- ed over the central Rocky Moun- tain States and off the North and |Pacific coast, overspreads the re- | « mainder of the country. Precipi- tation has occurred during the last 24 hours in the Pacific Pla- teau, and northern Rocky Moun- 4. tain States, from eastern Te and the. Plains States eastward 0.14 1 7:14 a. m.:‘ LEGALS — lover the Lake region and Onio! [Valley to the middle Atlantic! (coast, and heavy rain Was report- ed in portions of Alabama. Tem- peratures conti bn 4 Tow over northenstétn distritte, COUNTY. _IN CHANCERY. s 3 “>| Dorothy M. McDougall, with readings below “zero ~in Plaintiff, northern New England, but warth- vs. /er weather prevails in most other J. Alexander McDougall, sections of the country thi = Defendant. che vas Mor" \__ ORDER OF PUBLICATION Bape: . It appearing by the sworn bill EN GOR: KENNEDY, | filed in. the above-stated cause : uarse. that J. Alexander McDougall, the LE: EGAL S defendant therein named, is a non- resident of the State of Florida D COUNTY OunT, 2nd that his residence is unknown AND DA. sup DR MONRO} IN PROBATE. unty, to plaintiff; that said defendant is over the agé of twenty-one years; that there is no person in the State of Florida the service of a summons in chancery upon =R- | whom would bind said defendant. It is therefore ordered that said , defendant be and he is hereby re- py duired to appear to the bill of com- ny Plaint filed in said cause on or be- « fore Monday, the Srd day of ls sno gainet the March, A. D. 1941, otherwise the ed, late of Mor inty, Flor- allegations of said bill will be ida, to the Hon: ymond) R. taken as confessed by said de- Lord, County r Mon- roe Cou’ fendant. “ i > It is further ordered that this within eight cale’, order be published once each week laims | for four consecutive weeks in The ang Key West Citizen, a nawspaper ‘ € ress of the claimant published in said county). and shall be sworn to by the claim: | state, "auch claim demands not Done ‘and Orderéd this Ja any | 14th, A. D., 1941. o y, | (SEAL) Ross C Sawyer Clerk Circuit Court. ’ Py (Sd. Florence E. Sawyer, Deputy Clerk. Rob") JOHN G. SAWYER, Solicitor for Plaintiff. jan15-22-29; feb5-12,1941 ‘eurr Subscribe to The Citizen—20c SOUNTY, | weekly. Olivieri, also eam "NO NAME LODGE Deceased. | ro ee TONS ay. | Famous Bahia Honda Fishing ing claims or demands against said Reef - Tarpon - Permit - aon Ae Bone Fishing h of you, are hereby ired to'present any Cotfages—$3.50 a day and up nh you. °F Stone Crab Dinners a Specialty IN IN FI Inr e of NDO W. ROBER’ ed. TO CREDITOR YRS, LE D ALL PE OR I present 3 hoy r first public or dematt contain t nity in Lou BLRDIE of the Last Will and of Fernando W RORER' DINI feb5,1941 IN I L. known as gainst't or sed Florda, to the Lord, County 6 County, at his of- unty Courthouse ‘ounty, Florida, within cight calendar months from the date st publication hereof sented » mannér red as Hon Judge thin the time and escribed herein shall bi provided by law, Dated Janyary 14, A. D. 1941 FARIO OLIVIE Administrator of the E: Horatio L, Ol also k wn as ; febS,1941 nf 2 Phone No Name Key No. 1 For Information TRY IT TODAY— All ‘The Favorite in Key West STAR >* BRAND CUBAN COFFEE ON SALE AT ALL GROCERS Time for a rest?... pause and &* YOU TASTE ITS QUALITY ice-cold Coca-Cola makes ‘time out’ time for refreshment. You can taste the quality of ice-cold Coca-Cola, and feel the after-sense of com- plete refreshment it always brings. So when you pause throughout the day, make i The pause that refreshes with ice-cold Coca-Colb. BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY KEY WEST CO CA- COLA BOTTLING COMPANY by. asstoenabile.0c.2 Jom bpnt: tae, rnconsissntennninpeninssisineinnisstimtuaitlchinstcitetanacaateeaimnmaseitiattcsatntiiiats iad dacs j