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E KEY ESE CYTl 1ZEN ‘ALONG CAME CINDERELLA Basket Championship ee By VV EN GREY YESTERDAY: Roger Cosgrave’s marriage with Lovely Daye has brought toth of them great love, great enough love almost to ju tify the tragedy tt har brought to others. Chiefly to Emily Per- ty, Roger’s former fiancee. But Lovely is almost too beautiful, and she is trying to make up for the fun and the glamor she missed as a girl. Now Roger ts lying awake, waiting for her to return from an early morning party. as if she had been born Disaster Lions Defend Crown in! D that afternoon her “gang” broke a rare Ming vase, a Cos- grave heirloom, handed down for generations. The value of things in the old mansion had penetrated Lovely’s awareness. She had a natural liking for beautiful things. She’ stood for a moment, suddenly | white faced, looking at the broken pieces. “Louts! Scum! On your way! t out! Get out of here before I vy you out, everyone of you! come back again! Three-Game Playoff Against Marines By RABID FANSTER Basketball championship Key West will at to- night when U.S. Marines and Lions Club face each other in the first of a three-game series at High School Gym Marines and Lions reached the finals of Island City League's round-robin tournament by claim- ing leadership of the first- and second-half, respectively. Z- ing through the opening race with a nine-game winning streak, longest of the season. Leather- necks fought their way to a tic with the Clubbers in the closing portion of the split-schedule. A playoff for half crown resulted in victory for the Civic cagers. The clubs have met seven times in the 1940-’41 season, Lions holding the edge, four to “hree. They shared honors four league scraps but the rines, who won the infan paralysis exhibition, suff. two straight defeats in the ond-half championship this week, Handicapped by’the absence oi their star guard and-scoring ace Devil Dogs were unable to over- come the superior playing of the Clubbers in the games Monday and Wednesday nights. Lions merely had to hold their own after racking up early le: “There'll be a different story tonight”, coach C. F. Spakes de clared in predicting return to the Marine lineup of Ensign L the league’s highest orer. cializing in “tipping” and handed “push-’em-up” |Laney averaged over 20 per game in the second-half is an excellent faker and one of the fastest men seen on the court this year. Undoubtedly, the Civic cagers will buck stiff- jer opposition tonight if the nav- al ensign dons his uniform Lions are defending city cham- pions. They completely dominat jed the sport last year, defeating a number of teams by 100 or more points. +The going has been tougher this season but they still tank as the team to beat. They claim three of the league’s highest ‘“point-getters” in Joe Pinder, Charlie Smith and Ches. ter Knowles. Pinder, a consist- of be stake Chapter 23 “I’m No Lady” OGER was still awake, lying staring at the darkness when Lovely came home. | “I thought you’d be asleep,” she “Shut up!” she said. “You can’t said me, you Tenth Avenue “With you galivanting around new this house long rea sane let of ? ever muscled your e country with a lot of ! Its people don't go to gabboon. over the breaking of a vase But Lovely chose to ignore t ! You' re giving your origin “Oh, [ J so much fun! We y now! tried to « of another place to ae wouldn't be broken if you been keeping Joe tight for go and couldn’t. We closed ev joint on the road. The last one Lovely screamed. “He was decent until he knew you!” Win paid to keep open a while “You longer. I don’t know how many Decent!” Mari flamed. gutter rat, what do you know about decency! You—” doorbells we rang. I didn’t keep| count.” “Win paid,” Roger repeated Joe, standing beside her, livid, turned swiftly and struck her quietly. Then after a little space: “Lovely, I wis across the mouth. ground so much with Win.” | “She knows more about de- |cency than you'll ever know,” he “All right darling, but he’s such | fun,” she said good naturedly. you wouldn't hang | said’ fiercely, suddenly sobered. That was the trouble with iver Mari turned from Joe, who had responsible for tipping the table on which the vase quored “You're not fit to speak to her. | You're not fit to be under the ay e roof with her. Neither am w He started toward the door. Lovely. She never argued any-| wy.s Ue w ae thing with you. She agreed with | g aoe walt for me,” Mari said you completely, yet did exactly as | pur gos Peaghing out toward him. she pleased. Not that she ever in- | >" He bruarieg her aside rough tentionally displeased Roger. Itj!V,and pushed on. | was always something impulsive- | ..3¢ ae hey 1d nse PENNS ly done at the fag end of a party | pee ian a lenly coming to that had outlasted its natural!’ But Joe rushed OnARERTADINE dc. along likelold times? into Roger standing in the_hall sid & leepily from agi | listening to his wife’s voice. Roger Her clothes had been di: carded in a disorderly trail she moved toward her bed. “Won- der how he and Mari’ll make out? Kind of nice—his meeting her.” “Not at all,” Roger’s words were clipped. “They won’t make out at all. Mari’s bad Medicine| for him. It’s plain tragedy they met.” | He lay there wide awake think- | ink blackly long after Lovely wi breathing deeply in sleep. Strange how the threads of their lives had interwoven since that day he had walked down to the group of pic- nickers. His, Lovely’s, Emily's. Joe's, Mari’s. And who could know how many others? “Your hands are filthy, And don't vou ever h the lipstick | off?” Roger. asked. in the morning | when Lovely opened her eyes to look up nt him as he sat on the |as a rose petal, Her hand touching | edge of her bed |his arm reste ily: Lovely lifted het hands andiin- | “Utecen aici’ OMaReI sail, J them. “After all it’s only a vase. Yes, I had fun,” she said simply. treasured it. but life is full of so vy are pretty * ditty, aren't many more important things than ent scorer and calm player, most , M a certainly will make the All-Star Roger." She face was threatening @ team. Waldo, center, and Ignacio My never will be | Rig eee ne cud Marl Blanced at ‘Carbonell. guard, add experienc: Ar 4 look what | and walked toward the door, and fighting spirit to a well-bal wordless. The others of the group anced club. followed in embarrassed silence. Against Marines presenj Kemorse being eden was Lovely’s voice that broke Laney, Jesse Solenbarger and ffection for her | the tense stillness as the three McGregor. Solenbarger, a great rough his veir e found themselves alone. She floor man and an ace I vital ling herself impulsively into shots, places second in team ets I'm sorry! Py Scoring. Waysack and = Thomp apd nyself! How you 80h. forwards, rcund out the first I " raft, must t ‘ club. n w Phey' a “Bu forgive you, Lovely,” The scheduled r a ae ia! toneare you. decide city championship wil i eral nore ata the last of the year and no d I'll have this cleared up.” Will be the most exciting following Lovely up hard-fought of the season little later, found her in A preliminary exhibition night will witness the fifth moct ing of High School Varsity and the pieked team under m r bin of Joseph Domen Play will begin promptly at 7:30 o'clock as bringing Marcia home from a community meeting. “Where are you going, Joe?” Roger asked “Anywhere away from here!” his words floated back. “What's happened?” asked. And then they saw. They stood in the door and looked at the wreckage of.the vase on the floor, t Lovely’s angry, startled face, at Mari’s livid one. “Lovely, what does this mean?” | Roger’s voice was stern, more stern than it had ever been in speaking to her. He knew Mar- cia’s feeling for the Ming. It was not replaceable. “You and your hoodlums— Lovely’s face lifted to him, her eyes widened and darkened. It was Marcia’s voice, however, that interrupted him, light and smooth one shots, points He Marcia ery for a lady.” ady, it got her She pulled him down to her and at—her being this array of talent, : the inimitable lady siren wa mol sf on three games t bo ned him asi threw off the covers and was on her t running to her bath shouting as she ran: “Got ad lambie pie. Some of the kids” t rest was lost in a splashing of wa- “Oh. tet Her Roget stood at the Lay mut over the wid nq n Lovely returned, fresh We damp, smiling, a pale robe dr around her He ca mua her hands and he r_so she faced him a” he ‘matve led at her | more Roger, Ive been horrible! ' ble! How you must hate me. anything vou say Roger, ‘an only make up for this. Il go up to Granny Hale's this inute if you want. Anything. I inves you so. and I don’t want you to CATES PLAYS FIRST GAME WITH DELAND ’ NINE THIS AFTERNOON William Key West h vay join the honey bee? Will you? ase was well broken } bs yse again at was of the spirit as the body. Roger felt glow of contentment ly as he ha for She was back { n s heart w th a ty. She packed with you a “Butch athlete, | early this DeLand Red Ha Flor State Ba He will engage in t out this aftern: Cates receive to report for nm Will high folded a case, as she practice am Page ve "ve made 11 owe you © repay at the strollin some playhouse ms clinging to kif ave Yah: fury. “I lo ible A heavy heen active ball sports he Last se “at ewatter, the for ers she had won Lovely with of gatdenias—t * them on her ok. on its mannerisms ar Te be continued 'POSTPONE ARMY TENNIS TOURNEY U.S. Army’s arinual Invitation Series Opens Tonight 6 4 = get underway tomorrow, has been postponed to April 12, according HORNETS TIED BY to announcement made today. MINUTE MEN FOR | _—_ Remarkable Reds CAGE LEADERSHIP s The 1940 Cincinnati Reds were Men the first team evef to rally from four-straight world sefies de- Bas- feat and win the pehfiant the ating following year.. Just to make it yeste T tough for future precedent- breakers the Reds took the Se- ries too. Minute tie for a By vir- Te McMa- ropped into second-place Menendez shared ame, eight of Babies her-up spot wyer, McMa- t foul-shoot- Minute Men 57 field Conchs The tue hon’s four Slaughter Can’t Kick Enos Slaughter, in his three years in the National league, has come out even in the matter of strikeouts and bases on_ balls. The St. Louis Card had 126 of each up to this season. we! with hon midge er. two ¢ sunk only f their goal atten and the netted just ¢ t out of 47 teams recorded low fre ing 15 and Score Minute | ~ SPORTS CALEND: CALENDAR BASKETBALL (High School Gym, 7:30 p. m.) TONIGHT First Game—High School Var- Red Raiders Sty vs. Picked Team. is their sec-\., Second Game—Lions Club. vs. U.S. Marines (city championship playoff). MONDAY NIGHT First Game—To be announced. Second Game—U.S. Marines vs. Lions Club (city championship 28 playoff). Mc- ws five it of averages quarters: Tournament reer teap as nded ond straight defeat Higt by the Highe attempt Highest points, Cowns. were: scored goal indi Has! idual score, the igs JUNIOR HIGH TOURNAMENT (High School Gym. 30 p.m.) THIS AFTERNOON First Game—Colgate vs. lin. Second Game—Menendez Barber. foul-shooting average, Cordovas. personal 19, by the six out Highe Ham- foul-shoot- vs. four, by erage, four out of Albury of the McCowns MONDAY Red Raiders mad creditable’ First Game-McCown vs. showing in foul-shooting, netting Mahon. 13 out of 21. Archer of the los-! Second ers \ ghest. seorer of Arnold. the game with 16 ints. McCown’s midgets played most of the fe I iarter with only four men f the youngsters being ejecte the court on 1al error: Mc- Game—Cordova vs. TUESDAY First Game—Colgate vs. Men- endez. Second Game—Hamlin vs. Arn- old. WEDNESDAY First Game—McCown vs. Bar- s bre. es Second WELLS LEADS MIDGET “°™*O | CAGE SCORERS AT END First Game—Colgate OF FIRST-ROUND PLAY ©. Second Game— of ender, quarters: 12 10 57 38 27,.41 22 26 Game—Cordova vs. Mc- vs. forward rnets, led scor High School ament at end of Topping Joe McMahon's } Wi Raip! 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IN PRO re: Estz f “HENRY ?ED that you, Roberts, commanded on at the United States District ¢ Southern Key West, answer unto the bill or e¢ entitled said © Ame ou then It is further ORD p published ¢ Reauman hereby be and appear May, 1941, the and for Florida NOTIC and each notified and requ t claims and demands wi either of you neainst the estate of Hel tullard, deceased. late of Florida the | Judge fice M , Florid eight calendar months fron of the first publi here claims and demands presented within the time and in the manner prescribed herein shall barred as 1 i her hall be barred as j1%G at Key West of March, the at the above and Florida GWYNN IN cIRCUIT COURT. FLORID » CIRCE CHANG MERLE H, 6 Plaintiff, vs. THOMAS JOHNSON; Defendant LIGATION the sworn bill -stated cause that ison, the defendant | a non-resident of LORIDA. CORA AUDREY De- would bind rein, on th ordered that said 20 (nG ortice defendant be is hereby re- quired to appear to the bill of com- plaint filed in said cause on or be- fore Monday, the 7th ot April, A. 1D." 1941, othe the allegations of said bill be taken as confessed by de- fendant. It is further ordered that this be published once each week four consecutive weeks in The Key West Citizen, a newspaper pub lished in said county and state. and ordered this 6th day of | ahe i Monroe County, tered again IT 1S F this order day rwise will said week for four the KEY W pape Florida D. 1941 Clerk of the Circuit Ross C Sawyer Clerk Circuit Court. (Sa.) Florenc Sawyer, puty Clerk. WILLIAM V. ALB RS Solicitor for Plaintiff 14-21-28; onroe Count Ry By: (Sd.) File ma apra, 1941 vER-stop to figure why Nature gave you both a nose and a mouth to breathe through? Your nose, barring colds, does all right for ordinary purposes. 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