The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 11, 1941, Page 3

FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1941 Magic : 4y ALLEN EPPES YESTERDAY: David's Aunt Julia has left him all she had to leave, which is a bankrupt inn, But she also suggested that he propose once more to Polly, and now David and Polly are explor- ing around the inn, and David is plotting ways to bring Polly to marriage. The only new thing in town, meanwhile,-is the return of glamorous Margo Powers, the daughter of David's employer. Chapter Fout Aunt Susan “WE might transplant some of . these ferns down nearer the Inn,” said Polly. “And another thing, David; I think it would be fun to work on those flower beds. I can see the remains of a lot of flowers of different sorts. Let’s dig away the weeds and vines, and see if we can get the beds to blooming again.” “What for?” said David. “Just so the weeds and vines can get some exercise from growing back again?” “No,” said Polly. “How do you know but what if we get the flowers to blooming again, their color will attract attention? May- be some man with money will see them, and decide to investigate.” “Okay, honey,” said David. “We'll come out and work after dinner—now that the days are geiting longer. But,” he added, ulling Polly down beside him eneath a widespreading oak, “let's forget all that for the mo- ment. Are you ready to hear that *steenth proposal of mine?” “Yes, David, but—” “No buts!” David slipped his arm about Polly’s waist, drew her closer to him, “When are you go- ing to marry me, Polly?” “Listen, David,” Polly began, “we oughtn’t to marry until we ean do it without having to worry about other people, and—” “All right, we'll stop worrying about other people,” said David. “Anyway, Aunt Julia was the last of my relatives or relatives- in-law—or so far as I now she was—so there’s nothing to keep fou and me from living our own ives.” “There’s my Aunt Susan,” Pol- ly reminded. “She’s a dependent relative.” “Sure, I know,” said David good sort. You and she| ean move into the Wiley cottage on Elm Street with me. you can rent your aunt’s house, now that a lot of people are com- ing to Ardendale to work in the lumber plant. It would give Aunt Susan a small income and keep her from feeling she was a bur- den.” He put his finger under- neath Polly’s chin, titted nér face and looked down into her eyes. “T'm sure we can manage, Sweet- ness," he said, his voice husky with longing. “I’m willing to take @ chance. Won’t you?” Polly was thoughtful. She smiled, “Maybe we could do it,” she said. “Only I hate for you to start helping support my _ rel.tives. You've always had an aunt or an uncle of your own on your hands, avid, and—and—it doesn’t seem for you to take in my aunt.” “Polly, do you love me?” “Yes, David. You're always ask- ing me th “All right, then—what’s the most important, your love for me and mine for you, or your Aunt Susan?” “Silly!” said Polly. “Our love is the most important.” “Then it’s settled. We get mar- ried. Y and Aunt Susan can take over my cottage just as soon as you name the day.” Polly snuggled up to David. “Oh, r she said. “I do hope we're not doing the wrong thing.” “Certainly we're not,” said David with emphasis. “Now, when do we marry? Tomorrow—Sun- day—when?"’ Not tomorrow,’ said Polly. “1 —I—want a little more time to get ready. “Saturday?” said David. “Next Saturday afternoon? I don’t work on Saturday afternoons, you know ai t, David,” Polly said “Next Saturday after- He gave Just one be Mrs. " said David t! “Ni RS. DAVID WILEY,” said ‘ Polly. testing the sound of the words. “l hope Aunt Susan won't mind foo mu Poily said g to worry house. so lc ok for us, cbdrrect! oom— said Da idea of vid! Polly told ang couples work in order to h a home. J g. And I think marry and don’t mind wor I should k SUBSCRIBE #OR THE CITIZEN—2¢e WEEKLY. Barter Maybe | , on with my job} until you sort of get on your feet.” | Spring “Okay, honey,” said David. “1 still don’t like having you work— but maybe it would be best; any- way, until I get some debts paid up. Aunt Julia’s long illness and had was the Inn, bless her.” He smiled and shrugged. “She prob- ably thought she was doing me a great favor when she willed it to me, buf” “Maybe it would be better to eall the whole thing off,” Polly. interrupted, searching David’s face. “I mean until you can feel more cheerful about—everything: debts, and—and— | “Call it off?” David exclaimed. | “You must be crazy! I should say | we won’t call it off. We're getting married next Saturday—no mat- ter what happens!” “It’s going to be an awful gam- | ble,” said Polly. | “Well, what of ‘it?” David | laughed. “All Wileys have been | gamblers. Look at Uncle Fred— | look at Freddy’s Folly.” “Iam,” said. Polly. building, isn’t it?” They got up. They ran down | the path. “Maybe we could rent your cot- tage, too,” Polly suggested, “and | move out here—” | “Nothing doing,” said David. “It'll take too much to heat this old ark—ar-d it’s too far from the lumber plant.” “Always the practical onze!” Polly teased. “Got to be,” said David, “when I’m about to marry a girl who's romantic and sentimental— Oh, | yes, Miss Polly Jenkins; where do. we get married?” “In Aunt Susan’s cottage, of course,” said Polly. “She’s roman- tie and sentimental also—and she’s always talking about how exciting it would be to have a wedding under her roof. She's even got an old wedding-veil that belonged to her mother. She wants me to wear it.” David caught Polly’s arm, pulled | her to him. “Darling — you— in a wedding veil!” he said. Polly laughed softly. “Now who's romantic and sentimental?” | she said. “Some Boy Visitor TH got into the car, and drove back to Ardendale. “T’d like to take you to a movie tonight,” David said when they | reached the cottage where Polly | lived, “but I’ve got to read and {study a book on forestry. Mr. Powers loaned it to me.” “That’s all right,” Polly said. “T’'vé go* plenty to do myself. P’'ve | got to tell Aunt Susan that there’s to be a wedding under her roof at Jast~and then have a good look into my hope chest.” “Say, have. you got one of those things?” said David. “Of course I have,” said Polly. “And I’ve had plenty of time to put things into it, too—while waiting for you to make up your mind to marry me.” David made a grab for her, but Pony eluded him and ran up the walk. “Bye, darling!” she called back from the porch. “See you in church tomorrow!” David threw her a kiss. He got back into the car, turned it around, and headed for his own home—the Wiley cottage, on Elm Street, wherein he had cared for a ree endless stream of relatives. He smiled to himself as |he drove along, thinking that if | all the pills he had administered } to ailing relatives were piled into |a heap, they'd make one of the Pyramids look like something a | child had made with his building | blocks. But now it was all over. He was going to marry Polly. Polly | was going to marry him. And they were foing to combine forces in caring for Aunt Susan. Again he had the urge to burst into | singing, and whistled instead. He sped into ‘Elm Street. He jammed on the brakes when “he reached the cast-iron hitching | post which.a longaforgatten: mem- | ber of the Wiley family had | placed in front of the house, and | leaped out. He jerked open the | front gate, and then stopped still lin his tracks. | A small boy was sitting on the | top step of the Wiley front porch, | And beside him sat a dusty and | battered suitease. | David frowned. Probably an- | other hitch-hiker. Darned if the | country wasn't overrun with } them. And no age limit, either— | judging from this young fellow's size and years. 3 he called. “Who are you? The boy got up, and when he did David saw that he wore an iron brace on his right leg. “I'm Peter Wiley,” he said. “Are c David Wiley?” said David, sf am.” , that’s swell!” the boy ex- “We're cousins.” usin David.” The limping down the walk, his d outh eld. “Second cousins, or cousins once removed,” the boy went on, smiling. said ne neyer eould remember which was_ which.” “Whgt's your Dad's name?” David asked, as he shook hands: “Charliv Wiley,”the boy replied. Pennsylvania.” od Lord! David cai before he actuail the two words. Charlie Wiley—a cousin he had not it of in years, not since Charlie writ- ten down to ask the loan of a hundred dollars to help buy a car. “That Yankee branch of the fam- ily never was any good,” Uncie Fred had once said. Te be continued it him- spoke death did cost a lot, and all she | FIRST OF ALPHA SIGHA-LION CAGE SERIES TONIGHT STIFF OPPOSITION: GET CLUBS IN PRELIM FRA- FACE MID- Key West basketball followers tonight will be given an oppor- tunity of learning what makes a three-time championship team tick. The occasion will present itself when the strong Alpha Sigma cagers of Florida Southern College march on the court at High School Gym for the first of a three-game series with Lions Club. The fraternity basketeers, who arrived here last night, placed \first the past three years in col- lege intramural tournaments. Be- \sides, several members of the squad have won individual cups ‘for their accuracy in foul-shoot- ing contests. The team as a whole ranks high in the latter department. { Forward-captain Floyd ‘three-year varsity player, led \the college team in’ action the |past season. In a free-throwing match he netted 45 out of 50, run- ‘ning off with top honors. Guard ‘John Young, who has been high- ly acelaimed for his speedy drib- ble, was runner-up to Lay in foul-shootnig. Center Duanne 'Deen is rated the fastest man on the squad. Starting lineup of the visitors Lay, was announced last night by Chas. |an hour and fifteen minutes. The | 4:5, Ketchum, business manager and restriction was voted Wednesday three double plays were chalked Menendez guard. Lay and Young will be the forwards, Deen the center, ‘Charles Berkstresser and Art Tarkington, guards. Other members of the team here include Ketchum of Key West, Fred Caison, Roddy Dug- ger and Richard Spivey, guards, and J. B. Prickett, Bob Barnett and Albert Holmes, forwards. Jack Denmark, scheduled to ac- company his teammates here, was left behind with an attack of jmeasles. He was replaced by Caison, who hails from Clinton, ‘S. C. Dugger is a Floridian. Lions are, undismayed. at ..this.|, jarray of talent and are calmly awaiting the dpening whistle. ‘Veterans of tournament play, théy expeet trouble from the in- vaders but will enter the fray ‘with utmost confidence. The locals breezed through the city legaue a@ year ago to claim the championship and were bare- ly nosed by the Marines in a playoff for the 1941 title two weeks ago. They will probably stack up like this at game-time: Chester Knowles, forward. Charles Smith, All-Star for- ward. Waldo, center. Ignacio Carbonell, guard. Bob Saunders or Gene Torres, gaurd. ~ Joe Pinder. an All-Star for- ward of the Lions, will be absent tonight. He is attending a bank- ets’ convention in Hollywood, Fla. Im all probably, Joe will join his . teammates tomorrow night fot the second game of the \sertes. A pféliminarv scrap will fea- ture fwo Junior High School (clubs, the Colgates and » Barbers: in the first of a 28-game second jhalf tournament schedule. First half. concluded Jast” ni¢ht. woh by the rookies under Ralph | Arnold, varsity forward Kieht teams compsed of junior 5 high pupils are competing in a|” tourney to decide championship of the lower grades. The players are coached by members of the High School varsity and are learn- in? rudiments of the sport in active competition. Friendly riv. alry bétween the youngsters has produced a number of close con- tests. Curtain-raiser tonight gets un der wav at 7:30 o'clock and the was | NAVSTAS OPPOSE | PEPPERS TONIGHT BARBERS MAKE Bow IN OPENER AGAINST MARINES THE KEY-WEST CITIZEN: od CLAYTON STERLING WINS STEADY BERTH WITH DeLAND NINE Clayton Sterling, former slug- ging first baseman of the local Trojan nine and Barber ten, has earned a steady berth with the DeLand Red Hats, it was learned today. Sterling, who had been 'ARNOLDS CHAMPS OF MIDGET CAGE | RACE FIRST-HALF i A‘player who did all his scor- jing in the last quarter accounted jfor the seventh straight victory \chalkea up by the Hornets of \@iminutive Ralph Arnold. The ,Jast-minute seoring spree of Paul | The strong Pepper’s Plumbers Working out. with the, DeLand }Coigate overcame a lead held by and MavStas,)olash . tonight. at! Bayview) Park for-the first: time | ‘in the new . softball: -.campaign. ; Bitter rivals in the Civilian League “itching” to take the field against team in a trial, won his job with. of a convinethg demonstration his ability to hit. Sparking a batting attack that 8-1, the towering — first-sacker ;George ~ Barber's’ ‘Bombers all through the preceding three pe- jtiod and’ gave the Hornets cham- ast year, the players are humbled the Sanford Seminoles |Pionship: of Junior High School {Basketball Tournament _first- each other and will spare no ef- blasted the leftfield wall for a half. fort in an avowed attempt to pair of rum-producing doubles.' Going into the final round, the draw “first blood”, The teams won four games each before the Civilian circuit folded up in November but the Plumbers, city champs, lost only joining the Hats April 2, handi- | His stickwork was outstanding considering the short time he has been in training. A lame left leg, infected séveral days before {Bombers were out in front by \Seven points. Sparked by Col- jgate, the undefeated rookies hit the hoop for 13 markers while two to three for the Station ten. Cooned the Key West star on the |holding the opposition to a low However, recent additions to the NavStas have strengthened the club both on the defense and of- fense and it is now just about equal to the best the Pipe-Fitters can throw against them. The civilian teams begin feud- jag some difficulty im the field,|nets. Everett Sweeting, 10, and ing in the afterpiece at 8:45 o’clock. The opening game, fea- | turing U.S. Marines and Sawyer’s Barbers, is scheduled for 7:30 o’elock. | Barbers, ‘second strongest team fin the city'*before hanging up their suits’ midway the 1940 sea- son, are favored to take the Ma- rines. Despite a convincing 30-12 | Leatherneck victory against Navy Wednesday night, softball followers give the nod to the field. An account of his prowess tak- en from. the DeLand Sun News follows: “First Baseman Sterling, big righthander who only arriv- ed in camp a couple of days ago, not being in condition to get around with any particular agil- ity, but he hammered that mar- ble in a fashion which bodes well for the future. Two doubles that bounded off the leftfield wall helped; the DeLand cause im-), measurably”. Clayton, a long hitter, smacked the pill at a .479 clip in the soft- ball league here last year and averged .417 in baseball swatting. The article failed to mention lof four. | Sharpshooting Wells, leading scorer of the tournament, swish- |ed the net for 10 points. Colgate’s Six was next highest of the Hor- 'Papy, 6, kept the Bombers in the |running until the fourth quarter ‘ fade-away. | Results: Arnold 6 { Barber 8 1lvil2 26 eee 14 John Menendez’, Minute Men tndsed’ the Red ‘Raldéts ‘ot Lysle McCown in the Second game last punt. The 27-24 \wictory, shoved the Minute Men up into,,.a_ tie with the Red Raiders for runner- Sawyers because of their known the performance of William Cates, | UP position. heavy hitting and steady pitch- ing. Hair-Cutters are making! another Key West member of the DeLand nine. However, it had Adams, 10; Knowles, tSawyer, 5, led the 6, and Menendez their first appearance of the yi, say to about the infield, of;rodkies in scoring. Albury, 8; new season. which Catesis the third base-| Haskins, 6, and K. Roberts, 4, | Each game will be limited to! "20. «phe new infield combina-|topped the Raiders. night to avoid conflict with guard duty schedules of service players and prevent lengthy one-sided affairs. Lights at the field go on at 7:00 o'clock. Admittance to the grand- , stands is free of charge. SPORTS CALENDAR BASKETBALL (High School Gym, 7:30 Pp. m.) TONIGHT | First Game—Colgate vs. Bar- | ber (first game of Junior ‘High Tournament second-half). Second Game—Lions Club vs. Alpha Sigma of Florida Southern College. TOMORROW NIGHT i First Game—Hamlin vs..)/Me- Mahon (second game of / Junior High Tournament second-half). Second Game—Lions Club vs. Alpha Sigma of Florida Southern College. MONDAY NIGHT First Game—McCown vs) Atn- old (third game of Junior High Tournament second-half) Second Game—Lions Club vs. Alpha Sigma of Florida Southern College. BOXING (Key West Arena, 8:30 p. m.) TONIGHT All-amateur card featuring Bobby Waugh, local veteran, and the Tampa Tiger. Corner of Simonton and Front streets. SOFTBALL (Bayview Park. 7:30 p.m.) TONIGHT First Game—U.S. Marines je ’s Barbers. Second Game |per’s Plumbers MONDAY NIGHT First Ga Sawyer'’s vs_ U. Si NavSta WEDNESDAY NIGHT rst Game—U.S. Navy vs. U.S. } vs Barbers -U.S. Navy vs. Fi feature fight will go on tem min- ~ utes after termination of the pre- fim. ___ STANDINGS ; E ; a Pet 1.000 1.000 ane Club— NavSta Pepper’s Plumbers U.S. Marines Sawyer’s Barbers US. 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