The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 2, 1941, Page 3

FRIDAY, MAY 2, i9 44 YESTERDAY: Polly and David have quarreted, although neither wanted to. But Margo has gone out: for David in a big way, and althegh David is sure Warren McNeill will win her in the end, he cannot deny that Margo has tried to cut in on Polly a little. But when David got home he had @ bigger surprise—his woung cousin Peter, crippled from ine Jattile paralysis, has succeeded in’ taking few steps. Me Sees Chapter 22 Peter Walks JETER was sitting up in bed, his eyes wide and shining. “You—what?” “I walked,” Peter said. “It six steps maton the brace! at swimming pool’s curing me, Cousin David!” . “Gosh!” David said, He sat heel i iid side of the bed. He wu i¢ boy over against him. FGosh, that’s swell!” “Shall I show you?” Peter &sked, eagerly, kicking back the covets. “Shall I show you, Cousin David?” “No, Peter, not tonight,” David said. “I's after midnight. Go to sleep like a good kid. You can Show me in the morning,” “Okay,” the boy said. “But I—1 ~-thought you’d want to see me do it.” David grinned. “All right, Pe- ter,” he consented, “Let me see you do your stuff.” Peter got out of bed, He held to David's hand until he got his balance. Then he started off. One step—two—three—four—five—six —seven, Then once more the small boy toppled over. David ran to him. “Oh, a he said, “You did’ do polo did! Seven steps, instead _ Peter looked up at him, This time he wasn’t sobbing. He was smiling happy, his face was flushed. “T fell,” he said, “ the-—the—other time.” “No.” said David, “rot a bit like the other time.” “Shall I walk back to the bed’ for you, Cousin David?” 3 _ “No, Peter, you musn’t overdo it. You must take it easy.” David lifted the boy in his arms and crossed the room with him. “A lit- tle each day,” he said. “Eight si the next time—then nine— and so on and on.” Peter snuggled down. beneath the sheet. Then he reached up and hugged David tightly to him. “Til be riding that horse yet. won't I?” he said\ “Just like my Great-great-great-Something: or- Other.” “You bet!" said David. “Go to sleep now—Peter.” He turned off the light. And as he went out of the room, walking very softly, he once more thought of the “magic” which Polly had mentioned, Or maybe Peter was improving because he had made up his nina he wouldn’t a on being a erippjed little boy. lucky little Kid, that small Peter Wiley. David went on into his own room “I reckon Polly would make a darnéd good doetor’s wife.” he told the four walls there about him. “She'd be able to help in a lot of waysafter al. her expe- rienee caring for ailing relatives.” He drew a deep sigh, and got int ped. inking of doctors reminded him that he had promised to take Warren MeNeill to see old Doetor Ben the next day. He stretched out his long legs until his toes towehed the foot- board, and tried to A) to sleep. But this was difficult, He kept re- membering the things Polly had said to hit on their way home from the pienic. He flung himself over upon his stomach, and thrust his hand under the pillow, his favorite way of sleeping. But ‘Bren then he couldn't rift off into unconsciousness. He found himself sree | about Margo’s kiss underneat! the wisteria arbor; the way she had ¢lung to him. Could Polly be right? Was Mar- o in Jove with him? The very hought carried conceit, he felt. But it was hard to tell about girls. Df course he had got a Kick out kissing Margo, out of bein, ith Wer, but all along he ha en te himself that she sim- liked men, liked being with —and that since there wasn’t h_ mate to work on there rdenidale, she had picked him. ut now he won — ndeted yery seriously. specialist for Peter. The boy @ and strong, and walking as there had never been any- 4 the matter with his leg. feidy’s Folly fftourishing, mak- oney, Euiping @ lot of boys ere aici Peter, gad on — David's thougtits pell-mell here and there. him Worrying him— it! of but not like oS weariness. «.. : Warren's Probjem | late afternoon ito. when Warren MeNeiti to the lumber plant, He id just preparing to home. right with me,” David had a tough day of ab apeell ‘arren we pick up Peter d take him with us? David. “He's taken TIME OUT TO FOCUS ‘Emily sometimes staggers around petnted Press) WASHINGTON wi May 2~—The fat last he fell asleep from | } { t quite a fancy to you. Me’ll want to tell you about how he walked eight steps yesterday. “Good kid! And I want to tell zou ,pbout my talk with Doctor en,’ “Is he going to sell out to you?” David sabeds as they left the lum- 0.” “Say, I’m sorry.” “Oh, it's not that bad,” said Warren. “He made mie an offer.” ‘He did? What sort of offer?” “He'll sell me half interest: in his practice,” Warren explained. He chuckled, “The old feliow says he feels responsible for several of the oldsters in town, and thinks he ought to stay in practice until they all die off, or he does.” “Sounds just like him!” David laughed. “Are you going to go through with it?” “T think so,” Warren said. “Pm going to have a talk with Margo this evening. I’d like to get her reaction to the offer.” David said nothing to that. They walked along some distance in si+ lence. * “Love’s a funny thing,” Warren commented presently. “How do you mean?” David asked. “A man like me falling in love with a girl like Margo,” Warren replied. “She’s probably not in the least fitted to become a doc- tor’s wife, and yet here I am hanging around waiting for her to make oP her mind.” “Will what she says to you in- fluence you as to settling down here in Ardendale?” “Probably. And4 then again, maybe not. After all, if I fee! there’s need of another doctor here, I oughn’t to let Margo’s feel- ings in the matter influence me too much, ought I?” i “You're the doctor!” David grinned. “By all rights,’ Warren wert on, “I should have fallen ity love with a girl more like Polly. Now there’s a girl who would in all probability make a swell wife for a doctor.” . “Then why not fall in love witlr her?” said David. Warren gave him a quick look. “One can’t just fall in love like that, my boy,” He said. “Besides, Polly’s in love with you.” “Don’t be too sure of that.” “Well, aren’t you sure?” “No, not any more.” “What's happened to change you?” 2 “Polly, herself. She’s developed some odd ideas here of late. “What about?” Changing Girls L ‘About us, She’s got an ides that I oughn’t to marry her, now that Peter’s come to live My me, and tee Aunt neti is still something of a it ae a She pele it might. hold me dove —sort proverbial speak.” keep my nose to the grindstone, so to ‘T see. But how do feeb about it?” . — “Just as I've alway felt,” said David. “I've been planning to marry Polly ever since we wére schoo) kids.” Warren nodded slowly, “We seem to be on the spot, id— you_and I,” he said. “Something like that, “Maybe we ought to T saw them do in a movi “What's that?” “Exchange girls,” Warren smiled, A | tor moundsman, mes CARDS AND TRIBE)CORDOVAS swar ‘ON LEAGUE LEADS REDBIRDS BLANKED GIANTS, DODGERS LOST. AND TRIBE WALLOPED A'S, rot shoty’d? Hatty Colgte, tat- | height between the batters nee WHILE WITH CHisOx SHUTOUT (Spectal to The Citizen) NEW YORK, May 2—The St. Louis Cardinals and Cleveland Indians yesterday ~ strengthened their first-place grip in their re- spective major league. Cardinals swept the three- game series with the New York Giants afd made their parting scrap a most successful one. Lon Warneke, despite givifig up nine safetiés, blanked the Terrymen with the aid of his teammates, 5-0: A pair of circuit clouts ac- counted for four of the’ Redbird markers, Jim Brown poling the ‘first in the third with one on arid Martin: Marion scoring a run- ‘ner ahead of him in the eighth. Brooklyn, edged by Cincinnati Reds 2-1, is only a half-game be- hind the Cards but dropped .64 points in the rear. Bucky Wal- ters; who went the route, spaced lthe seven hits he allowed the |Dedgers and won his own game jin the eleventh by scoring on Joost’s third single after he had doubled. The loss snapped the Flatbush gang’s ninegame_ win- ning: streak. Pittsburgh’s Pirates turned on the: Philadelphia Phillies and lambasted them, 15-2, Bues, who dropped into the cellar after ab- \ sorbing two straight setbacks at ithe Rarids of the Phils, pounded ‘out 23 safeties, while Bauers: litn- ‘ited! the opposition to five. The victory was the first for the Pi- rates in four starts. Chieago-Boston. postponed: by rain Cleveland’s Midians incfeased their Amerivan League lead to a game-and-a-half by blasting the Philadelphia Athteti¢s, 13-8, while the Chicago White Sox were blared by the Washington Senators, 7-0. Bob Feller, hit hard, helped his affair Was own ¢ause with a three-run hom- | In that same in- 1,000th ‘er in the fifth. ‘piig he registered his |strikeout. Dutéh Leonard, veteran Sena- recorded his \first triuriph of the season in ‘blanking the Chi8ox. At the same \tite He halted Chitago's victory jtum at five straight. . Keller, whose homer and. triple produeed seven runs, sparked the New York Yankees to a 14-5 | trouncing of the St. Louis Browns. |¥atiks rose itito second place, a helf-garne atiead of the Clisox. Boston Red Sox shellacked the | Detroit Tigers, 15-9, behind a 20- hit attack, “Maybe if Polly thought you | were switching over to be ag she’d perk 4 And maybe — bs wa = same argo.” shrugged. “ omen are built with strange min he went on. “The doctor who gets se he can analyze and diagnose and dissect a woman’s mind has made | au wee 5 ~ “I reckon you're right,” said, David. “Darned if I = under- —_ *em.” 1 “You've got plent: company along that line?" sald Waser They took a short cut to the riley gotiage. avid. got.the car | from Peter ¢ame running out of the <9 ere. you vid?” he ts iow. “Out for a swim, Doctor War ren and I.” “Gee, can I go?” “Of course. I was going to in- vite you, but you didn’t give me a chanice.” Peter climbed into the car, and took his place between the two men, ‘That reminds mé,” said David. Rhee we ought to stop and get oly. she's not at home,” Peter said. “She went to work, ‘She's helping out downt at the millinery store. Miss Angie sent for her. I went over to see if Polly wanted to go out to the Inn_ and do some work, and her Aunt Susan told me about it” “Then that means we do go womaniess!” seid David. Ee gtuhced at Warren. “Unless you'd like to ask Margo.” “Not this time, no.” Warren said. “Like Peter, 1 think it wou be fun to make it a stag Ag “What's that?” Peter ‘ited “A party for men only,” War- ren_reptied. “Gee, that's the kind I'd like all the time,” said i mators think they Earty catcher Jake right eye Then, after 4 moment's a e a “"Cept when Polly I have parties er.” “T think you ir like Polly,” said Warren fly. ‘Te be continued under pop fouls. An exantination showed that with | Cousin Da-.| ork?” said David. “What do- | E. New York _. . 0 Warneke and Mancuso; . 4 8 9 Ful bell, W. Brown and Danning. At Brooklyn | Cincinnati | Brooklyn b- REE. =e 0 2 tf (11 Innings) Walters- and Lombardi; Davis land Owen. be At Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | Philadelphia... «2 Bauers and Lopez; Johnson, ‘aie Bruner and Warren. R. H. E. 15 23 1 | Chieago at Boston, rain. AMERICAN LEAGUE At Chicago R. H. E. Washington 78 1 Chicago ‘ 080 Leonard and Ferrell; Dietrich, |Appleton and Tresh. At Cleveland Philadelphia Cleveland pages Knott, A. Johirison, Besse Hayes, Leevich; Pelier and sautels. t At Detroit Boston Detroit Johnson, Fleming an Bridges, Trout, White and At St. Louis New York St. Louis $8.1 Bonham and Dickey; Castor, Ostermuelier, Munerief. Bildifli and Swift, Grace. R, wi RED FACE DEPARTMENT (he tuned Prewet CHICAGO. May 2—Perhaps the most embarrassed of all rook - ies ever their debuts in the min- Stringer of the Chicago Cubs He made four errors. However, he ‘him. | \faithfuls argue. j 9 vous’ figtt thar the Devil Dogs jor leagues was shortstop Lou Colgate made a double Arnold was far-sighted im his and a single and the fans liked Menendez McCown THE KEY-WEST CITIZEN | BACK INYO CACE TOURNEY LEAD Ormond . Cordova’s rookies, 4 ‘snappifg back from their only | | second-half loss Wednesday, re-| Gy eld the Bees Hitless for sev-| sunied leadership of the Juniot’| fen innings in the 1941 inaugural |High cage tournament yesterday is credited witli Knowing & moe oy i jafternoon. Clashing with the|must go over the plate at ®| A bunt broke th . i ; : 2 ; | At that, his t ed; a strong contender, the Cor- jan shoulders. Best in’ th dovas tacked up an impressive, But everyiedy: deesn’t know igure | vietory, 40519. The ganie, seeond| What constitutes @ ‘tlk, : /half of @ twit bill, was a ‘one? or run, a passed ball, a wild more than mento Catia! oe ee Let’s see what Lefty Loopem Archer continued to dominate; } tte Lefty lets fly a wild throw that Cordova scoring, hitting the hoop | téaes pest the: ddtcher wy out. ‘ing-day fo-Ritter of 1940 when \for 18 points ,ad Newlan assisted’ a ‘ ; ; with nine. Arthur ‘Thomas |Ste—attasties tito on oo: $e jand Del Vaile tied for Hot Shot nead: ‘That's tougl on Betty if} E | honors, seven each. anybody's of Baise; Because} First Game—Melaaiion vs. Bar| Score by quarters: ‘they'll probably advance aie [bef | Cordova 8 15 2 40, will get a Black mark| Sééowd Game=Menenties vs. mee 2 2 12,79 against his namecthe notation aoe “All gathes: postponed due to ae- Robert Hamlin’s Garlic Snap: |2% * | “wild piteh”. : pers, who defeated Lyslé Me- But if Lefty’s cateliet missed’ a Burning, hard one Ke just jtivities of Junior. Class Prony in: School Gym. Cown’s Red Raiders 37-23 in the! opéner, rosé into a tie for thir | S0OE . \place with the Hot Shots. can’t Holt tHe mer aie ser gh Snappers had doubled ‘the Advance, but the: eateher Raiders’ store at Halftinie, 19-8, Pe cuatEed Sin oa ee and accomplished ‘the sarié feat ba ir ton itr Sie in the third round, 30-15:' add) ad March combifed with ‘hire | points each to pace the vittors. “Chip” Lastres ‘sank eight Mark: ' | | Scoring honors for the Raiders {were about evenly divided: Smith, The pitcher See pe leight points, topped his team. (Putout reo SORE. $95: mates, four of whom, with him- fiizizcows: coe self, played the entire “game. |% Bhd bt ne Albury, six; L. Sweeting, IN, | catcher picks up fiat | 1 non eres four, followed in thitd strike and pegs ‘He mai’ ou! Seore by quarters: at fg) he ee. i) ‘assiet. Hamiie ‘ust to make it confusing, ; McCown case of a wild pitelt on’ . thi ee _ sttike, Lefty is chatged with | a\ error rather thai wild piteh. é Th case of & passed Ball otf third | AG sttike, the sanie applies to the|' catcher. : his little’ step out of the box—and |then change his mind and peg to first, second: or third, or just hae ‘the ball, yout hear a” howl ‘runners advahee ODDS IN THEIR FAVOR: TAC- KLE CELLAR-OCCUPANT. NAVY IN APTERPIECE By RABID FANSTER U.S. Marines tonight risk lead- efship of the Islend City Softball | League in a twin bill at Bayview | Park but the odds are im their favor. Clashing with cella¥-deéupant U.S. Navy the Sea Soldiers are expected to take the Sailofs into’) |c@mp and maintaifi vor ietetisé their first-place margin. } ever, arderit followers of the, sport claim the. Marines are ir) rh lfor a tough fight. They base, Lefty is taken out in iene dein Bink the fact that inning with two out and e Navy has imprevement ' with each garne and are “due” La preiyoee Se he |break into the victory column to- | fe pay pitehed five’ night. If deétermination miesns' gigs innings; ‘with: aything in the sees winning & jnumber of hits) that ‘have |ball game, the ilors shor against him,’ But—here’ wallop the Ledtherhécks, thie | cnareed aan om. num-}eNM Sawyer’s Barbers, wlio go inte PEF of pice op first if they win and the Marines | wren he goes out. ‘It's num. suffer defeat, stack up against! ber plus the {Wd men on Base if the strong NavStas in the twitt they store. bill opener. It is generally agreed Wow for deciding, the - ing \the Batbers face a mote st¥eh-i 6 loging pitcher . de’ \usett two or move jand therefore give the Marines ¢ Lefty’s team was } the nod. when he left, and if lose’; G Regardless of which team wins hen 3 ee anys ont of loses, fans are assured of a |piciler rays itele of Row many] couple of hard-fought exhibi- fhore~ runs ‘are . scored. ii tions: so ee Neam’s ahead whew fie’ i pening scrap wi get um later loses the gamé, He « |fvay at 7:30 o'clock. Lights: at |inaty ig tie losdrasatess ‘te field go on at 7:00 o’cloelt-for 'wing runs ate red. jteam practice. The public may eho were on of WBe the grandstands free left. Feature. charge. a) STANDINGS AMA, Club— ' Cleveland New York ‘Chicago | Boston Detroit | Washington Philadelphia By (S&F) Florence Deputy Crete. JOH Saw aor for pees oe: St Luis a QB New Yark. {- Gincinndt DWN _ Boston Chicago Philadelphia Pittsburgh You are vs, [t@ the Bill of Junior Second Geme—US. Navy ro ory! US. 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