The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 24, 1941, Page 4

PAGE FOUR YESTERDAY: Eve Prentice and Julie Emerson, with their wealthy friends Mrs. Marbury and Gina Goodell, are waiting to take off in a seaplane to in- spect a house on an island off North Carolina which Mrs. Mar- bury may buy. Neil Bowron is going on account of Eve, and Ham Milliard because of Gina. But things are a little compli- cated because, for one thing, the house has a bad reputation, and for another the Marbury lawyer, Mr. Howe, is late at the dock, Chapter Six Bodyguard EYE never had seen a seaplane before. It looked beautiful, rocking gently like a silver bird on the blue water of the cove, but it looked a little frail, too. And the pilot was not the grizzled veteran she had expected, but a young man no older than her- self. But Mrs, Marbury was not in the least dismayed. She smiled at both of them and fussed around, worrying loudly over what had detained Mr. Howe. “Aunt Helen, if Mr. Howe doesn’t come soon, I vote we go off without him.” “Oh dear, your uncle wouldn’t like that,” Mrs. Marbury pro- tested. “I’m sure he'll be here soon—isn’t that a taxi coming now?” “There they are!” said Julie cheerfully. er asked the pilot, frown- i guess there are two of them,” Mrs. Marbury looking at the heavy-set figure crossing the road beside the small fussy lawyer, could not deny the second man’s presence. “But I don’t believe he’s coming with us... . We're ready to start, Mr. Howe,” she called. But they didn’t start for quite a while. Mr. Howe introduced his companion as Jim Droissard. “A young man in my office,” Howe explained. ie newcomer acknowledged each name with a jerky bow, as if he begrudged the waste of time. | mak Mr, Howe announced that Droissard was to be one of the party, and the pilot, after a con- sultation with Ham Milliard and the discovery that there were only three small handbags, agreed to take him. Throughout the discussion, Jim Droissard did not say a word, He stood quietly, his square face and figure as immobile as a rock. “He looks like a bodyguard,” Gina whispered to Eve, Neil, overhearing, nodded in ment, “I'll bet the bulge on his hip isn’t a wallet, either,” he whispered back. “Mr. Howe is evidently prepared for any emer- mn ‘ome, children!” Mrs. Mar- bury, stepping gingerly down the ramp and, clinging to the pilot’s arm, was off to the plane. “The trip takes about four hours—isn’t that what you said, Mr. — Mr. Pilot? And we're already a little late. My—isn’t this cozy!” She paused to survey the in- terior of the plane, while the others, backed up on the ramp, waited impatiently. “And there are just four seats,” Mrs, Mar- bury went on, “Mrs. Emerson, you sit with me... .” Her voice was lot, as she disappeared inside. Julie, with a silent prayer on her lips, went in next. As if by common consent, Neil and Eve took seats together, while Ham and his Scotty, Lordy Mac, crowded into the space next to Gina. Jim Droissard, still silent, edged in beside the lawyer. Is this your first ‘trip, Mr. Droissard?” Mrs. Marbury said politely, “No.” “Well, it isn’t for me, either.” She sounded a little dashed. “But I dy enjoy flying, don’t you?” “Yes.” Jim Droissard was as sparing with his words as with his ges- tures. Romance. From Neil if Ba-wena all at once they were bumping along the water, and for one terrible minute, Eve thought Julie was going to be sick. Her normal pallor was increased until she looked white as a ghost, and her hands, on the arms of the seat, were clutched so tightly the knuckles stretched the skin. But without warning, the plane started up, and the bumpiness gave way to a long, gliding rise that could scarcely be felt. Julie caught Eve's eye and smiled, her color returning. The next minute, she was discussing flying with Mrs. Marbury, as if she never travelled any other way. Eve shook her head admiringly. You had to hand it to Julie—she never let a situation get the best of her. “Feel all right?” Neil asked anxiously, bending toward Eve. “Just fine,” she said happily. “Gina, you were a darling to in- vite us.” “Thank Ham,” said Gina care- lessly. “This trip is going to cost him about a month's allowance.” “T ought to learn to fly,” Ham said seriously. “I bet twenty-five years from now, nobody’ll travel any other way." ‘Maybe I'll learn too— and take yt in the moonlight,” Neil emi! “Gosh, Neil—why don't you marry the girl?” Gina said, wink- ing at Eve. “You haven't even = hello to me, since you met er,” “You're just a brat—what do you know about romance? I'm waiting for a romantic moment. Although”—he turned to Eve— Railroads in the United States handled an average of 850 tons of freight per train in 1940, the @reatest total on record. “even blue slacks and a red waist look romantic when you wear ‘em.” “Hear the man!” Eve scolded, yet she could not help but be pleased as she looked at the smiling, handsome face so near her own. “I scour the town, try- ing to find just this shade of | hunting pink, and he calls it red! Oh—look! There’s an island.” “Long Island, I fancy,” Mr. Howe put in, adjusting his glasses. “Yes, it is. When we get back, Jim, remind me to see about .. .” His voice sank lower, and was lost in the hum of the motors. Jim Droissard listened atten- tively, now and then casting a suspicious eye on the passengers across the aisle. But they were all staring down below, excited at being able to identify a few landmarks and chattering happily | among themselves. Mrs. Marbury and Julie, just ahead, he didn’t bother about—he judged, rightly, that they were far too concerned with what they were discussing. He caught snatches of words mostly from the woman he had privately dubbed “the fat one,” and they seemed to be about painting or building. Jim’s expe- rience was limited, but he knew that when women got on that sub. ject, they were usually set for hours. Below them, the ragged coast line was edged with white where it met the sea, and the cities and towns greeted as unreal as if they had been cut out of paper. The sun shone on the highways far below, and the tiny black specks that were cars seemed to crawl along. Once they “raced” a train, easily out-distancing it, as it made its tortuous way around the base of some mountains. To Eve it was all exciting and gay. Julie found time to glance over at her, and was again thank- ful she had persisted in her idea to get Eve away from a hum- drum existence. The girl looked so beautiful, with her eyes spark- ling and a faint splash of color on either cheek, that for a moment | Julie wondered if Neil Bowron were fhe best catch she could e, “She could have anyone,” she thought proudly. “But then Neil’s mother is a countess.” She turned back once more to Mrs, Marbury, Sinister Shadow | ‘THE hours literally flew by. Neil dragged out the smallest suit- | case, which he had called his luggage, and opened it. There were sandwiches for everyone, and fruit and a thermos bottle of hot coffee, They ate with gusto, surprised to find that they were hungry and delighted with the sensation of eating as quietly, flying through the clouds, as if they were back in the dining room of the Ocean P Hiestins having « vienio in a agine having a picnic in a lane,” Eve commented. “No, | By HUGO S. SIMS, Special Washingion Correspondent of The Citizen | UNIFIED AIR FORCE. | ISSUE COMES TO DEBATE. OFFICERS NOT AGREED. The highly controversial and ate Air Corps will come to a head through the introduction ofa bill ‘by Senator McCarran to provide for the creation of such a force under a Secretary of Military Aviation. High ranking officers of existing services are badly di- vided on the question of separate administration of the air force with Navy officers, as a rule, in- sisting that naval aviation remain a fleet arm. long-debated proposal for separ- | Compliance with the Govern- jment’s request, expected before | July 10th, will not affect German | military and naval intelligence units, which are attached to the |German Embassy. Diplomatic of- |ficials are not affected by the or- jder, which does apply to nearly | two hundred high German offici- jals and agents. Retaliatory action on the part of | jthe German Government would} affect eleven consulates in Ger- ;Many and possibly other consu- | lates in various occupied coun- ‘tries. Already, our consulates in | Warsaw, Prague and Danzig have | The Nevada Senator says that he | been closed at the request of the) will demand full and open hear-/ ings and all high-ranking Army and Navy officers to give their! opinion. He is convinced if the of- | ficers have “the liberty to express | themselves” that the country will) be convinced of the “necessity” | German Government. Key West Players Arrange Dance Key West Players will sponsor | | \ | for a separate air force. One ob-|a dance at the Stork Club on} servation of the Senator which will have general approved is! that “a nation to be safe must now control the air above it, just as it | controls its own land and the seas | around it.” The proposal should receive should do the job. The back- | Friday evening, June 27, and prontise something different in floor shows for all who attend this event, Edie Moffat as Carmelita Mo- favorite dance how your star | Posing at the Florida exhibit on bor ra ce City Steel Pier fs cute iy June Phillips, 18, 1941’s “Orange Blossom Queen.” Miss Phillips, the 21st winner of this mythical award, is dressed in the | traditional costume of oranges and orange blossoms—from Florida! THE WEATHER ;ron will show the patrons of this |Observation taken at 7:30 a. m., 75th Mer. Time (city office) Temperatures careful consideration, with parti-; drop for this act is the combina-/ Highest last 24 hours __ cular reference to the lessons ‘to! tion of Singers Supreme, the | Lowest last night be learned from the fighting in the |Ensigns Bill Earle, Doc Savage|Mean _. present war. Nevertheless, there | and Jack Camera. are many officials and officers|many other acts will keep you | who believe that the better sys-|entertained and holding your |Rainfall, 24 hours ending tem is to have air force in each} branch of the service, as at pres- | ent. They insist that synchroniza- | tion and coordination of both army ; and naval forces, executing speci- | fic missions, will be more e! ficient than in the aerial units i sides. Pinder-Baker Nuptials Thursday Mrs. Robert W. Pinder, of this This and Normal _ Precipitation 7:30 a. m., inches | Total rainfall since June aK | Deficiency | Total rainfall since Jan. 1, inches ay ice June 1, inches 2.33 inches 25.10 TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1941 ——_———— eee ons Army Barracks Canteen. The|ter Gallery windows. No doubt U. S. Naval Air Station has re-|you recali some time ago Louise ceived pictures in a big way.|Thompson’s class was discussed They have, fortunately, an un- in this column. Those of you who usually large space for exhibits, |are interested in knowing about “California Watercolors”, pril-|50me of the things made in the i WPA handicraft classes might liant and earthy, and prints by make it a point to view the Art By HARRIETTE CRITCHLOW Currie and Ives grace the Rec- Center window. = 2 see\|reation Room and Mess Hall in and the Barracks. More mention of | tom, “Quips From Esquire”—25 are in jthe hall of the B.QH. At the Navy Yard those of you who at- |tend movies or frequent the li- | brary should note the Currier and Ives prints in the hallway and| |Chaplain’s rooms. All the ex-j hibitions. “People of Virginia”,| hib’ts, with the exception of{ a Federal exhibition, has been | Swipe = oped Paes laced it Marine Barracks’ | Deen sent to us as special Lena Oe oe Seventeen | {catures to be shown at exten- | : : ‘ sion points for the Army and drawings in Conte crayon by Navy. |Ralph Lermond make up this BINGO PARTY Auspices Catholic Daughters Old K.C. HUT, Duval St. Citizen, sponsored the WPA Key West AT THE KEY WEST ART CENTER, WPA, a change has been made in the hanging of ex- by Art Center. 'show. He depicts the diverse racial characteristics of the gen- uine American type. Ralph Lermond studied with} Alexander laCovleff at: the Mu-! |seum School in Boston. , Many of! the drawings are to be used in the guide book, “Virginia, the | Old Dominion in Pictures’, This | book is being prepared’ by the | Virginia Writers Project, WPA, | = | | | NEW ‘QUIPS FROM ESQUIRE’ give color to the walls in the) _ CARD OF THANKS | Before leaving ior Washington, | | D. C., we wish to thank the many | friends who were so kind to us in our sorrow in the death of our |dear husband and father, the late Lieut. Thomas Gwynne | James, U.S. Navy, for, the many! telegrams, flowers, cards of sympathy, spiritual bouquets. Es- pecially do we thank Captain | Crenshaw, Lieut. Comdr. Fisher, | [Try “Rub-My-Tism”—a Wonderful Liniment A HANDICRAFT DISPLAY | prepared by Louise Thompson is in one of the Key West Art Cen- tier ot COLDS Misery of Liquip 6 6 6 TABLETS SALV! NOSE DROPS COUGH DROPS MONROE THEATRE, | Northwest Mounted Police YOUR NEWSBOY . . « buys his copies sale, sells them at retail. of The Citizen at whole- + + + pays cash for his papers. « + « loses if a customer fails to pay. if a customer is slow pay- + + . goes the limit for his trade, is on the job rain or shine, serves his customers well. + . + asks customers to cooperate by paying volved are under a separate com-|city, announces the engagement | Excess since January mand. jand coming marriage of her| inches 11.96 LEASE-LEND REPORT. SUPPLIES MOVE SLOWLY. | “MANY-SIDED” AID. | daughter Mary Agnes, to Merritt Alfred A. Baker. The wedding ceremony will be | McNeil Baker, son of Mr. and Mrs. | Wind Direction and Velocity SW—8 miles per hour Relative Humidity 12% In his first report to Congress, | held at Stone church, Thursday; Barometer at 7:30 a. m., today President Roosevelt said that only | evening at 6:30 o'clock with only | Sea level, 30.07 (1018.3 millibars); MISS JOSEPHINE JAMES, $75,202,425 worth of material had | members of both families and close | | Sunrise = Sunset . been shipped to Great Britain un- | der the Lease-Lend Act during} the first ninety days of the opera- tion of the law. The President em- phasized that the nation has “started in motion the vast supply | | program which is essential to the defeat of the Axis powers.” | The President pointed out that aid to Britain is “many-sided,” friends present. Woman’s Club To Meet Tomorrow There will be a special meeting of row afternoon, beginning at 4:45 o'clock, at the club house. Business of much importance rdy—you can’t have any more that two million gross tons of | will come before the meeting, and cheese. mouse?” “He's part mouse when there’s | cheese around,” Ham said dispar- agingly, his fingers tweaking the short ears. “Now, Lordy, old boy, is that nice?” Eve, seemingly by accident, had dropped another piece of cheese, and Lordy snapped it up before it reached the floor. His pink tongue darted out then and licked his chops with satisfaction. Eve leaned over and patted him, “Of course that’s nice,” she said. “Lordy Mac and I understand each other perfectly.” The Scot- ty’s stubby tail wagged agree- ment. When they had finished, Ham went up to the small compartment in front, and closeted himself with the pilot for a while. Eve closed her eyes and leaned back, resting against Neil’s obliging shoulder. Everyone grew quiet; even Mrs. Marbury seemed content just to watch the scene below her. Eve began to feel that the cabin was home. The blue upholstery and shining chromium of the fittings did seem, as Mrs. Marbury haa said, “cozy.* Yet they were all eager to land when, at a shout from the pilot, Ham looked out and pointed to a small island far below. “That must be Heart’s Haven,” he said excitedly. “Anyway, there's a house on it. I told the Ste to circle over it slowly, a ittle way up, to see if there’s a good place to lana.” Slowly the ship descended and Eve, looking out, could see the long stretch of sandy shore, a wooded point, and then, in a cleared space—the long bulk of the house. Their shadow fell across it as they passed overhead and, for a second, it seemed like a dark blot ninviting id sinister. Involuntarily Eve shivered and then glanced guiltily around to see if anyone was watching. But they were all too intent upon the scene below, Gina and Neil frankly delighted, Mrs, Mar- bury nodding her head as if agg a with the sight, Julie and rt. Howe interested, but unex- cited. Only Jim Droissard’s ex- j pression was strange—it was as if he were bracing himself against an ordeal to come. He glanced up as Eve watched, and for a moment his eyes met hers. Although he did not say anything, in that instant, she was as sure of his thought as though he had spoken aloud. re's going to be trouble there,” his glance seemed to say. Then he turned his head and once more looked out of the window. Te be continued In attacks on European cities the ty of bo have not exceeded 550 p weight. m been awarded for merchant ships | to cost more than half a_ billion dollars. | A program has been instituted | to train 7,000 British pilots in this country. Allied ships are being repaired in our ports and equipped for protection against mines. Mil- lions of pounds of food are being and will be Sent to the British, as | well as large quantities of iron! and steel, machine tools and other essential to maintain and increase | British production of war mater- | ials. | Classification of the shipments | thus far shows that watercraft, at | $26,182,193 was the largest single item. Ordnance worth $20,580,109 was second, munitions were third and agricutural products were fourth on the list in accordance with value. Allocations for the fu- ture included almost $2,000,000,000 | for aircraft and accessories and $1,396,063,000 of this amount had been set aside for bombing planes. GERMAN CONSULS BANNED. “IMPROPER. INIMICAL.” RETALIATION LIKELY. The action of the Government in requesting the German Gov- ernment to remove German con- sular officers, agents, clerk and employes from American terri- tory and to close all consular es- tablishments was taken because these German establishments “have been engaged in activities wholly outside the scope of their legitimate duties.” In addition, the German Gov- ernment was requested to remove German nationals connected with the German Library of informa- tion in New York, the German Railway and Tourist Agency and the Trans-Ocean News Service. The Government of the United States advised Germany that the presence “of these agencies and consular establishments” are “ini- mical to the welfare of this coun- try. The action was based in part, upon investigations by the Justice Department into “improper” Ger- man consular activities and aiso upen the experience of European countries where German fifth column activities played a great part in breaking down national morale and eased the way for German sabotage, espionage and actual military activity. Catholic Group To Give Bingo Party i the Woman’s Club held tomor- | High Low. Tomorrow's Almana AM. 9:47 ue 3:12 : FORECAST (till 7:30 p. m. Wednesday) Key West and Vicinity: Mostly Are you a dog or a shipping is being made available | all members are urgently request- | cloudy with showers and thunder- |immediately and. contracts have | ed to be in attendance. storms tonight and Wednesday. Gentle to moderate variable | winds, mostly southerly. jand Wednesday, Florida: Partly cloudy tonight with scattered Catholic Daughters of America | afternoon thundershowers. will sponsor a Bingo Party in the old K. C. Hut on Duval street, and East Gulf: Gentle to moderate | variable winds, mostly southeast | Prizes will be awarded and re-|to southwest, and partly cloudy} affair weather with scattered shower | will take the place of the social | near the coast tonight and Wed- j Friday, June 27, 8 o’clock. freshments served. The meeting planned for the Daugh- ters the evening of June 27. SRN eR Jacksonville to Florida Straits | nesday. KICK HELPS EYES BROADUS, Mont.—For thirty- five years Harry Brown of this city had been cross-eyed. Recent- ly a horse kicked him in the face Naval/Chaplain Blake Craft and } other officers for their many | courtesies extended to us. him promptly and regularly. We thank also Mr. George | Spencer and Livingston Bethel, | Spanish war veterans. | MRS. 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