The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 7, 1945, Page 2

PAGE TWO : She Key West Citizen NOTHING So eae ceeie ns, Rablsher s It is difficult for The Citizen to deter- | Ann Streets Only Dally Newspi Monee in Key West and unty West, Florida, as second class matter “eMenn OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Che Associated Press is exclusively entitled to © (or republication of ail news dispatches credited © not otherwise oredited in this paper and “A wewe published here. GP RSCRIPTION na vES ino the | | mine whether a letter sent The Citizen is a copy of one mailed to the mayor, becaus2 it is addressed to him, or whether it was intended for publication in this paper, but in either event the letter will not appear in the Forum because the name of the iter is net. given. A few Wey’Westers seem to be un- aware that The Citizen does not publish | anorymous letters, though that statement i YESTERDAY son’s attempts to trap and wove him out, Mike O'S sane rides to- ward the Deuble Ot quare ac- counts, But the spicad w com- pletely deserted. Froin Cassidy, the Double O jaszer who had led num into the trap, he learns that Fleeson has split with Wacker, Angered at T197-\4 ve. SPs TOM WEST 1'\> Wheeling, he nis mevrt towards camp, t for sign of movement. A figure flitted noiselessly across a patch of moonlit ground and disyppeared. The pony buck nervously. Almost under its feet, a rir] in riding skirt rose off the ground. “Miss Joan!” ejaculated O’Shane, Mow hite appearedidaily st ad of the | ha. stolen the Double O herd omy has appeared daily in the masthead of the » 141, ed Joan Curran, and would| pecling out of leather. om 7 editorial page since the founding of the ' force a deed of sale ous of he. “O'Shane Made kw aper. > fr at circumstance, O’Shane goes after them; ay e | rigs : hi ee Freep while on their trail mene up with tions | the wi n his letter addressed to the | Hardtack Harry ,whom_ he be- 2 si Lng pa orpe ae TS | OSE EOR APC ae STM Sielligs 6 Rie ee eed | friended years back. Hardtack|and shortened the stirrups. Grasp- cents a line. joner ones some very interesting queS- | promises to help O’Shane rescue|ing the bridle, he wound through t 7 shurohas rom | tions. For instance: Joan. the brush toate his orn mount. gh ae dais mage + Before he had taken a dozen paces he Citizen is an open forum, and invites dis | The vor has full control of the po- ens : pin, bellow disturbed ts ‘ral interest but 1 I} not publish anonymous | Jice ment, so much s a » has pter Te ¢ of the camp. “Pecos! Bandy! ath _— i Peete : Bs : ies 2 maek iso that jhe a . HE distant bellowing of cows}'Tex! Shake a leg! The gal’s skec- the V o appiont and remove police- drifted down on the breeze|daddled!” I sows that, 2s such is ease, that soughed through the mes- rien, dU tollonay HEA sauce ANSI EHC: itess ' URKING in the shadows, he ie is to | 1e if the policemen do not per- | ~ «phar they be!” said Hardtack. edged away from camp at a “You always was a fighting fool, luties, and the writer demand Mike. D'ye figure to throw, down s the matter with the offic on the jaspers?” 168 vty and Apes ho let a small group of teenage boys es-| “I ain't a weet conee each and Bathing Pavilion. isch): wland , swamps of Key | the redhead. “Listen! You ride in } & 8 ablish a gangland in the swamps of Key | 204 ‘act natural. Fleeson will fig- Aurports—Land and Sea. ' Consolidation of Cownty and “ity Gov- The American Red Cross has asked the nation $180,000,000 to carry on the work of that great for another year. By comparison with na- tional quotas for war bonds, the amount ian't a great deal. The quota for Key West and Monroe County has been set at $24,900. When we the tremendous scope of the Red Cross and its global serv- for organization consider jee, this quota, we believe, should meet | in peace and s he whole-hearted Wester. support of every Key peace-loving people to bear than war with all its grim horror; its unending trail of sorrow, its disruption of homes and its utter waste of life and property. Yet the people ofthis nation are in the third vear of the wérid’s most horrible war. Each day more blue stars in service | | | | | | the mayor, and much of it has been pub- | Nothing in life is more difficult for | ure you're just a harmless old hombre hunting color—which you are.” The prospector spat disgustedly. “Locate the gal. Tell her to slip out-of camp after midnight hit for the herd.” West? You are the mayor, or you are sup- sosed to be. Why don’t you see to it that condition is stopped? “Are afraid of thé gang, or are 7ou-so.tender-hearted you can’t bring your- f.2@ stop “What’ll she do, kiss the night q i 3 Z | guard?” inquired Hardtack. “You were supported by the writer “Suits me, [ll be the night id received the support of many other | guard.” . but we are certainly disap- } GHIELDED by a yucca clump, ou as mayor. O’Shane eyed a hunched figure in a slicker slowly circling the | cows. As he watched, another rider jogged out from the silent camp. “The relief man,” growled ane to the roan. “Guess it’s ncirted in “Do you think for just a minute that the eeneral is going to tolerate his kind of monkey stuff much longer? “Show the public the exercise of some of the authority vested in you as mayor, | nd get busy, please. and break up this crime stuff, so that the citizens can live rlic 2 y. ng one turn around the sleeping herd, the relief checked his pony and rolled a smoke...a loop snaked thorugh the air with a faint hiss. Legs threshing, he hit the ground—a rock, clenched in O’Shane’s fist, descended upon his unprotected head. Swiftly, the redhead trussed him up and gagged him, then swung A great dea] more has been said about | lished in The Citizen, but it seems that the | “public”, which the writer mentions, will o wait till the next municipal elec- ion before it can express KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY | FROM FYLES OF THE CITIZEN; its sentiment, be- ause, ir ] analysis, ahy blame for | an untowagd thirg that goes on in .Key West is directly the city ouncil pune the i traceable to idges turn to gold as this son, that brother A er in The Citizen, two months } eAhet (ether falls on a distant and in-|ago, spoke of the three public jobs the ee 7 ee 2 known battlefield. Each day Jundreds, or | mayor is holding, and called on the council, Lieut ey ee thousands, of men are carried back to hos- | because of the impossibility for the mayor | of cee | ey od Peat itals with grievous wounds. ™ Bach is a member of some America or any other one man to attend to at least | Florida Nation¢ who had been on duty in Mateeumbe, + turnec two of the jobs, those of mayor and school family. Thousands, yes millions of Ame superintendent, at the same time. But what | 44, : hile hil wh men in uniform are tired beyond be- | did the council do? jthe attit of the ey at lief ef battle, and homesick for home and NOTHING! Ithe camp Lower Matecumbe, wmliy. Yet they know they must keep or ae ee jhe rep t they had r There is no one of us but would give, You sho n't run down anyone unless Lesa i ‘ at ebune: ie NaS NO i a rbance ere, everything to lighten the burden of sorrow- | you are elevator operator. : { @ families who have lost their men, or : aS ae ecrel f War George H.! Im the fears of those whose men hz Westbrook Fegle President Roose- | De has approved the revised - : F Jans for the Oversea ighwa en wounded. We would give all we | most persister opposition i r a ‘ mild to ease the pain of the injured, or = ———— {ai pateh fre Washington pub-| till the homesickness in those who must The war has developed some new- |/ished in The Citizen today ght on . irich in every community in the land and} @,, an ee cre Chanter of it : ayetano Camus, who has poay, & ey lapter of the | the money has gone to their head. heen visiting | m and daugh- + American Red Cross carries or its cam Sean ee ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Fernan paign for funds, we can do our share in A LAYMAN’S RESPONSIBILITY =|“) Camu ee ate ae ghtening the burden of sorrow, in calm a he Rae ne Birmingham tae wae es : ; : ; ' : jwhere he has accepted a position | ¢ the fears and in easing the pair of the | Phe Laymen’s National Committee of [in a hotel in that city | wounded |} New York, founders and. sponsors of Na | The American Red Cross was created | tional Bible Week, will jntsitute National |, Nina Hyder jett yesterday | . ‘ cag sv iM ; ou WAN eae #" }to spend a week in Miami visit r mat ot tee and through its chan- | Sunc hoo! Week, April 9 to 15, 1945. Jing friend els of mferey, we can do most for those who'| The purposasietey. stimulate Sunday ’ iam ae | need out help. lieehonicaveand ance County Tax Collector Frank | The Ret Cross is ap the live the front keeping messages home to anxious and fearful | his parent sand his teachers el tiv ~ Red Cross is sendingeblood | hut a real American. National Sunday laama _ surgi¢ al dressings to save the {School Week will endeavor to get over | | merican youth; the Red Cro \that every parent is not onfy derelict in | | at home to aid and assist families in cian | cannot expect to enjos ‘ the respect, admiration, or even the com This is your Red Cross, and through | pany of his friends and associates, if he | * ean do your share in human kindness : lunt somewhat the horror of war. Se when you are asked to help meet r quota—which, by the he cost of Red C way, will pay | ness of God, man’s daily labor, and the | h ved Cross operations through- | fruits therefrom. Until there is ain’ at tt the world for just one hour, at the rate | $7 per sefond don’t hesitate, but give end give generously. ! Help Key West buy one hour of mercy atmosphere of home for the men ho are fighting; the Red Cross is in the | , hospitals cheering the wourded and send- {attends Sunday and | to in Admiral! an of the, ze the fact Reginald R. ommittee that chool, Belknap, chair a Ct or girl who time to | vopula a boy who is obedient to is not g his duties, but he OVER . 20,000 PAIRS f does not n ome effort, some » his children a knowledge of God, | America was founded on man’s conscious CRIBED FOR THE PAST 14 YEARS universal recognition of the importance of | assuring American children a knowledge | of God, the very prin create les that served to this country | lj | | | | | | | sacrifice |] | | | | | | | at | NH i SUN-BAN of ours, will continue | >} woman walk. Then, unexpectedly, Joan’s pony lly, whinnied sh “Hell!” ¢ elear giveaw around’ “Set gotta ride like bla Behind. in full ery, Fleeson’s riders were spurring on their trail. The redhead yelled encourage- ment. At. that moment crashed down. he redhead dropped upon his knees beside the still figure sprawled in the sage. Gathering the helpless form in his arms, he carried her to the roan and laid her limp body across the sadd Mounting, he urged the pony for- ward, supporting his burden with one hand. Desperately he searched around, seeking a refuge. Ahead, to his right, the moonlight silhouetted a tumbled heap of giant boulders, towering above the desert growth. He changed direction, angling towards it. Arriving at the base of the ragged pile, he scrambled up its side, carrying the girl, squeezed be’ en two of the top- most boulders and laid her down. He swung ma’am, we O’Shane. “A y! her pony from her fall, Joah ting up.‘ are we, “Where what hap- H. Ladd, accompanied by Mrs. Ladd, left yesterday for Tampa to attend a convention of tax collectors from all counties in the state. Miss Cecele Leach, who had been visiting relatives, left yes- terday for Milwaukee, Wis. Mrs. C. H. W. Read, who had been in Key West to attend the funeral of her grandmother, Mr Charlotte Gould, returned yesterday Beaci Today ‘The Citizen says in an editorial paragraph: “We venture that who kept a secret for 20 years looking husband: the London her marriage had a sorry The English wd barber is. Latin “harba”, meaning from the heard. to her home in Miami, = AP Newste=tures: pened?” she asked in bewilder- ment, “You was thrown and your hoss vamoosed,” replied O’Shane, peerz ing around. “What are we going to do?” . “Set tight.” He found a niche in the piled roe around them where Joan lie .in .comparative safety if lead should fly. “O’Shane!” Her voice was soft. “Tt know you couldn't. have killed Tom, after what you've done for me tonight, I'd rather stay with you. Perhaps that old prospec- tor—” The drone of a,bullet cut her short, Before the report echoed away over the sage, another slug rico- cheted off the rock with a shrill 1!" There was a world| haps they won’t:find us,” she sug- 4 of relief and a touch of hysteria|sested hopefully. AS Bib hel x *® , * ir. the girl's strained voice, “They will—at sunup,” said | He boosted her into the saddle] O’Shane grimly. { \\ | into cover. Lying full length, he cuddled the Winchester to his shoulder and waited From the start, O’Shane knew it was hopeless. Before the sun had risen higher in the sky, he knew that his ammunition would run out. Steadily, the ringing marksmen drew closer. O’Shane loosed the final shot from his Winchester and drew his six-gun. ~Its fierce heat transforming the nei of rocks into an oven, the sun slawly arced up..The redhead. still hel their attackers under cover with his red-winking six-gun. A. smothered moan from the girl brought him sliding down to ie. Blood gushed from her | forehead and furrowed down in a scarlet stream through the grey dust that powdered her pale face. Her soft brown eyes focused full upon him and the redhead winced as he saw the pleading in their depths. “Don’t let Fleeson take me!” she pleaded, and fainted. O’Shane broke his gun and twirled the cylinder, plugging out the empties. Hopelessly he fin- gered his empty cartridge belt.... “Two shells left,” he muttered | through parched lips. To be continued ~ | ORIGINAL MEANING | | BALTIMORE. — “Ambulance originally meant.a moveable hos and during// the Crimean r it came to;mean a vehicle \for the conveyance of the sick. | Subscribe to The Citizen. Relief At Last For Your Cough | _ Creomulsion relieves promptly be- | Cause it goes right to the seat of the | trouble to help loosen and expel germ laden phlegm, and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, in- flamed bronchial mucous megn- branes. Tell vour druggist to sell you tle of Creomulsion with the un- a you must like the way it a the cough or you are your money back. CREOMULSION | for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis whine. O’Shane hustled the girl ! WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, } “TODAY'S -HO! 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