The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 11, 1945, Page 4

Chapter 6 [Sunday 3:40 a.m. to 5:15 a.m.) NSPECTOR Venable scemed to think this information some- what less than important. He asked a fev7 more questions and said that would be all for now. “You're worn out, Julia, dear,” said Frank. “Why don’t you go to bed anc I'll take care of things here.” “Yes, that’s a pood idea,” eéded the Inspect! She said good night and went} ifito her bedroom. was glad] to get away from that room. She sat on the edge of her bed} and stared into space. Her mind} was crowded with bits of things; she had seen and felt and heard. If I could put them all on a table and push them around, | could make them fit. She looked at the clock set in the night stand and saw it was 3:40—only two hours sinte Robey had been killed. She was sure of that—Robey had been killed. con- There wa and she said “Come in” a second time before it was opened. “I thought you wouldn’t mind having me around,” said Virgima. She had pushed her hair back of her ears and her skin seemed to be ‘pulled tightly over the fine bone structure of her thin face. She began unfastening the jade bracelets on her arms. Julia’s eyes clung to hers but she did not speak. “Maybe crying would help.” iz last was in a lower tone but. still _cool—indifferent “Shall I sleep here or in Ro- hey’ troom?” * "On, here. Here, please. I'll get you some night clothes. Is every e still out there?” She mo- joned wearily toward the door to the salon. “They're all gone. All but Moore and a cop who is guarding the door—or is supposed to. Why, I.dor’t know. Robey would be fu- pious if he thought he’d have to have a co-star in his grand cli- cag) ax, “You think he committed sui- cide?” Julia paused in the act of drawing off her stockings. a knock on the door /|a me: | don’t know. Let’s sleep, old| thing. i'm dea —yes, dead,” Vir- ginia finished deliberately. After they had got in bed Julia dozed fitfully. The pale turquois curtain at hung straight to floor swayed restle in the u certain breeze from the windo' opposite the ped. The room was r dark except for the dim} light that came from the court. Once when she awoke she was] trembling. She stared across the/ darkness at the windows. She could not see the curtains. Sti fing | a feeling of alarm she decided} that Virginia had pulled the dra-| peries together. She turned toward the other side of the bed and put out her hand. At that instant she h as if someone had other part of up in bed qui then froze ito immobility. frantic beating of her Toared in her ea: She forced herself to move} though it was stepping into} yss. She ran hi the other side of No one} was there. Somehow e had} known that Virginia was gone. Pictures of the gir! falling flashed} through her mind. She must find} He siding back the/ ned her she this unknown automatically, The} heart moved to meet danger. eS to turn on the lights, she threw a dressing gown over her shoulders and circled the foot of her be? in silent bare feet. At the door to the salon sh listened for a few seconds intent- ly, ear against the wood. Once or twice she thought she heard some one moving about. If she coul get to the policeman who was| = guarding the door, he would help} her find Virginia. She crossed the corner of the room to the door which opened into Robey’s dressing room. It opened silently h a gentle push. Utter darkness greeted her. She could hear no sound but there was a pulsating quality in the blackness that made her want to} scream out for help. It was as if voices were crying out silently in Legion Post Makes | WRITER NOW HERE WILL PUBLISH BOOK ON 1936 HURRICANE; WIFE IS ARTIST | the blackness. Time was endless on that trip across the dressing room and Robey’s chamber. Each second is a balloo:, she thought, |and these are all full blown, al- most to the breaking point. fee last she reached the door to foyer, opening it cautiously. | There was no light! Surely the policeman would not sit there without a light. The tile felt cold on her feet and she welcomed the soft wool of the square rug. Her groping hand touched the table that was in the center of the rug and she guided hersel< around it. Her foot touched something and she would have stumbled if she had not been moving so slowly. Instantly she | was crouched iow, feeling on the floor. It was a man lying on his stomach. Her hand crept up to find his head. She jerked it The head was ky. She never knew _what kep: her from crying out. She didn’t know who it was or whether he was alive or dead. But she saw another vision of a tall girl lying somewhere. Where was Virginia? It occurred to her later that Virginia's could have been the hand that struck down the police- suspicion of the girl entered her head. She thought of Moore but shud- dered at the thought of going back to arouse him. The closest bell to his room was the door- bell. The quickest means of get- ting aid was the telephone. It ‘as inclosed behind z door flush the wall near where ood. The very air was ini al. She dared not move farther than ing a sound. A small creak es- caped before it finally came out with a soft “plug!” Her hand was near her. She hac a crazy thought that the man on the floor had risen to grab her. Then she was struck. Everything was | blanked out instantly. To be continued THE WEATHER FORECAST Key West and vicinity: siderable cloudiness noon, generally fair Wednesday; colder noon, generally fair Wednesday; colder noon and tonight; Wednesday; increasing becoming fresh to occasionally moderately strong northerly, diminishing Wednesday. Florida: Fair and colder and tonight, except mostly cloudy extreme north portion this afternoon; Wednesday fair and continued cold. Jacksonville through Florida Strgits and East Gulf: Moderate to fresh northerly winds, occas- iohally moderately strong today, becoming moderate north to northeast tonight and Wednes- day; generally fair weather. Jacksonville to Apalachicola: Small craft warnings indicated south of Jacksonville through! Florida Straits to St. Marks. | REPORT Key ‘West, Fla., Dec. 11, 1945! Qbéervation taken at 7:30 am. Eastern Standard Time (City Office) Temperatures Highest last 24 hours Lowest last: night Con- this after- tonight and this afte tonight and! this after- continued co¢ winds, today Precipitation Rainfall, 24 hours ending 8:30 a.m., inches Total rainfall since Dec. 1, inches Deficiency inches Total rainfall since Jan. 1, inches Excess inches Relative Humidity since Dec. 1 since January 71 Tomorrow’s Almanac Sunrise 7:03 z Sunset 5:40 p.m. Moonrise 1:05 p.m. Moonset 12:04 a.m. Tomorrow's Tides (Naval Base) pee Tide tes Tide MORE THAN SIX. PERCENT | | “New York,—The fresh water ea of Canada canstitutes more tl six per cent of the country total area. Pareles PLENAMINS Twe tiny copsules contain ALL VITAMINS ig known to be essential to human sutrition, plus liver and iron. 72's $2.59 + Jeralt now | perman |General $ TEMPERATURES | i Temperature cata for the 24 hours! ending 7:30 a.m. Highest 58 Atlanta 21 Lowest | Station last 24 hours last night, ARMY OFFERS (Continued from Page One) Miami, and sent to Camp Blanding to be sworn in. 40 27 38 Boston Brownsville Charleston Chicago Detroit calvey sonville x nsas City KEY WEST K. W. Airport 7: Memphis 3 | Miami ; Minneapolis New New Orleans York | Norfolk | Oklahoma City 3 Pensacola Pittsburgh St. Louis Tampa 25 70 urges arms unification, nt security council. Navy eee Today! - Today! - Today! THE WORLD’S GREATEST SHOW at the MUNICIPAL STADIUM Key West, Florida BIG DAYS and NIGHTS TUES., WED. and THURS. 8:30 P.M., 2:30 and 8:30 P.M. DEC. 11 - 12 - 13 America’s Greatest Cireus Acts! Feature Acts from AMERICA’S. LEADING CIRCUSES Season of 1945 Sponsored by Key West’s Lions Club 100 Reserved $1 50 Admission Box Seats CHILDREN UNDER 12 50c YEARS of AGE Plus Tax BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW at Southernmost City Pharmacy, Duval and Fleming Sts. If for any reason contact i with the recruiting team is j not possible on these dates, | information may be procur-} ed from the recruiting officer , | at Key West Barracks, or by) ing the Army Recruiting Office, Building, Miami, Fla. ; IN MEMORIAM ' { | our In dear and loving memory of mother who left us so sud- jdenly a year ago today, Dec. | llth. 1944. MRS. NAN THOMPSON, MRS. JESSICA McMANUS. d1l-1tx) ' dependents, man on gcuard but that night no‘ , artist has an tightened on the handle to lift it ; before she realized that someone + Room 228, Postofifce By PATRICIA OL IN KEY WEST for the ict Thi elen. better known artist and has and New Yo many one famous Paris Charleston and her in Boston. In_ group paintings have most recent bitions her ppeared in Dud- ensing Galle Salon des In- Paris. Spring Salon, New York, Whitney M American Art, Cincinnati Mus- eum, Detroit Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Buffalo (Allbright), Pittsburgh (Carnegie Interna- tional), Pennsylvania Academy. Museum of Mode Art, Art Institute, Wey Worlds Fair 1939, Society of the Four Arts, P. Beach and Junior League Exhibit, Miami, Thielen was born in N York City and lives i Vineyard and Ki has lived and traveled British _ Isles, Switzerland, e in the France, Belgium, Igaly, Germany Austria, Greece, West Indies, Central America and western United Sta Mrs. Thielen showed paintings, which she on at present. me two S working brilliant ; rifying tech- nique, be it free flowing watercolor or a classic oil paint- ing. UESDAY , Junior Womar La Cone ting, 8 p.m. an’s Clubhouse. Division Street School P.-T. A.’s Room Mothers Meeting. p.m. Library, School Build ing. ay B Wom | | | Division Street School P.-T. A. Meeting. 3 p.m. School Aud torium. Room Mothers of Jr.-Sr. School P.-T. A. Meeting Cates, 1014 Varela. Everready Star Club 3 p.m. Residence of Mrs. Bet ty Conner, Virginia and Va- rela. | WEDNESDAY Monr ents and Teacher l p.m. Room Mc ing. 2 p.m. Municipal Hospital Meeting. 4 p.m Club. SUNDAY USO Beach Club Dar Clubhouse, 1021 Du Luncheon. e. 9 px 1 Street. eum of - SOCIAL CALENDAR Club. ai ct High 7:30; p.m. Residence of Mrs. Elaine Meeting | oe County Council of Par-! Meet- Poinciana School. Auxuiliary Woman’s Equally dict Tt published sev these “Deep enone in the . He has among j finished a book to be published in the spring on the 1936 hurricane on the keys. It will be called “The Men” an > a book reading. xk wk *& CITY COMMISSIONER an Albert Cooper to go to Mia first vi: While worth months. will at- the state s10n. ; comic = dictionaries. JAMES G. HAMMONDS, avia- the former Miss} 1, daughter of Mr. R. J. Lewis, at 1611 Von Phister Street. Mr. Hammonds has been in the ice t with his last fornia. wok THERE WILL BE a meeting of the Ho: spital Auxil tthe} ; Woman's Club 4 o'clock to- 7 rrow afternoon. This the nected with the Mu- | THE TRUTH | had a rather difficult homework and, nge to relate, Tommy, who stood low in the class, was the only with the ect answer. = Did your big bi . With this, Tommy? aeachee’ “No, | Tommy. _ STRAND THEATER JENNIFER JONES in “The Song Of Benadette” Coming “Man In Half Moon Street” been given um to do for r help you| asked the truthfully replied “He did it alone.” | | | | | MONROE THEATER | JEANNE CRAIN in | “In, The Meantime, Darling”; Coming: “The Fighting Lady” | | \ | ¥) 2 Remeenen e ee eee eeeeeeeeeeeee eee he vevvvwvevery, : RIDE THE BUS for Convenience and Economy We don’t blame you if you don’t like to have a bus start moving before you’re safely on; or if you get nervous when the driver starts the motor before you’re off. Our policy is to give you plenty of time, so that you enjoy our service. And now that our lines are so crowded with passengers, ciate your patience in waiting to board the bus, and your cooperation in getting off as quickly as you can. KEY WEST TRANSIT CO., Inc. J. W. 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A floor show bei prepared for the entertainmen: of the patients Each hos- pitalized patient receives a 2ift. ; activ not limited to The the post. It | | desi than 500 gifts were d is Opposi Hours: also. the member these The wounded American Legion the gifts and the details of di: divdual donor cards tached to the gifts. Suggested list of eats are: TONITE — 7:30 at STONE METHODIST CHURCH Here’s the Line-up 1. A great Song Service—John V. Arche, directing. Speaker, Abe Gosen, a discharged serviceman, now livins in Key West. Vocal Duet, Mr. anc Mrs. George Mills White. Organ Solo, a sparkling arrangement of “Stand Up For Jesus.” Interesting Testimonies. It Will Be A Great Service, Folks— Be Sure To Come! ing cards, checker board writing pads, air mail stationer fountain pens, pencils, pictures, folders, razor blades, toilet kits pocket combs, soaps, hand chiefs. cigarettes, cigars, etc. It is stated that gifts should be turned into the American Legion Home, corner White and Southard streets, on or before “Me...I’m stavin THERE ARE PLENTY OF REASONS... AND HERE THEY ARE!” I “First, I keep my present grade. That means a lot. 2 “By reenlisting for 3 years I can pick my own branch of service in the Air, Ground or Service Forces. and if I desire I can select any of the overseas theaters. “I get $50 a year reenlistment bonus for each year I've been in the Army. I get my mustering-out pay. too. My dependents receive family allowances for the full term of my enlistment. And I'll be eligibleofor GI Bill of Rights benefits when I get out of the Army. 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