The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 27, 1947, Page 3

nen Ce er. en ee EY SR er Chapter 14 pers rested on the oars and stared the short length of the skiff at the girl with the tawny hair and the blazing eyes. “Why can’t it be true, Elsa?” “Bill Hardin isn’t that sort of person.” “Men do strange things for money.” “Not Bill... I’m positive of it.” He sighed, wondering how much she cared for the big logging boss. “You know him better than I do, Elsa. But it’s a logical con- clusion:—the White Rapids Com- pany wants to buy you out. You won't sell so they send someone over here to cause trouble. Your company gets the reputation of being a bad-luck outfit. You be- gin losing memand orders. Pretty soon it’s wiser and cheaper for you to sell than to keep on buck- ing accidents and financial loss. It all adds up to the same thing.” Her mouth set defiantly. “I sup- pose you think you’ve thought of something new, Doug Andrews. Don’t think I haven’t told myself all this a hundred times. But I know Bill Hardin isn’t behind it. Nothing on God’s green earth will make me believe it.” “All right,” he said. “I won't argue with you. You’ve known him one year and I’ve known him one week. But you’ve got to ad- mit it fits in like the missing piece of a jigsaw puzzle.” “Yes, it fits,—too well.” He shot her a cursory glance then began pulling on the oars again. “Who owns the White Rapids Company?” he asked. Elsa’s eyes ,were curious now. “George Cady, why?” “Owned it long?” “About two years. He bought out the Swansons during the war.” D OUG straightened up, letting the oars ride while he stared across the water to the group of : : ; frame buildings dominated by ajout the lines, getting as much large sign saying White Rapids’ pleasure from the play of sun - ee. REY Cee no Peopie’s Forum The Citisem wetcomes expres- sions of the views of its read- ere, but the editor reserves the rig@t to delete any itema which are considered Mbelows or anwar- ranted, The writers shoald he fair and confine the letters to 800 words, nnd write on one side of the paper only. Signmatare of the wrikers o.26¢ accompany the letters and will de published un- jeas requested otherwise, INCONSISTENCE Editor, The Citizen: After reading the “Oracle’s” re- the planning board, leaves me an opening to carry the matter a lit- tle further. My thoughts run with the statement that I read in an out- of-town newspaper by Commis- sioner Cooper regarding the pe- tition presented by those desiring the zoning change. I did not at-- tend the meeting and have no idea of the number of signa- tures, but a rough guess is 50 or 75 of the surrounding taxpayers or residents. Commissioner Coop- er called this a “mandate of the people.” , I find myself slipping back a year and a month when approxi- mately five or six hundred people jammed the City Hall and pre- ' sented a petition with almost a thousand | signatures that Dave King be renamed city manager. What a snubbing the requesting | citizens received that night! I at-. tended that meeting, but I surely | did not hear any commissioner say anything about it being a mandate of the people. There may be an explanation, but it gives me a laugh, especially as} the coming city election draws near. A CITIZEN. Key West, Fla., Aug. 27, 1947. TODAY’S ANNIVERSARIES (Know America) 1796—Sophia Smith, left a for- tune at 65 and leaving it in turn to found Smith College, North- ampton, Mass., Mass. Died: there, June 12, 1876. !} 1805—Sallie C. G. Law, the, Memphis, Tenn., matron who la- : bored for the Confederacy, born | in Wilkes Co., N. C. Died June | 28, 1894, 1809—Hannibal Hamlin, Maine | congressman, governor and sena- | tor, Vice President under Lin- } coln, born at Paris Hill, Me. Died July 4, 1891. 1839—Emory Upton, from West Point direct to Civil War and; winning to major-general, bril- liant tactician and able historian, | born at Batavia, N. Y. A suicide, at 41, Marsh 15, 1881. 1871—Thecdore Dreiser, noted author of “An American Trag- edy,” etc., born at Terre Haute, Ind. Died Dec. 28, 1945. { Read the Classified Ads in The! Citizen, { { | } } ! born Hatfield, ' i THE KEY WEST CITIZEN a ee er a ee = Lumber Company. Any vessel coming into the Inlet from the north, as it had to come, would spot the sign before it-was even aware that another company, the Larson’s, was situated at Queet’s village, But that didn’t mean any- thing, he reflected, because lumber contracts weren’t drawn up o the spur of the moment. . “Do you know Cady?” he said. “Not very well,” Elsa admitted. “Naturally being the heads of rival companies, he and Grand-| Wh father don’t have much to do with each other. With Mr. Swan- son it was different—both having been old-time loggers and both having come from Norway. Mr. Cady is a Canadian,—or was. I’ve heard he’s very astute when it comes to business” “T’ll bet,” Doug muttered, then, “What’s he like?” “Oh, big and bluff with very high coloring and a loud hearty manner that gives you the im- pression of being decidedly forced.” Doug grinned. “You don’t sound &s though he’d taken you in.” “T think I’m a prety good judge of human nature, Doug.” He did- n’t comment and she continued, “Oh, I know that sounds conceit- ed but what I mean is that I’m not easily fooled.” “Aren’t you?” Her eyes met his steadily. “No.” He leaned forward over the oars. “Tell me something, Elsa,— why were Post: so frightened for your grandfather when he had that scene with Ed?” “Grandfather’s heart isn’t any too good. Of course he’s worked hard all his life and he’s almost eighty. But the doctor said ex- citement and emotioral scenes were really harder on hii than physical exertion. Ed knows that but he forgets occasionally.” Especially when he’s suffering from a hangover, Doug thought. A salmon struck at one of the lines then and Elsa began pins it in, her color heightening with, the excitement. Doug rowed is Guaranteed io ett aad You Refrigeration REAL ICE BASIS and You Will Get GUARANTEED Refrigeration Service REAL ICE and shadow on Elsa’s lithe figuré as from the Page silvery forms accumulating in the bottom of the skiff. After the school had passed them by and the trolling lines were slack once more, Elsa began to talk about Glen Slocum. Doug told her their experiences in the islands together, suddenly finding it a relief to unburden himself to someone who had been complete- ly disassociated with the war. en at last they parted at the Larsons after Doug had declined, an invitation to dinner, Else handed him a string of salmon for Ollie Petersen. Doug trudged back to camp whistling. Suddenly life seemed very desirable, if only he could clear up the matter of the logging accidents, it would be damn near perfect. The sun gilding the firs - behind the camp reminded him of Elsa’s tawny cloud of hair and he smiled, partly at himself. The men were in the mess shack gathering for supper. When Doug entered and they spied the string of fish there was a brief silence then they broke into shouts and laughter ahd began teasing him about making time with the boss’s granddaughter. In spite of their mocking railery there was a deep note of friend- liness in their voices. Doug knew he had been accepted and was grateful. He wondered if it would cave been the same if Hardin had been present but there was no sign ¢£ the big logging boss. Norway was standing by the piano. He shot Doug a welcoming . grin and picked up his accordian. - A moment later he was “squeez- ing out” one of the impromptu ballads which had made him famous among all the logging out- fits in the northwest. His thunder- ous voice rolled out the words... “Paul Bunyan had a girl, Bertha was her name— A hundred foot tall, Golly vat a dame! 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