The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 23, 1947, Page 3

Ce nn we Chipter 6: ANXI0USLY T’nette shopped about in her mind for a way to help him. If she could prevent his foing to Chicago—well, if she could! If, as Homer said, Bruce did not want to be a doctor—But that was nonsense. Of course, he wanted to be one. And if she could find some sort of plan— The following afternoon, all the members of the band arrived at Bruce's house shortly before train time. They were in high spirits as they stormed tinto the house. Even Gail, who had arrived with Ho- mer, appeared to be less bored than usual. A warm smile curved on her lips as she said to T’nette without the slightest trace of sor- row: “I'm so sorry, darling, I forgot to return your house coat.” To herself she added: For three months, you little fool, we—Bruce and I—will be away. “It’s all right about the house- coat,” T’nette said brightly. “That is—” Her hand went suddenly to her forehead. “I—” she began, her voice shaking, “I—” She crumpled into a heap on the floor. She was ashamed of herself as Bruce called out her name in agony and came ee to her. enderly he lifted her from the floor. She lay listlessly in his em- brace and hoped she didn’t look like a sack and that Bruce would not hate her forever. As he carried her into their bedroom, T’nette began to wish she had not done quite so realistic a job of falling. Her left arm was beginning to throb horribly. She had to force herself to lie inert on the bed, though, while Bruce ordered Mrs. Lyons to cali the doctor and, returning, leaned close over her, whispering: “Oh, my darling! Open your eyes, my sweetheart.” She kept them closed as long as she dared, and finally let them flutter open. She looked up at him, and there was real pain in her voice when she said: “I don't know what’s the mat- ter. Just all at once I—well, I tepgiee over.” : ith one eye on the clock and | know it was the other on THE KEY WEST CITIZEN MUSIC OF MEDICIE By ‘Frank Riordan. Brown arrived. -And, hav started it, she had to finish it. She pretended unconsciousness. It was a brutal ordeal, too; for in a cold sweat of shame she heard the good doctor say: “Strange, nothing seems to be the matter.” Eventually he found the wrist and a flame of horrible pain swept through T’nette’s arm. “What’s this?” she heard him say. “Say, she has a _ broken wrist!” And not knowing that she felt the pressure of his fingers, he probed a little less gently than he would have ordinarily—so much so that she eased gently into a semi-conscious coma of pain. When she came to it. was dark. Uneasily she sat up, started to reach out with her left arm for the lamp on her bedside table. With a little wail she sank back onto the pillow. Instantly the door opened, Bruce switched on the night light and came over to the bed.}] T’nette started to hold out her arms. “Oh!” she cried. Her eyes fo- cussed with horror on her left wrist. Gingerly she felt it, or rather the heavy tape around it. “But I couldn’t —I simply couldn’t have done that!” “It’s broken. I ought to have my head examined for moving you before Dr. Brown arrived.” “It serves me right,” T’nette cried miserably. “Why didn’t you tell me you hadn’t been feeling well. I might have gone off with the band, leav- ing you here alone.” “The train?” she gasped. _ “It’s gone—-and the,band with it. I can take a plane later if Dr. Brown finds you're going to be all right. He’s coming back in the morning to examin@ you. That faintin, spell—” Bruce continued in a worried tone. “Have you felt soak 0t anything else before this? “T FEEL FINE,” T’nette blub- bered. She couldn’t deceive ‘him another minute. “That ‘is, I feel fine except for my wrist. I ad acting and the eS EN SN ruce she faked her; movies could think of something way through And then Dr. cleverer than faking a fall so you The Weather | FORECAST Key West and Vicinity: Gen-! erally partly cloudy with oc- easional rain showers and squalls this afternoon and tonight; clear- ing Wednesday i casionally strong south and south- ) west winds, dimimishing Wednes- | day. Small craft warning dis- | plaved. j Florida: Rain and squally this | afternoon and tonight. Wednes, j day contipued rain and squalls | ever north portion, partly cloudy . over south podition. és Jacksonville through Flétida Straits: Storm warnings are dis- played north of: Palm~ Beach. Small craft should remain in vort over entire region. Winds will be 30-40 miles per hous with gusts up nto 60 miles per hour in' squalls and will be southeasterly | over north portion and _ south- erly to southwesterly over south portion this afternoon and _to- night beeoming southerly to suuthwesterly over entire region Wednesday and gradually dimin- ishing over south portion. Weath- | er rainy and squally entire region this afternoen and tonight. Wed- resday squalls over partly cloudy over tion. Attention , called advisory. to latest lachicolm southward. Small craét | should remain in port over entire | region. Winds will be 30-40 miles ; per houv with gusts up to 60 in| squalls over entire region this} afternoon and tonight and over, north portion Wednesday. Late to- | night and Wednesday they will diminish over south | portion. Wind directions will be: gradually easterly to northeasterly over north portion and southerly to | southavesterly over south portion | throughout. Weather rainy and | equally over entire region this ' ces jie outside the borders of the ——— ‘ Subscribe to The Citizen. afternoon and tonight and over _— Se = es + ae = NEW STUDENTS.« + «7 are made by “ANAP Newsteotine Pic ft te es ee ees - 2 ee continued rain and: north portion and ! south por- | ' ' East Gulf of Mexico: Storm |; warnings displayed from Apa-} "EACH FIGURE REPRESENTS 250,000 PROSPECTIVE Estimates of increases in school attendance in the next six years. Dr. John W. Studebaker, U.S,. Commisoner of. Education. ‘north portion Wednesday. Over | south portion partly Wednesday. Attention latest advisory. Jacksonville to Apalachicola: Northwest storm warnings dis- played, Apalachicola to Cedar Keys; southeast storm warnings from Cedar Keys to Everglades City. Small craft warning on the ‘cloudy called to from Palm Beach northward to Charleston. Ee REPORT Key West, Fla., Sept. 23, 1947. ‘Observation taken at 8:30 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, City Office) _. Temperatures. . ios Highést: yesterday: 020 es 87 Lowest last: night 2 cu 75 Mean pf GIS OES A oe ROY REE “Oe wv ae 81 Normal © 2.24 icc gs eens oe BY Precipitation Rainfall, 24 hours ending 8:30 am. inches ..._..... =; 5.41 Relative Humidity ~ 80% Tomorrow's Almanac (Eastern Standard Time) Sunrise . 6:16 a.m. Sunset RUSE, Nes? a a) 9 Moonrise -..:................. 3:16 p.m. Moonset —.............. eed sam: TIDES Tomorrow Naval Base (Eastern Standard Time) High Tide Low Tide 5:06 a.m. 12:35 p.m. 7:16 p.m. 11:33 p.m. Additional Tide Data Reference Station: Key West Time of| Height of Station— Tide |high water Bahia Honda —Ohr. (bridge). ....2 10min. 0.0 ft. No Name Key +2hr. (east side) —....20 min. Boca Chica —Ohr. (Sandy Point) 40 min. Valdes Channel +2hr. (north end) _.10min. +1.4 ft. 000 (NOTE: Minus sign—correc- tions to be subtracted. Plus sign—corrections to be added.) Most of India’s mineral resour- new state of Pakistan. THE GROWING SCHOOL LOAD | Christian Filipinos }extraction 'percent of the total population in’ A A NS VitnneD abmagge—ae amar Wee ee ap Newsteotures: ~ ing could go back to apdicn school.” edical school?” “Homer told me about the con- tract. And vou don’t have to fly to Chicago.” T’nette’s face all at once assumed a mask of ang candor, wouldn’t do a thing if you—if. you broke your contract.” ; “Not much, he wouldn’t,” Bruce eee me “The day I mentioned eaving the band he went crazy,- reminded me—” He interry i himself. “But what’s all this about a‘fake tumble and what’s it got to do with Homer, and medical wccWell, Homer thought thet: ta “We omer thought—that is, I thought—” T’nette thouske f verishly. “We both thought, real ly, that it would be much better —if it looked as if something was wrong with me and. yow couldn't leave, the way Austim can’t leave Nola.” T’nette hoped she sounded reasonable. en later it will h, one of those things.” She made a gesture with her right hand that was apparente y meant to convey the idea tha® everything was just fine. _ “You mean,” Bruce said unbee lievingly, “you want me to g@ back to school?” “Yes,” she breathed - fervently, “Oh, yes, darling!” > “It would mean a lot of ecoe nomizing,” he warned. “Of course we have that five thousand in the bank. But five thousand strete over three years isn’t much, Once more Gail’s remark nagged him. “At any rate the house ig paid for. We won't lose that.”, “The house!” T’nette was scorne ful. “Even if we had to give ig all up, wouldn't it be worth: it? “No.” He saw the queer. loo that came into her eyes,. “What- mean is that—well, you’ve bee come accustomed to living thig way.” . “Bosh!” In her eagerness t@ have him understand her, she caught him by his hair and pulled his head close to her. “You must® realize that this house, money— everything! None of these things matter if you’re unhappy.” His eyes dropped and he did not answer her because there was a quick lump in his throat and ‘he could not seem to swallow. it... (To be continued) - (Copyright 1947 by Frank Riordan) ee 0 oe ee Protruding Feet ~ Saved His Life OLYMPIA, Wash.—While °:in- |specting a water line at the bot- itom of a ditch, the sides of the Iditch collapsed and buried R. H. | Hansen completely except: his Fresh to oc- Florida Keys. Southeast warnings ! feet, He cupped his hands and arms under his feet. as ‘he’ fell, |providing a small quantity of air. A few minutes later, the brake- man on a passing engine saw Hansen’s feet protruding.. He called for help and Hansen’ was dug out. suffering only a sprain- ed back... .., Weeping Willow Saves This Man , HUNTINGTON, Ind. — When Leonard Boetteller’s car went out of control and landed in a creek, Boetteler, who is 57, pulled him-., self ashore by grabbing at the ‘branches of a weeping willow. Shortly after he was ashore, : the ‘car was out of sight under ‘the swollen stream. LAUGH AWHILE! . Not Deceitful A tramp asked the proprietor of a circus for a job. He was informed that he could become a i liontamer—that all he had to do | was to walk into the cage and | make the lions eat out of his | hand. ; He was assured that the whole secret was in forcing the lions to believe that he wasn’t afraid 1of them. | “No,” said the tramp, “I do not (think I'll take the job. I could’ inot be so deceitful.” of Malay constitutte over 95 the Philippines. a ee a ne ee “Homer promised -he . Rieivets