The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 22, 1947, Page 3

atthe taximeter, his brow a knotty tangle of addition and sub- JIGGER raised his hat and peered the flag up, éased up on the ac- - celerator, and loafed toward the One Hundred Sixth Street West Side exit of the park. A red light froze him on Central Park West. '. Throwing his own two-dollar- _ jand-forty-cent hoard into, receipts ~ might soften Monk the dispatch- er’s blitz on low bookings, but what about Irene? This was their regular Wednesday night out. They were slated to do some hoofing when her four o’clock to midnight rotating shift at Childs was done. Jigger switched on the keyy jammed at the ‘starter, threw the cab into gear, and careened a U~ turn; heading back downtown in one flowing motion. A cab abreast of him, the driver lean- ing toward him with the weight of conspiracy. — “Listen, Jigger. Little Joey wants to see you at the Metro- pole at midnight.” “Not if I see that two-bit racketeer first,” he rae n toward Broadway. e Imperi <— ed in front of Number 235 ‘and Jigger sprinted up the brown- stone stoop, a hand. He threw open the of his parlor floor studio. ~ . The. room was a litter of late- Victorian marble, cherubs, bro- cades. An. open copy of George Moore’s orn he ait and Opinions :made a still life with a crumpled ‘pack of cigarettes on the floor | beside the three-quarter bed. Three documents in narrow black frames were er Agr? up on the wall opposite a floor-to- ceilin m8 rococo mirror. They bore individual legends, commemorat- ing. J. Howard Moran. One con- ferred a De Juris degree; another ed the award of Ph.D.; the one atop the other two announced a. dismissal of charges of crim- inal extortion by the Grand Jury of. the State of Illinois against J. Howard Moran. from Childs Spanish Gardens where a tight bundle with a thin red line. of lip. and false lashes stood tapping a tom-tom on the pavement. and-pulled up across the street Telredwuy oy} OyuT pequiljs 4ins euoqZurizey pederp e ut Ajjeu pue yoojs yorjs oy} wy s08saI¢ “Hello, you beautiful doll!” Irene narrowed the gap. “Jig- , I've been standing here for _ fifteen nsinutes.” - “Couldn’t help it, Irene.” ‘ The hack leaped forward to- ward Madison Avenue. “Where|f you going, Jigger?” - “Cafe Society. There’s a hun- dred belly la in Jack Gilford, the M:.Cc.” | . Irene said “I. want to go.to, the Metropole tonight.” : _ oe “What, you,.too!” snofted Jig- ger. Fi . . “Little. Joey. wants to see you t ‘midnight. He's ‘been pestering mr meen ne re Little Theatre Group Ready For | Musical Show the musical shaw, “Say It wees Music.” The show will have its fea. tured acts, The Mellow-Aires, | the girl trio that made a hit in the last Little Theatre Group,} show “Best Smile Forward,” and Doreen Cruz, vocalist; Carlos Whitiock, tenor from the Boca Chica Air Base; drews of .the musical comedy “Pal Joey,” the Rhythm Macks, . dancing trio, making their first | ‘ appearance with the group in'! | Over 25,000 Pairs of Eyes Prescribed for in the Past 17 Years ‘Ray “eA Sun Glasses Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. and American Optical Co. - Products Used Exclusively Dr. J. A. Valdes - OPTOMETRIST Office Hours: $.12 and 2-5 p.m. “Evenings by Appointment _ ADDRESS: PHONES: Valdes Bidg.. Office 332 619 Duval St.. wens Upstairs Residence 295 digger sang out across ten feet, | a ae nn ae ee ee ee ee a ee "this show; Gladys Tredeau, vo-|}4UGH AWHILE! *: calist;.Gerry Pinder ahd several | Vernon An-j} - Tic me all day. I swore I'd. bring FOO! T= Cafe Metropole was a - gaudy sweatbox ‘as a ‘sh.rt man with a lumpy: nose in un evening cutaway. threaded . his way ‘through the packed dancing floor and fell moltenly on a chair at Jigger’s table. fl “Where do you keep yourse., Jigger?” — ‘Jigger found refuge from Little Joey in a double mouthful of porterhouse. “oe - Joey fluttered an ‘eyelid. and Irene went to powder her nose. Joey leaned close. “J got a job for: you to do, Jig- ger.” | Jigger said, “I’m not. working for you, Joey,” and kept on wolf- ing the French frieds. ‘I don’t mean that. This is strictly the kind of stuff that got you a rep as a troubleshooter. Jigger said modestly, “You must be mistaken. I’m still be- hind the wheel of a hack. Let your pistoleros solve it for you, Joey. I give the rackets a wide berth.” . “I just want you to run down some facts for me.” Jigger said, “You’re crazy as a bug if you think you can trust “In take ‘that chance. You know I’mi-not exactly helpless} sé —_ rats.” Joey said it matter-of- ac Jigger nodded his first -agreé- ment. “I'd say you're quite -at home with rats, Joey.” _. Joey said, “Quit-it, will ya, and listen.” “Hite away.” rea u ee This is. corifiden- al.” Ree *“T'm not promising, Joey. What- ever you spill is at your own risk. With me it’s a policy to use what- * production’ numbers by chorines. The show will be given* under the direction of Gerald Pinder, | with Miss dance music in between the acts. Marge Sjursen, formerly with the group, is designing the out- ‘fits for the show. Joseph Selby is in charge of make-up. The show will be presented one night only, and _ will then leave for a performance. at the Veteran’s Administration Hospi- tal at Coral Gables. VUEDAADGOUERUAAAUAAEANNADEAEAAH ' Real ICE is Guaranteed PURE PHONE NO. 8 sf Jigger helped her to her feet: Beatrice ,- Moreno as | Yhe Little Group of the USO |accompanist. Hector Barrosa and | has held: its final rehearsal for |his Spotlight. Band. will play | ee LL LL CC AE A ce Place Your Refrigeration on a REAL ICE BASIS and You Will Get GUARANTEED REFRIGERATION SERVICE REAL ICE Thompson Enterprises, Inc. , (ICE DIVISION) vvnvv ee vm tue ervey ttuveniFgniie stereo eaneziaaget >, - ever I know—whenever I neéd ” “ll take that chance, wise:guy. . I’d hate to-wind up: fitting P ‘ into a cement sleeping suit.” Joey «~ concluded in| an is-it-yes-or-no: — “Will you come to my--office ' where we can talk?” --— Jigger said with a ‘ya “Nay later, Joey. Much later. I’m out for a g time.” ../*" 4 Joey stuck a round thumb up _ into the air and a waiter’ came running. : att é v $ Pig te Oo “}’}] sign the tab for my frierids. * Give them pag they -want— ‘anything at all.” Rae ee Joey fought to his feet. and ‘ skirted along the. edge ofthe | dance floor. beets ey Irene sat dowm. , {, 0° %@ * “What did Joey want, Jigger?” “Nice of Joey to: blow us.”»°* “He has a reason." ' ; 0.0 «3.4 _ Irene said dreamily, “He's! an important man.” S55) “Don’t. be so impressed: with | Joey.” io i. Irene sai ger, bitter a body.” °: “About Joey I’m realistic. big take in the numbers rackét pt end any day now—and sud- - en. \ é ‘ # gee “You're just being. bitter; Jig- . r.”” é 2 On, & “You're bitter, Jig- . ut every: : . eed er ee | “You said that hefore,.- honey. girl. You must tearn to run mo risks with vocabulary.” - Fad Jigger yeocea her “and thé squeezed. Irene: swung» her. body out of his reach and the chair hr digger helped her to..her Nobody looked at them. It‘ wis the.2 A.m. crowd and cversae ‘ was tight, .wonderfully~ in: and glassy-eyed, ie (To be continued) _. ‘.,;: ee Thoughtful Wife Husband: “The: bank has} re- turned that check.” edi eae Wife: “Isn't that fine? Now it’s your turn to buy -something i with it.” The poinsettia, a native’ of tropical America, was named. af- ter Dr. Poinsett of Charleston, S. C., who first introduced. the plant in about 1833. .. ; Subscribe to The : Citizen ae is More Economicalll , It Is PURE... Healthy and Safe KEY WEST. FLA. Ee ae | “I’m not sure. Probably: a: fall;