The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 24, 1947, Page 4

Chapter 3 office. girl’s phone number? You desk, “Here's three C’s. Got the | iS Enis sun was a great red ball _ rimmed with fire. Broadway was a gigantic wave of rollicking sound and a dripping sea of faces. Jigger caught the exvress éele- vator in the 1501 Building and gt off at the thirty-second floor. | alfway down the hall he turrmed | the knob on a door. that read IN- DEPENDENT FEATURE NEWS. SERVICE. 'need her for a front.” less, “Ii’s no go this time, I can’t let, you breathe. life into this crypt. any more. What’s the use in kecping a corpse glive?”™ | “It’s us t to me, Re ae “Jigger, you're of your’ nut. The anteroom was deserted and digger opened a door that was plainly marked prRivarTe. A young man with close red hair on a small brow and a look of habitual preoccupation glanced | pr up from a typewriter. ..“*Lo, Jigger.” ; gap at Where’s the office lareeny wha “Canned.” mine = bios oH neck out cau- What a . pe fear ae Ge - ough.” ‘| erally, le have a fas- “T thought she was satisfied cination for me. te find out with coffee and a by-line.” for sure, over and over “She was. But it dwindled | what es them bounce, squeal, down to _ ust a by-line.” am, laugh. It helps me esta pencil. - Jigger lit a cigarette and ‘burst | lish td own identity beyond any “Two: hg up afile of into a fit of coughing. His eyes fixed on the droop of Red’s shoul- | ter wes, Red was skinny and had no . ’ et al to a fifteen-cent Ne- dick’s breakfast if he couldn’t have both. It was easy to like Red. . Jigger’s voice was strangled. bree getting tough again?’ how. Six weeklies that took our features canceled a a guy that preferred a Where can you get three hundred Gallas worth of use out of this office?” Pets Den deepened — § besides “what ones — Red _ continued to look igger. jos i een es useful to mie er was’ em- a aed never broke a org a Jigger said slyly, “But I cides in the American sceme,. a g and present. Hire a student. a patted Red on ~ head ’ library research if you must. Jam and concluded, “That’s- a thin ” . slice of the generality of we. Spe- pene fl ee a, — y, Red I'm after a itis Pre ther bee ae ousand - dollar. balance tle voy ae angling under my nose:” d back if you-can. She rer: chrasindl What do you have to do?. Murder?” the office respectability. Red looked up thers his “Is that all? That’s .o sta startled. “Four ——— bud. There’s ten “It’s a waste of post er.| “That's Joey’s special The| ..Jigger grinned affa ir Just can’t compete wit the ig ' double doublg-crbes.” ty, pal give me a assignment, in be ing syndicates, I’m going back to| “We'll see.”. ‘Tinat ‘itan fi sd ae ‘ao | ‘plain and simple theatrical press- : poe Soak cae wat thelr. social: agenting with a little Bay wrens on the side.” Red grinned with out humor. “Who knows? I might yet hit the jackpot with a “taney Jigger piped a bar from “Happy Days Are Here Again” in his morning voice and Red’s face curled into an oh-yeah. “Red, you got to keep pitching. With City News out, et cetera, et cetera, there are plent of live openings coming up. hat’s back rent situation? | tackling the case of the Xorkville : doctor from a angle. No use trying to nix it, | REP said, “Wait a spina: Jig- nificance.” x: 2 of Red got up on his feet salaamed. “Then what,.masteér? “We'll see. On the basis of velopments. oe ger, you don’t mean we?” “Sure thing. We’re, get it, we’re crime reporte Red, unless you want to try a goeee-plausineity, tp thirly-tweeataey drop without a. beg pees ye tor Pareehuee e D.A. makes gurgli w his eyes together. of. disapproval a wyeeeville ‘dace I remember. shibpad to tad d “Is: by pf e; That was a headliner tall end of pe aiahi mone ie straight in your mind, Red?” week.” “I suppose sa.” Red registered ed made a wry face. “A hun-|. dred bucks. And twenty more for the phone company.” Jigger toiled at a belgies we —_ let and threw three b Mrs. Gilbert And Sol Maizel Wed In New Orleans’ On October 15, at 6 p. m., the wedding of Mrs. Anita Marvlyn Gilbert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Berkowitz, to Sol Maizel of Paterson, N. J., was solemnized'in a candlelight cere- mony at the home of the bride’s parents on the U. & Marine Hospital Reservation, New Or- leans, La. The bride, who was given in inarriage by her father, wore a gecwn of aqua green faille with headdress of American beauty sofe satin ribbon, the streamers draping the full dress, and carried a ‘ bouquet of American beauty | roses, with a small white Bible, the gift of the groom’s parents. The matron of honor, Mrs. Sid- ney A. Berkowitz, of Florida, sister-in-lew the bride, wore a rose colored moire tafieta dress and carried Talis- man roses. The maid ~-of honor, Miss Barbara Stewart, wore a pale yellow moire taffeta dress and carried yellow roses. The groom was attended by the bride’s brothers, Sidney A. Berkowitz, as best man, and Eu- gene H. Berkowitz as grooms- man. Rabbi Nathaniel Share, of the Gates of Prayer Synagogue, of- ficiated. A reception fosllowed immediately . after the mony. The couple left for a trip to Niagara Falls and Toronto, following which they will make their shome in Paterson. Mr. and Mrs. S. Maizel, par- ents of the groom, were present at the wedding. don’t DO that ! Arcadia, of IT’S BAD TASTE... . To go to the office with your hair still done up in pin-curls. Take time te comb your hair before ap- pearing in public. length of the | fan-shaped , a Sa cere- | tively. “I don’t know, Ji adventure complex isn’t size of yours. I Red looked at Jigger medita- er. My} alf the m still an earnest doubt, perplexity, Jigger went and down the elevator. E young man anxious to get ahead (Te be continued), eke | Sweet How Women mae eee look. good Design Some Hats CHICAGO.—(AP).—"Why?’ | | | | | | | | =a miming =mNULHOHOOAALHLOOOHAORADOUEEAAUEASOGOORGHA HAALERE AOE AATH _Arden Shore bensfit fashion att ne ge ene ee So they were. A turban’ displayed by one woman was™ ‘trimmed with peppermint’ sticks. Another wore = @& bert-shaped box. filled with’ bonbong. 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