The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 6, 1947, Page 3

1) Shae i heatoninge Stee Ses SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6 yee nna sa Chapter 16 i ‘ T= elevator operator at Jean's hotel, displaying a genial grin, stood just outside her door and handed her a transparent cellophane box, tied with a broad white satin ribbon and an ex- travagantly og og ” rchid, Miss Saunders!’ hig! elated hee in a voice of respectful awe. "I haven’t seen one this pretty since we had the florists’. convention agai Jean gave him a tip, wonder- ing mananiie who had sent the beautiful flower, which lay in the box with the grandeur of a prize winner at a floral exhibition. She detached a’ white envelope, bear- her name in bold, authorita- tive pen-strokes, and removed the eard inside, : “Will "you read: far enough to let me apologize and perhaps ex- plain why I acted so rudely the other night?”. the card read. “I was either so sleepy I didn’t’ hear your explanation, or so fogg that I didn’t comprehend it. Bill Q’Reilly has since’ straightened me out (or laid me out!) on that and’ I’m almost too embarrasse to revive the incident. But if per give me a second chance I ardly deserve, I'll sf to make clear how sorry I am for offend- Ss the one person in the world I'd least like to hurt in any way, Will you answer the phone if I call at four this afternoon?” The mote. was signed: “Harry.” She had a long battle with her own pride, but she had finally overcome it with her sense of fairness when Hawkins called. She picked up the phone at four; he picked her up for dinner at seven, “Yd have. worn sackcloth, ashes: and a gangsters’ funeral wreath to prove I was sorry,” Harry told her, after they had overcome the self-conscious ten- sion of their temporaty estrange- ment. “You see, it wasn’t just Jean Saunders, the writer, I had to apologize to; it was you— someone I care a great deal more for.” All through dinner, they talked happily without a mention of | stance, COAST PROTECTION , 1947 * : By Gene Gleason . gamblers, news stories or Charles awson. They did not talk at all when Harry, holding her close to him, danced so smoothly. past the couples on the crowded | sat that Jean was only half-aware of their existence: + Wis They, had arranged to meet for lunch the following day at. the Algonquin. The memory ‘of previous evening was still wi oth of them, but now they wete- ready to discuss the problem’ that would have seemed a profana- tion of last night's mood; the + ag of Charles Dawson's, ac- ions. ‘Hey were seated at a corner, table along the brightly-lac- uered wall of the Algonquin’s hinese Room when Harry re- introduced the topic. “After I got over my _ sore- headedness about being called out of bed the other night,” he told’ Jean, “I started to. think about Dawson. I tried to patch together what you’d told me about him—his staying out of the office and the rest of it—to see if I could figure out what was bit- ing him,” .“He has me baffled,” Jean ad- mitted. “Did you figure out any- thing?” Hawkins pondered a moment, then lowered his voice so that it did aot carry beyond their table. “Well, I knew from what you told me that he didn’t drink on the job. I also knew he couldn't afford to hang around two night spots like the, Biarritz ‘and the Castillo-- unless he had. some- thing’ special in. mind. For in- 2 didn’t get back to the office some mornings, I gather, until after five o’clock.” : “Sometimes later,” Jean’ as- sented. “But what did that prove?” “Night clubs don’t operate after four a.m. in this town, un+ less they're ,cheating on the liquor laws, or running some kina of a side racket,” Hawkins ‘ex- plained, “I started out to see. if J could find out what branch of larceny the Castillo and the Biar- ritz were dabbling in,” He shook his head woefully. “What & job that was! The cop on at Seventh Avenue beat is an old AGAINST STORMS IS. PROVIDED IN BILL Key West Included In Lo-* calities That Would Be Benefitted If Measure Becomes Law (Prem Washington Correspondent, Key West Citizen) WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. — A: bill providing for sufficient tunds for protection of Florida, espe- cially Key West and other, coastal cities, and protection for Mississippi, Alabama and Louis- iana, is in the course of prepara- tion, according to representatives | from these states. | Fourth District Rep. G. A. Smathers was not present at a} conference of representatives of Florida and other states at which | the problem of extensive damage to coastal property and land was | taken up. Rep. Smathers has | been in Florida’ in connection | with plans for the visit of Presi- dent Truman, who will attend the dedication of Everglades Na- tional Park. Rep. Smathers’ of- fice suggested) that the ‘Prési- dent would have an opportunity. of noting the: effects storms which sweep over Flor- ida during his stay at Key West. To cover protection in the} four states.the appropriation will have to be’a sizeable one, it was } pointed out. It is possible that some funds made available for beach erosion work may be ob- tained. Jetty bulkhead construction is proposed, but this was ‘not | gone into deeply in the confer- | ence of representatives. The whole problem is one of engi-| neering. Jetty construction some- times turns an ocean current away from one point and it then works its way to another point and causes shore damage. Army engineers are now work- ing on an all-over beach erosion prevention program for the coastal states and the Great Lakes region. Sirugo Resigns Assn. Position Joseph Sirugo, 627 Duval street, has resigned as president of the Retail Liugor Dealers As- sociation of Key West, Sirugo gave as his reason for resigning the fact that he recent- ly sold his restaurant and bar, | of the | Kugene Wells Died Thursday Eugene Wells, 29. died Thurs- day night at 7:30 o’clock in the Biltmore Veterans Hospital, Coral Gables. The body arrived in Key West last night, and funeral services will be held Sunday at 4 p. m, in the Fleming Street Method- ist Church, where the body will be placed at 2 p. m. Rev. J. B. Reid will officiate. Burial will ibe in the family plot, in City Cemetery. Lopez Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Survivors: Father, William H. , Wells; four brothers, Robert W.,| Cutter Charles W., William H. Jr., and|Gerald Adams; Everett E. Welis. World War II. The Honor Guard jef Arthur Sawyer Post No. 28, ‘and Veterans of Foreign Wars Will attend the burial. The Honor Guard will fire a volley ‘at'the grave, with taps by their bugler. i Pallbearers will be selected | from the membership. Alonzo Borden , Y a e ae Dead At Miami John A. Borden, formerly of Key West, but now of Miami, announces the death of his brother, Alonzo, at ‘Miami, on Thursday morning. Alonzo once lived here. Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Edna Borden; son, James E, Borden; daughter, Mrs. -Wilhel- mina Smith; his mother, Mrs. Isabella Borden; brothers, John A., Osborn, Ray A., and-Capt. L. H. Borden, and _ sisters, Mrs. Gladys Raybon, Mrs. Thelma Sheppard, and Mrs. Ada Borden, and three grandchildren. The funeral was held at 2 p.m. today at Bess Funeral Home, Miami. VFW Auxiliary To Attend Funeral V.F.W. Auxiliary, Post 3911, will meet in uniform at 4 p. m., and thus disqualified himself from holding office in the or- ganization. More than half the population of Mexico is mixed white and fndian blood. tomorrow in front of the Flem- ing Street Methodist Church to attend the funeral of Comrade Eugene P. Wells. ; Vanessa Saunders, president of the Auxiliary, made the an- nouncement. ‘Marathon PTA : Hosts To Monroe S eeemeteeeel MANHATTAN EDITOR Fy AP Newsfeatures | al of mine, but he played abso- utely*dumb about those spots. Acted like he thought I had holes in the head!” “Do you think he was being Paid off to play dumb?” “IT had a.suspicion’ of it,", he said. “Then I tried snooping around in both places, but they Trecognized me fore 1. could 1k the interiors over very care- fully. Everyone was ve s0- licitious, -helpful—and_ watchful as a hawk. I finally got the truth out of a kosher corned beef sand- wich,” “A what?” Jean asked, “A corned beef sandwich, served by Sam Shapiro, the best delicatessen operator on Seventh Avenue,” Harry said with a knowing grin. “I’ve eaten there hundreds of times after a show, qetenes with Sam. He knows venth Avenue inside out; and he’s told me things he keeps. a secret from his family. I dropped in there the other night and Sam gave me the lowdown on the Biarritz and the Castillo, after warning me not to quote him.” “Quit teasing me and give the facts,” Jean insisted. “The fact is, my dear, that both those places are running very high-class gambling joints be- hind a night club front. They get the richest celebrity trade—with plenty of police protection and a very elaborate system of screen- ing out nosey newspapermen.” Jean gave a soft, hardly audi- ble whistle of surprise. AS “So that’s why Dawson to them,” she exclaimed. “Was he afraid I'd discover he was mixed up in the racket?” “Probably so, because he’s cer- tainly mixed up in it in some way,” Hawkins declared. ‘“He’s sold his house and his car, pulled all his savings out of the bank— I found that out. from a couple of reporters who've known him all his life. He’s in this deal either as gambling joint ange or just plain heavy loser. Either way, he’s worried to death. Those places are backed by the tough- est mob in the East, and they’d just as soon bump off a business partner as they would a welshing customer.” (To be continued) County Council Marathon Parent-Teachers As- sociation was host at a meeting of the Monroe County Council | of Parents and Teachers. Lunch- 'eon was served at the Marathon {Chamber of Commerce building. Guests were the Principal of the School, County Commissioner Payrish, S. C. Singleton and mis. Varies, supervisor of ele- mentary school. There were 33 members from Key West. Pythian Knights | Elected Officers | Key West Lodge, Knights of | Pythias, elected the following | officers at a meeting last night: Chancellor commander, Ear! R. Adams; vice _ chancellor, | George Phillips; prelate, Daniel Sharp; master of works, Gerald Saunders; secretary, J. Winfield Russell; financial secretary, J., Frazier Pinder; treasurer, Mil- lard B. Gibson; master at arms, Bowman; outer guard, trustees, Daniel Sharp, Earl Adams and George Mr. Wells was a veteran of | Phillips. Poinciana. PTA. ': Meets Monday _ A ‘special Christmas meeting of the Poinciana P.-T.A. will be held on Monday at 7:30 o'clock. A program appropriate to the holiday season has been arrang- ed. FOR SALE 36 Chev. pick-up. Good condi- tion. Apply Mastic Trailer Park, ask for Phelps. dec6-2tx 1935 Ford Sedan with 1946 mo- tor, excellent condition. 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