The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 3, 1950, Page 3

Chapte- 25 eo A ona David was too unned to speak, then he said, Riba and went back to Cor- org ey found Paul and Made- in the crowded lounge. and formed a silent li to the Pratt cant little procession Not a word was t ’ spoken as the ove, » fhe Crockett home. but mg room, Madelyn looked at old Jason's teur- Streaked face, and her own tears camé in torrents. She started to- ward David with her arms out, t he hurried into the dead man’s room. When he returned, she was in Paul’s arms and he was consoling her with low- eee words and caresses. it. was toward morning whe vid went out in the pie b mourn the loss of his lifelong friend. Corrine followed him. and as they stood in each other's arms, her cool cheek against his hot face and dry, burning eyes. it seemed to him that there was something beautiful in sorrow and hurt and loss when she was there to comfort him. David was more grateful to Paul than he could express at the time, for he et over for the funeral on Sunday and Madelyn Was content to have him take David’s place as constant com- panion in her grief. They post- poned the proposed exploration of the lake, and Paul was sure he could get Professor Wight to come down some week-end and go with them. David told him about the money Mr. Crockett had left, of his hope that underground currents would be located and the flow cut off with sheet piling, and Paul glowed with interest. He went away with a blueprint of the bridge and David's estimate of its cost, assuring David that he would go over the specifications with his father and try to convince him of the urgent need. _David and Madelyn quarreled bitterly when he would not turn over the six thousand dollars her father had left in the bank. He pointed out that she had a thou- sand dollars that was her own to do with as she pleased, and that she would have all her needs sup- plied when that was gone. “No, I don’t want you to do capital is flanked with two stat feature more than one nude hombre—possibly three. They usually are standing there with water shooting in their faces, or with a stone bowl balanced on } their heads, or something like that. The other day a reporter stopped to think about these statues a minute—something re- porters shouldn’t do, think He wondered just why all the statues had to be of fat, nude characters. So he asked a fel- low laborer. No one, it seems, | could explain why we Americans continue to erect statues of an- cient design in front of our mod- ern buildings. By modern stan- dards they aren't especially pret- ty. Many of them are downright ugly. So why? Evidently it’s just a matter of custom, and no one thinks much about changing the custom. One’ questiér’ which, fascirlates the thinker is the impression. these statues make upon the very young. Certainly they wonder why the Romans, or the Greeks, or anyone else stood around in the nude, and if you are asked why these statues are always of nudes, by a young fellow, its hard to answer. You can’t say the bodies represent beauty, be- cause they don’t by modern-day, American standards. They weyld be considered definitely on the cowish side by anyone at a bath- ing beach, so that lets out the beauty angle. We Americans are a bit on the daffy side when it comes to statues anyhow. On top of the capitol there is a statute of an Indian. Few people know what the Indian stands for. Actually, as the capitol neared completion, no one knew what to put on top of the dome. An Indian statue finally filled the bill. It does as well as anything else. No one ever gets up close to logk at it, anyhow. piiieeerausee os eee ORE HAS wcoiegaal WATER SHORTAGE SINGAPORE.— (?). —Economy measures introduced by the Municipal Water Department have saved 700,000 gallons a day. But the water position still re- mains critical. Huge pipes convey water form the reservoir at Pon- tian, some 30 miles from Sing- apore, on the west coast of Jo- hore. : rt. of the campaign to pln fresh water, 300,000 a day have been saved by substituting salt water for the| flushing of drains, cleaning of By EDWARD H. SIMS, The Citizen’s Washington Cotrespondent WASHINGTON.~-In Washington it is customary to have a statue adorn the entrance of public buildings. And in Wash-! ington there are quite a number of,public buildings, The num- ber is multiplying by the year, and’so the statues multiply also. Quite ‘often the entrance to public structures in the national The ‘more elaborate statues'® [gaytning for me. I wish I sever had to look at you again as long as I live.” “You'll get over that.” he told her.” and ['m going now and leave you to get. over a lot of things in your own good time, But don’t think ['ll bend an inch when it comes to carrying out my trust, fot won't.” So hé closed his mind on that Score, and with his heart filled with hope for his own future, ne went zestfully about the work of developing his project. It seemed to David that Corrine Was psychic in anticipating ms need for being cheered. She came at noontime with cakes or pies or @ pot of hot chili, and always there was enough to divide among the men who lived in the tents. His pride in her swelled to the bursting point when the men openly expressed their adoration of “his girl.” There were chilly evenings when she came ‘or him in her coupe, insisted that he go nome for a bath and change of clothes, and go for a ride before they ate dinner at a table for two in a hotel or restaurant, Penelope Graham. --as_ beside herself with joy nowadays, and the delicate barrier of reserve which she had built up in. the days when she sewed to make a living for herself and her sori was dissolved in hér delight. That Cerrine was to be her own daugh- ter in a little while now was more than she could endure without making a show of her affections, and she told David so one night in early December when he emerged from the bathroom in shorts and shirt and singing at the top of his voice. “T’ve fixed dinner for you and Corrine tonight,” she said with a sweet, shy smile. “You’ve been running off somewhere tvery night you come in, and I'd like to see something of Corrine myself.” “Okay,” he answered jovially, “anything to please the ladies, God bles: ’em,” and went on to his cold little porch to dress. FTER dinner they lit the fire for cheer and talked. “By Christmas there will be at least thirty new houses ready for o¢cu- Nude Statues Of Capital ‘Charged With Puzzles The Citizen’s Writer ‘Reckless Driving: ues, one of each side. HE DIED IN CRASH WITH STEINHARDT (@) Wirephoto CAPT. THOMAS G. ARCHI- | BALD (above) of Union Springs, | Ala,, was killed with Ambassa- dor Laurence Steinhardt and | three others in the crash of a | U.S. embassy plane near Ot- tawa, Canada. Archibald was | assistant air attache of the em- i bassy in Ottawa. Boy Caught In Flash Flood, -. Has Merry Ride’ ~) | EAST AURORA, N. Y-—Flask floods t6ék ‘eight-year-old Pat Kelly on an unexpected explora-! tion tour in East Aurora. | Pat was minding his own bus- inéss, wading around a main storm-sewer intake. Just check- ing on the flow. i Oops, in he went. Pat got a rough ride on the crest of the flood, straight through the 300+ foot tunnel aiid zippo out into the river. He came up against a rock; grabbed some tree rogts like Tar- zan and pulled himself out. Said he: “Gee, mon, i never thought I'd geé you again.” Mon is recover- markets and for general purposes * ing. RR OTR PERRIER RE .. the dashboard, and it goes lost | 1 \ } Pancy,” David revealed, “Bloum. { and Sykes have certaifily rushed / those bungalows down near the ! niitt, and there’ be-at least eight | across the gulch. The Rodneys will | Probably nieve in in a Couple of | weeks.” Corrine’s ai Penelope's éyes [ rested upon him pridefully. “Isn't | he marvels Mrs. Graham?” | Corrine cried. “Headleyville need- ed just two things to give it € good start—a@ fire and David.” laughed gaily. There was a little silence then. | and Corrine broke it by saying. | “I saw Madelyn yesterday, and | she told me she had bought new | furniture for the whole down- | Stairs. She must be taking your { advice, David, and settling down to live here. For a while she bent upon going to New York.” “Yeah. I know,” he said. He | leaned forward. nis elbows on nis | knees. hands clasped. “1 expect | she's trying to get my goat by sending me a big bill to pay. SI very adept at thinking up little things like that.” “I talked to Gilbert the other | day, and he’s selling out nis shop. | He has definitely decided to go tc | New York. I meant to talk to you | ebout it tonight. David. I think P| buy\his place,” Corrine afinduncec breezily. | “You'll what!” He had beer | lost im deé@p thought, and staret at her in amazement. } Corrine chuckled delightedly | “Don't hit the’ ceiling. I don’t in. tend to have anything to do witk | it. I want to give Mary Hardy and her mother a chance at it Mrs. Hardy is a very efficient | woman. She used to have a shor of her oWn when she was a young woman, and Mary is so ambitious to do something. She's quite 2 seamstress.” Penelope's eyes were pensive | as she listenéd. | “['d like to have a shop like that—” { “Yow won't.” David interrupted | sharply, “so forget it. { Penelope sighed. Corrine studied her face for a moment and said, “I don't see why not, David.” “Because I'll take care of my womenfolk,” he said flatly. (To be continued) After. Train Misses JACKSONVILLE, Fla—P)—! You know the feeling of being caught in a long line of traffic on a highway. Your car inches ahead. You look at the clock on faster than you do. It’s really a foppe: feeling. ell, Mrs. Jayne Edwards of Jacksonville knows that sensa- tion, too. And with something a bit. extra added to it. Not only Was’ she caught in this long and uh-moving line of cars, but her | auto was kerplunk on a railroad} track, And—to add just the cor- rect touch to it—a passenger train was bearing down on her. | What would you do? Get panic- stricken- Jump out of the car and dash for safety? Nothing like that for the hero- ine of this story. Jayne let out the clutch and stepped on the gas. Her car hit the one in front of her. That car struck another, and the. third car struck a fourth, and so, on. But the net result was that, the passenger... Waim....whisked _ past Jayne’ Baw “dar without autos Brephing bese cen J So wilt MSppeae welt, thls must inevitable in such cases. Our gag— Jayne got tagged by the cops for reckless driving. 3 Women Faint | Seeking Divorces: | All Get Them ELIZABETH, N. J.—(#).—N er say today’s woman is hard. boiled. i She can faint like grandma when things get out of hand. In a divorce court in _Elizabeth Thursday, three women appear- ed in $hree separate cases. And To ing Coins Held Dangerous | SAN’ FRANCISCO. — (®). — Something new in occupational | hazards has come up in San Francisco. A dancer named Carol Vaughn reports that the practice of tossing coins to entertainers is dangerous. She says one of her } teeth was chipped by a 50-cent- piec@ tosséd onte the platform while she was doing a batkbend, a smiling backbend. Miss Vaughn has brought suit for $1,500 against the associated homebuild- ers, who threw the party ai Which SHE got the cash fhe hard way. TOM & JERRY Dp, COU Mi LE OF NUTES / ME HONESTLY SLURP... =F WERE To DESCRIBE ME TO SOMEONE, WOULD You SAY IM WOULD YOL SAY THAT MWY EYES ARE ATTRACTIVE © Boy../ I SURE WOULD, DIANA! ¥ -. AND THAT IAM A VERY CHARMING GIRL? GEE, MISS MARCH wtOU'RE THE FIRST LADY PUPPETEER T ANO YOU'RE GOING TO THE BIG CITY TO BR TRY TELEVISION ? ww (S THAT WHY YOU WERE SO ANXIOUS TO BOARD THE NOT EXACTLY, PATSY A. THAD ANOTHER REASON! «HOU SEE, (TSA RATHER LONG se ANDu TAKE A DEEP BREATH -- HOLD 1T-- WE'LL WHIP OVER - - UNLOCK TH’ DOOR YEAH, WAGS, | SAW SOMETHIN‘ POKIN’ THROUGH THAT KEYHOLE , FIGGERED THEY WERE GASSIN’ US OUT -- OPENED THAT PORT JUST IN TIME ! Y YES... BUT THAT _SUDDEN STOP PROVES THE WINDSHIELD IS. MORE . SHATTERPROOF THAN I AM. WHERE'S THAT HEADLIGHT SWITCH ©, HELICOPTER LIFTS WITht SCORCH AND PIXY, DR. ELLIS’ CAMPS. 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