The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 11, 1951, Page 6

ee etc Tas key WEST CHEN 7 By Fred Lasswelt sae 3 fy 5 " : ARNEY GOOGLE AND SNUFFY SMITH == >. ——SORSER] IT 77 LAND SAKES Hoon’ Sue SSS : N Tn eO Uz TH ONE : . THAT AST HIM PAW! t THOUGHT You. AN’ TO GO, PAW ? RIODLES WUZ GOIN' DOWN TO-TH' SETTLEMENT AN’ PLAY CHECKERS TONIGHT. ie ik LU AINGOS, LISTEN TOME! I DID NOT KILL. LY NOUR RED GROTHER. E WAG RIDING WITH DIDYoU BRING THE THATS 00D.“ 1M DID You Loo} Chapter 20 BAck in the hotel Ray found Joe and Val in the lobby dozing in two chairs by the windows. He woke them up and told them with an air of suppressed excitement that it had henproees Val came to his feet instantly. “Good,” he said. “Let’s go up to your room where we can talk.” “Did. you ask her if she has a girlfriend for me?” Joe asked the moment they reached the room and the door was closed, “IT was too excited to think of it,” Ray said. “What did she say?” Val Nelson asked impatiently. “How is she? Are the Vargians treating her well?” Ray looked at Val blankly. He had forgotten that Nelva, accord- ing to the story that had been dished out to him, was supposed to be in the hands of the Vargnians. “She didn’t say how she was or where she was,” he said. “She just told me how we could get together.” “How?” Val asked eagerly. “She said for me and Joe to get | out someplace away from town and be sure that no one knew where ye were and she would meet us,” ay, said. “She stressed the ‘no one,’ too, as though she meant even you fellows.” A malicious im- pulsed possessed him. He added naively, “I wonder why?” “T-wonder too,” Val Nelson said. “It makes me think—”\He stopped abruptly. te “It. makes you think what?” Ray asked innocently. < “Never mind,” Val said. “Let’s go over to headquarters so you can, tell her father: about it,” They left the room. Val. hung back and was the last one out. Ray saw him-turn toward the far cor- ner of the room and dart a ques- tioning glance at the wall paper half wry up. “So they have a spy gadget in our room!” he thought. “Am.I lucky-I decided not to voice any of my suspicious to Joe. They would have heard every word!” They caught a taxi to save time, and were soon in Arthur Granger’s SURE THEY SAID IT'D BE IN TONIGHT’S EDITION.’ BUT ITS NOT ON THE SOCIETY UNDER THE 2 EVENING PAPE2, DEAR? BANIcRUPTCY ETTA'S ENGAGEMENT INCEMENT underground office. Neal and Craig weren't there. Swiftly Ra; besten what he had told Val and oe; that Nelva had contacted him re-} up hasti! briefly by telepathy while in one of the offices on his inspection tour and told him that he and Joe must take a jaunt out of town into the country alone. If anyone came along or knew where they were headed she wouldn’t meet them. Val- listened impatiently until Ray had told it. He excused him- sef then with the promise he would be right back. While he was gone Arthur Granger went into an act on how glad he was that his daughter would soon be with him, and how he had looked forward to this day ever since she had been taken frem him so.long ago. When Val returned Neal and Craig were with him. He looked distinctly puzzled. “This is it,” Ray thought grimly. “Either they take my story at face value or they know that I’m on to them and it’s no use in their pre- tending any more.” He started to repeat his story to Neal and Craig. “Val told us,” Neal said almost curtl: Crai “ ly. hen is this rendezvous?” Blanning asked. e didn’t say,” Ray answered. “I gathered that the sooner the bet- ter, however. Even right now.” at thought, “If Joe and I can 01 ie away scot free from this erowd of liars we won’t come back, whatever happens.” “Are you.sure she contacted you and you didn’t imagine it?” Val asked desperately. With that pastion Ray knew Val had talked with the Vargians and been told that they didn’t get the slightest trace of a telepathic bearing, and that either there had been none or something new had been added to things. said indignantly. “Whet reason ie. tly. “What reason would I have for yee essing his remark more to his three fel- low Custodians than to Ray. “You would have no reason to.” “Well,” Neal Smith said, as though making a decision on a bad barg: “it's about time for din- ner. Suppose we eat, and then you two can go out and keep your ren- dezvous.’ “The rest of you eat,” Val spoke car fo so it’! r when they are.” * A LOT OF THE THAT WAS DEBOCA \/ Giets ARE GIVING "DENNIS, ONE OF THE BRIDESMAIDS? SHE ye WANTS TO GIVE INVITE ALL THE BOYS SHE'S BEEN -7 WouLDNT Ir BE Nice ) RN IF DEBBY COULD MAKE “XY IT_ DIFFERENT = SOME ~ \ ENGAGED TO = THING ORIGINAL ¥ Cl ee THEATRE—Starring Popeye SAND WHEN | AWAKE THEY h ARE FILLED! COGN nS ingg Peatutes Syndicate, lne., World rights ceserved, a tH - Reise ceceenll § | oeptn ABR * 5 pa dpeebaptenipeenton pee pe poesia BRINGING UP FATHER By George McManus MAGGIE-YOU DON'T ‘ DON'T. YOU ARE GENTENCED To stay EXPECT ME TO WEAR || YOU WILL -AND WANT Owe AS. THAT OVERNIGHT IN JAIL AND FINED THe: SILLY-GETUP. LIKE IT- NOW COSTUME = =! AT_THE BALL TAKE IT OFF - THIS 1S GOING AND BE HOME GO TO THAT BALL TO BE THE WAY EARLY FROM AS WELL- TO Git OUT OF YOUR OFFICE! é KEY WEST NEWS g 2aniv Taken From The Files Of The Key West Citizen 10 YEARS AGO in the world in aviation develon- ment, Senator Claude Pepper di clared today. Senator Pepper that appropriations have already been made by Congress for addi- tional aviation facilities at Key. West, including buildings, acces- sories and equipment, amounting to $2,770,000. d % *&. *& County Commissioners — last night postponed a decision on a supervisor, statewide library pro- ject, WPA, told the commissioners she would furnish the chasis for a “bookmobile” along with $1,000 in new books if the commissioners would purchase the frame body for the machine ahd agree to buy new books to replace those lent by WPA. x & *& Ley Memorial Church, through H. T. Roberts’ and other mem- bers of its board of trustees has sold to Isadore Janowitz of New York a lot at United and Georgia streets and two other lots on United, it was learned today. The price for the three lots was about $1,000. xk *k Stetson Kennedy, who has liv- ed in and written about Key West for most’of'the past five years has’ a review of Theodore ~ Pratt's 126 Duval Street Phone 250 We Have A Few ROYAL Portable Typewriters for Immediate Delivery VICTOR and REMINGTON Adding Machines and Of Days Gone By | MAbbbbbbbbbasbsbssabssds Within the next twelve months Florida will be the greatest area pointed out) “Mercy Island” a story of the Florida Keys, appearing . in an April issue: of The Saturday Re- view of Literature, the leading national magazine of book re- views. “Mercy Island”. was. published in a special Florida preview -edi, tion on March 7, but the regular ition did. pot come out until a sit ae nage on April 7. A thrilling story of adventure on a remote Florida Key, the story is reported to have sold exception- ally well in’ Florida during the past ‘month, ‘ and its reception throughout the-hation promises to be-very good. } xk k * ‘ The Citizen’ said’ in’ an éditdrial paragraph today: “Two state conventions this month. Soon we will have na- tional conventions, but first we WEDNESDAY, -APRIL-11,- 1951, “A good idea,” Ray said ap- provingly. yes caught a taxi which took him directly to the building where Ray had spent most of the day supposedly inspegting lignt fixtures. There was a -preoccupicd frown on his face as he entered the building and took the. elevator to the tenth floor. He was obviously well known to the attendants. in the building. He had told the truth when he had said no one was per- mitted in the areas occupied by the Vargians unless they had known business there. He strode quickly down the hall on the tenth floor and opened a doot without knocking. The room he entered was large, taking up the full length of the building. There were several dozen. Vargians here, all busily watching banks of television screens that brought va- ried scenes to view from all over the city. He ignored these and walked through the long room to a door at the far end, in the same wall as that through which he had entered. This time he knocked. A voice was telling him to come in even as he knocked—but he was used to the Vargian ability to see a little way into the future. He opened the door and entered a room where half a dozen Vargians sat around a table in some sort of conference. ‘These were Vargians such as Ray and Joe hadn’t seen, They were old men, stooped shouldered and with Bray hair. Their skins were wrinkled. Their two eyes like nor mal people’s were faded,. But in the forehead of each of them the third eye was startlingly different than in those Ray and Joe had seen, In each of them that. third eye was brightly*alive with: strange forces that swirled and danced. Val_paused after he closed the door. He swallowed loudly several times. He.always felt helpless and uncomfortable in the presence of these Vargians here, that sat quiet- ly, day after day, and guided the destinies of both Vargians and men. They looked at him, their faces expressionless, They were waiting for him to speak. ‘To be continued) Today’s Horoscope This’ day * prodytésa__ siheere and stéadfast © man “ or” ‘woman © who makes" mainy’ *Yrierids’ and, holds ‘them by ‘force’ of ‘worth’ It gives ‘a ‘gefitrous nature, fully ~ alive fo the world about and, ip. a way, consciot ethos and ‘desitorés-of-—recognition:——it travel is uftlertaken,’ many aé- ventures. are probable»: »: tied eT ay, i Charles ‘Ri Denny, N:B.@) éxécu-! tive, one-time!“ chairmar’ of the Federal’ Communications Coms-! mission, -born~-in~-- Baltimore, 39 years ago.) ied bae MOC ce) IN THE LINE OF must have a convention hall.” Hotel Hotel Hotel 60 N.E. 3rd St. 426 N.E. Ist Ave. 229 NE. Ist Ave. 80 Rooms 100 Rooms 80 Elevator Elevator Rooms Solarium Heated Elevator 3 BLOCKS FROM UNION BUS STATION Children’ TOYS COME TO THE TROPICAL TRADE R: 718 Duval St. Phone 1000 tay