The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 18, 1951, Page 5

ithe two. boys who almost missed being confirmed in the morning | (> them; and Danny Navarro “« “the bishop in. the'center and Bien ga a 9% Monday. June 18, 1351 SOCIETY... PERSONALS... NEWS OF ITEMS OF INTEREST TO EVERYONE A. GINGRAS, Society Editor INTEREST TO WO THE KEY WEST CITIZEN MEN PHONE: Citizen Office, 1935 Page & ace Rt. Rev. Louttit, Diocese Bishop. Honored At Garden Tea Yesterday A big bowl of frangipani and another of orange punch on the refreshment table, a fitful breeze on the wide lawns, and all the ladies in summer silks and organdies made the Bishop's tea yester- day afternoon at St. Paul's affair. The Rt. Rev. Henry LLouttit, Episcopal Church garden a colorful bishop of the Episcopal diocese of south Florida, and the members of the church he had confirraed that morning, were the guests of honor. The Rt. Rev. Father-and Mrs. John S. Armfield received the more than one hundred guests who came to the garden during the afternoon. As the reporter drifted around—————_____—_—__—_ the grounds all sorts of things came up for conversation, a tree- toad which almost leaped into a parasol; Rev. Armfield’s little boy swinging Tarzanlike on low bordering trees; the dry condi- | tion of the garden shrubs be- | cause of the late drouth; how so} few people around town seem ta} know the exact name of all the | jush flora in the yards along the | Btreets; how the delightful punch was concocted; and who! made the date sticks and brown- | des and marshmallow rolls. | And last week's baby show | came up for a sentence or two; | because the Bishop didn’t see { who | was too sick to come to the con- firmation and the Bishop's offer toe go to his home after the ga den party for a private confirma- tion ceremony. And one of the most important | subjects for the small talk which drifted around on the garden} breezes was the dinner for the! Bishop the night before at the | rectory. His two favorite dishes were served, chicken pilou and | Key lime pie. And according to} reports the table was covered | with a blue cloth and decorated | Fleet Reservists Plan Beach Party The Ladies Auxiliary of the | Fleet Reserve Association No. 56, will give a beach party on June 30th, it was announced at their monthly meeting this week at the | clubrooms. Location and exact time for the | party are yet to be decided and Mrs. Marie Tierney, Mrs. Cather- | {ine Holliday and Mrs. Ella Mor- | ton will be in charge of arrange- ments. Reservations may be made by calling 446 not later than June | 27th | The meeting was called to ord- } ce. Following a discussion of old} business, gifts ofimported Chinese } fans were presented to last year’s Owens presented luggage to Mrs. Pierce. New installed officers were: | rs. Harley Owens, presiden’ » Evaline Kelley, secretar: rs. Mae Hilton, vice president; ‘s. William Holliday, treasurer; Ella Morton, chaplain; and | Mrs. Betty Broadbent, Mrs. Faith ; Winder, Mrs. Isobel Bliss, and Mrs. Lorraine Yale on the board | of directors. Mrs. Russell Hoff was the installing officer. Delegates to the convention to} Dion Takes Exams For Postponement Into USA Service ton street, left for Miami Satur- day to take the examination for ‘draft deferment. Students passing these’ written examinations at a certain level are eligible for postponement of induction into the armed forces. Robert is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Dion who has not re- cently been in the service. Four of their sons served in World War Il and one was killed. Another boy, John B. Dion, is now en route to Korea, Key West Players To Meet Tuesday The Key West Players will meet at 8 p. m., Tuesday night at the Barn Theatre on Duval street to consider plans for the coming season. All members are urged to attend. The Players are to be com- mended for their continued effort } to bring a little theatre of increas- | er by President Mrs. Frank Pier-| ingly professional quality to the city. They now have at their dis- posal not only taleuted local pec- ple, but a vast reserve in Navy | officers, carnation corsages to the | personnel and visitors here for an| “| new officers, and Mrs. Margaret |csiended period. And following their reccnt playing of “Junior Miss” with two high school students as the top leads, it looks as if the teen- ers will be adding new talent and inspiration to the group. More and more people in the city are going to the theatre not only because they've Aunt Sus to the second lead or because Mrs. Jones, ‘ne captain's third wiic, | always comes On the second night | of the play, but. because the plays with each presentaticn are get with blue tapers and an array of he held in two weeks are Mrs. | ting better and better, pink flowers. | The vestrymen and their wives | Margaret Owens and Mrs. Mizpah | Pierce. Alternates are Mrs. Isobel So, with a Pasadena Playhouse ay their goal, the Key West Play who attended Saturday night's | Bliss and-Mrs. Marie Tierney. Miss | ers gird their dramatic talents for dinner were: Mr. and Mrs. James } §) Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Trevor, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Allen, | Mr. and Mrs. C. U. Allshouse. Mf}; dnd Mrs, Erie) Curry, Mr. irs. Gilbert McKillip, Mr. | c a “Sam Goldsmith, and ja al Mr. Milton Sawyer. | And to return to the garden} tea, a picture of the group was; taken during the afternoon with)! ‘the newly confirmed members clust- | ered around. They all stood be- i the festively laden refresh- “ment table, and the ladies and “gentlemen of the church posed yim the. , background ith cups of punch, gra- iles, and marshmallow Coming Events MONDAY, JUNE 18 — Meeting, Women of First Pres- byterian Church, 8 p. m., Home of Mrs. Joseph Bringman, Von Phister Street. Meeting, Key West Temple No. 20, Pythian Sisters, 8 p. m. Knights o: Pythias Hall, Fleming Street. Swimming Class, Officers Wives Club 3:30-4:30 p. m., Seaplane Base Officers’ Pool. Meeting, Mariner Scout Shop No. 8, “Flying Cloud”, 7 p. m., Sea Scout Headquarters. Meeting, Women’s Society of Christian Service, Ley Mem- orial Methodist Church, 7:30 p. ™m., Parish Hall, Meeting, Women’s Mission Un- jon, First Baptist Church, 3 Pp. m., Church Annex. Mevting, Women of First Pres- byterian Church, 8 p.m. First Presbyterian Church. Meeting, Juvenile Council, 8 p. m., Clinie Building. : First Session, Daily Vacation Bible School, 9-12 a. m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. TUESDAY, JUNE 19— Meeting, Ever Ready Star Ciub, Order of Eastern Star, 3 p. m., home of Mrs. H. E. Pace, Avenue E. Meeting, Ever Ready Star Club, 3 p.m. Home of Mrs. H. E. Pace, Avenue E. Meeting Alcoholiis Anonymous, 8 p.m. First. Presbyterian Chhrih Annex. Dinner Meeting, Kiwanis Club, 6:45 p. m., First Methodist Chureh Annex. Bridge, Officers Wives’ Club, 8 p. m., Fort Taylor. uo Tennis Class, Officers Wives Club, 9 a. m., Tennis Court Near Pool. Bowling, Officers Wives’ Club, 9 a, m,, Naval Station Alleys. Meeting, Key West Assembly Number 13, Order of Rain- bow Girls, 7:30 p.m, Scottish Rite Temple. | Mrs. Mae Hilton and Mrs. Helen Meeting, Minoca Council, De- gree of Pocahontas, 7:30 p. m., Redmen’s Hall. a Meeting, Disabled American Veterans, Key West Chapter No. 33, 8 p. m., Order Cabel- lero de la Luz Temple, 422 Amelia Khe oe WEDNESDAY, JUNE Golf Class, Officers’ Wives Club, 10 a. m, Hard Ball Field yond Echoasis. macting. La Concha Wives Club, Margaret Owens and Mrs. Isobel, with alternates Mrs. Mizpah Pier- ce and Mrs. Vercone MecCardle will represent the group in Jack- sonville. Mrs. Margaret Owens, the. new | president, then appointed chair- men for various committees and activities: Mrs. Isobel Bliss, ser- geant at arms; Mrs. Betty Broad- bent, americanigm; Mrs. Faith Winder, hi8toriah; Mrs. Elizabeth Schneider, Mrs. Lee Parker, mem- bership; Mrs. Ella Morton, units activities; Mrs. Mizpah Pierce, parliamentarian; Mrs, ‘An Thompson, welfare; Mrs. Eliza- beth Schneider, hospital; . Mrs. Catherine liday, publicity; and Domalgaski, color bearers. During the meeting plans were also made fof a luncheon to. be held on June 26th at the Chiefs Club, for winners in the member- ship drive. The ladies at the meet- ing also extended get well wishes to Mrs! Amelia Thompson of No. 1 Convent Cottage who is ill. No. 88, 10:30 a, m, 178, Nayal Station. Bowling, 1:30 p._m., Naval Sta- tion Bowling. Alleys. Meeting, Junior Chamber of Commerce, 8 p. m., Club- house. Meeting, Dade Lodge No, 14, 8 m., Scottish Rite Temple. Meeting, Business and Profess- jenal Woman’s Club, 8 p. m., Woman’s Club. Meeting, Duplicate Bridge Club, | 7:45 p. m,, Coral Room, Over- seas Hotel. THURSDAY, JUNE 21— Swimming Classes, Officers; Wives Club, 2:30—3:30 p. m., Seaplane Base Pool. Meeting, Sewing Class, Monroe County Hospital Woman's Auxiliary, 2 p. m., at Hospital. Meeting, Post 3911 Veterans of Foreign Wars, 8 p. m,, Post) Home. Meeting, Elks Lodge, 8 p. m., Elks Clubhouse. Luncheon meeting, VX-1 Offic- ers’ Wives, 12:30 p. m., Aero-| palms. Social Meeting, Officers Wives Club, 10 a. m., Naval Station Officers Pool. FRIDAY, JUNE 22-— | Meeting, Fern Chapter, No. 21, Order of Eastern Star, #p. m.,! Scottish Rite Temple. Meeting, ‘Alcoholics Annymous, | 8 p.m, First. Presbyterian Church Annex. Beauty Contest and Dance, 8 p.! m., Elks Annex. SATURDAY, JUNE 23— | Luncheon, Jay Shees, 12:30 p.} m., Jay Cees Clubhouse. | SUNDAY, JUNE 24— | Cocktail Hour, 4-6 p. m., Elks} Club. Beach Party, 6 p. m., USO. MODAY, JUNE 25— Meeting, Anchor Lodge No. 182, 8 p. m., Scottish Rite Temple. Meeting, Beta Sigma Phi Sor- ority, 8 p. m., Simonton meet- ing place. | Building Swimming Class, Officers Wives Club, 3:30-4:30 p.m, Base Officers Pool. Meeting, Mariner Sront No. 8, “Flying Cloud”, 7 p. m., Sea Scout Headquarters. TUESDAY, JUNE 26— i Meeting, Kiwanis Club, 6:45 p. > the shower were: Mrs. é Whitley, Mrs. W. H. Bell, Mrs. L. T. Brown, Mrs. George Lancaster, Mrs. Earl Julian, Mrs. Ralph Rog- ers, Mrs. Herbert Pace, Mrs. Reg- gie Pritchard, Mrs. Bernie C. Pa- Py, the coming season, Bridal Shower For Nancy Sterling; Will Marry Lieut. M. C. Warmath A bridal shower was given lasty- Friday for Miss Nancy Sterling at the home of Mrs. Joseph Bring- man, 1410 Von Phister street. Miss Sterling will marry Lieu- teant (JG) M. C. Warmath at 4 p. m., June 24th, at the First Pres- byterian Church. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Sterling of 709 1-2 ‘Truman. avenue. Lieut. Warmath js the son of Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Warmath of Dallas, Texas. He is stationed aboard the submari:ie Amberjack. Friday night's shower was giv- en under auspices of the Women of the Presbyterian Church and Mrs. W. H. Bell greeted the pros- pective bride with a charming welcoming address. Miss Sterling | received various pieces of silver crystal and china in her selected pattern. Mrs. Fred Miller was at the punch bowl, and cookies and sand- wiches were served to the guests. Miss Doreen Clawson and Miss Sarah Bringman sang “Tell Me Why”, and Miss Clawson also sang “Oh Promise Me” and the “Lass With The Delicate Air”. Members of the group attending W. M. Mrs, Walter Clawson, Mrs. m., First Methodist Church Annex, Bridge, Officers Wives Club, 8 p. m., Fort Taylor Officers Club. Bowling, Navy Wives Club, 9 a, m,, Naval Station Alleys. Bridge, Officers Wives Club, 8 p. m. Fort Taylor Officers Club. Tennis Class, Officers Wives Club, 9 a, m, Tennis Court Near Pool. Bowling, Officers Wives Club, 9 a.m, Naval Station Alleys. Meeting, Order of DeMolay Boys, 7:30 p. m., Scottish Rite Temple. Meeting, Young Adult Fellow- ship of First Methodist Church, 8 p. m., Church An- nex. Meeting, Sparkling Waters Re- bekah Lodge, No. 14, 8 p. m., Knights of Pythias Hall. Meeting, American Legion, Ar- thur Sawyer Post No. 28, 8 p. m., Post Home, Stock Is- Jand. Dessert Bridge, Airship Devron giana pct as m., eropalms . Meeting La Concha Navy Wives Club No. 88, 10:30 a. m, Building 178, Cg agen Bowling, Officers Wives » 1:30 Pp Station Gainesville, Florida. Miss Doughtry is | |Rummage Sale| |Will Begin Soon | | The Catholic Daughters of Am-| erica, Court Mary Star of the Sea, 634, will conduct a rummage sale on June 27, 28, 29 and 30 in St. Joseph's Hall at Thomas and An- gela streets. Contributions should be taken’ to the home of Mrs. Fred Dion! at 512 Simonton Street. For} any other information regarding! the sale, call Mrs. Herman Gor-| don at 466-J At. the. installation of cere- | monies of the group held last } week at St. Cecilia’s Hall in the eonvent the following officers were elected: Mrs. Florence Gor- don, grand regent; Mrs. Virginia} Demeritt, vice regent; Mrs. Paul- | |ine Pinder, prophetess; Mrs. Lo-| | rena Whalton, lecturer; Mrs. La- mont Cates, historian; Mrs. Stel-} !la Cecinski, treasur .; Mr |ia Thompson, financial sec Mrs. Rosalind Wickers, monitor The new organist will be Mrs. Regla Gwynn, and Mrs. Ondino Delgado and Mrs. Tessie Martin- | ez were appointed trustees eg ; three years. | Mrs. Mary Ybeanez, state reg- | ent from Jacksonville, was the honored guest at the dinner at Wylk’s restaurant which preceded the meeting, and had charge of the installation ceremonies. Rev. J. S. Maring, S. J., was {the moderator at the gathering. Fred Miller, and Mrs. G. A. War- ren. Mrs. J. W. Kovash, Miss Doreen Clawson, Miss Sarah Bringman, Mrs. Ralph Hartenstine, Mrs. P. M. Whitley, Mrs. Harold Gibson, the. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William T. Doughtry, Jr., of 901 Georgia Street, and the bridegroom is the son |} of Mrs. Mary Leach of Gainesville, Florida. TheeRev. Eldon Simmons performed the double ring ceremony and the rings were carried on white satin. pillows.by Bob and | Mickey McCown, twin nephews of the bride. The flower girl was Miss Judith Lunn, cousin of the bride. * | well as a medley of other nuptial |. The matron of honor was Mrs. | Mr. Terry Doughtry, | Jack Smith. Mrs. Tessie Judge, sentinel; | Deughury, Jr, and wore white Joan Doughtry Marries Robert Leach | At Beautiful Double Ring Ceremony | Ley Memorial Methodist Church was the scene last week of the Robert A. Dion, son of Mr. and! wedding of Miss Joan Carol Doughtry to Robert Warren Leach of Mrs. Fred J. Dion of 512 Simon-| White gladiolas, palms, steph- anotis and fern decorated the church and Miss Cleora Roberts during the candlelight ceremony sang Edouard Lippe’s “How I Do Love Thee” which follows thé words of Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s long poem “Sonnets from the Portuguese.” She also sang Charles Cadman’s “At Dawning” and Malotte’s “The Lord’s Prqayer.” The organist, Miss Lorraine Nottage, played Lohengrin’s wedding march as music. Lysle T. McCown of Gainesville, Florida, sister of the bride and the maid of honor was Miss Al- thea Haskins. Mrs. | was a bridesmaid. brother of the bride, was the best man, and the groomsmen were Lysle T. McCown, of Gainesville, brother-in-law of the bride, and The bride was given in mar- riage by her father. William Ty nylon net dress with white faille taffeta redingote, and finger tip veil and coronet of orange blos- soms. She carried a white pray erbook and a bouquet of white orchids and stephanotis. dress of aqua nylon net and the maid of honor a gown of yellow nylon net. They both carried pink carnations. The bridesmaid wore a dress of blue and pink organza and also carried pink carnations. The bride’s mother, Mrs, Wil- liam T. Doughtry, had on ‘a la- vendar lace dress with white ac- cessories, and. carried~a yellow carnation corsage. Mrs. “Marys Leach, the bridegroom's mother, | wore a blue crepe dress with lace insert, and carried a yellow carnation corsage. The reception was given at the home of the bride's parents, 901 Georgia Street, following the Mrs. Ruth Jackson, Mrs. James Sterling, Miss Nancy Sterling, and Mrs. Joseph Bringman. Mrs. G. A. Warren, of New Or- leans, sister of the prospective bride was the honored guest. ae ae The Poinciana Social Club will play Canasta at 1 p. m. Thursday’ at the home of Mrs. Charles Clay- ton, 229-B Poinciana. Refresh- ments will be served. The meeting of the Ever Ready Star Club scheduled for tomorrow will be postponed un- til.next month, ss Golf lessons for Officers’ wives usually given at 10 a.m. on Tues- lays at the hard ball field be~ yond Echoasis will be discon- tinued for the summer. A new schedule will be announced in the fall. Terry Doughtry, son of Mr. and Mrs. William T, Doughtry of 901 Georgia street, has been enrolled at the University of North Caro- lina, Chapel Hill, where he will take a pre-dental course. Terry graduated from the Monroe Coun- ty high school this year and won the athletic. award. Mr. and Mrs. L. T. MeCown and their children have just returned to their home in Gainesville after @ visit with their parents, Mr, and Mrs. William T, Doughtry. Mr. McCown is a student at the Uni- versity of Florida. Lieut. Commander and Mrs. J. R. Cassidy from Elmhurst, Long Island will be staying at El Patio for the next three weeks, Lieut. Commander Stafford has been teaching Naval Science at Har-! vard University and will be in- structing here at the Naval Sta- tion, Commander and Mrs, Robert B. Erly of Norfolk, Virginia are also staying at El Patio for the next several weeks. Commander Erly is the captain of a destroyer dock- here. “x “ Clayton Collyer of New York, Meeting, Junior Chamber of Commerce, m., Club House. Luncheon Mesting. PAWTU- lant Officers Club, 12:30 p.m. é 8 p ‘the wedding were; Mr. and Mrs. there, 43 years] j More than two hundred guests were present, and: the wing J. persons helped serve ' refresh- ments; Lieut. Commander C. L: Brown, Mrs. Bernice Park, Mr. H. S: Haskins, Miss Miriam Ca- trey, Mrs. Roberta Smith, Mrs. Tom Curry, Miss Katherine Knowles, Mrs. Daniels, Mrs. Ja- cob. and Mrs. Dessie Starling. The bride is a graduate of tha University of Florida and was a member of the S. A.. I. Musi¢ Fraternity. For the past year she has been music teacher at the Poinciana Elementary School and organist at the Ley Me- morial Church. The bridegroom attended the University of Florida and at present is chief announcer at W. R. U. F., the University Radio Station. He served in the Army Air Force for two and a_ half years during World War Il. The bride’s going away suit was of yellow linen with tan ac- cessories and she carried/a ‘white orchid corsage. After their honeymoon, the bride and groom will be at home. at 915 S. W. 6th Avenue in Gainesville. Out of town guests attending Jack | Smith | | The matron of honor wore a Chapter 13 } Ree shook his head violently. i stopover is a must. Hunter's cash motive, if there is one, will sew up one phase of the case.” “Will sew up the case, period. ; Anne Brown was Susan Hunter, and Professor Scott's pet - pusher, Sally Woods, was both of | them. Susan ran away and Hunt~- | er worked up the hoax about her death, cashed in, then began to take steps against the surprise reappearance of his wandering and unwanted daughter. He final- ly caught up with her as alias Anne Brown, and killed her. Stop | parce skeptical; how wrong can, H ” 2 “You're probably right in every detail, up to your conclusion that | Hunter murdered his daughter. | The conclusion is too convenient | for, me, too arbitrary. You've | traced Susan Hunter’s story. up to. the day she ran away, up*to two years ago. But what’ about | her life since, as Anne Brown, and as Sally. Woods? Two bi years, Red, and a lot can happen. And what I want to is: What did happen!” Red inquired wearily, “How do we go about exposing two. } years?” | Jigger puffed _ thoughtfully. | “Arents, the artist Susan Hunter j posed for; there's a start.” “If wacky Aunt Penny can be believed.” x “We take that risk. Then. there's. Professor Scott. Now that his Sally Woods is our corpse, we ought to get some hk there.” Jigger looked at Red. ting a ctive now?” “Sure am,” Red said ironically. “The one guy who had to do mur- | der in order to keep a lie got and keep his skin intact, do it. Hunter didn’t do it, even ones the ia RS a scréw makes ie case against him ates ane do you know heey he didn't do’ Jig: nah mete foil; Red was ob- ue blowing off steam. “Why, “Because you hate to see end. Because the fun’s over and boom, you're no a hell-for-leather ersatz - You're back to being a crummy and 5 cabdriver dragging: ; chassis;up and down d warmed to his tirade, ‘ac wi “Sure Sharon Mardis In Beauty Contest Sharon Mardis, daughter of Mr, _and Mrs. C. S, Mardis, was select- ed by the Key West Woman's Club. at their meeting last week to re~ present the group in the Elks Bathing Beauty Contest to be held on June 22nd. “ Sharon's father is Elk C. . 8. Mardis and her mother, Joan Mar- dis, is a member of-the Business and Professional Woman’s Club. At the same meeting Mrs. Mari- an Stark, president of the l¢cal Woman’s Club, appointed chair- men to serve on ous. committees for the coming year. Mrs. Margaret Wellons and Mrs. Kathryn Loew will head the com- mittee on Education and Voca- tions; Mrs. Elizabeth Schneider, the committee on Finance; Miss boraty peek on Health; jiels. on Safety; Piedad on international relations; Mrs. Pauline Nihoul on membership; i on public af- fairs; Miss Joan Mardis.on radio and television. ing year, Mrs. Grace Crosby will continue to tit “Conch Talk”, and Lysle T. McCown, and their three sons, Bob, Mickey and Lee; Mrs. Mary Leach of Gainesville, Florida, the groom's mother; Lieut. Commander H. W. Brown, of Coral Gables, Florida, the, bride’s uncle; and Lieut. D, L. Ring of Orlando, Florida. a Watermelon Party For City Children The City Recreation Depart- ment climaxed their sezson’s ac- tivities with a watermelon party for children last week in Bay- view Park. Children attending the were Kathleen Cates, Smart, Cecilia Hampton, Kathleen Marie and Bert Pinder, ia Valdez, Nancy Perez, Sylvia Clyde chairman ees, The July meeting of the dub will be held at the home of Mrs. Vera Marks at Casa Roma. Plans for a barbecue party in the neat future are also on the way. mg Rev. Rodriguez Goes To Miami ferred to Methodist Chureh in SS will be leaving tomorrow for “No good refusing, Red. That a ay.” u'll expose those two vears: find For Women’s Club |5, i e group's vari-| to’the White House and saw the Mrs, | the ‘Ande Small Fry Clothes eon of the Airship Squadron Miss Hester Stutz was made news| Wives. toddler age to nine or ten will be modeled by the officers. By JOHN ROEBURT out what Susan Hunter did as Sally Woods and Anne Brown. You'll read her class essays no joubt, get an earful of studio scandal no doubt, maybe even dig up an ex-lover somewhere and astound him with your brilliant penetration. And if everything joes according to the bad fortune generally enjoy in your com- pany. we'll maybe even get the ving bejasus whaled out of us. But you'll be right in your ele- ment, crazy happy, and in the wind-up.” Red drew a deep breath. “You'll pin the murder on Matthew Hunter anyhow!” Jigger said seriously, “Really ee om Matthew Hunter, are “Absolutely; until you give me one really solid reason why not Matthew Hunter. When you placed him at 96 Charlton Street the same night the corpse came rolling out, that cinched it for “And it did the Teverse for me.” stared. “Explain, ase.” “Hunter left Lindy’s and rode in a public hack to Charl- big ee He'd oo, ‘about quit the cab, when the trunk came ] out. He even got into an alterca- tion with me over reckless driv- nei Do these things suggest a ity man intent on disposing of a@ corpse; a guilty man whose safety depended on stealth and S'Red gad, “Hunter slipped ; said, “Hunter sli up, that’s all.” si digger was shaking his head, t of the of the Inne “Signed ‘Ar b Christie picked a magnifying glass off his worktable and studied the postcard reproduction. “Arents it is,” he said. “Erie Arents.” “You know him!’ led and held a hand his thumb on two in- dex fingers. Jigger_ flushed; the urge to cuff this chiseler was something 4o°fesist. Christie laughed out loud. “Can't blame me for trying. Okay, what do you want to know?” * “As much as there is. De you know Arents weil?” “Enough. He wears a beard which he dyes red, trying to } like a_ Washington Squire Vv: Gogh. Looks fifty, but behind t beard I'd say the fellow was. un- der forty. Changes his clothes only when he’s got to throw them away.” : “Van Gogh all the way to his socks, huh?” é ™ Christie nodded. “Only he cant paint.” 4 “I concluded that from the re- production. How does he live?” “Off women. In between, he panhandles.” “Popular with women, is he?” “You might say so. Arents them fresh from the country, w! allowances in the mail. The hang on for maybe'a year. get fed up and move.in with a writer.” “Know any of them? Know ‘a wi the swelli: hoot Susan Hunter?’ Tale nies tee walling oom Christie shook his head. ‘ “Know a Sally. Woods?” i ‘HE tinkling doorbellannounced| “No.” e Jigger’s entrance into Chris-|, “An Anne Brown.” Jigger bit tie’s, tie was hi over| his lip. Candor ristie’s his worktable, setting a lithograph | kind was an invitation to black- into. a maple frame. He looked up,|™ail. He studied Christie care- nodded affably to Jigger, then | fully. It had been a mistake, defi- carefully’ glued a tattered paper nitely; Christie read the ne: bs the fi K 2, EN pers. “4 : Christie: said, “Broads are just faces to me.” * showed his tobaccoed| “Where does Arents live?” sth. “Someth: ‘‘Ameri.|, “Rainbow Alley. That’ ba gana collectors" He turned the | Rowse, Poking “La Petia ‘ake lowed i eh sacred Sithon "“Phanks, I owe you a favor.” braph ofa steamboat on the Hud- | THEESY Ist eine sharpening et and Tana suggestive Bn up a| tone, “Don’t get any ide ‘Chris ile of iit a BE tie, no matter how. much you're “Authentic old and | tempted.” : Gaited’ dlagassniy.. He | De catiee wate & Meee . i ii rebuke we a F sea ed inte Socket aa Hetd's| The bell tinkled behind Jigget. nosteard out to Christie. “Nude (To be continued | getit that she bent the end of her MRS. PANSY PIGEON VISITS "THE PRESIDENT Chapter 1 along the walks. She flew over She ate the peanuts children . d she watched the gov- ernment clerks and senators PRESIDENT sitting out on his back porch. was a very pleasing bird except- ing for one thing. « She was very greedy. One day she saw a peanut under bench. She tried so hard to and at made parliamentarian for com-|Club following the Friday lunch- Development Eleven Officers’ Clothes for boys and girls trom children of Now MRS. PANSY = { bill.. MRS. _ PANSY PIGEON be- In the morning,,.her husband, MR. PETER PIGEON, fluttered behind a blown newspaper so. wouldn't have to look at crooked. bill. cs E And it was hard for PANSY to pick up peanuts a crooked bill. The other gobbled them up before