The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 16, 1952, Page 9

BARNEY GOOGLE AND SNUFFY SMITH By Fred Lasswell DURN SNUFFY’S HIDE GOODEST SPORT vO Re HE TOLD ME SUT WUZz LET ME GIVE YE A LAWwSY, NO I CAN'T THINK NOBODY I'D RUTHER HOWDY, POLES 13| OF NOE RING FER Chapter 23 PART of Felix Ta’ tude was expla’ the evening before. For the time in his life, feeling a atti- | le from firs’ tions. He had stoped to some of the best candy in Rising Wolf, and with as| a peace-offering, had knocked at} the door of N: Neilson’s estab- lishment—knocked, be v it was past business hours. “I meant what I said Nancy,” he told her a once he had been admitted. I just wanted you to know it. I had time to think things ove: what I said took you by surp’ it did the same with me. But, li T say, I meant it. I'll be going now but I—I'll see you some other time, if you don’t object.” “I don’t think I will, Nancy had conceded, ey aaaneel After the d closed, he rer ered her voice had said good-night. It was her attitude which had set off the trigger of change in him. Her lack of rancor against Steve Russell, for the way he had treated her. She had been} hurt, but it was plain that she} had not loved Steve, and, awake to that knowledge, was more re- lieved than otherwise to be freed of a situation which had grown distasteful to both of them. 7 I WALKED AROUND THE PARK TWICE AND HE WASN'T THERE -- I THINK I'Lt STOP IN DINTY'S FOR A MINUTE-- MY FEET ARE KILLIN' M YOUR WIFE'S DOG HAS BEEN HERE SINCE THIS MORNING -JiIGGS/ WHERE WERE Felix,” r the way ftened when she | A whole new set of values, of standards by which to live, had been revealed to him. All of which cast a light on his own way of life, as disquieting as it was re- vealing. Up to now he had prided him- self on being a Tarson, on do- ing things in the Tarson manner. All at once that standard showed tawd: and cheap. Felix knew, tumbly for once, that he would exchange it all for Nancy's ap- proval. But what chance did he have of winning that? Even if she would look kindly on him, he had gone too far «ong other trails. By | his own acts he had placed the |learned, partly from Felix, and friday, May 16, 1952 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN DOOMROCK BY ARCHIE JOSCELYN Noose, of which he was so proud, about his own throat. There would be no controlling Matt now. News of the bu: Trenouth’s, the thiniy warnings left at was confirmation. dis- | other in together. Plenty he cture now threatening to col- were of t tilding. ‘When I talked to Matt, ht I could head it off,” uttered bitterly. “Now, st night, though that Doomrock they talk about had been found, and was I e | r| So far as a curse went, the rock as having such assistance as Matt could contrive to give it. Having seen Wesson started on his mission, Matt went about an errand of his own. He had in part from other sources, that Nancy did not control the Mort- gage on Diamond R. Which seemed to mean that the company | “ which was supposed to do so, must in fact own it. Felix, having obtained that in- formation, had done nothing more about it. Matt proposed to remedy that omission. ON, the opposite side of Rising Wolf's main street, almost di- rectly across from Colonel Du- pray's pretentious office, was a small, weather-dingy sign: “THE URBAN CO. Loans and Mort- gages. H. Jones.” ones was seated at his desk, writing busily in a neat and pre- cise hand. He turned as the door opened, eyes widening in a faint surprise_as he recognized his visitor. But he came courteously to his feet. “Mr. Tarson?” he inquired. “What can I do for ou, sir?” Matt helped himself to a chair, whereat Jones resumed his own Matt’s smile’ was surprisingly Pleasant. “I understand that your com- pany, holds the mortgage against the Diamond R?” he suggested. 1 pse upon them was of his own |< it's too late. ‘It’s as|w AP Newsteatures “ le odge, ow. I’m here in friend of mine who to ha you come out look at his . He'd like t he doesn’t know about f just outside of town to join y and ride out with you, if you can spare the drew He small breath of relief. feared * possible troubl ag! sight, accomps he had a man instructions. “There's an old cabin over in that tion,” Matt had explained. p him there a couple of days. Don’t hurt him. Then, during the night, you can just disappear, and he can find his own way back. to town. Matters will be settled one way or another by then With Jones outyof the w he returned to that gentleman's of- fice, having thoughtfully released the catch on the alley window while Mr. Jones was getting into his coat. It was no trouble to ob- tain entrance, and then at leisure to leaf through the files until he found what he sought, a record of the Diamond R mortgage. What he saw caused him_ to whistle in gratified surprise. The mortgage was due in forty-eight hours! Though it was quite ap- bee: that H. Jones had not en planniing any particular ac- tion, beyond the collection of in- terest and a routine renewal. “But on top of the warnings which Felix sent, this can be handled nicely,” Matt decided, and, carefully replacing every- thing as he had found it, climbed back out of the window. (To be continued) KEY WEST MAN ABOARD TARAWA While serving in the Eastern Mediterranean aboard the Tarawa, | Earnest Pittran, steward, third | class, USN, husband of Mrs. Er- nest Pittman of 824 Shavers lane, | Key West, visited Piraeus, Greece From that port the crew visited Athens, the ancient capital of | Greece, the Acropolis and the ruins | of the historic Parthenon Since leaving Quonset Point, R. I in Nov., 1951, the of the Ta- | rawa has visited Gibraltar; Oran; | | FT — ee Algeria; Palermo, Sicily; Naples, | La Spezia and Genoa, Italy and | Cannes, France. 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