The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 22, 1952, Page 8

Page 8 “THE KEY WEST CITIZEN MY BODACIOUS ATFISH FRY AN’ \_MY BORNED DAYS, THAT IT is! HE'S JUST THE GUY I WANT TO SEE-IN FACT- I'D LIKE-TO SEE THE ‘Thursday, May 22, 1952 THEM WUZ TH’ MOST SCRUMPTIOUS VITTLES an’ I EVER LAID TONGUE TO-- I NEVER KNOWED WHEN ETTA.” WAKE UP! THAT Was BILL ON THE. PHONE.” EFTTA! WILL YOU SNAP OUT OF HUH ® OH, NO! PANCHO DOESN'T DANCE SO GOOD. UT MAYBE ONE OF THE SENORITAS WiLL DANCE WITH YOU AND NOW, PANCHO, IDO YOU AWIND iF I ASK FOR THIS A ie LAST OF TH NINTH ANO THOSE Cars” ARE TWO RUNS ~4hO a BNC WITTER BOR Pug PITCHER LEADS I WON THREE THOUSAND BUCKS ON A TELEVISION PROGRAM ~AN' I SPLuT WITH MY WIFE- FORTUNATELY, SOMEONE HAS LEFT A NERY NICE WHAT TIME IS IT? ISN'T HE DRIVING USTOTHE BUS STATION 2 I KEPT GOIN’ BACK GOIN' BACK AN’ GOIN' BACK AN'-- GOIN' BACK! I( HE'S DRIVING US ALL THE \ | ME.” 5 r) THE WAY HOME.” ISN'T THAI ent AMIGO, IT MEANT DO YOu MIND IF.I DANCE WITH YOUR BRIDE-TO-BE / UH-- $TAN BY ER & QULLETIN, OZARK F KEEP US ALIVE SUBBUH OR WE WONT HAVE NOTHIN BUT . WEWS reaz _) WHEN WE SEE HIM T NIGHT AT TH HOSSPITAL f uP ON USF Chapter 38 N-. News had reached the intimation of disaster came when she looked from the window and saw Indian Joe, riding in, lead- ing a second horse with a shroud- ed tied across the saddle. Her lost its color as she hur- “What—what happened?” gasped. “It—who is it?” “Burt McKee,” Indian Joe re- torted, and there was a coldness in his voice which Melody had never heard before. “Murdered.” He slid from his own saddle, turning his back squarely on her as Linny put in an appearance, coming around the corner of the , bunkhouse. On him Indian Joe could vent the slow but terrible building = had been “There’s some of your work!” he meg) “You sone iin ceubies grosser! He was murdered an’ robbed by Nick Wesson of Tar- son's crew! You as good as helped kill him—you and the other that was responsible for sendin’ that message about him!” He advanced upon the shrink- ing Linny, pointed with terrible finger. “Get your horse and ride! If ever I set eyes on you again, Pll kill you!” Not until Linny, not stayin; even to pea any of his person: effects, had ridden hastily away, did Indian Joe turn‘back to where Melody stood, striken. There was a letter in the killer’s pocket,” he said without expression. “Tellin’ about Burt— who was one of the best friends Steve ever had! Steve read that letter. I reckon, if he’s still alive, he wishes he wasn't!” Accusation blared in his voice. Melody shrank away. her eyes still on the wrapped form in the saddle, Then she turned ly at the full implication of it he had said, “If he’s still alive?” she gasped. “What do you mean?” “The herd was stampeded, last night. Steve was out on it watch. Looks like he was caught. Everybody else is accounted for, but nobody found a trace of him, time I had to pull out.” Melody’s, already bloodless cheeks took on an added touch of whiteness. She understood only too well what that might mean. But Indian Joe was not yet done. “That was more 0’ the Tarsons’ work,” he added. “Stampedin’ the herd. Steve had arranged to home ranch. Melody’s first DOOMROCK BY ARCHIE JOSCELYN sell them today, every last hoof an’ horn, for enough to pay Jones the mortgage money. He was up against a murderin’ crew, and knew it. So he aimed to fight. So to stop him makin’ the sale, they stampeded the bunch. Steve was never a quitfer—but there’s some things that a man can't fight.” He swung back to his task of unloading the burdened cayuse. she| Not until that was done did he} \\ look up again, at the sudden clatter of hoofs. Then he stared, to see Melody riding wildly, out whence he had come. Sunlight rippled along a rifle barrel which she carried. ESPITE the stampede, and partially because of it, the|N leaders among the cattlemen had decitied to go ahead with the court, as had been predetermined. There was no doubt in the minds of any of them as to who had been responsible for scattering the herd, or why. Now their rage, smoldering’ for days, was at a point almost ready to burst into got att Tarson arrived, in answer to the summons. Representatives from every ranch, small or large, in the Bend, were here, with the single exception of Trenouth, whose place had been put to the torch a few days before. Kriebs was to preside over the court. He called the meeting to order with characteristic directness. e all know what we're here for,” he said. “There's been a lot of rustlin’. and that was the orig- inal reason we had in mind. Since then the situation has | hide worse, with terror. rob- ry an’ murder. We aim to go into the situation as fair as we know how, but we're going to dig deep. And right now, all the evi- dence points right to the Noose. We'll begin with the fact that Trenouth was burnt out, and warnings delivered to a lot of other places that the same would happen to them if they took sides against the Noose. That's evidence too plain to contradict, What eg got to say on that point, Matt = son?” Matt looked around, feeling a qualm of unease which he was careful to hide. “T’ve got a few things to say,” he answered. “In the first place, I don’t recognize the legality of anything that's being done here today. But I'm wiling to go along with you, to work to try and clear some of this up. As for the stam- pede last nips all I know about it is what I've been told. ‘I had nothing to do with it.” Quentin and spat. everybody was ceptin’ your somebody s tle!” Angry color ran in Matt’ cheeks, but he had no ready ans swer. “Where's your br d k ther? He was ‘I'm no he retorte: ect, of . thought up any new explana for so many cattle v Matt grunte somebody's workin’ to yester being killed a: your men?” “You do jump a long way to reach a conclusion. don’t you?” Matt demanded. “From what 1 hear, they killed each other Maybe Wesson did start it—I don’t know.’ Some of it has a funny sound, from what I've been told. If Wesson robbed Mc- Kee, where was the mon I seem to recall that it was Ri a and one of his men that found them and had the story to tell. And. they said the money was missing. I wouldn’t know.” Kriebs felt a twinge of doubt. He had no question in his own mind as to the guilt of the Noose, but being convinced of a matter was vastly different than prov- ing it. And with the gun-slung crew of Noose here and backing their boss, there was no chance of using force or intimidation to wrest the truth from him. He was suddenly doubtful of whether they would get anywhere with this, now that he had started it. “There's somebody coming,” Quinten reported. “Looks like Trenouth and his hired man. I robbed by one of thought they'd left the country.” “Seems they haven't,” Kriebs answered, anxious for delay now. “Mebby they'll have something to tell.” (Te be continued) Of Interest To You, But By RUSSELL KAY licati Oa in nin tn tonne nnn tntndn inte) \MABDASAAAAABBARABASAALESDSSEAASABABAAS ‘Loo Late To Classify | of information concerning | wrong and, therefore, any know- | the United Nations and the offering | ledge of this historic struggle is | Building, Key West, Florida.) of a course on this subject by the | dangerous to the national welfare. | In voicing their opposition to the | RENT FORUM (These questions were selected |from those often asked of the Io- I can’t go along with Gen. Sum- 1 no further mention of the War Be-| 02) jent office. I you have a ter Lowry and B. E. Bushnell in /tween the States on the ground | ouection about the rent stabili- their attempt to suppress the pub-|that one side or the other was) ition program address it tot Area Rent Office, 216 Federal Q My landlord never gives'me University of Florida. a receipt for the ren‘ although I These gentlemen recently pro-| Board of Control, Messrs Lowry | have asked him for it. What can tested to the State Beard of Con- |I do? \trol with reference to a course | | A. Rent stabilization laws pro. dealing with United Nations: acti- vide that no payment for rent | vities, designed to ‘help teachers | need be mad | understand avd teach understand- | ingly of international planning and | | eociperation.” | | As individuals, Gen. Lowry and Mr. Bushnell bave a right to their epinion. As free American citizens | it is their privilege te think, speak and write as they please. If they choose to oppose the United Na jtions and condemn its activities, | the Constitution and Bill of Rights grants them this privilege. | By the same token, every other citizen has the right to study and consider this or any other subject and form his or her own opinion with regards thereto. It is a duty and responsibility of our institu- tions of higher learning. especially those supported by public funds, to vide an opportunity of education students op all aspects of nd international affairs Any attempt, by whomsoever made, to control thought and sup: | press public knowledge is contrary to the fundamental principles of freedom upon which the very exis tence of this nation depends. Academic freedom is as import ant and necessary to the American way of life ag freedom of speech or freedom of the press. Any at- tempt to eurb public knowledge | and enlightenment is a dangerous trend Whether the United Nations be good or bad and whether this na- tion's participation in the program is right or wrong, is not the issue The United Nations exists, the United States holds membership and perticipates ip its activities Thousands of Americas boys have giver there ives and shed ther blend fighting under the United Na | tiee's fleg | No doubt many of the young men fields of Korea have doubt in their mind regarding the ding Wh United Nations and would like to know mote about it Among ¢ University of other young men «ho may svos be called to serve the UNITED Na tivos Are we Ww tay to them “Fight YES, vit leark abo No >" It ne sy, then we gn a step further and demand tha schools and colleges make our duce its people to So ness leaders, do ne jworld in which RUSSELL KAY nd that and Bushnell cou ed Nations and i to subordinate the Sta to a central government an Others including the State De partment, many me ( gress and countless view. They look on t tins, even with its a and weaknesses, as ly hope for future world g and understanding. They tain this framework as a tion on which to da kind would subs sumstances of imperative that t at the same re not only of our and effort to the sub) peace, brotherhood and un less the land a receipt for the amount p. Q. When I moved into my apartment T was required to pay imy landlord $159 as “finder’s fee” Now I believe that this |was illegal. Is there anything I lean do about it ne A. You may bring suit for re covery is fee or report the to ea rent office will ng action. Rent ' tior t it Is ie- gal f dlord to require a ent a as an ‘ ries the or ¢ { the area ent dire er obtained. esources