The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 9, 1952, Page 10

Page 10 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Wednesday, Juty 9, 1992 LOOK, WE KNOW HIS NAME, WE'VE GOT HIS PICTURE, AND HE DRIVES A PIRETRUCK-REO CON~ ‘ am. NERTIBLE/— HOW again. We're le: Pome coma t —— “After to-night probal won't be sein Meioad prea I’m stayin’ right here till she comes there came an eager set of drunk, Kate. A little echoes from the direction of Five BB Ss me get you an- ” GUESS WE'RE LICKED, TOMMY./— I COULDNT FIND ANY FIRETIEUCK-RED HEY, ETTA/—THIS tS TOMMY.” I CHECKED EVERY HOTEL AND MOTOR COURT—I CANT FIND ac ate AT MY COLUMN — YOU'RE LATE — THOUGHT YOU HI/—I'M HACKING ) { SORRY CHICK. A FIRETRUCK- A Guy iN A RED } RED CONVERTIBLE ? CONVERTIBLE WHERE 4 HIT MES HOW DO WE KNOW ITS NOT PIZEN#! duced a cigarette. It burned rapidly with the fierce, impatient inhalations and within a space of three minutes it was discarded. Immensely relieved, the woman came to her feet and brushed the fibres of dead grass from her skirt. Then she squared her shoulders and set an uncertain course for Number Thirteen. She half lurched against the solid, wooden door an clawed for the heavy knocker. Paul Gardiner, pale and dis- hevelled, opened the door and led the woman into the room. She swayed to the lounge chair and with a sigh of contentment sprawled into it and stretched out her legs. Gardiner stood above her and a cynical smile creased the corners of his lips. _ The woman slanted her head and gave him a sielong Oak aueee the girl friend, Paul?” mc “Funny. And you just married.” “You know me, Kate. I do strange things” “You sent her out.” “Yes.” “Because you were expecting me?” “Right again. They told me you were at the Arms all day. I reckoned you'd be coming ii way sooner or later.” night, Kate.” “You must love her, Paul.” “Maybe I like her,” Paul said, without expression. “O.K. honey—so you like her. You like her so much you sign her up permanent, You get married. You!” “That's right, Kate. That's how much I like her.” “It’s funny, that,” Kate said. “T'll mix you a drink,” he said evenly. Kate's eyes devoured his every deliberate movement. She quickly gulped down the fluid. Monkey Cheers other. ardiner measured out a duuble rape verproof and handed it to the woman. Pale about you, honey? ere’s yours?” ‘ “You know I seldom drink at night, Kate.’ yeh broke into laughter. ““Here’s lookin’ at sport.” She swallowed the drink. Gardiner contemplated her earnestly then he said: . “Why did you come here, Kate?” The other returned his stare. = you know?” “You're a liar, sport!” Gardiner looked down upon her with undisguised contempt for several moments. Kate faced him squarely. “T make you sick now—is that it? “That gets close to it, Kate.” She lurched to her feet and came towards him. Suddenly she clenched both fists and swung them into his face with all the force and venom that she could muster and she sustained the at- tack until Gardiner drew back his right fist and sent it crashing into her half-open mouth. The woman reeled and fell sobbing to her knees. Gardiner looked down curiously at her and then assisted her to her feet. “You had it coming, Kate.” Kate dabbed the edges of her lips with a handkerchief. “Especially since you married Melisande, is that it?” “Exactly.” “It’s because she’s educated and refined an’ nice an’ she’s got all those things you've always want- ed and never had.” “That's about it.” The woman examined the red marks on the handkerchief. “Does she know what kind of a man you are, Paul?” “I hope not. I didn’t tell her.” “You shouldn’t’ve slapped me in the mouth, Paul.” “I’m sorry. You had it coming.” “An’ so have you got it coming. That's one thing you'll pay for, sport.” Gardiner’s eyes swam blue in the clear light. “I hardly think so, Kate. After to-night I'll probably never see Red Action Is in. “What for?” “I told you—I don’t like being sla in the mouth. I think may! your little china piece ogee secre to know that er boy friend once spent years in a mental home. i “You wouldn't do it!” “When a woman's in the kind of spot I'm in she’ll do just about an Gardiner unlatched the door, 2 “Come along, Kate. I'll take you ome.” ain’t as easy as that, Paul. I said I was stayin’ here ‘til the a ae ee “I warned you once not to trouble, Kate.” — “Why?” “You. see, Katie, I'm breaking loose. You wouldn’t prevent me from being happy, would you? ou won't make any trouble. ® oul ve me a break. Melisande isa ly.” “And what am J, Paul?” “You? A little sewer funny little creature of the You'd drag me down to the sewers: with you, if you had the change.” Gardiner’s fingers were painful upon her neck, “Let me go, Paul. You're mad!” “Maybe I am. But not mad iets to let you get away with is! “Pl scream for help!® t The thick ‘pail e i nail - less ressed hard against the cone at] er neck and clung there until the face of the woman colored to a deep red and it wasn’t until the tightness went from her that, the fingers relaxed. The figure of! Kate wilted and slid to the floor,' Outside, Grover Street was de- serted. Bearing the ot Kate, he kept well within } shadows and moved swiftly to- wards Wade's Hole. ing thi layground he reached the rom its gloomy, western end and: quickly thrust his burden over its’ edge. He was about to move away} when he saw at his feet the broken, white rose that the woman had! been wear’ ii movement oi crushed flower down into the melancholy pit. 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