The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 10, 1953, Page 8

THE KEY WEST CITIZEN HOLLYWOOD i 4 ; HOLLYWOOD w--A few months, 4g0, pro football star Siroy Hirsch; seceived an eloquent letter plead-; fing for a dinner date. The writer said be wanted to bring along a boy froma broken home whose! idol was “Crazylegs” Hirsch. | “§ got several such requests every year,” says tne lanky Wau-/ sau, ‘Wis, flash. “I put it off until) wile insisted that Tz." | he and his wite went to dirner) aud his young | ni oft, But he isn’t! lay. Ths is the day! to enact himself in a} “Crazylegs, All-Ameri-| nervous,” said Hirseh, stadiums filled with| fans. “I'm just i £88 ‘made last year's is was well received his notion and} to recite his life's his-| to be seript fod-| ‘it to me.” TO KISS, OR KILL) Chapter 27 Ge moved still closes to him. Her fingers stroked his arm. By Day Keene “And 1 le out of] aren't my mind from kicking parrots | around, having cigarettes change I wasn't craz: to ere loaded.” - Mi ivered. She threx ‘oice held the same hypnotic | 16 cigars, ho: water come out of the gun hi lity that had filled it in the ee es “Father is dead, Barney.” “Yeah. I know,” Gale's fingers continued to flex on Mandell’s arm. “You've been sick, Barney,” Gale continued. “Very sick. You're sick now. In | your mind. That's why André and 1 are down here. Waiting for the doctor.” “Oh.” “You tried to kill me, Barney.” “Why?” “You said you wouldn’t be sent away trom me again. I hadsto call for help. And when Father came to help me—” Gale sobbed unable to continue. “L killed him?* Gale looked’ at him through} li j tears. “That's right.” * “I shot him?” “Jes.” “Where did I get the gun?” “Out of the top drawer of the dresser. where it has been ever since you went away.’ “The gun I brought back from the Army, huh?” “Yes, I tried to take it awa from you. But. I couldn't, I wasn’ strong enough. How did you get | out of the room?” “I pulled the lock out of the ‘wood. “And where is the gun now, ket.” out her hand. “Give Mandell reached in his pocket and banded her the gun, Phen i “Then you got * Gale said. She rena aes and, holding it by the grip, let it hang "Yet got all dolled huh? I got al up, ? it on my dinner _ ee “That's right, Mandell opened his overcoat. #/ Barney?” | got dressed, huh?” “After all, the only other T've done was in high water taps and Mandeil sia her again cold-' noles to i Fvety HA or ae rit ae gt 5 £ I i § i Pr ¥ i 5 4 a 5 E RF fi Ee fil ie ain i cere Ig ee ; yedced 3B Uiautt Fess nik E F ff feel aad a deities 0 say f is fe E : iy if he com; When will he quit pro ball? “It’s hard to say,” answered Friday, July 10, 1953 __by Frank V. Martinek