The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 15, 1953, Page 10

i nee He ts f s Sst re i is i teh F E t 3 j ier Hi aire At Ba the seven grand?” ; to} “I gave Mare Gale. Win in- structions to mail Ma seveniy- five a week.” “What did she say?” “She said I was nuts, that I mever gave her any money.” Mercer was still suspicious. “Why should @ dame like her, with all the Ebbling money be- hind her, pega f like you for ——— grand?” ere you have me.” “Maybe the Ebblings didn't have as much dough as they let on. “That's: an idea,” -Aercer ad- mitted. He looked ‘back at Man- | ¢ell. “How about that mess out there last night? You shoot the one dell ks his te ith fan epi myer wii an effort. “No.” , an ape Eeove itr” vihi jo. I can’t »prove anything. Gale’s going to ‘say I killed the old man, She's already said it. by| But I didn't. I haven't killed any- ‘Running true to form, eh, Bar- ney?” he asked. “When the going | got really toi you came run- ning home to Mamma.” on li looked at his finger- “Is all a mistake, Joe,” Ma told Mercer earnestly. “Friends with ain you must be. Just times.” The old lady to] tried hard not to and only par- af La “Td as soon be friends with a skunk.” pleaded with him. “But is alla mistake, Joe. Bef his wits one. And I haven't ever been crazy.’ ’ ERCER glanced with regret at the curtained window of the warm bar he had just left. Then he opened the front door of the ¢ar and got in beside John. “O.K. Let’s roll. It looks like I done you wrong, Barney. Either I've got a story here or I should be in a snake pit.” ‘ Pat pulled away from the curb and pointed the hood of the small car toward the Bureau. As he did, | the radio awked: ; “All cars, attention. Attention all cars assigned to find Barney Mandell. Remember the code on THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Wednecday, dety 15, 195 by Frank V. Martineh ALL RIGHT, CEN... THIS SCENE THERUSTLERS W [wax SLOmY N.LOON ATTACK YOUnWE HAVE A KNOCK-DOWN, CRAG- I | CaunOusLY. Mandell is one-o-one.” Joe Mercer whistled ere "8 new ant it Mandell asked, “What' one-o-one business? That the code for shoot first =nd ask your questions afterward?” slowed the ‘car’ and looked at him over his shoulder. will| Thoughtfully. “No. That’s code ca Hono pee carefully. ri eu wrapped’ in ept- ton. “Maybe T should ought to get in back and hold you in my lap.” « (Te be continue) ee] Ht Fis mie if ae a i 1 *ALL RIGHT, NEZIL, "GAD BRISTER, fall and the weight of(official party newspaper, ridiculed} * ‘cert your BOVS DOWN THERE TO TIE OUR responsibilities have had foreign newspaper comment that AGILE FRIENCS HANDS <= * effect on Nixon. He has been'the arrest of former Deputy Pre- poor target for administration|mier Lavrenty P. Beria indicated critics these past six months. {a weakness in the Soviet Union. a eee Tavestia, in a leading editorial, Party Strength Lauded called for heightened vigilance and MOSCOW W—The Soviet govern-|demanded that the party should ment newspaper Izvestia declared|“mercilessly expose and render that the Communist party “is\harmless the criminal activity of strengthening its ranks + when it/the hirelings of the imperialists.” (purges itself of all kinds of filth.” —_— Both Izvestia and Pravda, the SUBSCRIBE TO THE CITIZEN vg | Z eters aie “Fy Hy te J WAIT! Ler’s ALL J HAVE ONE LAST DANCE BEFORE I GEr MARRIED! Grant A