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I don't know her name. Here's
what she looks like; brown hair;
brown eyes with a kind of sur
priSed look. Was wearing pink
silk dress and a black wrap"
"Surel Sure!" said Neill Shakily.
whats her meSsage?"
"She's on the yacht Nadji in Alb
salom's Harbor. and she's in bad
trouble"
where's AbSalom's?"
Southern Maryland Eighty
miles south of Baltimore"
what are the circumstances?
What kind of trouble. -. ?"
Neill heard a click as the re-
ceiver went up. The line was dead.
An Unknown Enemy, Too
4 s Neill went through the lobby,
n a well-meaning clerk said: as
anything wrong. Mr.. Patton?"
Neill had no notion of confiding
in him. Why no" he said easily
What makes you aSk?"
There was man came TO the
desk at s this morning asking for
you. When ! said you weren't up,
he wouldn't let me call you"
What Sort OF mang"
"Big fellow: roughly dressed:
stoop-shouldered. | went of duty
at nine or I would have told you.
When | left the building he was
waiting outside. The other boys
tod roe he was waiting there all
morning. Did he find your"
& Nobody found me. SAID Nei1.
= think you're seeing things"
The clerk laughed.
This added 20 his uneasineSs.
The sfoop-shouldered man againl
Il locked as if he had a friend aud
an enemy both unknown 10 him.
Il was certainly not the stoop-
shouldered man who had called
him on the phone. That was
high-pitched voice. whereas the
big fellows voice as he had heard
Il The night before had q subserra-
mean rumble. Nein suspected that
he had been followed all around
town. and IN his excitement had
failed 20 notice il. In the street he
locked sharply up and down but
The big man was not visible then.
9tsfrrfsEs. ISL. - gsl1s~f Fsra~sry
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Chapter Seven
Bus To AbsaIOm's

At AIS that afternoon the bus
for Absalom's pulled out of
the terminal on Redwood street,
and headed south. Neill Tryon sat
by a window looking out with a
wooden face. Now that he had an
objective, he had steadied; he
could wait. After thinking it over,
he had decided to handle this
matter by himself - quietly. He
wished to avoid subjecting Janet
to any ugly publicity. He had
dressed himself in rough sur
veyor's outfit including khaki
breeches and knee boots in order
to be ready for anything.
The bus was small one for
local traffic, and the passengers
were all residents of the southern
counties who had been to town for
a days shopping. Neill as the only
foreigner" aboard received many
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I Haven't seen Mr.. Tanning this
morning" said the clerk. He
called up 1410. "No answer" he
said, after waiting awhile.
"Has he checked out?"
Checked out?" echoed the
clerk, staring. Certainly not! Mr..
Tanning is permanent guest
Neill thought: Fannin . is just
fooling them. He's left few things
in his room for stall.
'Have you got a guest here
called David Eyster?" he asked.
Mr.. Eyster has checked out"
Neill suspected that Eyster had
better information than he had.
Say where he was going?"
No information.
Inquiries of the belIboys and the
doormen turned up nothing.
He called up the Office of the
lawyer, Kettering, but again
failed to find him. Mr.. Kettering
had gone to Washington for the
day and would not be in.
Neill TAXED back to the Stafford
OS(e&NSC liC Alctd llO J4dCC GlSC " ~.
At the desk he was told that his
room number had been called up
twice while he was out. His heart
leaped up and then sank again.
fearing that he had missed an i'm
portant clue. ''The man left no
message" the clerk told him, 'but
he said he would call again."
Neill assembled to his room and
paced the floor half crazy with the
suspense of waiting. Three times
he telephoned downstairs to make
sure that the operator had not for
gotten that he was in. When the
bell finally rang, he flung himself
on the instrument.
A mans voice asked: as this
room 704?" 1t was a strange voice
tenor with a Scots burr.
Eyes"
"Are you the guy that rents that
room?"
eyes. Who are you?"
Never mind that. have a mes
sage for you from a certain girl.
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APPRECIATION

wish to publicly thank Ignacio
Agramonte Castle of the knights
of Golden Eagle and the Commit
tee of Festintias for the sponsor
ing of the Grand Verbena on
Labor Day for the benefit of
Mercedes Hospital. Net receipts
amounted to $i0S.35. I also wish
to express my appreciation to the
public for their support OF this
worthy cause.
MARIA GUTSENS,
President Mercedes Hospital
septI3-lt
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T r Chapter Six
8She's In Bad Trouble

THE cab-driver ruefully exhib-
Il tied pink card. '1'm On my
way now to the traffic court"
How much will they soak
you?" asked Neill.
"a flyer, I reckon"
NELL gave him the money.
THAT'S white Of you, boss"
SHOT at all. It's only fair. When
you come up before the judge, say
nothing about my passing out, or
that you were trailing another car.
That won't help us any,"
Just as you say, boss"
Give me a phone number
where ] can call you if I should
want you later"
Tingstrom went away still grim
ming, and Neil began pacing his
room again, hoping against hope
that Janet would call him UP.
Even though they had quarreled,
he could not believe that she
would sail away out of his life
without a word. The strain of
waiting soon became more than he
could bear. He had to be doing
something. He bathed and shaved
and set out for the Maryland insti-
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tute. BY asking from class to class,
he finally found Percita Wales,
Janets friend.
where's Janet?" he demanded.
Percita looked at him queerly
and bit her lip before replying.
She. was a quiet, placid sort of girl.
~Janet's gone away" she said.
''Wfhere?" e
81 don't know"
You're Iyingl"
Pereita flushed. eff you're going
90 talk TO me that way. -.
'Sorry," said Neill. I'm near
out Of my mind. A sudden
thought came to him. did you get
a telegram"
'sWhy, yes. How did you known"
@Let me see IL.
She fished il out of her hand
bag. Neill read:
Going 10 Canada for fetp
days. Don't tell anybody and
don't sporTy. Writing.
Janet.
Nell groaned. Janet never sent
thisi It's not her style.
Percita's eyes widened. "Ohl
What do you think has happened?
Do you knotU anything9"
Keep your mouth shut about
this until l can find out some
thing" said Neil. He ran out
The telegram was night mes
sage which had been filed In the
main Office on Baltimore street at
nine o'clock the previous evening.
NELL tonk a taxi 20 the office. and
asked 20 be shown the original.
Sorry, we can't do that with
out proper authorization"
"How can ] get authorization? !"
IF It's a police natter. 50 10 the
police"
Nell went on, without answer
Ing. He couldn't so 10 the police
for after all Janet might have
gone with Tanning willingly, and
he could not expose her to pub
aicity. He himself was partly re-
sponSible. Their Qulrrel might
have spurred her on 80 do some
thing reckless. Girls were like
that. Meanwhile she was Swal-
lowed up. Not for q moment did
he believe she had gone 20 Canada
oysters Checked Out
LIE went on 70 the Lord Balii-
II more, not that he expected q
learn anything there. but SuSt "a
Be doing something. He asked for
flaming AZ the desk
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SYNOPSIS. Mein. q no,Lnc fed

SYNOPSIS: NeiIl, a young fed
eral agent, comes to Baltimore to
spend a tDeek tCiIF Janet. But she
t1on't break q dinner date tcith
Prescott Tanning. From tchdt
Janet says, Neiu distrusts Fan
ming and labels him crook. They
quarrel and part. To check on
Tanning, Neill finds him at his
hotel and gets acquainted at the
bar. Tanning giUes him knock
out drops in t1hiskey and then
searches NeilI's papers, taking
snapshot of Janet. NeTt noon
Neill alDakenS to find Janet, Fam
ming end FGnning's yacht gone.
A mysterious phone call tells him
Janet is aboard the yacht in
AbsdIom's HGrbor and "in bad
trouble"
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- By Hubert Footner -

SYNOPSIS: When NeilI, a young
federal agent, gets to Baltimore
for a i1eek's vGcdtion acith Janet,
he finds she s5on't break dinner
date with Prescott. Tanning. Fl J7n
t1hdt Janet says. Neill distrusts
Tanning, dubs him a crook. Theu
quarrel and part. To check on
Tanning, NeiIl finds him at his
hotel and gets acquainted in the
bar. Tanning inUites him to jois.
his party. but NeilI passes out in
the tart, dCped. Nert noon he
GtDGkens to find Janet, Fdnning
and FGnning's yacht gone. The
fGri-driveT OF the night before
tells him of trailing them and an
other couple, then losing them.
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curious glances which made him
slightly uneasy because he didn't
want to be too well remembered
afterward. He had to adopt a new
name and character for this expe-
dition. A Ford car passed at the
moment and he noticed a field of
wheat darkening for the harvest.
So be it; he would call himself
Ford Wheatley.
The driver, whom the passen-
gers addressed as Joey" ap-
peared to be the mair circulating
medium of gossip for the counties.
He was a well-Set-up young fellow
with a snappy fedora on one side
of his head, and he thought well of
himself. He impaired the local
news to his passengers and re-
ceived what they had in return.
Neill paid little attention to the
talk back and forth. The principal
subjects were crops and fishin'.
But he pricked up his ears when
he heard a voice ask Joey what
was the latest from Absalom's.
Joey said:
There was a dandy little yacht
come into the harbor before dawn.
She busted gear or something
out in the bay. ! fetched her engi-
neer up to town this morning to
have a new one made. He calcu-
lated to go back with me this eve
ming. but he amt turned up, so
reckon it wasn't finished in time. I"
Good thought NeilL The yacht
IS still there.
What's the yachts name?"
somebody asked.
"Nadji."
What the helTs that mean?"
"Dogged if I know. Henry"
Who's her owner?"
Gent named Barrett from New
York"
New York was too far away to
be of any interest to them, and the
conversation passed to other mat
ters.
NeiIl Gets Quixzed
Joey. did you hear that Jake
y Stivers hauled seine at Battle
Island yesterday and pulled in
1900 pound of rock?"
mo kiddingi"
"Gemmen, it's facii At 10 cents
q pound that's $500 az one haul. I"
That money will burn a hole IN
Jake's pants, certain. Ret he comes
out in a new automobile, Sunday"
As they bowled down the con-
crete road, the afternoon shadows
heightened and the passengers got
of one by one. Finally there were
only two left for Ahsalon'S The
driver kept turning his head 70
cast an inquiSitive eye az the
stranger. At last he said:
Are you acquainted in A6Sz-
Ions rnlSfer7"
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Announcement
OF Marriage

Saturday evening at the home
of the brides parents on Fleming
street, Miss Gwynette Thompson
and Orlando Henriquez were join
ed in holy wedlock. The service
was read by Enrique Esquinaldo,
Justice of The Peace for the
Second District.
Mrs. Henriquez is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Thompson.
Only members of the immediate
families of the bride and groom
were present at the ceremony.
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Placing them on n neighbor's
porch, they were thought 20 be
safe until someone discovered
them afire- igmised apparently By
y short eIrcult IN IRE battery
radio. They we're destroyed tie.
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RITES IN COURT ROOM

CARTHAGE, Mo.-In obedience
to a clause in his will, funeral
rites for Judge ]. D. Perkins of
this city were conducted in the
court room where he presided
more than twenty years.
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1TS8-Congress fixes date for
election of first President and
the organization of the, Govern
ment under the Constitution, the
place to be NewdYPrk1Citysa %
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READS POEMS TO LIONS

PARIS.-Louis Calgrara of this
city goes into a cage of lions each
night, and reads his poems to
them to prove the theory that
animals have an artistic sense.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Today In History


1759-Dattle of Quebec-Brit-
ish under Wolfe took Quebec from
French under Montcalm, both
commanders being killed in the
engagement.
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1918-Americans take 10000
prisoners and wipe out st. Mihiel
salient, while at home, the Gov
eminent commanders a Connec-
ticut arms plant for failure to re-
spect a War Board decision.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-09-13

1859-Duel between David c..
Broderick, noted CalaOfnia pOlit-
ical figure and DaVid s. Perry,
States chief justice-Broderiek
mortally wounded.
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Observation-Disclosures
PERSONAL MENTION


Miss Barbara Taylor, daughter
of Colonel Hugh K. Taylor, U. S.
A. retired, and Mrs. Taylor, left
on Florida Motor Lines bus this
morning for Miami, en- route to
Madison, Wisconsin, to resume
her studies for her last year of
study at the University of Wis
consin.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-09-13

Miss Cleo Kemp, daughter of
DIR. and Mrs. William P. Kemp,
left this morning by bus for Mi
ami and will from there go to
Tallahassee to take up her course
of studies for the sophomore year
at Florida State College for Wo-
men.
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SAVES RADIO: LOSES 1T

Belden. Neh-RaHning into hz
flaming house TO save his radio
and salt Of clothes. Sylvester
Edwards, &c. was burned badly
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Leonard Warren, son of Mrs.
Florence Warren, who was spend
ing his vacation with his mother
and other relatives, left yesterday
by plane for Miami and from
there went to st. Augustine to re-
sumo his studies at the school for
the blind.
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1933-Qlarter million march in
monster New York NRA parade.
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HIIII

l934-RhodA Islands governor
calls for kpecial legislature ses-
sion to permit Federal troops to
enter State and restore order
. Communists blamed for riots.
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Direct Relief
For SKIN ITCH

A special combination of medical
agents make Imperial Lotion direct
~ active In soothing and relieving
the itching of eczema, rash. letter,
ringworT-n and common itch. No
waiting. Two sizes $50 and 800.
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1928 - Disastrous hurricane
sweeps Florida and Porto Rico.
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August Heckscher, capitalist and
rhilanthropist, on his seth
birthday:
"The worst thing on a birthday
is to give a man a present; he
probably doesn't want it or need
it."
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Moreno Wallace, who is en-
ployed with the S. j. Groves and
Sons Company at Little Duck
Key, left this morning for his
station after a short week end
vacation with his family.
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plane from Miami yesterday
morning.

Henry B. Haskins, assistant
superintendent of lighthouses in
this district, left on the plane yes
terday afternoon for Miami and
from there proceed to Jacksonville
to meet an official from Washing
ton, D. c., and with him discuss
matters pertaining to the Tender
Ivy, now in dry dock.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-09-13

Stanley F. Saunders, first as
sistant keeper at Dry TortGgas
lighthouse, and A. Canalejo,
second assistant keeper, arrived
Saturday for their regular quar-
terly vacation.
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. oe
VIEWS AND REVIEWS
What They Say Whether
Right Or Wrong

oSoo0e . . o.
Nine. Chang KAi-shek, Chinese
First Lady:
what Japan is doing is against
both the law of God and of ma
ture."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-09-13

Samuel B. Pettingill, retiring
member of Congress from IL.
linois:
81 think four terms in Congress
is enough for any man."
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Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. M. Arnold,
who were in Miami for a vaca-
ton of several days, were return
ing passengers on the Florida
Motor Lines bus last evening.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-09-13

Paul Mesa, Jr., who was enjoy
ing a vacation in Miami, Fort
Lauderdale and Madison, Fla,
and had a fine time, was a re-
turning passenger over the high
way Saturday night
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-09-13

ployed with the S. j. Groves and
Sons Company at Little Duck
Key, left this morning for his
station after a short week end
vacation with his family.
Mrs. Augusta Roberts and
daughter Joy Louise, who were
spending a vacation with relatives
and friends and were guests at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Sefe-
rino Almyda, left this morning byI
bus for Miami and will there en-
train for their home in New
yo,l, az" bI5be tssl6Lg1A
u 1uepqa. LelgLueq on III
- sbsUuua . NuIIe III orqul
tAeadio HenriqueF, who is. max; !
ing his home in Tampa, was an
arrival from that city this morn
ms on the ste Steamship Cuba for a
visit With relatives and friends.
Mrs. Antonio Martinez and
daughter, Advent, and son, Tony,
who had been spending some time
in Cuba, have returned to Key
West. Mrs. Martinez was for
merly Miss Theresa Boil.
Harry Rue, formerly of Key
West, but who has been making
his home in Miami for several
years, was included in the recent
arrivals here on a business visit.
| Lester Archer, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin Archer, who was
spending about two weeks vaca-
ton with his grand parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George F. Archer at the
home on Newton street, left yes
terday morning over the highway
for his home in Homestead.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. M. Arnold,
who were in Miami for a vaca-
ton of several days, were return
ing passengers on the Florida
Motor Lines bus last evening.
Stanley F. Saunders, first as
sistant keeper at Dry TOrtugas
lighthouse, and A. Canalejo,
second assistant keeper, arrived
Saturday for their regular quar-
terly vacation.
Paul Mesa, Jr., who was enjoy
ing a vacation in Miami, Fort
Lauderdale and Madison, Fla,
and had a fine time, was a re-
turning passenger over the high
way Saturday night
Miss Dorothy Knowles, who had
been spending a while with rel
atives and friends in Miami, was a
returning passenger on the plane
yesterday morning.
Miss Francis Gale, who was
visiting with relatives and friends
for awhile. was a passenger on
the afternoon ,Elape, Yesterday re-
Turning to- Miami Iissmp ~ lp,s .got.,
4 & iss- tsf..,s -~----
Mrs, q Charles Thompson, who
was spending 3 while in Miami.
with friends, returned on the
morning plane yesterday.
Mrs. Rose Kirchik, who was in
Jacksonville to attend the we'd
ding Of her daughter. Miss Ann
Constance Krehik to Harry Col
chin which event was solemnized
in the Hebrew Center Sunday,
September 5, returned on the
4
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE-l9-foot boat, 2h
Palmer; Boat and Motor in per
feet condition. This is the best
boat bargain Of the year. Own
err leaving city. Sacrifice for
$4,000 cash. l407 Pine street.
septI3-2tx
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Lester Archer, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin Archer, who was
spending about two weeks vaca-
ton with his grand parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George F. Archer at the
home on Newton street, left yes
terday morning over the highway
for his home in Homestead.
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CLASSIFIED
COLU M N
FOR SALE

OLD PAPERS FOR SALE
Five bundles for SC. The Citi-
zen Office. mayi9-tf
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Miss Dorothy Knowles, who had
been spending a while with rel
atives and friends in Miami, was a
returning passenger on the plane
yesterday morning.
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Arthur MacNalty, of British Min
istry of Health:
NERVOUS breakdown and men,
tai diseases give US cause for an
Ixiety, and cannot be disassociated
from modern conditions of life"
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Harry Rue, formerly of Key
West, but who has been making
his home in Miami for several
years, was included in the recent
arrivals here on a business visit.
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William Green, president, A. F. of
l.:
"There will be no third party
in 1888 or 1940."
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James Gordon Gilkey. preacher:

keep trying new things, keep
undertaking new ventures, keep
assuming new responsibilities"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-09-13

Seiichi Kita, retiring Japanaess
Military Attaehe in China:
China is running herself for
the sake of face"
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Mrs. Antonio Martinez and
daughter, Advent, and son, Tony,
who had been spending some time
in Cuba, have returned to Key
West. Mrs. Martinez was for
merly Miss Theresa Boil.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-09-13

NsIEi finds JAnet and \ esrpss sn
the yacht, tsmerrow.
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Miss Francis Gale, who was
visiting with. relatives and friends
for awhile. was a, passenger on
the afternoon gHlape, Yesterday re-
turning to- Miami ~ rr,s ,gat,,
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Mrs. Rose Kirchik, who was in
Jacksonville to attend the we'd
ding Of her daughter. Miss Ann
Constance Krehik to Harry Col
chin which event was solemnized
in the Hebrew Center Sunday,
September 5, returned on the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-09-13

Mrs. Augusta Roberts and
daughter Joy Louise, who were
spending a vacation with relatives
and friends and were guests at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Sefe-
rino Almyda, left this morning by
bus for Miami and will there en-
train for their home in New
Yo,.l, iu" hl5be is5gSLq1A
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-09-13

Mrs, Charles Thompson, who
was spending 3 while in Miami
with friends, returned on the
morning plane yesterday.
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tDtDuUh 9. HVIIG III tnTal.
iAeeatdio HefnIFgiquef, who is. max
ing his home in Tampa, was an
arrival from that city this morn
ms on the Steamship cuba for a
visit with relatives and, friends.