The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-11
Chapter "A
Asey In Disguise


Asey In Disguise
a SEY walked back to the kitch-
en- door and yelled for Jen-
ME. where's Syl's truck?"
'That old thing? Down in the
back garden. He was gettin' loan. !"
"He won't need it today if he's
qrohoggin'." Asey said. 'Im goin'
to take it. An where's my old
paintin' oyeralls an coat?"
"Asey Mayo" Jennie said in
desperation, you can't wear them
in public! They're all torn. so torn
didn't even mend EN-
Jennie" Asey said. you roust
out my paintin' overalls. an my
coat. An that cap"
"Not the capl Oh Asey, you
can't 60 out wearin' that cap! 1t
make you look like Uncle Cornyl"
Asey shouted. Uncle Corny. one
Of the family's .blackes sheep. had
died in the drunkards' home.
Go long, Jennie" he said. I'm
supposedly not Workin on this
case-an' don't you dare tell a
soul am, hear me? Less you want
Pam Frye in Jail An if | 90 in my
car, with my ev'ryday clothes,
they'll bother the life out of me"
you're goin' to disguise your
self" Jennie said. "Oh. | see. |
didn't understand"
sim goin' disguised as Uncle
Corny," Asey told her with grin.
"an' if you don't hustle. I'll get
real props, like a bottle of gin for
my hip pocket. | sort of think that
people won't pay much attention
to me, in that outfit. an with Syls
truck"
When he reappeared in ten min
utes, Jennie freely admitted that
she had never seen the like in all
her born days. never.
Look here, woman" Asey
picked up a cap from the table.
"this amt the one mean. This is
my nice clean new one. | want the
old dirty one that says in red let
tiers I USE PILNV S PAINT-DO
your"
"Asey. please"
Asey roared in his quarterback
below until Jennie. to stop the
noise, reluctantly produced it.
"It'll make you look Just like
convict. with that funny visor.
You use Pilny's Paint-you know
right well that you do no such
thingl"
Asey laughed. "Then that makes
it more of a disguise than meets
the eye. don't it? Anyone that
knows me knows / don't use
Pilny's Paint, an'--oh, let it pass,
he added hurriedly. noticing her
expression of bewilderment. Let
1t pass"
Jennie eyed the Colt he inserted
in a shoulder holster under his
painting coat. IF you was settin'
out to see anyone but Nettie
Hobbs" she remarked. "I'd say
for you 10 leave that thing behind
But she deserves a gun poked at
herl What're you waiting for.
whyn't you get staried?"
Sore About The Mural
"GLASSES." Asey said. isn't
~ there an old pair with gold
rims around somewhere? They
belonged to someone or other. You
find 'em while | get me the rest OF
my trappin's-"
mot a gin bottlel" Jennie said
anxiously.
Nope, Just some paint an
brushes. What would you say was
the predominatin' color in Quano-
met white an green?
.An' yellow. Lots Of yellow
Il forgot EN-, Asey said. Ten-
tirely. Well, If they need paintin' ,
it'll have to be with the punkin
got left over from the kitchen
floor. Faint got any yellow
Jennie protested later when he
put on the old glasses she had
fouI:d In the sewing machine
drawer.
'sNow." she said, "you look like
a deacon. An If you try TO drive
SyIs truck with EN- on. Asey,
you'll kill yourself. They was Aunt
Phrone's, an she got EN- from 3
mail order house with teSt-your-
own-eyes card, an the only time
she wore 'em. she walked plumb
into the cistern!"
After a brief interlude In Syl's
potato patch. during which the
truck barely escaped overturning,
Asey came to the conclusion that
perhaps Jennie was right about
the glasses. Regretfully. he put
them in his pocket for future use,
He sailed hy his friend the state
policeman. on duty at the Quano-
met four corners. without even
getting a second glance. Quano-
NETS Main Street ignored him.
except for two slick haired and
sunburned statesmen. who made
loud inquiries about the price Of
hay.