The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-31

Reck, a tUeaIthy pIdyboy, and
NeIda,s fdnce, considers Medals
Turning tChiHl.
Mrs. Reckless, Reckss naughty
mother, has strangely consented
TO her sons engagement
Jack, Neldd's younger brother,
Is in the hospital rith injuries
inflicted by piekeiers.
Chapter 80
More Clouds Ahead
THE battle seemed to take on
L new impetus. The strikers were
determined to keep the officers.
Bill and Media prisoners. Other
officers tried to come to their res
cue. There were many savage
hand-to-hand fights. Cameramen
darted here and there, taking shots
Of the fray at various angles. A
rock hit Media on the neck. and a.
most Immediately welt raised
Bill tried again and again TO get
her out of il, but he was helpless
They were hemmed IN by with
ing mass of maddened humanity,
composed of both strikers and pa
trolmen. Each Of the fighters tried
to outshout the other, as if the
loudness of their voices would win
the battle. IN :
aAnd this" Media whispered 70
Bill, rs civilization. moon fguu,
Were more Ikea lot Of fren-
zied animals" he painted, .,;a
The struggling mass swarmed
over her truck. Missiles few
against it. All the glass was shat
tered. The tenders were scuffed
and dented.
Then a new group Of deputies
arrived and started hurting gas
bombs. Media found herself in the
center Of a gasping. shouting. ours
ing mob, cropping about IN acrid
fumes. Grenades kept falling about
them. The cloud Of tear gas min
gled with the fumes OF q nauseat-
ing chemical that swirled in the
breeze and spread rapidly.
Il was no place for heroics. Eyes
streaming, stomachs refching, the
strikers made disorderly retreat
A handful Of them held their
ground, among them Liz, the fat
woman. She was burned On the
arm by the gas and stood howling
with pain, coughing, choking,
sneezing, yet hurting stones. She
was so blinded with tears that
some Of her missiles hit her own
friends.
Bill swept Media Up into his
arms and ran through the clouds
Of gas to the packing shed. When
he put her down they stood looking
at each other, tears running down
their cheeks. They grinned weakly
well, kid," - he began and
stopped because Of a violent sneez-
ing spell--sthis all started over a
girla-sneeze-aand some lettuce. .
7 feel like"-she sneezed-'T've
been to war.
Going to quitf"
@Quit'-sneeze-"what21
: Hauling lets-sneeze-'.tuce?
7 should say notl Gonna get a
gas mask"
You're great, kid" There was
q wonderful warmth in Bills
voice as he spoke.
They talked in sneezing, cough
ing jerks for few minutes. Then
an interruption came.
aHT~II~ DE ~.@f-s - ..-..
doing hereg" It was Reekss voice.
Media stared at him in surprise.
She thought he had gone to Holly
wood.
Sneezing Protests
LIE was in his car. Mr.. Reckless
Il was with him. Evidently they
had come, as had a number Of
others 10 look upon the deserted
battle-ground.
Il hoped to deliver q load Of
she sneezed and pointed 70 the
broken crates and trampled let
tuce.
You hauled Il yourselfl Reok
was horrifled. -----.----.--~---.- ----
i had to. Jacks in the hospital. :
She was caught byo h s4a4zink
coughing. gasplng b1fS N 4 I'll
several seconds. She wal ed q
short distance away to hide her
distress.
Reck followed her. Media. why
must you
Lets not 60 into that againI-
abe ordered with spirit.
He took a fine linen handker-
chief from his pocket and wiped
her eyes.
Seems to me that Langdon's al
ways Johnny on the spot he
growled
aHe merely wants to be help
That's what he saysl Wen. I'm
going 10 be helpful. too. After you
get that darn sheepSkin. things
are going 10 be different"
A new and more violent attack
OF sneexing prevented her from
answering him. She snafched his
handkerchief.
Different Understand" h
asked
He, TOO. was overcome with {
sneezing spasm. He grabbed III
handkerchief away from her
-Come On, LET me take you home.
he said when he recovered
No thanks. Reck. I've got 4
drive the truck 70 a garage.
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