The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-29
FOUR BLIND OATES
bailiff. Everything else could wait
until that matter was cleared up.
By EdWin Run

bailiH. Everything else could wait
until that matter was cleared up.
aCome on" he reared. Don't
stand there incoming at woman.
You're in for rough passage. my
man" He dragged the Chiseler to-
ward the door. Make way. the
rest Of you. We're busy"
They went down the hall, the
Chiseler's red-and-white under
pants billowing in triumph.
Peace had descended upon Salt
air Acres. The party was over. ALI
was quiet on all fronts. Mr.. Will
liam Steele had departed, taking
| the East brothers with him. Miss
Luella West and Mr.. Jumbo Cutler
had driven away, a couple Of noon
struck lovebirds. Mr.. Van Ripper
Hardness. a much mystified young
man. had gone home alone, COM
pletely at loss to explain the di.
gression of Miss Dorothy South. TO
his credit. it must be stated that on
the following day Mr.. Hardness
made pilgrimage to Miss South's
apartment house. He was in
formed, however. that Miss South
had returned an hour or so after
the previous midnight, packed sew
eral bags and vanished. Where had
she gone? The superintendent Of
the apartment house couldn't say.
Would she be back? The superin-
tendent didn't know. Miss South
had rented the apartment fur.
nisheds It was the superintendent
opined cynically. highly probable
that she wouldn't be back at all.
Running out on the rent, no doubt.
Mr.. Hardness thanked the SUI
perintendent and forgot Miss Dor
othy South within five minutes.
After all. he couldn't worry about
the idiosyncrasies Of any one girl.
Mr.. Hardness knew many girls.
And they all had idiosyncrasies.
At Saltair Acres, in the little den
of the library. Richard Grafton
bury Adams and the Chiseler, a
bottle of brandy between them,
were locked In a desperate, drawn
struggle. The Kryckiwynski gam
bit favored by Richard Grafton
bury was rough, tough, two-fisted
egg. But the gambit Cascadilla y
Gomez, pet Of the Chiseler, was
proving that it could take it.
Life Begins
lnUT in the driveway Mr.. Tacks
~ Adams stood with an arm
around the waist of Miss Patricia
North. 1t was remarkable how
quickly Mr.. Adams had attained
proficiency at putting his arm
around the waist of Miss Patricia
North. The observer would have
been justified in concluding that
he'd been doing it all his life. AS a
matter of fact. Mr.. Tacks Adams
wished that he had been. But after
all, reasoned Mr.. Tacks Adams. he
hadn't ever done any living before
tonight. For Mr.. Adams life was
just beginning.
Tell you what, darling" Mr..
Tacks Adams said now. "We'll slip
down to the garage and borrow the
SnappieSt car my uncle owns.
You're going home in state"
Packy held back.
do me a favor. Tacks dear?"
she asked.
do you a favor?" repeated
Tacks. "Anything you ask. Want
the moon? Well, just wait here one
minute"
mo-" said Packy. 81 wouldn't
give that for the moon. / want to 20
home in the ambulance"
What? That old crate? II isn't
fitting. It isn't proper. You belong
in a Rolls-Royce smothered in
green orchids"
Il want to go home in the am
bulance." Packy insisted.
"But why7 In Ave minutes can
conjure up chromium plated
chariot that'n do hundred per-"
Ambulance. I" said Packy hrm-
"okay. . But ! don't UNDER
sYou wouldn't. Men never do.
Don't you see, Tacks darling. that
It was in that ambulance that l.
that ] first began Toto 80
Tacks goggled like, q kind OF
ecStatic goldfish. lhgf
''Heyl" he said. "Yoiis wouldn't
be casting about for four-letter
word meaning hatful of affection,
would your"
She moved closer to him.
Vel" she said softly. "what do
you Think"
Bless that ambulance" said
Tacks reverently. after we're
married, darling, I'm going to have
it stuffed and put in our living.
ROOM"
They crossed the driveway. The
ambulance doomed large before
them. Tacks helped her in. Then
he was up beside her. starting the
motor.
Honeymoon Special" he cried.
still with an arm around Packy.
"All aboard"
They moved. But Mr.. Tacks
Adams, in his fine fluent enthusi-
asm, had forgotten something. He
had forgotten to stiIl the voice Of
the ambulance.
"Clangs said the ambulance.
In the little den Of the living
room OF Saltair Acres Richard
Craftonbury Adams raised his
head nom the chess board The
Chiseler raised his head.
What, demanded Richard Graf.
tonbury Adams, awas that?.s
Z don't know said Chiseler.
but It sounded to me like the end