The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-09


swore at her bitterly for her clumsi.
ness. She squealed her delight.
"oh, / simply Jingle for you! How
urgent it feels to be sworn at in the
first Eve Enthusiastically that
doesn't come till so much later on!
Mr.. Lodely, when my divorce is
through, will you marry me? sfan't
have a cent, of course, because
Northering is going bankrupt di-
rectly afterwards, bat you'll be max
ing thousands and really / can dress
on very little"
A blond youth with red-rimmed
eyes interposed witticism which
temporarily incapacitated the en-.
tire company with the exception Of
the hostess; she was trying to rope
in two slim, sequin-covered acrobats
who were just emerging from their
dressing.room.
Now do come to my party, it's at
the Da Capo. just ask for Mrs.
Lewis j. Jacobson's table-there'n
be a whole bunch Of the loyeliest
folks" The acrobats, who were
Russians. made exquisite gestures
Of misunderstanding, threw their
white dust-cloaks round them and
ran of in the direction of the wings.
Coming. L,eila?' smiled Mark.
Coming, sweet girl?"
Il may come on later but ! must
see Patsy Raoul l want Barbara to
fix her house for her but"
Mark did not trouble to listen. A
man known as Freddy was pulling
impatiently at him and he set him.
self to traverse the space before
him. The blond Freddy was as in
adequate support as one might
have expected from his appearance
and Mark was relieved when he
FASTENED on in front and opened and
shut doors instead. Marks brow was
wet by the time he had dragged him.
self out Of the theater and into the
car which awaited them.
Nevertheless. he was stiIl smil-
ing as they drove of at the tail Of
the festal procession. He was not
going to lose his temper except
when he could do 1t to dramatic
advantage. While Freddy and the
duchess continued tc besmear the
name and fame of Mrs. Lewis j.
jacobson with Inud--the very car
that held them was, he gathered,
hefs--he tried to fix his mind upon
the next few hours. Irritatingly,
Leila's scarlet and gold floated be.
fore his vision.
u lOathe the Da Capo, absolutely
loathe it." announced the duchess,
getting briskIy out as the car drew
up before portico outlined in small
blue lights. you'll see to Mr.. Lode
ly Freddy darling? Cos have to
try and find Bicycles"
Freddy held the door Of the car
and looked vaguely after her.
IF you hate staying with me as
much AS ! hate having you stay"
said Mark. we've got lot in com.
mon. Suppose we meet inside?"
Freddy, released. bolted after the
duchess and Mark took his time. By
inside porter. cloakroom attendant
and page, he was eventually seen
into the club. The atmosphere OF
Mrs. Jaeobson's party had grown
more quarrelsome but more toler.
able,
The gold-capped woman was whis.
pering to beautiful young boy: she
had dropped the sketches of Patsy
Raoul under her chair. With care
Mark retrieved them and sitting
down outside the circle began TO
draw upon their backs. He drew his
hostess, Constantia ]. Jacobson;
drew her wrangling, drew her eat.
Ing. and finally. from memory, drew
her biandishing the Russian aero.
bats. He had so far gone unob.
served and when he had touched in
her thickness OF lips and nose he
signalled to a waiter and had a
chair placed just behind his victim.
When he was settled upon it, he
touched her obese shoulder.
Il do wish you'd buy these studies
OF Miss Raoul," he said as she
turned. They're forty pounds each"
She laughed the half-bitter. half.
simpering laugh Of the grossly rich.
"You certainly have q nerve! And
anyway, they were only twenty
back In the theater."
"Ah!" smiled Mark. "But they've
doubled their value since then"
He lifted one little so that she
could ses what was upon its back.
He saw purplish red mount under
her powder. mount to the roots OF
her hair: her black eyes squinted
for a second.
as that how look TO Your" she
mHttered,
Not really. no." Mark admitted.
'But you see. | happen 20 want
money and You happen to have 1t.
And who are either of US to strug-
gle against our fate?"
fcophrf0At 1859. Jal1a CJeft-Addamsl
.Tonaorrc~. MARX meets a person
OF great Importance.