The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-11-03

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asshasalss had placed hts hope q
eeeIoeIon.
TIE road wound thronzh he or
eAafa W . hill. then stopped on
re ~ where . weatherbeaten
sAaek served As . farm house. Mar
.an booked AZ tie honse. then
lopked away. ~0h. Lon she said.
and pointed east
Below them lay the great basin
ek Contra Costa County and tower.
Ins oFer 4. tie plumcolored bulk Of
Mount Diahlo There vas something
avs Inspiring ia the rastness Of the
sesne. and Jet there vas something
intimate about the mountain. ike
az often seen acquaintance Who
Aaaaenly becomes friend.
Marian sat On thu weaaherbeafen
stoop while Lon went 70 look Tor
tAe owneE. She felt she could at
theFe forever watching the play Of
cloud shadows across the green
sweep Of the valley. the changing
llghts On thu mountains. So en-
crossed vas she IN the scene she
didn't hear the approach Of the men
until her ears sensitive to Ions
voica. heard him say:
III my wife likes II. I'm ready to
bay
oh. Lon. do She turned to
hims smiled at the old man beside
him, only I don't see how you can
bear to give it up
1T was fine till folks started
movin' IN. spoiIin' things"
But the view. nothing could
spoil that"
Houses down there be said
with distaste. pointing 70 colorful
dots. each surrounded By its square
of trees. ''that low spot over there.
Wait until ! get my glasses an
you'll see the red roofs that's
where the sWells live"
He brought forth the binoculars.
adjusted them and Marian saw red
tiled roofs and white stucco walls
cleaning through the matted tops
Of old oak trees. She felt very supe-
rior 70 the FsweIls." WAY live there
when there was q view like this?
IN on and the owner discussed
~ price. discussed soil. discussed
the price Of prunes and walnuts in
which his acres were planted. while
Marian swung the glasses to and
fro. picking cut spots she knew. She
found Walnut Greek, the largest
town In the valley. The smoke haze
on the northern horizon was Pitts
burg on the shores Of the Sacra.
mento River. and south were the
serrated tops OF the range beyond
Pleasanton. which had served as a
Wild western background for the
first motion pictures.
IF you're through with the view.
you might look around the prem
ises Of your new home" suggested
Lon.
They did that together. stepping
on possible terraces. finding a
gnarled old oak tree with leaves
spread out like a japanese umz
brelIa
~We1l build around that" said
Lon. leave Il In the patio for our
roof tree. Ian. can't you see it? The
house. I mean. true Spanish, soft
white stucco. reddish brown tiled
roof. srilled windows. and some OF
that Indian pottery the folks
brought out from New Mexico, on
the garden walls"
"And the rugs over the balcony"
added Marian. "and Lon, you'n have
to learn to play a guitar and sing old
Spanish love songs"
Il might learn to play the guitar"
agreed Lon. II play banjo pretty
well right now. but sing :. no Ian,
we've got to figure on selling part
OF this land and only bride could
listen 10 me sing and not run away"
But he did sing in the days which
followed. queer songs OF the south
ern negroes which either had no
melody to begin with. or lost # In
Ions Interpretation. Marian, watch-.
ing him with the workmen build
ing the house, would smile. He was
supremely happy.
He had paid cash for the land
upon which he was TO build the
homes he hoped to sell He had paid
for the material used ia his own
home and for the furn..ure they
would need-~and that" he ex-
planned. leaves all the Building and
Loan money for our future. I'll pay
myself a salary. enough for US to
live comfortably. then use the rest
in developing the tract and build
ing the homes. ThereTl ba plenty
so We won't run in any danger Of
going broke before the payments
begin coming in regularly"
And then one night when q full
moon climbed over Mt. Diabolo's
shoulder and spilled its silver into
the valleys they stood in their patio
under the oak tree. too tired for
anything but . deep inner satfsfac-
1 -. ah.a thss rirht thar u.nuld