The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-14

Margery, "but I'm already getting
hoarse. Somebody else will have to
take over" He launched into par.
lor story about a small Negro in
racing stable.
Carol looked puzzled.
He repeated it at the top Of his
lungs, and she gave up the struggle
and laughed herself GREATNESS.
81 can't keep it up. Harry" she
gasped. Another thirty minutes OF
this and I will be deaf" She smiled
apologetically at the bewildered
Porter.
at was one of Harry's cute ideas.
she explained. Il didn't know he was
going to do 1t until he got me in
here. I'd forgotten how many bright
ideas he had"
Porter Murray crimsoned slowly.
1t had just dawned on him that she
had heard the asides as well as the
rest of his remarks. She treasured
him quickly.
Don't worry: call that real gal
lantry. It's a lot nicer to overhear a
compliment thai to hear 1t"
The party grew in size and vol
ume, and the talk was full of per-
sanalities. She listened for an hour
with an expression of intent inter.
est, and felt that her face was con-
gealing.
After a while the guests began to
drift away, until at last no one re-
manned but Carol and Porter. He
said gaily:
why don't we all four go down
town and get a sandwich"
Margery looked at Harry. II don't
know whether Elvira would stay
on. l only asked her to stay until the
children were in bed" -" "'i'< Fl.
"Wait a minute" Porter ordered,
and disappeared into the kitchen
before they knew what he was do
ing. He came back Immediately.
"She says it's all right" he an
nounced. Get your hats"
Margery said: Porter, you ought
mt :" and Carol reflected that a
generous heart must beat beneath
his perfect shirt front. Elvira prob.
ably recognized but one form of
argument.
Harry grinned shamelessly. "Oh.
he's one Of the big rich. Don't de-
prive him of the plea cure"
They drove hilariously off in
Porter's sport phaeton, and ate club
sandwiches. at the Bears Head.
Afterwards he dropped Harry and
Margery at their house and insisted
on driving Carol home.
won't you come in for while?"
she asked when they reached the
Sherwood.
He accepted promptly. Thanks.
I was hoping you'd invite me"
He stayed until eleven. talking al
most constantly: skating blithely
over surfaces. Carol decided he was
one of the eligibles that Cornelia
had dismissed so contemptuously:
a sort Of cosmopolitan Ben Tyler.
She let him talk to his hearts con-
tent.
He got up finally. with fiattering
reluctance. Flows about dinner and
a movie with me next Thursday"
81 think that would be grand"
$50 do I. About half-past seven ?
Then we can catch nine o'clock
show"
Fine. I'll see you then. And it's
been lovely evening"
She knew from the speculative
look in his eyes that he was debating
the possibility of kissing her good
night. so she smiled with twinkling
finality.
Goodnight"
He shrugged and grinned. Good
night. darn you'll"
When he had gone she undressed
slowly and almost happily. Even a
single engagement ahead. with even
Porter Murray. kept the days from
being quite .empty.@.~zF x &
THE city gasped and sweated in
L the clutch of August. The morn
ing cars were merely tepid; the late
afternoon ars were crawling. clank.
ing infernos. Today. the evening pa
pers would announce with sadistic
glee, was the hottest tenth OF An.
gust since 1892. and there had been
two prostrations-a thing almost IN
known in the South. i. :. The sun was
molten brass in a cloudless sky and
drouth lowered. grinning at whirl'
ing lawn sprays.
At Rockbrook Irma Thornton read
of the heat wave with detached in.
interest. as people read. uncompre'
bending. OF famine among millions
In China. Blake went about his bust.
ness like a machine. and noticed in.
differently that his clothes were be-
coming too big for him. Carol dis
carded a great deaf of apparel she
had hitherto considered necessary
to business woman. and found the
world too weary to notice or care.
II the society columns were to be
believed, No One remained in town
Copyright, 1885, By Marian SimsJ
Tomorrow Carol has an unex.