The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-04-20
Chapter 81
NEW YORK REVEL

HELLO. Iris. Evening Jackets 70
l. l. match all gowns. sports suits:
that's right. is it not? But it Is as
much as anyone's life is worth to
make a chalk mark on you till Miss
Pima comes"
Sure. Miss Sigrid," said the pref.
ty yellow-curled Goll who had con
voyed Iris. becoming suddenly pert.
ly human. 81 only brought her along
for you to make the chalk marks. All
dos walk them!"
Both girls laughed.
"Why is everyone so afraid of
Aunt Phina?" Iris asked when the
girl. still giggling at her own wit,
was gone. Sigrid had dismissed the
other woman till Pima arrived.
Power of personally. suppose"
Sigrid shrugged. owen is afraid be-
cause she has always had him under
her thumb"
"Sigrid. I'm on Owens side" Iris
ooiOs ehll gOu OObAl " NC ldPPJ
Why won't you marry him unless he
stops working here? should think
you'd like it."
Because, well as he does it. he is
ashamed of it: and because as long
as he does it Pima will own him as
she always has. And Pima will hold
him through what he thinks is graft
tude and honor. And eventually he
will marry somebody whose father
was not Swede carpenter. That is
what Papa was. and darn good at
his job, too. | tell youi"
"Sigrid. you shan talk so of my
aunt! You don't know what she's
been through. She doesn't feel like
that, she's always worked herself"
"Girls, girls!" said Phinas cool
voice. She was eveL laughing. IF
either Of you can abandon romance
for a moment we'll get to work."
Iris expected Sigrid t. he ashamed
or surprised. She vas neither
What do you want fitted frst?"
Sigrid asked as quietly as IL moth.
ing had happened. and Pima. also
quietly. told her.
How can you go on being her
partner?" Iris asked when Phina had
gone again.
why nOt?" Sigrid asked: and
Iris began to understand what Owen
had said about wanting someone
soft and human witt him. Sigrid had
a Northern hardness. Business is
one thing. personal feeling another
Pima is one of the finest business
women | know. and honest. She
feels the same way about me-" She
rang for the women, and the work
began.
4 FTER the fitting. which took all
morning. and luncheon with her
aunt at the newest and biggest and
most exciting hotel. she was sent
home to lie down until time for the
cocktail party. But she walked up
Fifth Avenue instead. The shop win.
dows were so exciting.
Everything beautiful in the world.
bronzes. oriental images. jewels. ex-
quisite rugs and draperies; what
might have been museum exhibits
OF beautiful shoes hats. gloves.
frocks, rare books-a clock in a jew
eler's window finally sent her racing
home In taxi.
'I'm late. Honora, I've only time
to Dress" she told the older maid.
whose special charge she was.
She found herself being redressed
from the skin out. different shoes.
stockings. everything: finally ar
rayed in black velvet with a short
silver jacket under an afternoon
coat she had not seen.
"But Is this right-are you sure?'
she asked Honora. 1t seemed like a
funny costume.
tits what Madame said you were
to wear" the maid ssured her She
crowned the work with a close
wrapped silver turban. gave her
fresh white gloves and sent her
down to the waiting car. Dicky Ham,
ilton's madly-shaped. madly-painted
runabout. owen and Sigrid were al
ready in the rumble, wherever he
had found them. Dicky was rather
nice, now that he was alone. and.
oddly. little sad.
You're the kind OF girl that
makes men feel romantic" he said.
Swearing allegiance. dropping on
one knee. all that sort of thing we
read about when we were kids. you
know? Where'd you think up your
swell line?"
His blue eyes looked so wistfully
into hers that she could not be angry
at his words. She laughed. IN have
to get a placard and wear til was
brought up by romantic old-fash'
ioned people il 4 country town on
?