The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-02

taken wing.
pped itself, with an alarm
d-like bird in storm
against the glass pane Of Nina's
kitchen window, whereupon she
promptly cut a piece Of finger,
along with the bread she was slic-
ing.
Damn
The whole apartment was airless
from closed windows, and abso-
lutely a shambles. Tg
Nina had not yet mastered the
technique of finishing one thing
in the line of household duties
before beginning another. In fact
she used the other, messier method,
deliberately. If she thought of
something that ought to be done
in the living-roon, while she was
washing dishes in the kitchen, she
would go and start it !. :. SO as to be
sure not to forget, when the time
came.
AS q result of this pursuit, her
apartment now, three hours before
the party. presented chaotic APP
pearance.
Across the bed, in their room,
lay the clothes that needed to be
brushed and pressed for the eve
ming. AT the end Of the living room
stood the two bridge tables, par
tally set as a buffet; and on plates
all over the kitchen, lay one of
every kind of sandwich and salad
she was going to prepare and
their makings.
Immediately after the old news
paper with the clinging tomato
skin had banged against her win
dow, the house telephone rang.
She went to it, with bleeding finger
held up in the air.
Button began t howl, as usual.
He didn't mind the front door,
bell, but he apparently figured out
that people who were so insure of
their welcome that they had to an
nounce themselves, were unde-
sirables.
Nina prodded him with the toe
Of her slipper, and he subsidized into
a series of low growls.
Disorder And McDuff
TT WAS the superintendent, Nc
4 Duff, with prospective tenants.
II was so hopeless that she had
10 laugh.
Come along, my friend" she
told him, "but / warn you, you
won't rent the apartment the way
it looks today
lie didn't; but 1t was due as
much to McDuff's staunch efforts
TO hold 1t for the Days, as to the
state of disorder. He appeared with
a couple.
When the man asked Nina if the
garbage men did not disturb them
in the early morning, emptying
the ash cans under the bedroom
windows, McDuff pointed out that
the difference between this floor
and the one above--in sound linz
Inunity-was really worth while.
And when the woman remarked
on the dimness Of the kitchen, he
went into an ode on the beautiful
sunlight that poured in over the
rDof tops. :. upstairs.
Even after they had decided not
20 take 1t. they hung about remark
ing on things: the blue walls,
Nina's evening dress, the Hcute"
sandwiches she was making
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at The time wasted.
They were there for a good half
hour.
Only two and a half left. Nina
bandsged her sliced finger. brushed
the damp hair out of her eyes. and
doubled up on her efforts.
In about 10 minutes, they came
back. They had decided TO take
the one upstairs. but just wanted
10 be very. very sure that il was
nicer than Nina'S.
More precious time wasted.
This was the night Of the return
party for Oracle Nolan and Jack
knight. There were TO be six, in
ell, for the huifes supper: The Days,
oracle and Jack. Francine and the
boy friend. Bill.
Nina was determined that the
evening should be 4 success.
Graeie's Sls.7s Model
tIlHEN David opensd the door
w for Oracle and her escort, a;
1880. Nina looked down at her own
white lace dinner gown. IN
Rssped. Oracle had IN