The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-22
Chapter AZ
Philip Wins His Eighf


herself with the memory of
Aary's midnight visit to Philip Page
To sd 70 ner unhappiness. she scarce.
b saw Philip all day He did not come
Into the outer Office. nor did he ring
the bell for her.
When Sally reached home, the FAM
~ we're at supper and her STEP
mother was reading aloud a letter
from her young half-sister. Tip.
What do you think. Sally?" said
MrA Warren. Tips expecting a
osnyl She's such child herself And
10 have . baby way of there in the
wilds Of South America"
There are q lot Of babies born
Down there. Mother" leased Ray.
They even have real hospitals"
-shen be ali right" Sally agreed.
Here's q letter that concerns you
Sally said Mr.. Warren. looking up
from the page he had been reading.
Your uncle in Richmond writes that
he has . vacancy in his publishing
business that might interest you. He
warts an answer Immediately. since
he has . good many applicants al
ready"
Mr. Warren handed Sally the letter
and she read Il eagerly. The position
Interested her. the salary was larger
than the one she was now getting
Her uncle added that he would expect
her 70 live with her aunt and himself,
and that her aunt longed to have Sally
In the house. a-r
what about it. SaIly?" asked Mr.
Warren. The ehrnge might do You
g0od and the job seems to De fine
thing OF course. your mother and /
would hate 70 part with you. but we
wouldn't let that stand in the way Of
y0ur going"
tn be leaving In month or less
Tor college," Lay reminded his par
entS IF Sally goes. that'u leave you
Two old fogies here alone with nobody
10 look after you"
Wen have some peace for a
change" said his father. de turned
back 10 Sally: Well my dear. wha:
do you think?"
i think may Co." said Sally slow
~. She got up and walked to the
window. leaving her supper almost
untouched II had begun to ram out
slde. soft. steady downpour that the
parched ground drank eagerly. 1t
seemed 10 Sally as she stared out at
the gray lines of the rain that the
future life that stretched before her
Was like the rain IN color. A month
ago she had loved Warrenton so much
she could have promised that she
would never i've anywhere else She
had been excited over helping to
make Warrenton . good place to live
for the poor as well as the rich.
Now all that was changed. One man
had changed IL for her.
Just IS Philip Page had made War
renton seem the most desirable spot
on earth 20 Sally. so with like magic
he had destroyed the vision
With little shudder, Sally thought
Of the future left for her in Warren
ION. She would have to live across
the street from Mary and Philip.
Their happiness would be thrust in
her very face. The job In Richmond
was an opportunity she could lose no
time In accepting.
Two Weeks Notice
A S Soon as she reached the Office
n next day. Sally wrote to her
uncle. promising to come to Richmond
IN two weeks Some faint hope that
she would change her mind made
Sally drop the letter 10 her desk
drawer and wait to mail II until she
had seen Philip Page. In the middle
% the morning. when he did not call
her % do his letters. Sally went to
his door and knocked boldly. A curt
voice invited her to come N.
= didn't mean TO ring for you. Miss
warren said Philip.
you didn't ring for me-" said Sally.
a slow flush spread over her face and
throat How cruel he could be inten-
tiOually making it as difficult as he
could for her to speak. Il have some
thing TO say to you, If you can spare
q moment"
PLEASE sit down." said Philip.
i shall not need to stay that long. "
answered Sally coldly. I'm leaving
the Office. 1 simply wanted to give
tn customar- two weeks notice"
Il was afraid you wouldn't stick
Il out long" said Philip. ~Only the
people who are obliged to make a
living know what it is to stick to a
Job through hick and thin.
Sally was so angry at this thrust
that she could not give coherent
fsp.y. She turned on her heel and
left
Much can happen in two weeks,
even IL the days seem to pass like
quick picture flashes on a screen.
Within two weeks Mr. Morris. owner
Of half the property in town, and
Philips enemy for so many months,
recovered sufficiently from the stroke
he had suffered to summon Philip to
his house for an interview.
The whole Office force knew where
Philip Page had gone that morning
Would Mr.. Morris continue the fight
with Philips newspaper. after he had
been proved wrong in the trial of
Mcdonald, or would he give in and
scall truce7 No one knew. out every
one could and did speculate Bv TIE
ltime Philip returned to ms ole
rzmor had Il that old Mr. I3-r
fgfveu his consent II the