The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-03

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Delighted In fact. feel safer
about you. This Is pretty big house
for sou 70 be alone IN, and don't
want 70 scare you. but ] saw 4 rather
tough-looking customer shamhlinR
about as ! drove up. one Of those
snaggle- toothed. ragged. slack-jawed
young fellows. Wanted 70 carry nv
bag in. as II this was Grand Central
Said his name was Seymour
-Oh, Lance. He wouldn't hurt
kitten"
You aren't kitten. Yes. you
are. Come over here and put your
head On my shoulder and purr.
Love met"
They sat drowsily. happily together
before the FIRE till they heard Uncle
Henry's heavy footsteps on the UNI
carpeted stairs.
Visitors Pour In
an SUNDAY morning Ewes next
" visitor. Ellen Walton. walked ID.
neat and pale and smiling. Eve was
standing In the middle of the kitcheG.
making the cheering discovery thst
Uncle Henry had left oatmeal In the
double boiler. coffee ready to boil and
toast cut in the oven. He had also
washed up the dishes. His painful
fear Of being a burden was going to
take various burdens of her Shout
ders. she realized.
isn't this the most beautiful house
Ellen said cheerfully. from the
kitchen doorway
Food ready" said Eve, kissing her
friend. This Is Aladdin's palace. Pd
have you know; your rooms ready
too. and when you've come down
well eat"
"Oh. may l make waflesG There's
an iron."
Elien's thwarted domestic tenden-
cies were one Of the crowds jokes.
"Of course you may-it viii be
time for lunch by the time you make
thems and oh. Denny ought to be
down by then. ! should think"
-Denny?"
"Oh. don't worryg I've gone back to
the day Of the chaperon. II you
pleased"
Eve was glad that she could tell
Observation-Disclosures Ellen about
Uncle Henry's firm stand.
Ellen was at the waffies In Eve min.
utes. tied up in the checked apron
from her overnight bag. Eve stood
leaning against the open back door;
It was crisp bright morning. warm
for April first. Uncle Henry had al.
ready raked me tattered lawn
stretching away to the orchard slope
The grass was raising its blades above
the yellow spots where rubbish had
lain. Beyond. a tangle Of tall dry
blackberry canes from last year Law
above the straw area that must BE
the old strawberry bed There was
over to the south. fresh-turned area
OF ground. The damp fresh earthly
smell came o her. She looked up 70
the rank on rank Of the old apple
trees. marching away over the hill. 70
the meadow at the other side. and
realized that she was mistress Of
these acres of lovely land. Worthless
as she supposed the possession was
she thrilled to it. AS she leaned BY
the door in her sweater. in the sun
and wind. something in her quieted.
steadied. to match the rhythms OF the
spring around her, She was at peace.
She tried to laugh at herself. Peace.
steadiness. with her Job thrown away.
her marriage uncertain. she place It.
self a problem = everything going
through one of those times OF dux
which are such : nuisance2
But she could not laugh the feeling
away. The sun and the wind and the
earthly smell. the greenness and spa.
ciousness Of her possession made her
happy. 1t was strange happiness: Il
did not depend on things. Not because
of parties, people. excitement. Not
even because of Denny here with her.
But because of her feet on the earth
and the world at spring noon. She
remembered feeling this way only
once before: little girl alone instha
meadow there above. in daisy time.
She never remembered that she was
to have been married today.
And then she heard the violent
D4oWiuS VI q uO1us Die went 10 the
front door.
There, shiny in the noon sun. stood
Mitzi Powers limousine. heI smart
young chauffeur twhom Mitzi said
she had had to discouraged holding
the door open for crowd Of people
to descend. They had all come as
Marylin had promised. All these peo-
Pile caring enough for her to come out
and see her the very first Sunday.
bless their heartsl
fcOpyri0ht. ss7. Margaret Widdemsrl
Gay and friendly. the crowd eat
Ellen's wafIies in Ewes dining room.
Monday.