The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-07-09
Chapter 90

Public EyesOTe No. One
4 HAD 10 near the story Of Rod
i dys plot Asey told the Con-
gresham, before / could DO any
ming. But you don't need to worry
soout making the Struts mad.
Just stick all the blame on me, an
n the end. who knows but what
youn get a field house an gym
brown IN with the lark? Elliott,
we Just been thlnkIn never did
get q good look al the mural bust
1ut laughin' so on my first view, |
1ad 70 leave before | got 10 the
paris with the local boys IN EN-
You got pull enough 10 get me into
ne post Office on Sunday?'
Elliott smiled.
Have got pull? Asey. l have
gold plated key. all my own If you
want 10 get into the post Office,
wen 60 TO my house and get the
key. and have q private view Of
Qusnomeis Public Eycsore Mum
Der One"
"I'll trail you over, Asey SAID.
Elliotfs house was a long ram
bling place with SO many ellis and
additions that even an architect
would have had trouble picking
out the original Cape Cod half
house that had been the basis of it
all
MY daughters around m e.
where" Elliott said Il think she
SO
Hey, Jean where are you? Jeanie,
YOU know Asey Mayo, don't you?
Ny daughter. Mrs. Dunn. Jean.
where's that gold post office key.
d'you known"
THAT thing?" Jean wrinkled up
her forehead. Teddy had it last
He was playing St Peter and the
Gates of Heaven with it-didnt
YOU give IL 10 him?"
well, yes, | guess / did" Elliott
sad. But | need it now Find il for
me, Will your"
Father. darling. when Ted plays
with things. it's not the easiest
thing in the world to find them on
two seconds notice You shouldn't
have given him the key. If you
really wanted II intact. But I'll see
what can do Maybe Della'li know
where II IS
Della. q slightly distraught look
ing nursemaid. admitted that she
hadn't seen the key since the baby
played with il Saturday morning
Maybe he swallowed il, Jean
eaid as though that were the sim
plest solution.
"Oh. no." Della protested. I'm
sure he didn't He hasn't swallowed
anything for a week. Perhaps the
little Westover girl would know
She was playing with Teddy"
Come. come" Elliott said,
come. Gomez We've got to end that
keyi Really, Jean, ! know | let
Ted play with II. but see no rea-
son why the whole damn country
side has 10 use il as a playthingi"
Darling. climb down. Jean
said.
y want that KEY You 60 find i;
Go shake the children bv their
heels. Stand EN- on their heads
Peer into their tonslls. if YOU want
But 60 fnd that KEY"
Sometimes. Jean said. 81 WISH
you were a simple taxpayer Della,
come on Wen see If the WeStovef
infant has any thoughts on the
matter What did they put IN hat
mole hole. d'you kno 49,
No respect that's what Elliott
said They treat me like an elder
IL neigrbor. the whole lot Of en-.
An YOU love it, Asey SAID.
well. yes. I suppose / do Come
or in. and wen wait for EN- 20 find
fhe key tn turn up You can't
lose thirgs like that. I've got a col
lection 81 teeth I've been trying to
mslay for years. I've often won
derec. why do people think that
Congressman want teeth? I've 60,
whale teeth and dog D and IN
dan teeth All kinds would
th4t stand me rev upper sc,7 Mo-
uu KcaT tlutypc
Mad House
II THE end ~ sn eoar. jean
/ wandered c4:to the BAN Ea-1e
roonL
~Oh. here you are she said
Look. its swfully funny. The
Wesfovcr child Lex tn little Lake
10Y have the KEY. ana re says with
bland 6nsA;y that someone took =
away from HIM
Come now. Jean"
'That's true. Father. / Vo1t 50
into the details q the game they
were playing"
Who7 The Lake Boy Or The
someone, or what"
~Don't be SO iTcatianL dear