The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-26
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the ranch. He might become SO in
VOWED with it that he'd never be
able to leave.
tOh, shuclzs!" he grumbled.
Why don't you treat me like a
person2 Let me help carry the
load. III show you that I can do
things besides going to college to
study medicine
She decided then that il might
be wise TO give him some sense Of
responsibility.
You can help 18th the truck
ing when the lettuce Is ready 70
harvest
~Okay!S There was more spirit
in his voice than she had heard for
months.
I'm afraid there's goin' TO be
labor trouble" Uncle Ham OBJ
served, shaking his white head
Labor troublesi Strikes! That's
all you can hear these daysp
Media cried.
She recalled those words in the
latter part Of August when labor
conditions were so uncertain that
she could find no buyer who would
take her lettuce crop on the
ground. That meant she'd have to
hire truclmen 70 haul her crop to
the packing sheds. II was easy
enough TO get a packer to buy It,
but the safe delivery Of It was the
problem.
ats being rumored that the
teamsters VIII walk out II the let
tuce packers do" Ray told Media
one day when they met IN town
How about the c1tters?" she
Nest OF The field workers are
Fihpinosg and they're not organ.
lied, Ray replied aT ~ ri
Il do hope the strike can be
ayerted, = she said fervenflF. Sci
You and a lot Of others. = ssfI'sls
Jack secured a job as clerk in a
chain grocery store IN town. His
employment was more Of & prob
lem to Media than help because
he had to use the roadster to get
back and forth.
He had been il the store less
than two weeks when he returned
home one evening with such q
gloomy expression on his face that
Media knew something unpleasant
had happened TO him. Il the seat
beside him was small mongrel
dog with bandagec leg.
Fired, he announced shortly.
@Why2"
'For wasting time. This dog was
run over in front Of the store. It's
leg was broken, so ] set il. !"
And they objected TO humane
act Ike thatl"
And howl Said the dog should
be shot or sent 70 the pound. But
the poor little pooch was lost, and
I felt sorry for Il =
A hope sang n Ne1da's heart.
The doctor instinct had come to
the fore. Perhaps
i know what you're thinking
he said suddenly. Get It out Of
your head. II was only the love OF
dogs that made me do this" He
picked up the animal and carried
il toward the tank house where
he made a bed for Il The dog
licked his hands and looked at him
gratefully.
AS the August days passed he
seemed to be Of the same mind
about the medical profession
You'll slagnate around here,
jack Media blurted out one day.
Sorry that thrust myself and
my alterations on youl" he re-
torted 50 holly that she let the
subject drop.
Reprimand
nURING this period Reck took
~ Media out frequently. One
night they started to Santa Cruz
to have dinner IN one Of the down.
town restaurants. When they were
half way to their destination he
stopped the car abruptly.
That place Is not 50 hot. Any
body can 60 there, /" he complained.
How would you ike to go to Del
Monte2p
isn't Il too far7r
What's s. miles TO this boat!s
Nothing she replied. entering
into his mood. Let's GO Her own
life was confined @ sue a st
groove that the rrlexp sickness
ahoz1t Reck = oHA u ii greatezt
Charms fer a44fNf esfseh
He stepped hard On THE eas
= le aud his ca few Hong the
smooth pavement like 8 meteor.
They had gone about % miles
when q traffic offieels siren
shrilled hehipd 1hW
'.carsesp' Rack exclainzed.
The officer came abreast Of the
roadster and ordered Reck 70 stop.
When they went On Reck had
ticket 70 appear in court two days
hence.
7 don't know how can laugh
this of with the mater" he re-
marked IN a low. worried tone.
Il was three days later that
Media received q pulling noka
from Mrs. Reckless. Suhkiy, she
reprimanded Media for the fiekek
Reck had received as II she. Media.
were responsible for the speed VIC
lation. Media spoke to Reck about
il when next she saw him.
! suppose she wants you 70 put
the brakes On me- he returned
and amiably switched the subiecf.
Il was IN the lrst week OF Sep
tember that Bill called a fks
rancho late one afternoon.
The lettuce workers struck a.
day. be announced giunaly.
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