The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-29
DON'T MARRY THE MAN

forward with. his sure step. katn-
leen believed. her. heart waited
with her. her breath waited.
~ brought you some wires" said
MacD Donald.
$50 nice Of YOU" nlurmured
Kathleen. The rose faded from her
cheeks with her acute disappoint-
ment. her eyes darkened. Don't
let me detaifl YOU.
You're moi" He Sat on the stone
wall as though grateful for rest.
and lighted cigarette. Go on
read them. don't mind me"
II don't and WON'T" she re-
torted answering both.
She ripped open the first wire.
DoN'4 MARRY rtiAr MAN!
BEATRICE GREGORY
She tore open the second.
ALL rs FORGIVEN. COME HOME.
DON'T MARRY THAT AWFUL MANI
MOTHER.
She opened the third. Il was
much too long for Scotchman 10
send as. straight wire. but evil
IDENTIFY Angus Gregory wasn't feel
ing Scotch. With increasing de-
light his daughter read.
DEAR CHILD 4 AM PROUD or You.
THANK COB YoU WE'RE THERE 70 PuT
THAT BOUNDED KIT-sMYTH m ms
Place. YOU ACTED LIKE A TRUE Cree
DRY WIRES FROM BRIDGET CONVINCE
ME- He E1As NTISREPRESENTED EVERY
THING FROM START TO FINISH. REGRET
MY HASTE IN REPLYING TO LAST LET
TER. GLAD you DEFrED HIM. n You
WOULD LIKE PLEASURE or DIscfiARC-
ING HIM WILL HOLD MY HAND. WILL
HIRE NEW ENGINEER. AM MAKING
you HONORARY SUPERINTENDENT.
YOU 9AvEr EARNED POSITION. HAPPY
TO ADVISE ROT THE BLASTINC OPENED
NEW VEIN RUNNING BACK AT. RIGHT
ANGLE 10 OLD. RIEHT-oF-wAY NO
LONGER stjCH VITAL NECESSITY. TRUST
I MAY DISCOUNT KTT-SAYTHs WORD
OF YoU BECOMING a MACDONALD.
TAKE MY ADVICE. DON'T MARRY THE
MANI wit 81 THERE WfTH YOU sun
DAY. LOVE FROM YOUR PROUD FATHER.
Fighting My Love-
CHE laie the wire aside and
- looked at "the man." Il was
ridiculous to admire anyone as
much as she admired him. II was
rather frightening to feel your
lifetime's happiness depended
upon him.
Feel better?" He smiled at her
and the world was suddenly
fighted, in focus, Beautiful.
Kathleen handed him the tele-
gram. He read il slowly. his face
rejecting the emotions each phrase
produced, And when he reached
the final tife he said. "HaI Hurrah
for him. See. he's told you not to
marry me. For the first time | have
some hopes. rye never vet seen
you do anything you were ordered
to do"
"Yet?" questioned Kathleen.
That's what said. Now stay
where you are" He reached out
to draw her close. then his voice
changed from triumph TO serious
ness. do you know dear. I've
wanted to do this from the mo-
Tnent saw YOU? ! didn't know the
desire to punish and TO love were
so involved. fought II. I wasn't
fighting YOU. was fighting myself.
lighting my love for YOU. I tried to
build I'D good strong hatred and
Il turned on me. You'll never
know"
When Kathleen had use OF her
lips again. she exclaimed, "What
do you mean I'll never know9 Do
you think ! wanted to love you:
you stiff-necked Matchmaker"
They were at 1t again. Balny,
carried around the rear Of the
house. saw Macdonald shaking
Kathleen BY the shoulders. Kath-
leen fiayinp at him with an old
shirt, a biood-stained shirt. q shirt
that had been torn iE two -. and
fnended.
Congratulations" said Balmy.
They stopped their 0uarreling
then. to sit Kathleen In the circle
Of Donald's arm. while they talked
to the old man.
"Balmy, BY the way" offered
Macdonald. you might like to
know that I've sent on the right
of-way. | spent most Of the night
with mother and nv attorneys
drawing 10 the contract. I believe
Angus Gregory will agree TO the
terms. From now on Neutrality
will be Jus that. q Neutral town.
and friendly one. want to turn
the biz house into Community
hall: one bic community han with
no dividing line. have You two
TO thank for this opportunity. II
those men hadn't been brought
out alive. I'd have felt their death
on nv hands. The EreRorys would
have tunneled through II I'd given
right-of-way when II was re-.
Quested: there would have been
q way out for the men. thought
was doing right by the Gregory
miners when I refused. ! had 20
learn my idea of'righs wasn't
Balmy held up his hand. aYou
had TO Learn that ideas based on
hatred were boomerargs. ideas
based on love are the same. but
you welcome their return. Now
you two run along and LEI an old
man sleep. My work Is done. From
now on I'd putter around my gar
den and among my people. I am
very tired
Kathleen and Donald walked
slowly up the hill, then paused 10
look down on Neutrality. Their
work had lust begun. This was
their town: theirs to turn into 3
place Of peace.
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