The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-07-21
The OctagOnal Well

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tiled tub, when you can loll around
IN the porcelain luxury"
The Octagonal Well
4 SEY bit bis lip to keep the cor
\ ners Of his mouth from turn
ing up into a broad grin. Jennings
was doing wen He was almost do
ing too well. That lolling in the
tub business was an obvious crib
from his own conversation.
You know perfectly well that
it's silly to talk about tiled baths"
Pam said we haven't water. and
we can't afford electricity"
Pam, " Jennings said. Il got that
all thought out You know, it was
my grandfather that built this
place and | found the original
plans 10 home Wen Just fiji in that
well you got now, and the cistern,
too, and then We'll go back to the
original well It's a spring, real
ly-"
The old well, out by the barn?"
Pam said.
Jennings nodded. used to be a
windmill on the top Of it." he said.
The old octagonal we'll. l forgot
you had one till | looked it up on
them old plans. It's about 100 feet
west Of the barn, and we can build
yOur-look, let me see Aaron. will
you, an talk with him?"
What Octagonal Well?" Peggy
Boone demanded
1T used to be Marina's favorite
thing about the place" Pam ex-
planned. "She loved it. She fell into
it so often that Aaron had the top
boarded up, years ago. when we
were children. Marina used to brag
that she lived in an eight-sided
house. with an eight-sided barn,
and an eight-sided well. 1t never
mattered then if some other child
said that her father made more
money than our father. Marina
would just curl her lip and say that
they didn't live in an eight-sided
house with eight-sided barns and
wells. There was something final
about that Well, come on up, Earl.
and talk TO Father. Maybe some
thing can be done. if you think so
But we simply haven't got a cent
20 put into anything. Come on and
advise us, Asey Come on, Peg"
"Wait'll | get some cigarettes
did that Timothy take all his with
him?"
Il hope So" Pam said. ITS dis
graceful the way you've been
cumming them and making them
run out Of their own fancy kind.
Come on, and let's get this settled"
Jennings looked at Asey. as they
followed Pam up to Aaron's room.
Talk" Asey barely moved his
lips. Talk"
Jennings embarked on a discus
sion Of electricity. its cost and up
keep, and the advantages Of a mod
er1 water system.
If YOU think" Pam said rather
GROSSLY. that We keep hand pump
because we don't hold with these
m d ern innovations, or we're
scared Of a faucet-y0u're crazy!
No one would be more modern
than |, Il / were given half q
chance | personally want a house
that looks like tin biscuit box,
with inserts Of glass and colored
bricks, and a top that tilts-Aaron.
here's Earl Jennings again. Can
you trust yourself 20 listen 10 his
newest ideas? He seems to mean
what he said about laying on wa
ter"
What a Biblical sound that
has Aaron said Come in"
They had got to the stage OF fig
Turing things Unfortunately on the
block used by Aaron for his con-
verS3tlous the day before. when
ASey heard a car in the drive
He got mp casually and looked
Qua, ot ,he Wi f6oW.
Pam ar3Aaron were too en-
crossed q The figures 20 hear his
snort % annoyance
BE r.11t b5Ik. Asey said. auc
rushed fyr the stairs.
THose Cams That Carr family
He had told thcw n ~ away ana
stay away. ans here they we're.
laundering hsck NJ ta.s time. *
an :mes'
Before he reached the bottom a.
tne >'al.s. a f.>N 1T shots tang u..
t,-s,-ieA. l9ss rss,ts Eass-s tsl..-1
WAC I, the murderer Concluded