The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-03
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n, 81 ALICE MARIE DODGE "


her frank way.
Nothing. Media replied quick
~. I'm too busy these days for
parties" She wanted to ask q hun
dred questions about the affair. but
pride stilled her tongue.
Who'd ever have dreamed
year ago that the dainty Media
Barrie would be working in-in
the sofl?" Harvey dTawled, his
eyes wandering over her slim form
IN Jacks old clothes.
Media knew it was his retalia-
ton for her jibe at MS new accent
It's either this or complete
loss OF my crop" she said crisply.
You always were ike that.
Claire mused. "Yeu always finish
whatever you start
Jack came up to greet them then.
lettuce knife IN hand
Let me see Il ] can cut some Of
that?" Jewel requested with .
giggle.
Jack showed her how il was
done. Amid laughter and wise
cracks from the others. she cut
half a dozen CT more heads Of the
lettuce. Then Claire must try #.
Then Val. Harvey showed no IN
terest in the task.
Media, watching them, kept
thinking, "Reck did that TO me. Ig-
nored me- Insulted me in the eyes
of my friendS!"
as there any more of that grand
Italian food floating around here?"
Claire asked.
1T seems inexhaustible," Media
replied, thinking of the many COW
cred dishes Of spaghetti and Favioli
that had found their way to the
back door of the rancho.
Her friends demanded to hear
about Maria and her husband. Had
the italian woman killed him?
Self Service
NHILE she was answering their
W questions. thoughts few
through NeldaiS mind They ex-
pected 70 be invited to lunch
When she lived in San Francisco
they had dropped in any old time
and usually stayed for meals She
had enjoyed the same hospitality
IN the homes OF Claire and Jewel.
But how could she stop her work
to prepare a meal for them? The
lettuce must be taken to the pack
ing house immediately Perhaps
Laura-She dismissed the thought
even before it was finished. Laura
woald be fiabbergasted at the
mere suggestion Of cooking for
what she termed society sweIls."
All at once Media remembered
the novel way Doris had enter
tanned Bill and her on New Years
Eve.
"H you'll stay to lunch, she said
brightly, 4Tll ask Mrs. Moresi to
make some spaghetti"
They accepted gleefully.
How would you like to prepare
the rest Of the meal yourSelVeS?'
she asked
They stared az her, puzzled.
Il simply can't stop my work, "
she explained, the gentleness in
her tone robbing the words of
rudeness Il think you'll really
find il fun to cook lunch together"
Any one would have to be des-
perately IN love with me TO eat
my cooking" Claire said. But Pu
try anything once Come on kidsiS
Harvey was the only one to
whom the idea seemed distasteful
Media went to the house with
them, instructed them 70 draw Out
the slips Of paper on which she
had written the various tasks
necessary for the preparation of
the meal She showed them where
the food and uteaSils were kept,
then she went TO ask Mrs MoreSi
TO cook the spaghetti The Italian
woman was oaly too glad TO show
of her culinary skill and prom
Ised to have the food Il the rancho
during the noon hour.
Driving her truck TO the pack
ing house, Media could think Of
nothing but Reck and the party TO
which she hadn't been invited. Oh,
he couldnAt have done that to her!
Reck, with his gay. engaginr grinl
His high-handed ways that SO in
I trigued heri She wondered If
Vivisn Nelson had attended the
party.
When she got back 70 the house
around u o'clock the gales Of
laughter she heard issuing from
the kitchen told her that her plan
was succeeding beyond her ex-
pcctations.
This Is really a lark, isr't it?'
fioaeed out IN Jewels contralto.
/ They pulled Media inside on a
whiri OF laughter to see their
achievements. Claire saluted her
with a long spoon. Val had one Of
Laura'S aprons tied around his
stocky form. Harvey had discarded
his boredom for the moment and
was washing lettuce at the sink.
Jewel was mixing a salad.
Claire motioned Media into the
living room away from the others.
4 want 70 tell you. Media" she
said. that Reck had some people
from Hollywood az the party. A
famous composer with an unpro-
nounceable name and" She
stopped when she noticed the look
on Nelda's face. You're still in
love with him, aren't your"
Il suppose So" Nelda'S tone was
/ without expression.
Claire studied her a moment BE-
fore she spoke.
I Its that domineering mothe-
e ~ She was the enc who sent
- evitations.
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