The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-14
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Society In A Lumber Camp

Society In A Lumber lamp
AND so life ran placidly--a river
n of gold with encEantment and
allure beneath its surface. Ro-
.'.7-' nance fioated with the tide and
Love was waiting tc take the
..,.,, helm. Every commonplace hap
'..-,-- pening took on a glory beyond
comprehension. To accept glass
of water from Garys hand. To
have him telephone her and say
quickly: "You, Judy? I've got to
--s@ss -..~ 90 to the woods-nuisance but I've
- got to show up on the work occa-
sionally."
'THow long are you staying?"
..,-,. "a couple of centuries - until
the day after tomorrow, really.
VIII you miss me?"
'''~ Gas if you didn't know!"
Happiness ratlfated from her.
Just to come home hungry, dis
card riding clothes for cool cotton
~ -. 80 and sit down 10 one of Lu Wings
simply arranged, perfect mealsl
Sometimes a shadow appeared
on the golden river OF her days
$4,000 Reuben.
He came home for week ends
neither eagerly nor reluctantly
e~a-- a well hammered guest who fell in
with whatever project was on
hand and before he went away
asked for the household bills, paid
such as he could and laid the rest
aside.
-~~ =s Gradually the cabin at the top
r of Winding Hill had become the
most popular spot in Camp Site
No g. People dropped in and
found tea was always served at
four forty-five to the minute.
80 Served easily and graciously and
quite as a matter of 1routine. They
: : began to stop for pickup suppers
on Sunday night or for chance
breakfast after the dance with one
of La Wings delicious omelettes.
In a small way Judith was dis
-s-.as pensing the Goodloe, Choice brand
-s'" of hospitality. Establishing a new
social order In the camp at the
edge of the forest. pffa
...sf- SThe beautiful Mrs OliverI"
People were acutely aware of her.
"A Maryland Goodloe. my
dearl" One of the officials's wives
made the discovery "a gorgeous
=. creature with the air of prin-
cess" se8
what about him2 --Has she q
husband? - Isn't that handsome
young Brent extremely atten-
liver"
Gradually they oieced together
a few half truths about Reuben
marriages - Oliver had millions
go for a brief while"
s@ Gossip spread An ambitious
natron with a sub-ceb daughter
at school in the east was quick to
see the advantage OF knowing a
Maryland Goodloe. 1T may mean
an invitation to the Bachelors
Cotillion, who knows? We might
as well run up to the camp for
awhile. After all there's nothing
really Of Importance going on in
town until November"
One by one the cabins opened.
Big cars with chauffeurs smartly
uniformed purred up the hill.
s.-..s. Ladies' perfectly coiffed groomed
and wearing mostly smart black
froclxz aliEl1fed--a case OF the
--.-- mountain coming 10 Mahonlet.
Judith accepted Der sudden
1855 vogue calmly She sent to Casper
- 49, Street for fher silver. crystal.
cisSy's rug--it was superb on the
cabins big. darkly polished floor.
She pfade quantities of tea. Lu
Wing baked innumerable tiny
wafer-lilxe cakes
"Are we trying to outrival New
.-@A4- : port?" Reuben asked Sarcastically.
- Orgy OF Spending
- aver the week ends Reuben
~~ ~ shared in his wifes popularity
$50 "a reflected glory. He was greeted
- everywhere with a new eordiality
at the pavilion py the Com
pany's officials on Saturday night
~ass-eon the golf course on Sunday
morning. On Monday morning
Reuben became awoodsman again.
He tried 30 remain one over the
week ends--deelining invitations
AS September, October went Ivy.
Judith allowed herself very little
II thought Of the future, as Is the
way OF those happy in the present
.v.ses., /, The irst impcrfection that ap-
peared upon her horizon was
when Pike belatedly presented his
bill The amount shocked her
-osv. During the first couple OF weeks
In her new environment, Judith
had spent Reuben's money timid-
ly-the horror OF jobless days in
Fordney's Gulch still upon her.
Gradually ii lifted The new order
so right, 80 pleasant established
itself firmly and now-Pike's hsili
lit must Do wrnasn Judith