The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-08
Chapter IS
Pent Up Wrath

Pent Up Wrath
JOHNNY was a good sport,
= though a very white Tipped
sport. He wished they'd let him
remain where he was. or take him
home.
Tears smarting her eyes. she
went into the Gregory store for
Golden oranges" They didn't
stock them. nobody ever bought
citrus fruit. excepting lemons. in
the winter. The Macdonald store
had plenty. She had a basket filled
with fruit. rode back to the mine
with the doctor. picked up her car
and drove back to the cot.
These are for the little GIRL"
fhe told the mother when she had
brought her the sselscing news of
Johnny's luck. she seemed to like
fairy stories of-s sps.a Sc
sWhere did YOU get them?" de-
handed the woman.
eAt-" Kathleen hesitated.
II knowI" The apathetic figure
Strengthened and hatred blazed
from her eyes. you've been fine.
but get that fruit out of my house.
Ellnot poison child of mine with
Macdonald truck"
Kathleen stood appalled,. This
neither would let her child do
without what she needed, sooner
Than accept anything purchased
from her enemy. She haT forgotten
she bad said she would sooner
sleep in the street than spend an
ether night in Macdonald hotel.
Her hatred was veneer: this
woman's hatred had been in
grained through three generations.
@rll drive into Carsted." she told
the woman. you'll accept fruit
from there won't you? And I've
other purchases want to make.
s'Would you" the woman hesi-
tbted. would II be asking too
much for you to take Grandma
NacBride with you? She's never
been 70 Carsted."
Kathleen set out for the nearest
town with two guests. In the tom
Tteeu sat Grandmother MacBride
nearly snothered in blankets. her
foothless mouth. wide with q happy
smile. Beside her. brisk, alert and
tsIkative was Grandmother Bark
us the other old woman's crony.
Carsted reached. Kathleen spent
half Of her time shopping. the
other half writing an air-mail
letter 10 her father.
kfdtmaHd you haze every roof IN
GREGORY repaired before snoiDtalL
demand you release Doctor Cleue-
lard from that usinine limitation Gtpe
E9kfttsFi permtssion tor him 10 attend
u'l Gregory people tree OF charge
He's more than wiflinp.
AJhis Is enough for notD FH tell vou
9i1dl else IA needed N mu merit letter
The missive was hurled east by
fst Epidemic
II WAS after dark when Kath-
leen returned to Neutrality De-
positing the old women at their
respective cots. she stopped al the
young MacBrides. Doctor Cleve.
hnd was there. He drew Kathleen
outside.
-You seem capable OF getting
what vcu want" he began. 81 wish
you'd ind way to permit me TO
care for this child. She's going into
pneumonia II she isnatrtaken out
Of that damp hole and given proper
nursing
Bring her to my place" an
swered Kathleen promptly. ats
rs biz as barn. but II Is dry and
we've plenty Of fuel III take care
Of her"
An anxious Bridget. who had
seen Kathleen back the car out OF
the barn and drive off: who had
since received word OF her dash.
ing around Neutrality down 10 the
Golden Girl: then setting forth TO
Carsted. opened the front door TO
AAttA TIL GltCGAS
white eyes black with determine
ton.
Behind Kathleen stood . man. q
child wrapped in blankets In his
arms. Behind the man was a nurse.
@Tll open the parlor." greeted
Bridget with quick understand
Ing. "a steady fire In the living
room win keep II at the right tenn
perature."
Laura MacBride was the first
victim Of the influenza epidemic
which struck Neutrality: especi-
dIn the, Gregory side. only an iso-
Iced case or two reaching the
NeeDcnalaS.
Within four days the old Greg
cry house had been turned into q
hn4nikal, Rridget and Kathleen
alegnetine shifts each with q hos
nttals nurSa.s
~ silenL mutual consent i bar
r,er Of silence was thrown about
the activities and not until the
fourth day did Kit-Smyth learn
what was taking place.