The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-24

70 ue1p her IOTgeb nef broken en-
gagement and Jacks mad beha-
vior.
!. : sI1l bring our picnic XII, Il has
dishes and everything Doris an
nounced in her fute-like voice.
And I'll make salad and sand
witches" ~
swat minutel What am go
ing to bring2" 49, snoik IS
"A cake if you Ike" 80
And some pickles. and cheese
And hard boiled eggs. Ray in
terrupted, coming up to them at
that moment. What, ask you,
IS a picnic without hard boiled
eggs?a
Don't forget the ants" Media
reminded him.
We'll go up into the noun
tains." Doris c1apped her hands
with delight at the thought.
@When2" her husband asked.
smiling down into her eager face.
How does Sunday suit you.
Nelda7"
"An right"
81 suppose you'll ask the boy
friend" Ray said.
.Reck and I-well, we've agreed
to write fms to our engagement"
Anybody else you'd like to ask
to the picnic?" Doris wanted to
know.
Lets invite Bill"
AfterWard, upon analyzing the
impulse that made her suggest
him, Media concluded she did it
in the hope that Reck would hear
about il and become jealous
enough to seek a reconciliation.
We can all go IN our car, Doris
said.
Its wise not to trust Bills car"
Media laughed. 1T has moods. you
know"
wen pick you up at about
@Pn be ready"
On Saturday Media received
another letter from Jack. He wrote
that he'd been fired from the can
merry and that he'd secured a Job
as service-station attendant. He
ended with:
Nothing PUe euer attempted
has turned out right. Guess
I'm misft.
"You arel" she fumed. an
everything but medicine. You
fool You fool"
Let Bygones Be Bygones
CUNDAY morning broke bright
- and clear, giving promise Of a
day made 70 order for a picnic.
Media put on dark blue slacks and
a cream silk shirt. The outfit ac-
cented the slenderness Of her form
and the deep. dark beauty Of her
eyes. She looked as fresh and
beautiful as the morning.
The Powell se9an rolled. with
horn honking, into the back yard
Of the rancho promptly at 10. Bill
leaped out Of the tonneau and took
the packages that contained Nell
da's contributions to the picnic.
Doris was vivid and pretty in
brown knickers and tan shirt with
flowing red tie. Her eyes were twin
glints Of inpishneSs.
That gal has a figger," she re-
marked as Media came toward the
car. Makes me simply mad with
envy. She gave a pretense OF
gnawing her nails.
she looks like a nymph Of some
kind Bill said.
What is the title Of the noun
tain nymph2" Ray asked.
You've been 70 colIaee-you
ought to know" Doris said.
Il can't remember everything
heard in college," he retorted. his
brows drawn together in thought.
What Is that manner It's on the
tip Of my tongue. but I can't recall
il.
Dread" This from Bill.
That's it," Ray cried. But how
did you get so smart7"
Just a whimsical farmer. Shall
] put these packages in the tom
neau or in the trunk"
A little furry Of rearranginE the
articles followed, then they were
Of amid bright sallies.
They went over the same road
that Reck had taken when he and
Media were forced TO spend the
night IN the old shack. As they
paSsed Il Media stole a glance at
Bill and found him gazing intent
~ az her.
In a low tone he said. Media. I
biurted out some nasty things that
morning found you here with
Reckless. want you to know I'm
sorry. / don't know what made
me say them. for I really didn't
think they were true. I've been
wanting TO tell you 50 ever since
that morning. but -"
That's al right. Bill. she cut
In Il guess you were excited.
Il suppose that was Il, but I
shouldn't have Jet my excitement
turn into rudeneSs.-
We al do such things
Doris told me you've broken
your engagement
yes.
Then Doris chimed IN. what
are you two whispering about
back there" ~ 81 - :.
We're just letting hygones BE
hygones. Bill answered.
know. Doris went on. tive
often wondered Why yoa twol
haven't fallen n love with each
oskef-
fcossrssAi. 1857. Axe Mar. DSsssp
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