The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-15

ana cut generous CHUNKS OF cheese.
why hang around? Why didn't
you come in?"
We'll" he said, taking the vim
egar away from her, Il thought
you'd have too many people here.
Which one of them was Callen?"
HE wasn't here" she said.
What are you doing with the vim
egar?"
Showing you how to mix real
dressing" he answered m p u
IDENTIFY.
IF you don't like our SER
81 know, don't tell me. l can go
some place else"
Il wasn't going to say that" she
said, making an attempt to eat
heartily. She had already had her
supper but she wanted him to feel
at ease.
He did. He helped himself to a
generous second portion of spa
ghetti. I'm not easily discour-
aged" he said.
They ate silently for a few min
uteS. When the platter was clean
and the last lettuce leaf used to
absorb the last ounce of dressing,
he sat back and drew pipe from
his coat pocket.
Cecily thought: He couldn't al
ways have been SO poor; that's an
excellent coat. It was of the same
kind that Doug used to order from
England. His linen was fine, too,
she noted. And his hair had been
brushed to lie smooth. It didn't.
Gal, did you cook this fine
food?" he asked, lazily drawing on
Fl did. Will it do?"
You'd make wonderful wife
for poor man." he said content
edly. Cecily felt like an idiot be-
cause his careless compliment
pleased her exorbitantly.
Think SO? Well, let's see what
kind of d poor husband you'd
make. You can wash the dishes"
I'D make very poor husband
indeed" he responded promptly.
''In fact, I'd make a bad one, but
I'm a good companion"
Story OF Her Life
THE few dishes were washed and
l. put in the cupboard and Ceclly
and her guest sat on a lounge.
Cecily prayed that no one would
be attracted by the light in her
shop.
Aloud she said, "What makes
you think you'd be a good COM
panion? What are your attri-
butes?"
I'm a good listener"
you'll need more than that,
because I'm not a talker."
&C. on" he urged. Tell me the
story of your life"
Its not interesting. | was born,
then ! grew. First / grew out and
then I grew up and here / am"
Mice work of growing" he said
approvingly. And since them"
Nothing" she finished.
"Then Shall tell your" She
nodded. "Weli, then, Miss Cecily,
you went to good schools, made a
debut, got bored with the social
life and opened a shop as lark" "
"Oh, no / didn't" she protested
earnestly, anxious that he wouldn't
think her like her cousin. Gloria.
Then tell me about it."
ooh, it's not interesting" she
said, conscious of how dull she
sounded. II went to a good school.
My father and mother died in a
railroad accident. / have a twin
brother, Doug, who is going to be
a doctor. He's tutoring in France
this summer. You'd like Doug.
Would Doug like me?" he asked
with one eyebrow raised crooked
ly.
eyes. he would" She said it and
realized that she meant it. Doug
might not approve of her taking q
transient under her wing but she
felt that he would like Locke none
the less.
"Ah, a little appreciation goes
to my head. Go on saying these
nice things"
You're laughing at me-" she ac-
cused.
I'm laughing Nth you," he cor
rected. i amuse you, Cecily, and
not many people do"
She had no answer to that.
There are no lines of laughter
in your face" he said after little
when she was silent. "Child, I
don't think you've had much fun.
I don't think you've laughed very
much"
Cecily said quickly, "Of course
l have! I'm not very spontaneous
person, if that's what you NEAR"
That isn't what / mean. And
what / do mean is something that
you wouldn't understand because
you are neither subjective in your
point of view, nor retrospective. !"
Smile when you say that" she
attempted lightly.
II mean nothing but compli-
ments, my gentle dove"
Perhaps we'd better return to
YOUR companionable attributes.
Now, that you've proved you're
good listener by listening to my
life story, let's get on to the mex"
"Oh, were by no means through
with your life story but we'll take
it up in easy stages. To get back to
me, I'm also a fine story-teller." he
said. making mockery of his mod
est expression.
Eve noted that" she replied
patty. II remember the posse. the
Kentucky Derby and -"