The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-15
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Danzig

Danzig
JAMES remembered another SEN
- tence from Petrers letter. Il
did not hear any more from Tony.
] wish ] could understand why
fate so nearly let US meet again;
but not quite"
On her arrival in Moscow. Petro-
nella had found roses. card and
a few scrubbed words. She had
missed Lance by three days. He
had been sent on some special mis-
sion to Persia It was an extraor-
binary business. this love affair
of Petrel's. thought James. He
wished he could genuinely dishe-
lieye its significance. He had to
admit a .resentful admiration for
the fellow. holding her like that.
What would come OF it? Probably
he wasn't really any use to her.
Eventually she would realize the
fact. The chain would be snapped.
She had not really wanted to leave
Ballfield. II he had tried. he be-
lieved he could easily have kept
her here.
The train stopped.
James saw them get out of a
carriage near the end of the train.
They were unmistakahle. The man
with his little pointed gray beard.
haegard. wasted face. wearing
Peters coat. which was too big
for him The quaint looking little
girl with dark straight. hair. Slav
cheek-bones. soft eyes, and an
alabaster pallor.
James hurried forward. AS he
welcomed them. and shook their
thin hands. he felt little overfed.
clumsy. IMMERSED in the realities
OF life. They had very little lug
gage One suitcase. an old tin
trunk. and long parcel.
THAT Is my BalaIaika-l will
RA0N toA wa d. .QI0 WI =
and Peter the girl said
one you got here without diff
fcultv?" inquired James.
"Alreadv this country seems like
Heaven We have such big meals"
Tamara Mnrovitch laughed. show
ing even teeth. She looked four
teen. She was twenty. We feel
very shabby. but very happy to
be here Petrol sends YOU her love
and many. many messages"
"Vou left her weli?"
eyes. but she and Peter are so
unwise. All the time he writes.
p And once they left oscoW with
nv brother. without leave. dress
ing as Russians dress. They speak
Russian too well. hope they will
leave very soon. but Peter is never
contented He is interested in the
big trial NV brother. also. is very
foolish IN stay in Russia. don't you
think? Bpt he had been listening
II speo"hes. In Russia" she
dropned her voice to whisper It
seemed suddenly to occur to her
that here no dire consequences
would result in Russia everybody
Il MAKING snaeches. and everybody
in hurorvi" she shouted gaily
Ernest Higgs. the porter. looked
ex'-Amelv surprised.
She continued in this strain. an
$wNrine James questions. chatter
inc and exclaiming. as he drove
them hon1e IN lunch She spoke for.
pHnnt. and instead VI her father.
With his lit',a beard sunk into
the collar Of Peters new overcoat.
be remaincd silent.
Romantic Ideal
II CAN'T decide whether to 60
y home. or not. Peter Rea6 these
two letters--one from father; ore
from TaTnafa They seem TO be
) getting along FIN half inclined to
leave them 10 it." said Petrel.
Peter took the two letters. One
was in Colonel Mallone's precise
: heavy writing. The other in Ia
mara,s childish. spidery hand.
{ 'j.et me lust finish this. then
I'll Consider the problein. With
out leading the evidence at all, I
shol,le think you're probably
right
They were in his hotel room in
Danxig. The table In the window
81 which he scrubbed. and Petro-
nella typed. was Uttered with the
days papers He had been allowed
TO remain in Germany precisely
twelve hours. before bis undesir.
ability was discovered. and the
Police President ordered him tc
leave. Long enough. incidentally
to hear a thunderous speech from
Hitler. Long enough to see thou.
sands of un- German books public.
" burnt before the Minister Of
Propaganda in Berlin. With hi:
customary good luck. he had hap
pened to arrive at a time whef
things were happening With equa
fortune, he had decided to move
on here. Q day or so before Rowdor
would probably have ordered hin
20 investigate the renowned cor,
ridor," in any case.
Since their arrival on Thursday
occurrences in Danzig. as he wa.
now engaged in telling ahe readers
ofthe Heips. had come unpleasant
" near an incident. Not I'm,
Naturally, the Danzig trade union
ists resented having their building
broken into by Nazi storm troops
end hailiff. in distraint OF deb
they owed to the German FEEDER
ation.
They were enraged to see thu
Eazi Tag raised linsclently over it