The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-14

ing his side from the Russell's.
Chapter 10
Embarrassing Position
DETURNNG from the club be-
IN fore dinner, the two Russe1ls
beheld the latest Mack atrocity
Joeelyn, trembling with anger
ram over to the line of eight-foot
planks stretching down the center
Of smooth handicapped terrace. She
choked. She sputtered. She
c1enched her small fists and shook
them Ct the fence.
Thorn was more stoical. "rm
not at all surprised" he muttered,
The young man seemed quite
angry when ] left him earlier.
fear ] wasn't very tactful."
GAre you eueT tactful?" Joselyn
demanded. 81 should have known
better than to let you talk to him.
You rub everybody the wrong
wayI"
Thorn,s large blue eyes held an
injured look. tThat isn't fair, Lyn.
] get on wen enough with every
one except Bob"
She showed her hands into the
pockets Of her carneps-hair top
coat. 'Tm sorry, Thorn. Ill guess
my nerves are jumpy. What can we
dor We just can't allow him to put
up this horrible spite fencel"
@Come on In the house and wei
talk It over. I've got an idea"
Before going into the drawing
room Joselyn paused against Q
stone baIustrade, united the silk
scarf from her hair and looked OUT
over the ocean where the lights
Of q passing ship were visible. The
SURF, Just below the terrace,
pounded with even rhythm, Sooth-
ing her tangled nerves. A stiff salt
breeze touched her face and ruff
fed her hair. Moonlight stretched
q path over the water and filtered
through the fronds Of the border
ing palm trees, creating a night
landscape Of picturesque beauty.
Joeelyn sighed; followed Thorn
dyke inside. Seacliff had been both
heaven and haven to her all OF
her life. She had always known q
fierce pride of possession; a warm
satisfaction Of living in the place
where her parents and her grand
parents had lived and died.
But now it was being destroyed by
vandalic hands.
Thorn turned on the large con-
sole radio, selected a program Of
symphony, and settled with bea-
tific smile on a low divan. Jocelyn
walked over and turned off the
radio.
.Tyn, what the devils wrong
with your"
Were here to talk ways and
means, Thorn. I don't see how
Brahms will help. Just what Is
your idea, Thorn?"
For you TO make friends with
the BRUTE" he said, as if it were
the most simple solution in the
world. I'VE have arrived exactly
no place by antagonizing him.
Now, Lyn, you can be captivating
when you wish to be. And you are
beautiful. It's up to you to try some
feminine persuasion"
With an impatient gesture she
took off her coat and flung it over
the arm Of a chair. "Oh, that's
idiotic, Thorn. The time for that is
past. Anyhow, I wish nothing to do
with a common farmer"
Thorn twisted the ends of his
mustache with soft, fiacid hands.
Either you stoop to conquer or
you'll be conquered"
"But how would I go about it?"
pretend an interest in cows and
chickens If you have to. Go out
and watch him milk the cows in the
morning. Smile at him even if it
cracks your facet"
1T will And-and ! hardly think
Il will work." she said, doubtful.
suit yourself, then. Now do you
mind If / listen to Brahms? It just
happens they are playing my IA
vorite concerto"
Listen and be darnedl" she
snapped, starting for the stairway
''Geoff Is picking me up in an
hour"
You Might Be Civil
TOCELYN forced herself out OF
- bed at daybreak. After a cold
shower she dressed in a tan riding
habit and knotted a blue scarf
about her throat. Blue did things
for her hair and eyes, she knew,
II Tally were TO be prevented
from erecting the rest of the fence,
she thought. she would have to
do her STOPPING to conquer" be-
fore breakfast. Anyhow, whether
she won or lost, she would take
Mephisto out for a long canter,
Both Of them loved best of all the
morning rides when the world was
fresh and clean and the day still
new.
Pulling a blue beret over her
curls she slipped out to the stables,
admitting TO a thrill of anticipa-
ton. At least It might be amusing
70 try her feminine wiles on the
strong herman from Texasl
However. Just as she reached the
long brick stables, she heard q
horse Whitney from the direction
Of the drive. Turning. she saw
Tally riding toward the highway
Not wanting to wait for the groom
she saddled Mephisto herself
sprang to his back and guided him
after the other horse. careful tc
keep distance between them, de-
Gliding 70 learn Tally's destination
before catching up to him.
He rode straight across the wide
coast highway and up the narrow
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