The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-05
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had answered that she wcsild call
her Up as soon as she mad woi
for her to 90 But al present. there
were a great many difficulties. and
It might be another month or two
before she had the organization
sufficiently advanced % need her.
She showed the letter 10 Tony.
Living in besieged city seems
to email mostly cOOking and wash
ing up" PetToncIla smiled at him
He took her small. rough hands.
and kissed them
Il wish you were living here,
too | may not have many chances
Of cooking for you. she suggested.
For when night came and the city
was in darkness. the drOning ma
chimes would again be overhead.
She always awoke horribly afraid
that the Bristol" might have suf-
fered direct hit Or that Tony
might have been helping civilians
in the streets. and have been him
self killed or wounded.
They made varied friends.
among the British residents. The
chief subject Of conversation SEEM
cd 10 be whether they should leave
III city. or remain MANY Of them.
who had their homes ard work in
SPAN. were StayingNn. hoping that
SONG miracle W04id cause the city
10 return 70 the ple3s2n; place they
Remembered and loved s -
A week later. Petrol stood be-
side Tony Lance in the English
Church. n R0saliS. One of The WIN
doWs had been br0ken by shrapneL
There wore saIdbags protecting
memorials. and sandbags lying
ready 20 be replaced round the
orgon. as soon as she. and Tony
Lance had oSen married
II was strange wedding. There
were strange guests At the recep-
ton. the rcfreShment buffet pre-
scented an unusual appearance. On
PetrOnclias wedding cake was a
sugar model of an Insurgent aero
plane Strangely clad dolls. loaded
h0r:esh0es. and bells into II.
bombs" for tOnIgatS raid. The
car which drove Petronella and
Tony from the church was pla-
corded. ard decorated with the
British flag, Their health was
drunk in Spanish wine.
Chiefly Heaven
OFTEN. during the, weeks that
" followed her wedding. PetIun-
ella remembered TOny's words.
spoken IN the corridor of the train.
before Alb2cete' .SpaIni was at
once hell and heaven But chiefly
heaven. she decided As Peter had
promised. one .d$d. grow accus-
toned 10 war SIG was deeply in
love She accepted the possibility
that a stray shot might end her
happiness - (! ~;
Except for touring the fronts,
occasionally. with Peter. TONY did
not run unnecessary risks. But
there was often rescue work. IN
the dusty destruction of theSEcets.
after Smelling and raids. At'Dther
times he was occupied by round
ing up additional stores for the
Embassy. He had no work of his
own to do. yet. He was waiting.
The time she feared came in
early November Now. there was
snow on the great line of noun
tains behind Madrid The fighting
was in the city itself. The great
buildings of University city were
saunt ruins. Alrplanes overhead
were bombing the last stronghold
of the militia From many win
doWs. and from the lronworked
balconies of the tall. Scared
houses. hung white flags, and
sheets. IN token of terrified sur
render, Refugees crowded wildly
out TO Valencia. believing that the
open highway must at last be cut.
Men. women. and children were
being called Historically to man
the barbados. Reinforcement
which had been promised had not
arrived Complete northumberland
Madrid.
Inwardly tremulous. with hor-
-or. but outwardly calm. Petron-
ella and the British residents
went on with their Jobs She was
LAYING the long tables for the next
sparse meal, when Tony found her.
with his news. He came close to
her. and while he kissed her. told
it to her in a low voice.
I'm sorry. my darling. I'm fly
ing TO BurgoS tomorrow Officially,
ii IS Allcsnte-you understand"
He stood back, meeting her eyes.
Il don't want to leave you here"
Taking his arm she led him out
side, where there was no danger
of being overheard.
She understood very well. If his
plane was seen TO alter its course,
he might be shot down by gov
ernmenJ anu-aIrcraft. as a SPY. or
a deSerter. So he must leave at
night, He was sure of mis- pilot.
But there was danger that he
might be mistaken for a govern
ment bomber, and brought down
over inSUrgent territory.
Il want 10 see you safely out
of here" he told her. Believe me.
darling. if this comes of success
fully. It is probably the last really
dangerous job | shall have to do
in Spain. Il viii be the last I'll IN
dertake. Because of you. But there
is information which ] must de-
liver personally to Franco NV job
is diplomatic. advisory. 1t will be
the last Job. Petrol"
She did not laugh at him. She
believed he really imagined he was
promising a possibility Tony was
very anxious for her. and very
much in love.
(copyTioht. 1883 Grace Elliott TdylorI