The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-27

TWO AGAINST LOVE

wants her 10 love him. and its not
easy to be a step-father."
| 81 know it, her mother sympa-
thized. We'll. don't you very
I.about it. Tally can take care OF her.
Sometimes I wonder just what
iUouId become Of us all II It wasn't
| for hin?''
Gretchen said unhappily.
Mama, he's giving Us his life. He
always has. He ought to have q
wife and q family of h: own. He's
almost twenty-six years Ole"
Who you talkin' ab0ut?" Grarap
demanded. coming down the back
stairway.
Tally
We'll, you never mind about
him. got q notion he's pretty soft
on thu red-headed Russell gal.
She WDnst have none o. him but he
gets q mighty peculiar look In his
eyes every time her name is Spokel
And il he wants her he'll get her.
He's chip off the old block, he Is.
and you mind what I'm sayir'"
"Oh. Granp, you're getting
childish" Gretchen laughed.
"Joeelyn is going to marry that
rich polo player. She wears a dia-
mond engagement ring as big as .
radishs
Calling me fool, are yer.
he snorted, his wrinkled Jaws
tWitching with Indignation. TIL
jiSt te.. you son1ethin' else, thenl
She's crazy bout Tally. too, even If
she don't let on. I've seen plenty
To- people in love before when they
sWore to hatin' the sight O. each
aYou think whatever you want
to, Papa" Mrs. Mack Gained him:
but don't you dare say a word to
Tally. He's too good for any silly
girl with a lot Of snooty notions
and too much money"
How about Noly?" Gramp
asked slyly. She's got millions"
Nola don't love Tally and you
know it. Nola's nice girl and not
a bit spoiled. She likes us all. Now,
Papa, please talk walk or nap
or something"
Sure, he mumbled. Saint I
jest child? don't know nuthin,.
Gramp IS jest a silly old man. Well,
you jest wait and see. " With that he
bit off a great chunk of plug to-
baeco and ambled out into the sum
shine, shaking his curly white head
in disdain.
Bracelet And Doll
BETSY, supposedly taking nap
- in her upstairs bedroom, re-
manned quiet Until she heard her
mother leave the house. Then, on
small bare feet, she wandered
along the haIIb ay until she
reached the door. bolted now for
several months, which comnuni-
Gated with the parallel hallway on
the right side of the house.
With 1racticed dexterity she
shot back the bolt and stealtKiIy
opened the door. A beatific smile
lighted her face. A lumber Of times
when nobody was at home she had
gone into the other side of the
house. Always at the same place.
Always to look at the same things.
She really wanted to be a good
girl so she would not be punished,
her small mind reasoned, but it
was mean to tell her she could have
ice-cream for being good and then
not give it to her when she wanted
it.
Cautiously, she opened the door
of Jocelyn's room; ran to the win
dows which looked out on the side
terrace and the garage: observed
that all the cars were gone. She
went over to the bed and picked
up the beautiful French doll.
Rugged it in her arms, and kissed
its pretty painted face. While
smoothing its taffeta skirts and
patting its real auburn hair she
talked to it, calling il Molly
She had named it Molly after q
little girl who had once visited her
in Texas. The little girl had been
red-haired and pretty. The fact
that they had fought constantly
over everything made no differ
ence.
Carrying the doll under her arm.
Betsy went over to Jocelynss dress
ing table and inspected the array
Of perfume bottles and cOlored
Jars. "A green glass container with
pictures painted on it attracted
her glance. She lifted the lid and
the jar played a tinkling tune.
Startled at first, Their enraptured.
she experimental and discovered
she could keep it playing by putt
ting the cover on and of.
firing Of this, she spied next q
jewel box and opened it. IA tray
fun of costume iewelry. glittering
with c0lored stones, fascinated
her. One by one she tried on the
rings and bracelets and earrings.
finally abandoning the earrings
because she could not fasten them
on her tiny ear-lobes. However.
she found a headband made OF
shiny white stones, so she pulled
off her hair ribbon and tried ii on.
She wondered IL Jocelyn would
miss the wide gold bracelet with
the big green stones in it There
were so many here.
The sudden sound Of a car below
impelled her to run to the win
dows. Oh it was Jocelynl
Betsy swiftly determined q
course of action. Mister Bob
Daddyhad promised her doll
like this one and then forgotten
all about it. She would just take
these things with her to show him
what she wanted him to get her.