The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-27

CUftCOitos OuTS tOtLH tOpS,
BUFF"
Telegram from Lance Corroll tc
his daughter Buff.
!. WHAT OCCUPATION WIRE FULL DE-
TAILS BUT BETTER YET CLOSE RANCH
AND JOIN Us AT ONCE REPLY PREPAID
LANCE"
Telegram from Buff to Lance.
mot YET READY TO DIvuLGE oc-
cUPATIoN BUT ASSURE You FULLY
RESPECTABLE ONE HAS ENTHUSIASTIC
APPROVAL OF CHURCH AND STATE IN
FACT AM LEAVING RANCH IN CARE OF
NEW FOREMAN WHOSE NAME rs SIM
oNS LETTER FOLLOWS BUFF"
Day letter from Lance Carroll to
Buff.
BE MORE SPECIFIC OR SHALL TAKE
FIRST TRAIN TO SEE WHAT IS HAPPEN
ING YOUR MOTHER GREATLY AGITATED
BY REFERENCE TO CHURCH AND STATE
MOST UNFORTUNATE AS CANNOT DE-
eide WHETHER CONVENT OR POLITICS
INDICATED LANCE"
Reply. night letter.
CANNOT BE SPECIFIC ABOUT &C.
cUPATIoN UNTIL KNOW DETAILS
MYSELF DON'T BE FOOLISH DARLING
BUT TRUST YOUR BUFF"
Telegram from Lance Carroll to
Buff. returned undelivered.
''coME TO CHICAGO FIRST TRAIN
FATHER"
Telegram from Lance Carroll to
Mrs. Webb. also undelivered.
WHERE rs MISS BUFF WIRE AD-
DRESS AT ONCE LANCE CARROLL"
Opening Gum
TELEGRAM from Lance Carroll
L to Simons of Carroll ranch.
"WHERE IS MRS. WEBB MISS BUFF
WHERE rs ANYBODY REPLY AT ONCE
CARROLL"
Telegram from Simons to Car
roll.
THEY NEVER SAID WE'RE THEY
WAS GOING AND 1T WAS NOT NONE OF
MY BUSINESS TO ASK ADVICE NOT
WORRY YOUNG LADY SURE CAN LOOK
AFTER HERSELF SIMoNS."
Paragraph from social column in
Boulder paper.
miss Buff Carroll, daughter
of the celebrated cdrtooniSt, Lance
Carroll, is quest at the Boulder
ado Hotel. To this correspondent
she confded that since business
1biu keep her for some time in this
city, she intends renting fur
niShed apartment The cook
hottsekeeper from her fathers
ranch tDill act as chdperon, pro-
vided so breezy and chdrmingly
assured yottng person as Miss Car
roll feels the need IF this conces-
sion to Mrs. Grundy. Miss Bluffs
business tDill be placed in the
hands of Mr.. Timothy CorliSs ,oho,
your correspondent learned, has
lately been a guest at the Carroll
Ranch"
Tim, doggedly at work in his
laboratory, did not see this item
but George Weekes did, and
chuck1ed. Also he telephoned Buff
at once at the hotel.
"Your opening gun was i'm
mensely effective" he told her.
"Tim and | have had two dinner
invitations already on the strength
of it. What next?"
1.-TWO things" was the brisk re-
ply. Refuse the invitations and
accept one from me. I've rented an
apartment and / want Tim to see
it before | do anything to it. It's
pretty awful" She gave the adj
dress. named the time the two
friends would be expected.
"a sort of before and after dena-
onstration to Tim, is that the idea?"
George, your brain does you
credit" she assured him. THAT'S
the idea exactly. Did Tim tell you
that my intentions are honorable
and far from remote? That, in fact,
Intend to marry him--and soon?"
This was too much even for
Georges nonchalance. Buff heard
him gasp before he answered.
"N-no. He didn't tell me. But
I'd back you, Buff. to put through
any plan that pops into your head.
Do you think Tim will let me be
best man? And please don't have
it an evening wedding because I've
put on weight since ] bought my
one and only suit Of tails, and can't
afford another. Or if do, I can't
give you wedding present. You'll
have to choose"
"Don't bother me with trifies, |"
was Miss CAROLS advice. "For
all I know may have to kidnap
Tim and drive him into Denver to
a Justice of the Peace. ! have lots
on my mind, and all of It more inn
portant than what you wear at any
time or place"
He agreed humbly that this
might be so; further agreed to
produce Tim - with or without
handcuffs-for dinner on the fol-
lowing evening; and hung UP the
receiver feeling that he had been
playing about with an electric dy-
naflao which though stimulating
was not without q certain element
Of danger.
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