The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-20

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both herself and Bob; but Pats
could not know that.
"Aren't you sorry?" Pats de-
manded. Heavens, Sue, you're
the coolest thing! Think of that
lovely place-all its furniture and
everythingl should think you'd
simply howl at the idea of letting
it go. Forest says you needn't have
given up the furniture, or your
personal things - like your own
car, and the pearls Bob gave you.
You were an idiot to do it, I
thinkw
"T'm sure you do, Pats; but Bob
and I saw the matter differently.
Whew, this clay is stiff" She dug
into pocket for her handkerchief
and wiped her warm face. Gas for
the sale of the house, / knew about
it last week: knew that there was a
chance for it, anyway" Her tone
dismissed the subject so emphat-
ically that even Pats hesitated
about commenting further. How
ever, she had other tiny barbs
which she proceeded to throw at
Sue, hoping to penetrate that busy
young persons calm serenity.
Tragedy?
FOREST says they offered you
L a grand position in that new
antique shop" she observed. "Why
on earth didn't you take it? You
could have kept a maid, then, and
still have money of your own. It's
far smarter to be a business wo-
man these days, whether you need
to or not, than it is to do your own
houSework." A+t ~
Sues ironic gaze rested briefly
on the. expensive figure Of her
sister in law, This from Pats!
When Aliens home was badly run
by the servant who had finally
succeeded the long suffering Mag
gle; when Pats earlier training
could have enabled her to take her
own advice without difficulty! Sue
remembered the last time she and
Bob had dined with the Daven-
ports, and Bob's disguised COM
ment on food and service when
Lu6y reached uOIu6s
Forest says"
Forest has good deal to say,
1t seems to me, Pats! What we do,
or don't do is really none of his
business. There! I've got this
pretty smooth, think. Bob and
are going to put the seeds in to-
morrow afternoon"
GIJic oftarnoop o@ i,,,,t ;4o
Doesn't he feel terribly, working
in a retail shoe store? told Allen
I wouldn't embarrass poor Bob by
going in"
'He isn't a clerk, you know; he's
a buyer. I doubt if you'd see him.
Go in by all means, if that's where
you like to buy your shoes!" There
was an edge to her voice. She had
had enough of Pats for one morn
ing.
well, anyway, I do think it's
been tragedy for you both! Civ
ing up your membership in the,
Country Club, losing everything
on earth you possess, having peo-
pie drop you from their lists"
Sue suddenly lost patience.
did you ever hear of Jobs COM
forterS, Pats? You're a swell imi-
tation of one, anyway. I'm going
into the house now. Coming?"
"Y-yes. For a little while, per-
hapS. I've got to meet some of the
girls downtown for lunch but
there's an hour yet" She glanced
about the big room they had en-
tered. "rll say for you, Sue, you've
done wonders here!"
The other nodded briefly. At last
her share of her mothers furni-
ture had come out of storage, and
beautiful old furniture it was, too.
The well proportional old room
would have satisfied the most ex-
acting taste, it's owner thought.
Upstairs were two bedrooms and
a bath, reached by an almost spiral
staircase curving from a narrow
hall. This was her entire domain,
and she had come to love it al
ready.
She was not unhappy, she real
lied suddenly. She was, in fact,
more nearly content than she had
been in years. Perhaps it was be-
cause all decisions had been made,
the uncertainty ended, the parting
with Eric finally effected.
There had been a terrific struggle
between them. looking back. it
seemed to Sue Incredible that so
momentous situation could have
existed for days and none of those
near her have realized it.
She had sent Eric a letter on the
day of Bob'S catastrophe. She had
worded it cautiously but so ex-
plicitly that she felt he could not
fail to understand. His sole reply
had been "Come at once"
kilograms flew back and forth
between them for two days; then
he called her, fiinging discretion
TO the winds. Sue had taken the
call in the living room at the act
ual moment Bob and his lawyer
were discussing the settlement Of
his affairs in the library adjoining.
Interrupting her eager flow Of
words, Eric said:
THE failure is beside the point.
1t has nothing to do with us. For
the last time, Sue, will you conner"
Eric, you r.uSt see that / can't.
Not now. at least. When things are
better, wher Bob gets this mess
Strengthened out"
DO you love me, Sue?"
ooh, Eric, yesi"
'Then put all this nonsense
aside and come. Or I'll come to
you, if you'd rather. I'll take YOU
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