The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-02
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By Jean Randall

not to understand" She took q
lofty tone with him. 'TII try to tell
you in words of one syllable: Aunt
Anne has one maid because
mean since it's all she can Afford
I mean can spend; a badly ar
ranged sentence, Mac, but one
syllable words are hard to find
even to convey very simple facts. !"
"She's turned it all over to you
already?"
/ Brenda lost patience. You're
misunderstanding purposelyI"
Thank youI" he said heatedly.
Il may be dumb but at least !
know better than to ask a child
Of luxury to share an apartment
with me-maybe even to cook my
meals unless we could get part
time maid -"
81 being the child Of LUXURY"
He raised stern eyes to her then.
This talk amuses you. ! have no
doubt"
81 should say it doesl" was the
frank reply. considering that
Grandfather's money evaporated
long ago, and Aunt Anne lost most
Of hers in the stock market crash. |"
"Brenda!"
She stretched a forbidding hand
toward him mo, Mac! I'm not
going to be done out of real pro-
poSal" The dimples were merry
riot now, but she kept her voice
authoritative. "Pm not going to
have you throw it UP to me in
later years that my officiousness
shared you into -" The authori-
tative voice ceased. It is difficult
if not impossible to articulate
clearly when ones face is buried
in a tweed shoulder.
Love Scene
TWENTY minutes later Linda
poked cautious head around
the door. Then she gave a subdued
whoop which brought Hugh run
ming.
Sand high time, too" he growl-
ed, his mouth stretched in a wide
smile. Il need my studio to work
in. If you're through staging this
love scene I'll be obliged if you'll
go somewhere else"
But he was destined to lose the
use of his working room for the
entire morning. The news flew up
and down The Street in fashion
peculiar to that interested neigh
borhood.
Before the laughing couple
could take themselves off, Judge
Harper appeared, beaming and
shaking hands with Mac, kissing
Brenda affectionately.
SO we aren't to lose you from
The Street after ALL" he said.
That's a great satisfaction to me-"
IL fear we won't be living
here, sir" Mac said. "You see,
Brenda and I will want our own
home-at least / suppose you do,
Brenda? / really haven't time to
ask her." he finished with a grin.
Certainly our own home" she
told him firmly.
The Judge looked surprised. 81
forget I haven't told you the news!
l must be getting old and forget
full even though Sarah says I'm not
old at all. only mature"
"Sarah?"
"Mrs. Wick" The Judge actual
ly blushed. "She-er-I-er-it's
this way: we're tc be married very
soon, and she doesn't want to leave
her own house. can understand
that A woman grows more at
tached-and of course there's
Frances, too. So when we knew
that things were going to be all
right with you and Brenda, my
dear boy, / mentioned to Sarah
that it would please me to give
you my house for a wedding pres
ent. and she -"
"Just a minute" Mac inter-
rupted daZedly. How on earth
could you know they were going
TO be all right? We didn't know
ourselves until about twenty min
utes ago."
Linda informed him. 81 heard
you two rowing, so / knew every
thing was going well. l telephoned
well. several of those most in
tereSted."
Which was why. Brenda SUD-
posed, the studio soon resembled
mob scene. Everybody was there
except DR.. VanNeSs, who was out
making calls, md Grenadine. who
Sulked for the rest of the day be-
cause Mrs. Rosttetor had forbid
den her to leave the house.
Aren't they dears7" Brenda
commented when. just before
lunch time she found herself alone
with Mac. "Oh, / do think this Is
the incest street in the world!
Think of our having the Judges
house Tor our very own!"
But not for nothing was Dion
MacKelvey an advertising man.
He firmly ignored all side issues.
kiss mel" he commanded.