The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13
Chapter "a
The Barbecue

Is going TO use my Office. If Aus
tin can't sleep because the Major
shores. let him stuff his ears with
cotton And I'm doing the order
ing Of groceries and I'm doing the
cooking, and if you don't like
what I prepare you can 60 hungry
like you did at breakfast"
"Well, I must say" gasped
Hannah Toland. Then, recovering,
'Tomi. to your room, Instantly"
Toni almost turned and started
for her room; then she held her
ground.
"Pm in my room. Aunt Han
nah. Every room in this house
belongs to me. I'll expect each of
you to respect my ownership"
Great-aunt Hannah arose and
made a sweeping gesture. The
family arose with her and gath
cred around.
Pack again." ordered the ma
triarch. 'We're leaving here i'm
mediately."
"No." observed a quiet voice
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ALL
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looked down ar her and then his
eyes crinkled like a small bows.
'Tomi," he whispered, may
be the one to look after the
chickens?"
Toni retreated to her Office to
glory in her executive power. She
felt like the man behind the
scenes of a marionette show. She
need only pull strings and these
people who had once made her
jump to their pull, must now
dance for her.
But they were to dance. Toni
listed their names and made a
note opposite each. Jane, whose
poor old eyes were dim and red
from fine needIework, would cut
and arrange the flowers. James
most priced possession was a book
of flower prints. Parilla. whom
Molly was always having to run
out of the kitchen because she was
wanting to try out some recipe
clipped from magazine or paper.
would be given free rein in Tomi's
kitchen.
nuo.ao.;r Won,
,u,a
a M1NDA' "Ho .iau vi eSSeu
IomlS dolIS IN DAINTY, Color
ful garments, but who had always
looked after the roland household
accounts. would be given YARDS
OF gay material winch Dotty-
barred from the farm oy the
quarantine-Would PICK out ana
nave delivered at the gate. enough
Tor cheerful frock Tor each OF the
Toland girls"
Darlington. brow beaten in
law. whose h ou d ers were
bumped and face paIlld from
years OF desk work. would be
turned loose in the vegetable gar
den The dream of his life was "a