The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-23
Chapter Nine
Voice From Affair."

~ Chapter Nine
Voice From Afar
CHE stared at him. Il always
- thought l was ambitious, ]
always thought / wanted to get
places and have a career" she
said slowly. 'Don't II"
, Naturally Jordan had no idea
what she was talking about.
Ell certainly always thought so,
he said, smiling. He was nearly
4sure he had won. And suddenly
Eileen was nearly sure, too. She
WAS on the edge of saying, Don't
wait. I've been going around with
an insane idea in my mind. I'm
sane now, and we'll be married
and I'll do concert work till the
babies Gomez She had opened
her lips to say it when Jordan
rose.
X "All right" he said patiently
yet rather contentedly, also.
I'm see you at dinner, ! sup
pose. oh, ] forgot to tell you.
Some of the crowd said they were
driving over in time to dine and
hear you sing tonight. They're
all set up abotit you ~ s
szs"WEio?"
LET'S see. Lucille said -"
~-She did not hear the rests Luz
ellie Anders. Lucille, in her quiet
dogged way, was making hay
with Jordan while the sun shorle.
And what a good marriage that
would have been; Lucille with a
little money to help carry the
expenses, no ambitions beyond
shaking Jordan happy and giving
him a background that would adj
Vance him. What a pity that
Jordan wanted something else
and was going to get it. II
~vShe was glad to see the group
pf old friends at dinner. They
treated her, already, as II she was
different; some of the girls were
aslittle edgy; some were more af-
$ectio1ate than was normal. Lu-
ellie seemed just the same. The
naen were devoted. Her air to-
ward Jordan was as unconscious
II posseSsive as Jordan's had been
ia Eileen after the afternoon
period. ~
sThey clustered to watch her,
When her songtime came.
Rooting for you, darlingl Co
Ing to applaud so loud down the
guest microphofle that the East
ern networks will hear i'll" LII
Gle said gayly, thrnsting her
aEm through Jordan's as Eileen
went inside the studio.
~"SweIll" Eileen said, as the
door swung to behind her.
@Mr. Weigand, making sure
Bbleens was in position and her
arcompanist ready threw back
his chest and spoke into his mike.
land now, folks. we are go-
Ing to have our Accustomed
pleasure. You are going to hear
TIE fresh, girlish voice Of Dem
ver's pet songstress in group
OF today's love songs. Our Eileen
will sing a group of songs-songs
ti1at will make your heart lit
and your feet want to move. A
group .of her college mates are
right here. listening. tonight. so
sfe's 1n top form. All right.
Eileen. my dear"
He took her hand and led her
AThalf inch farther toward the
Tnlcrophone. She stood. head
thrown back. her plain wide
skirted white graduation organdy
ALLOWING round her. her broad
ribboned hat swung from her
ann.
She knew she looked rather
Gone with the Wind. but the
WeigaRds insisted on Il. and Il
was becoming. She sang the songs
he had given, one after a04t Their,
and al he had said. there VaH
more kerve ia il than pstkM 10.
a4ght:l "OverW the Rainh,vl ~
eEove Is the Sweetest Thing e
Il coupae more. - I.
Suddenly she gestured to her
Accompanies. pointed 10 q piece %
music on the piano. She was GO
ing 10 go back TO Denver in Sep
TIMBER. She was going to be q
Zane. Woodworking concert singer
who was sane, Woodworking
married woman after hours. She
was going TO get places and help
her husband get places and stop
having crazy dreams. And So
and so she would sing goodbye
% them.
She turned. flushed, TO the
Wlike. She stared straight ahead
Instead of the fat disk facing her
she SWEATER this she woulc
sNut h out--Martin's Laughing
fare The long gray eyes, gay anc
sMockiFig. the fair hair tosseC
hack, dusty from a hatless fight
the whole casual. living person
Atty OF the man who had caugh
her In his arms and danced with
her for ten minutes and gone ,
Continent away.
She bang 10 il:
81 "Shmeaay TIL ind you.
- Moonlight behind you.
True TO the dream ! arm.
dreaming. 80.
Swan Song
CHE had never sung so well. AM
- she knew IL AS she finished
she heard. even through the glass
We applause Of the audienc
Rw~.ssr,ess outside S4aw5Swc \ Ifeft