The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-29

the merry-go-round you're living
on?"
Roger smiled gently at Amalia's
tartness.
"Lovely's got her points, Aunt
Amalia," he said. She's good, as
kind and sweet in her intentions
as can be. You'll see that after
while"
Amalia shifted.
"Oh, yes, even the worst wo-
men have their good points"
But the time came when Lovely
had to slow up. She did it gra-
ciously, even prettily. And Roger
watched over her like mother
cat over its first and only kitten.
Meantime Emily, grown a little
more lovely as time emphasized
| her wistfulneSS, came week ends
at the urgent plea of the whole
family and sat quietly in big
chair knitting gay little garments.
Marcia said to her husband:
IF only she wouldn't. Some
thing about it gives me the creeps.
It's almost as if it was to be her
| child"
And Cosgrave, man-like, said:
81 think its very fine and gener-
Gus of Emily"
"Of course it is" Marcia's reply
came quickly. But you don't see
what | mean at all. lists
weird"
Lovely had settled down to a
r,ttin% lifa nr1
TALLY patient waiting when Aunt
Amalia gave one of her impress
sive and beautiful family dinners
as an outward sign of her COM
plete acceptance of Rogers wife.
Lovely was gracious and glamor-
Gus and beautiful. Roger was
proud of her.
Lovely even went to the hospi-
tai with a gay gesture, and in a
few hours was smiling up a.
Roger and speaking in a voice
that was only a little less lush
and fulltoned and beautiful than
usual.
'Hi-yah, papa! Go say good
morning through the glass to
Rogette!"
Lovely" he exclaimed as he
kissed her eagerly, you're not
going to call her Rogette?"
I'm telling you, darling!"
And Ring down in New York
looked at the wire Grit showed
him telling of Rogette's arrival
and said: Another crazy name! 1t
sure is in the blood"
Roger took Emily to the hos
pital to see his family, and the
last day, as a special privilege,
Emily was allowed to hold the
baby moment She stood just
beside Roger. They looked so
right together with Emily holding
the baby. AS always with Lovely
the thought became vocal.
you look as if you belong to-
gether."
II hope we always will, all four
of us" Roger said quickly. He had
not been aware of a misty quality
about Emily that somehow was
like unshed tears. He Sensed it
suddenly and knew why she did
not speak.
Smooth Sailing
T OVELY and Rogette came
~ home with fanfare of flowers
and gifts and good wishes and
calls and kilograms and telephone
messages.
you know" Lovely said in one
OF her rare quiet moments in the
nursery with Roger and the child,
there hasn't been a word from
Joe. / thought he'd be the first one
to wish me happiness with Rog-
cite and to want to see her"
Perhaps he doesn't know"
Roger suggested.
Perhaps he's deaf, dumb and
blind! Doesn't know when all the
New York papers have printed
reams about us and came within
an ace of naming my baby Gin
derella whether l wanted it or
not?" Lovely always got to the
kernel of truth in a situation.
Il know what it is" she said
after little silence. Mari ruined
him. He's probably Sinking away
ashamed somewhere. I'm going
down to see his mother and make
him snap out of it."
And she did 60. But Mrs. Hulse,
who cleaned Offices at night and
by day did fine washing for the
feminine guests in a nearby hotel,
could tell her nothing about Joe.
tie had disappeared.
mot getting you'S what did it."
Mrs. HulSe said, but without Bit
terneSS. Her life had gone beyond
bitterness. "He should have stayed
with his own kind"
Lovely was touched, and oddly
frightened. Joe didn't belong. But
then neither did she. She had not
stayed with her own kind. That
night she seemed to want to
cleave more safely to the heart of
her family.
IF anything should happen TO
us" she said. I'D want TO die"
Nothing can, unless we let it."
was Rogers reply.
Lovely was charmed and fasci-
mated by Getta as the baby was
called. She was a sweet and beau
tlful miracle for the girl 10 whom
life had suddenly turned such q
kind and generous face. Lovely
was. in many ways a surprisingly
good mother. Her new position
seemed to bring 10 life within her
even greater tenderness for help
less creatures, Respect and love
for her grew like a well rooted
tree in the Cosgrave family.
II was Getts's first Thanksgiv-
ing that Aunt Amalia claimed
Sac had lost her heart 10 the
child.
I want her Thanksgivings,"