The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-11

Winthrope family yeti"
Adele Winthrope's ewes were
doubtful as she looked at her
daughter. We'll. what would you
have me do? Return these flow
ers! Refuse to accept them?"
i think you should. Il would
be the thing to do"
Adele hesitated only for an in
slant.
SIN not going TO. I don't see
any point in hurting anyone when
you don't have to. And they're,
beautiful Quite unusual. I want
TO take them home with me- -
Lenore Shrugged. Adele VIM
tnrope stared at her daughter
thoughtfully.
You have so much deviltry in
you, Lenere. that sometimes I
wonder how you ever happen to
be your fathers and my daughter.
You're talking impoSsibilities
Derry Is sensible boy"
"Ali right! Close your ewes. Re-
fuse to see anything. But won't
that be sweet thing fer Dad to
face when he comes down? Conch
IN the Winthrope familyl His an
cestors will turn in their gravesI"
Lenore pulled on her beach coat
and went out.
After she had gone, Adele
Wlnthrope tried to dismiss the
subject as too preposterous for
consideration. Pam was a sweet
little thing. She hoped nothing
would happen that would make
Pam unhappy. She must do some
thing nice for her in return for
the v1olets- And very soon. II had
been so sweet of the child to do
all that work for her.
But she surely needn't fear on
the score Of Jerry. He wouldn't
do anything foolish. After all, he
was a WINTHROP. She paused a
moment just there. Jerry wasn't
all Winthrope. He was part Adele
Blodgett. She fingered on the
thought of the Blodgett girls in
the little town of Shirley, In
diana.
Their father had been superin-
tendent of the creosote plant.
Their home had been a big COM
Portable one with plenty of food:
all of the necessities, but not many
frills-. Adele had been the young
est OF five girls in a family that
had been motherless since her
birth. Their fathers maiden sister
had tried to take the place of
their mother. but had never been
too successful at il.
A mist gathered in Adele's
eyes. She had been fond Of her
father. As fond as he gave her
opportunity to be. They had never
taken time TO understand each
other very well. That was the old
way. She was glad Jerry and
Lenore regarded her as one of
them and spoke 20 her as such.
They might, with their modern
young caSualneSS, seem a trace
disrespeetful sometimes. But they
understood each otner and there
was a deep and abiding love that
bound them together.
1t was after Tom Blodgett's
death. which came after the other
four girls had married and Ma
tilda had passed on to her re-
ward. that Adele went to New
York and did the thing she had
always wanted to do-get a job
singing in a restaurant of pre-
war elegance. There she met
handsome Bart Winthrope. All of
the fine old Winthropes had been
a little She cked when Bart
brought his bride home.
But she had won them over. II
was probably some last vestige of
Matilda that had helped her do
that.
Party
THAT night Edmund Antoine
L gave the supper which paid
his bet to Jerry. It had to be late,
after he had finished his work at
Casa Marina. There were twelve
couples at dinner, with a great
many more invited in for dancing
afterwards.
Antoine had spared nothing. He
wanted to make the event some
thing to be remembered, and she
looked about the place, Pam,
dancing with Jerry, felt that all
of the flowers in Key West had
been cut for the party and were
seeming the air.
Outside Pena's the piazzas and
garden were softly lighted with
what looked like subdued orange
lanterns, but which really were
holiday lights after the old In
dian cuStom-JuSt brown paper
bags with about three inches If
sand in them to form a base and
a short candle lighted and stand
ing upright in the sand. The bags
we're tied at the top.
The Indians do il in New
Mexico" Jerry explained, "to
light the way for the coming of
Christ Child at Christmas. Isn't it
beautiful"
ooh. it Isl It's lovely Lovely"
exclaimed Pam
There was a fay quality about
her, Jerry thought, looking down
at her. All Of her bright young
beauty was pointed I'D by her
happiness. Others. besides Jerry.
had observed it, and ne was hav-
ing trouble with c1t-ins.
You're too popular" he said
to her as one claimed her. 'Tn
have to do something about IT."
Pam smiled back at him. A girl
standing next 10 Freda said;
Look, all the rest of Us have
to work ike coal beavers TO get
and hold little attention. What's
she got that we haven't?" 49,
"Oh, they're just hitchi7g their
old wagons TO new star" Freda
said lightly. 1T doesn't mean any
thing" rs zil'-iizis-
That's what you think It
means The difference between a