The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-09

Lsuslla got up somewha
Maybe IT'S JUST d case Of bird,
q 9 feather, she said, 'sor waite
that seeks its level.
There, that's it exactlyln saie
henry, sitting up. HBrUmides,
People who get about, Luella. dom,
spout old saws and recite Wornou1
adages. They learn to express
themselves in a more origina]
manner.p $50
YES. sir. Luslla said. She gave
henry 9 quick KISS. Lets not tax
anotit Il any longer. III saw this,
Inougn, being invited out to hob
mop with some, of your associates
and their wives made II p0ssibIe
TOT me to see quite a BIT Of Won.
my darlingl"
What do you mean by that?'
henry wanted to know.
! mean that our social splurge
lorcea you to so places with your
WlIe. Lucia replied. ST kent Won
rom spending your evenings
planning radio programs with
Henry eye Luella intently
Marie again. he said. ~Ycu
don't mean to tell me that YOU
your se'
Luella shook her head @of
course not, even though ! am the
product of a gossipy little town
down South" she said. II don't
nave to take any stock in what
goSslps say, to realize that Won
spend a lot of time with Marie"
she motioned Henry to silence as
ne started TO say something. sOh,
4 grant you it's all innocent
enough, but-but | still feel neg
lected at times, Henry. Surely YOU
can understand that
AS a matter of fact. I can't. y
said Henry A wife who really.
wants her husband to get ahead
IS willing to make a few sacri-
nces, such as spending some time
alone while her husband is work
mgrtrying to get ahead in the
world"
But, Henry, you neglect me for
the radio songs LueIla reminded.
not your realty job. You get
home from that all right, but then
you plunge right into the work
Marie's got you interested in"
That won't last much longer.s
Henry said Then, gently: Learn
to adjust yourself, honey - be
more self-sufficient. Although now
that you've met the girls, you
ought to find plenty to do in COM
pany with them"
Il doubt it
'Why?"
I'VE have SO little in common
Luella replied Il can't drink with
Mae because it makes me i'll the
eext day. and ! don't like it any
way--alcoholic drinks, I mean"
Il thought you were getting so
you enjoyed cocktail now and
then
'sOh, in a way, ! debut two is
my limit 5. Then there's bridge.
You know we can't afford to play
for the stakes Mae plays for, and
she's not the type 10 play for-for
peanuts.
What To Do?
THEN play some tennis with
i Irene. There are courts near
us. so invite her over some day
for lunch. with tennis after
wards.
Shed die of boredom" Lucia
said. I'm hopeless at tennis, and
/ know little or aothing about
golf. And don't tell me to 90 to
the opera with Fran, for opera
bores me to tears. / love good
music Schubert, Mcdowell. Cho-
pin. things like they wrote--but
opera strikes me as downright
silly"
THAT may be very true-an OF
it, said Henry. But one can cul-
tivate a taste for opera, Just as
one can learn to play good game
of bridge, golf. or tennis. / have
had to adjust myself to lot OF
changes. Luella. and you'll have
to do the same.
You mean to learn to play a
good game of bridge. golf or ten
nis2v
'.Yes.s
Luella sighed. "All right. my
Lord and Master" she said resign
edly. Il may learn to play bridge,
golf. and tennis, but I'll never
learn to like opera-especially
Wagnerian operas, the ones Fran
and Van talked SO much about.
Henry made a gesture of hope
lessness. I'm going out for walk
around the block" he said. y
.over-ates and don't like to go TO
bed on full stomach"
4All right" Luella said. Thank
goodness we got all those people
together for a Saturday night. We
can sleep late in the morning.
met me- said Henry, as he got
his hat from the entry closet. I've
cot work to do tomorrow. I've got
to slave like the devil on the
songs, as well as study some
leases"
II suppose Marie viii want you
10 HELP lEl d4SO.
eNaturalfy" Henry put on his
hat. shes doing all she can to
help me, so why shouldn't CO..
operator" :.
No reason at all, ] reckon"
said Luella. s'Only don't see that
she's helping you any in the work
YOU came up here to do.
perhaps I shan't be IN that
work much longer
What do you mean?" Luella's
eyes widened, as a sense of un-
easiness griped her.
"Oh, nothing much, said Henry
carelessly. ~Only I'm beginning to
feel that there's more future for
a man of my training in radio
than In real estater He opened