The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-27
Chapter IL
New YOrk-or Bust!


New YOrk-or Bust!
MOLLY poked her.
lNl swat, kid. Think it over
Give 'em our answer in half ar
hour. You practically have 'em or
toast" she added in a whisper
"Come along"
"Yes-think it over, my dear
Eileen" Mrs. Weigand said.
Eileen, still angry, said. "All
right. I'll let you know, then, Mrs
Weigand. But / don't think I'll
change my mind. It's all pretty
horrid."
The girls went out.
'Now," Molly pointed out, "the
thing for you to do is to come
back into our nice cool palaZzo,
and figure out the strategy. l think
/ have an ice thermos and some
coke. Come along" she said again.
Once inside, the girls lying on
the couch and drinking the iced
stuff, Eileen was able to relax, and
see the amusing side of the absurd
scene.
ITS like this" Molly pointed
out. "And believe me, you get all
the dirt in Piute about the Wei
gands. Mrs. has to think that
everythin' belongin' to her is won
derful and perfect and sought af-
ter. And lookit what she's got.
And what she's got being male,
doesn't need much buckin' up to
think himself perfectly entrancin'
His one outlet is this occasional
reaching. They put on this brain
storm about once a season, and it
keeps 'em both believing in them
selves"
"All right. That doesn't make it
any nicer for me-" Eileen said
shortly. "Tm going"
Molly sat up croSs-legged. She
dropped her bottle, and fixed her
eyes on her friend.
~ been earnin' a living since /
was fifteen. You just started" she
said. "You got looks and brains
and drive, but you don't know all
! know. stands to- reason. If you
quit now, you quit your first job
under a cloud. Besides. this is a
bad time. Nothing doing in most
lines. OF course you can go back
and stay with your aunt. But the
concerts in Denver won't happen
till October. Your friend Jordan
Estill-what about him?"
Teaching summer school in
Boulder"
'tJust so. Muss up his plans to
get married, / should say; and in
structors have TO watch their step
too"
am not marrying Jordan"
Eileen interrupted.
you could use your savings up
going back to live with Auntie. If
she isn't taking a course herself
somewhere, | don't know middle
aged schoolteachers - or else a
trip"
at was trip. Yosemite"
"Uh huh. Now listen, baby.
Hold on another two weeks, and
then 60 back to Denver, where
the boy friend and the jobs and
the aunties will all be waiting.
Also you'll have kept your con-
tract, and got little piece of roy
atty on those recordings. And left
no smell behind you with these
freaks. Just carry on and then go
back with halo and pick up the
Denver concert work. Don't be
silly"
Eileen rose and began to walk
up and down. Molly was probably
right. But--Denver-which meant
Jordan. Well, after all, fate
also seemed to mean Jordan. Ger
tainly, stay or go for the present,
the path seemed TO lead back to
Denver - an occasional piece of
concert work--possibly a secreta-
rial job like the one somebody
else had taken, for a while-and
Jordan.
Il guess I'm crazy" Eileen told
Molly. "All right"
Molly said anXiously. I'm glad.
You see. / have to 60 East pretty
soon now. and I'd hate to leave
you all tangled up. / heard about
II, today"
She pushed her hand down into
the pocket of her Stacks. and
pulled out a commercial-looking
letter. Something else fell out, and
both girls bent 10 retrieve it. A
sheet of yellow paper.
Second Message
"VXyHAT'S that?" Eileen de.
W manded, catching her breath.
Gosh. ! forgot, il was a mes
sage for you. Here, catch"
Molly. who had reached il first,
thrust il at Eileen.
Nick says ne can use me at the
delicateSS," she went on, It'll the
fall job starts again. And from
what he says, I'd better be back
20 ride herd on RiS, he's loSin' his
nerve about the florist shop, he's
scared 20 take out the notes Hey,
Eileen. you're no; listening. Is il
the dream hero?"
Eileen was not listening. She
was reading and rereading the
line Of typewriting.
you didn't tell me yours
either. Just found cable. FLYING
home. See you in New York, star
ring on the big networks. Martin. ="
did you read III" Eileen asked
Molly.
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