The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-23
For The Love OF PAM

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Conch companion? she asked Of
Jerry.
Please remember Mother in
VIted Pam here, LenoTe," Jerry
replied.
Because she's foolish enough
70 want TO please youi Why Won
nave TO bring al eff your stupid
nlrianons 20 the attention Of the
whole worlds" * ~
That's Just the difference
mere was peculiar intenseness
IN JerryS voice between YOU
and me. / mean what I'm doing.
ana have nothing 70 keep under
covert And now you'd better shut
up, II you know what's good for
you l don't want 70 get rough
with you, Lenore, but I viii if /
have to"
Pam. meanwhile, had been sip
ping her drink as II she hadn't
heard, and something about her
CAIN indifference angered Lenore.
Glass In hand, Lea9re swa1gered
around to PANS side.
Il can imagine the story OF
where you get your clothes would
make good reading" she said.
Making flowers and hats doesn't
pay for the sort Of things you
wear; / dare you to tell who
Pam turned sharply. There
were no words. she felt. that
could answer that. Her hand rose
swiftly and lay for an instant
against IGNORES cheek. Lenore
shrieked.
She struck mel" Her voice was
high and Wild. That little rat
hit meH She hinged al Pam. who
had turned and walked from the
brawL
Soft-pedal it, Lenorew Ii was
Freda's voice, firm with authority.
You asked for it," But Lenore
seemed TO get oaly the wilder at
Ereda's words. She rushed at
Pam again
Pam, much the smaller. turned
and, TO protect herself. gripped
the rail, her heels hooked into
the lower one. She was caught
IN IGNORES rush and somehow
unbalanced There was a stihed
scream, fash Of green, pale and
dim In the moonlight. and then a
splash OF water.
Three Go Over"
"CHES overheard" It was
~ Jerry'S voice, husky with
alarm.
Someone overheard" The cry
went round the boat And then
in still more panic: "Sharksi
There are sharks IN that water
and barracuda. On, JerTy's oyerI
Jerryl"
"Jerryl Jerry!" Il was Mrs.
WinthrOpe at the rail Bart Win
threPe, too. had joined the group.
and other guests were dlSlOlntly
trying to explain what had hap
pened.
"Jerry's a good swimmer" Bart
WinthFepe announced, but what
about the girl?"
Pam can do anything" a voice
replied.
Z did it, and Pm glad of it,"
Lenore exclaimed. Better a shark
or a barracuda gets him than a
beach girl"
sIenoFe!"
Pam, swimming through the
pleasantly warm water, heard the
girls name in sharp rebuke
from MRS. Winthrope. Rebuke and
alarm. She had heard. too, Jerry's
quick dive and knew that he was
following her.
You've done nothing 10 boast
OF, Lenore. I'd keep quiet, If /
were you" II was spoken IN a
stern tone. Voices carried so over
water. Pam could hear much of
what was said against the con-
fusion Of sound made by the les
ser actors in the scene
And then she heard something
that paralyzed her with fright. A
third body had plunged into the
water. She knew mStinctIVe1y by
the way II struck the water that il
had been Blaze. II there were
sharks or barracuda near, Blaze
would be the victim. Human be-
ings were often let alone, but
dogs were seemingly a fayoTite
prey
The AseaEGhligat" som cone
sT a.s Iurn ligAl On them
Pam was grateful for the light.
She swans easily and expeFtly.
Sns tanned anS BAKED and finally
sasF ice dogs head eOming toward
Blazer" She commanded.
Come here, Blazer
The animal was making head
way toward her. AS soon as they
were within reach OF each other.
Pam gTaSped BlaZe's collar and
pulled her along, swimming with
all the speed she was capable Of
Vaguely, she heard JeFFys voice
calling her.
Why. she's got BlazeI" some
/ one shouted n amazeuent as the
light picked them out
Blaze seeming 70 understand.
swan with all her might beside
Pam and actually, as Pam tired
| slightly, helped the girl Pam had
known It would just be q matter
Of getting Blaze started In the
right direction, so she would not
swim out 70 sea
Finally they were AZ the lower
platform Of the d0ck- There was
a ladder there for swimmers 10
climb up, though very few people
ever used il. They were not en-
couraged to swim there.
Pam cluEg 10 i and managed TO
push Blaze up. Blzze's mstInc-
tive fear Of open Stats made the
thing difficult al hrSLbut she
graSped the ideasR5 climbed
/ carefully. Pam vas laughing as
] sha cifnhad fF1e 1a1rier inch Led