The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-31
Chapter Is
Disagreement

quiet wedding. Just the fami-
lies-mine, that is, because Bill
hasn't any. But you're family"
Lovely. I won't feel married if
you and Roger aren't with US"
"Oh, Roger, we must do some
thing grand for them!" Lovely
looked up to say.
eve surely will. Anything you
want darling"
"I'll 60 down and shop today
and We'll take it along with us. "
Roger looked at her doubtfully.
"You can give Katie anything you
want. dear, but don't see how
we can 60. We've already accept
ed Aunt Amalia's invitation"
"But she's only family. Can't
you tell her what this isl"
I'm afraid that wouldn't do"
Roger smiled whimSically. He
had vision of proper little Aunt
Amalia trying to understand such
lack of social responsibility.
Lovely stared at him. "But
Roger. it's a wedding, the thing
you do only once in life time.
And Katie is my best friend, has
been for years"
Eyes, darling, but Aunt Amaiia
is our aunt and elderly and she's
honored us with an invitation to
an important dinner. All of her
dinners are important, you know.
She never does things by halves.
And we've accepted and she's
gone on with her pans. And those
plans are chiefly for and because
of our little daughter
"Oh, Roger you're being stuffyE
II don't mean to be, honey. but
/ don't see how we can let Aunt
Amalia down We can write
Katie, and send her the loveliest
gift you can find"
But Roger, l want to be there!"
Impetuously.
II wish we could hut l don't see
how we can"
There you go again. sounding
exactly like a pretzel being bent!"
Roger laughed gently. I'm
sorry darling"
Roger. we've got to be there
Look Katie could make her we'd
ding a little later, l know she
would! Aunt Amalia's dinner is al
two. Katie could have her we'd
ding at five instead of four. And
we could leave Aunt Amelie's al
about three thirty and be there
in time"
But that isn't the wav Aunt
Amalia gives dinners, Lovely. You
can't offend people who 50 to q
great deal of trouble for you by
returning scant attention."
''Oh, Roger. you're stuffyi After
all your aunts old! Who has any
fun there?"
Fun" Roger paused on the
word. Lovely. is that all you live
for?"
Eyes! And I don't care who
knows it. You and your family
You and your silly high toned
ideas. l don't care what you do
I'm going to Katie's wedding. You
can do as you please. Pm going
Lovely" Rogers voice was
stern. He caught her as she
brushed past him, held her so she
faced him for an instant, and then
slapped her face smartly.
Lovely drew back in amaze
ment
You'll be sorry for that" she
exclaimed angrily. But she haC
not screamed as Roger had ex-
pected her too.
Sorry for it? Never! Not unit,
you're something more than a baC
child who must be treated that
way" His voice still stern.
SeparatiOn-For A Day
AND when Thanksgiving Day
"A came. bright and crisp and
sunny with frost painting the
landscape like something magic
Lovely took her car and thrasheC
out of the drive and turned tow
ard New York City And Roger
went to Amalia'S dinner.
Well" Amalia said drily. as he
stood for a moment with her be-
fore the others arrived. she:
your wife And Roger was re-
minded Of the time she had said:
You can't make a silk purse ou'
of a Sow's ear"
Roger had Getta with him
When Emily arrived with hi:
mother and father she tool
charge of the little girl. Get;
took to Emily just as all Of thi
rest OF the Cosgraves had. Anc
Emily adored the child.
'-STr should be yours, Emily.
Aunt Amalia said tartly. pau&nl
beside them far 4 moment. 'Tha
she jsn't, IS one OF the saddles
iro1les life eould ofFeE."
I'm sure Rogsr is q ppy, Aun
Am ala. harp er Tran ceuld eve,
have made iassls ErnAly sale
quietly. but she didn't look u
az the older woman and Anal;
knew why.
Dinner was pleasant: il seemed
20 Roger his family had neve,
been 50 much a ami: since hi
wedding And Emily rode home
with him holding the SleepinJ
Getta n her arms. They wer: Z
the nursery together and put ths
child % bed.
"Pl take you to the siatio-
nov" Roger said 70 Emily. Il.