The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-27
BY MARGARET WIDDEMEE


You're a bright girl, most ways,
but on this point you're gooty.
Forget it"
Eileen scarcely heard her.
"Why did he say that?" she de-
manded. odd you leave my name
Off" .
"As heaven is my witness, no, /
did not. So if you want the an
swer, here it is. Your mysterious
stranger thinks you're getting too
serious. Also your mysterious
stranger has reason for learning
caution where the gals are con-
cerned. He likes 'em. Anyway,
he's pointing out, with as much
politeness as possible to a nice lit
tie girl that did him no harm, that
she'd better go on with her knit
ting, and let Mysterious Martin
fly away"
IT don't believe it. He said, 7
always keep my word. And tell
the truth. Aside from that l prom
Use nothing"
ly, "then probably some She
demon in human form saw to it
your last name was Topped off the
cable. Or probably forgot it. Or
one of the Weigys did. Anything
to save our hero's faith. Not inter-
ested."
She took a long pull through
her straw.
Eileen stood up, eyes bright.
"And one of those things may
have happened. At any rate"
Eat any rate you're going back
to Denver here and now? Oh well,
don't suppose it will make much
difference in the long rum" Molly
said. Anyway, kid, I'm for you.
You're swell girl. anybody that
would stand up for an unknown
redhead the way you did for ms
when you blew in got her friend
for life. All right, go on back to
Denver. I'll miss you"
"T'm not going back to Denver.
I'm going on to New York City
with you"
Molly jumped up, dropping her
bottle with crash.
"What?"
"I'm going on to New York
City. I'm a good stenographer and
typist; and what's more, and more
important, there's a chance for me
on radio if they wanted to rent
those recordings. I'm going to try
for it,"
Molly stared at her.
my dad used to tell me about
man named Steve Brodie who
took a chance. 1t seems he jumped
off Brooklyn Bridge, and lived to
run a saloon"
"Well?"
swell II wouldn't know. Me,
I'm just redheaded stenog that
works like a dog and plays safe.
Gal, didn't you ever hear about
there was a depression"
eyes. But everybody says it's
lifting. Things are on the up-and-
up" Eileen said. "And even il
they aren't-I'm going"
Molly argued no longer. She
only said YEARLY, "And what,
may ask. are you using for
money at the moment?"
Eileen said resolutely, 1.-THE last
three hundred dollars of my IA
theirs insurance"
Molly whistled.
That's more money than ! ever
saw together in my whole life. :.
Look here, kid, if you're the
chance-taker you seem, / know a
way to get us East and not have it
cost us much. We can get a flivver,
secondhand, for half that. And
the Papoulos boys know a garage
where we can sell it again for
what it costs. So all it will mean
will be gas and oil to drive to
New York. Gamer"
Sounds like a lot of fun"
Eileen said. IF you're sure"
The Parting
1T WAS characteristic of Eileen
L that she did wild things in a
methodical way.
They were leaving for New
York at the end of the week. That
gave Eileen time to get gilt-edged
references - very nearly fearful
ones-from the head of the bust
neSS~courSe she had taken in coll
lege. After talk with Molly, she
braced herself, and went through
with a settlement with Mrs. We'd
gand
why 49, why, what on earth
makes you think of going,
Eileen?" she demanded. You're
making a hit. l never heard of
such a thing. You are making a
mistake, dear"
Eileen only said, 81 came to sug-
gest something. l will stop think
ing anything about the royalties
on those recordings. which I am
advised could make trouble
about, but I'd like you and your
husband TO give me letters to the
people you sent them to, as good
letters as you can manage. And
not make fuss about ny going"
"But-what with losing Molly
Flauagan-not that we can't OF
course set any amount of girls like
her-and you. at once, things will
be a little difficult OF course there
are dozen girls in the nearby cit
les who'd jump at the chance :"
Eileen agreed to this. Her idea
was to part with the Weigands on
as friendly terms as possible. And
she succeeded. Mrs. Weigand was
crying romantically over her as
they parted, and predicting a
great future for her.
so many of our prot6ges have
gone 20 the top
Eileen did not argue about that.
She had too much else 20 do.
Te be continued
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