The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-24
Chapter Ten
Answer For Martin


EILEEN stood still in his hold
with that passivity which is
more Of a denial than any re-
sistance. His arms dropped and
she moved little away from
him.
Goodbye Jordan. Good luck, u
she said.
She went into the little cot
tage.
She took care not to be early
enough at breakfast to say good
bye to the party. She. unseen
saw them driving off. Lucille
A.nders had seen to it that she
Mas in the front seat beside Jor-
dan. She. went in again. 1t was
one of the cottages which was
had to be, of course-furnished
with piano. She sat down and
went to work on that nights
songs with her little travelling
clock facing her. Ill
Later, her nervous finger:
brushed through the pile of far
mail. Yes, here it was, copied or
cheap yellow paper they all used
She stared at it, trying to make
II tell her more.
rs. S. Esthonid. Good for you
Eileen, so you did make the mike
New York next. Someday I'll fine
you'll All the luck! Martin"
Idiot. OF course. Molly hadnt
bothered to type the ships namt
on the copy she's had before
This was the original. She spranS
up. She would wire the ESthonia
you forgot to sign your las
name. Eileen Gardner" She wrote
it down; she Sprang up to rur
and find Molly.
She gripped the message tight
She took her handbag-it woult
cost as much as a new dress. bu
what of that? She went r. hun
up Molly.
1t took some time. Finally she
discovered her, taking letters fol
Mrs. Weigand. She waited I'm.
patiently, until the last enthiis.
iastic letter was done, quiVerin;
in the doorway. Molly, glancin
up, nodded, said to Mrs. Weigand
I'm be goin' to type these now.
and slid her arm through Eileen
What the trouble. dear. wan
something's
II want this telegram sent K
the Esthonia, please. Will your"
Crazy? You can't answer fan.
that cable from cruise ships, nit.
wit. Cost a million. Answer CT
the air"
Eyes, can. have the money.
more in this than meets thu
eye" said Molly. "All right. como
on--waitI"
What for?"
ITO get paper with shippinl
news in, naturally; otherwise, II
have to cali the nearest port fol
you 10 find out. which would bt
more money yet, What are YOU
a concealed millionaire"
Never mind what | am. Tha
was IA friend of mine-I mean.
You mean pickup, sweet
You need Aunt Molly to keep VOL
on the straight and narrow, | car
see. Come along"
They found paper. MOLLY
whisked to the shipping page will
an experienced hand.
Sorry to blight your girlisF
hopes. Eileen"
What do you mean?"
Molly pointed with a sharr
bright nail.
as. S Esthonid cruise ends
New Zealand The date was yes.
terday, Return trip after dock.
ing begins ;"
Eileen's eyes dazzled.
He hadn't been fooling. He hac
gone to New Zealand. BY now ht
was ashore. 81 don't care" she
said Send it and mark i
ION the chance the mysteriou!
Martin goes back to the ship
Mostly they don't, you know, theS
pick up another ship to go for.
ward on However
Message To Martin
CHE shrugged and took It.
- Il think it's a lot to do for
fan, but you'll learn better as yol
know more Of fans. Some max
you the great big romance Of thei
life. but, darling. they aren't tn
kind that take luxury cruises: it
The lonely men with Isolated Jobs
and the women who don't Sc
people. or kids"
II know. Anyhow, send IT,"
IF YOU promise not 10 keeI
this up. You'll be wasting all yol
own II you answer every boy tina
ever met you for a minute an
got excited enough over you be
ing q radio singer to wire you.
II promiSew "
Molly sent il, Us soon as the tw
girls could get TO A9 central hal
Little Mr.. Weigand. blinking be
hind his glass@s $Ves in the con
troll room, tpQking helpless a
usual. He fiddled with The pro
gram. an Intellectual goldfish, hig
Up in the Widowed eox.
He watched them. and cam
out There was no program GA 70
a couple Of hours
Last night" he said. "Marth
and | were playing over some {
your recordings after hours. 81
leen, They went very well--vcr
well. indeed