The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-26
Chapter II
Mango Tries
"VOU certainly are talkative"
1 said Margo. glancing at him.

said Mango, glanclng at him.
Sorry" David grinned. Il was
thinking about lot of things I'd
like to do-if l suddenly found
that pot at the rainboWs end"
What sort of things?" Mango
asked.
ooh, such things as making the
Inn come to life" said David,
"and giving a lot of people aid
and pleasure"
1T would take quite a lot of
money for that, should imagine"
1T would, said David. But let's
talk about something else"
Maybe Dad could help" said
Mango.
David shook his head. mo, he's
too good a business man to want
to sink money in a gamble" he
said. Besides, / once let myself
go with him--about the Inn; /
mean. He wasn't Interested. He
said it would be nothing but send
ing good money after bad"
Then maybe / could help"
''How?"
give some money of my own"
Mango replied. Dad made some
good investments in my name"
She hesitated, and then went on:
I'D be willing to gamble-with
you, David"
But / wouldn't let you" said
David. "Even if / wanted to, your
father wouldn't like it,"
David"
eyes, Margo?"
"You don't really like me very
much, do your"
Good Lord, Margo-of course l
do"
Then why haven't you-acted
like it? You've avoided me ever
since that evening out at the Inn"
mo, l haven't" David said.
you know how busy l am, how
much | have on my mind"
But if man really likes a girl,
he finds time to see her." said
Margo. fYou kissed me, David, al
most as though you meant it. And
now" she shrugged, you act as
though there have never been
kiss" sf ....
That's the only wayI can act,
Mango. | thought you knew that
Polly and plan to marry"
Il suspected as much, natural |
ly," Mango said. "But man can
change his mind, as we'll as a wo-
man. And | think Polly would |
willingly change hers about you,
il she felt it meant freeing you so |
that you could do something
really splendid with your life"
David stopped in his tracks, and |
looked at Mango.
Have you and Polly discussed |
me?" he asked
"Yes, David-the afternoon ] |
drove her back to town in my |
car"
II see Then that's what you
meant when you said you thought |
you understood each other per-
fectly."
Eyes, David" Mango laid her
slim-fingered hand upon David's
arm. Polly said that your happi-
ness and future meant a great
deal TO her. And if your happiness
and your future really meant
changing your mind about mar
rying and staying here in Arden
dale, Polly wouldn't stand il the
way. That's the sort Of girl she
is. She said so herself II
Il know" said David. "And be-
cause she is that sort Of girl
makes a lot of difference" He
searched Mafgos face. 81 feel
that Ardendale is my place" he
said. land l don't think I'd be
happy anywhere else. Nor would
want to marry a girl who was
restless, who was always wanting
to break away-go places, do
things
But didn't you ever want to
60 places, David--do thingS?"
II Might Have Been
CERTAINLY" David replied.
~ Like all boys and very
young men, had wild dreams of
going to sea, of becoming an ex-
plorer. of being an architect and
designing magnificent houses. l
was perfectly normal boy, Mar
So But now that I've grown older,
and see that dreams never got
anybody anything. I'm perfectly
willing TO toss those dreams into
the discard and make good in Ar
dendale Being a fair-SiZed frog
in a not-So-large puddle isn't 50
bad Or that's the way I feel about
II now
You mean you're content 10 go
on working for Dad?"
No. not that Id like 10 be able
20 take hold Of the Inn, and make
II support nae ana my wife. and
at the same time bring aid and
pleasure ~ a lot Of folks. You
know. people who want to come
90 a quiet spot where they can
swim. thrive on mineral water,
snd--weN. that sort az craEjneSS.
II YOU call II crazlneSS, and you
probably Will"
Nc DAVID SAID Mango, Il
don't think rs crazy At all"
But you'd never want 10 set