The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-07

/ all, If swimming and sunshine
and drinking the water from your
spring have helped make Peter
well, they can do the same thing
for others"
"And you still want to 60 on
with our planning?" ..
"You bet / do?"
Now" said David a bit sadly,
call we need is for me to dig up
two thousand"
Eyes" said Warren. "But don't
be discouraged. Well go ahead
working out at the Inn just as
you've been doing. I'll pitch in
and help you and Peter all / can.
At least we can get the place to
looking spry."
| Gosh. Warren" David said.
you're one swell fellow"
SO are you, David" Warren
held out his hand. Lets shake
for luck"
They fell silent for time after
that.
i 1t was Warren who finally
broke the silence between them.
"Pll want to keep busy" he
said, every minute of the day,
and far into the night. It'll help
me keep from thinking too much
about the might-have-beens with
Mango"
I'm sorry about her." David
said. But maybe she'll change
| her mind again. Women do that.
you know"
Eyes, I know" said Warren.
Anyway, all l can do is hope.
while l dig in and work like the
devil" ......-... =
well, I reckon we've got some
thing else in common, all right"
said David. "Polly's also keeping
me waiting. She's still determined
not to marry until I'm on my feet.
Heck! l used to think girls mar
ried men SOS they could encour-
age and help them"
Il guess a lot of men have
| thought that, David"
Il thought they married the
men they loved. and helped them
make their fortunes" David con-
tinued; mot sat around waiting
for the fortunes to be made first"
THAT" said Warren twas back
in the horse and buggy days we
talked about the other night"
Then I'm like you," said Da-
vid. Il wish l had lived then--in-
stead of now"
| Presently Warren got up.
II think I'll go back to the
hotel and turn in" he said. II feel
a little weary-sort of low in my
mind"
Don't forget all you told me
about ones state of mind affect
ing one physically" said David.
"You can't afford to get down,
now that we're going to push our
plans to the limit"
"Pll buck up" said Warren. IF
it's case of physician, heal thy
self I'll do my best"
If you want to use my little
rattletrap tomorrow" David Of
fered, you're welcome to it. May
be you and Peter could do some
digging out at the Inn while I'm
working at the lumber plant"
"Goodr" said Warren. "I'll use
it. by all means"
"And when you get back" said
David, you're to come straight
here for supper. Well have some
thing like scrambled eggs and
ham. Did you ever eat any genu-
inc North Carolina sugar cured
ham, Warren?"
mo" said Warren. But I'VE
heard about it."
well. you'll find out that it's
all it's cracked up to be. Come
here for supper-and ham you
shall have"
"Okay. on one condition"
Whats that?"
THAT you let me help" i.
TOO many cooks might spoil
the ham," laughed David. mo.
you can be company. I'm counting
on YOU"
'Pll be here" Warren promised.
And I'll bring an appetite with
me-" He went down the steps.
Anything special you'd like to
have attended to out at the Inn?"
No, unless you want to finish
pulling those honegsuckle vines
out of the upstairs blinds" said
David. -.
Right" said Warren.
Then with, a eheery, Good
night" he went down theswalk,
and out into the street, -