The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-20

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Marie demanded. After all, you
| do owe me some consideration.
Even If / am the other woman,
| tried to help you - encourage
YOU"
| "Yes, I know, Marie" Henry
| said softly. You've been swell"
/ He leaned forward, touched Ma
| rie's hand. Does my losing the.
radio job change things between
| us?" Rtss
| sIn a way, yes" said Marie,
you know as well as / do, Henry
| how many things we planned to-
| do. And now
i What's to prevent our going
on with those plans?" Henry in
| terrupted. IF you were my wife
| and / went on with the realty
company, we could do the other
things also"
"We couldn't. You'd always be
letting the other job interfere" 7
Marie got up. She moved about
the room. sYour interests would
be divided. We would never be
able to work tremendously to-
gether-you in the real estate
business, and me on the air"
Henry watched the girl for a
moment. "In other words" he
said, you don't love me enough
to become my wife, and let me
be myself"
"What do you mean, be your
self'?"
Il mean, couldn't you love me,
marry me--and let me go on with
the work / seem to be cut out
for?" Henry asked. you have
been trying to make a radio
writer out of real estate man,
you know. Maybe it just wasn't
intended to be that way"
"You aren't blaming me for it,
are you?" Marie wanted to know.
stopping to look down into Hen
RVS face. Il thought you'd be
grateful"
II am" Henry said. TN a way
and yet" He hesitated a
moment, Strengthened out his
thoughts, and went on. Suppose
| decided to ditch New York, and
! ask for my old Job down home.
would you be willing to 60 back
there with me?"
Good heavens, what cues
TOM Marie cried. She caught
herself, laid her hand on Henry'S
head, r1inpled his hair. You're
sweet, Henry, terribly sweet.
| adore you. really do. but-Im
still tied up with radio. /
| couldn't possibly throw all that
into discard"
/ mo? And yet you were
perfectly willing for me to throw
my job into discard"
That's different"
in what way?"
'Pm getting established" said
Marie. "You are just sort Of
Of
"Drifting?"
! "Oh, no, Henry, not that"
4 Marie stepped back, made a ges-
ture with her two hands. Let's
| not discuss it any more tonight.
4 Well work it out somehow,
darling =" She searched Henry's
/ foe for sign of encouragement.
Won't we?p
TIE Kiss
"T T-OPE Sc" said Henry. He goi
Aur, walked over to where he
had placed his coat and hat
Things usually adjust them
1 selves finally No mater how in-
/ volved they seem to be-" He held
out his hand" Good night, Marie
I'm sorry for all the disappcint-
ment I've caused you"
''Henry-deari" Marie took the
outStretched hand. She pulled
Henry toward her. lif ed her face.
you may kiss me, Eanry--,uSt
to show that we arc still =
! friends"
Henry looked at the uptlrned
face. the, inviting lips. Then he
1 cauoht Marie to him almost saw
agelv
"Ycu're-a-mensce!" he said,
trying to sound very, very world
/ ly "Pnt s-a-beautifu on,'
| He Kissed Marie's lovely mouth
Then he pushed her away from
/ him, grabbed up his coat and hat,
and hurried from the room. He
was shaken by a deluge cf emo
tons Marie Is. Lucia
| the lost Job !. work to he done
i. no wife :. an apartment that
was like a tomb. He walked out
] Of the hotel, AMI stood uncertain
upon the sidewalk.
Taxi, sir?" the doorman asked.
mo, thanks Henry replied.
Nice night; Think I'll walk"
Eyes, sir"
Henry strobe off uptown. He
walked faster and faster, as
though by so doing he could
escape his thoughts.
But Henry had nothing on Tom
my Mcintyre. For up in his room
Tommy was also trying to get
away from the thinking that had
made chaos of his brain. He too
was thinking about Marie
about Luella e. about Jobs
work. He was also thinking about
how utterly sick of New York he
was. He was sick of radio also.
Sick of just about everything. He
wanted to get away. go some place
where he could do a lot of relax
ing, think matters over more
calmly. He wanted to-
He stopped short in his pacing.
Florida!
OF counsel Why not? u
FLORIDA was just the place to 60.
he was due vacation. He had
been postponing it, but why do
so any longer? Why not ask to
have the vacation granted at
once? Why not pack his things.
and HE himself southwark? Flor
ida. ). Sunshine that would be
more than welcome, now that the