The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-22
FOR The LOVE OF PAM

ers- Jerry sent French uarigolds.
III ask them TO put his IN the
ice box and put them on later.
Leo. II was sweet OF you to send
me flowers"
The young doctor glanced at
the buds. exquisite against the
soft green of her dress.
Ihey always make me think
OF you, Pam, he said quietly.
They are SO definitely one CT the
things that make this island 4
lovely place. And you're like that.
Girls like you, women ike You'll
grow to be. are like that.
Leo, I'll remember that ali my
life. It's the sweetest thing that's
ever been said to me-"
Leo smiled. perhaps them. he
said. It will earn me a dance. I
have only the first one with
Freda."
An you want of them" Pam
SAID. Unacc0untably IN that in
slant Pam was glad she had
made no promises u Jerry. Leo
represented everything she Iiked
IN a man. He was a useful, Ee.p-
ful person. Someone for whose
living the world would be a lit
tie better. a little less filed with
trouble and pain.
Break Il uni" was Jerrv's
biIthe approach. 81 don't like
other men going into a huddle
with my girl"
Try and stop it" laughed Leo.
: II you insist upon picking the
prettiest girl in the place. you've
asked for competition!"
Go aheadi" Pam laughed. 81
can take il. Pops me up."
Vain lass!" cried Jerry. "You
don't need it. II you hear any
more. about how lovely you are,
you won't be speaking to US. You
already surpaSs perfection. What
more do you want?"
%coheh," Again
GO many things, Jerry, l couldn't
- begin to tell you" PANS voice
was suddenly serious. She didn't
add aloud that she was not even
sure what she did want. One
thing she knew with deep, un-
WaveFing conviction. She wanted
Jerry 10 have some more impOr-
tant purpose in life than merely
having a good time.
SIM jealous that you're wear
ing his flowers, she heard Jerry
say.
But I'm carrying yours. Jerry.
and III wear them later"
Mrs. WINTHROP, standing at the
gangplank waiting for the rest of
her party to come from the car,
smiled warmly at Pam. Il hoped
you'd come, my dear. I'm so
glad.
Then, Pam reflected, Mrs. Win
tilrope had spoken Of her. II
hadn't been only Jerry VINO had
thought Of her when the guest list
was made. That was pleasant TO
know.
The yacht was a blaze Of light.
There was the sound of clinking
ice in glasses, of light laughter
etched against a background OF
soft music. There were flowers
seeming the air. II seemed to Pam
that she must be dreaming
Pam noticed Lenore was most
often standing at the bar where
Cuba LIbres and rum highballS
were being handed out with law
ish generosity
Jerry took Pam to the bar.
drop a conch shell in il, so
she'll feel at home" Lenore said
as she watched the bartender
mixing their drinks. Pam had
asked for plain orangeade.
Pipe down, Lenore," Jerry
warned in a low voice.
TT seems TO me you're the
one to pipe down." Lenore ex-
claimed. Bringing Miss Conch to
the partyl"
You'd do well to watch your
own STEP" Jerry snapped. You'll
have shells growing out of your
own shoulders. If you aren't care
full And it might help you some;
it might counteract the poison
brewing in you"
AT least / don't bring il to
the yacht" Lenore flushed. She
hadn't supposed Jerry knew about
Vim. She paused on thought Of
Vim. He had wanted to come to
the party. Not for the party, but
to be near her. He was getting so
jealous Of her. She wondered
what he was doing.
She looked across at de Belle
fort standing languidly at the bar.
He had never stirred her as Vim
did. And he had never done any
thing that gave her interest an
upward trend With Gervase in
New York, she did the same
things day after day-cocktail
parties, to dinner, to a night club,
to a breakfast place, and then
home to bed in a dawn she was
too weary and bored to appre-
ciate.
Something about Gervase an
gered her suddenly. She realized
that Leo Shore was speaking, and
turned swiftly to him. She had
been playing I'D 10 him, as she did
to every good-lOoking man she
met. Leo was laughing at her a
little.
I'm Conch, Lenore," he was
saying. "And proud Of it. Il i'm
plies roots in this island. That's
somethingi Come on, let's dancer
Pam watched them dance away.
IGNORES sultry good looks were
pointed up and emphasized by