The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-11-07
Chapter 90
lunch With Freda
4, I hope Lenore hasn't d.

% throw off the more serious
thought. Maybe she's Just hirt-
ing"
7 don't think SO, Pam said.
I think she liked Vim. ! cant
imagine what this IS an about.
It bothers me- a
Don't let it. After all, no one
canido anything with Lenore once
: she's made up her mind"
Then you won't even try TO do
anything2" Pam said regretfully.
She had counted on Freda.
Freda grinned. 1--WE never
s fancled myself as fate or Provi-
dences she said. Especially
where a girl ike Lenore is con-
cerned. II she wants 10 play with
s fire its her own funeral!a
Pam felt there was nothing
more she could say. She couldn't
urge Freda further. Perhaps
Freda was right. Her own stand
ards might be smalI-toWn. Freda
had the sophistication city life
had given her.
Freda was looking around.
Through the arch she could see
q into Pans WorkrOom, where heP
table was filed with unfinished
orders. Her eyes were Suddenly
serious and slightly Yistful.
II must be grand feeling 10
& pc Of some use, she said frankly.
I'D give anything TO be able 10
do something. I'm Just" - she
grinned wryly at hang
ing around waiting for some rich
man to fall for my bait. I'd been
hoping It would be Jerry. You
see, I'm an open rival of yours
Or was. But I'd feel rich as a
birthday cake if / had a talent
s tucked up my sleeve. ! mean.
really, something that would be
useful so I'd feel ] have a right
to the space / take up in the
world
you could learn to do any
thing" Pam said, quietly.
IA couldn't ! haven't got the
endurance. You see, / know my
self l look myself square IN the
face every now and then and call
myself BY my right name. don't
like it at all. But I haven't got
what it takes to change
-Why should your Pam asked
then. You have money, so why
should you try to change your
self into a worker2 | think when
people have money it's much nicer
to loaf and spend il, be charitable
and make work for others, instead
OF trying to increase an already
large fortune" Pam smiled at
Ereda.
You're trying to say something
nice now to make me feel better for
being the lazy spendfhrift / am
Freda laughed. Anyhow, its a
nice philosophy, and thanks for
saying i'll And don't worry about
Lenore any more. Let her play
and, II there's a penalty, let
her pay. People make their own
lives"
Pam felt, after Freda left, that
she had been given still another
and entirely new slant on life. She
pondered that new philosophy as
she worked with her palm leaves
that afternoon.
And Freda lightheartedly turned
her wheel toward Flagler Avenue,
stopping at the Winthrope cot
tage. Jerry was there alone when
she walked in. Bart and Adele
had gone to the Keys for a drive,
he explained, and might stay for
dinner.
ice Box supper
EREDA startled Jerry a little
Il when she told him where she
had been.
She's too sweet" Freda said.
Sincere and fine. If she wants
you, Jerry, she deserves you-oh,
lot more than 1 do The girl
looked at him intently. IF could
really believe you're broke, /
might not regret letting her nave
you without a struggle I've
stepped out of the picture grace
fully, darling, you must admit
Wen, I couldn't stand not having
money - even with you, my
sweet"
Rave on, Freda," Jerry said
easily, "just as if you had some
thing to do with it /"
well, could at least put up
fight" she said. 1T isn't too late
Tor that You're not married yet,
sou know"
Eyes, that's about the best thing
M do
aHut, as I said darling. / won't.
hate being poor. Imagine me
Kshing baby clothes! For, OF
Mrse. we'd have children. Babies
M sweet and complete life, round
ubnt, when you can turn the
nreasant details over to some
onlelse."
Ara / presume you'd turn the
unhasant little detail of hav-
Ing hem over TO someone else,
fooH Jerry asked in sarcasm. BE
was lot in too pleasant mood.
May Frisbee with her inslstence
was AtfinR on his nerves. If only
Re t1kRh, staring at Freda a1d
scarcak seeing her, girls wQuldn {
sake v4a 50 seriously. And II only
pc hasa't played SO carelessIx
and 50 hard ..--
@Oh, 10 I'd want 10 90 that
But all the rest, except kissing
them, Showing them of IN their
best clothes in their sweetest mo-
mems. we'd have others do fer
US
We wouid7S
yes darling. we would. And