The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-25
FOR The LOVE OF PAM
BY WHEN GREY .
CHAPTER Is
The Count DisDIease4

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him.
First Vim played Rubenstein's
Romance seriously, beautifully.
Ihen he swung Il. He paused
tnen, his eyes finding IGNORES.
He spoke 20 the boys. Yes. the
eellst and two vioIinists inelT-
Gated. Vim took the piano him
self and the opening notes Of BE-
loved, II Is Morn rippIed from
his fingers.
There was only the slightest
pause while he doubled. watt
ing for her, then IGNORES deep
throaty voice joined him. No ore
but Vim could have done II. With
anyone else Lenore would have
been Just another girl with a nice
parlor voice, but Vim put drama
and color into his accompaniment
for Ignores song.
Lenore!" There was a note Of
pride II Adele Winthr0pe's voice
7 didn't know you had i in youl'
7 haven't II was Vim" she ac-
knoWledged
Pam was applauding madly. a
little more madly than any Of the
others, who were certainly max
ing enough noise.
And you applaud her after
the poisonous way she's treated
your" Jerry said IN surprise
'Of course Jerry. Lenore sang
beautifully. Why Shouldn't I adj
NIT that, even Il there are things
I'd ike to wiring her neck for!p
OF all the gathering. only Ger
vase granted the Performance
faint pFalst. He stood a little
apart. looking on. He wasn't
exactly pleased with the future
Countess de Bellef0rts perform
ING Tor a not-too-0rderly party
with a young man that no one In
particular seemed % know.
Look Antoine said 20 Yin as
he left the piano, If you want 70
work, III make you and your
boys one OF my units. I've got a
place could send you for a spring
date need someone for it.
Are you really saying that, or
an ! dreaming? Do I want 70
work.
Antoine grinned. Come around.
Wen get together on il"
Though Pam watched for him.
Leo didn't return. Pam knew
that he was probably standing
by, helping someone through q
crisis.
How about that Southern
Cross" Jerry asked as they e.
naLy turned from the gsyety q
the party 10 his car Pam had ex-
planned 70 him that with al the
things she had 70 DO On the next
ozy she couldn't dance al the
night away.
Bat I've had a wonderful tine.
Jerry Wonderful"
Come say goodnight 70 Mother
and Father then. Jerry said
-0f course.
ITS been such : lovely eve
ming, she repeated 70 JerryS
parents, her face glowing.
Tbs Is only the beginning, "
Winthrope said brightly There
are going 70 be lots more Mrs.
Wmtar0pe, PANS hand still held
IN hers, said: Bart, this Is the
girl Who made these beautiful
flowers"
Its a pleasure 10 meet some
one 50 lovely and so clever"
was Wlnthrope'S answer. His
eyes were quite serious. as II see
ing II Pam that rare combination
Of a beautiful and useful girl
And now how about that
Southern Cross" Jerry repeated
So they drove along SimOnton
Street to South Beach and looked
across the water to the place near
the horizon where the Southern
Cross lay against the sky. Waves
Tapped softly or the beach The
row Of houses back Of t were
dark shadows wrapped IN sleep.
Jerry could Just make cut the cut
lines Of the bandstand, where the
boys had scofhngIy made their
bet with hIm about Pam. This
might be the time % bring that
up, square l.
Yet Why risk spelling 4 lovely
momcntZ And perhaps size hadn' :
actually re allied what Bruce
meant. jerry had seen Bruce
dancing with her on the yacht.
and everything seemed all right
Why risk trouble
Shadows in the Dark
THE warm scented beauty Of
Il the night asked no words. Back
Of lis sea wall tie S0uthermoSt
house IL the United States rose
broodinglY N its deep shadows.
L had changed hands recently,
after being owned by one family
for generations. Jerry wondered
vaguely II houses felt such things.
Palm around It ruStled crlSply in
a fresh breeze. Far cut across
the water a light moved slowly.
A s1lp passing IN the tight
Wed better 60 back Pam
said finally. She. toe. disliked
breaking the charm Of the mo-
ment.
As Jerry moved 70 start the
car, a figure was family discern
Ihle on The white sand moving n
from the other street. A man The
tao in TIE car watched intsntly
and thea saw 4 second figure hI--
rying 10 JOIN tie first
Neither Pam Or Jerry made any
verbal reference to the figures,
but each knew the other had seen.
Jerrg turned the car and started
hack toward Division Street
Pans house was wrapped IN
sleep. Pale hibiscus, closed for
the night. were Ike delicate ing
ers reaching INTO the shadow. An
grange tree near the walk wa
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