The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-22
Chapter II
Emily Rebels
y OGER'S weary face became a
IN shade more pale.

Il know" Marcia began slowly.
YOU'D almost think =" she
paused, not wishing to voice the
dark thought even in the privacy
of her own home. Roger, not
noticing, went on:
"If it hadn't been for Mrs. Per-
ry there might never have been
an engagement between Emily
and mel"
Marcia looked at her son in
tently but made no reply.
In the Perry house Della had
turned from the telephone to be
confronted by her daughter.
Emily's face was pale and tight.
There was the same pale tightness
in her voice as she spoke:
you've been talking to Rogers
mother! Oh, how can you? How
can you? Haven't | been cheap
ened and Inundated enough with
out your doing that?"
"You cheapened and humili-
ated" Bitterly from the lips of
the older woman. "Youi Haven't
you a thought for anyone else?
Your father and I have given our
very souls to" but Emily's
voice was interrupting madly:
"You shouldn't have done i'll
never asked for any of the things
you gave me! If you were going
to ask me to hand over my life to
you in return for 1t, why did you
do it? wish"
"Ungrateful!"
well, why should be CRATE
full? What for? Gratitude is for
gifts freely given! You would
mortgage my heart and soul for
what you've done for me. Can't
you see" Her father appeared
quietly in the door.
She's right, Della" he said to
his wife. and Emily was struck
by the WEAKNESS in his voice.
We've had no right to try to
make Emily's life. We never
should have given her anything
we couldn't afford to give freely
without any thought of what use
she'd make of it."
Della Perry turned to her hus-
band like an angry wild cat about
to attack. Suddenly something
stopped her She seemed to wilt.
"All right" she said, Ego your
wav."
Emily went to her room and got
her coat and hat. She would make
the thing final and definite before
there could be any more talk.
Society Stir
A FEW lines of type in a New
~ York paper announced that
Emily and Roger had broken their
engagement by mutual consent. A
great many people who had
marked wedding gifts put them
away and hoped some other
friend with similar initial
would be getting married before
too long.
"All that good effort wasted"
said one Of the girls who'd given
a party for Emily.
Button your chops, darling!"
from another. What have you
got to kick about? Look at poor
Emily. II isn't as if we didn't
all know about the new rave
Rogers got"
yeah. that's il. You work like
a coal HEAVIER irving TO land a man
and then maybe you don't get
HIM"
AT the Cosgraves' no one said
very much more about it. Only
Amalia reminded Roger once
more Of the impoSSibility of max
ing a silk purse of a sow'S ear
and then added: But she has a
sort of gutter loneliness. if that
means anything to you.
Rogers marriage 10 Lovely took
place at Rogers home and was
announced by his parents. The
tabloids played up Lovely'S back
ground and beauty.
They called her the Cinder-
ella girl. Lovely cut out all of the
pictures and stories and proudly
put them away. Cert and Joe
talked OF its elegance to their
friends for weeks after.
Katie Conner was there too
Didn't | always say you'd
make the grade?" she asked
Lovely. beautiful in the wedding
gown Marcia CoSgrave had gotten
for her. Gee it's swell you've got
all this Happy7" she asked
Happy? We even sing before
breakfast. don't we Roger?" and
Lovely went INTO q mad snatch OF
rug cutting and talked a song as
she caught the strain he orcheS-
ira was PLAYING
Marcia COSEravo watched in
amusement
She's certainly beautiful" she
said 70 Roger later
And Lovely said of Marcia
when she and Roger were alone:
Your mothers swell | know
how she must have felt Shed
planned ali sorts Of grand things
for YOU. and now there's iust me
She can take 4. She's swell ]
hope ! never LEI her down" Her
face c,oujcd only roncatayj,y or
that.
"Nou won: We won't darling
was Rogers reply
Lovely looked 4: him thought
fullv
i nope voa know. swee.ie-p.e,
she sai3 slowly
Rozc- was deeply happy. Il
lookcj rs p Marcia ard Lovely
were gong ~ be friends.
Wa's lre party Vas still 81 Is
peas Lovely ana Roger slipped
out 70 the kennels Blae Streak
was soon 20 Whe,p She Lifted
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