The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-25

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thing like that" And Mango,
running lightly up the stairs to
her room, smiled and broke into
a song. Two whole weeks during
which David would not be able
to have a date with Polly jenkins.
Two whole weeks Of having him
all to herself. What a brilliant
idea-that offer of hers to take
Peter out for his sWims! A thing
like that would make more of a
hit with David than all the femi-
nine wiles she could possibly
think up and use on him
David told Peter about Polly's
new job that evening. He also told
him about MARCOS offer.
"But she can't help me down to
the pool" said Peter in a dis
treSsed voice. "I--I-Wouldn't
want her to, anyway. Cousin
David. I don't mind you and Polly
helping me, seeing my-my-bad
leg, but her-well, /"
"You mustn't feel that way"
David said. MARCOS mighty kind
to offer to fix things so you can
go on with your swimming"
"Sure, Cousin David, l know
but she doesn't feel about me like
you and Polly do"
"She will be feeling that way,
when she gets to know you bet
ter" said David. He had an idea:
II tell you how We'll arrange it.
You put your swimming trunks
on under your clothing before you
leave the house, and when you get
to the Inn you can take off your
pants and shirt down by the pool,
and get into the water. How's
that?" Y
/ Peter was thoughtful for a mo-
ment or two.
"All right, Cousin David" he
said. II guess that'll work out
okay"
"Of course it will" said David.
"All you'll have to do after your
swim, is lie in the sunshine little
while until your trunks get dry
and then get dressed again. Just
hold on to that bar like l showed
you, and keep on practicing kick
ing"
"Okay, Cousin David, I'll do
that. I keep thinking maybe
swimming in the pool will help
me, like swimming helps those
kids down where Mr.. Roosevelt
goes"
Good! Keep right on thinking
that way, my boy"
"You think it, too, won't you,
Cousin David?"
"You bet | WILL" David replied.
Uncle Fred, who built the Inn
and the pool, always said he
thought that the mineral water
had medicinal qualities. s.
Whats that?" Peter asked. =
1T means that Uncle Fred
thought the water had the power
to make people .well-people who
had things wrong with them"
Like my leg?"
yes, Peter. Like your leg"
David looked at his, watch. Nov
you get along to bed. It's late. I'm
going to sit out here on the porch
for little while and smoke"
Peter stood for moment with
his arm about David, and then he
went on inside.
Dreams
I EFT alone, David leaned back
~ in his chair and gave himself
up to bit of wishful thinking.
He rec lie d Polly's words,
Wouldn't it be exciting if drink
ing water from the spring did
magic things to us?" Yes, he
thought, it would. Then he re-
membered his remark. "And to
our pocketbooks," and wished that
ne was suddenly in possession of
money enough to do all the things
to the Inn that he would like to
do.
He would like to get it in per-
feet shape, and open it up as a
place where people like Peter
could come to enjoy the sunshine.
the out-of-doorS. and swim in the
mineral water, as well as take il
internally. There were lots of peo-
pie. he was sure, who would pay
well to come to such 4 place; peo-
pie Uncle Fred didn't know how
TO reach. If he could make the
| old Inn pay for itself then he and
Folly could move out there and
run it.
They could charge the people
who had money make them pay
generous rates for what the Inn
and pool had to offer. and reserve
a certain number of rooms for
people who couldn't pay; in other
words, make the wealthy help
those who needed assistance and
had no money.
He even went further i'm his
wiShful thinking, and visualized
an addition to the Inn. a wing
that he would call The Peter
Wiley Home" What a lot of good
a thing like that could do, All he
and Polly would ask Of the I'M
| dertaking was their own living.
and that Of Peter and Aunt
/ Susan.
Just then the old grandfather
clock that stood in the hall began
70 strike II was later than he
I thought He knocked the ashes
from his pipe. and got up. A man
who had to make a living work
/ ing at lumber plant. and who
bad so get UP VITA the chickens,
had no business sitting up uatil
all hours thlnklng . lot of foolish
ness.