The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-31
FOR The IIo !S|!ys E. OF PAM

be hard. It viii" "a
.t;. You've alEeadg done some
ing ram, Jerry said. You've
SCI me a wonderful example. %
4hey stood at the door for a
moment as Jerry was leaving Tho
soI night air was weighted with
Iae perfume Of PANS rose-garcien
Fan Jerry turned to ask
Nhy 40 your roses grow SO much
more fragrant and Iuxuriantl,-
beautiful than for anyone eIseSSi
ram smiled through the FAINT
Perhaps" she said. ait,s be-
cause they were planted with love
ana nave grown with Il through
the years"
Christmas Box
CHRISTMAS EVE vas ALWAYS
~ a day % happy activity in the
oid elueiiertOn house. The candles
II the csntary-oId wrought-iror
eandeIaOra we're replaced with
brilliant red ones Pofnsett5ss
Enien hsped N iaxurizacc bezi5e
TIE bIg old barn, were cut and
brought into the house to be put
II tail vases. Red-berried pIunes
OF the pepper tree were cut and
put II large t0oT vases on either
SIDE Of the door IN TIE wide hall
me miStletOe, which q friend
from Carolina sent, was tied with
req TIcoon bow and hung from
me living room chandelier.
That would be a gay and lively
spot az the Christmas party which
mad been d Quellerton custom for
generations. Meiita had the ART
Of buffet breakfast down to a fine
point There would be chafng
dishes OF creamed kidneys. little
NJ. sauSages, some in bacon Jack
cts n covered silver dishes: heaps
OF homemade potato chips, trays
OF buttered toast and gallons os
coffee.
In the afternoon and evening
there would be other teas and
parties starting a series which
would continue merrily all
through the holiday week: high
lighted a. certain times b. special
church services which everyone
attended
Most Of the homes in which
these parties were held were
merely carrying On 4 tradition
which had been started by anceS-
tors.
Lelits and Juan we're like two
happy children about these prepa-
rations, and Pam, always happy az
festive times, vas most excited
over a large box that rested on
hall table. Into i had gone one
dozen OF the choicest p0insettias,
tiny bunch Of miStIetOe, some
sprigs Of Oregon holly and a huge
cluster Of pepper tree plumes-
And now, she said 10 MelIta,
"one Of the large glasses Of guava
jelly, one of peach mango pre-
serves, orange conserve. Those
little boxes Of candied orange
peel. Your special fruit cake
the little square one. Oh. MeIita,
it's the most beautiful boxi There
isn't a corner that isn't filed"
The box was tied with q big red
bow and Juan was dispatched 10
the cottage on Flagler Street the
Winthropes had moved themselves
into. Christmas at the Winfhrope
home was a holiday such as they
had not had for years. z nm
Garcia was called in 10 help Mrs
WinthrOpe with preparations Tor
the feast at which all four mem-
bers Of the family sat down for
the first time IN years.
There were not as many gifts
as usual, but there was more ten
derneSS and affection and cOnSld-
Grafton. Bart Winthrope was hap
pier about his family than he had
been IN years
It was at an especially lovely
party al the home Of one Of the
officers at the Army Post that
Pam D aus d beside the piano
where Vim had just finished q
number He had only cello and
two violins with him.
Yin" Pan said. that was a
marvellous thing you just played
What IS It? Have | ever heard i
before?7
"No. YOU haven't, Pam" Win
looked UP gratefully Its thing
| wrote Tor" ne paused
'Lenore,s Pam finished for him,
because she had guessed from the
look on his face and from the
tenderness with which the melody
flowed from his fingers
That was SWELL" Antoine was
beside Pam and speaking 70 Yin
That viii be the making OF you,
boy. Could you give me a good
orchestration Of II?
Vim nodded His fingers, wan
dering over the keys. found the
opening strain Of a Chopin waltz
Vim swung il just a little, Impro-
vising as he moved through the
I number. his dark eyes lighting as
dancers we're tempted 70 the
middle Of the room BY his rhythm
Antoine slipped his arm around
Pam and they glided away to
/ gether- Over AntOiae's shoulder
/ Pam could see Freda looking up
AZ Leo. She wondered if there
( vas more than casual interest N
/ Leo's as he looked down az the
girl Then Antoine claimed all Of
/ her attention. He was telling her
I Of IGNORES quarrel with Yin. OF
/ how deeply Yin had been hurt
That's cruelty unfair, Pam
! exclaimed. Yin deserves better
/ than that Hes so real, Edmund
/ IT you can do anything for him.
. please do"
'I can. and viii To get Len
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