The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-15
FOR The t o.! s. OF Pam
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ny names not Ruth, but Pm say
ing that and meaning it."
Let co." he said in a low but
Butte Freda. tall as Jerry him
self. and strong as swi,,,a rlara,
oanclng. skating and cycling had
made her. hung on.
IN sock youl" he cried ferce.
y against her light filaeree of
Sock, dariingI" she dared him.
III blH you one that VIII be the
surprise party of your sweet
Jerry knew that vel she might
rreoa was smart and slim and a.
traetive. but no delicate flower M
eiineing vine that needed a strong
oak to Irvine AROUND.
Let so. >Let go: saw" ne
rageo, struggling to free MS arm.
But Freda clung.
Jerry paused an instant in his
struggling and looked at her in
tentiy; He had just lifted his hand
TO push her from him when Freda
ducked into it, getting a slight
DIoW on the cheek. Jerry stared
IN startled amazernent He had
never even accidentally been in
the position of striking a woman.
He flushed with indignant shame.
Ereda had no business putting him
IN such a position. He was aware
then of Freda's high scream pierre
ing the air.
You struck met" There was
fury in her voice.
You asked for t." Jerry said
Il didn't intend to hit you. but il
wouldn't be honest for me to saw
that I'm sorry"
BEAST"
There were sounds as IL a wild
cat had been turned loose in the
Quellerton gardens.
Strange Meeting
DAM had not been sleeping. She
I had been lying staring into the
darkness, wondering tow a man
who looked and seemed as nice
as Jerry Winthrope could be so
eruely dishonest. She blamed her
self for breaking her rule about
the sons of rich winter people. She
should have had nothing to do
with Jerry
She wondered vaguely how she
was to face the future. Jerry had
grown so into her life in the
short time she had known him.
There would be such an aching
vacuum where he had been. Pam
knew with certainty she loved
Jerry.
The object Of bet, she thought
on wave of feeling that was al
most bitter. That was what she
had meant to Jerry. He had Freda,
who meant something fine and
serious to him: Freda who wore
his ring and was probably laugh
ing at her. They had probably all
been laughing at her as she
sat there at Antoine's right all
through the supper. thinking she
was being honored when really
they were making her ridiculous
She had meant nothing more
than a bit of passing amusement
to Jerry. And to her ne had sud
denly meant the difference be-
tween living and just existing.
Now he must mean nothing. Pam
was trying to look down the years
and fathom their loneliness when
she heard the car.
She listened, wondering If some
new arrival in Key West, taking
her large. white house for hotel,
as so often happened. was about
to ring and ask for rooms. Then
she heard unmistakable sounds of
Scuffiing.
Something was happening out
there in her shadowy garden. She
listened intently.
Steps came softly along the hall
Juan. walking quietly trying not
to v'aken Melita.
What is it. Juan?" Pam asked
s oftly through her partially
opened door.
Il came to see If you were
frightened, bambi." he said in his
low, gentle voice The fond, di-
minutive Juan and Melita had al
ways used was sootning 10 the
girl.
1T is the young man from the
North" Juan continued. Il think
you have no need to fear. Should
! ask him to 60, pleased"
No. Juan. 60 back to rest. You
have served well. l am grateful"
Unconsciously, when she spoke to
him, Pam resorted to Juan's own
quantity formal speech. So much
of her time had been spent with
him and the gentle, bright-eyed
Melita.
Pam pulled a housecoat over
her pajamas and peered down
from the window of her room to
the silver enchantment of what a
moment before had been her
peacefully sleeping flower beds
and lawn Two figures struggled
wildly there. Pam recognized
their voices. She hurried down the
winding stairway and out to
where the two still struggled. OBJ
Hvi0Hs of her.
.'Jerry!" she called softly. but
there was authority in her voice.
Jerry, pleased Ny rosesl Oh, my
flowers! My flowers" II was a
wall as she saw Freda and Jerry
dance wildly in her annual bed.
aPami I'm sorry!" Jerry was
suddenly aware Of her. He
grabbed Freda and dragged her
out of the garden TO the wide
walk
why, jerry Pam said in
amusement. She peered through
the dim light. And Freda!"
To be continued moo