The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-06

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her. feeling low and defeated.
at didn't work." he was telling
Iuella a few moments later. 4
only went down on one knee. but
Marie wasn't impressed. she
thnight / looked silly She would
PROBABLY have died laughing. If I'd
gone down on both knees"
aI,m sorry" said Luella. Il saw
Won 90 out with her, and Went
right to praying. reckon my
prayers are just no good.
aof course they are" said Tom
nv. "And so are you. You're
grand girl. Luella, and with inc
Slightest encouragement ! could
fall in love with you.
ION the rebound. so to speak.
said Luella.
Nothing of the sort" said Tom.
my with considerable feeling.
Maybe it's you I'm falling in love
with, after all---and not Marie"
Malcolm Rector called to them
TO say that Henry's mint jullps
were ready. They walked over to
table about which the other
guests were grouped.
ITO the success of our pro-
gram!" said Mr.. Everett, He
nodded toward Henry. Here's
hoping you'll think matters over.
Pell, and come in with us if we
can find good opening"
''Thanks!" said Henry, beaming
like happy kid. Il think I'd like
that"
Mrs. Everett smiled upon them
all. Il think this is turning out to
be one of the incest parties I've
ever attended" she said. Il want
all of you to come out to our place
one week END soon.
why not stop off there tomor-
row." Mr.. Everett suggested.
We've got a dock, as you know,
Reetor-and a good stretch of
bathing beach"
"Fine!" said Rector. Everyone
agreeable?"
'Of course" said Marie, Tom
my, and Alma in unison.
Il think it's a great idea" said
Henry. He glanced at Luella. You
do too, don't you, honey?"
eyes" said Luella. ut ought to
be fun"
Again she saw Alma Latham
cycling her. and felt uncom-
Portable. The tall young woman
was like a sort of female menace,
stalking, stalking. looking as
though she was just waiting for
something dramatic to happen,
something even tragic,
Home Again
DUT stopping off at the Everett
- place was not to be. A violent
storm blew up early Sunday
morning. 1t ragged on and on until
mid afternoon. 1t was impossible
to put in anywhere.
1T looks" said Mr. Rector, "as
though wen have to put back to
New York"
Everyone expressed regret and
disappointment everyone but
Lucia She was glad that the trip
was to end. She was tired of the
parry Henry hadn't been at all
ike himself all day First he had
been terribly afraid he was going
to be seasick.
Then when he discovered that
ka vas 4 pretty good sailor after
all, he gave all his attention to
Marie, who wasn't such a good
sailor Tommy looked unhappy,
Luella thought, and felt sorry for
him. Mrs Everett lost her lunch.
Alma Latham said a lot of
things that had double meanings,
when she wasn't hanging on to
Malcolm Rector's arm and saying
things to him under her breath.
The party was Washout, so far
as Lucia was concerned. in spite
of the fact that it had started out
rather we'll
II was late when they found
themselves again In the yacht
basin at Seventy ninth Street. The
Everetts' car was parked where
they had left it the day before, SO
they drove off in that. Malcolm
Rector said he would remain on
the yacht over night, and Alma
said she would stay with him for
the evening meal. Tommy sug-
gested to Henry that he and LII.
ella join him and Marie for dinner
some place nearby.
Il think I'd prefer going home"
said Luella II feel little shaky
mot yet gotten my land legs"
Henry glanced al her. 1t was
easy to see that he was disap-
pointed. Marie shrugged.
There's more work to do on
that cotton field song" she said.
$50 you'd better come over to nv
place tomorrow night, Henry, so
we can get it in shape"
Right" said Henry. ''The
change from the minor is a bit
too sudden. You might see what
the composer can do about that"
I'll call him in the morning."
Marie said. But we can work on
the places where the meter isn't
quite right"
1t was when Luel!a and Henry
were alone in their own home that
Henry said: Weren't YOU a BIZ
abrupt in replying to Tommy's
suggestion that we 90 some place
for dinner?"
mo" said Luella. Anyway, L
didn't mean to be, Henry. / was
tired. Not being able to feel really
at ease was trying. It got me
down. Frankly, / got g little bored
after the first few hours"
"Bored?" said Henry. with all
those people who are doing things
in the worldl''
Maybe that's why was bored.
If Tommy hadn't taken pity on me
nopS and then I certainly would
have been the forgotten woman"
To be continued