The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-22
byMATKlNS Q. WEIGHT -

she was sorry aDOuI the quarTels
Again she picked up her re-
ceiver. And when Henry Pell an
swered very promptly, she felt
better.
Henry, this is Marie" she said.
'sYes?" said Henry---in a tone
Of voice that wasn't at all friendly.
Take me to lunch. Henry, will
you?" Marie went on. I'm ter
ribly sorry about last night. /
want to tell you in person.
Very WELL" Henry said. tive
got some things I'd like to talk
over with you. Where shall we
meet?n
'In the British Restaurant, down
in the sunken plaza" she said.
you can buy me a mutton chop.
There are so few places where one
can get them"
"Okay. One o'clock all right"
Splendid" said Marie. 'I'll be
there on the dot--wearing gar
denia SO you'll know me-" She
laughed lightly. Don't meet the
wrong girl, Henry, dear"
"Nope!" said Henry. still not
very friendly-like Marie thought.
Il must get back to some work
now. See you later"
Marie was on the dot, and she
was wearing a gardenia; not for
Identification purposes, but be-
cause a gardenia went well with
the silwer-fox trimming of her
new and expensive ensemble.
Here, by the window" said
Henry. I'VE can watch the sun
shine play on the silent fountain"
'ssshank you, Henry, said Marie
They sat down. "Now, let me say
in person and in all humility that
I'm terribly sorry was such an
awful female last evening. ] must
have sounded like something out
of the gutter"
Tets forget it." said Henry.
AND go on from there?" Marie
asked. cycling him.
Henry, Too
X 70, on from tn ere" said
F,nry. Only, I'm going away
tOF &WtlllG.
/ Vel are?" First Tommy-now
I TIc
1 Yep. Business" Henry gave
5 IT. orders, then he went on.
Ny firm is sending me south.
/ They are interested in timber
/ down in the Carolinas, now that
/ the psper-making industry is
] waking up in our country: you
know. paper from wood-pulp."
/ ''Yes, l know about it" said
Marie. II read an article about it
/ in q magazine"
| "A5well informed ladyl" Henry
/ said, smiling for the first time.
Marie didn't smile, however. A
sudden thought came to her.
4 Henry taking a trip south Luz
ella already there darned
funnJ, she thought, this decision
to hnad in that direction. Did it
mean that he was going down to
get Luella?
Il suppose" she said, trying to
/ Sp1aS casually, that you'll stop
81 IN our hometown, and say
l.cll5 to Luella."
'T uella's not there" said Henry.
where is she?"
Florida, by now. She was
on her way when heard from her
| this morning."
'Florida"
'sYes. A special delivery this
morning. 1t was posted in town
somewhere in South Carolina
"You mean she's-she's-
| Il mean she's on her way to
Florida to get one of those ninety
day divorces we've been hearing
about"
But, Henry -. did you know
| She"
Henry went right on. tsAnd. be-
lieve it or not, Tommy Mcintyre
has turned over his cottage to
her." he said. .'He told her to live
in it while she was establishing
ther residence, and to- say, what's
the matter?"
you say Tommy let her have
his cottage?" Marie asked, in an
odd sort of voice.
Eyes, Good old family friend.
you know. Always willing to
help out the family fead. I. AL
ways" Sa9
;.Yes, i know" said Marie. But
did you know Tommy was on the
way to Florida?"
"Not''
well, he is. He left this morn
ing"
well, PIl be-"
Marie shrugged. 1T sounds like
a drawing, room comedy or some
thing" she said First, Luella
walks Gait on you, and
NO" Henry contradicted. aFirst.
you fly to Chicago and Luella
finds out. She"
"She jumps at silly conclusions.
said Marie. Then she went on with
what she had started out to saw.
First. Luella walks out on you
then Tommy gives her his cottage
then she goes to Florida, and
now Tommy's on his way to the
same place. What, may / ask, does
it all add up top
IAN internal triangle" said
Henry.
But where do / come in?o
"You make it an internal COM
plication."
"Oh. / do, do IT. Well, what are
you going to do about it2"
Il don't know said Henry, con-
fused and annoyed. "The way
things have been happening to me
here of late, I--feel dazed."
Well, you've got to do some
thing, haven't your said Marie.
Henry looked at her. seWhat
would you suggest?" he asked.