The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-11-08
FOR The LOVE OF PAM
10y WHEN GREY -

win one foot on the ruuninr
board before she saw May.
Oh, didn't know" she begar
n embarrassment and was aboui
- move On WHEN Jerry stoppec
heE
PAM Wait, pIeaSess There VA
something imperative La his voice
o. you're the girl / was talk
ing to- May Frlsbee didn't wat
for the introduction Jerry had
moi intended 70 give
Yes" Pam sid and paused
too startled 70 say more.
I've been telling Jerry ny
troubles, Nay went On oves
JeTrys effort 10 silence her. Jus;
as II, with a bitter. hard little
laugh, he wasn't the cause ol
Pam was glad Nay rzmbled On,
allowing her silence with which
10 cover her confusion Jerry the
cause Of this girls troubles1 jerry
must be the man S1e had been
talking about that afternoon Sud
denly u al seemed clear 70 Pam.
Jerrys strangeneSs Of late, his
constraint and apparent WOTry.
His being late for appointments,
his preoccupied manner.
I've been thrown cut Of my
hotel roon.D Nays words stood
out suddenly N Pans conscious
ness.
THROWN outs Pam echoed.
Yes. darling. May vas laugh
ing. Hadn't yen hard that ho-
aeis ike % collect their biIlszs
Yes. but
Vel, that's what happened to
IN Nay, il Int hecesssry-"
Jerry began. but lay ignored
him
out in the cold, cruel world
with no roof over my head"
Foolish Offer
ZONE and share my roof," Pam
~ said quietly. I have plenty
Of room You can stay until you
get things Strengthened out. ANY
friend OF Jerrys Is welcome" she
meant what she was saying TO
Nay FTisoee, but she was nurt
deeply.
Pam, you can't do thai" Jerry's
words cut sharply into May Frs
bees reply. You can't have May
at your house. / won't have il
I Ike that.7 Mays voice shook
with anger. Anyway, I've got to
60 somewhere and your mean
ness isn't going to cut me out Of
the one place 1 can find shelter"
You don't need shelter. The
thing you need is 10 get out Of
town and do it fast.s
With Vhat27
No one needs to tell you how
70 do things, May. You can find
more ways to do the things YOU
want 10 than any other ten NO.
men could For Just once in your.
eolorful and adventurous career,
DO tae decent thIng-keep out Of
Pans home and life. You're vast
ing time here, anyway"
Time Is one thing I've got
plenty Of" May SAID, grinnIng
over her anger.
There isnt one decent impulse
IN you, is there27
Jerry, please" PANS voice
was gentle. She was sorry for the
girl. She had no understanding
OF Mays type and could think
only OF how she herself would
feel il she suddenly found she had
no home.
Pam Jerry didn't wait for
her 70 finish--don't try 10 argue
this out with me. You lust haven't
any idea OF what yoG're talking
ABOUT IN this particular case. You
nave no understanding of the
situation. May IS ike no woman
you We ever met. SHE'S a complete
parasite. You can't have her In
your home
Don't quarrel, please" Pam
said. There's no reason for II.
Ny house IS large. May can stay
there until she gets ready to
leave. / want to 40 that much. .
Pam, please Jerry begged.
Why must you be this way?i'
Won't you believe that IN lust
this one instance / know best2
Get on your bike now and roll
home, dear. May and / will battle
this out, and then tonight I'll come
see you -----e-=---.--s --.-'
Hes right about part of it
KID, May said 70 Pam. You'd
better be on your way. Jerry and
/ will fight this cut better alone. ("
Yes please go, Jerry begged
going to help for you to be here. I"
She looked at Jerry for a mo-
ment, then said quietly:
But I'll expect you TO bring
May, Jerry; not to come without
her she was sorry the moment
the words were out There had
been a strange change In Jerry's
face. But she added: Don't come
without May"
Something about his express
sion hurt deeply. Besides, she
didn't Ike ultimatumS- Had never
liked them. They were stupid and
unfair.
Pam mounted her wheel and
pedaled away. There was nothing
further she could do. She was
hurt, yet she was sorry for Jerry.
She did not understand the situa-
ton. Her experience had never
given her a parallel for May FRS
bee.
1t was well into the evening
before anything happened that
gave Pam an idea of how things
were goiag. A taxi drove to her
door at dusk. May got cut and
came UP the steps.
Fine way TO begin a friend
ship. by borrowings May was
laughing. Gould you lend me taxi
fare2"
-Surely!p Pam went to her
purse and counted out fifty cents
May had no baggage The hotel
wee EoTf14rJ II for hpr hill