The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-07
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Date With Marie


Chapter Is
Date With Marie
JELLA searched Henry's face.
But don't worry about Tom
my. being alone with me- She
SAID, -as II you would! Tommy's
n love with Marie, and / had to
listen 70 him talk about her most
Why the accent?" Henry said.
Because you've talked about
ner so much yourself, Henry"
Liiella said. mot that I'm Jealous
or anything like that, but-but
IN, DARING, we were going to
nave such fun together when we
came 70 New York. You said so
yourself, and now"
But we are having funl"
Not the way I expected TO. All
you do Is talk radio, try to write
songs. and work at the office.
You never have time even to tell
me you love me-"
Henry stiffened. sTuella. don't
start being that sort of wife!" he
said.
What sort Of wife?"
you know the sort mean"
said Henry. "The sort of wife who
wants her husband telling her
every minute that he loves her.
We've got to be modern, Luella.
We can't 60 on acting like the
married folks acted when our
grandparents and parents were
married. This is l94l, honey
not the Seventies and the
"Really2" Luella was tired, she
was annoyed, she was a bit dis
gusted. II don't see why we can't
act like they did. like their
way Of doing things"
Now you're talking utter non
sense" said Henry. All Of sud-
den he was tired also--the reac-
ton probably. And he was an
noyed. Darn womenl They could
be so cock-eyed unreasonable.
I'VE belong to an entirely diff
4erent generation. We can't Just
sit around of evenings just--just
being married"
Mop
Mop
Luella felt as though she could
scream. well, if you ask me"
she snapped, Il think our parents
and grandparents had the right
idea Good night"
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HENRY did 60 up to Marie's
n a apartment on the Monday
evening after returning from the
Rector yachting party. He stayed
until after midnight. He had gone
again and again, eager to perfect
the songs. excited over the posi-
bility of having them used in
radio, and still finding himself
frequently wondering, as he had
wondered before, if a man could
love his wife and another woman
at one and the same time.
In spite Of the fact that he
honestly tried his best to keep his
association with Marie on pure
~ business basis, he often remem-
bered Marie in his arms, the kiss
they had shared out on the ex-
tension roof of his and Luella's
apartment, Marie's disturbing
nearneSs.
II was wrong, tragically wrong,
for him TO keep remembering
such things. But Fighting a MEM
DRY was a thing that was terribly
difficult-rather like fighting a.
shadow that kept crossing ones
path.
And Marie, always trying to
help him, encourage him-so tre-
mendously interested in Kim and
his verses.
cot course you knew" she was
now saying to him, "that Rector
and Everett are really sincere In
their interest in you. Henry. They
have mentioned you to me several
tines"
Il keep hoping they are" Hen
~ replied. But I've got my FIN
gers crossed"
Silly. darlingl" said Marie.
Henry looked about them, feel
ing a little guilty, feeling like
small boy playing hooky from
school. For he and Marie were in
a cocktail lounge of a small West
side MOTEL.
He had found it necessary to be
in that neighborhood in order to
examine a piece of property, and
since ii was late afternoon, he had
called Marie on sudden impulse
and asked her to meet him for a
cocktail. He explained that he
wasn't going back to the Office, but
straight home to dinner. They
would have time for drink and
a talk. Presently Marie went on
talking.
1T made me very happy" she
said. having you call me. like
little unexpected things like that, /
Henry - pleasant things coming
right out of the sky, so to speak"
She took a sip of her cocktail. |
then sat down her glass. and
leaned across the narrow table.
There's always place in radio |
for man with ideas. and you've |
got Them" she said Il know it.
And I've a sneaking idea we're go
ing TO have some definite devel- |
opments before long"
sWoman's intuition at work, I |
reckon" Henry grinned. "Or just
plain old garden variety hunch!"
Never mind what it is" said
Marie. "All you need, Henry. is
the opportunity 10 develop your
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