The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-08

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She Just has called at her fa-
theirs Office to tell Dauid good
bye, and to make one last at
tempt to interest him.
Chapter 81
F 80 Mango Fails
IT DO like you," said David. "Bur
L after all, Mango, a man does
have to think about making his
living-plan his future"
$50 Warren says" Mango re-
! torted. "But ! think neither you
nor he gives much thought to
the part girl plays in that future
you talk so much about"
II do" said David with en-
phasis.
"Oh, we'll. what's the use OF
talking about it," said Margo
! YEARLY. "I'm going back to the
people who think as I do. I hope
you and Warren never regret
sticking in town like this"
I'VE won't!" Again that en-
phasis.
Mango looked up in David's
face. She smiled sadly. What a
shame" she said, that you're
throwing away a possible chance
to see the world. If things had
turned out differently. we might
have haH Min David-vnlI and r y
fIthavk An right here"
: touched basads cheek lightly,
'sBut / sthhA iyeead have learned
to like my world" M
I" 'Fraisn not,Pe laughed David.
You know what they say about
old dogs and up-to-date tricks"
Mango held out her hand.
Goodbye, David" she said.
I'm taking the express north to-
morrow evening. I shan't be see
ing you again"
Goodbye, Mango" David held
her hand a moment. II hope you
change your mind and come back
to U.S."
Mango said nothing more. And
presently David saw her yellow
roadster passing between the wide
gates of the lumber yard. He went
back to his work. A sense of con-
fusion got hold of him, the con-
fusion that Mango often made him
feel. He couldn't tell to save him
whether or not she was in love
with him. He didn't think it pos
sible, and yet she was always
saying things that would lead him
to believe that she was.
Oh, the devill Why waste time
thinking about it! He had other
things to think about. If he didn't
have to work too late that night,
he wanted to drop in to see Polly
He would tell her about Mango
going away. Maybe this would
convince Polly that there twas
nothing between them - that he
didn't want all those advanta res
Polly had said Mango could give
him.
Here" said the bookkeeper,
address these pay envelopes. will
you, David?"
Sure" said David. He took the
envelopes the man was holding
out to him, and went to a type
writer.
The bookkeeper chuckled and
said: 1.-THE cashier at the bank'S
going to get a surprise when he
sees the amount of our payroll.
can just see his Adams apple
bobbing up and down, and his
eyes popping"
Hell probably get a bigger
surprise" said David. when he
sees the balance -..r. Powers has
in the bank at the end of the
month"
Presently the two men were
giving all their attention to work
While in the office of old Doctor
Ben, Warren McNeill was also
husy.
Doctor Ben
IT ETS sees Doc" he said, look
IL ing over a penciled list OF
names; you want me to- take
over these people. right away. Is
that it2T9Vd nj s.
YES" said Doctor Ben. Tin
keeping fhe octogenarians for my
self. BY the Mrs. Lester Blue
will ,prebahayg be- waiting you
pretty soon. But it's her eighth
baby, so you oughtn't to have a
very hard time, you and Mrs,
Blue" He chuckled. Its not your
first delivery. is it,"
NO" said Warren. II had a
couple while I was stopping off in
my home town"
Good! Then I'll not give II
another thought"
"JuSt what did you say was
wrong with this man. Percy
What's-his-name?" Warren asked
''Nothing's the matter with him
actually" Doctor Ben replied
But he thinks there is. He bores
everybody TO death describing his
ailments, all Of which are purely
imaginary. On. well, he's a bore
anyway. Warren-so he might as
well talk about himself, the most
boring subject of ell.
But what am I supposed 10 dc
for him7"
Give him some harmless rnedi-
cine with a vile taste. Percy
thinks medicine that doesn't taste
like the devil is no good" Doctor
Ben laughed. 4 gave him SONS
for a sore throat onces~4eo
medicine that was supposed C
have real curative qualinex- hi
Percy brought ID back He said
Doctor Ben. this medicine vii
never cure my throat: I cam
even smell ii, much less taste Il
Coed Lord" Warren ex-
claimed. He must be . character