The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-01
Chapter Eight
Marie StunhIes

the room. Patsy placed 4 four
panel screen around the dining
room end. and went about clear
ing the things away.
Shall we have some bridQe?"
Lucia said.
I'm much too full Of your
grand dinner to concentrate on
cards" said Tommy.
And there's so much to talk
about, Marie added. Besides, Pm
2 terrible bridge player. / simply
can't remember some OF the SIM
plest conventions
About this Malcolm Rector. +"
said Henry. HAS he anything up
his sleeve, Marie--I mean Of in
tereSt to your"
Il should say sol" was Marie,s
reply. And of interest to you too.
Henry. His company is planning
program that's to- be entirely
non-commercial. | mean there,il
be no Interruptions while some
one spouts about the virtues of a
headache medicine or breakfast
food or dog biscuit. And he's
considering using me on the pro-
gram
That's great" Henry said. "But
where do come in? / mean, you
said il was of interest to me
also"
Your songs. If ! get on the pro-
gram, Henry, I'll want some new
material. And / liked the idea
you mentioned the other day at
lunch"
Luella, who had been placing
ash trays within easy reach of
everyone stopped and looked up.
Il hope" said Marie, giving
Luella a wide-eyed look, that
you didn't object to my stealing
Henry for lunch"
Il didn't know anything about
it." said Luella. you and Henry
have a lot in common" she went
on, so why shouldn't you get
together now and then and talk
things over?"
efhat's what I Think said
Marie.
"And I'd say, Luella, that you
were being a swell, broad-mind-
ed wife," Tommy remarked. 4
hope Marie viii be as broad
minded when and if she marries
me, and ] meet a glamorous movie
star or actress or radio personal
ity for lunch or cocktails"
Marie, restless, lovely, got up
and began to move about the
room.
4 adore all these old-fashioned
things you brought up from down
home" she said. Il wish / hadn't
sold all mine in order to get
money enough to start singing
lessons" She pulled back the bro
cade hangings. Such quiet
street--for New York"
THE rear windows open on an
even quieter scene" said Henry.
"Come on, I'll show you. There's
an extension roof, and when
warm weather comes, ] plan to
have an awning and porch frrni-
ttIre. Luella and / may even have
our breakfasts out there. And
dinners too. when we can man
age it"
aOh, that'i be fun!'' said Marie.
IT love eating out in the open.
It'll be almost like having a ter
race"
She followed Henry down the
long room to the rear.
Invitation In Her Eyes
THERE Henry opened a full
i length window. and they
stepped out upon the extension.
1t looked out over a quiet back
yard in which grew a single tree
that was now putting forth tender
green leaves. One of the larger
branches hung down over the ex-
tension and gave the place some
thing of a rural atmosphere.
It's lovelyl0 said Marie. I'm
sorry now 4 didn't take a place
like this, instead of an apart
ment In one Of the newer houses"
She walked toward the end Of the
roof. and looked down into the
yard. 1T makes me think little
of some of the back yards down
home"
Careful" Henry cautioned. Il
don't think that roofs any too
firm. I've got to have it REIN
forced.
Marie stepped backward tow
ard him. and caught her heel in
a pie-e of the roofing. She would
have fallen il Henry hadn't
caught her quickly.
Darnitall!" she said, 4 tore
my gown"
Henry She's always got mend
ing basket handy" But he didn't
release the girl lis arm encir-a
cled,
Marie leaned against him. Her
heart was pounding, She looked
up and Henry saw unmiStakable
invitation in her brown eyes. And
almost before he realized what
he was doing he was holding
Marie tight to him. kissing her.
She responded. giving him kiss
for kiss, It was as though she
was being satisfied after a long
and lonely hunger.
Henry darling sweet she
whispered.
Dear = little = Marie" said
Henry He kissed her again. And
then. But we mustn't!p He re-
leased Marie abruptly. ats all
wrong. All wrong"
aBut, Henry? If we're drawn
to each other. we have q perfect
right
Puts a Good Face On Il
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