The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-11-10
Chapter 81
Difficult Visitor

You look as II you're SEEING
things, Paml" Nav said NE
sorry you asked me heFes"
No. No. Of course not Pam
answered, recovering her poise
IN take you to your room"
The room was one such as Mav
nao meyer been in before. Pure
early American. Lovely patch
work quits. Old Cooley prints on
the walls. An air Of sweeiness and
cleanliness. Something about If
got 10 May, to some depth of her
peings long untouched. She stood
Tor a moment, staring. and then
winked hard to clear her ewes of
strange unaccustomed mist
You'll need some clothes. too.
ram was saying. Mine won't fit
you. II She was thinking. She
couldn't s We May any money 10
buy anything with. She had none.
and she would not 20 in debt
Perhaps could borrow some
thing, she finished. One change
would be all she really needed.
That would do until May got ad-
justed.
"or, perhaps" PANS face
Frightened as a new thought
came to her-''you sew? / have
some new material I'd be glad to
give you"
May laughed. me sew? Me?
Say, a needle would be 50 sur
prised If ! picked it UP it would
stare its eye out in amazementl"
Pam laughed gently, but a girl
who couldn't sew at least a little
was a revelation to her.
Maybe ! could do IL for you"
she said. rejecting that would be
better than borrowing. She always
hated asking things Of people un-
less there was no other way.
So May established herself In
PANS house. She made herself
perfectly az home. as Pam had
graciously suggested. and raided
the ice box or the pantry Just as
she felt like. She showed little or
no consideration for Melita, and
made no pretense of helping Pam
in any way.
She accepted PANS friendly
hospitality as her due and seemed
to delight in her own chosen role
Of an exacting and slightly pa
tronizing Hstar boarder."
Work For May
DAM, adjusting herself with
Il some difficulty to the new
personality in her home, w0n-
dered when Jerry would appear.
Surely he would be showing up
soon with some solution to the
situation which was beginning to
present difficulties. Pam had eK-
pected May would try to find
something to do. so she could get
her clothes and be on her way.
But May had different ideas. She
sat in the new Sun-Suit Pam made
for her and soaked up bright
ness, pleased with the nice brown
her skin was turning and con-
cerned with little else.
Edmund Antoine dropped in
one afternoon.
How long is this going on.
PAM" he asked, indicating May
sitting in the sun beyond the win
dow. When Pam didn't answer
Immediately be went on: You
know you'll have to call 2 halt
don't your You can't have that
parasite parked on you for the
rest of your natural life"
Il cant Just throw her out
when she has nowhere TO 60"
Pam said quietly, but she was be-
ginning to fear May never would
have any place TO 10. Besides. she
wanted Jerry to appear and
come through with some sane,
right conduct.
you can't2 Wen, you'll never
get rid o. her any other way
She'll stay here as long as you'll
let her"
Have you seen Jerry lately.
Edmund7" Pam asked. changing
the subject abruptly.
Left him a few minutes ego.
HE didn't send you here? /
mean, to try TO get me to put
May QUIT"
No. he didn't. But he's wor-
ried sick about her being here.
He feels he's responsible
sHe needn't / did il myself.
you've put jerry IN a bad
SPOT, Pam, Edmund was trying
to reason with her. You know.
taking I'D a girl he wants 70 be
rid Of, a giri Of Mays kind.
II can't understand. Pam said
sit seems 70 me / did the only
thing I could do. You can't close
your house 70 people who need
shelter"
when the people won't Try to
provide Il for themselves honest
~, You can. Pam As a matter q
fact. you should. It's moral oD-
legation not to help people 10 be
worthless.
rs that the way you look al it.
Edmund7" L was q new slant On
the case. you really think IN
helping tc make May weak and
worthless by keeping her hereE
SYou are. You're dong more
than that. You're hurting Jerry.
He grinned ruefully. And Jerry'S
as swell as they come. He helped
me get this engagement down
here. Hes always trying 70 DO
something for someone Hes
SQUARE. And 50, even though Tou
don't understand this SORT q
situation. Pam. I'd believe IN
Jerry IL / were you, take us
Judgment. This girl isn't q person
for you 70 be hzrborinE
ssYou really mean thatg
81 dc" Antoine answered earn
estly. -
When finally Antoine LEFT .
he AZ The hotel for tea dancing.
Pam was thoughtful She waiSec