The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-11-04
FOR The LOVE OF PAM
" WHEN GREY

and Jerry had, If nothing else
shown something fine wnen ne
didn't try 70 shield himself bv
Blaming the other boys for start
ing the bet. Pam liked that
She wasn't sure she was ready
70 accept him on the basis he had
wanted. But al least she wanted
to amend their last bitter Quarrel.
i would be childish, she felt, 10
do otherwise.
Jerry and Blaze arrived breath
lessiy and on foot Another EVIL
dence. she noted. that he was try
ing 10 spare his father. He used
his car no more than he had to.
and had been talking Of selling IL
Il he could find q buyer.
Are We going to be scolded
and then made TO do penanee?s
Jerry asked blifhely.
NO, Jerry, she said Were
going % be friends. But she held
him of when he would have
swept her into his arms.
i said friends, Jerry" she said.
Just friends
Then il win be ny task 70
make you forget ever having said
such an impossible thing He
lifted her hand and kissed the tio
Of each finger.
The thing that b others me
now, he said, sis how I'm going
TO entertain you as I'd like to.
Love can't quite make I'D for be-
ing completely broke, CAN'T
PAM" he asked.
But as the days passed Jerry
learned that life can be very
pleasant with surprisingly little
money. He learned ways TO hap
piness and enjoyment that were
decidedly inexpensive. Pam had
known those ways for a longtime
and found special sort Of joy N
showing them 70 Jerry.
Lenore Again
THURSDAY evenings found
Il them listening 70 the bznd con
cert al Bay Park. watcling wItE
fascination while Manuel Camera
beat his bass drum. Afterwards
there might be a dish Of soursop
ice cleams but nothing more ex-
travsgant.
There were sunsets TO watch
from the pier on Duvai Street,
glorious, ruddy-gold moments
when the sun seemed 70 be
drowning IN a golden ocean
And one morning there was 4
sunrise from the steps Of a ca
bana az Rest Beach with only the
sound OF the water tapping softly
against the sand There were
sWzulS N the clear water through
which they could see the clean
sandy bottom Of the ocean, and
hours summing IN commended idle
ness on the beach.
But through it all Pam allowed
no word Of love. She wanted 70
be more sure Of herself and Jerry.
Meanwhile, Jerry's family had
become adjusted to their new sur
r0undIngs, a simple cottage and
simple living That IS, al but
Lenore. She scolded and COM
planned and blamed everyone.
Its that little Conch jerry mad
picked upl" she said one day IN
blind anger. They're bad luck
Even the shells are. There isn't
native on this island who'd
have q shell IN his house. a coach
she'll Well, COnch people are lust
as bad"
Don't be ridiculous" her father
said You're talking ike the dark
ages. That little girl doesn't bring
back luck TO herself. she seems
70 be getting along very nicely
50 far as I can see
You would say that You would
be blind where a pretty girl Is
concerned. Men always are
Why, LenOreI" her father an
sWersd I've never heard you
talk ike this before. What does
i mean?7
1T means I'm sick Of seeing
that little beachcOmber getting
away with everything Getting
along nicely. IS Shez OF course she
would. What do you suppose she
lives alone for? / suppose you
think a nice girl would do that?
And / suppose you thing she earns
al OF her good clothes making
these foolish little cocoanut things
and fiSh-scale fi0wers7"
Bart Winthrope's face had IN
dergone a subtle change He was
a little shocked az his daughter.
He had known Lenore was vain
and selfish, but ne hadn't thought
her vicious and vindictive.
I'll think that, LeHore, he said
quietly, until ! have rezSauS for
thinking otherwise OF the girl. /
believe in people until ! have
reason not TO. It might help you
70 do that, too
I've made up my mind about
her. You're Just blind because you
want TO be. Why, its as plain as
the nose on your face. Jerry's
going 70 wake up IN j nice mess
one Of these days"
Then he'll have 70 get out
OF i, WINTHROP said quietly.
That's my new attitude toward
you kids You're living your own
lives from now on. You're on your
own"
Lenore paled. Bart Winthrope
paused, a question in his mind.
There had been something vaguely
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