The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-11-03
Chapter Is


yet that everything you do has a
price tag attached to il, and de-
cent people step up and pay. She
wants to have her cake and eat
il too"
aDon't you dare talk to her
about mel" Lenore said fierceIy.
Pam was thankful that Lenore
Kept ner Voice low, so pasSerbys
would have no mixing that a iii
ter quarrel was taking place In
the Quellerton doorway.
Don't mind her, Pam" Jerry
continued. She's one of those
females who live by guess and nv
gusto, and life always makes a
nice little game Of breakinp
people Like that
All right" Lenore snapped
DO | get that key, or don't 10"
Jerry looked at her in mock
amazement.
Have ! said all that and Won
don't know what ! mean? MOI
NO, ne al but 5 houted, you
Lenore turned then to Pam and
said scornfully:
How does It feel to be the girl
whose favors men are making bets
AS it must feel to be ordered
on a place!" Pans voice was
shaking with anger. "And you're
beng ordered now. I don't want
70 see you or speak to YOU until
you've learned better mannersI8
Lenore opened her mouth as if
"Don'tr" Pam said 6ercsIv
Don't say another word 10 rneI'i
Pam shut the door firmly. but
without slarnming il, while Le-
more was stu looking al her as
II she would have spoken again
Goodbye, LenoTe!" Jerry call
ed smoothly, and then turned to
Pam, grinning.
But Pam was in no mood for
eaJolery. IGNORES taunt stung and
ranked.
Keep still, Jerry Winthropel"
she cried wildly. your sisters
poisonous, and you're lust as bad
! hate you both. You're a couple
or spoiled brats. Neither of you
know how to do q single useful
thing, and you don't want to
You listen to me-" Jerry inter
rupted her angrily. you've been
telling me what | ami All right.
now I'll tell you something Won
don't know. I'm going To shaw
you things about your own bust
hess that you haven't had origi-
nality enough TO think up. I'VE
been taking il on the chin from
you: NOW you'll do little tax
lng ne went on breathlessly.
You think I've been wasting nv
tune lately. don't your"
Il don't even have 10 think
about that Pam said scornfully.
y know il.
You little spithrel VIII you
listen to me?n ne demanded.
Wait just a minute!" Jerry
rushed to his car, and returned
carrying a wood cigar box.
Blaze stood by, looking on as
If she thought her two friends
had taken sudden leave of their
sense.
Jerry opened the box, saying,
Cast your eyes this way.
Jerry at Work!
pam caught a glimpse of shells
IN the box. She couldn't keen
from looking. but tried - mask
her interest with an expression
less face.
Come on" Jerry said. don't
pull the deadpan stuff. You never
wear your face that way. Il isn't
either becoming OF natural. I've
got something here. I've been in
vestIgating and writing letters
since Dad broke the bad news.
I've never looked AZ women's
clothes with so much interest II
my life. And I've written q every
friend who has a friend in the
Woman's gadget business / hadn't
intended to come 70 you with any
OF this until had Il all in the bag.
But you've made me get a mad
on that's splitting the whole works
haven't a useful thought, did
you say2 Look" He put into
PANS hand q small, perfect shell.
rough and white. Il looked as if
II had been Sprinkled with grated
cocoanut. It had been filed and
a little shank sunk firmly into
the filing.
"A buttoni" Pam said with in
teTest that she could not hide.
You guessed il the first time.
Go to the head Of the class. A
button. College girls viii 60 big
for such buttons on their white
woolly sport coats and skating
jackets. And these buttons can be
made as strong as any fastener
ever manufactured"
derry went on then and showed
her a number Of articles-lapel
and purse ornaments made Of the
tlniest and brightest Coz or e d
shells. Gay amusing figures for
mantels. made of sEeils and such
ordinary things as pipe cleaners
Costume jeWelry - big snowy
things Pam would not have dared
go in for, but since Jerry had
taken the bold stroke and made
them I'D. she knew they would
catch on. They were beautiful.
I've got some orders clinched
already. And I'm getting others,
Jerry said
Pam looked at him as if seeing
an entirely new and different per-
son. Il didn't think you had II
IN YOU, Jerry" she said quietly.
"0h, you didn't7" Jerry was not
quick to get over his anger Wei,
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