The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-11-05
For The L ~! E. OF Pam

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Several times she asked cues.
lions designed TO bring some men.
ton Of his encounter. Did he see
anyone he knew at the beach
HAD ne stayed long after eettine
the fern2 ''-''s :
But Jerry's answers, while no;
actual untruths, were eyasive
and Pans heart grew heavy with
Tear. lie was as fesiderIv consid-
crate as ever Indeed he seemed
even more loafh than usual to %
ana let Pam get gack to her work
And Pam. smiling. ever thong5 -
pam pinched At aer heart, shooed
him along.
I've got things to do and places
to 60 After all, Pm a working
girl Probably" she added, look
ing at him intanfly and wonder
ing If he would make any reveal
ing reply, fae Gzzt che you've
ever known"
For, even at a distance. the girl
on the beach had not looked ike
JerTy's gilded sort There had
been some subtle difference be-
tween her and Jerrys sister and
the girls of his set.
Jerry's reply told her nothing.
You're the sweetest girl I've
ever known, he said, Kissing her
swiftly on the TIP of her ear.
After she had made deliveries
N the afternoon, wanting time
alone TO think, Pam rode out
Fiagler Avenue and sat on the
steps OF a deserted house. a castle.
a sort Of Landmark IN the sec
ton She had been there only a
short time when a car turned IN
me drive and swung around back
OF the house. Pam, hidden by
oYergrown snrubbery, had been
Startled by glimpse Of the driver
and her Companion.
LenOTe Winthrope was at the
wheel OF the car, and beside her
sat Jun Perry, whom Pam knew
By sight and reputation only. He
wasn't the sort for Lenore TO be
with.
Talk With May
DAN wondered what she should
L do Lenore PROBABLY had no
idea Of what jim Perry vas Ike,
how ne was regarded IN Key
West Pam completely forgot her
difference with Lenore, the cller
girls suubbing Of her, II her ;. .sh
70 shield Jerry's sister from some
unpleasant reSui. b: aer friend
ship with jim.
Jim, handsome, -Ackless. had al
ways made a pisv for winter wo-
men and Il vas whispered about
town that most Of MS living came
70 hin that Way. H pretended 70
have a sort OF magic at BoIito and
played Il for them with their
money.
But the supposition about town
was that Jim bought very few
BoltO tickets.
Pam got up quietly ard started
away On her bicycle No use en-
barzssing Lenore by letting her
know that she had been seen
parking N that secluded place.
the back drive Of deserted
house out Of tre village proper.
Meantime, jerry had gone about
important activities Of MS OWn
al another end Of the island
He was sitting Il 4 table n
a dusky Garner Of RsouI's, ous
Roosevelt Boulevard. Il vas stiu
afternoon. RaouTs was always
dUsky n the afternoon Il never
lighted 70 activity until night
That was one reason Why Jerry
had chosen the place for his talk
with May Frisbee. There would
be 70 one there who might car
~ word Of tneIr meeting back 20
MS family or, more important, 70
Pam Pam, Of all people, must
never know Of May.
May had a small glass Of amber
IiouIa ana another larger one OF
water II front OF her Jerry was
not drinking. May was smiling
at MIN oddly.
"An right" she was saying.
That's your story, and you're
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broke, and that means you're
broke. So WHAT"
1T should be obvious, May,
Jerry replied
There's only one language /
understand. Plain words.
"AIl right then In PLAIN words,
its too Dad you came down here,
May. | can't even give you the
money to get back with. Wonder
YOU wouldn't have saved a little
when you had It coming your
way. You've held good jobs. Why
don't you grab yourself one again?
Work." The last came scornfully-
Might be good for what ais
you."
who are you 10 talk? don't
see that any Of your people took
any special precaution for the
good old rainy day that always
camesl Unless you're lying to
me7"
I'm not lying" Jerry answered
quietly
Nav looked at him iutently for
an instant. Il believe you aren't,
she said finally. You hate me 50
much all Of a sudden you'd be
glad 10 pay me to keep out OF
your sight.
You have a way Of getting az
the truth OF things, May, jerry
said dryly-
We'll what are you going TO
dozp May asked
do? About what"
Jerry, I've never known you
10 ask obvious questions before
About me. Of course. Your dis
carded and broken-hearied sweet
heart
Cant you find someone else TO
oick ong" Jerry's evaporation was
evident IN his voice. We were
-. srvfhinp hut ulaymateS.