The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-11-01

acaFnval mood. Sore n .c1stSsf.,.s :.
SEINE p egtning thingz. soone IA
street Clothes. A guitarist picked
out the chords Of a Spanish love
song, Fam recognized the voice
that caught the tune and carried
i on. Then other voices Joined
Eventually Il was full chorus
rising on the night air.
Freda. elinging to Lees arm As
they stood under an awning.
caught Jerryss arm and pushed
something small and hard into his
hand.
Lock, Derry she said ~this
probably isn't the time for IL. no
dramatic setting or anything. but
I'm masking an honest woman Of
myself ! want you to have thisl
IN beginning 70 have silly ideas
like that occasionally. Don't AK
me wflyl" Then she had turned
eSck 70 Leo and was giving her
entire Interest to something ne
was saying.
Jerry locked at what he held In
his hand. II eHuent the raw from
street lamp and gave out a
beautiful radIance
HIS diamond. The large and
AaWlesy one he had bought far
freda nat day cfi Fifth Avenitse.
. dzy that seemed like oriiv q
dream a he tried 10 look back 10
re &lspeeted why Fxeda. had
sreiarued II she knew 81 coslfse
that he HoNidn't have moner 10
give Pam anyfhlng as nee. 44n4-
thing ~ al, with his Eeeg tanoTv
q Independence. he glanced after
Eredaes bright h9ure IN her scar
les wrap. and MS heart warned
There was stuff in the girl after
all, he thought She was coming
through as he intended 70 dc. He
slipped The rang into an inner
pocket.
He wanted 70 give Pam ring.
But he'd wanted 10 get one fer
her. 0ne that no enc else had ever
worn. Yet he knew il would orob-
ably be years before he could
boy one as hne IS the ore Ffesa
bad just returned 70 hin. He
looked at Pam, wondering what
% DO. Sac was singing with the
others. He bent swiftly and kissed
the curl that had escaped the
POWERED band that was holding
her hair back
IN the moment that Pam smiled
back az him Jerry WinfhroDe was
aware that emotion does not re-
main static. Re knew he rad
never loved her before a. he did
In that moment. And he anew
just IS surely that what ne felt
for Pam was a progressive thia1.
III would grow and grew until n
euvel0ped his whole life. He must.
he thought get her promise. he
Eiust And before many more
ho1Fs passed
When Pam and Jerry GOT home
at enc O'Clock MeIita had q LITTLE
S1pper ready fer them.
You mean yDtlr helm would
stay ND 20 do this for you. and
do II 50 pleasantly" Jerry asked
in surprise.
Yes. And the lovely part s
they DO i without being asked.
Aelita's that way
Melifasr Jerry said gently.
"Or IS i yo1. PAM Perhans the
service you get IS a rejection %
the treatment you give"
Lunsheon Party
nAYS passed. Pleasant sunswept
- days and balmy, perfuned
nights Pam kept to The routine
OF heF work. Jerry saw her after
noons occasionally. and evenings
often.
And one especially lovely day
when the begonia around her
house was flaming orange and the
hibiscus blooms were hush on their
bdshes. Pam asked the WnthrDpes
Tor lunch with her in TIE house
On Division Street. She felt she
could. since their social program
had slowed ccnsiderabiy. due ID
their changed financial status.
Aenore refused the Invitation.
bat Bari and Adele were As SO
and pleased As Jerry hizasalf
Juan and MeliEa loved Ifse sfFle
Pam pat on THAT day = vas llke
old times There Yas tanEelo
punch first, served In tall glasses
OK fine crystal that had been IN
the family for years Juan brought
them ID on the teakwood tray that
had been brought from some FAR
Oh romantic place By an early
GualleFton with an eye for beanty.