The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-11-23

You better tell EN-, ooss.
there's no good IN making them
sore and anyway I'm afraid that
black-haired doll will scratch my
eyes out" Duffy sighed and
dropped into a chair. " tS
Clark laughed
Nonsense. Duffy, just turn on
that charming manner OF yours
that you used on the rich widow
III Atlanta and go out and tell
the girls how sorry | am and how
honored | feel that they wanted
to entertain for me- You've done
it dozens of times, why get weak
kneed now?"
Duffy took a deep breath and
got slowly TO his feet. "Okay.
boss. but If the black haired
dame beats me to the draw tell
my dear old mother that | went
down fighting Duffy dragged
from the sroom and closed the
door behind him.
"Of course he'll Gomez" Patty
asked before the door snapped
shut.
Hes awful sorry, girls, but he
has an engagement that he just
can't break He-he even tried:
he got right on the telephone but.
well. there Just wasn't any way
he could fix it." Duffy actually
looked grieved.
We'll, that's just ducky." Gloria
cut in. Here we go to all the
trouble to get the crowd together
to meet the great Pasquin and
then he walks out on us.
after all. girls, a couple of
hours isn't much notice to give
guy" Duffy said.
81 agree on that" Patty said.
II told you. Gloria. we should
have arranged for this a week
ago through Sydney"
81 don't like to make plans
week in advance" Gloria snapped.
II might have been entirely out
of the mood by the time the night
came" Nobody ever crossed
Gloria and they didn't now. There
was a moment of silence and then
with the suddenness of a summer
thunderstorm Gloria changed and
smiled her sweetest smile at poor
Duffy.
Fast Work
II HAVE a plan," she said bright
L ly. "why don't you tell us Mr.
Pasquin's favorite night spot?
We can at least have little par
ty of our own and Sydney can
introduce U.s."
Stub Duffy's facial expression
told that he liked the idea, al
though he knew Clark would be
angry with him. He thought to
himself, at can't do any harm
and I still think few candid
camera shots in the morning pa
pers will be a neat bit of pub
licity."
In low confidential tone, he
whispered, He always goes to
the Wallaby Club. Says it's the
best spot in New York this sea-
SIN
The rest of that first day in
New York had passed in whirl
of excitement for Rita. When she
met Clark for before-the-show
slipper at Lindy's she was breath
less and starry eyed.
"Tve tried to see everything
the tourist wants to see in the Big
City today" she laughed. "The
Battery, the Bronx, the Aquari-
UNI, the Zoe, Staten Island and
Fifth Avenue. I've almost sue.
ceeded-except for one thing"
Whats that?" Clark asked.
IT went so fast / can't remem-
Der single thing / saw"
Clark's famous laugh doomed
out. You'll make a first class
New Yorker" he said. He watched
her as she slipped her cocktail, ap-
preciating the picture she made
in her black faille suit and white
lace jabot against the tawny
leather boot. You'll have to dim
out those eyes though, when you
turn toward the ocean," he added
with a grin. cor you'll silhouette
every slip in the harbor."
She laughed with him, then So
bered abruptly. ITS terribly good
of you to give me this evening
but how can you do it?"
1T took a bit of arranging" he
admitted. But / wanted to see
the tilt of your chin-and the
straight, level way you look at
me out of those brown eyes of
yours" His hand covered hers.
Rita laughed slightly. and
pulled back her hand.