The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-21
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4 There's lot about this sort OF
life to recommend it," he said
presently. "Color-peace - tran
| quillity."
"That's what Uncle Frank
says" Kathleen replied. "But he's
seen both kinds of lifevwjust as
you have. I've seen only one kind
this kind" 49,. -,
Sand you have marketing for
the other. sort"
Mr.. Frank came down the gar
den path just then.
"Hellol" he greeted. 'I'm not
to lunch alone. after all. Lizzie
tells me-"
NO." Kathleen replied. "Paups
going to lunch with u.s."
How do you do, Mr.. Pennell?"
said Uncle Frank. holding out his
hand.
Fine" said Paul. sand feeling
better all the time. after seeing
your garden"
''It is a pretty swell spot isn't
it," Uncle Frank said with pride.
He turned to Kathleen. ssWhy
didn't you bring Miss Howard to
lunch also, my dear? Make it a
foursome."
"She was busy" said Kathleen.
"Oh. WELL" Uncle Frank said.
Well have her another time. I'll
invite her myself"
Lets 60 eat. I'm sure Paul's
Pau snifed the air. 4 certain
ly am. he said. THAT odor from
your Ak1frhen is competing with
the fragrance of the garden"
Barbecue
TYURING lunch Kathleen tried
u several times to bring the con-
versation around to the theatre.
and failed. Her uncle and Paul
kept discussing the war. econom-
les. and matters of that sort.
Il tell you what we'll do, I'm
Gle Frank" Kathleen said finally.
We'll have barbecue and in
wife Paul and the others from
the theatre. Some Sunday! We
can go out early Sunday morn
ing and have some guests stay
with US in the farmhouse until
Monday sort of week-endi"
Say I'd like thatr Paul ex-
claimed.
Uncle Frank didn't say any
thing for moment or two. It
might be fun at that. he thought.
He had been thinking lot about
Ruby Howard since meeting her.
and he wanted to get to know her
better. There were things about
her that still reminded him of the
Inirror-loving actress he had
Known twenty years before.
We'll do it," he said 81
haven't done any barbecuing in
Tong while. need to get my hand
in"
Kathleen plunged into making
plans. Her uncle Joined her Paul
listened. interested. Kathleen and
her uncle even went so far. as to
plan tc get a pig from the farm
er who named all his animals
ufter characters in the Bible.
Maybe we can barbecue Ne
buchadnezzar. Uncle Frank said.
"Or Methuselahl" said Paul.
'I'm afraid he'd be too old"
said Kathleen.
In high spirits. the three of
them ate and talked. -.
During the next two or three
days Kathleen neglected Ye Old
Barn Drama House for the farm
house out near the pond. the piece
of property which belonged to
her uncle. She wanted to get ev-
in readiness for her
weekend party.
And since neither she nor her
uncle had entertained guests out
there for a long time. things were
in pretty dusty and unused con-
dition. Her uncle went out with
her several times. since he want
ed to do some repairing in the
vicinity of the little barbecue
house.
The barbecue pit needed to
have its sides mended. and the
trenches had to be cleaned out.
It was fun: it was like old times
like the days before Kathleen
let her ambition to become an ac-
tress over : shadow everything
else.
To he continued