The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 7, 1936, Page 3

olden Ge iris Lanning, from small town Persia, Pa., is a great success in New York dnd on Long Island with the proper people. She is about to make the Junior League and she ia an honored performer at old Mrs. Morgan's annual charity concert. The only thing ts that she takes everybody at their face value, in- cluding her climbing Aunt Phina, Bhe believes Allan Beckley ts really in love with her, and she discounts the enmity of Georgia Blair, a very danacrous and waspish young wo- man, Chapter 36 SCENE 8 the days went on, Iris thought she saw a difference in Owen toward Camilla; a growing friend- liness, at least. The afternoon dress rehearsal for the Anna Lispenard Concert—or revue—was nearly as important as the actual thing. In some ways, in- deed, more so, for attendance was by invitation. Iris had become used enough to it all to forget its con- notations. She was recalled to all it meant to Phina by seeing her sweep down the stairs. When Phina said, taking a long cape from Honora, “This means so- cial acceptance, Iris, | hope you realize it. I’m proud of you, dear,” she only smiled. Honora, behind quietly. “Only the love of God and the will to do well count, Miss Phina.” “L don’t know why I keep you, Honora,” Phina said sharply. Honora smiled. “Who would you have to cry on, acushla?” she said unperturbed, and smoothed the cape around her mistress’ shoulders. Iris knew by now how to get into her rose and black 1870 Worth cos- tume and the others, by herself. She was ‘tanding before the glass at the hall, adjusting the quaint small hat with its bright rose and black velvet streamers, Camilla watching her from a chair against the wall, when someone knocked at the door and entered without waiting for a word. “I've brought M them, spoke s Mary Dorrien, the cousin of a friend of mine, to meet you.” Georgia said silkily, pulling forward a thin timid-ooking elderly lady in dowdy black. “This is Josephine Ross's niece, Miss Dorrien.” Miss Dorrien appeared still more frightened, and murmured some thing. “I've sent for Georgia pursued. orgia—Georgia, my dear—” the unhappy Miss Dorrien tried to leave, with a bleated excuse. But the door opened again and Mrs. Morgan, weary and disheveled, with Allan b.hind her in the white satin of his chorus number, appeared. What can I do for you, Georgia?” Mrs. Morgan,” she asked, none too cordially. “Please be quick; 1 want to get back to the committee... . Ah, Mary. Back from France?” “1 brought her up here,” said Georgia, getting between the poor flurried lady and the door, “because she remembers the two Ross girls and their cousin Honora McGrath, when they came over from Ireland in the steerage thirty years ago. Honora was old Mrs. George Dor- rien’s housemaid and Josephine was her sewing-maid. Jean, Iris’s mother, had a seamstress’ position at first with some other family—I think it was the Goelets—and then went out sewing by the day. As you prefer to believe Iris Lanning’s unsnpported word about her mother’s phony Southern ancestors, to mine, I had to wait till 1 could catch a witness. 1 sup believe Cousin Mary Do: . “Georgia, now, Geor; gasped poor Miss Mary, ‘it isn’t a disgrace to have earned an honest living. They were sweet good girls.” RIS stood for the moment frozen to silence by all this. As Georgia said, who woula believe the fact that nobody ever had told her; that she had never even known about Phina and Owen's existence until this year? Courage from somewhere came up to carry her. She faced Mrs. Morgan’s unmoved waiting eyes, Allan’s watching face under the white Colonial wig. “It is true that | didn't know who and what my mother was. My father’s people never told me, even, that 1 had a brother and an aunt over here. 1 can’t expect you to take my word, a stranger among you. But 1 give it to you.” And still Allan stood facing her, smiling a little, silent, away from her. Allan, who had said softly, “When are you going to make me happy?”—Allan, who had singled her out, who was her lover. But as she stood there in her rose and black 1870 finery, feeling more outcast and betrayed than she had known anyone could feel, Camilla’s strong arm came around her waist. | Camilla’s steady voice spoke. ‘Today In History| Se reccencaeccccccseseess O755—King’s College Columbia University), organized | from the proceeds of a lottery. , 1862—West H. Humphreys, U.} S. District judge in Tennessee, put} on trial in Senate for aiding and! not appear and did not and found guilty . plea 1915—The Cunarder Lusitania, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1536. Margaret CWiddemer ee liwo torpedoes fired by submarine at 2:15 p. m. off Trish | coast—loss of 1200 lives. pert restricts coal and steel | factories, | Russia’s largest textile trust sen- abbetting Confederat: nie tenced to death for corruption sora map) other charges. aint “Mrs. proof?” The old lady spoke for the first time. “Under the circumstances, I have to ask for it. I disapprove of Miss Blair’s methods, but she is! right.” | “Iris, think. You can find some- one to witness that you didn’t know | about all this. The uncle and aunt who didn’t tell you. Could you get | them here before the concert’ to- night?” She raised her head. { “I can do better than that. There’s a man who boards with my uncle, Mr. Black. He knows I thought [ had no mother and brother when he came. He was up in the attic help- ing me open a trunk; he heard my aunt, Miss Lanning, telling me about it when I found the things inside. Though, naturally, after this / 1 shall withdraw my name from the League and not sing in the concert.” Camilla held her fast. “Not you. You'll go through with it.” “Naturally you’d stand up fon her, you fool,” said Georgia furi- ously. “She did a good job for you. She managed it so Owen broke with that Silverwheels girl he is in love | with yet, and flung him into your ; hands on the rebound.” i Morgan, do you want HE arm Camilla had around Iris quivered, but Camilla spoke on steadily. “Iris doesn’t scheme. If that’s true—I suppose you mean the girl he brought to Allan's party—it’s my fault for showing him so plainly | 1 cared. And I will deal with it; later.” | Georgia went on more sbrilly. “As for the rest of it, Iris’s act ! as an ingénue, ask Allan about; that! Iris could go off to the Cha- teau with him and get back at ten | in the morning, and it was just one of her sweet old-world ways.” “My dear Georgia,” said Allan, | “you really have a rather dreadful ' temper. If you force me to frank- ness, that was why 1 rather shied | off from our delightful friendship.” | He lifted an amused eyebrow at Iris, wooing her to share the joke with him. “1 have never really cared | whether Iris was a talented ingénue, | or Madame Phina’s right bower in! what | agree with you is a magnifi- cent climbing campaign. She simply seemed to me the least boring per; son | ever met, and I admit it grew | on me.” “You gave us both to understand you wanted to marry us,” said Georgia uncompromisingly. | “And you feel, as usual,” said Mrs. Morgan, “that there is no wrong or right, and why should people bother Allan Beckley? Have you nothing more to say for Iris than that?” ‘There’s nothing more he needs| to say!” Iris said stonily. She} pushed away Allan’s outstretched) lace-ruffied hand. “I can defend my- | self. 1 supposed the whole party | was going to the Chateau. The dif- ferential broke. We waited a long | time for the rest. Finally 1 made! Allan hire a car and take me home. ; His attitude was that I was a little! prude. I thought 1 was able to deal | with a world I'd never lived in, and 1 was wrong. That’s all, Mrs. Morgan.” | “If you have told the truth about } one thing you have about all,” said | Mrs. Morgan. “Now go on with the} rehearsal. As Camilla says, you must go through with it. Camilla can get in touch with your friends for you. If Mr. Black doesn’t turn up, we will simply cut your act. Otherwise you will perform. Come, | Camilla.” The old lady turned and went out, followed by the other girls. Allan | lingered, both hands out, smiling at ris, darling child!” { Someone called down the corri-' Miss Lanning! Miss Lanning’s “It's my act,” she said to Allan. as she would have to an acquaint- ance. “Iris, darling—lIris, understand.’ “1 do—for the first time,” she ; said. She put him aside and went} out to the corridor, and swiftly on the stage in all her coquettish finery. | The music played for her. But all | she could hear, as she began to smile and sing, was Sigrid Swen- son’s high sharp voice saying, “Trouble? You don’t know what trouble is; you won't till a man lets you dow The twenty minutes Iris was on | seemed forever. Finally she got off. j H Camilla, steady as old Time, | waited for her. “1 got Mr. Black,” she said. “I ' thought it would save time.” (Copyright, 1933-36, Margaret Widdemer) | | you don’t | i i Morgan Black enters this incred- ible mess, tomorrow. German | } Industries to 1918—War Board } 1924—Two directors of Soviet 1934—Samuel Insull of Chi-} jeage arrived at New York a pris- j New York to Liverpool, sunk by oner. ; first victory in three games. ; Phils committ 'S. ; Boston club won, ! Carleton, Henshaw, BY JOVE ‘THREE LEADERS IN EACH LEAGUE WON GAMES YESTERDAY CUBS, CARDS AND GIANTS IN} NATIONAL LOOP; RED SOX, YANKEES AND INDIANS IN AMERICAN CIRCUIT (Special to The Citizen) NEW, YORK, May 7.—The ‘three leading teams in both ma- jor leagues won their games yes- | cerday. The Chicago Cubs remained in| firs t place in the National League! defeating the Boston Bees, 8 to 6. The Cuts used three pitch- ers to the Bees’ lone hurler. The St. Louis Cardinals kept right behind them by whipping the | Phillies, 3 to 2)3with Dizzy Dean Cards’ The on the mound., It was the mained just fn back of "the Ca [by virtue of their win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6 to 5. In the American League, the | Boston Red Sox are still setting ii | the pace for the rest of the teams. | The Louis Browns were the ims yesterday. With Mar- cum pitching excellent ball, 7 to 4. Second place New York Yan- s held their firm grip on that | ition by downing ihe Tigers, 14 to 3. Pearson, who generally loses to the Tigers, gave; up only three safe blows. Rowe was knocked out of the box by the heavy hitting of the Yanks. The Cleveland Indians, in third | place, went to a 7 to 1 victory over Allen held the A’s to six hits. Brooklyn Dodgers the Pittsourgh Pirates, 6 to Chicago White Sox downed the Washington Senators, 5 to 1. The summaries: AMERICAN LEAGUE 5. At Eiiladetnbin R. H. E } Cleveland @q4t 1) Philadelphia Bese eee Batteries: Allen and Sullivan; | Turbville and Hayes. At Boston R. H. E.} St. Louis ee EBS Boston 210-0 Batteries: Walkup, Knott, Hog-| sett and Hemsley; Marcum and R. Ferrell. At New York Detroit - asi New York i Batteries: Rowe, Lawson and Cochrane; Pearson and Dickey. t Washington 5 Chicago 2 ; Washington = 1 | Batteries: Lyons and Sewell; Linke, Russe]! and, Bolton. NATIONAL LEAGUE | At Chicago >* R.-H. E. Boston +612 2 Chicago z 813 1 Batteries: Osborne and Lopez; Warneke and Hartnett. At St. Lous R. HL. E. Philadelphia 2 3S St. Louis eee Batteries: Walters and Wilson; J. Dean and Davis. At Pittsburgh R. H. E. New York 612 2 Pittsburgh sae ORT Se: Batteries: Smith, Gumbert, Mackbert and Mancuso; Tising,! ‘Hoyt and Todd. At Cincinnati R. H. E.j SAR -F oe ar | Earnshaw and Phelps; | Hollingsworth, Brandt and Lom-_ bardi. TODAY’S GAMES AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago at Washington. St. Louis at Boston. Detroit at New York. Cleveland at Philadelphia. NATIONAL LEAGUE Boston at Chicago. Brooklyn at Cincinnati. New Yort: at Pigtsburgh. Philadelphia at St. Louis. Mosquito swams which at times {plague San Francisco and nearby | communities have been traced to a large marsh 50 miles to the north, rds ey ice, 10 to 4 and 12 to 0. Elwood! the| Detroit / the Philadelphia Athletics. defeated | DIAMONDBALL NOTES The St, Joseph College Dia- mondball ‘League teams played} games Tuesday and Wednesday. The Busy Eee Juniors and the Lopez Juniors played a tie game| Tuesday, in which Narcisa, Fraga, ! | | Sawyer and M. Perez were the stars, i In the second game, Lopez! won, 17 to 6. Costar not only) pitched his club to victory but| hit three home runs. Sterling hit a triple and a homer, { Score by innings: First Game j H. E.! Bees: ...... - 002 pees 7 St i Lopez «(020 811-7 5 8! | Batter Costar and Fraga;} ;D. Sawyer and Diaz. i Second Game R. H. F |Lopez . . 421 622—17 15 3 | Bee ; 121020 6 6 7| Batteries: Costar and Fraga;; ; Sawyer and Dia ell -| t. Joseph defeated the T Ss ers jand Hollerich hit homers in th j first game, and E, Roberts andy ‘Menendez in the second. Elwood} it safely four times in the night- jcap. \ Score by innings: First Game R. H. E.} t Joseph 321 22—10 10 0; lizers - 102 40— 4 3 5 Batteries: Elwood and E. Rob. erts; Pita and T. Reyes, Second Game H R i Tigers , 000 00— 0 i St. Joseph 212 Batetries: H. Pita and 1es; Elwood and E. Roberts, | The Wayd Miller Stars lost to | the: STOWERS NINE NOW, IN SECOND PLACE DEFEATED ADMINISTRATION: OUTFIT YESTER- DAY, 8-4 The Stowers Park team jump- ed to second place yesterday when they defeated the Administration diamondballers by an 8 to 4 score. Junior Walker held the Office ! boys to two, hits, McCarthy, with three safeties “in six times at bat, was the lead- ing hitter of the afternoon. B. Demeritt l:andled nine chanc- ‘es without an error for the Ad- ministration outfit. Score by innings: Stowers Park— 006 110 000—8 10 1 Administration— 101 200 000—4 2 5 Batteries: E. J. Walker and Hop- kins; Roberts and Villareal. lays the Admin- afternoon at ume will be har | fought, for if the FERA boys lose; y will go to last place. So both R. H. Ej 5| AND BLACK HAND OUTFITS “ | a4 At the Bayview Park the Jun-!in Jefferson Co., ior League played two with the St. Joseph boys. The College outfit defeated the! Bayview Park team in the opener, loyal wife }11 to 3, and the Black Hands in! President, {the nightcap, 6 to 2. ‘les and Hernandez secured three} ‘safeties in the initial contest. safeties in the second game. Score by innings: First Game } St. Joseph 321 202 1—11 1 Park ST. JOSEPH TEAM WON TWO GAMES DEFEATED BAYVIEW PARK i A. Griffin and Arnold hit trip- Albio hit a triple and Cordova|gressman and iand A. Griffin connected for two} House, born at Guilford, R. H. 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