The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 9, 1936, Page 3

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1936. A New Novel by Marian Sims SYNO?/ .18: Carot Torrance has decided that she must storm At- lanta she cannot endure her home town of Meredith nor is Ashboro, where she sust haa taught school a winter any better. She had only one reas chance for a job in Atlanta —Blane Thornton who has -n ad- vertising! agency. It Blake ca’ through He has given her a sob and she has taken a little apart- ment aid now Carol ts home con- vineing the family that her latest step is “wise.” Chapter 23 NEW HOME TH air in apartment 620. was thick and warm and still. Carol followed the Negro who carried her bag, and was about to say: “Just put it in the bedroom.” when she remembered that this was the bed- room. The boy flung open windows. bowed over her tip and left, closing the door softly behind him. She stood motionless for a long time, with her head defiantly lifted. This is mine, she thought passion- ately: nobody can coms tn here up less | open the door and Invite him: nobody can say: “I believe I'll go with you. ...” ‘ She took off her hat and began to unpack her dressing case. The box containing her pictures and books and linen stood in the middle of the room, conveniently opened for her: the Sherwood’s service was no empty boast. When she had fin- ished with the bag she began on the box, and emptied that. The books and pictures worked a subtle change in the room: they overlaid its impersonality with a veneer of herself. Surprisingly there was a low bookcase, painted cream, and she filled it promptly. The neu- tral walls accepted her prints— gladly even—as if they too disliked their own monotony. The couch and the big chair world have to be cov- ered: that was the one extrava- gance she had decided on. She realized suddenly that she was being determinedly, ostentatiously busy, and faced the reason. She was trying to forget Milly’s patheic cour- age, her gallant and determined in- terest in this new move. Milly had been rather magnificent about the whole thing: She had matched Car- ol’s frankness with an unwonted frankness of her own. “As much as I'll miss you,” Millp said at last, “1 know why you're do ing it, and 1 don’t blame you. | want you to be happy and to marry, of course, and 1 know now that you Probably won't do either if you stay bere. | hoped you might . .” She left the obvious hope unsaid. On the question of Carol's small income, too, she had been uncom- promising. “Of course you'll take it,” she said firmly. “Pat and Jill have the advan. tage of the house, and living together is much less expensive for all of us than living alone will be for you. I wouldn’t consider taking it, and there’s no use arguing it.” Thus Milly had settled the ques. ,tion and dismissed it. And when Carol had appealed to Pat and Jill » they had been equally firm. . “Don't be a jackass,” Pat said ;Foughly. “Can you name one good reason why Jill and | should live off your money when we've each got a like amount and a salary? Thirty- five dollars isn’t much, but it may mean the difference between living in fair comfort and living like a church mouse. Forget it.” And she had “forgotten it” with a lump in her throat. There was, finally, nothing more to unpack. She bathed and went to bed, and lay for an hour listening to the muffled sounds in other apart- ments. AORNING was still and hot and brilliant. She had’ breakfast downstairs, ana during the meal made a list vf groceries to be or dered. In spite of Harry's prediction she was determined to do at least ‘a part of her own cooking. You were less a vagrant when your food was prepared within your own walls; there was something stabilizing in the idea of being self-sufficient. The car was warm and crowded, but not even tbe indifference of its passengers could entirely crush her sense of ad /enture. The asphalt pavement, when she descended, was already velvety be neath her feet. Heat poured itself on to the pavement and rose again in shimmering waves. There would be, she realized, almost three months of this, and she was passingly grateful for the weeks of quietness that had fortified her for the ordeal of a sum- mer of real work—the first such summer she had ever known. Many of the women, she noticed with relief, wore cotton dresses; evidently the custom of dark silk dresses for office work was passing with other, worthier traditions. She entered the elevator and tried to quiet the pounding of her heart. Um scared stiff. she thought: sup- pose I make a flop of this? The secretary said: “Good morn- ing!” agd smiled. “Mr. Thornton wants to see you right away, Miss Torrance.” Blake Thornton rose quickly as she entered, and ite smile was al most warm. “Right on the dot! L thought you were going to telephone.” “There was no reason to, bother you. Thanks to Harry and Marge | got settled before I left town.” “Comfortably ?” “Very. I'm at the Sherwood, on Avondale. Externally it's as cosy as | the Grand Central Station, but my apartment's just what I was looking for.” “That’s fine.” He eyed her criti- cally. “You look better than you did a menth ago. Rested.” “I ought t+) I've done nothing but eat and sleep. And study!” She couldn’t say the same for and the lines peside his mouth were more deeply carved than she had remembered. He was immaculately dressed in a gray suit of some sum- mer material, but the suit bung loosely from his thin wide shoulders. She said casually: “What abvut you? Have you had @ vacation yet?” “Not yet. Irma’s been in the mountains for two weeks, but I won’t go up except for an occasional week- end. Can’t afford it” Florida in the winter, the moun- tains in the summer. Irma,* then, must be the reason why . Blake couldn't take more than an occa- sional weekend. He said, smiling: “Well, how do you feel about it now? R’arin’ to go?” “Yes.” She confessed suddenly: “And scared stiff.” He laughed. “Take it easy. I don’t expect you .o learn ft all at once.” He got up. “I'll show you your desk. ...” H® desk was in a corner of the big office. Gus Holmes, who did the art work, was next; then there were several girls—bvokkeepers, fil- ing clerks and stenographers. Blake introduced her to the staff, then stopped beside her desk. “I'm going to start you on a series for children’s spops. Here’s the one we've been using. It’s for a fairly exclusive trade, naturally, but use as mach imagination as you like. Here’s the series we're discarding; look over it, but don’t follow it. If you have a new idea, try it out.” His smile flashe: briefly. “But take your time; you've got all summer.” She nodded. “Thanks. But 1 hope it won't take that long.” {t was rather surprising that a man as impersonal and businesslike as Blake Thoraton should guess so accurately the state of her feelings and the depths of her uneasiness. And very decent of him to reassure ber. She felt better already, and surer than ever that she was going to like working for him. She sat down and began to look through the material. He moved away. “If you want to see any other stuff, or to ask any questions, see Miss Heath here. Or come to me.” She went through the matefial slowly, then closed her eyes in con- centration. Children’s shops. That ought to be easy: every woman was interested in ner children, in the things that interested her children. A normal womar’s sales resistance was lowest where they were con- cerned. Her mind turned the subject over and over, and one phrase intruded: “things that interested her chil- dren.” Why couldn’t you sell the children too? Pictures, stories, rhymes; what was apt to engage a child’s interest? She forgot sbout time until Laura Heath stopped beside her desk, smiling. “You've got & lunch hour, you know.” “So I have. When, I wonder?” “You'd better find out. Mine’s twelve-thirty to one-thirty. 1 don’t think it matters when you take it.” Blake Thornton confirmed Laura’s opinion. It didn’t matter when she took it. She said: “Is one to two convenient?” and he nddded. Lunch done she raced to the Public Library and began her hunt fer children’s ‘stories that -vere short and unusual. She was twenty minutes late, but the library trip was part of her business, so she re- fused to worry abont it, She lost herself in the children’s books; lost all count of time until Laura Heath stopped again, smiling. ' “1 never saw such a glutton for work. This office closes at five, in case you hadn’t heard.” She looked up and blinked fn an attempt to re-focus her intent eyes. (Copyright, 1936. by Marian Sims) And tomorrow, Carol has dinner, with the boss. er Li Port Tampa oa Sundays and Wednesdays at 2:30 P.M. arriving: ig West 7 A. M. Mondays and Thursdays. Leaves Key West Mondays and ree 8:30 A. M. for Havana, Leaves Key West Tuesdays and Fridays 5 P. M, for Port Tampa, Fila. For further information and rates call Phone 14. J. H. COSTAR, Agent. = THE KEY WEST CITIZEN* SPORTS BY, JOVE | Cee WHITE SOX TAKE SECOND PLACE IN AMERICAN LOOP DEFEATED DETROIT TIGERS, BREAKING TIE; NO OTHER) GAMES PLAYED IN EITHER LEAGUE (Special to The Citizen) NEW ‘YORK, Sent. 9.—The Chicago White Sox climbed into] second place in the American League pennant race yesterday aft} ernoon and gained a half-game on the idle New York Yankees. Al-! though the Sox were outhit 16 to 11, they were able to shove over | seven runs to five for the world champion Detroit Tigers. The victory broke a second-place tie |between these two teams: No other games were played in {either league, as the teams werej{ travelling. Western clubs in the older circuit play eastern outfits’ this afternoon, and eastern nines! fin the younger league tangle with |- western teams on , the latters’) own grounds. According to all baseball ex-! perts, the world series this year; will witness the two New cor baseball clubs in action. The j Yanks are practically, although| not mathematically, pennant win-| ners this season. They have a com- manding lead of 16 1-2 games now with only less than 20 more games }tosplay. The Giants are going great guns at present and if they do not hit a slump, the experts} can’t see how any other team in! the National League can over-! take them. They are five games out in front. Summary of yesterday’s test: AMERICAN LEAGUE At Chicago R. H. =| Detroit _. i Auker, Phillips and | Myatt; Cain and.Sewell. No others scheduled. NATIONAL LEAGUE Open date, TODAYS GAMES AMERICAN ; LEAGUE Washington at Detroit. Philadelphia at St. Louis. New York at Cleveland. Boston at Chicago. NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh at Brooklyn. Cincinnati at New York. Chicago at Philadelphia. St. Louis at Boston. Intense heat, then cooler. wea- ther was blamed for loosening the plate glass window of Clarence | Clevenger’s key shop at Santa ; Clara, Calif., so that it fell out and broke. i USE IT’S PURER! LASTS } Cincinnati - OFFICE PLAYERS VS. HEALTHERS Today, Administration Sanitary Department. M. Tynes! and H. Gates will be the battery for the Office outfit and C. Gates and E. Sawyer for the Healthers. Tomorrow, the Soda Water boys will meet Health club. LEAGUE STANDINGS AMERICAN LEAGUE Club— Ww. 1. New York - 47 Chicago 64 Detroit 65 Cleveland 64 Washington 65 Boston 68 St. Louis 84 Philadelphia 89 - 90 . 13 ae 4 = 41 awe 291 - 49 - 48 526 526 -511) 368 350} NATIONAL LEAGUE Club— W: OL. jNew York 81 52 St. Louis ; 67 Chicago : _ 76 59 Pittsburgh . 72 . 67 62 . 55 44 Pet. -609 571 : Boston Brooklyn Philadelphia In ‘pre-war.days Serge ‘Kousse- vitzky, conductor of the Boston; Symphony Ofthestra, was both conductor and ‘financial backer of his own symphony orchestra in! Russia, LEGALS ‘IN THE Cot RT oF JUDG MONRO! OF FLORIDA. IN PRO- con-! {1 To 4 oti Phereby given that T J ministrator and Clar: i administratrix, filed ithelr final reportl as co-adminis t deceased: a for final day of RECA PEACON, de COLONIAL HOTEL In the Center of the Business and Theater District First Class—Fireproof— Sensible Rates Garage Elevator Popular Prices ICE LONGER! 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