The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 28, 1937, Page 3

Chapter.One ‘Name And Telephone Number, Please’ HEN Nelda Barrie noticed that the gas indica- =| tor was flirting with the zero mark, she turned her green roadster toward a service station a few yards ahead. “Here goes my last dollar,” she said to her- self. “Well, everything’s shot to pieces for me, so what's the difference?” The attendant had just put the nozzle of the gasolinehose. eee noisily into into the tank whenacar chugged the station behind him. ‘The brakes screeched as if in pain, but they didn’t hold. Nelda'was jolted hard as the'car hit her back bumper. “Hey!” yelled. the attendagt: “You made me spill gas all over!” Nelda saw an old sedan that had a fit-for-the-junk-heap air about it. Two young men were in the front seat. Instantly she was struck by the great contrast of their clothes. The man behind the wheel was shabbily dressed while the other’s attire bore the sheen that money and position give. Both leaped out and hurried to the side of ner roadster. “Tm terribly sorry!” the well- dressed one explained. “Did it frighten you?” “No; I'm used to jolts,” she re- turned, noting that his hair was blond and curly. “You see Bill's brakes—it’s his car—are on the loose.” Stile. He used it now. “E quit by invitation.” “You don’t méan—expelled?” “How'd you guess?” “Oh...I’m sorry!” “Don’t be. I think it’s a grand break.” There was no mistaking the de- jlight in his tone. Nelda thought | fleetingly about the iron Here was she agonizing because a college education was snatched away from her, and this young man was gloating over the fact that he was put out of school. After a few remarks back and forth they: found that they had a number of acquaintances in com- of life. ; | tion about a year ago. Fve met him |only a couple of times. Queer bird.” “He didn’t like it because you ditched him.” .“I merély thumbed a ride from him. You see my car was smashed Pp” “Speéding?” she cut in. “Exactly.” He laughed as he would at a huge joke. “That’s why I was invited to leave college.” “Aren’t you going to some other college?” He made a sound of contempt. “I should say not! Dad has enough money to sink a ship, so—” ‘I Take No Man’s Dust’ care who knows it!” she flashed, her glance taking in his expertly tailored dark suit, his smart white shirt and blue tie, his light felt hat. At that moment she hated money as much as she longed for it. “T wasn’t bragging,” he returned easily. “Really.” He tock out a gold cigarette case. “Smoke?” “I don’t.” “Somebody fan me! What's the reason? Too young?” “I just don’t go in for it—that's “Now don’t tell me you haven’t any vices!” he cried in mock hor- ror, turni ing his head to examine her critically. .. “Fve been too busy concentrat- ing on a career to acquire any.” Nelda’s heart was racing. This was adventure, excitement ... perhaps romance. ‘The young man referred to as Bill got in his word then. “IT want to apologize,” he said, his tone full of contrition and em- barrassment. “That's all right,” she hastened assure him. Strangely, his whole appearance we etched clearly on her mind. His face and hands were stamped with the brown tint that comes from days spent in the out- doors. It was a sensitive face with high cheek-bones. His blue e: had in them an expression that suggested he'd been hurt by life in some way. His cheap suit failed to conceal the yout rip- pling strength of his limbs. There was force in this man, Nelda thought, He seemed to be catalo; her, too. Most men looked linger: at Nelda Barrie. Her mouth was red and full. When she spoke, or smiled, it v.4as as though a vivid flower had come to life. A trace of 45 blood in her ancestry had ES wen her a mop of silken 4 fa that was confined in two knots at the nape of her neck,-a pair of * dark eyes that now gazed out from under an innocent-looki bu devastating, off-the-face black felt hat. Her slim young body was clad in a wine-colored jersey suit that clung to every perfect outline. Her eyes met Bill's. Evidently becoming aware that he was star- ios at bes, e soomed away ar . She saw color sweep his cheeks under the tan and, Teal- ized there was a shyness about him that was different from the boys Pp of her acquaintance. “T don’t need any oil,” she said to the attendant who was lifting the hood of her car. In her voice was that husky sweetness which was also her heritage from her Castilian forebears. Bill's gaze shot back to her as if motivated by some uncontrollable electric cur- rent, The o! ngman leaned on i door eee ster. paler e@ gave the ion o: Bill out of the picture. oe ‘Haven't I seen you at Stan-| ford?” he asked Nelda, his brown eyes lighting. A Kindred Soul “DOSSIBLY.” She ‘smiled. Meet. ing some one from college was like panting & kindred soul on a desert islan “Playing hooky?” He put his foot upon the running “No. I've quit school.” “So have L” He had a sunny Easier “Where do you live?” he asked. ‘Near Watsonville. On the old Estrado Rancho.” i “Move over! I'm going with you!” he announced blithely. “But—” The protest came from Bill. Be- fore he could ose the blond young man interrupted: “Ti ith yor some other time, Bill.” He waved his hand in careless dismissal. ut—” began Nelda. ‘ou go right by my home,” he e in, “The old Warren ranch.” I'm not familiar with that part of the country,” she said slowly, — ting abe — a! to let wazen, though ut! engag- ing, chap r‘de with her. But her heart was racing. This was adven- ture... excitement romance, It made her moment the problems that awaited her at home. “Tll be delighted to show you around the country,” he said and climbed in beside her. She glanced at the man called Bill. Again their eyes met. In his, 80 blue, so electric, she read dis- approval. Disapproval for what, br t she asked herself. For Picking up with a strange man? He wasn't strange. Hadn’t he said he had been at Stanford, too? She tossed her head under its wisp of a hat and her dark eyes de- fiantly challenged Bill’s biue ones for a brief second. Then ske turned to the attendant. “How much?” she asked, speak- ing briskly and reaching for her qu rse. “Wait a minute! I'm going to take care of that!” her self-invited nger exclaimed, thrusting a Ho bill at the man. . “No!” she protested. “Its my fare for the buggy ride.” | “I prefer to pay for it myself,” Nelda asserted with a great show of pride and took from her purse the silver dollar which was all that remained after she'd settled ber bi ae sorority house, ell—’ ler passenger shrug- ged and put the currency back into his wallet. , The green roadster left the sta- tion, scatte: bits of gravel in its wake, anced despite oe Tesolve not to, and saw ill standing beside his old car, — after them, tense and bit- er-lool ly “Who was that man?” burst from “What ynan—oh, you mean Bill er in, passenger an- 'swered. “He moved into our see- “Ah! A career woman! What line?” “Commercial art. But that’s all out now.” Her tone was frankly unhappy, but, absorbed in his own thoughts, he seemed not to notice. “I don’t think a girl is interest- ing unless she has a vice or two,” he went on lightly. Nelda slowed the car. “Want to get out?” He gave her an swell people without the vices. please?” “Nelda Barrie is the name. What's yours?” “Just call me Reck.” i Bs That does that stand for? Reck- less?” “That's it. I was christened Eari Reckless, but I hate Earl forma name. No one ever « me thet now except Mother and Dad.” “I imagine that Reck suits better” with his hand. “What did you about that telephone number?”' “You said it!” He gave hi wicked and cupped his | “We haven't-a-telephone.” i} “Listen!” he-jeered. “I've stalled by experts.” “We really haven’t a phone.” She looked away from him, fain‘ color in her cheeks. “Can’t afford one—if you must know.” A car, passing with a great clat- ter, drowned out the rest of his sentence. pe Nelda : - “Can 4 beat that?” exclaimed Reck. “He must have given that old ark all it’s got!” “Well—” Nelda set her lips tle against the floor board so hard that the roadster i a wild h and sped along like a frighten rabbit. the idea?” “What's manded. “T take no man’s dust.” “Atta girl!” Reck applauded. Nad pote limpse of his ia cal aglimpse Pro- file which was set and stern. Some- how she couldn't help he woaat So tall, so vital, so bil looking, so— “I believe that Bill person's got and felt a blush steal from her neck to her temples. (Copyright, 1937, Allee Marie Dodge} Nelda ts warned te keep “hands off,” tomorrow. Reck de- “O®! A rich man and doesn’t | glance and said, “Y'know I think you're | Name and telephone number, | “Why, that’s the man you were | exclaimed. “That— | grimly and Fy ong the gas throt- | 's old car | | eeereeetcoeesvoze ° Sports. Sd Bs dbieicdose SCHOOL VARSITY WILL TRY LUCK "AGAINST STARS COLLEGE BOYS DEFEATED: PREPSTERS IN THEIR FIRST MEETING LAST WEEK AT GYM Tonight the High School Vars-! ity gets’a return crack at the Key} West College All Stars. The All Stars kept a safe lead during the entire game, the first clash last week, although the! | Prep boys staged a late rally that/ made the final score close. It will! be up to them tonight to watch a primed High School five, just raring to get in basket work. Coach Huddleston has been/| working on a few mmebers of his} team who. are still a little green. } His veterans, J. V. Woodson and Domenech, have performed well,! Woodson at times being the! | sparkplug of the team. But Por-| | ter has mot shown up as wellas jthe coach thinks he can -filay. Lewin “will have to shake a leg. Stickney. has the makings, but | stilldooks new to court work. | °'rhe“High School knows who | te;,watch tonight. They will at- | tempt to throttle Bobby Dopp, | with quite a careful eye on Ed | Woodson. .. The Carbonell Stars in defeating: the Collegemen last week guarded well and that was | the margin of victory. Game will begin 7:15 at the | High School Gym. | A second game will bring to- | gether the Pinder Stars and the Fellowship, Club. A win will put the Clubbers into a tie with the | Carbonell Stars for first place in | the City. League. | Cee ecccccceneveessescees CLASSIFIED COLUMN WANTED—Couple, man and wife, one must cook arid do general housework. 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