The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 23, 1939, Page 3

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1939 Peter Mallone: A potential newspaperman. Petronélla: His sister, and staunch supporter. Yesterday: The young Mallones arrive in Burma where Peter will work for a rice company, and Petronella will be introduced to society by her father. Chapter Five Thick As Thiéves JETER looked across the table and winked reassuringly at Petronella. Knowing how she felt, he was grateful to her for making so little fuss about it: He admired her restraint. In her place he would have blurted out awkward questions at the outset; how often coul meet? How far was Kemmendirie? Could he come to the Club this evening? Instead, un- ruffled, she was asking about the riots. There were more important things they wanted to know. “How are things here, father? We gathered from your last letters, and from the Captain, that you’ve had strikes. What is the trouble exactly?” She left the rest of the pumping to Peter. Probably, once she got going, socially, Peter had said, she wou!d meet a good many more people than he did; piesa sald people. Girls went everywhere in thi: country. They were iled an had their heads turned. It would be good for-her to have to collect useful information for him, “Burma for the Burmans is the cry,” Colonel Mallone told his son. He was glad the boy looked like taking an intelligent interest in the coufitry. It was to be encouraged. “There was nasty business in Chit- tagong. The English Club was sur- rounded. There was a good deal of fighting. Women and children had to be taken aboard several B.-1.- ships. Things are quiet again there now. here, in Rangoon, Burmans have been demanding that they shall have monoply of the dock labor. At present t'e Cooringhis get most of it. They are quicker, cheaper, more reliable workers. But I think you have missed most of the excitement.” Petronella spoke casually: “A man called Mr. Merrill, on the ship, told me he thought the real trouble was only just beginning, father.” Colonel Mallone was impressed. “Oh, yon met Merrill, did you? weil, je ought to know. But I'm surprised at him, talking to a girl like you, and scaring you about it. What did he say?” Astonishing, he thought petulantly. A fellow like Merrill would talk to his daughter, and tell her things he’d have given a lot to he:r himself. “That’s the reason government officials talk to girls,” she laughed. “They know it goes in’one ear and comes out of the other. The treu- bles in the government ot Burma seemed rather irivolved to me.” She lies beautifully thought . Peter, who knew what Merrill had said.-She was right not to tell fathér. Merrill fad naa a gooa evening in the bar, before he sat out that dance with Petronella. “Never mind. If you're not too tired, you can drive with Peter to his bungalow, just to see where he’s going to live. The driver wil! bring you straight back to rest, till tea time. You'll feel the heat, at first, after the ship. After tea I want to take you to see the Grants. You remember they bought you home from India, when your mother died? They have a daugh- ter out, Jean, about your age.” “We wanted to go to the Gym- khana Club to dance at six-thirty. We wanted to meet several of the people off the ship. They’re going up-country tomorrow,” Peter told him hardily. “Before we all scatter,” added Petrel sadly. “You seem to have arranged it ag But, of course, I know what it is—ship friendships. I)! take you along to the Gym myself, Petrél,, and meet Peter thefe. Someone will give him a lift, I ex: But you're to come straight jome to dinner when the dancing ends, at eight o'clock.” - Less Pleasant Things NETRONELLA sat beside Peter in the back of the car, which took them through squalid crowded native streets to the Kem- mendine Chummery. This country Sater lay a spell upon him Peter thought. It was sunny and colorful. The Burmese had such smiling, honey-colored faces. The women dressed with such fragile, exquisite art. But there were less pleasant things to consider. This heat, which sent a | stream of perspiration continually running down your aoe The dirty gutters, flies, and dust, of the meaner streets. The spattering of — bS geaes een ae groun e beg! e shor’ paragraphs in the Rasigots describing __ horrible which seemed everyday affairs.)do. You should have out; E tunate, for him. Something definite’ must happen, otherwise he might never write anything for Rowdon, and the Daily News. The car turnéd in between ur painted gate posts, and jerked to a stop before a ramshackle looking old brown bungalow. “Here we are, old girl.” A ser- vant came running down the steps and took his baggage. “The rest are working Péxpect. } TH see you later”. {0 01 He stood bareheaded, waving to Petrel,- till the ear swung out through the gates. If it had not been for Peter’s at= titude towards the future, his de- sire to escape from Maller’s Rice Mill at the earliest opportunity, | Petronella would have ‘allow herself to love life in Rangoon, Shi was soon accustomed to being coh- sistently bitten, to sleeping undet a mosquito-net. To the noisy East- ern night, with its croaking, buz: zing, droning, twittering chorus, Petronella rode, swam, danced, played tennis, was invited évery= where. She went, wearing het best_dress, and long white gloves, to Government House, to dance with men in resplendent uniforms, Burma lay in the background of this European social life, like an attractive drop curtain. Had it not been for Peter, she might never have troubled, or wished to peer behind it. She might have evaded | serious conversations upon th eee of the country. She might ave discounted the rumors, and stories she heard, brushing them | aside with uneasy laughter, be- | cause they were, inconvenient threats against her pleasure. It was | upon a.typical Monday evening that her first real glimpse was forced upon her. 'Thé Children’s Corner MONDAYS they danced at J O the Gymkhana Club before | dinner. She and Peter had formed what had -become termed “the Children’s Corner.” This was com- posed of eight or nine girls, and twenty or so young men. They made a great deal of noise and en- BUCS DOWNED BLUE SOX, 4.2 IM. SANCHEZ WAS LEADER |" AT BAT; SOX HELD TO LONE SAFETY | An exhibition game between |Blue Sox and Roadside Pirates |yesterday afternoon at Navy ‘Field in celebration of Washing- ‘ton’s Birthday ended in victory {for the Bues, 4-2. Mario. Sanchez held the hard- hitting Sox nine to one lone isafety, a fluke hit by Kelly in the sécond inning. Sox did not ;S¢ore for eight frames. In the ninth; two errors and two infield uuts produced the two unearned uns for the losers. Meanwhile, Pirates shoved over a rut in each of the first three starizas. The last marker came in | the sixth inning. Only two of the ;runs were earned. Hitting star of the contest was M. Sanchez, who poled two sin- gles in three tries at the plate. |M. Hernandez garnered two out | of four. ! Score by innings: RHE. ‘Blue Sox 000 000 002—2 1 Pirates .... 111 000 10x—4 9 Molina and J. Fernandez; M. Sanchez and D. Lopez. Umpires: Wells and F. Acevedo. eocccccconvoosees e FOR SALE MODERN BRiCK BUNGALOW. Two bedrooms, enclosed sleep- ing porch, bath, living-room, dining room, breakfast room, ; conveniences. | Bargain, reasonable terms. 1117; kitchen. All South street. febl5-s joyed themselves. But the “Chil | dren’s Corner” was unpopular with Colonel] Mallone, since none of the older among Petronella’s admirers | liked to intrude, to,ask her to datice. v “IT hope you’re coming home to | dinner this evening,” the Colonel | asked, upon this day, petulantiy. “Peter and Colin have asked Jean and me to eat with them at the bungalow.” “You go down to that disreputa- ble chummery of Peter’s a great deal too often,” he exploded ir- ritably. “Peter is only just starting a new job and heotght to get on. with it. He goes out much too much.” “But we do things very cheaply, always, father, and it doesn’t affect his work.” “That isn’t the only reason ’'m annoyed, and you know it. If you’d been home, I should have asked Crampling to dine with us. He told me he tried to get a dance with you this evenin, was filled. You’re being extremely stupid, Petronella.” Petrel felt shaken and angry. “We had breakfast with Mr. Crampling. You’re always throw- ing that man at me. He’s nice, but | he’s too old!” At this moment she wondered whether she hated, or | loved Burma. Loved it, she sup- posed. most of the time. Until, a3 now, all her pride was raised in re- bellion against it. If only she were | free to live as she pleased! Shé | would take a job in one of the of- fices, and sét up house with Peter. She would commit a social offense, but she would be self-respecting, free. But it was.unthinkable, fa- ther said. In Singapore, or in | China, yes, but not in Burma, or | India. He could not allow her to work. One was never free, when | one was young and dependent, | This scene was a repetition of thé one last week. It did not do any good a flaré up, aS she had done last time. To insist that she was | \willing’ to go home, if she failed to marry before he retired, to earn her own living, Her challenge only drew forth ugly warnings of in- evitable failure, which shook her confidence, in spite pt self. Her father went on: ~\{y 3 } “I want you to make. friends with men who :oald afford to sup- port you. I’m not suggesting you should get mairied, or even en- gaged yet awhile. You're too young. But a getting into the wrong set. It will land you in a foolish, disastrous entanglement. I can only afford to keep you here, and entertain for you, for a year | or so, until I retire.” Petronella understood his point of view, but disliked it, desper- ately. “IT can’t help likin, much better, father, people. I’m not in love with any- one.” “Well, you can go with Peter tonight, but you must see less of - them in future,” her father grum- bled, temporarily mollified. “It’s | n pacers: for your own good. You're too old ers, | to hang on to your brother as you win How many years would he have} that childish hero worship.” Hero to spend here, moral rot he feared? What would the other men at the chummery/|two of you.” Poor father! >: he wondered?| worship! Of Would he be able to withstand the} could not help smiling. Peter! Petronella | “You're as thick as thieves, the | be like? Would rice milling prove} He was jealous, just as he had deadening or interesting occupa- 01 Peter was afraid. Merrill had sai there was going to be a lot more troubie. at might vrove for- BILL SUNDAY his own restlessn: had. 2 been in. England..She-was.sorry. But Peter needed her, he always t | we | Eliott Taylor? | i (Copyright, 1939, Grace Tomorrow: A break for Peter. \orin are slated to cross bats in! the curtain-raiser, and Blue Sox; will meet Key West Conchs in the nightcap. 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