The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 15, 1939, Page 3

a THURSDAY, JUNE-15, 1939 "Two AGAINST LOVE by Frances Hanna The Characters Secelyn Russell, beautiful heir- ess. Tally Mack, young farmer whose family has inherited halt the Russell estate, Seacliff. esterday: Thorn suggests that ) Lyn try feminine persuasion on Tally. Tally sees through hez ruse, and angrily kisses her Chapter 11 Both Sides Of The Fence © RUSSELL nosed his car up the garage doors and blast- horn twice, Nothing hap- hair. Why should to be home when let them know he was ‘coming? Opening the rumble-seat of the roadster he took out his ten-} | Tacquets, sweaters, and pigskin Turning toward the house he the OS, Sent foot > cum- P but not ain fe ia with ironic amuse- ment and went on into the house. 1” he called, tious devil?” he muttered; then voll bered it was ‘Thursday, the serv- ants’ day off. Lyn and Thorn were Bo doubt at the valub for the day. as hungry and tired. He - want to go to the club. He was weary of people: his kind of people. He pe an his first at the Los .\ngeles ent it bettered } eh He cared little for uisites. However, he reflected acy ly. his friends and supporters were not so philosophical. He mimicked in should be what would happen should go back to the club: “Bob, old man,” soinéone would say, clapping him on he hated being clapped the back — “frightfully sorry ut your beastly luck. fee been off your game, eh? Well, rou'll show them next time. We're all for you! We're betting on you, old man!” And he would say: “No, I wasn’t off my game I never es tter. Markey beat me because hg is a better player.” And then: “That's sou Be of ie tent 90 $0. Yous ibe best OD.. ; T few’ but never miss™ “To the devil with all ‘otithem!” he said now, going slowly up to his room “I’m sick of being treated like a race-horse!” As he passed Jocelyn’§ room he heard a faint “Meowrr }..” and a scratehing on the door/panels. “Hello, “Tex!” he exclaimed, “I wish you folks would call me Bob,” he said between cr seg “Maybe | am a Russell, but you shoulan’t hold that re nst me. 1 can't help it. In fact, Thad nothing to say about it. I'd jast as soon be a Smith or a Jones, How about some moré cabbage, Granp?” “Sure, Bob,” the old man chuc- | kled. “I kept tellin’ ‘em you ain't like ‘them other two. Josie’s all vight ‘cept she’s chock full ~f high- | falutin’ notions.” { “Sure,” agreed Lob good-natur- | edly, “but when | tell her that she says bought to get a soap-box and make ‘speeches. Say. how come the dividing fence?’ Tally looked up from ‘his plate | and met Bob's friendly, curious | NEW ‘YORK, June 15—The Cincinnati Reds defeated the | Phillies yesterday by a‘score of 10 to 7; while the Giants downed the Cubs. In the American League, the Cleveland Indians went to vic- tory over the New York Yan- eyes. His frown relaxed a trifle. It was difficult not to like this | lanky, clean-cut chap. | “Your brother gave ine the idea,” Tally explaimed tersely. “He ob- { jected to the sight of my chickens, | cows, plowing. and to my family. | [I decided to shut off iris view. ‘That's all.” } “Did he ‘squawk much about | your method?” “Narry a word,” put in Gramp. | “Delia—where’s that there pie?” “T'll get it,” Gretchen offered, | patine baek ‘her chair. “Mom's | een cooking all morning and | she’s tired. Would ‘vou ‘like cheese | on your pie, Mr. Rus—I mean, } Bob?” “You bet I would!” Bob’s smile ‘was expansive. “Mrs. Mack. that's | the best meal I've ever had in my | life! ‘Say, Tally, art some help painting that fence of yours?” “I haven't. bought paint yet” Tally replied shortly. { “We're broke,” said Gramp, | eyeing the empty meat platter with lugubrious eyes. “1 s’pose we'll be eatin’ chicken agir for a |You know what,I mean? You ; | Bob Went on “To duit to njake a spell.” ‘A Good Idea’ OB was silent a minute; then a mischievous gleam ‘crinkled | his gray eyes. “Instead of eating | your chickens, why don’t you sell them? Sell the eggs, too. and your spare milk. and there’s plenty of | Tipe oranges and lemons on your \ side of the orchard. Say, what about opening one of these rozd- | side stands down on the highway? | must have seen a lot of tl.em when you drove through from Texas. You could sell enough produce to buy a lot of things.” Gretenen. queried doubtfully, “But what would vour brother and sister say?” “Do any of you care?” Bob swept the circle of faces with discerning eyes. “No,” asserted Tally, “we don’t. And it’s a darned good idea, Bob. | I'll get ‘to work on the stand this afternoon.” ° “You'll: have’ to ‘‘have signs,” good. sign= -painter; 1 studied art; mind if help?" ~~ A slow, humorous snille warmed | Tally’s face. “I'd be glad of your help, Bob. I think. you're headin’ for troufle, though, trying ‘to sit on_both. sides’ ef the fence.” Bob met Gretcher’s admiring dark eyes. “L-don’t seem to mind," opening the door. “What are you doing in here?” The big white cat extended his forepaws along the ¢arpet and stretched lazily, then strolled se- dately toward the back stairway. Bob watched him go; hesitated a second; went after}him and eee him up undef one arm. at,” he declared, “You may be the means of putting fqod into my mouth.” Bob knocked on th¢ door of the Macks’ kitchen, holding tightly to the indignant Gretchen the door; “No,” he teased, “T Angeles. Say, why cat like me?’ “He will; it you toss him up over your shoulder.” Rob did; with ‘the result that relaxed fy limp-contentment. lea ‘eats were such indicat." — Ca over Gretcheu’s head at the ‘other renews gpa —— omy grouped around an oileloth cov- ered table. “May.I come in?” we Scowl On His Face pa MACK, carrying a steam- platter of steak and or.ions stove to the table. looked still in Los joesn't your ung Taibor’ s lifted a small piece of po Betsy’s plate and cut it challenge in | i tone: “Isn’ pitas to a Huse aes Label Says ‘Fragile’, Should Read ‘Danger’ (By Ansociated Preasy he said, thinking: “She's pale and sort of sad-looking, yet she’s the prettiest, loveliest. sweetest thing I've ever seen.” By evening Bob and Tally and Gramp had erected a woeden lean- to with shelves and » counter be- eee pox south end driveway lead- rey into the pe It had been a hot after- noon end the men were sweaty and dusty and tired. “Come on in the pool for a swim,” Bob invited. Tally hesitated, his face sud- denly boyish and wistful. The idea of a cool ra” wes tempting, A wry smile flickered over ‘his mouth. “I'd like to, Bob, if I thought cdl family wouldn’t cateh me. “What if they do? You’re my gues! Sire, but this feud has gown hotter since you went away. Either one of them would jump at the chance to order nie to my own kennel—no, I'd ‘better not.. Say, your cook won't be back until late; your better eat supper with us tonight.” “I will if swimming with me,” Bon ee psi come on. Tally. ‘ae on a pe or a man?” . “T think — be Tal tell bed ™ no gentleman! retor! “Okay, ‘Bob, win.” A few minutes oa the: plunged into the pool, racec eac other to the farther end. then turned their backs and floated lazily. “T never your trunks ‘would fit me,” y said. “I'm heavier than you.” “Maybe |Brooklyn ———-.—. \Detroit - }Cleveland |New York | Washington kees, and the Senators. shutout Chicago. Results of the games: NATIONAL .LEAGUE At Chicago R, oH. E iNew Wome 8 FeO \Chieago — e: enema Oe, eee | Lohrman and Danning; Lee, | Root and Hartnett. At-Cincinnati | Philadelphia |Cincinnati — Higbe, Scho! land Davis; Derringer, Thompson, | Moore and Harberger. At St. Louis St. Louis -- Tamulis, Hutchinson, nell and Todd; Weiland and} Owen. Boston at Pittsburgh, rain. , AMERICAN LEAGUE First Game At Boston R. H. E. niceescmnitaie Wes BG Boston cs CHE: Coffman, Walkup, Thomas and Tebbetts; Bagby, Heving, Dick-| |man, Ostermueller and Peacock. | Second Game At Boston Detroit Boston ——__- Trout, Newsom Galehouse, Weaver, Desautels, At New York Feller, Milnar Pearson, Murphy, | Dickey. At Washington Chicago Rigney, Frasier and" Leonard and Ferrell. Night Game At Philadelphia St. Louis | Philadelphia Kennedy and Spindel; Nelson: and Hayes. eccccceveeupewooocecoocs MAJOR BASEBALL LEAGUES’ STANDINGS MAJOR LEAGUES Philadelphia at Cincinnati— Mulcahy (3-7) vs. Walters (8-4). at St. Louis—Mungo ‘| @-4) vs. Wmseke (6-2) or Me- Gee (5-1). 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