The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 8, 1940, Page 4

PAGE FOUR LEAP BEFORE YOU LOOK By Peggy O’More YESTERDAY: Making Tomt promise not to think of the form, nor of him as her attor- ney, Allen kidnaps her for a pice pic, = Chapter 20 Whirling World 'T WAS a remarkable world. The A tulles were ‘so green, the beach gtass a brilliant prAna ie lit- tle’sloughs were a vivid blue, the mountains now a deep purple. Two herons stepped into, view, to stand on long legs, red bills vivid against their white feathers. Like a Japanese etching, thought Tomi. “Wouldn’t I love to take them home,” she murmured. “No,” answered Bartell, “unless pad expected Abe to stuff them. ite herons consider frogs a deli- Tomi didn’t know when she Seapped off to sleep; she only knew that for the first time since the will contest she was completely at ease. She awakened to find the sky @ turquoise green, banded with of orange and apricot clouds. | ¢. ps Haren was not in sight. He was not on the littie island. The tide ‘was out. Only a thin strip of water lay between their little nound and the next one. e f Beside her was her vanity box. On top was a note. I'm off to find a telephone. fang 9 the home-fires burning ‘so I can fina you if it turns dark before I get back. Love, : Allen *Fomi forgot the first part of the note, because she was concentrat- ing on the “love-Allen.” It wouldn’t be a difficult thing to do, she thought, and found that thought exciting. She dressed, then investigated the larder. She’d have everything Teady to serve by the time Allen returned. He returned at dusk, making it across the bayou as the tide was sweeping in. Tomi watched him, smiling, believing her joy in his returning was merely relief at not having to spend a night on a lonely island. There was no excuse for the readiness with which she went into his arms, with which she lifted her face to meet his lips, or the heady, reckless intoxication which swept} over her touch. The v } ignor The turned topsy-iurvy f stood on its hoary old head and threw her well - organized plans into space. What was a frog farm? What did success, winning a wager with a ghost, mean? 5 Allen said nothing when he re- leased her. Still dazed, she watched him pile logs on the litle fire and, automatically, she reached to pull the coffeepot back, to scrape some coals aside for frankfurters he'd brought with him. “TI telephoned Dotty,” he said at length. “She was worried. There'll bea boat here for us in a couple of hours.” Tomi nodded, and fastened a bun to a toasting fork. “I brought some cream for your coffee,” he continued. “I found a highway with a little store and fill- ing’station a couple of miles be- yond.” Again Tomi nodded. Not until the dinner was over.| the fire built up as a beacon and cigarettes lighted, did their talk become personal. “Tomi—” Allen was stretched on the “sand, chin propped in his hands, firelight bright on his hair— “I wish that boat would never come. We're both different out here like this. I wish that difference could last forever.” Magie Circle MI couldn't answer. She knew this was some kind of a magic cirele which would-break when it touched the reality of home shores. was a vast blue bubble, bright with stars and firelight, and the first shaft of: man-made light would: pierce it. “Our promises only hold until we reach home,” she agreed. ‘They sat then in silence which had no need of words because of some inner communion. And then from the waters came a search- light, the red and green eyes of an approaching craft. Shrill and clear came a voice. It rose above the muted tone of the slowing engine. “I must say,” cried Lily Mankin, “that is a fine way for a person who's about to be married to act. ending to be literally cast off on adesert island. You can't tel] ne she didn’t plan that.” . The blue bubble burst. Iridescent ents of dreams and desires ited into darkness. Tomi’s world righted with a jolt. ‘A person about to be married.” She looked at Bartell. He was ‘ooking at her, a question in his = So he was trying to see how All gaking i Me e? & ie had promised. She would carry out that promise t6.the ep paate they reached ‘aome. it, Lily,” She caroléd: ‘back, many. a sli Purb and the city cletk’s office.” “Life is real. life is earnest,” quoted Tomi from her pillows. Darn life, anyhow. She'd sell both the real and the earnest for ten cents. this morning. Ahead loomed a w 3 must s h having Lily ty, but Pierre i his lip between the; SUBSCRIBE FOR THE CITIZEN—20ce WEEKLY. , . She had offered no explanations, nor had Bartell. They had. chat- laughing, a bit hysterically on her part, until they reached his jer. i And then Tomi had hooked her arm Pierre’s and sung a — of for the Memories, Bartell. Tomi beat at an innocent pillow. She would spend the entire day in bed. Why? Couldn’t she take it? Hadn't she asked for it? Hadn’t she known that oo were Seip. einds of love? All right, she’d been in the clouds for a whole day, and now she was back down to earth and decidedly bruised. “Good morning,” purred Dotty, from the door. “Heres your ag fast. Pierre is haunting the house looking like Banquo in the I thought you might need a little fortitude before facing him.” Tomi sat up, the wings of her black hair swinging. “Darn Pierre. Darn Allen Bartell. Darn every- thing, including you, Dotty Dough- erty. You conniving—” “Taste these eggs and see how I connived to make them taste like anything but eggs. A dash of this and a dash of that. Go wash your ‘ace! Tomi rumpled her hair, then catching a whiff of the coffee, jumped out to return in a few mo- ments in a becoming negligee of lemon yellow. “Those gorgeous roses! Where did they come trom?” Tomi cried, touching two perfect salmon-pink buds. “They smell like cloves. What are they?” 3 ,_ Dotty tucked the corners of her lips into place. “They're Wara- wees, and they come from a florist and a note came with them.” ‘My Wife’ MI knew she would not touch the note with a ten foot poker, but there being no poker at hand, she waited only until Dotty left her alone. Bartell’s signature flashed up like his smile. “I cut a hunk out of that sunset sky last night,” he wrote, “and had it made up into these roses. They’re to remind you of what could happen if we could make enough promises.” And just what did he mean by that? She hid the note where a knot of velvet ribbon tied the lacy flounce of her_robe together, when ‘she heard Dotty’s step. “When are Lily and Allen to be married?” she asked, innocently. Dotty looked at her, sharply. ;/“About the same time you and Pic step off, I imagine,” she re- zs re and I?” asked Tomi. “From the way Pierre acted yes- terday, I didn’t know but what you were already married.” Tomi’s laugh bubbled out. “Hor did he act?” she asked. Dotty laughed with her, then | shook her head. “He'll robably tell you,” she advised. Bi come down before he wears a-hole | in the living room rug. He’s been pacing back aad forth since dawn.” Poor Pierre. She might as well go down and get it over. Assure him of whatever jt was he wanted. | Dressing, she stared at the mir- ror in surprise. She looked almost | pretty. It must be the dress—white lawn with tiny black dots, the full gathered skirt, the square neck with little knots of black ribbon. Pierre stopped his pacing as she came down the stairs, then to meet her. “Tomi!” He was haggard. Poor, poor Pierre. “Tomi, you wouldn't talk to me last night. I couldn’t sleep.” “Well, Pierre, if I'd tried to talk to you, Td have gone to sleep sit- ting up. I was tired.” “T must talk to you immediately, | and alone,” he insisted, as though he hadn't heard her. “Alone.” Tomi looked around. They seemed to be alone. “Will the gar- den be alone enough?” she asked. Pierre led her out to a seat that | Old Abe had built near the garden pool. A weeping willow threw lacy curtains on three sides, the fourth gave view to the house and the drive and paths. « But having-led her to seclusion, Pierre said nothing. He resumed his pacing until the fish, who had come up to.nibble at the rice flour balla Soa eet in, ees to e shelter ily pat “Pierre,” she said at length, “what is the matter?” He paused before her, blue eyes dark with worry. “I don’t know how to tell you,” he began. about Bartell, what he did yester. “It's day, his motive in kidnapping you.” “Kidnapping,” scoffed Tomi. | “That's ridiculous. You ‘heard the mechanic say the feed-line had be- come disconnected.” “You admit, don’t you, that you didn't know he'd planned a . . picnic?” “Pierre, what right have you question me?” “I—that is, you are going to be my wife. Thave a right to look after you. 3 Tomi was suddenly Pierre had never menti ‘mar- ‘or gran' just as he was assum- ing now oe she had. wk s it occur to you. ¥ou have said nothing to me about mar. az” eS ca aS snes careers lay unt broke jours yt Baan f down and told us you coming back until sunset, I nearly | or drifting out in the did I know but what Bartell would find some way to—” “To what, Pierre?” He stood up. “I don’t know what I'm saying. I guess it’s jealousy. But after Lily had talked to me I yy ‘to shoot oy rat.” ‘omi stiffened in alarm. “What did Lily say?” Continued tomorrow went wild. I pictured paces 5 Ww of) id The Woman’s Club held the last meeting of the season Tues-| day afternoon at the Clubhouse on Division street, Mrs. Stephen! The ttéasurer’s report ‘and the were read and accepted. Reports were heard from the |standing committees and depart- | The library committee reported |the donation of a number of volumes from Miss Mabel P. Green. A motion was carried to lsend Miss Green, a vote of | thanks. | The membership committee re-} ported that four new members jhad been accepted into the club: . | Mrs. E. R. Sykers, Mrs. Ernest’ \Evans, Mrs. Fred Whitman and |Mrs. Ben Watkins. * | The educational department, ,Mrs. E. J. Bayly reported a play | to be given in observance of |National Music Week at the Divi- jsion Street School. i | The fine arts department, Mrs. : ,Hadyn Illingworth, gave some jinteresting notes on the Com-! | munity Art Center and National} | Music, Week. : | | ~ Mrs. Douglass called - attention‘ ito the’“Mothers and Daughters |Lunghtpn. to be held, {Concha, May 11th, at which} i Mrs. J. Ralston Wells, im-; } | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN -: SOCIETY :-: Woman’s Club Holds Last Meeting Of ges Current Year; Celebrate Music Week ens ! Mrs. Eva Warner, who heads |Normal the recreational department of} the W. P. A, gave a splendid} and well delivered account of the | 15-W. P. A. projects now serv- |minutes\ef the’ previous meeting ing Key West and of the excel-/Deficiency since May 1, lent service rendered ‘the com-| munity. She reported the observ- | ance of “This Work Pays Your) served at the Methodist Church | annex for sponsors and workers! of the various projects. Mrs.| Warner requested the appoint- | ment of a delegate from the club to visit the projects to see what the agency is accomplishing. | Mrs. Stephen Douglass, retir- ing president ,gave a short talk, | thanking the members for their/ |co-operation during her term of office and requesting that the/ same be extended to her suc-/ cessor, Mrs. Frederick Knapp. | National Music Week was cele- brated by a musical program, sponsored by the fine arts de-| partment, Mrs. Hadyn_ [Iilling-; worth, chairman. | Instead of her usual original introductory remarks, “Mrs. ‘'Tl- lingworth read a highly interest- | “cat Laing editérial dipped. from The |tonight and Thursday; Key West Citi e on the observ.) ance of ‘music | Low ok: . | time us lmediate past president of the}_ Mrs. Philip Cosgrove read, “In; |Florida Federation of Woman’s May Time”, a charming spring- | Clubs; will be guest speaker.|time poem by Frank L. Stanton. | \Reservations for the luncheon| Mrs, Eva Warner delighted the} ‘ean be made by calling Mrs. A/:Club members with a song by a |Pastorini, telephone 403 ‘or Mrs. {former Key Wester, Eugene Otto |Greyburn Pinder, 543-W. | Mrs. Frederick Knapp reported $15.45 was received from the and and his wife, the River”. “Shadow Land” by Laurence ‘And’ do | |food sale sponsored in April by |Gilbert, beautifully rendered as | Ameri ib ‘a duet by Mrs .Charles E. Mc-} ee sree as 2 eer | Coy. and Mrs. Eva Warner and | | A motion was carried to send |accompanied by Mrs Ralph Mil-' George Mills White a vote of jner ;was given as the final num-/ sympathy on the recent loss of | ber of the program. | his father. | At the close of the meeting, | A motion was carried to have!refreshments were served by the, |club officers in future elected | hospitality committee, Mrs. ot |for a term of two years instead | burn Pinder, chairman. | jof one as heretofore; a policy| “Guests present were: Mrs. Mae | |which is at present favored by|mie Seymour Payton, Mrs. Katie {many of the state clubs. M. Cathcart, Miami, Mrs. Harry | Mrs. M. E. Berkowitz suggest-|Loiselle, Miami, Mrs. Grace Con- ed that all past ‘presidents pre- nell ,Elizabeth, N. J., Mrs. Clay- sent their photographs to the|burn MeCauley, Houston, Tex., \club. jana Mrs. Charles E. McCoy. Division Street School Presents | Program Honoring Music Wee Division Street school will ; VI. Xylophone solo, Pizzicati, | sponsor a special musical pep Detter eet Doughtry, accom | 5 anied by Joan Doughiry. | gia se be: give aie ae p VII. Orchestra, ‘Merry Farm-! jauditorium tomorrow night, | or, Schumann: Hiram, | Thursday, starting at 7:45 o'clock. | tucter. | The program is presented in| VIII. Girls’ Chorus, accom-/| {honor of National Music Week, |panied’by Joan Doughtry, The and will be as follows: :Brooklet, Schubert; Only One, ! | I. Orchestra, First Waltz, Horatio Parker. | 'Schubert; Meditation, Handel. {| IX. Mixed Chorus, The Spirit | II. Rhythm Band, Amaryllis'of the Birch, Miessner; Bird jand Valse Blue. Calls, Bartholomew. | Il. Girls’ Sextet, Swinging, | X. The Spoiled Violin—Mary | +Strauss; On Good Ship Lollyop. | Louise Spencer. IV. Boys’ Chorus, Star of the; XI. Violin solo, Dream of |Summer Night, Whoopee Ti Yi'Love, Engelrnan—Joan Doughtry, | | Yo. jaccompanied by Mrs. Doughtry. | V. String Quartet, Ballette; XII. Play, When They Were | from Orphens, Gluck; The Ride. |Children Too. j | | Uncle NOTES OF TODAY. Convent Gratien | aes Invitations | Transferred To Pensacola j Invitations for the graduatién| hi 3 wr Mae Largs, hs o lexercises of seniors at the Con-} | Tender Gennes left on the early jvent a fave nae ay were | | A + print lay by e _ Artman bus this morning for Pensacola, ip The exercises, ‘will he having been transferred there! | for signal study. jheld on-the Convent grounds on} | Speman! | Thursday, May 16. Schriebers Go To Tavernier | The invitations are printed in} Mr. and Mrs. George Schrieber |Old English type, on a modern, were passengers on the early bus |four-page folder. Sole printing} | this morning for a visit with|on page one, which has a mod- relatives at Tavernier. jern, raised blank design, is the; ! a jinitials of the Convent—CMC— Spencer Joins Vessel |embossed in gold print. j | | Nelson Spencer left this morn- | | ing for Bahia Honda to join his | Visitors Married | Sponging vessel and continue the; ,.,. < } |trip. Captain Spencer said he | This Morning | had 160 bunches of sponge. —— | Paul A. Simon, of Overlin, | Cleares Leave For Miami | Kans., and Dorothy Burkett, from | Mr. and Mrs. Allan B. Cleare|Gorlice, Poland, both of whom | Were passengers on the early bus/ are residents of Miami Beach, ar-} morning, going to Miami for rived in the city this morning a visit of several days. - | | | PHILADELPHIA.—As she sai jin the living room of her home, window. |SIGNS—‘For Rent”, “Rooms For| | | { 4 ANSWERS TO TODAY’S DAILY QUIZ | Below are the Answers to Today's | Daily Quiz printed on Page 2 THE WEATHER Observation taken at 7:30 a. m., 75th Mer. Time (City Office) Martin Van Buren. Grass. Shetland. Korea or Chosen. A device to see through. Vice-President. | Precipitati Rainfall, 24 hours ending 7:30 a. m., inches _ Total.rainfall since May 1, Oe ee inches Deficiency since Jan. i Direction and Velocity E—6 miles per hour Relative Humidi 15% Barometer at 7:30 a. m. today Sea level, 30.09 (1019.0 millibars) ; Tomorrow's Almanac Sunrise Sunset _ Moonrise Moonset a Tomorrow's Tides (Naval Base) AM. 10:29 4:04 FORECAST (Till 7:30 p. m., Thursday) u -Kéy West and Vicinity: Partly |@any and all interests the grantor Real Estate Transfers | R&alty transfers recorded at |the county court house, yester- |day and this morning are as fol- jlows: wife Mary Elizabeth Reeder, to . C. Arbogast and wife Eva D. Ar- . | bogast, Northwest Quarter of the - | Southeast Quarter of Section 23, |prising ten acres more or I¢ss, 11:59 ;Other valuable considerations. 5:24| From C. O. Garrett to Law- High - cloudy with mild temperature/May -have in the riparian rights | light to adjacent thereto. TRANSPORTATION S. S. 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