The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 11, 1940, Page 3

THURSDAY, JOLY 11, i940 TIDE YESTERDAY: Jan assures her brother that she doesn’t think Derek is a criminal. She plans to get her salvaged man a job on Cap Tuttle’s fishing barge. Chapter Seven Allergy To Work NOBMA told herself this man} was Jan’s business, not hers. She heard Frank coming down Stairway with Lance and ‘went to meet them. Silently Jan handed the small peckee= to Derek, Se | rst ‘time how he looked in the clothes she had bought The trousers were several inches too short and the shirt was a bit tight, yet he wore them with a manner of careless indifference which made you know he was ac- eustomed to better. “How tall are you, anyhow?”| She .asked, perceiving her small) straight nose was about in line} with his solar plexus. “Those ‘were the longest trousers in the salvage store.” “Six-three.” He mocked, whim- sically, “I'll have my tailor alter these morning trousers at once. Say, what's in this package you handed me?” “Open it and find orks er ase trousers happen to be ‘al a: affairs” He d the items she'd pure! &nd flushed; “Why did you bother?”" “T didn't it to hear Johnny’s howls sation he @iscovered some- one sharing his razor. Now, young man, take that scrubbing brush over there and get busy on these for the; | interposed, . Fo goodness’ sake, he’s joking!” “I wouldn't put it past to use my toothbrush,” that young man declared. “What can you ex- pect?” “Just what do you expect?” ; Derek questioned, neatly popping fa suceulent bit of fish into his mouth. Johnny stamped out, his shoul- ders rigid in the tight, pin- | striped coat of light gray. “You jmustn’t bait him like that,” Jan chided Derek. “He’s a good friend. | also a paying guest.” “I see. And as yet 1 am neither. There was laughter behind his eyes; lurking, mischievous mirth _Neptune relieved the strain by rising 5 on his hind feet and batting Jan’s elbow. A mournful pleading howl emerged from his pink throat. “You spoiled dar ling.” Jan said, putting some fish in a saucer and setting it on the floor for him. Derek watched her, a glow arising from the excellent food he’d consumed, suffusing his lean length. He decided he liked eat ing in a kitchen. At any rate, this kitchen. The walls were painted ivory, the woodwork light green and the crisp, ruffled window curtains were daffodil yellow with = borders. He thought it likely Jan had painted it her- self. She was, without doubt, the most competent young person he’d ever known. Voicing his admiration, he asked, “How old are you, Jan? And do you realize you're a most remarkable person? Is Jan short for Janet?” Lance answered. “She's twen she’s truly remarkable, and carrots!” | “I feel a spell of allergy to work | coming on.” | “The best cure for that is going hungry!” she snapped. “Carrots,” | he deplored. Nevertheless, he} Picked up the brush. She had to show him how to slice off the/ feathery green tops, scrub them. | and cut them into thin slivers for cooking. While she bustled about | the kitchen preparing potatoes, } fish and salad, setting the big| breakfast table, he kept watching | her from the corner of his eyes. He finally asked, “Why don’t you eat in the dining room?” “If you want to set the table and carry the food back and forth, it’s all right with me. I just have too much to do, that’s all. Cook- ing, cleaning, marketing, caring for Lance, trying to make an art- ist of myself—” She halted. She hadn’t meant Derek to know she painted. She had a fair intuition} he knew a great deal about many | things and wouldn't hesitate to be critical of her work.- “So you want to be an artist?” he asked, momentarily intrigued. | “Let me see some of your work sometime, will you? Do you sketch, do crayons, or use oils?” “All three, and water colors,” she said shortly. “But I won't show you anything. I’m not very good.” “Art school?” “Too much, perhaps. Let’s talk about you. It’s perfectly ridiculous for me not to know your name. Pm not going to hire a detective| to look you up and report on your} past.” Smith Or Brown | i LIKE to believe you, Jan,” | he said, his voice free of the motkery she had come to dread already. “But others may not be so reluctant to inquire and a lie niet weigh too heavy on your) joubtedly honest soul My/ mame is Derek. As for the sur-| name— make it Smith, Brown,} White—to your questioners. I like my present status of ano-/| nymity. 1 don’t want to talk about | myself and I refuse to. Sometime} “find out al] about me.” He) and when he spoke} the harshness was once mofe’in his voite. “It may disap- | point*you, but I'm still ungrateful named after the best Norwegian cook Dad ever had on the Singa- Pore Moon.” Sorry*Knight “] AM not,” she contradicted, flushing, “'m named from the abbreviation of January because the calendar was the first thing Mother saw after I was born!” “Anyhow,” Lance went on “Mother named me after the gal- lant knight, Lancelot. ’'m glad she doesn’t know what a sorry | knight I turned out.” Norma reached over and squeezed his thin, nervous hand “You're braver than Lancelot and King Arthur put together!” “Oh, this is a lot of rubbish!” he said in irritation. “I wish Frank would come and take me upstairs I don’t like it down here, it de presses me.” “‘Tll take you upstairs,” Derek offered. Lance seemed to shrink in upon self. . Jan knew, this dly meant offer which’ only drove home his helplessness. A Proud man, continually erecting | defences against pity from others. he would suffer no one to touch him but Frank and Jan. By deter- mined practice he now could manage most everything for him. self; bathing, dressing, shaving moving from the bed to the chair dragging his helpless limbs like sc much dead weight. “I should have warned Derek. Jan thought. “I can’t tel] him now in front of Lance.” The pause grew increasing!y awkward as Derek looked around the table at perturbed faces. Lance finally said, “Thanks, but | gues: it was just a mood. I'd really like to stay down a while longer. Wil you play some Chopin for me Jan?” Her eyes turned involuntaril: Derek who rose from the table. you'll lend me a sweater, I'll walk. he declared, adding under hi: breath, “Chopin! I can’t bear him Jan, hearing him. becoming an noyed and curious, said: “I don’: have to play Chopin. Whom do you prefer?” His undisciplined, far too se: tive mouth set into a harsh line. prefer not hearing anything. so I" walk.” When the door closed after him N SOFTBALL TEAMS — jeacue"cranpincs PRESIDENT VARELA STILL pi. oi: HEADS GROUP: NEW Clevetand Boston TEAM ENTERED New York Chicago aos St Feb American and National Soft- Philadelphia ball Leagues of Key West held a meeting last evening in council chambers at the City Hall and) \¥ - prodeeded to transact business. pik ey 5s President Varela, after having jwew York been induced to remain as head | Chicago of the leagues, was given power Pittsburgh to end al] first games at 9:30 St. Louis o'clock and to call the start of. Boston gam at 8:00 o’clock, with ten: Philadelphia minutes’ lee-way. Teams not abiding by the rule will have to / aS... =] EE forfeit the contest. 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Lance frowned. “He needr.’t have Want it any more today than I) been rude about it. Why do you @id yesterday and I don’t care} want to keep him here. Jan? We what you do with it or about it.) don’t know anything about him It Pill work, if you say so, it doesn’t matter. I won’t go back where | left off. that’s all” z “You cae ti ee a whipped} pup,” she go: oping resent- | Ment would betray him ae con- | fidence. “Ignored pop is a better ap- pellation,” he mocked. “I was fever important to anyone, least of all to my parents.” “Then ite a plain case of hurt) ego!” she declared. “It’s always a/ lot of fun to go around feeling} sorry for oneself. ['d enjoy it if| T had time, Derek— White. “Here's = darned carrots,” he said violently. “I'm going up- stairs and shave.” Johnny came in while they were eating dinner. He glowered at Derek. “So you're still here. -Well, don’t use my razor again! You've got a beard like barbed wire.’ ‘Without looking up Derek said mildly, “I rinsed your toothbrush in nice hoi water, though.” he’s honest and has nothing shame ful to hide, why doesn’t he speak | up and tell who he is? I don’t like it. There’s something queer about him.” “I like mysteries,” Jan coun- tered lightly. “And now that one has landed on my doorstep, so to speak, 'm going to hang on to it until I solve it.” “I hope the mystery won't turn out to bea Pandora’s Box or a Blue- beard’s Closet,” Norma murmured. really concerned, for she realized Lance, with the best of intention. had successfully put Jan on the defensive, and a woman on the de- fensive is not apt to be very ra- tional. To make matters even worse, Lance now grumbled, “I think it’s his damnable good looks that ap- peal to her. He’s a remarkably handsome chap, too handsome. Tll wager women have thrown themselves at him more than once. Jan. I wish you'd tell him to clear out. 'm afraid——” “That Ill fall in love with + Johnny looked as if internal coiibustion would blow hi apart. Norma led and Lance/ two solicitous darlings. ‘coughed Dehn eis napkin. San! ‘To be continued. him }him?”™ she’teased. “No di danger, my duce‘as firie-a blade as this to sell at such low price! Buy a Package from your dealer to- NEW USE FOR X-RAY Today’s Horoscope ATLANTIC CITY.—X-rays are being used widely now, even on ‘Today endows with fine tastes,| telephone and electric light and the native will show muchipoles in order to determine talent in the paths that require|whether their “innards are all education and good training. |right or whether old age is creep- There is ‘a restless and rather; ing up on them”. Myron Zucker, domineering ‘tendency in the/ Detroit engineer, said that port- eatly ‘hours, with a propensity to| able X-ray machines are being assert authority, which traits/used in Detroit to detect weak- diminish as the day advances. 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