The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 17, 1941, Page 4

PAGE FOUR MEMORY OF THE MOON tt by Jeanne Bowman YESTERDAY: The Cabrillos take possession of the rancho, and make plans for entertaining. Constance fears they will run into debt again, Chapter 25 Dinner Party INSTANCE knew she had to be alone for a few moments. Too many unhappy situations had piled, one on the other, for her to remain poised much longer. She slipped from under John’s hand, it was a warm burden, a restraint, and smiled at Judge Franck, “My sister is more accustomed to stellar roles than I,” she said graciously. “Please accept moth- er’s decision, And witl you excuse e, I must see if my reports have en taken to the barns.” None of those present knew of her office. She could find privacy there. She hurried to it and dropped the steel latch, and then she sought to face her problems. They whirled around in her mind like a squirrel in a cage; Pedro, John, the family. If only she had told Pedro everything. If only she had written John about Pedro. She hadn’t, each was total- ly unprepared for the other. And the family. Time and dis- tance had softened her memory of their unified selfishness. “It isn’t that 1 wanted to be leading lady at the fiesta, it’s... mother and everyone thinking I’m unfitted; and why?” Moments of bitterness passed to turn bittersweet with memory of that last hour with Pedro, the touch of his hands and lips. What must he have thought to see her, suddenly, in the arms of a stranger who spoke to her as though this embrace were a nat- ural thing? What would she have felt were the situation reversed? She knew, and she thought Pedro felt the same. ‘T'll see him soon, maybe this evening after dinner ... slip out and tell him everything. And I'll tell John I love Pedro, that of course I won’t marry him, but—” “Seen - or - eet - a Con-cheeta,” sang Dolores from under the window. “I have rap on your door bot you do open it not. Now I tell you. The Sefiora say we have the guests to dinner. Weech dress do you wear, sefiorita?” Guests? Already? “Do you know who is coming, Dolores?” “The Sefiors Taylor. . . weech “Oh,” murmured Constahce vaguely. “I... don’t know... Til be right in, Dolores.” The Sefiors Taylor, and before she had time to talk to either Pedro or John. She must look her best. She must be as desir- able as possible to Pedro, appeal- to John. “Who says women dress to please women?” she thought as she reached her room. “Dolores, have the boys bring water for may path, jut Sefiorita, there is none. Already the Sefiora, the Sefiorita Donita, the Sefior on and the ior John, they have been in the bath. There iss bot one tik- kittle left.” . “Then for goodness sakes bring the tik-kittle before Juliano de- sides he wants it.” Constance stood before the wardrobe wondering why she had brought so few clothes with her: Sey she had thought so little of clothes in the east; why she. had bought nothing, not even a shoe- lace, with the fateful fifty-thou- sand? “Dolores, Juliano will have fires, will he not?” she asked, and lores came in with: the tea- kettle. “And can you run out and pick me a nice fat bunch of white violets?” Pleading Glances i Barwa dress was of purple chiffon, simple and Grecian in line, a leated scarf serving for sleeves. ith white violets at the high belt, and a few caught with clips that held her long bob back from a center part, she felt she was dressed for the role she must play. “The men do not bot dress een- formal,” Dolores contributed, “bot the Sefiorita Donita, I have take for her the ranculas of red, orange and white and she weave of them the band for her hair, and the dress she wear, Sefiorita Conchita, it have no back and is like the sun.” Constance scarcely listened. They were waiting for her. She pres her toes into silver san- dals, dabbed violet scent on ear- lobes and brows, and hurried to the great room of the house. Purple frock merging with the shadows, Constance stood a mo- ment at the threshold watching the scene, wondering at the chill of apprehension which trickled through her heart 5 Candelabras clustered about the far end where great wood fire augmented th feeble light, there was Donna, as Dolores had said. in a dress like the sun: golden yellow, billowy sleeves caught in great puffs just below her shoulder, billowing skirts lift- ing with each vivacious move: wreath of ranaculas like gems against the blue black of her hair. And then Con: sister’s face, the | slender brows, the delicate patrician n wide, hungry red of lifted audaciously t laughed down at he: id’ the Constance felt pride in Pedro. He was not the vaquero here, he was the equal of Don or John. She glanced at John to see him studying Pedro, aloof, the social smile on his lips not reaching his eyes. “Here comes my girl,” boomed a great voice and Peter Taylor, senior, lifted himself, adjusted his crutch and came hobbling across the room to meet her. “Well, Michael, you’re a sight for a tired man’s eyes.” Constance fitted her hand to the hard muscle of his forearm and matched her step to his. She talked with him, laughed with him, yet all of the time she was conscious of the little drama on the stage ahead: Of Pedro watch- ing John, of Donna looking quick- ly from Pedro to her; of John coming towards her, possessive- ness in every line of his face; in_every movement he made. He was on the other side now, and Constance, longing to pull her arm from his, and hating her- self for her revolt against this friend of friends, looking ahead to Pedro, pleaded with him in that glance for understanding. For one unguarded moment she thought she saw what she wanted to see. She wondered if Donna had seen it, too, but then it was gone and the sardonic ex- pression she remembered from that first night had replaced it. “Stage entrance?” asked Donna flippantly, “We are starved; aren’t we, Mr. Taylor?” The Jailer ONSTANCE would remember that dinner as a ghasty se- quence of courses, of Cabrillo servants out-doing themselves to show the Cabrillos that Juliano had trained them as he and his forefathers had been trained. She knew if Peter Taylor hadn’t drawn her into the conversation, drawn out her knowledge of the ranch, she would have remained mute. John, never talkative, was un- usually silent, but at the other end of the table, Donna and Mrs. Cabrillo focused their attention on Pedro, and Constance, remem- bering his virulent—“damn civili- zation”—of that afternoon, won- dered where he had acquired such civilized social charm. “No electric lights, no radio; no dance,” cried Donna, as they re- turned to the great room. “What a place! Mother, we must have lights installed immediately.” “If it please the Sefiorita,” purred Juliano, “music, of its kind, can be provided.” “Any kind,” urged Donna. And Constance sat in wonder. Juliano, purring. But she dreaded the music. In the hour it took Juliano to round s, the | ¢ up! the musicians, get them into their velvet bolero suits, she won- dered if she could plead weari- ness, a headache, anything. Both pleas would have been true. She sat by the fire with John, pleasantly quiet beside her. John, the faithful, and yet now he seemed to be jailer who was keeping her apart from the others. They didn’t seem to miss her, even Peter Taylor had succumbed to the beauty of Nadine. And then came the music. Don- na was in Pedro's arms almost before the first guitar was strummed, and John was standing before her, waiting. “Why did you run out on me this afternoon?” he murmured in her ear. “I didn’t run out on you,” she corrected. “I've never been fond of family bickering.” They circled the room—“Sur- prised to find me here?” he asked. Constance wished he wouldn’t hold her so tightly. Had he changed, grown more possessive, or was she merely aware of it for the first time because of a change in herself? “Amazed,” she confessed. “Pleased that I came west just to see your” Constance looked up—“Yes, John.” She was. It gave her the opportunity of telling him what she had found too difficult to write. “Orange blossoms are sweetest in June, sis,” offered Donna, whirling past in Pedro’s arms. Startled she looked at Donna, to find her position reversed and seeing Pedro's face; white, set, contemptuous. She wondered what else Donna had said in her gay, free voice which didn’t re- veal the studied pertinence of her remarks. “Donna seems to have fallen for young Taylor,” John remarked in an amused voice. “It won’t last long. He's too easy for Donna, she tires of men who crash at the first lift of her eyebrow.” Constance knew jealousy; a blazing searing emotion which burned the words on her lips. Donna intended to take Pedro as had taken the Cabrillo role that afternoon, lightly, as her just due. Tt occurred to her that John Raskthorne was the only person or possession Donna hadn't been able to claim. “I apologized for my mistake, this afternoon.” John went on. “Told him that when a fellow crosses the continent to see the one girl in his life, he doesn’t pay much attention to anyone else.” Constance knew defeat. How n that to Pedro? matched for my ed, “and he wo g. He s me, Ra: ad Today’s Horoscope © Cabaret Viewing rehearsals now in progress for the presentation of lthe Cabaret, sponsored iby the Woman's Guild of St: ‘Paul’s, un- der direction of Lillian ‘Connally, {indicates that this event, sched- iuled for Washington’s Birthday, February 22, at the Habana-Ma- drid, promises to be one of the most thoroughly enjoyable and |decidedly outstanding entertain- {ment offerings of the winter sea- son “One thrills to the romance, the |joy and the beauty of gay old Vienna when Franz Lehar’s ex- quisite “Merry Widow” waltz is danced with all of the loveliness, | superb charm and grace of the |true Viennese style by Gerald Pinder and Mrs Guy Carleton, | with an excellent vocal accom- |paniment sung by Caridad Dom- |enech”, the sponsoring committee | declares. | “Perhaps one of the most de- *\lightful and appealing chorus numbers is the quaint and inter- {esting dance routine found in the |modern version of\one of the | greatest of all old song favorites, Put On Your Old Gray Bon- net’. Comprising this dance THE KEY WEST CITIZEN - SOCIETY ---: Continue Rehearsals For Saturday Evening chorus are Mesdames L. L. Pen- dleton, W. Jacobs, Anthony Ru- bino, R. T. Menner, Paul Vecker, David Printz, Edwin Fisher and Paul Reuter. “The tremendously popular ‘Frenesi”, cancion tropical, is of- fered by Gerald Pinder and his jchorus; Dorothy Knowles, Caro- lyn Cherry, Clara Yates and June Winn. The artistic ability of Pin- der, professiona‘ dancer, is reflect- ed in this splendid interpretation of ‘Frenesi’, presented with all of the verve, color and fascination |typical of the Mexican bolero. “Featured in the opening chor- us ‘Get The Moon Out Of My Eyes’ is the brilliant and talented dancer Carolyn Cherry. A pian prologue, played by an accom plished pianist, Mrs. B. J. Suther- ling, presents, in special, effec tive piano solo arrangements, ex- | tion”. It has been announced that Fred Wheatley’s Orchestra from |Miami will provide the music for the evening. Further announcements of the many excellent entertainment features offered on the Cabaret program will be, released later. | Marriage Here | Satarday Marriage of James Gordon, 21- |year-old navy seaman, to Lou E. | Arndt, 23, of Key West, was per- formed Saturday by Louisa D. Parks, notary public. |Leo Black Weds | Helen Cook | Leo W. Black, Key West, Sat- |urday was married to Miss Hel- en B. Cook, 16, by Judge Ray- mond Lord. Miss Ada B. Wharton, sister and |guardian of the bride, gave her} }consent to the marriage and ap- | | peared as a witness. PERSONAL MENTION Mrs. G. E. Somers, formerly | Miss Leota Grillon, who had been visiting in Miami for a few weeks, | returned to the city last evening. i] Mrs. H. S. Brown, formerly of | Key West, but whe is now making | her home in Maryland, has ar- | rived in Key West for a visit with | her sister, Mrs. John C. Park, and | other relatives. | ACER | Mrs. Charlotte Haskins, who had been spending the week-end | in Miami and nearby sections, re- | turned to Key West last night. | | tees | Mrs, Evelio Cabot, who had | been spending the week-end Miami returned to the city last évening. Dr. and Mrs, Carl-J. Norden of Lincoln, Nebraska,:,are' spending | contributions for relief of the suf- | Moonrise the winter season :in this city. Junior Clab To Meet On Thursday There will be a social meeting of the Junior Woman's Club held on Thursday afternoon, begin- ning at 5:00 o'clock, at the club-/!New York granted patent for the | house, according to announce- ment made by Mrs. Joseph Lopez, president of the organization. The hostesses on the occasion will be Mrs. Andrew Elwood and Miss Marguerite Page. All members are requested to be in attendance. MEETINGS CONTINUE Revival meetings at the First Baptist church will continue through this week with services each morning at 10 o’clock and each evening at’ 7:30 o'dock. Tonight the evangelist Rev. J. J. Bowman, of Dawson. Springs. Ky., will preach on the subject Vhy Be A Christian?” CARD OF THANKS Our sincere thanks is hereby t ed to our friends and neigh- for their many acts of kind- ss tendered us during our re- cent bereavement, the loss of our *- beloved one, George Edward Mc- Donald. Wi who gave the donors o : of sym- THE FAMILY, | Music Gradeotes |Have Reunion A reunion of the music grad- uates of the Convent of Mary Im- maculate was held yesterday aft- ernoon at St. Cecelia’s Hall. Musical games were played jafter which there was community jsinging of old favorites and pop- ular songs. A delightful refresh- ment course was served. Several of the boarders at the Convent rendered songs which were received with great ap- plause. ‘Many of the nuns were present | along with the boarders and the} following music graduates: Mesdames Manuel Perez, Mar- garet Dion Green, Claude Salis; | | Misses Beulah Brantley, Beatrice \Moreno, Mary Whalton, Yvonne Pinder, Annabel Moffat, Charles Roberts and John Robinson. Artists Society To Start Show Tuesday Key West Artists’ Society mem- bers will begin their annual show tomorrow at the Art Center. The show, made up of the work of Key West and visiting artists, will continue for two weeks. Water colors, oils, prints and crafts all are on display at the show. | Members of the society will en- |tertain Wednesday night at a re- ! jception at the Art Center, begin- | jning” at 8 o'clock. | Today In History 1827—Gov. George M. Troup of |Georgia defies the Government jand orders the State militia jready to resist U.S. troops in Nn 'Creek Indian land controversy. | ses Ee | 1880—Congress passes a joint {resolution authorizing the secre- tary of the navy to transport | fe | 1880—Emile Berliner of Wash- jington, D. C., granted patent for ja “Microphone”, intended as a | telephone transmitter, radio still being unknown. ering poor of Ireland. | 1903—Henry A. W. Wood utoplate”, or automatic stero- \type casting and finishing ma- {chine for high speed printing. 1917—Government puts censor- |ship on destinations and mani- fests of all ships leaving Ameri- can ports. 1918—In midst of war, Presi- dent Wilson wires United Broth- erhood of Carpenters arid Join- ers: “Will you co-operate or ob- struct?” Men return to work. 1936—U.S. Supreme Court or- |ders three Mississippi Negroes found guilty of murder be given new trial—“The rack and the tor- ture chamber may not be substi tuted for the stand”. 1940—Myron C. New York as Presid: envoy to the Pope.. FOR YOUTHFUL SPIRITS are grateful to those SESSIONS: 2:30 P. M. till 4:30 se of their cars and | P_ M.—Mon. Tues. Wed. Thur. 7:30 floral | till 10:00 P. M.—Fri. Sat. Holidays 8:00 till 10:30 P.M. | If You Can Walk You Can Skate * Shoe Skates For Sale—Terms cerpts from the entire produc-| Well. . you should have seen} what happened to the Players’ meeting Thursday night! Here we were, all set to see some fine ‘pictures of the Panama Canal staged a counter-attraction in the |at the Casa Marina, and I ask you jwhat chance has the Panama |Canal under such circumstances? | | It was very beautiful (the} }fashion show) and you should (as/} if you didn’t, you renegades!) | jhave seen our Mr.’ White at the {microphone reeling--not at all} jwhat you thnik—reeling off, we} |repeat, the names of such esoteric | |fabrics as bengaline and shirred | j|pousse cafe. He claims he never | eard of anything but taffeta, or) |taffeter, as he quaintly puts it,/ jbut it seemed to Ophelia that he |showed a sinister familiarity with feminine falderols. . .but enough |of ths vicious innuendo. . .to the! Point. . .which is that the pic- tures you were promised have} been postponed to the March 6th meeting, so don’t miss them. | The plays to be given on Feb- jruary 27th and 28th at Harris School are: | Farewell to Love. . .directed |by Guy Carleton and_ starring |Mrs, Sutherling and Walter Fred- erick Jacobs. | The Loves of Lionel. . .directed |by George White. | The Purple Rim. . .directed by | William Little. We understand |that Mr .Herrick is the Scream | Without in this masterpiece but we will have to verify this and give you the complete casts next week. . .anyway, start getting | the opry hat out of mothpalls andj |the family tiara out of hock to |make a brave appearance on Feb- jruary 27th and 28th. . .mebbe the | |world is coming all unstuck, but | |The Play Must Go On! | | OPHELIA. P.S.—President Lloyd got a Valentine via Western Union right spang in the middle of the business mecting Thursday night and all business was promptly tabled. Roberts’ Rules of Order \certainly takes an awful licking down our way. U. S. WEATHER BUREAU REPORT i Observation taken at 7:30 a. m, 75th Mer. Time (city office) Temperatures Highest last 24 hours |Lowest last night Mean Normal 70 55 s 62 71 Precipitation Rainfall, 24 hours ending | 7:30 a. m., inches |} Total rainfall since Feb. inches | Excess since February | inches |Total rainfall since Jan. |__ inches | Excess | | inches 2.73 | | Wind Direction and Velocity | N—7 miles per hour | Relative Humidity 83% Barometer at 7:30 a. m., today Sea level, 29.98 (1015.2 millibars) Tomorow’s Almanac | Sunrise 6:59 a. Sunset 6:23 p. 12:28 a. m. 11:56 ab m. | 18th | 0.00 | 4.35! 3.52 | 5.52! since January m. | m. | Moonset | Moon, last quarter Tomorrow's Tides (Naval Buse) AM. 2:48 8:07 FORECAST (Till 7:30 p. m., Tuesday) Key West and Vicinity: Gen- erally fair tonight and Tuesday; slightly warmer tonight; gentle | to moderate winds, mostly north- | erly. j Florida: Fair to partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday; slightly warmer in south portion tonight. | Jacksonvi to Florida Straits and East Gulf: Moderate west and northwest winds over north portion, and moderate variable winds, mostly northerly over south portion; partly cloudy weather tonight and Tuesday. G. 8. 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Smith, Key West, Sat- urday was granted a divorce from Frances E. Smith by Circuit Judge ed an uncontested decree on the grounds of vicleny and ungovern-| Mrs. Smith is in Washington, | H | femesrarc ree noon en rreaneeead Today’s Birthdays | John L. Beven, president, Il- linois Central System, born at McComb, Miss., 54 years ago. Neville Miller, president of the National Association of Broad- casters, Washington, D. C., born| in Louisville, Ky., 47 years ago. Dorothy Canfield Fisher of Ar- lington, Vt., author, born in Law- rence, Kans., 62 years ago. Samuel S. McClure, founder of | the first newspaper syndicate, | born in Ireland, 84 years ago. | Thomas. °J. Wat3on of» New: York, business head, born in| Campbell, N. Y., 67 years ago. Bess Streeter Aldrich of Elm- | wood, Nebr., author, born in Ce- dar Falls, Ia.,; 60 years ago, } Josephine ‘D. D. Bacon of: New} THE ANSWERS See “Who Knows?” on Page 2 1. No; her legal name is Hed- wig Eva Maria Kiesler. 2. About $550,000,000. 3. Yes; British Somaliland. 4. John G. Winant, ambassador to Great Britain.,He served thrée terms as* Republican governor New Hampshire. 5. Elmer Layden, former ok Dame director of athletics. 6. A small, quickly constructed anti-submarine ship, 7. One taken by roll call and answered orally by each mem- ber. 8. About six miles. 9. Yes, except six now under construction and to be named for our territorial areas, 10. Phobos is a Greek word meaning fear; hence an Anglo- phobe is anti-British. York, author, born in Stamford, Conn., 65 years ago. YOUR NEWSBOY . - « buys his copies sale, sells them at retail. of The Citizen at whole- « +» pays cash for his papers. « « « loses if a customer fails to pay. - - - isembarrassed if a customer is slow pay. . «+ goes the limit for his trade, is on the job rain or shine, serves his customers well. - + . asks customers to cooperate by paying © him promptly and regularly. 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