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FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1941 RDAY: There are a lot of problems in David and Polly's young lives, but the chief one is how and when they can get mar- ried. Polly is determined that shall not be until David is free from financial worries, and David feels these are not as important as Polly. Besides, there is Margo Powers, who is all glamour and in addition the daughter of David's boss. Polly. is tatking with her Aunt Susan. Chapter 16 The Kiss “N EBBE I could take in board- i ers,” said Aunt Sysan, “and manage that way. So's you and David could get married, live in the Wiley cottage and look after that rambunctious boy.” “Peter's not rambunctious,” said Polly. “He’s a darling. And you know perfectly well you couldn’t look after boarders. Sup- pose you had one of your stom- ach attacks in the middle of the night. Who'd fix breakfast for the boarders the next morning? Who'd look after their rooms?” Aunt Susan sighed. “I reckon you're right, honey,” she said, “It’s just too bad I wasn’t took along with David’s Aunt Julia.” | king like an old silly!” Y , She’ gave her aunt, # iguick hug. “I’m going down to the lant now to see David, and tell thin Mbgys the ja¥ "65 } “T Would do that, if were you,” ‘Aunt Susan said. “And.I'd also find a way to let him know I still Joved him, so’s he woeuldn’t start | getting notions about other girls.” Polly said nothing to this. And ‘a short time afterwards she was walking among the tall stacks of lumber with David, talking to him animatedly of the new work she was to begin the next day, telling him how handy the two weeks’ salary was going to be. “But ft means you won't be able to play bridge up at Margo’s,” said David. “You know she’s ex- pecting us.” “Yes,” said Polly. “But what's an evening of bridge, when I have a job? You can tell Margo I'll have to call it off—since she sent the invitation through you.” “I'm certainly going to miss you,” David went on. “Not bein, able to see you evenings. An ,{there’ll be no, one,to drive Peter pout to the pool afternoons.” “You can drive him out after work,” said Polly. “You know how long the evenings are. You Vand Peter can‘get in a swim after supper, or swim first and have {your supper afterwards.” ¥ “Sure. But it won’t be nearly ®as much fun without you. We'll feel sort of lost, Sweetness.’ Polly took hbid of David’s arm. @She stood Idoking up at him, re- ymembering her.aunt’s words..Sud- Senly s¥0 arose on her. tiptoes, jand kissed David's cheek. 2 He was surprised. But quickly ogo hold of himself, and caught ‘Polly to him. He kissed her di- rectly upon the lips. +. “Darling,” he said, “that's the first kiss we've’ had in ages.” “About a week,” said Polly. “Anyway, it seems like ages to} e.” me. 1 Polly pulled away. “I've got to go now, David,” she said. “I've got some marketing and other errands to tend to. I want to get in everything that Aunt Susan needs for cooking, and I have to! be at the theatre at nine in the morning.” | David walked with her to the} wide gate of the lumber yard. | di “I sure do hate to think of you | working while Peter and I are| having fun,” he said. | “It's only for two weeks—worse luck!” said Polly. She hurried out through the gate, calling back:| “Don’t forget to tell Margo I'm sorry I can't come up for’ bridge.” “T won't,” said David. He turned and went the office. | There he telephoned Margo and explained about Polly “How nice she a job,” Mar- go said. “And don’t worry about the bridge. I'll get another fourth Dad’s got his heart set on play- ing.” back to “T wouldn't 1im disappointed.” He then | said: “I may be a little late get-| ting up to your place. You see, I want to take Peter out for his sw after work. Now that Polly | e working afternoons, the/| only time Peter will be able to| Ket out to the pool is when I take him. Bright Idea “O® T've got an idea!” said Margo. “T'll take him out in wh D working. I to do, and car | ple, he was sure | well to come to s David returned to “Gosh,” he thought, thought Margo would offer to do a thing like that.” And Margo, running lightly up tbe stair her room, smiled and broke a song. Two whole weeks du which David would not be to have a date with Polly Je Two whole weeks of havir all to herself. What a_ brilliant idea—that offer of hers to take Peter out for his swims! A thing like that_would make midre of a hit with David than all the femi- nine wiles she could possibly think up and use on him— David told Peter about Polly’s new job that evening. He also told him about Margo's offer. “But she can’t help me down to the pool!” said Peter in a dis- tressed voice. “I—I—wouldn’t want her to, anyway, Cousin David. I don’t mind you and Polly helping me, seeing my—my—bad leg, but her—well, I—” “You mustn’t feel that way,” David said. “Margo's mighty kind to offer to fix things so you can go on with your swimming.” “Sure, Cousin David, I know— but she doesn’t feel about me like you and Polly do.” “She will be feeling that way. when she gets to know you b ter,” said David. He had an idea: “I tell you how we'll arrange it. You put your swimming: trunks on under vour clothing before you leave the house, and when you get to, the Inn you can. take. off your pants and shirt'down by the pool, and get into the water. How’s that?” Petet was thoughtful for a mo- ment or two. “All right, Cousin David,” he said. “I guess that'll work out okay.” “Of course it will!” said David “All you'll have to do after your swim, is lie in the sunshine a little while until your trunks get dry— and then get dressed again. Just hold on to that bar like I showed you, and keep on practicing kick- ing.” “Okay, Cousin David, I'll do that. I keep thinking maybe swimming in the pool will help me, like swimming helps those kids down where Mr. Roosevelt goes.” “Good! Keep right on thinking that way, my boy.” “You think too, won't you, Cousin David?” “You bet I will,” David replied. “Uncle Fred, who built the Inn and the pool, always said he thought that the mineral water had medicinal qualities.” “What's that?” Peter asked. "It, means that Uncle Fred’ thought the water had the power to make people well—people whe had things wrong with them.” “Like my leg?” “Yes, Peter. Like your leg.” David looked at his! watch. “Now you get along to bed. It’s late. I'm going to sit out heré on the porch for’a little while and smoke.” Peter stood for a moment with his arm about David, and then he went on inside. into Dreams EFT alone, David leaned back in his chair and gave himself up to a bit of wishful thinking. He recalled Polly's words, “Wouldn’t it be exciting if drink- ing water from the spring did magic things to us?” ... Yes, he thought, it would... . Then membered his re o td our pocketbooks, d wished that he was suddenly in possession of money enough to do all the things to the Inn that he would like to lo. He would like to get it in per- fect shape, and open it up as a place where people like Peter could come to enjoy the suns the out-of-doors, and swim in mineral*Water, as well as take it internally, There were lots of peo- uld pay d to ple Uncle Fred to reach. If hi oldinn pay if Polly. could move o! run it They could who had mo! generous rat and pool h a certain people who words, mal those who nc had no money He even wishft n he and é and and hen I went out | cl: ter and Po the wate really I Wot Say, Margo, would you do se. I'd adore the er’s| £ s { goods=the swims and | himseit lin To be continued KEY WEST IN | DAYS GONE BY) Happenings On This Date Ten | Years Ago As Taken From Files Of The Ci Confederate Daughters of America of the local Stephen R. Mallory chapter will be in charge | Confederate Memorial ervices here tombrrow. of THE KEY WEST CITIZEN FSEATED ° | 1638—New Haven, Conn., first | FROM SMALL BEGINNINGS (N PAGE THREE ROLLER SKATE Southard Street—Ladies 25¢ Keep Your Weight In Shape and Your Shape In Weight SESSIONS: 2:30 to 4:30 P. M. ! |School of Public Health's profes- sor of vital statistics, born in |Hartford, Conn., 62 years ago. Today InH istory Ross A. Collins of Meridian, 7: day | ff Early in the morning a com-| p mittee from the chapter will go to the cemetery and place flowers on the graves of the Confederate dead, with exercises following in the afternoon. | Members of the chapter who| will take part in a program are Miss Reba Pritchard, Miss Susan La Kin, Miss Phyllis Thompson, Miss Kathleen Watkins, Mrs. Lee Williams, Mrs. Herschel Williams, Miss Florence L. Albury and Mrs. arl Bervaldi. The Rev. Bruce inaway will give the benedic- tion. The federal government is to begin spending $705,000 here for construction of a post office and airs to the submasine base. Senator Duncan U. Fletcher, in a letter to The- Citizen, said bids on the new $525,000 post office building will bé asked next week, | while a contract for repairs to the submarine station will be let in the next two weeks. Paul H, Marks, son of Heimie } Markovitz and a former resident ef Key West, has opened a law office in Miami, it has been learn- ed here. The Citizen, in editorial para- graphs, said mous ¢doption Thurs- I cal Rotary club of a resolution opposing abolition of the local juvenile court makes it apparent trat are other: who share Tire Citizen's view that such a move would be unwise, hoth from a standpoint of econo- my and the more important mat- of service to the commun-} By ‘To say the least, Uncle Sam must think fair-to-middling well | of Brother Boyer, local meteorol- ogist, since he’s ‘been drawing weather bureau checks for al- most exactly half a century. And, far as Key Westers go,—well, | there would have been riots and talk of s nm if the govern- ment ever had tried to dispense with his services here, after the, brand 6f weather he has served | up on most occasions”. —o0o— The Citizen, in said: “At a meeting of the local high school Parent-Teacher Associa- tion, Professor G. E. Everett, principal of the school} made a statement which should get ,se- rious consideration from every mother and’ father with children in the public schools of the city. “In my 15 years of experi- ence’, Everett said, ‘I have seen all kinds of Parent-Teacher asso- ciations, but this is by far the best it has ever been my privil- ege to know anything about’ “That is the statement which should compel attention of every | one interested in the case of pub- lic instruction in this city. It ecan- | not fail to do so in the case of day ter an editorial, GOOD PRINTING creates and builds respect for your business, jmay be hired for TOBACCO SOON BECAME (MPORTANT IN WORLD ECONOMY. TODAY, THE: LARGEST PRODUCER IS THE U.S. WITH AN ANNUAL CROP OF 1.167,- 000,000 LBS. WILSON, NC. IS THE WORLDS LARGEST TOBACCO MARKET. COLONIAL AMERICA, TOBACCO HAS BECOME NOT ONLY A MAJOR CROP, BUT A MAJOR. IN- DUSTRY AS WELL. THOUSANDS: OF ACRES ARE USED IN ITS CUE TIVATION. ONE LARGE MANU~ FACTURER OF CIGARETTES SPENDS $260,000 A DAV... PEOPLE OF EVERY COUN- TRY IN THE WORLD. TOBACCO SEEDS ARE SO SMALL. A TABLESPOON- FUL WILL PRODUCE PLANTS FOR 6 GR 7ACRES. NATURAL FERTILIZERS HAVE BEEN FOUND MOST EFFECTIVE, NOT ONLY FOR PRODUCING THE BEST SIZE AND TEXTURE, BUT ALSO FOR AMPARTING THE FINEST FLAVOR TO THE LEAF, POLICEMEN FOR RENT'OLD CUSTOMS ARE BROUGHT TO EARTH AT BARGAIN PRICES ON ’41 BARBARY COAST, (Ry Associated Press) SHANGHAI, April 25.—With at least 14 kidnap gangs operating in the city, and terrorist and poli- | tical killings almost daily occur- rences, many foreign and Chinese residents of Shanghai have hired municipal police officers as body- guard, Foreign sergeants, supposedly quicker on the draw and better shots, get the best pay, amounting to $2.10 per Sikhs, rated second best, get one-third | that top price. Big those taking the monthly rates. Al Chinese constable ; private body-! guard duty for $10 per month. | day. Indian reductions are sergeant » or ; anyone who has even superficial knowledge of what Parent-Teach- er associations do”. ‘The -war has (By Associated Press) BERN, Switzerland, April 25.— reversed one Switzerland’s oldest customs. In a known Swiss - German celebration as workmen on a new ways have hung a of in “Ufrichti,” building al- beribboned wreath on the point of the frame- | work to become the highest point of the finished building. On the day the building is crowned they receive beer, sausages and lular delicacies. pop- Now workmen have reversed basement air raid shelter. USED WRONG SYSTEM TOLEDO, Ohio.— because he thought he w charged 20 cents in a re Joseph Bagner of thi a fire alarm and was s {the procedure and hold their cele- offered | bration at the lowest spot of the sperated over- | taurant, city pulled ent to jail. | |settled by pioneers from Beston. | 1719—First edition of the | |mortal “Robinson Crusoe” pub- | “8°: lished in England. he | | ES ears | | | | | | 1798—“Hail, Columbia” first {sung to the then popular tune, , \“The President’s March”. Com- posed by Joseph Hopkinson {Philadelphia for the benefit per- |formance of singer Gilbert Fox. of | 1814—British proclaim block- lade of entire U.S. coast in second |war with America. | | 1851—U.S. Government tracts for monthly service between Salt Lake City and Sac- ramento, Cal. con mail 1891—(50 yea ‘Talmage’s new Brooklyn, N. Y., Dr. in ago) Rev. Tabernacle ia { { 1898—Spain’s circular letter to, the powers accuses United States of aggression. American ch decline | blockade. 1916—In.. reply to note, British and Fre |to lessen rigor:‘of the 1929—The South swept by tor- nadoes. | 1939—France by law bans ra- cial and religious defamation and slander. Today's Birthdays Assistant Surgeon General! Raymond A. Vonderlehr of the U.S. Public Health Service, Washington, D. C., born in Rich- mond, Va., 44 years ago. Leland Harrison, Switzerland, born in New 58 years ago. Minister to York, John F, Stevens, fi neer, chief engineer in the Panama Canal, builder of Western railways, born in W. Gardiner, Me., 88 years ago. | med engi- building | Dr. Edwin B. Wilson, Harvard, |Miss., longtime congressman, born | in Collifsville, im- * formally opens. | _ 30 to 10:00 P. M. SHOE SKATES FOR SALE years | $9.75—TERMS ' If You Can Walk You Can Skate Miss., 61 YOUR NEWSBOY . . . buys his copies of The Citizen at whole- sale, sells them at retail, + + + pays cash for his papers. : + + loses if a customer fails to pay. + + + is embarrassed 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. THE CITIZEN Circulation Department When You’ve Forgotten Something — Remember the Mublic legohonel ‘Things you forgotto do before leaving home or office can often be taken care of by telephone. And wherever you may be, the chances are that a public telephone is only a few steps away. 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