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16 puibibaindrie~es “ew THE KEY WEST CITIZEN By Caroline Holl-____ _ AP Newsfeatures Chapter 7: INNER was over and Susan sat stiffly erect in a high- backed needlepoint chair, and wondered if the evening would ever come to an end. A cautious glance at her wrist-watch told her it was only ten o’clock. It séemed incredible to her that ‘Bella and Frank, the premature guests, had arrived only six hours ago. Susan was wearing a sleek black dinner dress and her blonde curls were piled high on her head in a manner calculated to make her look very mature and sophisticat- ed. But John Bates, sitting at the far end of the living room, presum- ably playing solitaire,: thought he had never seen anyone look quite so young and delightfully naive. Over near the long French win- dows Frank Gaines had settled ——- with a pile of comic maga- zineS which he'd brought with him. Every now and then he would give with a guffaw that al- most made Susan jump from her chair and caused goose-pimples to break out on her bare arms. Bella, dressed in a pink eve- ning gown that did nothing for her except, possibly, accentuate her size, was ensconced on the love-seat with a decidedly un- comfortable Steve Gellis. She was regaling him with what she coyly referred to as “my life in Cordele, Georgia.” Steve was trapped, and Susan could not help feeling a little sorry for him. He looked even worse than she felt! Presently Bella, apparently a trifle piqued by Steve’s lack of response, turned and included Su- san in the conversation. “Your advice is really quite good, dear Miss Brown. As a mat- ter of fact, I expected you to be a much older woman, You know —the motherly type. Someone who’s had a lot of experience, and scads of problems of her own that she’s had to overcome. Some- one who's been married may- be a couple of times, had a house- iful of children, and knows all | the answers because she’s been ; through the mill herself. See?” ‘ Susan nodded, but said nothing. “I’m sure everyone else thinks ean rn = ee The Weather FORECAST Key West and Vicinity: Partly cloudy with scattered showers in the area. Gentle to moderate southerly winds this afternoon, tonight and Wednesday. Little change in temperature. Florida: Partly cloudy this aft- ernoon, tonight and Wednesday, except scattered thundershowers toatl . | the same thing—all of your read- ers, mean,” Bella went on. “They'll be just as shocked as I was when I got here and found you were—well, just a slip of a girl, with no experiénce at all. USAN flashed an appealing glance at Steve Gellis, and saw that she could expect no help from that quarter. He was too busy being annoyed with Bella to speak in defense of a mere love columnist. In fact, he looked as though he had gone completely sour on the whole thing. She glanced across at John Bates, hoping that by some mir- acle he would come to her rescue. But he was, to all appearances, a man alone on a desert island, playing a game of solitaire. She would have to do it herself. “I’m not guessing when I write my columns of advice,” she said quietly. “I don’t usually talk about it, but ’ve had quite a lot of ex- perience—bitter experience,” she added, feeling her way cautious- ly. “I was married—many years ago.” “Bella’s expression was one of complete bafflement. “And you don’t look a day over twenty, dear Mrs. Brown!” “I—I was a child-bride,” Susan answered hastily, appalled at the thought that she was getting more and more involved by the minute. She knew that every eye in the room was fixed upon her; knew too that her face was crimson and that her own eyés would betray her if she looked up. “I was too young,” she said. “Perhaps that’s why the marriage didn’t last. But it taught me a great deal. We only learn through our mistakes, you know.” Steve Gellis leaned forward. “Why, Susan, my dear, I had no idea you’d had such a pie break,” he murmured, and made a mental note to raise her salary immediately. Frank Gaines, who had finished with the exploits of Scorchy Smith, suddenly came to life. “Did you have any children Miss—er— Mrs. Brown?” he asked, frankly touched by Susan’s recital. “No—that is, yes,” she amend- ed quickly, recalling that Bella had mentioned children as one of the major requirements of a sat- isfactory love columnist. “Yes, ee ene te a ae ee oo en em eeeeene on TODAY’S ANNIVERSARIES | (Know America) | 1779—Clement C. Moore, New, : York theological professor, author | fof “’Twas the Night Before| ‘Chrisimas”, 1823, born there. ‘Died July 10, 1863. | 1836—William Winter, eminent| {New York critic and man of let-! iters of his day, born at Glouces- ; iter, Mass. Died June 30, 1917. 1850—-Mother Frances Xavier | aa there were children.” Then, fear- ful that she might be asked to produce the imaginary offspring, she tacked on hurriedly, “But they were taken away from me. I—I try not to think of them.” John Bates had put his cards back into the box and was watch- ing the little scene with anxious eyes. “How many youngsters, Susie? Two? he prompted, in a hasty at- tempt to save her from another false move. This, thought Susan, was the crowning indignity. It was with some difficulty, however, that she managed to get the words past the lump in her throat: “No. There wasn’t just two. There were four.” “Four?” It seemed to Susan that everyone in the room shout- ed the word at one and the same time. “They—they were twins,” she stammered, and burst into tears. “Now, if you ll forgive me, please may I say good night and go to “". room?” ella and Frank were too touched to do more than nod agreement, Frank looked as though he had lost his last friend, and Bella was unashamedly mopping her eyes with her pink handker- chief, Steve Gellis said nothing, but the muscles of his face contorted into a frown. He was trying to look sympathetic. He was also trying to piece together the frag- ments of a story that hadn’t quite made sense, as far as he was con- cerned. Susan married? Divorced? The mother of four? No—a thou- sand times, no! He made a mental note to see even more of this astonishing Susan Brown in the future. John Bates, who was the only one not bereft of the power of speech, remained silent simply because he dared not come out with what he wanted to say. What he really wanted to say was: “Attagirl, Susie! You were pushed into it, and you were scared out of your wits. But you dood it! From now on these daisy- pickers will be eating out of your hand. Nothing short of a bomb- shell—and a phoney one, at that —would have registered with them.” (To be continued) © TODAYS BIRTHDAYS (Know America) Chief Justice Richard S. Wha- ley of the U.S. Court of Claims, Washington, born in Charleston, S. C., 73 years ago. Louis J. Waldbauer of Albany, noted General Aniline St. Louis, 51 chemist, born in years ago. Dr. Garry C. Myers of Boyds | Mills, Pa., noted psychologist-edi- tor, born at Sylvan, Pa., 63 years over interior and the east coast ;Cabrini. nun, founder of Mission- | ago, sections. in afternoons. ‘East Gulf: Gentle to moderate ‘Jesus, first American to become ‘Syria, born south to southwest winds this aft- ernoon, tonight and Wednesday. Weather partly cloudy: Jacksonvilie through Florida Straits: Genile to moderate south to southwest winds’ this afternoon, tonight and Wednesday. Weather partly cloudy except scattered thundershowers near coast in late afternoons. NO SMALL CRAFT or storm warnings are being displayed anywhere in this area. REPORT i;North American Indians, Key West, Fla., July 15, 1947 (Observation taken at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, City Office) Temperatures 90} Highest yesterday tary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of | ia Saint, born in Italy. 122, 1917. | 1864—-Franklin K. Lane, San {Francisco lawyer, Interstate Com- :merce Comnttissioner, Wilson’s | Died Dec. isetvetarv ‘of the interier, bor®. at iPrince Edward Island, Canada. ‘Died May 18, 1921. { 1878—Anna Coleman Ladd, noted sculptress-author, born in | Philadelphia. Died June © 3, Wampum, the shell-money of | was of ; dark purple and two colors: white. The black walnut tree of No. America grows as high as 150 Paul H. Alling, U.S. Minister to at Hamden, Conn., dl years ago. : Dr. Horace -_M. Whaling, Jr., noted M.E. Church South clergy- man-editor of Dallas, Tex., born Memphis, Tenn., 66 years ago. Rear Adnfi#tal Harold M. ‘Bemis, born at Oshkosh, Wis., 63 years ago. CHD ITOOOHLS THE ARTMAN PRESS SPRINTING Tae Citizen Building & © "PHONE 51 Sf West, Florida Lowest last night 78 | feet with a 20-foot girth. Mean 84) ~ ee ee Normal . 84) Precipitation Rainfall, 24 hours ending 8:30 a.m., inches Relative Humidity 10% Tomorrow’s Almanac (Eastern Standard Time) Sunrise 5:48 a.m. Sunset Moonrise Moonset 0 TIDES Tomorrow Naval Base (Eastern Standard Time) High Tide Low Tide ica0 a.m. 12:51 a.m. 9:32 p.m. 2:91 p.m. ADDITIONAL TIDE DATA Reference Station: Key West Time of| Height of Station— Tide (high water Bahia Honda —Ohr. (bridge) 10min. 0.0 ft. No Name Key +2hr. (east side) 20 min. Boca Chica —Ohr. (Sandy Point) 40 min. Caldas Channel +2hr. (north end) —10 min. +1.4 ft. Minus Sign—Corrections to be “subtracted Plus Sign — Corrections to be added. Subscribe to Ine Citizen. rwrwrvvyve wr Oo VwVvVVvUT STRONG ARM BRAND COFFEE TRIUMPH COFFEE MILL at All Grocers wove CIVITIVCVUVTY | | | | “18 Dime} 3:51 a.m. | 6:11 p.m. } A oo Should making chances. May Make Safety First Your Daily Rule Grown-ups as well as Children Motorists and Bus Drivers Everyone West safe. Our drivers take no be ever alert, every day. we suggest make SAFETY FIRST your daily rule? A City is only as Progressive as its Transporta- tion’ System come § 8 came § fees ff cones @ § neuen 9G mee RE ee 8h eee BB ome BG come Bh ee ee EN ee eB eA Ce Fea 2S mee Eee BE eee Ef men he § eee Poms 88m cee hk | SERVICE COOPERATE with should streets help in of Key the They are trained to you, too, THANK YOU. ys BUS FARES 5€ -10¢ Cit, Hospital, Stor: island and Downtown Buses, Routes 2 and 3 ___ Poir.ciana and Naval Hospital i Key West Transit Co., Inc. Boc.. Chica "Le | J. W. 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