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a As nile Ng 4 = [ coaneeaeentmneeenntiemmnaliaditarametnemmmeedemtaatee satiate sedate THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ne EI Chapter 10 4S iscnbe had just finished lunch when the J. Howard Cranstons of Lincoln, ‘Nebraska arrived. Mr. Cranston, a big man with a boom- ing voice and unfurrowed face, was a salesman by profession. He lost no time in saying so. “I can sell baby carriages to bachelors,” he announced in a voice that defied anyone to deny it. The guffaw that accompanied this supposedly witty remark brought out the familiar goose- pimples on Susan’s arms. “So this,” he said, placing a heavy hand on her shoulder, “is the lady who said I talked too much. Wrote two whole pages in a magazine telling me off. Said I should stop talking and give the little woman”—he nodded in the direction of his wife—‘“a chance to think. Made a swell joke to pass on to the trade. Better than the one about the farmer’s daugh- ter. It hits ’em right between the eyes—sells a bill of goods every time. I should give you a com- mission, little lady. So 1 talked too much, did I?” “Thank you, Mr. Cranston. I’m so glad I could help you salvage our marriage.” That should put im back in his place, she thought. She moved away from the bombastic man and put an arm around the little gray woman who was his wife. In contrast to her husband’s youthful appearance, Mrs. Cranston looked old and desperately tired. Her hair was quite gray and her modest gray suit seemed to accentuate her re- semblance to a hunted rabbit. Susan had a vague feeling that she had made a ghastly mistake in salvaging this particular mar- riage. She should have let J. Howard Cranston talk himself in- to the divorce court and tell his hateful jokes to the judge. She felt ner heart go out to the small woman who had grown old smoothing her husband’s pathway so that he could remain young and sell baby carriages to bache- lors by means of ridiculous jests. She was glad when the sound of a taxi outside proclaimed the ar- rival of other guests. The newcomers, who introduced themselves as Ellen and Jack Mansfield, were remarkable only for their complacent acceptance of their good fortune. “TI knew Id win,” said Fillen, in the tone of one who is always _—-— ~~ SAFER TeN Sova CO ae nena To Petition Commissioners On Meter Fine Joe Sirugo, temporary chair- man of the Key West Democratic Club, has prepared the following petition, which, he said today, right. “It’s the way I write,” she added coyly. “My friends are al- ways Saying that I write the most interesting letters, aren’t they, Jack?” “Yes, dear,” Mansfield. i “If ’'d known you were going answered Jack to print my silly little letter in| I America Loves, I'd have writ- ten something really worthwhile. That was just something I dashed off without even thinking, wasn’t it, Jack?” “Yes, dear,” dutiful husband. It was quite cleag to everyone that Jack Mansfield was a yes- man, from his patent-leather hair down to the soles of his highly polished shoes. No man with any spirit, Susan decided, would have worn that violently purple tie. It followed the identical color and pattern of his wife’s dress and, like the dress, was obviously Mama-made. There was the sound of a com- motion outside, and the door was flung open by a perspiring but ob- viously highly pleased John Bates. “Right this way, fellow,” he called to someone behind him. “Tl shoot you as you go through the door. Gee, that’s a sweet pose! Couldn’t be any better if I’d ar- ranged it myself.” He stepped aside and a tall blond young man stood framed for a moment in the doorway. The young man’s eyes were fastened adoringly on the laughing face of a slim, dark-haired girl whom he was carrving over the threshold in the traditional manner of lov- ers everywhere. There was the click of a camera shutter, denot- ing that a picture had been made, and John Bate’s voice called: “Okay, folks. Thanks a lot. You can come down out of the clouds now—or can you?” Apparently the young lovers were not yet ready to come down out of the clouds. it was as though they were in a world inhabited by only two people—themselves. The young man bent over and kissed an errant curl that had fallen over the girl’s forehead and whispered something evidently intended for her ears alone. Then, as if suddenly aware of an audi- ence, he released her very gently and his face turned a deep crim- son. = “Sorry,” he said to Susan, who had stepped forward to grect them. “We didn’t realize we had an audience, did we, Anne?” He agreed Ellen's ie er = JAP Newsteatures She laughed. “I don’t suppose it would have made ay difference. The door was open,” she explained to Susan, “and he thought it would be fun to carry me over the threshold. Sort of silly of us, wasn't it? But we’re always doin silly things like that—George can . It’s because we're — we’re—” She hesitated, and Susan finished for her: “Because you’re in love. And it’s not at all silly, Anne Payton. I think it’s wonderful.” T WAS all Susan could do to keep from embracing the at- tractive newcomers, George and Anne Peyton of Springfield, Mas- sachusetts, the last of the win- ning contestants. In a «way, they vindicated her belief in the beauty of love as expressed through her columns. As much as she hated to ad- mit it, the other guests were sad- ly disappointing. Certainly. they were anything but the romantic figures she had pictured them to be. There was nothing glamorous about the romance of the Ama- zonian Bella Gaines and her un- dersized Frank. They were just a couple of ex-lonely-hearts, now a little disgruntled over the whole thing. Deprived of their loneli- ness, they had nothing to belly- ache about. Therefore, they would spend the rest of their lives vent- ing their spleen on each other. As for the Howard Cranstons— it was impossible even to think of that couple in terms of ro- mance. The Mansfields, as a marital team, did nothing to enhance the glory of love or the institution of marriage, except perhaps to serve as a counter-irritant. As a group, they gave Susan a vague fecling that she’d been wasting her time and her talents on a thankless, if not altogether hopeless, task. But George and Anne Peyton— bless them!—gave her new faith in the rightness ef things. They made every line of copy she’s written seem worth while. It was obvious that they were deeply in love and almost deliriously happy. Their marriage had been well worth saving. “Only don’t let it throw you, my friend,” Susan admonished herself. “Don’t pat yourself on the back and take all the credit. There’s a marriage that would have worked out anyway—never mind your two cents’ worth of ad- grinned, still a little abashed, and} vice put an arm around the girl, Final Meetings Of Convention { There will be a general pro- gram by the Grand Lodge dele- gates tonight at Trinity Wesleyan {Methodist Church at the 20th an- nual convention of the Grand United Order of Pall Bearers of America. will be presented to the city com-! .F. T. Brunson, grand vice presi- missioners at their next meeting: To: The Honorable Members of. the City Commission of Key West, Florida: We, the undersigned residents and taxpayers of the City of Key West, Florida, at the request of the Key West Democratic Club, fully support the repeal of Sec-! tion 14, Ordinance No. 39, Com- mission Series, which is unjust and unfair. That certain members of the City Commission stop playing politics, and stop taking the at- titude: “Unless I present the ordinance I will not vote for it,” and stop the dramatics and get practical, and thus serve the in- terests of the community. Therefore, we request that the City Commission repeal Section ' 14, Ordinance No. 39, Commis-' sion Series, immediately and en- act a new ordinance which will} read: “Minimum fine of $10.00! to a maximum fine of $250.00,” : and its enforcement to be left to the discretion of TODAY’S ANNIVERSARIES (Know America) 1757—Royall Tyler Boston law- ! yer, Vermont chief justice, author ; o fthe first native American! comedy, “The Contrast”, acted | professionally, born in Boston. | Died Aug. 26, 1826. 1790—John Frazeek, an early American sculptor of note, born at Rahwhy, N. J. Died Feb. 24, 1852. 1834—Clara A. Swain, pioneer , woman medical missionary in India, born at Elmira, N. Y. Died: Dec. 25, 1910. 1852—Paul Carus, noted Chi-j; eago writer on religion and phil- | osophy, born in Germany. Died! Feb. 11, 1919. | 1861—Samuel W. Stratton, ! physicist, U. S. Bureau of Standards, presi- dent of the Massachusetts Insti- tute of Technology, born in Litch- ; field, Ill. Died Oct. 18, 1931. The chief non-table uses of po- | tatoes are exports, starch and al- cohol manufacture, and cattle feed. A Mexico City racetrack now provides plastic goggles to rpo- | tect the horses’ eyes during races. ' fubseribe 16 The Citizen, | —— ee the presiding . city judge. \ creator-head of ~~ | dent of the fraternal organiza- ition, which has attracted 300 col- ‘ored: delegates to Key West, will ipregide .at tonight’s meeting: A welcomé*on ‘behalf “of the host lh iladelphia, church will be presented by Lin- {born in York, S. C., 55 coln C. Wallace. The’ Rev. A. TT. McGaskill, grand president of the order, will jton University announce- | born in Providence, R. I., 55 years make an_ important ‘ment at the meeting tonight. The closing remarks will be made by the pastor of Trinity Church, the Rev. G. E. Allen. Tomorrow the convention, which has lasted all week, will come to a close with the nomi- nation and election of ‘lodge officers. Most natural gas is used in in- , dustry. i clock P.M. arrives at Key > P.M. WAREHOUSE: Corner | | | | { AEE Gee eo ooe: \ grand | | Overseas Transportation Company, Inc. Fast, Dependable Freight and Express Service Between MIAMI and KEY WEST Also Serving ALL POINTS on Florida Keys Between Miami and Key West Express Schedule: {No Stops En Route) LEAVES KEY WEST DAILY (EX- CEPT SUNDAYS) at 6:00 P. M. Ar rives at Miami at 12:00 o’clock Mid- } nighi. LEAVES MIAMI DAILY (EXCEPT SUNDAYS) at 12:00 o'clock Mid- night and arrives at Key West at 6:00 o’clock A. M. Local Schedule: (Stops At All Intermediate Points) - LEAVES KEY WEST DAILY (EX- CEPT SUNDAYS) at 8:00 o'clock A. M. and arrives at Miami LEAVES MIAMI DAILY (EXCEPT SUNDAYS) at 9:00 o'clock A.M. and West at 5:00 o'clock FREE PICK-UP and DELIVERY SERVICE FULL CARGO INSURANCE 13 Caroline Street , Tey Eaton and Francis Streets (To be continued) TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS (Know America) Charles E. Wilson, president of reneral Motors, Detroit, born at c Minerva, Ohio, 57 years ago. Hermann Hagedorn noted au- thor, born in New York, 65 years ago. Hy (Henry) Mayer, caricaturist, born in Germany, 79 years ago. Clifford Odets, eminent play- wright, born in+Philadelphia, 41 years ago. ot Piilip L. Graham, publisher..éf the Washington,.D. C.,.Post, borh Bishop: Oliver “Jamés Hart® of Episcopal leader, years ago. Prof. Dana G. Munro of Prince. noted historian, ago. THE ARTMAN PRESS PRINTING The itizen Building HPHONE 51 ° Key’ West! Florida at 4:00 o’- Phon2s: 92 and 68 ee beac meeeemneban a yor