The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 31, 1947, Page 9

THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Cre ee ee ee ee Chapter 21 USAN sat at Her desk in the offices of America Loves, a grim smile on her lips. It was Sunday morning, the day after her return from Oceanview. and she was gathering together her personal effects. It seemed im- possible that there should be so many. Already she had filled her briefcase until its zipper refused to work, and the _ oversized manila envelope which lay on the desk beside her was becoming more and more bulky by the minute. It was almost as if she had lived right there in that office from the day she was as- signed the love column to the fateful morning she and John Bates had set out for Oceanview. “You’re being’ very foolish, Susan,” she admonished herself as, with a violence wholly out of keeping with the small task, she pulled open the bottom drawer of the desk and brought out a pile of unanswered personal letters. “You’re leaving this job of your own free will and accord. No sense regretting it. You’re doing the smart thing to get out.” Nevertheless, she did regret it. And she smiled wryly as she re- called the exciting days in which she had rushed madly about, writing copy, reading smudgy galley proofs, handling unpre- dictable details, hurrying to the radio station to proclaim her theories regarding love and the pursuit of happiness to a world sorely in need of such uplift. At the time she had considered it a rather harrowing experience, because the hours were never quite long enough to do the things that needed to be done. Her dreams had been disturbed by wild nightmares concerning the outcome of the contest, and many a night she had lain awake for hours, planning ways and means of getting the work done in the allotted length of time. But now, as she looked back on it, a sense of nostalgia swept over her. Even the house-party, Sear Susan Lrown By Caroline Hall fortunate people who had lost their way in a world that was not of their own making. They were to be pitied, not censured— and certainly not laughed at. She, Susan, would miss them. “If only Steve Gellis hadn’t in- timated that he had all the head-} f aches,” she reasoned, “I could have borne it—never mind Linda Murchison. So he thought he had all the worries, did he? Well, I had the dirty work—and that was plenty!” She refused to admit even to herself that her reasoning was a little inaccurate. It was true that she was deeply hurt over Steve’s unfortunate remark to Linda and Alan. But she was downright angry over the fact that Linda had arrived to take over. Why, there was nothing to do now. The house-party was nearly over; it had only two more days to go. Besides, what had Linda Mur- chison done to justify her as- sumption that she could walk in and take charge at this stage? She had done nothing but help Steve select the winners—a pre- sumptuots thing in itself. To- gether, they had messed things up beautifully by selecting the wrong people. If it hadn’t been for Mrs. Tremont’s fine under- standing and tact in handling the guests, anything could have hap- pened. “She’s just a little hussy, that’s what she is!’ HE must have spoken her thoughts aloud, for she looked up to see John Bates standing in the doorway, and his lips were Parted in a most impertinent grin. “Susie!” he exclaimed, coming toward her. “Shame on you, say- ing such words on Sunday! Haven't you had any raising?” “Nope.” She went on about the business of cramming her per- sonal effects into the large en- velope. “I’m just a girl with no past worth remembering, no fu- ture worth looking forward to. Just a refugee from a_ house- party, on my way to the bread- ine.” She hoped she sounded as fa- cetious as John did, but she hada never been more serious in her AP Newsfeatures odd assortment of feminine arti- cles spread out on the desk, “Not moving out, are you, Susie?” : “Well, I’m not ae tf moving in,” she answered, still striving rat lightness which she did not ee “Gee, that’s too bad. They’re going to miss you around this, joint—you and me both. Want me to call a moving van? Looks like you'll need it.” : ; Susan fastened the clip on the bulky manila envelope, . then glanced helplessly at the remain- ing articles. “Never mind the van, I'd much rather into the storeroom and can find a box.” : He made no move to go after the box. Instead, he sat down on the side of the desk and picked up a white glove which Susan had intended to discard, since .it had no mate, and pretended to try it on his own hand. Susan jerked the glove away from him and put it in her purse. Even if it didn’t have a mate, she would not have John Bates be- littling her personal effects. He had no business coming there on Sunday anyhow. The offices were supposed to be closed. She had come simply because she wanted to get this thing. over and done with as quickly. as possible. °°. “And now,” she said, “if you'll get that box for me, I'll throw the things in and be out of here in a jiffy. ’'ve already written. out my resignation to Steve. It was the first thing I did when I came into the office. It’s on his: desk right now.” . “. “Gee, that’s too bad, Susie, ‘I’m sure Steve’ll be all cut up abow it. Fine fellow, -‘Steve.” ‘ “You can skip the sarcasm;. if you don’t mind.” Susan felt. that they had been stalling~ ‘long enough, and she said so, adding: “You seem to have changed your opinion of our finefeathered boss. A couple of days ago’ you were calling him a louse. Can’t you make up your. mind? As.a matter of fact, you were warning me against him. What did you come in town for anyhow? . Just to track me down and tell. me that all of a sudden Steve: Gellis has turned into a fine fellow? you'd go see if you seen in retrospect, was not tco! life. He glanced at the manila en-| Well, I can’t see it that way.” -» bad. The guests were just un-'velope, te — AP Newsfeatures the briefcase. and the nw emer a nae (To be continued) (ete KitcHen | iS * &-Oo” RAMBLING one-story house designed by Wilmot C .Douglas, architect, Dixie Carlton Hotel, Birm- ingham, Ala., for concrete masonry construction, although it is adapatable for frame or brick ve- neer. The house covers approximately 1,500 square feet—area being the usual guide in estimating for single story plans. The illustration shows the rear garden side of the house, where an outdoor fire. place is provided on the terrace. A basement only large enough for heating plant makes for economy. The plan calls for a minimum lot front of 100 feet, with greater width giving a better setting. 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