The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 5, 1947, Page 3

rere SATIN gp * a child who has been punished Se ee ee er { By Caroline Hall AP Newsfectures Chapter 25 \ JHEN they reached Oceanview, Mrs. Tremont and Steve Gellis were out on the terrace, waiting to greet them. Susan, feel- ing very much like a returning prodigal, was relieved to see that neither of them seemed at. all angry. Steve just looked a little bewildered and hurt, almost like pletely. Right now, he must be]breast of the whole thing and take kicking himself mentally for hav-| the consequences. And yet, in do- ing defended such a dope. How-|ing so, she would only be letting ever, she would not have Steve|John Bates down. John Bates, Gellis thinking she had gone tear-| who was the grandest guy in the ing off on a date simply to make] world, and perhaps the most reg- him jealous. Or because she her-| ular one of them all. self was Jealous—which would be| She was glad when John hand- infinitely worse. ed Steve the letters he had She was painfully conscious,|brought out from the city and however, that her stupid explana-| suggested that they all go inside. tion. along with her hesitancy,|“There are a lot of pictures to bé practically confirmed Mrs. Tre-|taken this afternoon,” he pointed mont’s suggestion of a heavy date.]out. “So we’d better get started. Mrs. Tremont took advantage of} Remember, this is my last day on it too. She waggled a playful fore-| the job, Chief, and I’m not leaving finger at Susan and said: any loose ends dangling.” “Never mind, dear. Don’t try to explain. I didn*t mean to pry into PeXCEPT for the taking of pic- your secrets. Just ag long as you tures the afternoon was un- had fun, that’s all that matters.”|eventful. The guests were aston- A cautious glance at Stevelishingly docile. It was almost ag Gellis told Susan that he was|/if they had suddenly sensed the looking positively ill. He must be} strain under which the rest of the terribly disgusted by all this silly|}household had labored and had twaddle. resolved at long last to be gra- “I was afraid you’d let us/cious receivers of the hospitality down,” he said—a little stiffly,| accorded them. Or it might be Susan thought. “But of course,”}that they were just getting accli- he added gallantly, “Il should} mated at long last to the luxurious have realized you weren’t the/surroundings and beginning . to kind of girl tg let anybody down.” | feel at ease. Or it could be—and Susan flashed a helpless glance|this was something to think about, at John Bates. But before she|Susan decided—that her own at- could say anything to complicate|titude had changed. If coming. a matters, he hastened to say: cropper fad given her a better “I’m surprised at you Steve, forjand more sympathetic under- even thinking such a thing about|standing of people—well, her un- Susie. The girl’s regular—or|happy experience had not been didn’t you know?” a complete loss. ye “Of course she’s regular,” mut-| John Bates had no difficulty a tered Steve, and seemed ratherjall in posing his subjects, so he angry about it. took enough pictures to make A sere of color dyed Susan’s Se = in. ye = nada smay }iace as a feeling of remorse swept] wou e well provided for. Eac ee ee | over her. It was all she could do|guest would be given duplicates made ‘haste to forestall: further |t® Keep from bursting into ajof all photographs. ’ ropaganda: an storm of tears and blurting out} As a gesture of good will—or ror . ee ,,{the truth then and there. It was|perhaps it was his way of thumb- Yes—er—no. That is, it wasn ‘iqvite true that she hadn’t let]ing his impudent nose at the ab- really fun. It wasn’t a social date. | Steve Gellis down, but she de-/sent Alan Reed—John arranged It was a business engagement I’ve! served no eredit for it. She had|that the self-effacing Jack Mans- had for—er—a long time and! heen prepared to do that very|field should pose surrounded by couldn’t very well get out of. . xt | thing. Reed’s precious golf trophies, sorry I had to rush off like I did, | She had been prepared to let} Ellen Mansfield was not too but it came —er—rather UNnex-|herself down, too. to show thelgracious about it, though she pectedly. white feather and live the rest of! voiced no pretest. She stood and She frowned, realizing that|her life with a creature whol|!ooked on while the picture was even a little white lie should be called herselfeSusan Brown but| being made, a quizzical smile on better than tMfat. She took partic-|was nothing more than a con-|her lips, Her expression was not ular pains to avoid John Bates’) :emptible qu'tter unlike that cf an ex-prima donna eyes. He’d been so careful in og For the good of her own soul] whose audience has walked out and is too stubborn to ask “Why?” Most certainly he did not look like a young man in love. John ing had been mistaken about that. Nor was Mrs. Tremont indis- posed. She came forward, smiling, and kissed Susan warmly on the cheek. She was quite sober; there was no aroma of wine about her. Obviously she had ‘accepted the gift bottle in the spirit in which it had been given—as a tribute to her good sportsmanship, and in recognition of her new-found ability to take it or leave it alone. “Did you have fun on your date, dear?” she asked Susan, and winked surreptitiously. “Was he tall, dark and handsome—like Mr. Gellis here? Or was he blondish and fat?” It wes almost as if Mrs. Tre- mont had been in cahoots with John Bates to provide an alibi for the erstwhile runaway. It was quite evident, too, that she was trying to do a promotional job on behalf of her young friend. Susan could feel her face burn with em- a a a ED coverage of her childish escapade.!she felt impo!'cd te toss pride to} on her. Now she had muffed things com-ithe four winds, make a ciean . (To be continued’ ee ee pm ee ee eer — me ee er | i | GASOLINE, STATE $1,065,000,000 OTHER Fire Chief Becomes Grand-dad | $95,000,e00 | Mr. and Mrs. Phillip (Cheta) } = SS Baker announce the birth of a daughter at i2 noon, August 2nd, at Galey Hospital. The newcom- er weighed 7 pounds 442 ounces. 7 Mrs. Baker, before her marriage, was Miss Florence Torres, daugh- } ter of Fire Chief and Mrs. Leroy | Torres. The baby has_ been! named Charlotte Patricia. TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS (Know America) Mary R. (Mrs. Charles) Beard | of New Miiford, Conn., noted writer, born in Indianapolis, 71) years ago. } Prof. Ruth Wheeler of Vassar, noted nutritionist, born at Plains, Pa., 70 years ago. Robert Taylor, actor, born ati oo eg REGISTKATIONS $ 551,000,000 —~ Figures for 46 from - a AP ee, Automobile Manufacturers Assh. |: Pictograph Filley, Nebr., 36 years ago. eee ee Bruce Barton of New . York, RATE INCREASE \roads in the Northeastern area noted atithor, advertising com-! The Inter-State Commerce é the United States. om eee any head, ex-congressman, born} _, oe at ne ie aren si Deion Tenn. 61 years .ago. ; Commission has been angi to The vate of scrapping motor Prof. Fred Rogers Fairchild, "Mensa mies a ie ee ‘vehicles in the United States Yale, political economist emeritus, ;cent in basic coach fares on 25 from 1942 through 1946 was only born at Crete, Nebr., 70 years}railroads operating South of the} 40 per cent of the rate at which ago. {Ohio River and East of the Miss- they were scrapped in the 1937- Gen. Thomas Holcomb, U.S.:issippi. The new rate would | 1941 period. Minister to South Africa, former bring fares up to 2.5 cents a. mile, ecearen note Marine head, born at New Castle, the rate now in effect on rail- Subscribe to The Citizen. Del., 68 years ago. { ——---— at ae eee ea te a itt Sees Conrad P. Aiken, poet-author, ; soc eee born in Savannah, Ga., 58 years} GC d Teste THEN and WOW ago. \ Arthur J. 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