The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 8, 1947, Page 3

THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Chapter 28 if WAS Tuesday and the house party was over, except for farewells and possible repercus- sions. Steve Gellis, meticulously dressed in a gray business suit and looking incredibly young and put upon, was pacing the drawing room floor. He was waiting for the guests to come down, say gooe-bye, and move on. He was oping to get the ordeal over with as quickly as possible. He paused in his pacing, looked at his wrist-watch, and sat down with a sigh of disgust. It was ten o'clock. He had been waiting there for twenty minutes. That was too long, much too long, to wait for a group of people who had been royally entertained at no expense to themselves and who, apparently,. had no going- home sense. Why didn’t they come on downstairs, say their say, and go back to wherever they had come from? Once more Steve lodked at his wrist-watch. Another sixty sec- onds had passed. The J. Howard Cranstons, he recalled, were sup- posed to leave early in order to catch a twelve o’clock bus out of New York. They had been pro- vided with train tickets, but Cranston, the old gas-bag, had —— upon returning home by us. “If he doesn’t get a move on,” Steve muttered now, “he’ll miss the bus.” He frowned as it suddenly oc- curred to him that, even after getting a move on, he himself had missed a bus, romantically speaking. After the conversation with John Bates two days ago, he had come into the house firmly resolved tos find Susan, tell her he loved her, and ask her to marry him. He was not one to make hasty decisions, but once he made up his mind he wanted speedy action. But he had been frustrated at every turm It was a technique new to. the young man, who had been so absorbed in his business that he had taken no time out for romance. Girls had always been eager—almost too eager—to win favor with Stephen Gellis. eo 0-2 ee eneneeno er DL Dene. sare SERRE DEE HE Mee — re meen 2 ae Del Pinos Have Son Mr. and Mrs. George del Pino announce the birth of an 8!2- | vants. 822-) ' By Caroline Hall 'As a rule, like the Murchison girl, they got into his hair. In a way, he rather liked this new role of pursuer. It was unique in his experience with women, to say the least. USAN had not been too ob- vious in her avoidance of him. She simply maneuvered things so they would not be to- gether. At first it had amused and intrigued him. Now it was begin- ning to irritate him. He had a good notion to send for Susan Brown and tell her that her next assignment was marriage. After all, she was still on his payroll. He was still the boss, Or was he? He was beginning to doubt it. Certainly there was more <‘o this love business than he’d realized. He got up from his chair as he heard voices out in the hall- way. At long last the Cranstons were coming. Well, it was high time. He contrived a smile of greet- ing as the couple entered the room, followed by~ Susan and Mrs. Tremont. An instant later the Mansfields appeared, . also dressed for traveling. Jack Mans- field was struggling under the weight of two ‘large suitcases. Ellen Mansfield was carrying a briefcase, presumably containing her life, story. “So you're Jeaving us now too, Mr. and Mrs. Mansfield?” he asked by way of conversation. “I thought you were taking'a later train.” Ellen Mansfield did not deign to answer, nor did her husband. Jack avoided Steve’s eyes, while Ellen lifted her head in the air and sniffed, as if she smelled something peculiarly obnoxious. Steve recalled that: only the previous evening he had refused —oh, very politely. of course—to read Ellen’s story, but there was no point in the two of them gete ting huffy about it. J. Howard Cranston stepped forward and_ grasped Steve’s hand, shook bellowed: “Well, old-timer, we’re leaving you. We’ve had a mighty fine time, though Pil admit I wouldn’t live in this neck of the woods if i you gave it to me.” : it vigorously, and ae ee ne oS eS A a ee ee R ; INTERESTING NOTES New Zealand's radio There are 52,000 auto repair } |garages in the United States. is state. a Pe A TT TT A LD, “Now, J. Howard,” Mrs. Cran- ston protested weakly. “We've had a wonderful time, dearie,” she told Susan. “I’ll never forget it as long as I livé. I'm sure Howard won’t either. He’s just a big tease.” Gs “You said it,” boomed Cran- ston. “Yes, we've had a great old ‘time, Gellis. If you ever come out to God’s country, look me up. We'll paint the town red, New York’s got nothing Lincoln hasn’t got. Don’t let anybody tell you different.” , ‘ “That goes for you too, little lady,” he said with false gener- osity. “Bring that hubby of yours out. Let him get acquainted with some strong, silent men.” Susan was trembling with rage, but she managed to hold back the angry retort that rose to her lips. She watehed the Cranstons go out to the station wagon; then her eyes met Steve’s in mute ap- peal. He smiled reassuringly, as if he understood. Ellen Mansfield, not to be out- done by Elsie Cranston, came over and kissed Susan on the cheek. “Thanks for everything, dear Miss Brown, You're been very sweet to 4 Jack Mansfig,-after a quick glance at his wife, put down the suitcases, and shook hands with Susan and Mrs. Tremont. “Thanks for everything,” he repeated, par- rotlike. “Come on, dear,” said Ellen Mansfield, frowning her im- patience. “The Cranstons are in a hurry. We mustn’t hold them up.” With that, she sailed out the door, without even so much as a glance at the astonished Steve Gellis. Steve ran his hand through his hair in a peculiarly boyish ges- ture. At? the moment: he looked like anything but the self-assured man of the world he was sup- posed to be. “Well, I’ll be a so-and-so,” he sputtered. “Of all the impossible people! You’d have thought I had smallpox, or something. Gosh, Pll be glad when they all get out of the house. Susie, you should teach your correspondents better man- ners. Where did we find such people anyhow?” (Zo be continued) |B. FERNANDEZ ADVANCES IN NAVAL TRAINING «{Specrval to he Citizen) GREAT LAKES, IIl., Aug. 8.—_ ‘owned and directed by civil ser-i Benito Fernandez, seaman, first ' ee ee ’ ' ~ class, USN, son of Mrs. Adella : _ . . (Fernandez, of 204 Simonton St., Iron ore ieund in Liberia: is 'Key West, Fla., has been gradu- " g z si; > 9 ; . ‘ . 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