The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 2, 1947, Page 9

cee we aon tr a Se ee eee Chapter 14 spasm meeting at breakfast on Saturday mo » was hard for both Bruce and T’nette. Bruce said casually: “Guess I’m Joe. College again, all right. I—I went out.” “Everybody has: to relax,” she answered. “Coffee?” “If it’s good and black.” He hated himself for implying that he had been drinki toe much the night before and had a hang- over. ‘I’ve a pile of work to do over the week-end.” T’nette did not reply. She was trying to recapture the spirit of the person she had been for a few hours last night, alive with resolve to make Bruce happy. And to prove to Bruce that she had not meant what she had said about never interfering with his life again, she said: “Aren’t you going to tell me what was in Homer's totter?” He looked at her blankly. “Letter from Homer?” : can come back and God knows we'll be happy; or if you prefer, you can send us your check for #15, 000. Homer.” Tt was some time before either of them made any comment; and when Bruce spoke he echoed the thought hovering in T’nette’s min “It isn’t like him to write this kind of a letter.” Homes. on his own, would not have written it. But the | members of the band had cor- nered him in the dining room of the Palmer House the mornin after the none too successf opening. String Jackson had not put in an appearance and so th could say what they pleased. Gail was their caustic mouthpiece. “Better enjoy those eggs float- ing around in that fancy sauce. Behl be. lucky to have a bare to eat if Bruce doesn’ “y high- tat it back.” It was an opening for Homer; and he extracted Bruce’s letter from his pocket and read it to the Austin had certainly done mit of damage last night. tinued, B ic . money Bruce sim hasn’’ A That right?” . . That checked all of them; “You're. a bleck wd ues. dos. jacq DeLonais said “Why slander do 3 Gail said. There was murder her eyes. ae ” she glared at Austin. “There’s none of. us,” Joe Tage : gart said with une ness, “except Glamous Puss gaan | mond here, who hate gp, Seat seg. Bhp said ee But they grudgingly — e affirmativ ee general idea,” Sean con-:: ‘is to name a sum: of’ ee ad = “O. K. Off-hand, I’d say he’s: not got twenty-five grand, or ever five. Anybody ever know a : player who did have more than: a bang rent?” i a Ther. got down to cases then,, y decided that fifteen’ thousand was a proper. threat. Then somebody remembered the incredible fact that Bruce had his” “lll get it,” T’nette said. She} ga house paid for. apes Ht 2 the house and returned oeDucky, ain’t it,” Phil Doherty _, _How about that? He could. el the airmail special. She|said mincingly when Homer had | it.” ha it to Bruce and wouid| finished. He turned to Gail.| Gail sneered, but her he have sat down again; but he|“How’s about our quitting the|ached as she spoke what, caught her hand. band and taking up Art.” knew to be the truth: ER “Couldn't we—can't we forget] Homer was in no mood for “You're all crazy if you : this higioas week,” he begged.| leniency. He had detected the bad he'd ever part with that. dump.”, t, ‘we strike it out of the/ signs last night, had felt uneasily vou sure of that, Gail?” =. the foundations of his outfit slip-| “Well, what do ger think?™: coh, ses” she sighed. “Oh, yes, } re Gail said with suc let’s iret sue,” he said abruptly. | that they all began to believe nee So together they opened Hom-| “For how much?” Gail snapped. | Bruce would soon be bac t er’s letter; and by the time they! “On, well, say—how about|they nailed Homer oo made had read it the sunlight seemed | twenty-five grand?” him write the letter went to have gone behind a cloud and| “Make it an impossible hun-| With him to post it, the wares f October day was all at|dred thowsand,” Gail said with|. Gail’s heart hummed «a- gay once chi ‘heat. “He’ll have to come back | Melody as she went to her room. Homer’s iltimatum was brief| then.” T’nette’s all softness ~ — sner * -ness,” she told herself ‘Dug altogether | to the point; _Austin Hammond snarled sur ie lecfully. “But just let Bruce try ily: The boys and I have read| “Whatever you make ‘t, make | P that house loose om her your letter. We have decided to; it enough to put him in hock for | Clutches.” ae short-circuit the lawyers this | life—and then throw hia out of (To te centinved). ogee ° time und write vou direct. You! the ban i.” (Copyright 1947 bu Frank Riordan) - _ ti — GLAMOR GIRLS OF YUGOSLAVIA MEASURE FASHION BY THE POUND By DANIEL DE LUCE Le AP Newsfeatures , ‘SKOPJE, Yugoslavia.—F eminine fasiions are measured by the pound in Mace- donia. And men’s styles still feature a creaseless trouser that was populee: at the time of the Crusades. Nowhere in Europe do peasants so much perpetuate the colozful attire of their ‘ancestors as in this new People’s Republic in the southern mountains of Yugoslavia. Even in the sweltering sum-¥: mer, the ‘Macedonian Beau | needa dada dad dhdadadadadadadadeeene RR ee Brummel wraps his middle in ee several yards of a red-and-; black wool cummerbund. His, snowy linen shirt hangs outside , almost to his knees. His pant-! aloons bag sportily. | Miss Macedonia is entrancing ! in a bodice stiff with gold and | silver brocade. She ties an em- broidered apron as gaudy and ; heavy as a Navajo Indian blan- ket around her hour-glass_ waist. It is conservatively estimated that she wears at least 30 pounds of exquisitely-stitched ‘raiment om an ordinary day. For a no- table event like becoming a bride, silver head-dresses and other spangles may up the poundage to | 50 or more. | The nice thing about it all is | for Father, who foots the bills, | is that what was chic for grand- | mother is still the last word for debutantes today. In the few towns of Macedonia, including the capital, Skopje, with 90,000 inhabitants, dull | clothing of the western world is' FASHION LEADERS . . . Macedonian girls have worn making inroads. But this is a na- Sad chiefly of country folkand ' ‘embroidered bodices, colorful aprons, for centuries. tradition is strong. le My ie he Be MB. eM he Le. sl te ee te ae le hn he he te ty te hy hy hy hy hy hy ho hy he tn TYPICAl COSTUME .. - Memealied jan MACEDONIAN HAY bgrges . They look girl in traditional — plus livestock. like bouquets, and debris comple Feeds Paprika | : ‘ | seasoned with paprika in the Thi L F hope that the paprika, a good le! eaves are source of vitamin A, will help MILES CITY, Mont.—A. short To Goldfish preserve the bright color of new-|time afte: Tom Brady reported lly mined gold in salt water gold- |i, auton obile stolen, it seemed SAN FR ANCISCO.—Concerned | fish that come to the aquarium, }ih.t someone was in a hurry to about the fading color of their! Which, after a few weeks in the |catch a train and took the most available automobile. A quarter ; was founc on the seat, probably | “taxi” fare. nd Roondae 2 goldfish at the California Acade- |tanks, fades away. my of Sciences, officials are feed- | _— ing the fish meatballs heavily! Subscribe to The Citizen.