The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-14
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/ "Accident?" said Jervis.
Wasn't 1t one?"
Leonard tried to do me in.S
who told you? said Rosamund.
"Nan. She saw him. ] didn't be-.
lieve her."
"No-you wouldn't" said Rosa
mund. There was a bitterness in
her voice. well, Robert had to
get out Of the country. He went to
South America, and / didn't know
whether he was dead or alive for
eight years. Then he wrote to me.
and last year he came back"
'None Of this explains why you
should have gone out Of your way to
get engaged to me-"
SIT was Roberts idea. Uncle Am
brose was dying. and Robert thought
he'd settle q good bit on me II he
thought / was going to marry you.
Like another cup Of tea? And then
you'd better get those wet clothes
on. I've got a blanket for you to put
on"
THAT anger came up in Jervis
again. He jerked away from her.
"Stay wet If you like! Now look
here4-are you going to be sensible
and nay up?"
.N," said Jervis.
vsNet very Tateful-are you? I've
really been rather nice to YOU
much nicer than Robert-and the
least you can do is to be friendly.
What's he asking you now?"
Zone hundred and fifty thousand"
"Well, It'll be two hundred thou
sand tomorrow and two hundred and
fifty thousand the day after. I'm
holding Robert back, but can't go
on holding him back. We've been
pretty good pals, and why shouldn't
you. settle one hundred and fifty
thousand on me? Well go OF to
APeru, and you'll be rid Of us. Come
lis 1t a deal?"
"I'll see you both good deal far.
ther than Peru before give you
Ipsnny!" he said.
| Nan slept, and as she slept she
dreamed she was in q dark place,
weeping bitterly. Then there was
Hight. It ehone through her hands,
and through her closed lids. and
through her tears, and she looked
and saw what she had seen once be
fore In a dream.
| She saw wet stones, and Jervis
/ lying on them, his head back and his
eyes open as IL he were dead. A
wave OF agony broke against her
heart. She cried out In her sleep
and woke. shuddering from head I'd
foot.
i Nan got out Of bed. She had
dreamed that dream twice. and the
first time Jervis had come to her.
Now she must 60 to him. She was
quite sure OF this. Her fatigue was
gone. and the trouble in her mind
was gone.
She had gone to bed crushed
down by the thought that JerYis
and Rosamund were together. This
had gone too. She only knew that
she had to find Jervis. She dressed
herself. putting on thin dress and
q raincoat over II.
She had unattached the window,
when sudden thought turned her
back to the writing-table. She found
paper and pencil and wrote. I'm
going to look for Jeryis. I'm going
to Leonard's house first. am quite
sure he knows where Jervis is"
She folded the sheet and addressed
1t to Ferdinand. Then she picked
up an electric torch that was lying
at the back OF the table and went
out of the long window.
The thunder set her running. It
was like door banging behind her.
She ran. and the wind that was
blowing on the sea came up and
carried her along. II was all like q
dream. There was the same Ger.
tainty. the same consciousness of
something with which reason had
nothing to do. Nan had not thought
Of where she was going. She had
known.
She came out Of the lanes and be-
gan ito climb the road along the
elf. = and here the storm caught her
like a Leaf One veering gust flung
her against the bank and held her
there bruised and impetent. Spray
drenched her. She fell twenty
times. She was near the sheer drop
over the cliff, again and yet again,
and then, just as she could fight nc
more. the wind would lift and carry
her along.
She, came to Robert LeonardI
front door. felt for the handle, turned
1t and knew at once that the door
was fast.
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