The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-12

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But that's how It is with women
you never know WHARF, you are
and it's lucky for yon. If you ask
me. / should ear hundred fifty,
thousand Is letting you OF dirk
cheap. You'd betterIc close befora{ !
raise It.
There was . pauHe. Then Jervis
laughed again.
I'm case you're forgetting ID, this
| il the twentieth century. One
dnesn't just disappear. and no
natice taken"
who's going to disappear?" said
Leonard. "You either pay up, and
explain your absencetany way you
like. or else"
yes r
"Or else you're washed. ashore
somewhere along the coast-and
there has been another unfortunate
swimming fatality. Rosamund will
remember your having eTamp once
or twice this Summer when yon
were bathing together"
Jervis said things. They may or
/ may not have got through Robert
Leonarf's skin; they certainly re-
lievad Jervia. Leonard's voice did
not sound as II he had been touched.
He said,
None Of that's businessi We're
supposed to be talking business"
do you think / carry $50 thou
sand dollars in my pockets ?"
'.Noand / don't expect to cash
| q check across the counter either.
Resamund says she's never known
you to so back on your word in your
life. and she's prepared to go bail
that ypHll ante up and hold your
tongue. So you see. that makes the
whole, thing perfectly simple.
You give your world drive y1n
over I'd the iunctionyou put up
any story you like to account for
your absence-and not later than
tomorrow you buzz up to town and
tell old Page you've decided to set
tie $50 thousand on Rosamund. It's
as easy as falling on log. :
Jervis leaned against thesrock. Hs
was thinking hard. 1t had been In
his mind that when the tide rose
he could hold on to the iron bars
Which divided thu inner and outer
caves.
Re tbs bars Aidnst reach to the
/ roof. he misht get eEer when the wa
tor was hi$h enough: and. once In
| the outer cave. no would have q
pretty good chance Of getting away
when the tide went down.
He could float for hours in this
warm water with the bars to hold
| on to. He reehonad that the water
would be pp to bis waist in another
hall hour OF, 90. He might have
Ito hold on tnr fve or six hour&
wei. ha suShf 10 10 able te Do that
.aThinkins 81 ever r said Robert
Leonard. -Yon,ve not got tho much
time. Better speed M the thinking
Emachine!''
He picked ~ tina torch again and
sent the haam glitteFing down upon
the pool There wasn't o pool any
longer: there was one smooth
hlacknasa OF water-a the edge
Of It was level with the rock on
which Jeryia stood.
The lisAt ahifted and showed that
smooth hlacknesa eyerywhere. II
Eeama hack again and rested upon
the edge OF the rock . yard away
from his feet. It showed the water
and the rock IN . silver ring: and
a. Iervis looked ct the ring. the
water lifted very gently and flowed
over the rock. The beam swung up
wards. and the torch was set down
again.
The light had never touched the
bars. Did thsy 50 up TO the roef--
/ or didn't they?
"Well. are ron Koing to come to
tsrms!'. sAid Robert Leonard.
1ervis said. ..Nse." almost absent.
~. His mind was on tia bars and
| the queatian cf whether II would ha
possible % get ever them and into
the outer care. BE. could do It II
there Wa q space. Enf was there b
spaeei He became aware that Lesns
ard wss awaaring at him.
-De you mean that No. yoa
fool?'
"oh yes"
II being absent and i bit dreamy
was the way 10 annoy Leonard. then
Jervis VAS prepared to So on being
drsamH till all was blue. It was
lsss wearing than latting onaself 90
easier easier too easy. -.
Ne found himssf on his hands
and knees in an inch or two OF wa
ter. He must have turned Eddy.
Leonardo voice echoed above him
In the dark.
"All right - you've had your
chance n ysas won't take 1t, that
lets nle out. You've only to stay
aAatinAzs. and scoop the lot.
Drown. and be damned to youl.
TAs s&te &t the mouth or the
passage banged witt q violent me-
tallie sound. thaf filled the cave
win changing echoes.
1sxvis saf h two inahes Of wa.
ter. and waited for the noise 20 stop.
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1eRNim tries - eSxiFn ever tire
haEA sszaeEgess Win Ne falss