The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-11-30
DAWSON,

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when learned that Give was In
low water"
She swung around.
"You saw your chance to COM
promise me. To lead Give to SUE
pect-"
81 saw my chance. mistakenly as
events have turned out to prove to
you that / could be decent"
"Dicky." =
eyes,"
some OF the things you said last
night were true; that was why they
hurt. You accused me Of being most
selfish when fool myself that I'm
unselfish. II I'm as directioniess as
that, I'm q ship without q rudder.
You've made me feel insecure"
He nodded.
That's what divorce does to yo1.
I have no confidence left in my judy
ment. l went wrong in the greatest
decision"
me, too" she tapped her breast.
"To have been divorced is to have
suffered an amputation. The shock
stays. II you were to marry again.
Dicky, would having been married
to me make a difference? What ]
mean is could you force yourself to
act as though 1t were the first
time"
He smiled.
"Your question tells lot. No, ]
couldn't. I'd be continually confus-
ing the second woman with you. I'd
start to refer to doings In the past
and then remember that 1t was with
you I'd done them"
She seated herself at last, draw
ing her chair close to his.
That's what I've feared might
happen between myself and Give"
HAS happened?" he suggested.
"Has happened" She responded
to his sympathy. you're the only
person in the world to whom would
own it, suppose because you're
the only person who would under
stand me. You come suddenly into
my mind by day, for no reason what.
soever; you become so vivid that
sometimes you usurp the place OF
Give. Worse still, / dream about
you at night; that I'm still married
to you"
Same with me. Santa"
"But isn't It queer" she appealed
to him, latter the cat-and-dog life
We led? was always prodding yon
to set you in motion. When wasn't,
/ was checking you. II I hadn't.
goodness knows where we'd have
landed I'm sorry. / oughtn't to
have said that"
II was q crazy ass" He grinned
ruefuliy. Apologies aren't neces-
sary. But why feed the same medi-
cine to steady earnest fellow like
Oliver"
with stifisd cry Of gratitude she
Owed forward.
"You do approve OF him"
Hes the salt Of the earth, Santa.
II you mess him up, you don't de-
serve to be forgiven"
Her eyes filed,
Then | don't deserve to be for
given. I'm so afraid after q quarrel.
All our rows are the results Of my
acting policeman. Except when I
hold him In my arms. I'm nervous"
"Then stop acting policeman.
wish there was something could
do"
She stroked his sleeve to soften
the blow.
you're sweet-but having you
hanging about makes matters din.
cult"
Poor darling!"
When the clock striking ave In
the passage warned them, they
seemed to have been talking for
hours.
what time does Give return?''
Hes due any minute"
Dicky rose. casting q furtivs
glance round the bedroom. At the
front-door he halted.
n made bad husband: could
be good friend II you would allow
me-
Already you've done me good"
She cIasped his hand.
Five minutes later Give entered.
Headache bettsr?'
''It's eased up q triie.s
well, you're going to bed. nj
have to carry you"
When he had helped her to IN.
dress and had placed hot.water bot.
ties round her. she asked O naive
question:
DO You ever fancy that deceive
you"
"That proves you're sick" he
hurst out laughing.
Z only asked" she settled back
luxuriously. because Well, this
apartment-always wanting to do
things my own way. II isn't loyal.
simple Simonis He stopped his
lips to her bare shoulder.
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