The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-10
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she Joined him, glapcing np like .
little dog for his approval, he drew
her to him.
The return Of the ieweiry was
unfortunate. It stirred up Dicky.
He wrote Santa protesting. He
wrote again: when she refused to
answer, telephoned her.
Listen. Santa. Those things are
yours" !.
"Not any longer Dicky.s 4
"But gave them to yon."
sClivp hates " ses me wearing
them
aThsa you toi4 him about our
meetingsgv
She hung up.
His peyseeutiop. which she had
hoped was ended, hurst into o Rew
Vigar. He bembarded her with LEI,
tegs, telephone-caiis. eFen telsggame,
Sooner or Later. 40 IN tho days
When her divorce had been pend.
Ing ID Ghieago, be wsnld take 70
waylaving her.
When the encounter happened, it
was alm0st.. Q relief.
| A tang "a spring was in the air.
The hour was eleyeR on q brisk
mpTRlng. gllaeA with spnshine, She
bad crossed TO. the Park, when she
was conscious that she was being
followed. Glancing across her
shoulder, she discovered him almost
at her elbow.
20, it's yon!. she said simply.
"If yoH dent want me, I'll leaVe.r
He removed bis bat and stood bare
headed,
"Yop know ] don't want you; but
you're locking III, Dicky,"
Rather 70 ba expected"
They struck ont IN the direction
OF the Metropolitan Museum.
At last he broke the silence.
"I,m heaFt-brokan.p
YYou ought 20 be-"
They had reached the steps Of the
Metropolitan. She held out her
hand.
rs this al You had to say that
G0uldn't be WRittenT
There's m0Te.v
I'm soFgyg she mngmarsd. shut
~ ne yeu'Te dead
"DaaAls He gfeaped as ~ she
had stabbed him.
She tFippsd Up the steps. Before
she entered the Museum. she
turned. With the disconsoiate air
Of : homeless dog be stood gaping
after her. This proved to be the
first encounter Of q new attack.
Give would have had to have
beeh bllnd not 20 notice that there
was a0tnething Tar wrong With
eaAta. Shs betrayed her condition
In sarEaptltious ways. whereas
formerly they had read their cor
respopdeRce togsther. nov she
rushed 70 sort the mail before he
could steal . glance at It. r. the
telephone rang when he was a.
home, she would jump up breath.
lesely:
"Fur me. ! expect"
When Il wasn't, the relief in her
roles was apparent.
Tedious evenings. Futile over.
tures, trailing on into silence.
Santa rose languidls.
my head aches. darling. I'm Oh
| 10 bedf
Closing the book Of which ne had
Eaad scarcely . line. Give caught
her hand.
"Ynn shonldn't embroideP 90
much. You try your eyes. You never
did till we lost our knack OF talk.
Ing"
.Hsys wei Don't ss Ions IN fol.
llowing.s
fearing herself from him. with
the aWlstness " . doe she disap.
pearsd.
win stealth Give made his es-
cape A be reached Lou-Lou's the
alter the audience was Dispensing.
Lop-Ispu greeted him with mockeRy.
sWhafs Dieky been up to latelye"
he related al be knew.
tive and tive make four she
noadad. Hnlcky's bean incoming like
. leye sick puppy. r you're correct,
what won't : do 10 himi"
"Whas can yop dni''
sIsil not les picky put OF mar.
rying me- any iongsr."
And truly enough. ON the morn.
ing ee tie fourth day later Q tele-
gFam FeaeAsa 0llvs's desk:
#Thig N the happy day. Lou.Lcu.s
Re rushed uptovn to Santa: the
path 10 paradise Ras ending. para
alae commencing. The telephone
rang IS he anterea. Santa almost
ran ta u. but Give was first. Said
Dicky's voice:
"That you. my darlingf"
Mortified beyond speech he hand
cd Santa the receiver and passed
into the drawing room. Almost at
once Santa stood before him. white
and trembling.
We've scarcely slms. Perhaps
Ne haven't"