The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-07

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stifiy.
IF I.may put the question. Ima.am
what makes ron think ASH have
anything to tell?"
"You haye-haven't you? want
you TO tell me what It Is. It mayn't
seem an important thing TO you-it
may even seem q very. very little
thing and you may have some
reason for not wanting to ten me:
but won't you please put all that on
one side ana Just tell me what # isf
We've got nothing to go on. and IT'S
like being shut up in O pitch dark
foom--esen the least giimmer Of
tight might show us where the door
Is. Don't you see THAR"
There was another pause. and
Mrs. Meilish said.
mo. ma'am."
The tears rushed into Mans eyes
They were so hot with anger that
they burned there. She stepped back
because the impulse to take Mrs.
Mellish by those plump cushioned
shoulders and shake. her tnkii her
| eyes buiged and her teeth frattled
was simply overpowering. EAfter d
moment she said.
"You do know something's know
that you DO! Why won't you tell ma
what you know"
The subtle air or offense which
had accompanied MrG Mellish ia
this interview became more notice
liable. II wasn't for anyone that
knew her manners to color up and
behave hystesical like Mrs. Weare
was doing. Mrs. Mellish thanked
Providence she was not as other
women were. She thanked Provi.
dence that she'd been brought up
respectable. At her husbands funer-
lal she had shed q widows decorous
ttears. but she had been careful not
to let them spoil her Grape. She
despised Nan good deal for her
changing color and the culver In
her voice. She did not speak.
Nan went back to her chair and
sat down. It was no good appealing
| to Mrs. Mellish. She knew very we'll
that she was being despised, and
the Forsyth pride stiffened her back.
She allowed the silence to lengthen.
Then she said, In a voice which
Mrs. Meliish had not heard before,
I'm waiting"
II beg your pardon. ma'am?"
| I'm waiting for you to tell me
what you saw or heard on Tuesday
night Mans voice had no CULVER
In 1t NOW. 1t was hard with author.
Iity.
Mrs. Mellish looked up. q little
surprised. and met steady eyes with
something behind them that de.
manded an answer. The change fur.
risd hsra little. Unconsidered words
spfang 10 her lips
| "Nothing that was to say any.
thing. ma'am."
aThen you did see something?"
| Mrs. Mellish recovered herself.
| Il couldn't say. ma'am."
| - think yon must say"
| Mrs. Mellish bridled.
| si'm sure I'm the last to keen
back anything as would be any
help she said. With the fingers
OF ons hand she pleated q fold Of
the white linen handkerchief on
her Knee.
EYES. What did you seer"
aTm poor sleeper" said Mrs.
| Mellish, land when don't sleep,
Iigs my habit to make myself a cup
| ct tea
| "Yes7" said Nan.
| I'D run out Of tea. said Mrs. Mel
Ilish. Il make 90 bold as to keep
Isoms handy-I've q caddy that was
Ieiye me BY Afr. Wsars for the pur.
Ipose. Tneadas night, my caddy was
Iempty, and I went down to All It
Ilt might have been three o'clock OF
Ithereaboufs.s
| @Yes7" said Man. 90 on. please
/ Mrs. Meilish meant 10 take her
Town time.
| Il went down the hack stairs. and
ESQ come up. I had my candle in
Imy hand, and when I come up to the
Isecond iloCs, the door through TO the
Iiandins was haik open. I put my
hand on ik to bring 80 to. and ]
heard Q door opsn along the cor.
Ifidor.n
aYess" saia Nan. "what door was
lar
| &c was AGf. Jsrvis aoor-Mr.
Wears. I shcuId say--so | blew out
my candle. It being an awkward
time IL night to meet o gentleman.
and me in my dressing gown"
aYesf' said Nan rather breath.
tiessly.
tcopwisAf. 1859. LippiscoffD
Mru. Msilish, tcTnorrcW, az last
eeIia Wfem che aaM In Jsrvi9