The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-11-05
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a huge success. II &c didn't. the fault
would be hers. A husband revealed :
exactly what he was going to be
within the first twenty-four hours.
Give would require managing. !
though In a totally different fashion
from the way she'd managed Dicky.
She'd have to mind her p's ana as:
his awkwardness was that he was
prescriptions. His attitude to-
ward possessions inherited from her
first marriage Was ridiculous. as
was his idea that their scale Of liv.
ing must be kept within the limits
OF his income.
Very dear OF him to be SO anxious
to pay for everything! Unfortunate. !,
ly she'd been accustomed to more
luxuries than he could afford. And!
then she longed TO DO things for!
him. The first glimpse Of her dress.
makers bill would cure his inde--
pendence.
Her thoughts turned to the more.
urgent topic OF her parents. Should
she telephone them? Shame pre-
vented. Not her shame-theirs. J
Shed remarked for love--to please
nobody but herself. She couldn't!
expect them to- credit her with lofty
motives. {!
Divorced a week ago and married
again! To them her second mar.
riage after so short lapse of time,
would seem indicate. 1t would
seem indecently experimental to
most people-as though she were,
the kind OF girl who couldn't get
along without a man; to whom any
man was acceptable.
Meanwhile Give. speeding down
town in taxi, was facing his own
problem. What to say to Mr.. cleas-
by? He'd breezed of without a
word. The only satisfactory apollo
gy would be an explanation OF the
compelling circumstances.
After the customary fornalities
he was ushered into his employers
den. Mr.. Cleasby pushed back his
chair and eyed him over the top Of
his spectacles.
"Pve behaved badly" Give fore
stalled reproaches. "The reasons
were exceptional. rye been away
getting married"
Marriage isn't exceptional" The
old man spoke grimIy.
Give repeated for Mr.. Cieasby
the story OF his continuing love for
Santa. his encouragement when she
married Dieky. the tragedy Of that.
failure.
"Then she's q widow?"
Give shock hfs head.
"on my return from Europe dis.
covered that she was e0nsfaefiAg u
divorce. That was why. against
your wishes. ! was 30 strong for re-
naming in America.
1.-TWO weeks ago learned that
she was on the point OF going back
to him. She was In panic. He'd
shown signs OF wanting her at q
crisis when she was persuaded that
no one ever again would want her.
He would only have dragged her
down. To prevent that I proved to
her that wanted her"
"This mania for rescuing forloFn
maidens," he smiled crookedly.
we've ali had Il. It reads very 70.
mantically. Unfortunately knight
errants are out-of.date. This Is the
day Of enlightened seiishness. I
presume you looked ahead to what
will be said?"
"I'm not sure that I care"
"You will-if not for your own
sake. for hers. She's young. !
gather"
"The loveliest girl in the world"
Mr.. Cleasby looked away at the
barricaded skyline. toothed and
cruel as public opinion.
"They all are" be chucRIed. "If
they're not now. they were." He
turned. ITO protect her win require
all your patience"
"I'm prepared for that" olive
rose. by the way. sir. 10 there any
chance OF my being sent to Europef
Things would be- easier In an en-
vironment where no one knew that
this wasn't my wife's first mar
riage."
"Tm afraid not"
Mr.. Cleasby accompanied him TO
the door. At parting he grasped his
hand.
"Too bad things should have hap
pened this way. I'm sorry"
What was there 20 be sorry
aboutf The spring evening was gild.
ing the grey length Of lower Broad.
way. Give flushed with resentment.
To be sorry for him was reflection
on Santa. He had hoped to hear
himself congratulated.
But the old were always envious
OF the young. Mr.. Cleasby was q
bachelor. He mistrusted risks that
he had never taken.
Plunging into q norist's on the
point OF closing, he departed with
4 box the sine Of q young conn.
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