The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-07
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II shouldn't wonder"
AS though the clock had been put
back eighteen months, he slipped
his arm about her.
20, please not that, Dickeyi" 4
"Who has . better righte"
Tnwardiy raging. she smiled gro.
tesQuely.
you're aHfully silly. People go
to jail for kidnapping
He pressed closer,
@Be yourself Santa. Why put on
airs7 We've both hungered for this
for ages"
Scared to death, she camoufaged
her trembling with holdpess.
He attempted to kiss her. She
twisted.
"Rm Gives wife"
Leaning forward, he muttered in.
structiens to the driver. The taxi
left the Park and shot uptown.
where are you taking me?"
he d16ArL answer.
aCliYe will be furious. Do STOP"
Then in final appeal, "you always
used to be gentleman"
Having collected his thoughts. he
spoke.
You've never fooled me COR a
second. / don't know whether
you've fooled CliEa. Last nights
bathurst would indicate that you
haven't. The real trouble with you.
Santa, is that you think you're so
damned pure. You're merely a
lovely cheat. You're so unfair that
you end by pulling the wool over
your own eyes
Her conscience pricked her. Here
was another man within less than
"a hours accusing her Of unfair. ess.
He was less menacing when com.
planning than when he was am
orons.
go on" she tainted. tell me
all about myself
You're an open book to me,
young lady. You'd be surprised
by all the truths / could tell you.
What you suffer from Is suppressed
passion. Your instincts and Lou.
Louis are identicai-oniy she's hon.
est and you're . coward. Until you
cease to pose. you'H never be
happy"
Don't get you. Dicky.s Any
subterfuge to keep him occupied,
Then get :le. What's been your
object In seeing so much Of me since
you divorced met.
sThat hardly needs answering
ANSWER" he insisted.
SPity. After the divorce / had
Give waiting for me: you had no.
body. In your loneliness you went
to the dogs faster than ever You
had no good influence in your life"
so yon appointed yourself my
good influence? You're kidding
yourself. Santa"
tYou don't believe that there are
any good women" she reproached
him. Please, Dicky. do believe.
There are and the day viii come
when you'Il ind one. All til. was
trying to do was to save you for her.
Further help from me is impossible:
but I'll always pray for you.n
He burst into guifaw and col.
Jared her hand.
"pye known heaps of women;
you're the coupletest fraud PTa
met. This business OF reclaiming
me began last summer at st. Jean,
when you saw me spending money
on Q woman whom you hated. You
were beside yourself with jealousy.
Your prudIshness didn't permit -ou
70 recognize It Is jealousy. Since
then you've chrcked yourself at me.
Not to inflame Give you've pre-.
tended that I was . lost soul and
that you were sister OF charity.
The farce has played itself out.
Time to be honeat."
She stared at him appalled,. She
couldn't disguise that her actions
were susceptible TO his interpreta.
ton.
II I'm q fraud. . faker and all
the other unpleasant things you've
called me. why are you wasting a
morning In my company"
Because, Santa dear" his de.
meanor changed. "you and l, de-
spite our disagreaments, are still
one flesh. There's : binding one
ness about q first MARRIAGE don't
know what and yon cant explain to
m& Il isn't superstition; we've
proved that. We've tried TO get
away-nothing doing. For ycu to
be truly Cliyeis wife. I'd have to be
dead
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