The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-12-28

saying 70 me. l hate you only be.
cause you have it in your power to
give Mark health and happiness
and tame.
.You actually have 1t In your
power and instead Of doing IL you
quibble and moralizs about the ma.
ture OF my love for him! | didn't
know--I didn't dream that anything
as ungenerous as you could EXIST"
Better and better! That's real.
lily a very good dig because it has
shown me up to myself. Pm almost
sorry that can counter It."
"HowP
"By agreeing to do all those
things for Mark"
She took al uncertain step back.
wards. He thought she swayed a
little and he stood ready to catch
her. She stared at him, her eyes
wide and fixed.
@You mean that2"
"Certainly mean 1t! OF course,
! can't promise you health and sue
cess for him as IL they were o
Denny's worth of candy. But I'll do
my utmost. And You. in return"
He paused and saw the terror
darken in her eyes.
No, no, he said gently. you've
lived too long among half-shadows
and hidden meanings and lord
knows what, Real Life isn't bit
like that. | want you, in return
for my willingness to remodel
Mark. to promise me that you won't
marry him. wen or III. for year
at least"
sIE a year, will ne be Yeli?"
"ThaEs for the doctors to say;
but probably In q year II will be
clear what kint of life can be
made for hiRa.s
For moment she was silent:
then she burst out passionately
with:
How can understand your AT,
ter all you've said to me. how can
] believe that youn do these things
for Mark? Whether they're sue.
cessful or not. ! shall marry him.
What do you get?'
"You."
"I'ye told you-and told you-r
why should I want 10 marry you z
Ever?"
because when Marks well. max
ing money, enjoying himself, you'll
be spirit.free. You,ll be free to
choose your man. and you'll choose
me. Pm q sounder choice than
even rich. famous. cheerful Mark.
and you'll know It"
"NeyeriD
We'll win ypH give me that
year?v
She did sway, nov, and he caught
her. She lay against bis shoulder
for the second time that day and
for the second time he laughed
down at her..
"Giye me that year?s
ssYes."
She made no effort to escape bis
arm and he quietly held her.
VERY well. And on Thursday /
start work on Mark. And now I'll
take you back to Kings Mallard."
He felt her shake her head.
"No. l want to stay here"
"As you please"
He drew the wooden chair towards
him With his foot and lowered her
into Il She sat ~ though Dereft or
strength; nevertheless. he thought
there was faint disappointment in
the set Of her lips and pc laughed
once more, but this time silently.
"As you please" he repeated. He
stopped. picked up the emerald and
held It out to her. When she drew
violently away from 1t. he dropped
It into his own pocket and. without
any kind Of farewell. ne left her.
As he slammed the door OF the
odious little house behind nIin, he
suspected that inquisitive curtains
fiuttered next door. He glared at
them Is he got back into the Deys.
let.
GIVE EN- something 10 talk
about" he nidttefed: ne drew q rug
over bis kness. turned up his coat.
collar and lit o cigarette.
Smoking. thinking. watching, ne
let the hours slip by. The lamps
In the nelghbor-house had long
been extinguished. the moon nad
dropped behind the cathedral. but
through the Intervening Sanlights,
Rarhara's CLEAN came family out
% bin. Once ne thought ne heard
her footsteps but be did not investt
gate. He Kept his watch over her
and believed that she knew It.
Between i've and six O'Clock he
GOT out Of the car. stamped hrssksy
upon the stubs of his many ciga.
rettes and drove quietly back TO
Kings Mallard.
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