The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-11-15
DAWSON.

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lof his life was slipping from him.
All kinds of insidfous influences
were reviying. He must put up q
tight before the memory of their 70.
cent equality had quite escaped her.
While he was deciding how "a
tackle her. the parched greenness
OF Central Park grew up. A few
minutes later the taxi was hating.
| AS they gazed across the thresh-
Iold of their apartment he recalled
how his parting wish had been that
1t and all that 1t contained might
burn during their absence. Hand.
finland they made tour OF inspec.
ton. Save for dust that had gath.
Eered. everything was precisely as
they had left 1t. Without warning,
Santa swung round and Rugged
him.
'It's good to be home"
He recognized the. familiar In.
tonation: she was expecting him
to be grateful. That had been all
right once. But since then they had
spoken frankly; she knew how be
detested the home or her providing.
Were back-if that's what ron
mean," he grinned. "The dreams
ended"
"But, old down-in-the-dumps," she
flashed. dreams begin again."
do we sleep here? What are
our plans?" he asked abruptly.
Guess So" She patted her hair.
Wont take long to make q bed.
Wen have heaps OF fun camping.
Monday I'll engage a maid and wen
settle properly"
So that was the program! It was
news TO him. He wished he'd dis
cussed with her their future on the
voyage. The strong thing to do
would be to brush aside her pre-
tences--to treat her with the cold
logic Of a lawyer interrogating a
witness. Abroad - especially that
night In Paris-she'd been genuine
ly conscious-stricken In recalling
the humiliation she'd caused him by
compelling him to live in uncon.
genial surroundings. All he had 20
do was to kick over the traces.
But he couldn't be brutal. He was
In love with her.
Evening faded from gold to rose,
from rose to twilight. Suddenly she
rejoined him. Shed changed from
head to heel. In her evening wrap
and low-cut gown she looked IRE
sistibie.
"Did it for you, darling"
He seized her small perfumed
hands.
30 you do everything FOR mo.
Eanta?"
Everything"
els there anything you wouldn't
| dot"
| Nothing IL was for
your good" She peeped np 1t him
islyly.
| lyon wouldn't make me bought
and-paid-for husband. would your.
couldn't"
"Then goodbye 20 all this ne
bowed to the shronded furniture.
"We'lI continue our honeymoon"
20. goodiel" She snuggled against
him.
He. was In q mood to celebrate
10 make o gracious gesture. When
she discovered that their destina-
ton was the Angouleme. she pro.
tested.
@Too expensive
He couldn't tell her that he was
spending money to convince him.
self that he felt really sure OF her.
Over French dishes and boot.
legged wine that he ordered, rem.
iniscene OF SC. Jean de Luz. she re-
preached him.
"You don't need to do all this for
me. darling. I'm your wife-not q
chorus-girl."
"Dld you expect me to take you
to Child's7"
"Shouidn't have minded. 20 long
as was with you."
"But you're not dressed to pa.
tronize Child's--no hat, bare shout.
ders. jewels"
Never thought OF that. Give. But
you do like me to be lovelyf"
Beneath the table he caught her
fingers.
| Later she said:
"I've not forgotten how you hate
the apartment. On Monday yonTi
be seeing Mr. Cieasby. After that
wen know where we stand"
"It rye lost my Job" he com.
menced.
"If you have" she cut him short,
you'll ind q better. Anyhow. 20
hire q room at q hotel when we have
. place OF our own would be fool.
lish,"
Suppose It would"
"And picture me-" she added.
-carting clothes back and forth. So
let's endure the old apartment"
"TiIi Monday" He squeezed her
fingers.
It'll we know where we're at"
She returned the pressure.
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