The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-11-04
Chapter IL
MARRIED AGAIN

MARRIED AGAIN
olive glanced at the closed door
- Of their compartment. then at
Santa's hat-box and suitcase, la
belled .ars, CIiUe Doncdster. SaEta,
seated opposite to him. followed his
glance. She had been secretly
amused and touched by him all day.
but haunt dared show it. What a
puzzled. eager boy he was beneath
the surfacei Such a relief from
Dicky. She was going to be young
again.
''Its true, Give" she nodded. u
really belong to you"
"Pm kind of stunned" he smiled.
at takes a bit of getting used to-"
"For me. too" She was wondering
whether she might powder her nose.
ut won't tomorrow"
He seized her slender wrist.
"0f course it won't. Everything
past will be forgotten"
"As though this were the first
time had been married" She read
his .1oughts.
He shifted to her side and slipped
an arm about her. She waited pulse
less as a doll.
'Pm the only husband you ever
had" he burst out. Say so."
She took his face between her
hands.
Il can never thank God enough
for having given you to me-"
That satisfied him for the mo.
ment. He twisted the wedding-ring
on her finger--the one he had be-
slowed on her.
His mind was in a ferment. SO
many thoughts--so few OF them to
utter. Scarcely more than week
ago had he been caught in a sleep
ing compartment with her. he could
have been dragged into her divorce.
The conductor tapped and en-
tered to collect tickets. Give be-
frayed the customary nervousness
OF the newly welded. Santa watch
ing, found his confusion adorable.
Evidently he feared that the legal
ity of their relationship might be
doubted. Shed experienced the
same pangs on her first honeymoon.
When they were alone again,
Give re-seated himself beside her.
@You're awfully quiet" she chal.
ienged.
Il feel such an amateur" he
laughed.
Il shall love living with you in
New York" She snuggled.
Till now Dicky had AFFORDED al
most the sole topic Of their con-
versations. Would he bring counter
charges at the last moment? Then,
after her release from him, would
he cease to annoy her?
Things had moved too fast. Give
had judged rightly that after her
ordeal. Santa wouldn't be safe to
conduct her own affairs. When he'd
surprised her that morning two
weeks ago. she had cultivated the
complex that all her friends were
ashamed of her--that nobody would
ever want to be seen with her.
The best cure had seemed to be
70 restore her without waste of time
to q recognized niche in society. He
had urged immediate remarriage.
Shed permitted herself to be per-
euaded on the condition that they
involved nobody In their rashness
save themselves. Hence there had
been no guests, no wedding pres
ents. Not even her parents had
been notified. Their plans for the
future had yet to be formulated.
The irst minister they had ap.
preached. on learning that Santa
was Divorce, had refused to OH
ciate. The second had invited them
into his parlor-this was few
hours ago-and united them as
perfunctorily as II he'd been issuing
q dog-license.
Now that his goal had been at
tanned and they were man and wife,
had come the reaction. Her remark
as they had stepped aboard the
train had started II, Married
again. adore It." In their marriage
was everything to be again for herr
He had approached this day with
30 much OF reverence. which moth
ing external had reflected. At the
back OF his mind was the account he
had read of the social Importance
which had been attached to her
nrst nuptials
Santa routed his reflections.