The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-06-05
Chapter Seven
eIFT eRoM NICHOLAS

GIFT FROM NICHOLAS
NICHOLAS analIy SAID. "You must
~ have been very young when lie
died"
II was seven but can remember
him quite well. He'd only been dead
. year when mother married again
$50 much for everlasting con-
staney."- NichoIas said cynicaIly.
Il dong blame her." George said
quickly. "She'd been used to every.
thing ehe wanted. aad she couldn't
have It after he died. She simply
had to get married again"
"For money!"
"Yes. Everything my father had
he left for me-"
"And so you're young woman Of
weAIthTs
"No. re got about ffteeB hun
bred doIiafs 3 year. IT doesn't 60
; very far" 49,
what do you 40 with itT'
Il spend most of it on theatsfs
and things ike that. love the che
alter and the pictures. FIVE always
wanted TO go on the stage"
Good GodI" Nicholas sat up sud.
dealy. q heavy frown on his face.
Don't be a little fool. IT'S a hell Of
. life"
ais itf" George said wistfully. Il
should love TO be able to make peO.
pie happy. | should love to see a
great big theatef Full Of people eli
laughing and applauding because
they liked nae"
A bic sailing vessel was crossing
tie saith Of moonlight that lay ACROSS
the quiet bosom Of the sea. A faify
snip Il looked It's dark Silhouette
tlnged with gold. its sails Ike wings
Of silver.
George started up-"oh. let's so
and look at the ship"
They welt out onto the open deck
and leaned on the rails.
II was q warm. still night, and the
great reseel seemed hardly tnovIAg
ns they looked deWn 81 che eiIeHs
6eA sGf below
sAaa 10 Ghihk we've Get ~ leave|
4 all 0e6tSie Whispered
She was standing very close BE-
side him. their arais almost teach
ine. anG che said suddenly; II won
der IL We shall; ever meet again
he laughed. "some day. perhaps.
the world is small"
she looked up at him, her face
very fair In the moonlight.
Il suppose you won't come and
zee me. even II give you my adj
dress?"
M seemed a long time before he
, answered; then he said unemo-
tionally: when you've travelled az
much as | have you win know that
people you meet at sea always seem
Tar more attractive than they do
when you meet them on land.
There's an unnatural glamor."
Il know" George said. SHELLY
was saying something OF the same
sort this evening. You know she's
had quite q love affair with that man
l told ron about but she says she
Doesn't suppose she'll ever zee him
again whom they get 70 England.
Shed been crying. ! expect I shall
cry too. When we set to Sonthamp-
son."
~You Will3 What fort You haven't
had love affair with anyone
George turned her face away. one
hand clutchins the wooden ran with
frantic tineers.
"Hut / shau't see yoa any more"
she almost whispered.
lie must have heard--eha knew
quite well that ne fnust haze heard.
but Il was IoAe time before aeI
spoke.
"T'm thirty-hve.- he said then.
very quietly. -And I'm 9 married
man. You're twenty-ona. aud en-
your lilo IL before yoa. You're bsen
kind to mh--don't spoil q all byl
making yourself absurdly aud senti.
mentally plserahls even for ave
minutes. shan't forget you. { be.
iieve I've even grown. wsil. fond Of
you IN way. But when We get to
England he broke OF.
andden teal spiAshed down cato
Georges crimson erocR.
Il win see him again. wilLa che
ted herself passiOnately.
she moved suddenly to turn col
hin. and the old silver cigarette
case she bad been hoidiAe slippsd
frnn har hama and FAN irsfa kha Aawh