The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-09-26

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There was no answer.
"Nesta! He does brighten me. He
just keeps right on. Can't you come
DOWN."
Nesta's door opened. Nesta stood
there. harshly contemptuous.
what q baby you are!"
HE keeps right on talking"
swell, you needn't take any no.
Hce. need you? Go into the kitchen
and shut the door!"
With a frightened gasp MIN took
in the fact that Nesta was dressed
for the street.
You're not going Quit"
"Why shouldn't go QUITE
u can't stay alone here
why, what d'you think he'll do
to your"
"Oh. Nesta, please don't CO."
Nesta pushed past her.
Don't BE fool, Mini" she said,
and ran downstairs.
There were three rooms on the
ground fioor-kitchen, parlor, and
bedroom. The two latter were at the
back. Nesta stood for q moment at
the foot Of the stairs. The vague
mutter Of . mans voice came along
the passage. After q moments hest.
tation she walked to the bedroom
door and stood there listening with
the handle turned and the mutter
louder. Every now and then there
were words.
"Green-beads-" said the NUT.
tering voice. Finest In the world
NO one knows but memo one
green-like q kids beads" Then,
with a change Of tone, They'll never
find them-nobody'll ever find them
unless I show them how-Emily's
dead"
NTESTA had pushed the door ajar.
! y II she spoke to him, would he
answer, or would he wake? Old
Caroline Russell used to say that
IL you could put sleeping persons
right hand into a basin Of cold water
without waking them, they would
answer you anything in the world
you liked to ask. People said she'd
done 1t too, and that was why she
had such hold over Mr.. Entwhistle
shed certainly got something
more than . housekeeper's place at
the hall.
isn't It awful?" said Minis voice
at her elbow.
Nesta shut the door and whirled
round in fury.
sect into the kitchen and stay
therel" she said. and banged out Of
the house.
1t was q little house in q street Of
little houses on the outskirts of
Lexington. She turned her back on
the town and walked In the opposite
direction until the rows OF houses
gave way to fields and hedges, with
here and there Q cottage or q farm.
stead.
She was walking to walk the an
ger out OF her. She didn't care where
she went or how far. She was walk.
ing to get away from the look in
Jim's eyes when he heard she was
his wife. II she couldn't walk away
from the anger which was tearing
her, she might Just as well throw
In her hand.
What did It matter how he looked
at her as long as she got the emer.
aids? This was the cool. calculating
Nesta who bossed her brother ana
meant to boss Jim Riddeil.
"pm not poison. for him to look
at me like that! what'd he do IL I
chucked him out to 60 on the
parish?" This was curious incalcu.
liable Nesta who had seen herself re-
fused. This Nesta's hot fancy played
with the thought OF taking Jim Rid
dell twenty. thirty. forty miles into
the country and leaving him name
less. penniless.
She could do Il easily enough
another sleeping draught, Toms
car. quick run out to the marshes
or Winborough Common. wouldn't
mind II he died either. II there was
another fog" she pulled herself up
with jerk. And throw away the
emeraids? Not much! He knew
where they were. and he'd got to
say.
She walked on. her mind very
busy. Min had got TO be kept away
from him. Fortunately she was
scared to death. "She In . fool. But
then Tom would marry . fool. He
wanted Q change after me--some.
one to make him feel the real he
man." She gave q laugh OF affection.
ate contempt. "Toml Anyhow he'll
do IS ! tell him. or he'll know the
reason why"
She walked Cor an hour. and came
home with her plans made. Tom was
back from the garage. and Min was
all smiles again.
They left Jim Riddell 70 himself
and turned on the radio In the par