The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-08


She flashed him an angry glance.
Really / seem to be In the wrong
whatever l say" she complained.
"And heaven knows / have tried to
do my best for you both, but there is
no gratitude in the world"
You've been very kind" George
said, wondering in beWilderment
why the thought of returning to Ed
ward Bancroft had given her real
thrill.
In a way she had been happy in
London, and had enjoyed the excite
ment Of her new clothes and of being
taken about. but she had not met
anyone who had really interested
her. and sometimes she was con.
scious of little feeling Of weari-
ness. of wanting to get away and be
free once again.
Il had hoped" her mother went
on, that amongst all the people /
have introduced to you, you would
have found someone to whom you
could take a fancy. But never knew
a girl like you. Men don't seem to
interest you as they did me-"
George opened her eyes wide.
Someone to marry, do you mean?"f
she gasped.
"You must eventually marry"
Evelyn said. "AlI girls marry unless
there is something very peculiar
about them. When | was your age
i had had half dozen proposals,
and / suppose you have not had one"
Eyes, one," George said with
twinkle.
Some unspeakable young man
whom have never seen. suppose"
her mother said tartly. why did
you not tell me?"
"It only happened last night"
Last night7" Evelyn's face
cleared. .0h. then you mean that
nice Clifford Asher? Well, that is
not so bad, His father is a famous
man, and no doubt Clifford will one
day be quite well off. / am very
pleased with you, George"
"But I'm not going to marry him.
George said quietly.
"Why not?"
Il don't love him."
"Weil, of all the absurd reasons"
Evelyn said.
EOR ten days George watched the
= mail Looping against hope that
Nicholas Boyd would reply to her
letter. She had found out exactly
how long the mail took from Berlin
to London, but even allowing for a
couple Of days to elapse between the
receipt Of her own letter and the
mailing Of his It was too long. and
she began to lose heart.
You're losing your color" Evelyn
told her one morning. "It makes you
look old and tired. You'd better use
some rouge"
II never had any color" George
said. She felt irritable, Il was al
ways brown, and ] hate rouge"
You're very bad tempered" Eve.
Ign said. REALLY. between you and
your step-father. It's a wonderful
thing / can keep my own temper at
ALL" She hesitated q moment, then
added; "Haye you decided what
you want to do: in the future.
mean?"
while you are in Scotland?"
George asked. II suppose ! had bet
ter so back home"
How you can call that unspeak-
able place home amazes me-" Eve
Ign said.
George was little perplexad by
her mothers attitude; she had not
expected that this sudden sense Of
devotion" and "duty" would last
forever. hut neither had abe expect
ed It to end so summarily. She made
o mental calculation and found that
II was six weeks since Evelyn had
descended On Edward Bancroft's
house and taken her away: some
times Il seemed longer.
what would yon like me to do2"
she asked.
Evelyn looked nonplnssed: aAe
was not used to plain speaking and
George often Disconnected her. AS
a matter OF fact she had grown q
little tired Of the girls constant COM
partnership. She was O woman OF
moods, and II had been an Impulse
OF sheer boredom that had made her
seize upon GeorEie rs . new distrac-
ton.
'T'll speak to Bishop about IT,"
Evelyn said eyasively. I'm In q
hurry now. Goodbye till tonight, ana
do put some rouge on your cheeks"
As II the color Of ones face was
the only thing that mattsrsd,
George thought.
she had not seen Clifford Asher
since the night he asked her te
marry him. though he had rung up
once or twice II was another friend.
ship gone into the rag bag. Some
how she had counted On Clifford.
perhaps aelashly.
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