The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-11

dudg9ons ana George looked ae nea
stsp-fathsr alphabetically % he
followed. t
But they had really gone at last.
and with shaking fingers George put
on her hat and coat.
It gave her o pang to remember
how she had told Nicholas in her
letter Of her new. expensive clothes.
and how that she was much pref.
tier: that must have hurt him In the
face Of his own bitter. diAappoint
lnent.
It was nine o'clock by the time she
was ready, and she slipped down
the wide staircase and across the
big lounge han feeling like Cinde
rella going to her Arst ball.
Strange how many kinds OF happi
ness there were in the world: to
some people it would be happiness to
be meeting fairy prince, handsome
and young and rich. But to her it
was happiness because she was go
ing to meet . sick, defeated man
who really cared nothing IL he never
saw her again. Il was raining and
sha tool : tavi A. the corner and
.avo ~. oddro.s wh,ch Na,Iv had
s,,.s - g. -.
II seemed a very little way to st.
James Street; there was no time to
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po'n lhs VILE net N"uo hHs
ior tlle laf O.. Z, r,
suppose NicnoIas nad not arr r.s
soF . inomene ner courage eeseIt 's',
ner" sns looked up the s'feet ana
aoWn. .Is street. tnen wEn@sehan.
toss VI her pretty head sne pansed
tnroasn tne Dig door ahd tound ner.
seiL race 10 race Win . uniIofmeo
po1tef'
NJ ~ ~ sne asAeu'
Mr. Boyd !" Ene man repeat
Cd the name as II ne nad never heard
1t before. and then said with nash
OF illumination: "Oh, yes, Miss. the
gentleman who arrived from Ger.
many this evening. No Flat; I'll
take you up"
George would have preferred to
walk; It would have given her Q little
time to regain her breath, but It was
obviously not the time for argument,
and . moment later she found her.
self on o little dark landing feeling
as II she were on her way TO rob the
Bank OF England. Door right op-
posite. Miss" the porter said.
George rang the bell. Almost at
once the door opened and q man
whom she had never seen before
was looking at her Questioningly.
George mOistened her hot lips.
Il thought -. Mr.. Boyd?" she Cal.
tered.
The man looked doubtful, but as
usual Georges eyes won.
mr.. Boyd 10 not seeing visitors"
no said. But II you will step inside
] VIII ask him. Your name. please?"
Miss Bancroft"
she stepped inside obediently. and
the man closed the door behind her.
~ was quite small nat, with four
doors all close to her. and with
rather . musty. unlived-in sort OF
atmosphere about It that seemed to
cry aloud for open windows and
bright fires.
u seemed 81 eternity until the
strange man returned: he looked
sympathetic. George thought, and
there was regretfnl note In bis
voice 30 ne said mr.. Boyd 10 very
sorry, but So. he broke on as the
loor OF the room which he had closed
with great care behind him opened
suddenly and Nicholas himself stood
1nere.
Come IN. Robin" he said, and
then to the man: "Ies all right.
Arener' I've changed my mind.
Inc room was 50 dimly lie that for
momsnl Seorgie could see nosnng
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sA0WAE MWN ~ 90 KN&W MECuUE8FfAEU To
me gloom.
Nt.hola.