The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15

"Can get you some coffee, or
something warming?" he asked.
"No, thank YOU"
He turned to the door again and
George asked:
els it tonight Mr.. Boyd is going
away?"
"By the midnight train, Miss"
THANK YOU"
She did not like to ask 30 what
destination Nicholas was going.
Where did midnight trains go?
The door closed softly and she
leaned her head on her hand.
After Nelly left her that after
noon, she had felt that she did not
care; she had had wild ideas Of
ringing Clifford Asher and Of telling
him that she had changed her mind,
but the impulse had died away.
At dinner time she had gone to
bed, pleading a headache.
That had made Evelyn irate.
You've no right to have head
aches at your age" she declared, un.
alphabetically. Bishop will be
furious. He has got tickets for the
theater. thought you were so fond
of the theater."
George shut her eyes.
II don't feel well enough to go
anywhere tonight" she said, won
dering vaguely if Bishop had ever
been furious with anyone in all his
life; he had always seemed to her
to be the acme Of patience, and en-
durance, but perhaps in that also
she was mistaken, as she had been
about other things.
"The time may come when you
won't have the chance to go any,
where" her mother said sharply.
You're getting thoroughly spoilt."
She fidgeted round the room. "If
you think want to go to the theater
alone with Bishop, you're mistaken"
she added. "He only got the tickets
to please you"
But Evelyn had gone alone with
him after all, and then George had
got up and dressed again, and had
come to Boyd's rooms.
No doubt he would be angry with
her: possibly Nelly had been right
when she suggested that he was not
worth worrying about. Possibly she
was not dear to him at all, and he
had only said it TON his own
words-"make things easier"
THERE was ring at the bell.
George sat up stifiy. It could
not be Nicholas--he would surely
have a key.
|. She heard footsteps crossing the
tiny hall, then voices-a woman's
voice.
"Nonsense. shall certainly wait"
Then the voice OF Nicholas's man.
"Bnt, madam"
The door opened under an impa-
tient hand.
George rose to her feet. pushing
back her soft hair: how her head
achedl She felt q little giddy as she
turned round and came face to face
with Bernie Boyd.
She was In evening dress, some.
thing white and fluffy, and an ex.
pensive fur wrap was slipping from
her bare shoulders.
She was frowning, as If some
thing had made her angry; George
realized that frown before Bernie
stopped dead with little sharp OK.
clamation.
The two girls stared at one an
other; George said nothing, she
felt % if she was an onlooker In o
queer dream.
Then Bernie said blankly:
"What in the world are you doing
here?"
George found her voice with an
effort.
Il am waiting to zee Nicholas"
"Nicholas!"
Bernie came forward slowly, her
eyes very blue against her careful
makeup. When she was quite close
to George she spoke again.
Nicholas! How long have you
known my husband2"
"Quite a long time" George said
slowly; each word seemed q dim.
Guilty. "we came back from Amer.
lea on the same boat"
II See"
The silence fell again, which Ber
ME broke with cutting little laugh.
Hardly taetful OF him, IL II, to have
asked US both 20 his rooms at the
same timer"
'sFIs didn't ask me-" Georgia said.
Il Just came"
Really! And don't ron think It's
rather strange for . girl like you 10
he Visiting q married man. at this
time Of nightf'
II suppose you think So" George
said. and theni tits not very late,
10 1T"
Have Jon been here bsiOrsl" shs
asked.
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