The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-06-08
Chapter Ten
FATE At WORK

sTHE house vas unlocked but de.
= serted. George went up to her
room.
She was evidently expected, for
the bed wss mada. and the window
was wide open.
She went TO the window and
leaned out. smiling the fresh afr.
a red rose hung close to the
siiL and she carefully picked It and
placed II n q thmbief Of water on
the dressing table. q
Il made her think OF Nicholas
Boyd and Of her roses he had thrown
into the sea. Where was he now t?
che wondered.
"shfps that pass in the night, =
Nelly mad saId--well. some ships
meet again even if It was years
afterwards. ana many, many miles
away.
George was glad that the rain
which had greeted her at South.
hampton bad cleared on and left
sunshine. and ct the same time she
found herself wondering how she
had managed TO pass her days be-
fore she went away.
They had never dragged. she had
always found something to do, and
eomewheFe 70 so, even II II was only
down 70 the Bears Head to talk to
Mrs. Spears and Trouve. The vicar
had once told her In his mildly dis.
approving Manner that young ladies'
oaeht not TO so 70 the Bears Head
End talk to Mrs.. Spears.
"Whom can | talk to then3" Ceor-
sic had asked In her direct fashion.
ne had looked d little nonpInssed,
knowing that owing 70 her unclGs
fondness for whisky. she VS.
rather ostraeixed BY the so-caIIed
wen connected families round
about.
II wasn't even as If Uncle Ed-
ward got respectfully drunk: he did
Il in ali sorts OF places. and in all
sorts Of company.
Mrs. Spears was a great friend OF
bis, and be had even been known
70 drink beer with Mr.. Scarlet.
EEoRGIn had thought It all
~ rather funny before she went
away; something In her liked to
shock the respectability Of the
neighborhood. but today she was
seeing things from q different per.
spective.
Uncle Edward was very much OF
q revolutionary.
He hated conyentionality and said
that people were only respectable
because they hadn't got the "guts"
70 be anything else.
"outs" was . favorite word Of
AS.
Outside. the iron gate slammed,
then the front door slammed, then
there was the sound OF q heavy
waking stick being put into the
raek n Tue wall and then her uncle's
voice. loud and threatening "a
usnni.
~pAmn Il all. can't anyone move
these boxes7 DO you want mo TO-
break my nsckf"
George flsw downstairs. her eyes
shining.
@Hefe I am she said.
Edward Bancroft stood in the
hail: q bic man with q body that
must once have been fne and up
right. bat which had now grown q
little tat and coarse: q red face
which must once have been hand.
sense. and rough grey hair that
looked as q Il had not seen . brush
tos years.
DO yea want me 70 break my
neekfs he demanded again. ~The
han isn't the place for boxes. Have
'en moved."
He vent on into his study. and
1eoFsle followed.
sIt's been lovely" she said. her
sathusiasm ~ jet undamped.
what's been lovelyfs ne dc.
mandea. mailing at once for TIE
wkisky bottle.
-EvefytAing.- George said New
YoFk. TIE beat. everything"
~K1zw YORK's heIl upon saftA.-
~ was bis incorporating en-.
aver -How's your mothes lock
mgr
~neantlfuL"
Edward Bancroft said ~naht@ and
q was more expressive than II he
ha4 used . string ef words.
oeorgie realised that u would 20