The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-06-30

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"You must come and sae me."
she was saying. "Come and see
me make a picture. No. i didn't
mean TO do any work over here,
but they made me such an attrac-
tive offer simply couldn't refuse"
Il should love to come" George
said.
She knew that she was trying
hard to hate this girl who was Mich.
olas Boyd's wife, but somehow she
could not. There was something so
friendly In the blue eyes and smil.
ing lips, something in her voice that
made one feel as IL she was really
pleased to meet one.
"And your husband?" Evelyn!
asked gTaciously. "Ts he TO make
any pictures In England?"
Bernie half shrugged her whfte
shoulders.
my husband Is In Germany" she
said without much interest. Z real
Ily don't know what his plans are.l
but | think 1t is very unlikely that
he will make any more pictures.
not for q long time at least"
Lord Silbury spoke In . bored
voice.
"Boyd's been damned unlacky.,
poor devil!
"Unlucky?" Evelyn echoed: she
looked up into Silbury's face with
her most engaging smile. That's
very sad. Nothing serious hopa."
There was q little silence. then
Bernie answered.
"f1e had an unfortunate acci0ent
some months ago. I thought every.
one knew. He very stupidity stop
ped q runaway horse, and injured
his face"
There was an acute silence. Geor.,
gle was staring down at her folded
hands.
'tHow very, very sad" Evelyn
said. And Is there no >. mean,
VIII he never recover"
Bernie made q little grimace.
Il really know so little about
him." she said In q voice that
seemed to express sorrow ana Do
mand sympathy. "You see, we're
net such good friends as we used
to be-" She sighed. Marriage Is
so difficult. / think" !
THE silence fell again. and Geor-
> gle found herself wondering
in bewilderment why &C was thar
she could more easily feel jealousy
now she was sure that Bernie didi
not love Nicholas. than when sho
had been afraid that she did lore
him. 4
Marriage Is al wrong" Silbury
said In his tired way. "The trouble
Is that none Of Us fina q ON tn
IT'S too late"
George spoke quickly.
"It isn't always like that
She felt THAI everyone was look
ing a. her.
Darling" Evelyn said IN her
most maternal voice. "Yon are 90,
young and untried! It's beautiful.
isn't it?" she addressed the others.
''To ind anyone still with iaeals7"
The effeminate youth spoks eor
the first time.
"She'll soon lose EN- he sal0.
Bishop changed the conversation.
"And the picture yoa are 20
make. Miss Boyd? May We know.
what It Is. or IL It to be . scorers
BERTHE smiled.
"Can anything be kept . secret
nowadaysg" she asked. NO. thero
isn't any secret about q ak al. ftss
a picture to be called by the W0Cla
Forget. about famous actor wlho
lost MS popularity and the SRI whol
stood by him. it's good sob stu.
IN told"
There was . little rustic Oe sA1ERn
beside her. and George had gOnA
needless of her mothers CRY,
George. where are goa golnga
Georgie2"
She went up the wide staircase
like whirlwind and into her room.
shutting and locking the door be-
hind her.
Then she stood In the darkness
sebbing.
Hadn't any OF them GOT = heartf
Nasna there one spark o. pity In
Bernie for the man whom she muse
surely once have loved?
"By the World Forgot" How could
she bear 70 act In such Q story
knowing that somewhere. miles
away. Nicholas was lighting against
the tragedy thar had ruined hts lifse
by the world FORGE Well he
world might forget. who cal I
about the wurldg
George folded her arms over her
breast al u 10 still the pain That
was there.
"rll never forget ny prsc.saA
neysr.- abe sOAhe5 alona. - sAe
man Who wAs not there TO hear.
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