The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-06-20

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to remain so unspudIt, 80 very dit
ferent from the girls with whom he
had mixed IN tfat part OF HIS iifeI
which now seemed so far away.
He thought OF his wife, and she
TOO, seemed remote. someone whom,
| he had known years ago and almost
forgotten.
She wonIa be acornfuily amused
| If she could see him now. 4 fallen
star indeed. standing In o pokey
kitchen tTying In vain 70 say or do
something that would comfort grit,
like Georgia.
He turned suddenly.
"AIl right" he said briefly.
Georgia echoed his words vaguely
"All right-what?" she asked.
"You can have It your way" he
told her unsn1ilingiy. -We7I go for
walks now and then. and let the vII.
lage talk, shah we?'
twas pathetic to see the way her
face brighIened.
do you mean TT" she asked.
Certainly l mean It," he an.
swered.
She looked af him Cor Moment
then before IN could move back
or prevent her. she had crossed the
space between them. and standing
on tiptoe, kissed his cheek.
"Oh, thank yon." she said. aim0at
humbly.
There wa5 an embarrassed 81
Ience, then Boyd laughed.
sAre ynn always 50 grateful for
small mercies7~ q
'sIf anyone Is hind to me- I am
always gratafnl." GeoEgin answered.
"But people are not kind to you
very often. Is that it7' he said. and
George nodded, adding as an after
thought: aHut I met someone who
was, yesterday, when / was IN Lon,
DON.
@Your friend or the b0at3"
"No, man" Georgia said Il met
him in a movie" she added rather
doubffully.
Nicholas froWned, and she
FASTENED to explain.
'EEs was quite q gentleman: he
took me out to tea afterwards and
he paid"
His grave face relaxed into q
smils..
TIE said he was . decent chap"
= = George went on. encouraged,
she told ne ! had nothing to be
afraid Of. !" She paused. 'sHe asked
me Cor my address. and he said Ne
would write to me-
@It sounds like . Aim story Boyd
said dryIy.
eyes. deasn't SO" Georges
agreed '.Et was really rather fans
ETis name Ii Cli1EDrd A1heD.~
Fl aeo-- thepo wan n nplA u1
sarcastl Ana 81 30 young and
strong and handsems3s
aHeka youns. Georgie said
th0ughtfnllx. -And strong. ! should
think, but not handsome exactly.
He was kind though he sssmsd 20
understand me ak onces he said Ne
knew that was lonely
Nicholas iaushed. aThe gentleman
evidently knows aIi the rDpes." 40
commented.
"Whnt do ron maan9" Ge0rgis
asked, but he would not tell her.
sAnd when DC you see him againG'
ho asked.
Il don't know; be saia he would
wril0.S
r see Re moved atiIly a. Il his
les painsd him. swell. must be
gning.s
she asked eagerly: "When shall
see you again.
His moody eyes rested On her
face.
II should like to see you this after.
noon" GenFgia said frankly. "But I
suppose ron won't care abont that.
so could sec you tomorrow"
aIahall 70 Tar vein about eleven.
4 itsn nos vet
~shall { can TOR your OsorgIn
asked. but Be shook bis head
mo. I don'E think go. FIa 60 thas
way We went the okksr day--iI ] can
ana ID.
~Yoa'Il una q easily enough.
George said confidently.
she followed him 70 the door.
~And thank you Cor calling" she
added pol. elg.
"Tho pleasure b naine." Boyd |
answered. Ne raised his hat and
walked away
Geofgia went hack 10 the kitehen
Far q moment she had forgotten the
sudden tragedy which had ohtFnded
itself infO her Iite. but now II came
back to her overwhelmingly.
L0velock wes dead: she felt as e
tina h0tfnm az tho woritl we're faIl
ms slowly from beneath her feet.
Loveiock had been an institution
George looked at the empty chah
with It's red cushion. and the slow
tears eaursed down Aar cheeka.
tsamErlahf lssa naaAis.aan paaaa8
Nssiseiaa, tse.s.isss. nas al IA
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