The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-10-13

train tomorrow"
That's just what I can't do"
Why can't your"
because ! gather that the police
are looking for me-"
"You?"
Jim Riddell-or Jim Randall
don't know which,"
Why should it be you?" said
Caroline.
My dear, / was there-we've got
to face that. / was there. and saw
the emeralds. don't think I'm in
position to walk into that registry
Office and ask to see the entry OF Jim
Riddell's marriage"
II could" said Caroline quickly.
"You mustn't get mixed up in it."
There won't be anything to mix
me-the registrar won't know me
from Adam"
He put his head In his hands for q
minute. trying to get through the
dull fatigue which clogged his
thoughts.
I don't want you to have anything
to do with It. I'm too tired to think
properIy-but you're not to get
mixed up with this you oughtn't to
be here"
She put her arms round him again.
You'll come home with NELL
make you lovely bed on the sofa"
MOL can't"
because Of US. or because Of
your"
Both. I'll get in here somehow. /
shall be all right"
Caroline laughed.
"The back door key Is under
loose stone in the yard--Mrs. Led
ger always puts 1t there. She comes
up once week to light fires and air
the house. Robert said she'd better
when he heard you were coming
home. She says the key is too 'drat-
ted heavy to traipse up and down
with. This was one Of her days, so
the kitchen will be nice and warm"
Jim felt a curious thrill OF antici.
patton as they skirted the house and
came into the dark yard behind it.
There was no moonlight here. The
shadow OF the house lay across It
like fold Of black cloth.
Caroline caught his hand and
drew him lightly on.
Presently she was feeling with
her foot. A stone tilted. She stopped,
and came up with the key. She put
1t in his hand. cold and heavy. and
he opened the door.
else he had forgot.
ten. he had not forgotten the
ways Of the house In which he had
grown up. He took Caroline by the
arm and walked along the pitch
dark passage to the kitchen without
20 much as false step.
Caroline found matches and lit q
candle end. Mrs. Ledger had stuck
t into one OF the old brass candle
sticks. The yellow light showed the
brass turned bronze with streaks of
The kitchen was warm
Ind pleasant. There was ash still hot
c the range, and 9 line full OF blan-
xets had been wound up on pulley
md hung just clear OF their heads.
"They look like ghosts" said Caro-
inc under her breath - "sheeted
yhosts. don't think like them very
much"
But Jim was pulling them down.
They'll make . good bed" he
laid.
Caroline gave q faint shrek.
Il saw two cockroaches! You can't
'leep here!"
"Tll go into the study"
There's nothing for you to eat.
II run home and get you some
hing"
] bought things in Lexington.
We got plenty left
"oh-" said Caroline. she stood a
minute: then she said. speaking
'ather fast. Gould you get along
III tomorrow evening""
aOh yes"
Because I don't think I'd better
'ome up In the daytime-someone
night see me. People have most
lwfully sharp eyes when you don't
want them to. VIII you be all right
Ill then?s
or course shall"
All right. then I'D better GO" She
anne up to him and leaned towards
i'm across the blankets. "Jim-
Fon'li be here? You won't 90 away
viii your Swearg"
All right"
You won't go without seeing me?
fou won't just vanish7 Because 1
'ouldn't bear Il You won't9"
He shook his head.
Caroline lung her arms round hts
leck. held him for = moment in a
'ingling clasp. and ran out OF the
Kitchen and along the black pas
age. Her footsteps rang on the
lt0ne. and the door shut.