The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-23
Chapter 81
BARBARA IN FLIGHT

6AHbAhA IN FLIGHT
~MELL- I'm = dashedl" articu.
W lated Mrs. Lodely. "Standin'
i'iere tellIn' me you think better Of
= young Teller like Farrell Armitage
than you do Of the man you're goin'
10 marryI"
Barbara gazed back at her. Her
anger. her leaping. living pride. van.
SHE'D. She felt stricken.
Not because of anything Judy
might say or think. Judy had never
really mattered. But because in
that one squirt OF indignation her
spirit had taken en- eager step to
wards Farrell Armitage and she
knew It and was afraid. -.
"Babs?"
Judy's tone had changed. Judy,
her cigarette banging from the cor.
rer Of her mouth, sounded almost
t;said.
There's no need for US to quar-
rel, Babs, is there? | certainly
didn't mean to run Farrell down II
Jon didn't" She appeared to real.
lie the depths of her own middle
aent. what I mean to say Is,
there's no need for any compari-
sons as they're always odious."
Barbara walked over to a basin,
found a glass and drank some cold
water. The shelf above the basin
was full of the general mess and
sickness that Marks mother
seemed automatically to create. Her
presence lay on the quiet. solidly
appointed room like film OF mould.
Barbara had q fleeting memory OF
her little new house. with its fresh,
pale coIors. Oh. IL only someone
would take Judy OF her hands for.
everi
"I'll go up to Mark now" she said,
when she had drunk her water.
you must do as you like"
"Just one minute before you 20,
Babsl@ Judy had numbered In front
Of the door and Barbara had to stop
and listen. "Pm sure ! don't want
to offend you-and everything I do
or say seems to offend you. lately.
Judy was. for Judy, quite apollo
getic- ~But as Marks mother, ]
feel ! ought TO know how things
stand You are goin' to marry
Mark. Babs-surelyf
-ot course, Judyl Why do you
doubt ST."
well, Farrell's goin' about sayIn'
newell. you evidently ain't think.
IN seriously about him. so there's
no need for us TO go into 1t. But
there's somethin' I'd like TO tell you
IN case you're thinkin' life with
Mark and me might come q bit too
hard on you"
IF it's any more about your get.
ting Sob. we can't discuss It now.
Heaven knows what time Of night
It ISL"
TITS nothin' to do with Jobs for
any Of US. It's about a--an--inherit.
ance."
''Whosei" asked Barbara.
She was by now almost desper
ately fatigued and the cold water,
though Il had steadied her nerves,
had brought a feeling OF faintness
The sandwiches she had had
seemed a matter OF days ago. Judy's
talk about an Inheritance could
walt. couldn't II? And whose in.
heritance9
~As 10 that, I'm not in q position
20 say returned Mrs. Lodely, with
unusual precision. IAN | want you
70 know IS that when you've mar.
ried Mark. therein be q good chance
% as all never havin' to do another
hands turn so long as we live"
But whose money win Il be-
Marksg-
Mrs. Lodely swallowed nervous.
u.
What's Marks win be yours and
what's yours viii be Marks, sup.
pose. my dear gel"
Not TIL afterwards ala Barbara
realize the evasion behind the
words. she moved impatlently to.
wards the door and Mrs. Lodely
gave way before her.
-T'm going up TO Mark" repeated
Barbara and stepped out again into
the strangeness OF the house.
She came back to the staircase
Il was stiii doserted-and then 9
light high up. outside her vision.
vas turned out and everything
beyond the turn OF the stairs was
a. darkness. Invoiuntarily she
paused In her ascent and at once
Mrs. Lodely's voice whispered be-
hind her.