The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-06-27

OuAy dSAcus DOyu answered.
"because ! know a DR.. Asher. He
lives In London too"
| The silence fell again. which she
presently broke.
| "Shall you go hack to America,
afterwards?''
| He laughed. "The more / think
OF America the further u seems to
recede," he said with touch of bit.
terness. Il shall certainly never go
back unless" he did not finisl, his
sentence, but George understood.
1T will be q success" she said
quickly. and then. 'But II It isn't
what win you do then2.
It seemed 2 long time until he
answered.
Il suppose ! shall pass into the
land OF forgotten men,"
TYou will never be forgottep,r
George said almost angrily. q
shan't forget you. anyway.R
Then no doubt ron will be the
solitary exception" he answered
with grim mirth.
There's your wife," George said
impulsively. then caught her breath.
Eyes," Nicholas echoed. ''There
Is certainly my wife"
rAnd will she come and settle
down here with your"
Boyd thought suddenly OF his
parting from Bernie and Of her re.
peated parrot-cry: II can't live In
England I cant live IN Eng
"shs does not Ike England" be
said quietly.
Doesn't ike It'll" George was
indignant. what does that mat.
teri" she demanded. Elf you're
here. It ought not to matter wheth,
or she likes It or not" She broke
of, wondering IL once again she
had said too much.
Boyd turned suddenly, so that
his back was to the gate.
DO you know. Robin" he said,
in cuFiously soft voice. sYou are
a very dear little girl?,
fam ~ Her eyes were like stars
in the pale moonlight. Then do
you like me q littie?.
More than q little. perhaps" he
admitted reluctantly.
HER eyes met his for q moment.
= : then she broke OUT
sAna yet you said you didn't want
% be friends With me any more?"
'.ReFhaps that i the reason Ny
fFisndship u no use 20 Yen. II they
make ma less hlaeons again.
shall 30 back ~ ny old Iiie, and II
not
III not George said quickly.
"yop can stu be friends With me.
shouldn't care K you we're as hide
Gus 40 as the Hunchhack Of No
tire Dame she said eagerly. casting
about n her mind TOR the most Yiv
IA symbol she knew. As q matter
of fact ! didn't think he was Sc hide.
pua. He was so pathetic"
rApd DO you think ! am pathet
ic9'.
There was . little silence, then
Georgie said very gently:
II think you're just darling"
Nicholas turned his head sharply
away. and George went on. II
don't suppose ought 70 say things
ike this, though ! really can't see
Why. Il you SEQ q dover nobody
minda Is sou say how beautiful Il
ie, or 9 tree, q great. strong. beanti.
mi tree She stopped. 4 little
ashaHsed of her elOQnsnce.
sAnd II che tree Il blasted and
fallIngfr Nicholas said.
GeoFgle crept ! little nearer to
him.
.lt's stlll the same tree" she said.
She hesisated . moment then
slipped . hand into hlA
20 seems such q Pity that you
won't lee me 30 as nice 70 Yop 80
want 70 be- she said simply.
Boyd took his hand away.
"D0 g0u know that ron are say
Ing all the things % me that ! ought
70 hs saying 10 your he asked.
She made q helpless little SOS.
ture, and after . moment Boyd
said: -My wife also arrives next
Friday. Robin"
''0h. but thought you sale"
"She has changed Der mind and
ls coming sooner.
George stared down e the short
grass AZ her feet; Il looked silvery
II the pale moonlight
well. she said 81 iast, = sup
pose rs only natural she should
want % b with yon as soon IS pos
sshle.s
-Aa ron would want % hA Il you
were my wife" he said.
Il should never have left you II
had 0een your wife" Georgis an,
swered.
In the following silence . clock
struck ten; George counted each
stroke mechanically,
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