The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-16
Leila turned out the lamps and

out to the car, threw the parcel OF
papers into her lap and still in
silence drove down the road and
began to skirt the town.
"You always make me sound
such a prig." said Barbara, to her
own surprise. There were tears in,
her eyes. And I'm not. really"
"You don't sound like prig. You
sound steady and steadiness is out
of date. And you sound beautiful
and it's not fashionable to have a.
beautiful voice. ! don't wonder
Farrell Armitage-"
II wish you'd drive more care.
fully" protested Barbara In desper-
alton. lyon very nearly ran. oVer
that old womani"
"I've very nearly run over SO
many old women. Sit tight now.
when we're over Upper Maliard hill
shall let her rip"
Barbara sat tight. She was not
frightened; sh, loved speed. She
remembered how Farrell had let
her drive his big car and, later.
how he himsalf had driven, his
hands sure aud steady on the
Wheel his eyes sure and steady on
this very road.
Leila was letting the little scar
let car rip but this was not speed.
This was just going too. fast. It
didn't give one the same sense of
power. the same absolute conf
denco.
She was just beginning to realize,
that she. would like to be driven by
Farrell Armitaga again, when Leila
shot into Toxeter. and drew up at.
the gate OF the. new house.
Barbara jumped out. As though
she had only now received the gift
of sight, she eyed her house. her
unmade garden, the Lodely luggage
on the front path mot on the back
porch as the garage man had been
directed), the ugly, wooden shed In
which she worked. Oh, 1t was all
30 raw-and she had 1een SO proud
of IL! @
"You can't put your car any
where. I'm afraid. Leila"
~I'll leave It out, this once. It's
going 10 be mild night. 49,. I say.
Barbara, you needn't worry your
good little head about my deceiv-
ing ways. ! want to dodge seeing
mother tonight, but I shall very
probably want a chat with father
tomorrow. NOW let's battle with
Judy's junk"
In spite OF Barbara's protests,
Leila insisted on taking the larger
share Of the. task. Heartily cursing
their weight and completely. she
hauled and hoisted the Lodely
thiHaa into Marks quarters.
Then she helped to prepare q
room for herself. BY the time
supper was ready they could par.
take OF 1t in an almost intimate
silence. The lost comradeship Of
childhood lowered. Leila, thought
Barbara. was nice. she was honest.
deep down. 1t was amazing that.
when Farrell could have married
her. he should ever have preferred
anyone else.
'I'll turn IN. Barbara. I'm fright
fully grateful to yon for letting me
be here"
"I'm frightfully grateful to you
for not calling me Babs. Judy al.
ways does and"
"Judyi She makes me sick!"
She swung of and Barbara, too
tired even to put away the supper
things. went to bed also.
But she was not too tired to
dream. Again and again she
dreamed it--that she stood in a
darkened room and listened to the
voices Of people she could not see.
But che knew who. they we're.
Marks voice she heard and
Judy'S, Leila's and Sugar Canes.
Some telling her this. some that:
and when she put her hands to
her eara. they spoke louder. Only
Farrell Arrnitage vas aot there in
that heavy. unhappy darkness. And
when she woke. at dawn, the tears
were ON her face. Was II possible.
she asked herself almost IN fear.
that thay were tears connected in
any way with Farrell?
Leila got up. tlptoed 10 the parti.
ton between her own and Bar.
bara's room. and listened q Ions
time There could be no doubt
that Barbara was sleeping. Al
though Il was not . quiet sleep.
Then she returned to the bed
there was no chairl. took bulg.
ing envelope fun OF Mrs. Lodely's
varicolored assortment OF papers
from her handbags and began go.
Ing through them carefully and
systematically.
"That damn we'll finishes father.
she muttered. as at last she turned
out the light. Whatever else may
or may not be true. fathers goose
IL cooked"
| copyright, 1859. JsGItG Clsft-Adrsarsl
| MARKS personality 10 dtsseesed,
| tencrFeM, a. o censhle surgeon"