The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-24
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way? Had he-would she ever
know?
She would never be able to ask
him. She would never see him
again. but perhaps. wherever ne
was, he had got free at last. Per-
haps someone with kind hands had
taken that look of patient endur'
ance from his eyes.
She would have given so much
now, to have been able to take the
kindly hand which she had struck
down when he would have touched
her.
With sudden fear of her own
weakness. she dragged her thoughts
away to another picture. the most
precious OF the many that had
flashed before her when she was
so i'll. and the thought OF which was
like a gentle arm unfolding her.
Someone had come into the room
and spoken her name: not the name
George. which everyone called her.
but robin" and at the sound o! IT
1t had been as IL all the sorrow and
unhappiness she had known rolled
away and left nothing but great
peace and feeling of rest. which was
SO beautiful it hardly bore thinking
about, even now.
But George did think about 1t.
She thought about ID as something
alive and tangible, which she held
fast to her heart when presently
she fell asleep.
a DAY or two later Evelyn came
"A to see her; fearful. beautifully
dressed Evelyn. who declared that
she would never be happy again.
"My life has been one long trag.
edy," she wept. carefully avoiding
damaging her makeup. II shall
never be able to understand 1t. Why
was he in that dreadful studio!
Nobody seems to know. They all
say he was most gallant-that he
tried to save that poor little what
was her name? have actually for.
gotten. AS IL his life was not a
thousand times more valuable than
hers. He might have thought of me
a little" EVELYN sobbed. forget.
ting that It was the very last thing
she had ever desired Bishop to do.
and that already she was planning
her future and q third husband. az
soon as the necessary period Of
mourning was ended. fortunately.
| look my best In black" she had
confided to her dressmaker.
George turned her face away:
every word her mother said. was
adding to the vague knowledge In
her own heart, and she felt that she
could not bear 1t.
Evelyn's white hand touched her
own.
We only have each other, now
she said emotionally. I'VE must
never part again, George. You
must always live with me-"
George let that pass. It seemed
such triyiality compared with the
other vivid pictures that were al.
ways before her eyes.
II don't know whether they have
told you" Evelyn went on more
composedly. "but In his win. Bis.
hop left you quite a nice little sum
OF money. So adorable OF him. ]
think. A hundred thousand dollars.
George; he worded It so sweetly:
TO my wife's little daughter. Geor.
gle Bancroft And IL was q new viii.
only made few days before he died.
II almost looks as II he had pre-
monition OF what was to come. poor
man."
And presently Evelyn had gone.
and George drew q sigh OF relief.
Nicholas came the next day. He
sat down beside George and took
her hand. holding It against the dis.
figured side OF his face.
George was more glad about that
than anything. glad that he should
no longer try to turn 1t away from
her.
For a long time neither Of them
spoke. then George said In q voice.
less whisper. all her natural elo.
Quence where he was concerned
quite gone.
"Nlck darling, ia II all right9"
eff It's right for you Robin"
George gave q little sigh OF com
plete happiness.
"I've got everything ever want
ed" she said. u wish you had"
"wiIl you believe me. II I say
haye?"
"But you can't l mean-i
couldn't possibly make up for
everything"
IF ! had TO choose between go
Ing back to the old life without Jon
and staying as ! am. with you.
should stay"
She took his face between her
hands. leaning forward and gazing
at him with passionate earnes,ness.
"Then 1t is all rightf Every.
tsing9" she asked again. breath
lesSly.
Nicholas drew her to him and
kissed her lips.
Everything Robin"
tcossrisAf. 1888 Doubleday Dsrsal
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