The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-05-18
The White CoCIkafoo
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By M;gBon G. Eberk6rf

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al the MS, ..e "ouid go completely
out OF my life.
It was then that I knew what q
devastating thing It would be never
again to see her advancing toward
me. Never a. ain to catch the gay iii
tie challenge OF her mouth that was
smile. Never again to watch the
gallant lift OF her chin. the light in
gold CLEANS on her hair. the deiicacy
Of her hands End her beautiful body
Yes, 1t was devastating. Il was
like being caught In the vortex of q
cyclone tn It you hadul seen coming.
But even 10 that destructive mo-
ment--and It isn't easy to know sud.
denly that your only moments OF
high and magic living are counted
and are few count. and that they'n
go swiftly and irretrievably and
finally even in that moment knew
could not tell her. ! could not Tell
this girl with the golden millions.
wished si'e'd gone that morning
before her brother came! / wished
she'd given up her claim as she said
she was about to dol wished ali
manner of Insane things.
Andt something saiu: You Wont
feel this tearing at you for long: II
would be unedurable II you did bu;
you won't. for even the memory OF
your love will grow dim and faint
"A ND that. Of course, was worse
and II Sue had turned Just then.
II she'd faltered or hesitated or
looked to me for help. the whole
thing would have come out.
But she didn't turn. And by the
time we reached the stairway had
walked through heaven and hell and
emerged, oved her. and was go.
Ing to give her up. | was even with
my own hands helping erect that
hateful. giittering path along which
her little feet would walk away
from me.
WE'LL emerged. II Is by no
means a unique experience. And
after all. I'd rather have had 1t than
not. So there was no good making .
fuss about 1t.
Il was almost relief to wrench
myself back to the business at hand.
The business Of helping Sue acquire
those damnable millions which not
only severed Der from me but which
threatened her threatened her =
threatened her.
And time was pressing.
Francis was still In the parlor. AS
ye walked down the last steps Into
he lounge. Lorn came suddenly
rom the parlor.
"Your brother is waiting for you. .
he said. and paused. his clouded
lark eyes meeting Sues gaze. He
ooked peculiarly uncertain and III
i ease. The effect be gave OF not
iaving concluded his sentence, and
hus OF having still something ne
must say to her. was so strong that
both Sue and | paused too. motion
less. waiting for what was to come.
But if he'd intended to say some-
thing further be thought better Of
It: he made q rather strange little
gesture with his hands. shrugged
and walked away. She looked after
him perplexedly. then turned toward
me with question in her face. But l,
OF course. could tell her nothing: /
only felt that the detectives look
savored. somehow. Of warning.
Sue took q long breath. gave me o
quick little nod. and walked swiftly
toward the stuffy old parlor and the
waiting man. There was q fine tenn
pering OF steel in Sue: she never
lacked courage in crisis.
! sat IN the lounge In full view OF
the door and waited. After few sec
onds found II impossible to sit. and
rose. waikiki. back and forth. watch.
Ing the parlor door. the lift. the gal
leries. After ell. I'd seen little Mar
eel shot before my very eyes. and ]
had been powerless to prevent It.
And there was no denying the fact
that with Francis arrival Sues dan.
ger was great His arrival had forced
the climax; now. II ever. the plot
would need be carried to its swift
conclusion. for once he was con-
WINGED Of Sues identity that plot
must automatically collapse. And
blind and cropping about in the dark
as We were--not knowing from what
quarter trouble might come-there
was every reason 70 fear that that
conclusion might have an unthink-
able. CHASTITY outcome.
With the token stolen, even the
small measure Of protection ita ros.
session had given sue was gone:
with that IN the possession Of the
murderer he next step was inevisa.
bly, to produce the substitute for sue
land to silence Sue. And It must be
done at once. II ever.
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Another terrible eoFhpslcaslen.
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