The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-11-13
. Outrageous Fortune
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dining-room. It's all right, man
Randall isn't going to run away"
The words came to Carolina's ear
rs small anG sharp as pin-pricks.
And then Jim's arms round her. and
he was kissing her blind eyes. and
her wet cheeks. and her soft trem.
bling mouth. A warm. golden happi-
ness flowed over her. The tears ran
down her cheeks. It didn't make you
unhappy to CRY when there was
someone to kiss the tears away.
"Caroline-fny darling! Don't cry!
It's all right-it's all over-there's
nothing to cry for"
Il thought he was going to take
you away to prison." -,
$50 did |. But he won't now, so
there isn't anything to cry about"
.'That's just why I'm crying"
Because you've got nothing to cry
about?"
She nodded vehemently against
his shoulder.
IF you'd gone to prison. wouldn't
have cried I'd have told everyone
we were engaged. and wouldn't
have cried a single tear. Oh, JIM"
"Oh. Caroline!"
You're sure it's all right?"
Eyes. If Elmer's recovered con.
seriousness. I'm clear. II he'd died
well. we don't need to think about
that. darling.
Major Anderson ratified the han.
die before he came back into the
room. Having opened the door, he
allowed DR.. LEROY to precede him.
The inspector followed. ~
MAJOR ANDERSON went ups.to
~ Jim. with his hand out.
my dear Randall. | can't say how
pleased ami" He shook hands with
him heartily. Van Berg's statement
corroborates yours in every detail.
Now what we want is your state.
ment in writing"
DR.. LEROY was shaking hands too.
Does Van Berg say what hap
pened after | went out?" said Jim.
Kitty Lefroy's father was big
hearty man with a well-preserved
brogue.
Say? He says everything. And
you may be thankful he does, my
boy. by all accounts. He says you let
yourself out. and all of a sudden he
heard the window creak and he
thought you'd come back. And it's
lucky for you he turned round and
saw that 1t wasn't you at all.
He saw man with cap pulled
down over his eyes and revolver in
his hand. The man said, Put 'em
up!' and Van Berg says he was
hanged If he was going to let the
emeralds go like that, so he charged
him. That's all he knows. The fel
low must have shot him down as he
came on. Fortunately. he can de
scribe him."
THE description TALES with
yours" said the Inspector. "Now II
you'll kindly let US have that state.
ment-p
Half an nour later they drove back
to Hazelbury West in Jock Ander.
sons car. Jim drove. It Is to be
feared that he had one arm around
Caroline. The roads were dark and
empty. It would be midnight before
they reached the cottage.
And expect, Patsy Ann will
have been ringing up the police"
said Caroline.
Let her!" said Jim. They're our
bosom friends--we love them, and
they love Us. And only few hours
ago we skulked In lanes and bid be.
hind hedges! | somehow don't think
I'll go in for being a crook. It's
dogs life. Besides. you wouldn't
marry me IL was a crook"
M" said Caroline.
Does that mean yes or NOT"
Caroline laughed.
1T doesn't mean either"
What does 1t meant"
she snuggled up to him.
IF you were a crook, II wouldn'i
be you--bnt I'd marry you whatever
you were. ''sf5
They drove into the little garage.
locked In the borrowed car. and
passed through the dark garden.
where the bushes looked like black
hummocks.
PATSY Ann win be Wild" said
Caroline.
She slipped In her key and o3ene /
the door.
Patsy Arbuthnot was sitting at the
table. which was Uttered with sheets
Of stiff blue writing paper. They
we're all covered with Roberts up
right. formal writing. Az the door