The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-01
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WORD FROM eERMAAY

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TT WAS a day or two following
her meeting with Bernie Boyd
that George ran into Nelly Foster.
There was cold East wind blow.
ing. and Nelly was hurrying along,
the collar of her cheap coat held
closely about her chin, and her nose
q trife blue.
She gave one glance at George
and would have passed on, only
George barred the way
NELLY don't you remembers
me?"
IL was only q few weeks since
they had met, but so much had
happened that It seemed to Georgia
as IL years must have passed since
she had taken tea in Nelly's crowded
little room. fsg
II thought perhaps you didn't
want me to speak" Nelly said, and
then, "My word aren't you smart!"
"An II" George glanced down at
her clothes; she supposed with faint
satisfaction that they were rather
nice.
Nelly said defensiveiy, II thought
you'd done with me, putting me of
that weekend as you did, and then
not writing"
such q lot Of things have hap.
psned," George said. 'Ill tell you
all about it. Come anu have some
coffee.
They were outside an expensive
looking Bond Street tea shop and
George had turned towards its
door before Nelly said quickly:
mot In there. thank you. I'm not
dressed for places like that"
as0Tgis felt rebuked; until re-
Gently she would not have dared to
enter such q shop herself. SHE
thought It was wonderful how quick.
ly one grew acclimatized to changed
conditions.
Wen find another, then" she
said.
Nelly went with her silently, her
eyss on Georgie's dainty clothes,
and as Soc as they we're seated ut
one q lac marble topped tahlea sha
broke out. gsdas some0nslsft you .
fortune2"
enc. nobody" George said. 'sBut
I'm living with my mother now and
she's we'll On"
'"Ch. DO you like TT
Georgia sighed. Sometimes do,
and sometimes -. well, sup
pose people always want the things
they can't have"
II shouldn't have thought there
was much sou couldn't have" Mel
ly said sh fly. She was feeling a
little sore: life had aeait her many
uhkind knocks. but somehow she
had expected George to be differ
ent from other people, and appar.
emily she was just the saIne.
GeoFgis seemed to read her
thoughts. for she said with sudden
earnestness: "FYe never forgotten
you: do I think that. Bnt It's been
30 difiicult to do as / want 70 do. I
suppose people never can when
they've got mother to consider"
she added quantity.
II don't see what difference It
makes" Nelly said; she was stir.
ring her coffee rather viciOnsly. II
see your Nicholas Boyd has had an
operation" she said.
HE0RGIE's eyes n open wide.
- -whsre did you see it?" she
asked breathlessiy.
~Oh. In the paper. just tiny para.
graph about him. ! suppose you
knew though" she add, : malicious
u.
(which paperg" deorgie asked.
Nellie fumbled III tbs pocket OF
htr coat and produced q crumpled
newspaper.
"ft's somewhere there" she said,
she watched inteFestediy while
0eorgie searched every column.
~1as he thrown you overf' ahe
asked suddenly.
George shook her head.
Nelly save q short laugh.
"And you wouldn't admit q any.
way II he did. !" she said.
GsoEgie haa found the tins para.
graph. and was devOarIng II with
hungry eyes.
u was . very tiny paragraph.
reebAbly only put IN at ell 70 OIL
- an awkward space and q gave
90 brief announcement:
Nicholas Boyd. the ain aAar. Who
has recently retired from his screen
ACTIVITIES. underwent an operation