The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-06-20
chapter 20
sLEr NE SEE YoU'


sIET Me SEE YOU"
,HEORGIE did not cry: she ctOod
~ hooking at Boyd In q puzzIed
helpless sort Of way that seemed to
ask for explanations. Surely Il was
not really possible FOR peopis to be
well and strong one moment, and
the next to be euitB dead?
Boyd asked gently: Where Ii
your uncle now7"
"At the Boar's Head, ! suppose"
~WouId you like me to go and
fstch him7"
"Oh noIS
Then suddenly George gave .
little smothered cry. sohi feel so
queeri I'm afraid I'm going to
faint"
She put out her hands. cropping
blindly for support, and Boyd
caught them In his own. gently
guiding he to Lovelock's chair.
"Ita al right :. hold on to me.
shut your syes-you'il be aII right
IN q minute"
George obeyea helplessly, hold.
ing on to him as if her life depend
Cd on IT, then presently she let SO.
EN- al right nsws" she said
family.
He fetched water tor her and
made her drink some.
~You want someone 10 look altar
yos," he said angrily.
do II" she pushed the heavy
hair back from her forehead with
q trembling hand. SWkom do y0u
suggestf" she asked with a faint
attempt at rnirth. y seem to be- q
nuisance all round as far as can
make out" Then suddenly she broke
down. turning asIda and sohbing
with her face buried on her arms.
~0h. 90 away, 60 away"
Nicholas stood looking helpiessly
at her, then suddenly he laid hand
On her shoulder.
stop crying. Georgia. 90 ron
hear1 Stop crying At once"
But Il VIA some time before she
c0aid control herself. and sTen them
she kept soothing and wiping away
tearn that absolutely refused 70
stop falling.
And presently Boyd seid Els tharn
nnythIhs 1 lean DC Cor yoBs -
"Woeld koaf she askeds
~Of course: It's al wrong that q
child Iikseyou should be 60 na-
elected"
~rm not really a ehfld.s
~Teli me what can do Tor your
he urged.
She stood % suddenly. holding
% the arm Of the chair for support.
~Let me see you sometimes" she
said n 3 quick, eager way. aThers
cent be any harm Ia Il. ] know
you're married. and al that ana
don't want you, not IN that way"
he smiled family. I'm what wayf''
Ne asked.
In TIE way you're afraid I %. =
sac said hrarely. Il mean. Pm not
n love With you. Do you think
mmfs
Il hope i am not such an egoiat.
There's not much IN me to love at
the moment.
The hot color beat into her face
and she blt her lip then she said.
with q return OF her old eagerness:
Then can We be friends7 could
SO Tor walk with ron sometimes.
coal6n't II u I'm only q child. &C
y0u Sag. there conldn't possibly Be
any harm IN my going Tor q walk
with yea. Yoa said once that people
would talk: well. do ron think Il
matters what people say about amp
enc IKE maf'
he asked with quick anger:
~What DO you mean anyone like
yonf-
A1A0At eAt0&&e0 toS oAm
- shoulders.
well. we've GOT snch q bad name
IA the village that nobody wants
% know as. she protested.
Boyd's face softsnea.
poor little kia.~ be said.
The ready tears rushed 10 her
eye8
do yots want me to err AGAIN.
she demanded hercely.
Il DO not. he answered fervenIly:
be walked away from her aud stood
looking cot OF the window II the
neglected avsrgrown garden.
Il Was aepressins The as the rest
o. Georgie's surroundings and orre
more be found himself wondering