The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-10-13
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HsAROEINE came nearer, pressing
against him as II she could pro.
tsct him from this something which
thfsatsned. whatever it was. he
WaaJim. and hers. She had i pas
sicnete conviction that she could
keep him safe whatever happened.
There's another BIT about the
esnssaIds. Lean see them under the
Hight. | cant see EImer-onIy his
hard under the light and the emer-
sid4 hanging from it eight Of them,
With little pearl chains between
them-gike q kids green beads"
caroline put her arms round him.
;;pon't. darling!s
DO you think shot him7"
49, o!s said Caroline, in . quick,
Aeyce voice.
SIC said did-to get the emer-
srhst womans r
1ee, Nesta. She said Jim Rid
ASll shot him and took the emer-
alfn. She was In 1t too. And he hid
tho feriieralds and went or up to
Glasgow by the Alice Arden only
hsAever got there. because she was
wrecked"
What has that got to do with
your said Caroline. still in that
newsHerce voice.
she says I'm Jim Riddell."
eX0u're not! Why should you be?"I
II don't know Caroline. don't
knQw." She felt shudder pass over
AIM. rIf ! could remember--but I
cant
:4Ou will"
He was silent. Her words went
echOipg through the empty spaces
Of his mind: "Remember-remem.
ber-Syou will remember" They re.
peeted themselves endIessiy and
died away. Suppose he didn't re.
sigenber. There was = six weeks gap
~ his life. Suppose he never re-
saeBabsred what had happened In
those six weeks. Suppose he did re-
menber. Suppose be had really shot
Elmer Van Berg, .....
sxdu didn't" said Caroline. She
preesed against him and laid her
cheek TO his. "Jim-darling don't |
g. al away BY yourself. Talk to me.
We1l nhd way out
He put her arms away from him.
Suppose there's no way out. Sup
rogef did II"
Caroline sat back little. She put
htf hands IN her lap and lifted her
fnke1to the sky. She had clear, I'M
tt4qbled look that was very comfort
ms She spoke softly and steadily,
afs'ik she we're reasoning with q
ehilds
why should you have shot him.
dktling7s
81 don't know was there.--I re-
n4nnber drinking with him."
rxou wouldn't have shot him with.
cue reason. You don't Just 90 about
shooting people for nothing nobody
does"
sThs smeralds are not exactly
aclhing."
"Ihat's rubbish" The words we're
loeched with light scorn.
itf"
es. L ls-you know It Is. really.
lin. pp you remember anything at
81 shout that Nesta woman7"
ANleII. wouldn't you have. II you
bad married herr
: .lsdon't know His voice sounded
hopsiess.
.she didn't touch chord : mean,
sometimes you meet a total stranger
and you don't know where they come
from or who they are. but something
soes click inside you and you feel as
Il ycu knew them. Ycu didn't feel
anything like that?"
LIE laughed grimly.
IL Il loathed her" be said.
ESQ did L" said Caroline happily.
well. there you are--if you loathed
her. you wouldn't have married her"
There was rather Z horrid pause.
Then he said.
Perhaps loathed her because I
married her"
Caroline cried out quickly.
~Oh. ron didn'tls
The silence fell again. She had to
break Il herself.
"Iim. listen live got an idea. You
I'm look up your signature in that
registry once. No. It's not your sig
asturs--it can't be! It's Jim Rid.