The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-09-30

ciety under the rules OF which all
the members read one allother'g
compositions. Caroline called 1t
The Vicious Circle.
II was half past seven when Caro-
line ran her car into the shed which
did duty ~ q garage and went up
the tagged path with the red stand
ard rose-trees on either side OF Il.
The cottage was really two cot
tages thrown together. The front
door opened directlysinto q sitting
room. out Of the corner of which a
steep curly stair went up to the bed
rooms ~
Caroline, stood on the doorstep
said, "Golly!"
All the furniture had been pushed
back, and there was laid out upon
the floor a short length Of brightly
Powered chintz. longer piece OF
sage-green serge, and q remnant of
navy-blue crepe de chine with q pat
tern OF green and yellow daisies.
Some strangely shaped pieces OF
newspaper were disposed like Is
lands and peninsulas upon the serge,
while. kneeling with her back to the
door and holding a pair1of cutting.
out scissors in a hesitating, hover.
ing manner. was Miss Patsy AT.
buthnot.
PATSY Ann-what are you do.
ing?" said Caroline.
Miss Arbuthnot sat back upon her
heels and Slowed around. She had
very pretty dark hair. and it was
obvious that she had been running
her fingers through it, She was
about ten years solder thans Caros
line. and she had just missed being
as pretty as her own romantic pic
ture OF herself.
She had melting dark eyes and
enormously long lashes: she had
arched eyebrows, q straight nose,
and q fine II rather colorless skin;
she also had . tiny mouth, rabbity
teeth. and q lisp. She wore rather
tired crimson smock stuck danger.
ously full Of pins. and yard-meas-
ure trailing round her neck like o
scarf.
"oh. I'm SO glad you've comet"
she said.
did you think I'd been alb.
ducted?"
"This won't come out.f
Caroline came nearer and sur
veyed the mess.
what are you trying to do?" u
ITS those three remnants that
got. There isn't enough OF any OF
them, but ! thought II l could cut
out the chintz flowers and applique
them on to the serge" -.
Caroline gurgled.
IT'D. look exactly like boiled
green's served up with asters."
DO you think It wouldf And even
then there wouldn't be enough. with
these long skirts. And don't see
how ] can work In the crepe Dc
chine whatever / do"
you can't" said Caroline with
= great firmness. "And. darling,
II we don't have some food soon. I
shall probably swoon. I've got . feel
ing that l shall see those asters 90.
Ing round and round In about half
minute. What are We having?"
Scrambled eggs"
go and scramble them. TIL put
the nuss away. You can make Q
knitting.bag out Of the chintx, and
tablecloth for Mrs. vickers out Of
the serge-if yoa keep 1t here. I'll
leave home. I dare say I'll have an
idea about the crepe de chine some
other time. Now so and cook. sim
ply must wash"
When Caroline came down again
she had taken on her hat. She laid
the table. and presently Miss Ar
buthnot came In with Q 'fiushed face
and smoking dish ofseggs. As she
put 1t down. abe shot Q hssitating
questioning glance ut Caroiine--
IT wasn't Jimfs 81 ia ~
II don't known" a. $50
"You don't knowg" ~. a
He's gone 10 Lexington. I'm 70.
Ing there tomorrow. He's lost his
memory. I don't awfuily want to
talk about Il. Patsy Ann.
/ Patsy looked . little offended. She
loved Caroline dearly. but she
thought her odd. II was odd Of Caro-
line to be 30 reserved about Jim
Randall. Patsy could have talked
about him I'll day. II was 30 hard
to have to live ones emotional life
without anyone to coniide In. IL
Uncle James had died six months
earlier. Il might have made ell the
difference. Jim wouldn't have quar-
relied with his uncle and gone
abroad. As Il was. every time abe
went through the village there were
the stone pillars ut the entrance TO
Hale Palace . little more coyered
with green mould. and the drive Q
little more neglected. And Caroline
wouldn't talk about any OF II.
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