The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-03-10


fifty Raisnls had got gou."
sIf you leave this castle. Jules,
I'm coming with ycu--unless Raisul
goes with you. that is.
"D'yod suppose Raisui's going
where tell him?"
"No, suppose you're going
where Raisul tells y9u to go, If he
goes OH some expedition and you
go with him. don't hid staying
here, provided a definite date Is
fixed for our return to England and
that it is the earliest possible date.
"But one thing Is absolutely Ger.
tain-l don't stay another night
alone In this room, II Raiatl n in
the castle. You wouldn't Esk me TO.
would you. 'juies?"
"Oh. Lord. don't make all the At.
las mountains out OF a mole-hill.
Iaaisul won't do 1t again. And any
now. you can bolt your door. in the
future. IL I'm not here"
But you're going to be here.
Jules--if. am. I can't sit here night
and day with the door locked
Jules gave snort OF impatience
Look. dear" urged Margaret.
Sappese you went away from the
nsile, and Raisul suddenly came
.ipon ME somewhere. in the day
lime"
"Oh.. try your pistol trick on hiD
again." snapped Jules irritably.
WHAT what did you say?"
Jules looked confused. Confused
guilty and angry.
How did you know that pre-
tended TO have a pistol? How did
you know that Raisul =, oh
Jules. You KNEW You knew
about Raisni all the time! Yon
were acting. You knew when yon
came into this room. You wereni
really indignant at all. and you
hadn't the faintest intention Of pun
ishing Raisul.
"Of course, your mother told You
She. -"
Don't you say anything against
my mother" clustered Jules loudly
"She's one OF those women who helr
their men-folk. not hinde. them"
"And am | hindering you. my gen
tie Jules" asked Margaret her
voice low. bitter and cutting. "hy
mentioning that your cousin so be.
haved to me last night. here In my
bedroom. that had to threaten 10
shoot him? Will you just tell mo In
plain English what you'd like me 70
do next time? | should be sorry 20
do anything that hindered YOU
Does your mother p"
"Will you leave my mother alone?
She didn't i"
"Ah! Perhaps she did not tell you
Perhaps fsaisni himself boosted. or
conhded. TO you. that while you
were drhgged Tor drunk 80.
"Hold your tonguel How dare You
insinuate things like that against d
gentleman against your hns
band? Drunk indeed!"
"My husband! That honorable
truthful reliable gentleman. my
husband. Do you consider my sug
gestion--that you were drunk--as
being on q par with my suggestion
that Raisnl himself told ron that he
had come 10 your wife's room In the
middle OF the night. and -
Look here. my girl. just now you
said you knew that T6 bees drugged
thanked yoa for your kindness and
said II was q virtue. l further re
marked that virtue got Its reward
land your reward was that exer
clsed equal kindness In judging
lyon"
Judging me? What are you talk
ing about? Do you know. think !
must be going silly here"
"'Golng'2"
"Gone. then. Gone quite mad
What d'yon mean. Judging me'?"
"What | say. Yon heard was
blind drunk. and very chnritably
and very rightly. concluded I'd been
tdrngged."
| "Yes.s
"Weil. | heard that You'd had
Ralsul IN here while I was-er--in.
sensible.
"Whatr' Margaret flinched. palea
and blindly extended hand. for
support.
| Il say that like you, | was char
table When | heard that Raisul
had been up here. said:
! What about u? Harmless flirta
ton. We all know young Raisul. |
trust my wife :. As said before.
we were both kind. both charitable. Is
| Margaret. feeling as though her
knees would give way. sat down
rather heavily. and with some sud
Idehness. upon her bed. The cold tide
lof fear was rising again. so fast. 50
high. that she felt she must Sifown
she was going to faint. No. that she
would nol do. DIE she mlsht-and
willingly -bni she would no, faint
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