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

It. Silly, I call It." She glanced at
Georges untouched bun. "You.rs
not eating" she said.
"pm not hungry" Georgia an.
swsTed. II don't really want II"
'Fll have 1t FOR yUu,'' Nelly said
quickly 50 quickly and eagerly that
George asked In swift concern:
Haven't you had any bFeakfastf"
Nelly laughed rather mirthIessly.
tho, I haven't. I'm econBmizing'.-
she paused, and washed down o
nouthful OF bun with some coffee
before sheladdsd with bTaFadO. sI'm
out Of O Job"
"Oh!" GsOFs!eas face was beau
tiful in its concern. "But you'll get
another job7"
'sShall I? Goddess " knows"
''You mean you can't geta tgb?"
George asked In horror. 'sHow
long Is 1t since yOn left the other
placer"
"a fortnight; but don't you wor.
az
~ about me, I shall be all fight.
Tell me about yourself"
But George could think Of moth.
Ing but her friends tragedy.
'I'll ask Bishop" she said eagerly.
Hes my stgpiathsr. and Z should
think he knows nearly everybody
In, London. The Telephone is g6itg
all day, and We get heapslDf visitors.
He's nice. I'm sure he'll fini You q
job II ask him."
Nelly made q little grinhace.
'.1e might tell you that he would
try, because you're pretty and he
probably likes You, but he won't be
go keen when he's seen me. Men
al all'the same, if you haven't gut
d silly, dolly face they don't think
you're any good. However, it's kind
Of yon TO suggest it." shs added.
Nelly touched the sleeve Of GeUr.
gieis coat. elf must have cost. a lot"
she said. 'fIt,s better than anything
We ever kept In our place. u cost r
at least $40. didn't NJ"
aR'M NOT sure" George said. She
Aiknsw that # had cost q good deal
more than the $50, which seemed
the height of costlinsss to Nelly.
and It made her feel q little
ashamed. Surely &c wasnot right for
one girl TO spend so much money on
mere clothes while another girl
went without her breakfast? q
'sYou can have ths newspaper if
y0u like" Nelly saD0s 90 George
stiIl kept q IN .hsr ha ID. "Pve cut
out the advertisement page. and
that's all I bought issOf."
George thanked her as crate.
fully az q Shs had just been pre-.
seuted with the Grown Jewels
az you're sure yen don't want
IT," she was careful to ask.
Nelly ate the last cramb on her
plate. following 1t up with q ioaf
Of sugar from the basin.
"Ahd now I'll be going" she said.
George hesitated. then sid diff.
n.ently. II hope you won't mind.
but won't ron let me lend you q
little money. just tin yon get an
other Job"
Nelly flushed and drew on her
glove with q vigorous tus.
"No. thanks; thanks all the same.
rye never borrowed money yet, and
I'm not going TO start: thanks al
the same. I'm all right: don't you
worry"
But George worried ; great deal:
there was heavy cloud on her ho-
rizon as she went slowly back 10 the
hotel Life seemed so terribly un-
balanced. like o see-saw: yOu we're
either up In the full glare OF p0ph-
larity or else yon were down in the
darkness: to her sensitive mind
Nicholas Boyd and Nelly Foster
seemed suddenly to have Joined
hands and TO be standing together
looking at her with unf lendly eyes.
So Nicholas had had his operation
and was doing as well 90 could be
expected: she wondered what that
meant. She knew II was the hind
az thing doctors always said about
sick people, and set Nicholas was
not exactly sick In the ordinary
way.
Her heart seemed 10 be stralning
away from her body IN Q vain &t.
tempt TO reach him: she wondered
u they were Kind 70 him: Il they
had hurt him very much and. NEST
Of ell. Il they had been successful In
making his face well again.
Not that Il matterea. TO her at
IeAt he would always be dear and
beautiful whatever happened. paF.
haps q little more dear 10 ~ wan al
ways 10 be the ugly devil" he haa
once Described himself.
she searched the hotsi tin sAa
found her stepEatheT.
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