The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-09-25

sittlng bolt upright on the edge az r.
4 keep plenty busy" said lvv
and ought to be dressmakine AZ
this minute" She had not liked the
tone OF the voice In which he had Re.
marked that he did not often GET a
chance to talk with her alone. .Ard
II you don't mind" she continued
I'll run down and get my work"
Cant get it for youT'
She was already on her feet. shak.
ing her head and smiling. He accom-.
panied her to the head of the narrow
stair by which the passenger cabins
were reached. Flint watched her
until she had turned into the pas.
sageway at the foot Of the stair and
was lost to view.
For few seconds he stood as one
who is undecided. A wave Of tlgly
emotion swept him. His brows gath.
cred into knot, and he went reso.
lutely but softly down the stair.
The door of the cabin in which
she changed and kept her things was
ajar. The dress which she was max.
ing was folded into a towel. On the
top of this neat package rested a
neat little sewing-basket of Malay
weave.
As he came opposite the door a
plank in the ancient decking
creaked and she faced quickly
about. A woman less experienced in
the ways of men than Ivy might
have been terror-stricken at the ex.
preston OF his face and the husky
broken quality of his voice.
'HYou got to listen to me-" he said.
fWillingly." said Ivy in her most
natural and untroubled tones. "But
it is much too stuffy down here"
CHE picked up the half,made dress,
- wrapped in the towel. and the
work-basket. But Flint had come
forward until he almost filled the
narrow doorway. He had one foot in
the cabin.
There is no use talking on deck"
said Flint. at is too public"
Haven't l anything to say about
that?" she asked.
He made no answer, but went on
with what he had come to say:
Listen" he said: i've got money
coming to me. Plenty of it. | know
how you're fixed. You're up against
it. But what's mine is yours. That's
what wanted you to know"
That's awfully kind Of you" said
Ivy in an even voice. But you're
mistaken about me. have a good
job waiting for me in Singapore.
Thanks for the offer just the same"
"You don't understand" said
Flint thickly. II want to marry you.
| guess you know I've been crazy
about you ever since you stepped
your little foot on this Ship"
II am sorry," said Ivy.
"You mean l don't stand any show
with you. You don't give damn
about me-"
81 do give a damn about you,"
said Ivy. land I have liked you very
much. Please don't do anything to
spoil that"
Mans jealousy teens with intui-
lions.
What makes you think you got
Job waiting for your" he said. Who
promised it? You didn't have one
promised when we left Sinbao. You
haven't received any radiograms,
and either you have made it up in
your head. or you're trusting to
someone who hasn't the reputation
for keeping promises"
This kind of talk isn't doing any
good" said Ivy. st won't get you
anywhere"
asking for what you want never
does get a man anywhere" said
Flint. "a mans got to take it."
He stepped suddenly all the way
into the cabin and pulled the door
shut behind him. Ivy was horribly
annoyed, but not frightened. She
was not afraid OF tigers. She saw no
reason to be afraid of young man
who was wiry rather than strong,
and whose emotions had momenta-
rily unseated his reason.
81 wouldn't touch me If were
YOU" she said. Il have good pair
OF lungs and IL you don't open that
door and get out of here, I'll put up a
veil for help that will be heard clear
back in Sinbao. Be yourself. Look
at your face in that mirror: you look
as II you were going to have
stroke. Does apoplexy run in your
family?"
She had put down her sewing and
faced him, her eyes narrow and cold
with contempt and her fists
,lenched. She had noted the exact
position in its rack Of the heavy
glass drinking.water bottle, and she.
had so Unanswered that its narrow
neck was within easy reach OF her
right hand. She was strong and
vigorous.
(cosyiEhs, 1884. BY GOEVsrSSSr Morrill,