The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-07

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/ before the state Commission ana
prove the dam impractical from a.
engineering viewpoint, to have SUD
ceeded ID that and he knew ne
couldn't do that:"
They were silent q mement ana
Judith longed to ask for news q
Norman, but was ashamed to admit
she knew nothing.
''aow do you suppose Lamperp
will wage his war;" Sanford asked
breaking In on her thoughts.
81 wish | knew" answered CO
nard, 1T win be something inspires
by diab0lical cleverness."
Cunard discussed the city end q
the dam building. while the tue
men did Justice to Delphy's beatea
cheese biscuits. potted chicken an
coffee. He expressed q desire q
make tour of dam property am
said he would be there for seversl
days.
Sanford said little. He watchel
Judith anxiously. remarked 81
looked tired. and pretended to SEQ
Delphy for starving her fnistreM
then. as they arose from the tahlt
and started to leave, he turned b
Judith.
Il have . package here fr0n
CHA. Doggone. must have left 1t =
the ship. but here's a letter yo1F
husband asked me to bring downs
"You saw him?" she asked, hd
ing her voice didn't reveal d.
eagerness.
"No. but CHA did. He dashed ire
the courtroom this morning. ssia
he'd just heard OF the trial startis
and told young Morrison GU
frankly. that he didn't like the w
their Arm was doing business. ca
sided up to him and wangledt
luncheon invitation ont OF him. u
know ella. He asked about yon ana
I imagine she told him plenty. So
would. She told him I was nylak
down tonight and he asked herb
wait while he wrote . note to sSa
down with me"
How did he look, did she sal
"No. she didn't. Well, goodnish.
judy, you need some rest. Wen ks
you In the morning, adios-"
"A s soon as the two men had ID,
- Judith turned to the Lett.
WonId he be asking for a divorced
Dear Judithf 9 hasty note.
elias waiting. / find II difficult B
say what want to say, perhaps b
cause my mind IL not yet clear.
year ago would have sworn thu
q woman did net love d man, if slh
could leave him to work agains
his interests. simply because Sin
believed In what she was doing.
same thing. i ind my love for va
Is unchanged. yet under the civ
cumstanees ] cannot ask You to -
turn TO me.
q believe that had we been mas
rled longer and our lives welda
together with sympathetic intek
estss this separation could not hav
II has. / shall leave you free ID
Z 40 sFhat you wish and 1 ~ try ipss.
be a. fair as you have been IN M
blaming me for my stand. ! low
NORMAN
Judith reread the note. tFyfnato
sense The meaning between lidB:
trying to read into each line Tsre
than the actual words revealed. lid
he mean that In leaving her "fle"
he wished their separation to De-
come permanent?
She felt a moments. piuuG, 'stAis
sportsmanship. With feminine ID.
consistency she wished be weld
rush 10 her and demand she refrn
to him. She wondered what Sm
Sanford would have done uMer
similar circumstances.
She refead the last line. Il We
you. Judith" There was sineelty
there she would keep faith Ntb
that line. and maybe time and b.
tiny would do the rest.
She sIept better that night I'm
she had slept FOR some time. Be.
haps because having heard nm
Norman. she entertained fieiHer
false hopes nor fears. She renlsn.
bered Big Toms plea that shsDe
patient With Norman. and pFomEe4
herself that she would be pallet
. promise she was to laugh ut Nh
bitterness.
breakfast. Cunard and Sanffti
arrived simultaneously. Judith d.
ioyed the festive air which seeRd
% pefmeata the little dwelling ush
their coming.
Later 4 stable boy brought 10
three horses and the trio atartedsA
their tour OF Inspection. Judith III
pardonable pride IN the friendly b.
atty Of the men whom they metAt
every step of their journey. WAa
Canard expressed . desire to mt
ScoggIrs. after learning who hid
the salient point of land jntfins no
the main food basin OF the dan.
they rode down 20 the Scogghs
farm and we're Invited 10 stay be
dinner.
Back to Big Tom Town and h.
aith'a shack and cnnard ANNOUNCED
that on the next day he would lts
% Iaake an air tour of the No
uiablo c0nntry.
To Iadith. who bad covered nelN
y every step the year previous Dc
air tFlp was fascinasing.
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