The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-07-25

She could not stand much more
she felt. as she stood b. 4 windaa
Of the drawing room 20 traces tas
cars. By their cleaning lights thaf -
followed the avenue Yeara n hAa f#E|
been since she had suaered ihua
from her aunf's smile and ia imuIt
cation. =.
Why must she turn hack "a the At
younger heart that could suneFg -.
What had made her turn3 ~
What could she DO about Bob n mr
was GeofIrey she wasted. oedarsy -
Close TO three weeks he had hoen 80.
in town now. and without sendlne ~
a word TO her.
She pulled deep on her cigarette
to see, In the blue. floating smokc.
Mrs Powers. saying. ~But. dear yoa fsn
do belong In this house and 90 aa'
She belonging in that house. Wa uei
couldn't she laugh az az she bad N
sneeFed at nervous breakdoWns 81
Was she to suffer oneg She musfnt
cry. and she wanted % cry an ne -
time. A.
Doubtless Mira Powers via ne TO-
lieved," said Miss Gertrude vho a.
peared 70 pursue the theme. hat q
viii seem hard % the young man fsI msI|
a time although presume b. aih
That stopped Marsha's Impulse te !.
tears. -
but you're simply too fond a A
me. Aunt" Marsha replied. "you -
think everyone must love ne az
you do"
It slleneed Miss Gertrude. shs -.
glared. and making her ansry heipad
little. Alice appeared 10 sag. THO al
telephone. Miss Marsha
Marsha's heart beat hard. but a
was not Geoffrey who bad called her
It was only Bob. tit
"Yes?" she said YEARLY after hif -.
short heayily-charsed and eager
"DeaF?" She could not keep o. 10 fiI.
much longer. she knew. u vas. ae G.
tually. making her ilL ~
NOVEMBER had fr0Een aad
thawed again and again; tae lasa
Of its weeks was held, foF ne masf
part. in a fog which turned the riVei
and harbor craft clamorous and thai
made old scenes strangely ans fuii.
eerily new
Miss Gertrude was loud In Der ds tat
seriptious Of the deaths from inna TIE
enza. which vas Creeping over the
city 10 paFaiyze "a: she shook hsi
head and gloated. a blue .bloodst fhr
ghOul. who called her fasclnallon
for the morbid. my ready avn
pathy." srr
Marsha forced her smile and dwell
upon those lines of Housman's trca
which have 30 do with dressing aud -,
washing and eating and thlnkina
and God knows Why" she tried a. tol
fll her time and she tried not &C. -.
think. She thought a great deal and
she could not on her time. sal
You're 50 strangely and uuhaP end
PLY restless!" Miss Gertrude com. 80
planned over her solitaire cards ans
her Rever-ending games.
Il was a relief when Marsha real vfcr
lied Bob knew. He came the iasi ID
evening % November. Alice admit
ted him in her grim and silent way: al
Marsha looked up from the book ,ga.
which was with al the rest she'd
read lately. so dull" 20 see hlm teai
standing In the doorway that led he
to the hall and seeming % on o.
She appreciated his silent entrance:
IL was novel and ike him.
Il didn't hear YOU" she said Line
Come in"
He moved across the room with. y
out speaking and with the long and
stride OF a tall man whose waist Al,
has been thinned by work outdoors
and whose shoulders have been en-
broadened by IT, .ept
Marsha looked up az him testinEly
4 think you're not very glad 20 see
me-" she said.
God help me. am" he an.
swered: his voice was roughened III
and he breathed a biz unevenly. a.
She rose to stand hv him: he had
evidently been walking. coat open ere
and blowing. Little heads Of misf trrr
were on his wsistcoat: his stir shirt a.
was pOck-marked
He looked more RULED than she CON-
had dreamed he. who was 50 con. arg
tanned, could look.
why the Paavo Nurmi feat on
night like ths?" she asked: she auy
knew we'll enough: but anything b. Of
get II overt There's a lovely dew
on your shaggy fierce eyehrOwa
II do like them. Bob! You really oV-
are as gentle as a lamb and as limo
cent as those old maids who serve
on committees for the suppression tea
of vice, but you can look 50 alarm. ,cr-
ing"
He said nothing. staring down on
her IA
We'll" she went on. "the day has
heen dull! Get al a. You're going
to ask me whether it's al been
game, aren't your" D.
(CsfJSiEif. 1884. - x. Hssis.f.Ts5lsrb enc
marsha gees through a sittsr