The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-11-14

~AcSwain. who took the time from
bis work 70 drive me 10 the bank,
vas klad 1nongh 10 carry Il clear
out 70 the Oakland airport 30 It
would Be =. what's the matter $.
20 yDu want me 10 drive you 10 Sac.
fnmenlol" he seemed reused from
his lelhargy a. Marian Jumped from
tbs dlxaa.
~No.~ she answered. and amer :
memen1e restless pacing OF the
roam. "shefs's 10 use nov. The Iet.
Ter didn't 80 70 Sacramento any
mere lhan Mcswain went 10 the air.
port.
"oh. r.on." she turned 10 him
again. ~dont goa see what's hap
penedf"
eAll can ses.- he returned with
spirit Is that the girl | married
Is carrying en- llks q prima donna.s
Aiarian sat 10 . chair. head IN her
hands. Well. that vas that. While
she wns sIttlus with her mother.
chnckllng over winning the frst
roana with Meswain. be was taking
her only wsapon away from her. But
how bad he known where TO fnd the
lellerg
she arose aud vent into her room
and dslFed into the desk In which
she Kept ali receipts. There on rep
q one pile lay = receipt from the
bank for rent On safe deposit boz.
he'd b. Marian and Lionel casaa.
Jointly.
neSwain vas clever. IS clever as
q FOX. Had the letter been mailed,
asiirsfed and accepted - someone
elAe. she might have charged them
wlth lnleFcspsins TIE mails. How
eEeF. he had read Ion rightly. Lon
was to- heneal 70 eonzeiTe Of anyone
else's being false.
CHE went hack into the living
- room. f.on vas SIM sitting on
lhe disan. dark head resting on TIE
pllioW. q fresh eisarsl between his
ilpa.
La sc sai beside hin. took
ere hana u beta Of hers. Instead Of
earring a1out hers Il "a passive
Try - Ilsaen 70 shat ! want 70
= was called away from here By .
lsle8F-m supposedly eoming from
Sacramento ! Geiephoned yon. You
tod ne to take TIE car. thea yoa
lafne4 lFom Gha telephone and
taiAea - someone. THAT person sug.
eaatea 10 Jon that I take Hero With
ne with Tim onf q the way. they
know MhoaFer vas going through
thls hoase would be nnmolesied.
-I.oa. whom % you know thatS
afraid 81 Herog Who wired gon 70
meet them anc suggested In tue wire
that you leave Pal Il homes-
Oh. nos listen. Ian protested
I'm. II goB mean Silver. pat her
cat o. your mind. she was down al
the Eat nFazos all day =. had lunch
with - there
Has she ever done that before5
And Row long after left did she 81.
river"
sac vas there before that wire
cane from Sacramento. asking me
70 send the letter on to you"
~Of coarse she vas. Look" she
handed him the receipt. she found
that here. tipped on the person
working with them In Sacramento
shat 10 wire and then proceeded TO
arrange an abb for herself.
Lon. why won't you be convinced
lhai silver and Meswaln are guilty
~ actually robbing meg"
Way h repeated, and with
drawing ats hand. faced her. BE.
cause happen 10 know what Is be-
hind this whole affair"
You DO? Would you mind telling
NEE"
When McSwain and | started OF
ihis morning. ne asked me II you
had kicked up fuss over my work.
ing for him. replied that you hadn't.
+ lie said he was surprised ! asked
him wty. anu this Is what he told
me.
He said that he and your father
hsd been enemies for years He told
me a TOT about your girIhood that
lad never before known: how you
uscd 70 be taken around 10 all sorts
1t places with crowds OF FoHgh men.
10 your father could use his pretty
daughter Tor political purposes
lie said Il got 10 snrh place
yoar farhers sister realized yoE
acre being Spoiled for any normal
/ ronanhaod and she stepped W and
said yonr was through this exclusive
sirl schoal bui that as soon as you
ten school. ne forced the newspa'
Hei bar ing his fariion into giving
suu 4 JOB as a fepoEisF 50 yuu could
further his interests there"
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