The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-13
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goin. 10 DO anything We got % do il
now"
Then what did you mean be
wouldn't get out an Injunction nm
less he had tor
Unless you'd agree to quit work
without Sc
Judith sat q few moments In ST.
fence. a crisis like this needed man
like Biz Tom; not Justin cunard.
Judge Morgan nor any man she
knew could handle Il.
She was Big Toms stenographer.
she repeated to herself and she was
going tosact as she had acted ia his
once when things came up she
couldn't handle during HIS absence.
She would pretend he vas temper
ariIy absent.
"Mr. Scoggins, have ron signed
any papersa" she asked.
mo, Miss Judith. they was egging
me on to do It, this man and Mamie,
but says no. I'm not signin' moth
ing"
That's nne. Mr.. Scoggins. tried
70 talk Big Tom into getting you to
sign an agreement for our use Of
your land In the food basin and be
wouldn't do Il. He said he would
bank everything he had on your
word
He said thatf' came the pleased.
incredulOus question.
Yes
miss Judy, I ...I... / don't
want to do this. It's Just Tommy
and Mamie and being able to give
them things. I've got TO Miss Judy.
| owe It to them, that iish-scale dress
and car for Tommy"
II KNOW" Judith. like Big Tom.
4 was putting her trust IN the man
as she spoke. II do understand how
you feel. but I'm going TO ask Jon
10 do something for Big Tom. No.
not give up your OIL. Mr.. Bevinn
would never have asked ron to sac
rifce yourself for him. would heg
And ron could have depended upon
him 70 play fair with you, always,
couldn't your
Yes. indeed, Miss Judith
Well, Mr.. Ecoggins, I'm acting
as his sacretaTy now and I'm goine
to carry out his orders, 80 think Of
yourself as dealing with him., Give
me q few days 70 think this oveE ]
want TO explore an angle I've Just
thought about. ana then I'll meet
you and give you my decision. Is thai
kair?g
Yes It Is"
"And you will give me your word
that you will not sign anything m,
| III after rye talked with ron, non
so ahead With any Of the plans ehia
man ofIers2s
ASupposin' hoswcn't waltz"
"If he's honest and there is oil %
your land. he will wait"
"Qf course yes. Of course he
viii, won't he9"
They shook hands. Scoegini
started 10 60 but Judith had mo
toned DeIphy and the old woman ap
peared with D tooGee POI. and
frosted cake. They talked of every
thing excepting oil and dams and
when Scoegins left he had forgotteD
HIS dogged. haifshamed manner d
the earlier evening.
After he had left, Judith slipped
llght sweater over her head and
tFudasd up 70 the "Ship Rock"
WnaYiIy she stretched out on the
rock and looked out on the plains.
hlue-hlack bowl topped BY . blue
black SKY.
Was & worth the heaTtache and
WORRY, this buildlns Of Diahlo Dami
Surely Il seemed that 81 aiabio was
at the bottom Of Il. something devil
fish seemed to dog her footsteps az
she sought % carry out her IN
Htfnctions.
she had sacrificed her husband.
her home. herself on the altar 81
Big Toms ideal and for what? He
had been building for the people
and now they didn't want the prof
Get that had Indirectly robbed him
of his life.
Sue laughed, u broken catch 50
l|ef voice ~ slte eehllaAd SO sas
memory o. scoggins' house being
swept from iks foundations ID the
storm. that had sent her away from
Norman IL the moment ok her de
cislon. And now Scoggins = she
heard 8 noise and looked up. a
hinge nguge vas sllhouetted AGAINST
the milky glow oe . million stars.
"Delnhy.H she cried. startled.
.sYaasam. came the plaintive re
ply.
"What are ron doing up herai
thought ron we're IN bed.
Nome
without Nords they went back to
the house. Judith meekly accepting
her bedtime 6rink and massase,
which she snflered q a. eGork q
repay ne1phy Tor her daEotion.
Morning brought slim Sanford.
and With him one &c the foremrat
gnologiefe og lhe country.
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