The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-28
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THE subject sorasped hIs lnflamed
serves that he couid not ait as
they spoke Of H. Now he asked
Marsha whether she would mind
hasin9 coHea In the library.
nut - course not" she answered
easily. lie decided with q further
Tightening o. e tension already too
sfsat that she did not mind at all
that. after the divorce. their con-
Restless wculd be dune for al, long
tina The fact SIN could and did
toFtnre him.
IIe rang Cor bartholomew, who
eaffiea the tray 20 the library.
Marsha nsttied before q biack.mar.
he gTais In which q eoai gre whis-
psfed and whimpered. Rain beat sod.
esaiT. steadily against the windows.
watch looked on that dismal court.
Miserable day." Bob thought he
elAneed down at her. sitting back
end feiaxed. lie was normally rea-
aonahls. snsifsly fair: but now. he
tsig anger "a the fact that she could
81 80. while be vas in helll
when Do ron want the divOreeg"
be askea sharply.
''Oh.r nhe answered easily. and
after . llft % shoulders. why not
isf nature take It's courseg Then Il
will hatch when I've been on the
Rene a. Paris nest the proper num-
Der % months.~
q eiah sou did not have 10 be
nlppaat." BE fang out. "ahoat thisl
happen O. loaihs 4 anyway"
what DO you van. me 10 be-"
sha ASKED. ~and do2"
"rm fool enough to be fond of
dignity" be responded.
"Bai there 10 "a dignity whatso-
s8ef Ia this situation" she pointed
eui. ~nor IN the personal habits Of
tocay a man hnds a woman TO be
considerably less than his dreams
and be casta her on as he would a
pair az old shoes that were mired
b. 4 bad day's play. Understand.
In not asking you 10 keep me. !
aonf want % stay" She didn't want
e sfay nos. she knew: that IL. un-
lees be wanted her 10 stay. At one
dssparata time she had felt different
y about u. bat that time was gone.
-And that rather gets met" he
aamlttea with a harsh. mirthless
laugh. 4 supposed You might think
fae half a sport. at least. because
az not try to hold you." s
"Bnt sou did not want TO hold me.
dla youg" she draw;ed. and. 1t
aeemed. with ease. "Heavens!" she
thought: feeling the pound Of her
heart.
ma" be responded and loudly.
well" she murmuFed.
~All Of which," he stated. sis use
less and getting as no farther than
We we're last night and the night be-
foFe. say We drop the damned bust
ness. beg pardon" he ended
oulckly. she did not reply.
~EEYii.I. you live with your aunt?"
Fthe asked after the tick Of the
eiock had become too assertive. and
TIE pickering whisper OF a fire had
hegan 10 make itself heard. He did
not want that for her.
= don't know. don't know what
rli Do"
~And u IL none Of my business"
be added harshly.
"well." she admitted judiciously,
Z suppose Il isn't. but inasmueh as
! doul resent your interest why
don't Jon allow yourself to crafty
yonF Idle curiosIty2" ~
Ne didn't reply.
Tin sorry" she said softly.
EFor whatT. 81
"FoF being unnecessarily iippant.
A0tt AtNaU " uNs AE@Atg want ~
help gDu. Bob. But sometimes my
particular devil" she stopped.
shook her head and stared into the
nre tie wondered what made her
particular devil walk, as she won
dered az the wickedness of women,
and how loving woman could want
10 hurt the man she loved, because
ha did not love.
= think I must be on" she an
bounced as she rose. Il have letters
70 write"
I never knew q woman who
wrote 50 many letters!" he CON-
piained irritably.
She dld not seem 20 hear that: he
stared traglcally after her. and she
sd not turn her head to glance back
81 him.
Alone. Bob sat staring at the
chair IN which she always sat, while
tAeg were in the library. head