The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-09-05
Chapter a.
AGREEMENT

"pUT you wanted to destroy the
noteY" Bob probed on. baffied.
she dropped back to turn her face
from him: her muted "Yes" failed
10 reach him.
"What. dear?" he asked. as he
leaned over her. She turned to look
up into the eyes that were so close.
"Ysa" she repeated.
why dld you want to destroy
its| be went on. "Can you tell me
that. or would you rather not?"
= didn't want you to take me If
you didn't want TO. and l felt sure
you didn't want to" her voice
broke. and faded TO nothing.
'Elut Marsha"
Il want 10 so with you! But !
don't want you 20 take me unless
you want"
= wont bother you In any way.
you know. MaFsha?"
she laughed shortly; mlrthlessly.
"You don't have 10 explain" she
said. = know how you feel about
niei"
mo you don't" he combatted.
No human ever knows what an.
ether thinks. l realized that. Mar
aha. after | left you last night. Will
yuu so back with me and go with
NE wherever l go for as long as
ton feel you can stand it? l want
ton 20 Tery much"
she hesitated. she drew a sharp
breath. aud turned 10 him eyes in
Which were question and some
fFimht. when she at length spoke 1t
was 10 say "Yes!" and a trifle over
lnudly.
SO you feel that wayi" he
thought. certain Of her fear. "It
wont be so bad" he promised: 81
shsll do my best 10 make things
Flsaaant for you. Wen have a plano.
Wen 60 20 Mexico City whenever l
ean set away you'll like the place"
ltis saw that she was listening to
hlm hungFilyl "and well try to be
seed friends. and rll boss things
~. probably tell you not to step
from The porch when I'm OF work.
tag How will you like that?" ne
pnBed.
very we'll" she answered in a
whlspeF. She hesitated: she said.
suppose you want to marry some
one slaeY
Z am married" he answered
coldiy.
"Dont make me feel your disap.
pFovai Of mo 90 thoroughly" she
beEEsd
= didn't mean 20; but it's once
fof M. u could be- only once for
ne be said heavily.
"Aad Cor met" she assured him
Nth . leaning toward her old Flip
pancy. so ! presume we might as
sell make the best OF a bad job"
Y you look at Il so" he replied.
ana again coidly.
We moved IN q dare Tor hours that
Relieved their deciding upon what
e a. The miracle Of which he
had dreamed was going 10 be. but
ne happiness that he had felt must
zone with q vas denied him. Myri.
ads II disturbing questions buzzed
wiihin BIN. Then. with a squaring
e tired shoulders he dismissed the
aoaeia that he saw as a weakling's
uoai" be thought. 4 am no good!
nat ! wlll make a so OF It."
EVERYTHING vas being done for
Marsha that could DO done. Bob
reasoned q week later land as he
haa = hundred times each day Of
thai Neek1 and she did not grow
better.
The fefeF persisted: she was los.
iuE wsssht with alarming rapidly
aad daflng the morning. subnormal
hpaFa she was piieoualy white and
elm bob Was badly worried and
his une ouilet was sitting By her
Pei caring for her as he could:
piannisw small diversions for her:
remembering everything bright he
heard. % teil her.
Ana be learned Sitting bv her he'd
his after certainty which was his
aesR aua enduring love for her. a
iose tat would live no matter what
she %. ur thought Of him.
she depeaded upon him. he saw
an9 = hslped her % have him near
ehall ! read 20 your" he asked
efien.
shs aHually answered with NO"
hAflT ln bis Eisll she bad said No;
unisss zoe Naut TO. unless IT'S too
si9pia Tor Yea % be here with moth
in9 e. entertain"
I love hi" Be had said that day
= g. l. she agreed.
fen see. we're becoming
ffieada'" be said trlamphantly and
% he surprise and his consierua
iion. hsF eyes hrlmmed.