The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-03

his dear, gentle, but rather anus
ingly firm way, about running
risks"
He left bed to get a water bottle
for her: a very hot one with a shay
gy towel wrapped around it. She
lay laughing at him, but tears were
on her lashes.
"There!" he said triumphantly as
he tucked it against her. And. sit
ting up, he smoked the cigaret that
now he always sought with waking.
Did crash in horribly by wax.
ing?" he asked abruptly.
"No," she answered.
"one of my best waking night
mares is made by thinking of doing
something you won't like" he con-
tided.
4 can have that sort of day
dream, or nightmare, myself" she
answered him.
"You!" He laughed after the
"You."
Don't you think | could do any
thing you disliked?" she ques-
toned. If he would say. Yes. and
Ill forgive you! | love you enough
to forgive anything!" But, he did
not; he staid. and slowly. Possibly.
and the world coud end too. sup
poses and it would for me. dearest
one. if things weren't right between
as" And then he had to kiss her
hands, st.4
MARSHA saw her aunt the next
~ day in town; Miss Gertrude
was even more acid than usual. She
had not expected Marsha TO make
this sort of marriage.
Her friends all said, "How de-
lighted you must be-" Some Of the
more astute of them sometimes
looked trifie doubtingly and prob
ingly at her: as if she had manufac-
tured the tales about Marsha! And
she had done everything -every.
thing" she could to bring the child
to realization of her depravity"
you say you are enjoying East
hampton" doomed out Miss Ger
trude. 1T is. have heard many
folk say apropos your-sojourn, an
odd place for a-a-"
Honeymoon" Marsha supplied
boldly. I'VE like it," she went on.
and in her new. gentle. way. land
it's near mother. l don't want to
shorten her time with Bob. We're
coming in to stay with her soon.
You see I don't want her cheated"
"The new role is very pleasing,
Marsha" said Miss Gertrude. Il car
only say that 1 trust it may en-
durei"
Marsha departed little bruised
and a little downcast. but family
amused. Her aunt so consistently ex-
pected the worst; anything less
than the worst actually disappoint-
ed her. Perhaps, Marsha decided,
she had not had quite fair chance.
Yes, the maid answered as she
stepped into the hall of Saint Tim
othys Rectory. Doctor James was
in and expecting Mrs. Powers. And
he asked that Mrs. Powers come lip
to his study: the door to it was the
one at the head Of the stair.
The maid sought rear.rectory
quarters haunted by Mrs. Powers. a
beautiful young lady who looked
that frightened" and whose lips
trembled. but who did not forget to
smile and to thank one who served,
even though humbly.
Doctor James rose as Marsha
tapped on his door. Come in!" he
doomed. He marked his mystery
story with a Lenten-purple book
marker that had been made for him
by one Of the Infant School.
Before you begin on it." he sug-
gested, with pat of her hands,
suppose you smoke cigaret. They
soothe." no j,
She laughed, He waved her to a
chair. She settled and he tried a
cigaret lighter that would not light
and then, muttering little. he held
fiaring match to the cigaret which
trembled with her hand.
mot so bad as that. childi" be
said. when you get to my age you
realize that nothing is so bad as you
thought and that everything Is bet.
ter than You ever dreamed. young,
it could be. / am not, hope. of the
Pollyana school. but IL ones diges-
ton IS good, life does grow easier
and easier and more alluring. Now
what's the matter. dear child?"
He settled on the edge of a deep
chair that faced hers.
Everything =" she answered,
She told her story.
.fCobyiSAt. 1854. BY &. RaOilaaa- Zaylor)
Tomorrow, Or. James brings
comfort 70 Mareha -