The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-06
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DEEPHY's LETTER

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pEGPHY's LETTER
liz DALE. DeIphy came from
Iva the louise. full of new dignity
and Importance. Il have a letter
he'ah an | done fo'get to bring my
readin glasses Would you-all read
II to mc?"
Judith nodded. She saw through
the rinse Delphy belonged TO the
generation which could neither read
nor write. but proud of their chill
dren,s ability. dreaded to admit
their own lack.
She took the letter and with the
light shining through the door at
her shoulder. read:
~IDear Nanny Delphy. guess
you don't suspect TO hear from me
''fhal'II be from LIge." contrib
uted Deiphy.
Judith nodded and went on "But
! got something toSwofry me. Mis-
ter Norman. ne come long home
from Galveston the night yoiI-all
lett and he sure was upsettled.
Nofman's wire looked up. star.
tied.
~Deiphy. don't know that have
a right to read this letter" She
started % suggest she ask one OF
the boys to read II. then afraid OF
what IT might contain. went on
reading.
He brnug Mig Dale ana Miss
Iilly with him They was spOsed
10 talk 10 Miz Judy
Mister Norman he ask me where
y nlz Judy. tell him she gone TO
me dam-devii- and Miss Tltly, she
MAZE a like from H. She say she
- tod MIN 30 and Mister Norman he
III down quick and he say did she
leave a letter for him.
~ tell him size didn't and ne say
where IL Delphy and say she 10
gone with Miz Judy, and Mlss I'lliy
ehe say. Mi2 Judy have her nerve
when DelDhy done raise him for
Aiz Judy steal you way
ibid she say THAR" famed Del
ply. She aIlays has beer the cuss
sdess girl h the world. Go on MIL
Dale
Il ten MIss Tiliy. right sharp.
that Mlz Dale didn't know you was
going ! tell her Delphy she say she
y Ceal quality and she going to take
.eaFf Of her and tell her you took
QDOan Drn1 ~ n MI fanfaf a a. !, hrlaH
and chocolate. Mister Norman he
laugh some then like he feel bet
ter and he say where did neIphy
get The money an . tell him Won
Eot y from me and he say he sure
won u honess sb0otin' crap and he
laugh some more. But ne nav me
anyhow aud now ! got eighty dol
eEs esl e li,si l!l e hstleT NARY
twenty left from her flrsi hus-
bands funeral and we can nuf Il
IN the bank and 70 to Galveston
for our trln.
II, As s,: IN r,,a ,,, ses Know ,Rs: !, ois
good plan and Hiss Tllly she speak
~ and she say II -. cause 70 Dell
ply WIS going Ia stay 'till Master
y Drfnan GDl ready 10 take Mia Dale
back I'd be tho old TO marry
Jndith PIT the letter down 4 mo.
ment. 50 she had had i right 10 be
jealous % AlathIle. and Norman was
ihrough. Qneef to be reading 0f Ii,
seeing the things she saw through
the penciiad scrawl Of 4 servant.
-HIIHAT 3oes he mean. Mia Dale?"
w questioned Delphs. puzzled.
Goodness nnly knows. answered
Judith and turned again to the let.
ter.
Mister Norman ne Is gone iip-
stairs when she say this. but Aiix
Dale she don't Ike L none. { didn't
never Torgnt The time Mister Nor-
man bad his tenth birthday and
had mine aama. NHie. Mister Nor
man. he say ] can havA the hox of
candy. me Biggest Que with the red
Tniy sI's slois tns 9 So * rIs Il o aaI
from under fhy eyes and she say
she have .f3le Tom h0sS whip me IL
tell, 3 didn't want her 10 steal
! ne'h'Hg from MIA Pale SO I stay.
Judith put the letter down again.
whAl Mafhlle was stealing from her
couldn't % seen with the physical
eye. hut II was more valuable than
any treasure In Hillendale.
Read on" prompted Delphy.
Kiss Tilly. abe acted up iuss
IKE she own the house. She make
snfne talk aboflt how 1hesd uut the
danfeioFch BY the sun window and
then Mia Dale she speak up right
sharp She say 'Lissen here. Ma
THY, she say. don't you so long
holdin' no wake TN the patient u
anre nun daid
Nanny Delphy. Why'd didn't
you.ali tell me Mi1 Dale. cur
youne Mia Dale was 20 Sick
sAiss July. what do he mean BY
thatg"
Judith looked up. her eyes hot
with humillati0n and bright wiah
tears. q think Ne diant understand
what Mira Dale said. She meant that
Miss Maihile mustnt !" she sought
Tor word the woman would under
stand. mustn't gfoat osef Mr. Nor.
maa d,yorcIng me until Il had ac-
tually taken place. aud then She
mustn't think she's going to move
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