The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-24


tie nodded at the dog who haa
remained With Marian. nearly nara.
Tying the foot across which he had
stretched bis bulk. but even the
paralysis seemed comforting 10 Ma
ran. She was silently blessing Ham.
IN Tor bis magnificent lie" lie
SILVER couldn't question because
she had hurried 70 her room amme-
olately after Lon had assured her
ne would drive her into Reno.
Forcing gaiety into her voice, Ma
rian looked at Lon and said in 81.
eelient imitation OF bis voice few
moments previous. Lon. you won't
mind, viii your
= think you ought to rest instead
o. running around" be retorted.
~0h. she'll have time 10 resi,r
Hamiln assured him. -Wem pc IN
town 10 . couple OF hours and she
can sleep until six. then ven al
meet 10 the lobby OF her hotel
around seFen-thlrty. how's THAR"
Fine declared Marian and stood
up. Hamlin went Cor her Wraps,
helped her into them. See sou later.
Lon; I'm stopping at the 81 Cor.
dova.-
Hamlln had been ready to leave
tor Reno. as bis bags we're all readV
In bis car. parked before q nearby
cabin. He tucked Marian under
robe. then went into the place for q
last minute survey. Hero took his
place In the seat beside Marian.
They wheeled passed the lodge
just as the sun. topping the Sierra
Nevada. sIashed the lake with the
blade Of its reflection. The water
along the rim OF the road they,
skinned turned a Maxiield Parrish
blue. against which the pines stood
like ebony statues. /
HAMLIN asked questions; clever
> questions Marian recalled days
later. She wondered then how much
she had actually revealed to him. Of
herself. her home life. Lon easad.
and all she knew OF him.
When be seemed satisfied to con-
centrate bis attention on the road
she sat musing, too tired to be actu-
ally disheartened at the turn Of
events. thinking OF Silver. her inter-
est In Lon; thinking OF Silver and
how every frock she wore told .
definite story. created q definite
picture. Anne had suggested new
clothes !. she'd buy some, she'd
been careful with her generous sal
arg. now she would would
splurge. She wished she had some
thing other than the lilac angora for
tonight.
mir. Hamlin. would you think
was too feminine II | asked where
might buy a dress to wear tonight?P,
she asked.
Hamlin gave her q quick. wise
smile. I'D think you were very FEM
iuine and very wise" be returned.
The stores won't be open when We
reach Reno. IL you'll make a list of
what you want. TN have q profess
sIonal shopper chose some things
and send them up to you on ap-
prevail"
"You are kind" murmured Ma
rian. and slept. She had dim mem
DRY OF stumbling blindly into the
lobby OF the Ell CordoFa. OF hearing
Hamlin say be would look after the
dog. of being carried aloft to a warm.
lovely room. OF slipping between
sheets-then came oblivion.
Then there was a bell. She awak-
sned. reached for the instrument.
1t Is fiEethirty. Miss Gordon" ex.
planned the operator. you asked to
oe called at that time"
Il did. didn't l. and viii you con-
meet me with the beauty salon?"
Certainly. Do you want the
oOxes sent to your room at once7"
-Boxes?" questioned Marian. then
remembered she had discussed
shopping gith Hamlln and had for
gotten to leave q list He had re-
membered. PLEASE do" she told the
operator.
The boxes came, big boxes and
little boxes. medium-sized boxes and
long DAT ones. Marian watched the
porter wheel them In and gasped.
Surely the porter needed . sub
siantial tip She usually carried
small change In her coat pocket for
such emergencies. She thrust her
nand into one pocket and found IL
stuffed With paper :. copy paper,
she supposed; she never threw
away any notes until she had
scanned them for future reference
she must do that right away.
She tipped the porter. then stared
in surprise. What she had thought
was copy paper was the letter ClIf
Hondon had written to SilVer-but
how had Il gotten into her pocketf
Then she leaned forward In sur
prise. The blurred purple stamp at
the top OF the page read THE Mad
dern Construction Company" That
was the name Of the tirm from which
william Brown vas supposed to
have accepted bribe.
(cetyisAs. 1854. 81 isas.s BoswGsJ
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