The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-22

MAhaAN save the reporter the
hare story. being careful not to
say anything that might destroy the
FEASIBILITY q getting down to the
essentials q The tangle.
she also gave him Anne stanton's
nama ~ ahs best Intermediary.
watehing silver twist and squirm In
her effort 70 release herself from
aiamlin's aFma. Hamlin's face was a
curious combination Of interest and
dlnguas.
HASH. silver" ne repeated over
nna over. Hush: it's better this
wnv.-
ITS . let" screamed Silver. but
Marian. who had seen her struggle
looae from her friend. placed her
nnzsr en- the receiver bar and de-
atroTed the connection. eexssssks
Der q moment Il looked as Il she
wouid vont her fury on Marian. and
again Max stepp ID IN. shaking Sil-
vsE a. Z she were g tor dell
Fer your own sake. Silver, calm
Iowa
~Bbat she LlIe1."
-she certainly did" agreed Max.
That lie was q masterpiece. You
onghs 60 get down on your knees
Ind thank her. She kept the
weird from knowing Just what kind
81 q woman y0a =. are not II that
ex.hushans Of yours has q fgating
chance for life. he'll make the grade.
u he hasn't he'll 80 out happy.
~You told me you wanted to be
IN actress. All right. here's your
opportunity. Play up and I'll see
you have a chance IN my next show"
Nov let's sit down and discuss
the future. But flrst I'm going to tele-
phone the lodge and have them send
over some hot coffee and sand
wiches. That friend Il yours looas
Ike she's about to pass out on her
heels"
Marian didn't need a second inVi-
tation 20 slip into chair before the
hearth Now that her story was. IN.
the scene with Silver over, she felt
physically and emotlonalIy exhaust
ed She knew there we're things she
should do. Help Estes with his pic
lures :. She knew he had taken ex-
teriors. had sesR the fash of his
light with its mufled report. And
she should wire Lon Casad that she
wouldn't be able to see him that
night.
Nov. Miss Corridor Max had
" seated himself opposite her.
the subdued Silver between them.
do you think the other newspapers
viii send up their representatives? p"
They may" Marian answered.
The Hondons represented one OF
the oldest. finest families in the
State. and cliff was the last of the
line. silver's father has been an i'm
portant figure In politics. and she's
been copy ever since she was born"
Then we'd better coach Silver TO
uphold your version Of this trag-
edy.'
please" Marian intercepted,
~yOu asked me IL were here as a
friend or a reporter. ! wonder il it
wouldn't be fair for me to ask SINH
lar question. Are you here as friend
or a aance? I don't even know your
name. $
"T0Hehe," murmured Max, my
name il Hamlin- ! am merely
friend. came up here to take the
matrimonial cure. II is permanent.
Ny wife. or ex-wife. doesn't like
cold weather. so I obliged her by get
ting q divorce for desertiOn. while
she went 70 Florida TO be with her
next-er. husband.
my interest Is more or less i'm
personal. J started my play-writing
career By being q stage manager.
and i've never recovered from the
desire to pun strings and watch the
puppets dance"
Thank yon." Marian smiled at
his frankness. Then would you
mind pulling q couple of those
strings 20 make Silver pose for a
plctnre?"
Hamlin turaed TO Silver, thought
= moment. then spoke. Miss Cor