The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-14

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!. What are you going 70 do
Judith2n asked slim and Larson in
unison.
-I.m going up on the rock and
I'm going to think" said Judith de
cisively. "If my eyes tell me true.
Scoggins Is coming up the hin.
Keep him entertained. don't give
him your report. Mr.. Kane. and I'll
be back soon.
She slipped out Of the rear door
and in the gathering shadows Of twi.
light raced up to the rock. Delphy
had asked IL this was where she
communed with Big Tom. Perhaps
Il was. perhaps. however that great
basin of shadows and the cupped
bowl OF the sky Impressed her with
the vastness Of the world and kept
petty problems from intrudlng into
her analysis Of the important ones.
What would another man. an en-
gineer. do under such circumstances?
Which was the more important. oil,
or growth7 But that wasn't up to her.
She had sworn to carry on as Big
Tom had wanted without thought Of
self.
Eyes on the glimmer Of the eve.
ming star. silver against the apricot
afterglow, she thought. What would
he do? Suddenly she knew -. but
without money how could II be dcne7
Big Tom would ind q way and 50
would she.
Judith turned and walked back
down the hill ready to face Scoggins.
THERE was something martial in
= the step Of Judith Dale As she
strobe down the hill to her house
where Scoggins. Kane and her two
faithful friends awaited her.
"Hello. Mr.. Scoggins." her greet
ing was friendly. II was going "a
call ron up to hesfsalr. Kane's report.
You've met him Of course. the boys
would see to that. Mr.. Kane. you
know. g Jackson B. Kane. the geolO.
gist who free lances among the big
OIL companies of the south
you've heard Of him ] know"
'sWeIl well yes." admitted
ScoggIns reluctantly. Judith knew
that he had because she had taken
pains to see that an oil weekly,
printed In Houston and carrying
picture and story about Mr.. Kane.
fell into Scoggins' hands before the
two met.
s"I'm going to let Mr.. Kane give
you his report IN detail. Suppose We
90 into the house where there Is
light and he win show you some
maps he has made"
For the ensuing hour they sat
about the table. listening to Kane's
slow voice speaking in It's assured
tones. He used words q layman might
understand. and Scogginn nodded
from time to time Is IL he aere Be.
Ing convinced against his win. When
the geologist had concluded the
farmer leaned back against HIS chair.
queer. bafied look on his face.
but you won't swear before God
there Amt of there" he challenged.
mo" agreed Kane. "for only God
knows
sIt was Q serious moment Scoggins
nodded. .I'm glad you said that
said It the way you did. Il makes
me sorta believe IN ron more'n II
you said you did know there weren't
any"
Again . few moments of silence.
then he spoke again. Course. my
man. the Teller who's goin' to run
the test well for me. he said you'd
say there weren't none. he said
Miss Judy'd see to that"
"And you believed I'd do such
thing. Mr.. Scoggins?'s
.No. didn't. and I mp and told
him 90.
And how do you feel about this
now7" Judithss voice trembled ID
spite Of her effort At controlling It.
II. Miss Judy II it wasn't
Just for Tommy and Name. I'd sag.
fofgit il. but your man here says
maybe that - he wouldn't swear
there weren't 40 oil. Miss Judy. I Just
got to 50 on and see Ter myself"
= don't blame zen q Bit declared
Judith. @ The utter aetonlshment
of everyone present. ScoEgins IN
Pclpdeds glt,q tle obIy think % AZ
|ll ~ - !
went ahead ana flooded the basin
you'd spend the rest OK your lie
wondering II you'd done wrong.
You'd never use 3 gard Of waller
for your orange trees without won.
dering II that water had washed
over land that covered 81"
That's lust e. exactIy." muir.
INJURED Seogelns in wonder" exactly.
''Yon ainsl mindins ne goin' On then
and ron stoppIn' work On the damfr
"Nr. Scoggins. 90 ron realize n
I stop work on fhs dam. and your
well doesn't cone ID. you'il pat roar
planting hack one whole geerS And
you'II put the planting 81 every olheg
farmer along the river hack that
same length d timess
fceggvxehi. 1854. ~ gsaans Bewmer1