The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-11-19

naa pSeu spun the previous week
was again dropped between them.
Lon went to the patio with the sun
day papers and bis pipe ana aid not
oner 70 help Marian with the dishes,
. Sunday custom And Marian. care
fully dousing the precious ware In
sudss waters. scaldsng the foam from
each piece and polishing It carefully.
stretched her task to the limit Of Its
time
AZ length she joined Lon, sitting
quietly looking out into the dusk,
wonder and worry In her mind. What
vas McSwain planning to do with
Lon9 What wonld she do II she xere
in his place?
by the way, IAN" Lon looked up
from the sporting sheet. Il stopped
By Waki's and told him not 70 come
up tomorrow. MeSwain's sending q
broker down TO see me. He'll buy the
crop right on the tree and send his
own piekers to take care Of It."
Marian caught the retort which
rushed to her lips BY pressing them
nrmly together. She waited a few
moments. then. sure she had her
voice under control. 81 don't suppose
you'n mind IL have him here 70
help me In the garden"
Wont need him." answered Lon,
turning back to his newspaper.
Mrs. Hondon's head gardener win
BE over In the morning to give Jon
all the help necessary. Hes really
MeSwain's gardener In case you OBJ
jeet" He stopped to look at his wife
In surprise.
on" Marian was on her feet, a
~ white anger soaring her mind,
her heart beating In thumps which
seemed TO shake her entire body, 81
will not have a servant OF MeSwain,s
on these grounds while I am here"
He's coming in the morning."
"Lon." she went over to him, ~if
he comes I leave That's final"
You mean you'll stay away while
he's here? Oh. Ian. why can't you be
sensible"
Marian hesitated moment. Should
she tell him she was having Walk
there TO protect her from MeSwain's
servants? No. he'd tell MeSTain. 1t
vas better that be think she didn't
know she was being watched.
Lon l mean this This Is our
home You have your work, have
mine Mine 10 here in the house and
In the garden. I'm not trying to hire
the men with whom you work. I de-
mand the privilege OF hiring the
servants with whom | work. If you
can't allow me this right. then I'm
=. through"
Il don't suppose 1t occurs to you
that l own this place"
"You don't" she retorted, you're
In California We own this place.
There Is . community property law
which gives me the right to half Of
ii and I'm telling you this. AS long
as I live here no MeSwain servant
sets his foot on this property. !
have a revolver. Captain Lane Of the
pistol squad taught me how to use il.
| won't hesitate to use It"
~Oh for the love Of mfke!" Dis
gust. beneath which vas a fully
aroused fury. coated the light slang
expression. Imagine coming home
to this"
He stalked into the house, grab
bed sweater and cap. stalked out,
whistled to the dog. jumped into
the car and drove OF.
Marian. her temper checked,
watched him go. longing franticaIly
TO reach ont and clutch at his arm,
his sweater. anything to hold him
there where they could talk could
reason. And then the sound Of the
motor died away in the distance.
She was there alone, completely
alone.
Why hadn't she controlled her
tongue? Why couldn't she have
talked 70 him reasonably. told him
she preferred Waki because she'd
known him for so many years? She
knew why she had been able to do
neither. 1t was because she could see
Lon responding to McSBain's advice
like taatly strung harp to q mas
ter hand; because MeSEain had now
succeeded in having a close watch
placed over he- movements under
the guise Of generosity In loaning
Lon the Hondon's head gardener.
And then her mind reverted to
the question that had been worrying
her before Lon spoke. Why was Nc
Swain placing him In charge Of the
building? She doubted that he was
going out OF town on business ..
but how could she impress Lon with
his danger?
She went in to bed, and lay star.
ing at the Opaque oblong OF the win
dow. Would Lon go to SilFer's
house? Was he sitting there now
with her?
fcssuisAt. 1884. 81 Isszzs BszMaz)
Tomorrow, MARIAN sees how
clever her antagonist IS