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

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| ing the storm. There IN It's lee was
a small house. lights cleaning
through bare windows. hammers
beating rapid tattoo.
They stopped before the opened
door and a man in coyeralls. pound
Ing a final nall in the door step.
stood up.
| welcome home. Small-Jude," he
said.
"Slim Sanford" gasped Judith.
IF | didn't know you had wings I'd
believe you were your own ghost.
However did you get here?"
"With my wings. Cunard sent me
down as soon as you made up your
mind to come. He wired Laredo for
lumber to be sent in and the boys
worked In their OF hours to put this
up"
Il repeat. you're great gang"
Judith. who knew the dearness OF
lumber so far from shipping CEN
tiers. appreciated the little wooden
shack for fits true value. It was just
one long barren room with board.
ed lean-to for a kitchen and cur.
tanned alcoye for Delphy, but 1t
spelled luxury.
DeIpny took in the situation and
called Slim Sanford aside. Slim had
been around Hillendale enough for
Delphy to have assumed proprie-
tory air over him anc his services.
MAS Slim, reckon I'd best make
coffee and sangwichens?"
He decided 1t would be a fine idea
and he presided over the oil stove
which Delphy eyed with consider
able apprehension while she made
sandwiches, devoured by the men
who sat in the big room talking 10
Judith.
JUDITH was silent for the most
- part. listening to them talk and
cleaning the real news of Big Tom
Town. When Slim came in with the
coffee pot she looked up and sur
prised his eyes In an unguarded mo-
ment. Sympathy and tenderness
were there, and a fierce protective
ness.
'Delphy says just chocolate for
you. Judith" he explained when
she held up her cup for coffee.
After the men had left. Judith
went to her comfortable bed.
brought in on the work train for
her. and tried to sleep. but her mind
sped back TO Houston What would
Norman think when he realized she
had left? What would he do? Would
he writer Where was he now. still
In Galveston. perhaps? His case
promised to last for week at least.
She wondered II Mathile was with
him?
Restlessly she turned and tossed.
Mathile would be with him II II were
within her power. Perhaps she
would talk him into ticking her 10
their farmhouse for dinner :. per.
haps there would Je Glove pinks and
hollyhocks along the path.
She was being silly. neither one
were IN blossom this time of the
year and Norman would not be oni
with Mathile.
Shs should be thinking OF the
work which lay before her. size
thought OF Slim Sanford insteud.
Thought OF him wondering:y. or
course Slim had been acting as a
winged courier for cunard. and YET
there seemed to be something
deeper In his concern for her vel
fare.
Judith did not want Sims regard
TO go deeper than friendship-4an
yet she felt a twiiige OF pleasure
when she thought OF The aviator.
She started TO turn and heard
Deinhy's springs creak. she held.
her breath II Delphy learned she
was awake shed have to drink some
more chocolate and she cOuldn'I
She lay there wondering what the
old woman would do when she saw
the native children. try to faiten
themg What a time she'd have.
That was II. she'd write Norman
In light vein =" Normy dear. be.
hold your wife. Delphy accompanied
by six cans OF chocolate ana the old
red brick,
she curied into q comfortable DO
sitIon, punched her pillow into a
pun ball and burrowed her head
into Il resolnteIs. she'd count sheep.
She began. one. two three and
then one hundred. two hundred Il.
four hundred and fifty was II
six or seven =. there were voices
outside, She opened her eyes. the
sun was streaming In through the
nncurtained windows and Delphy
was tiptoelng to the door. q warn.
ing Shhh" preceding her.
"ize right sorry sir. but she didn't
get no sleep TIL cont two-thirty
this mo'nin an won't waken her"
Judith sat up and peeked out the
window. Heads. mems and women's.
Scoggins was in the lead -. . dele.
CATION Of the native families were
waiting at the door.
"DeIphy.r she called. 'tell them
I'll be out as soon a. dress.
fcepbfaAt. 1881. ~ 5sanMe BeemanJ
roncfrow. ! ~ naeets Z delsea.