The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-31

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znow the desert vas fnll or friends.
- the tine yesterdays pauer was
q the street Ne had . run of visit
1ofs a. the hnspital that nearlv nm,
- cut of business. Fraternity b-nth.
ere crew brothers. yacht club broth
- ana they came beating gins.
hlank checks with signatures
siSneds business offers. One hrougnt
: note that the yacht clnb had bid in
On the island home and n It sgut n.
Clin had permanent honorary res.
idenee at the club.
We got all Of these MESSAGES
through to Clin. So don't you worry
aoout Ciin and bis future. You've
given him chance to live. clean ND
the mess he left and when he does
check ont. he'll have left his nfeain
order"
She relied the emp. when yon
get through drinking that. to bed
with you"
Relieved. Marian toek Anness ad.
vice and when she again opened her
eyes she lay staring At the twilight
outside her window. Should call the
ONCE" she thought. then heard the
Whirr of the telephone and Anne
calling that Bowen was on the
phone.
well. where In Hades have you
been?- was Bowen's reception.
Listen. grab cab and beat It TO
The airport"
Il won't 90 to Reno again" pro-
tested Marian sleepily. aee.
wait It'll you're asked. Your
friend Silver Is due in from there.
en- route to Meredith. Get In on the
reunion and give Us yarn for the
early edition. And say. Ian, good
work on your Reno story: you've
cot raise coming"
Don't want it." said Marian fee
biz.
And %what?" came the ineredu-
ious reply.
FROM the mirrored eubicle where
she was dressing. Marian heard
the sound Of the hall door huzzer,
heard Anne answer and a moment
later heard . voice that sent her
heart beating double time.
Lions here" said Anne, unnee-
essarily. as she entered. He apollo
gfzed for waking Jon. and when
told him yon were already awake,
dressing to go on an assignment,
be nearly threw q 1T. began waving
q telegram -. wait. I'll hook that.
now you're all fixed; 90 see what he
wants"
Marian. wondering at the tele-
gram. went into the other room TO
find Lon. half laughing, half per.
picked, yellow slip in his hand.
Little Cheerio." he explained.
look. she's wired that she expects
me 10 meet her az the airport Dsyon
suppose she thinks I'm In the taxi
business?"
Marian looked at the length OF
the missive and said: AT least she's
helping the telegraph company
She took the slip and read:
Lon my dear. 50 sorry l missed
you Am flying 20 city 70 visit the
ex at the hospital STOP Dread Or
deal terribly stop must nave some
one can depend upon TO go with
me stop feel you are that person
stop cried all morning so diSap-
pointed didn't see you nerves
wrecked don't fail NE need you stop
don't bring dog stop must see you
alone stop will expect YOU at air.
port eight twenty this evening stop
your Silver.
Marian had a desire to tear the
slip TO shreds. Instead she said cool
ly: We'll. what are you going TO
do?"
dor" he asked perplexed. Il
don't know. 1 never ran into wo-
man like this before. What does one
do with them
Il could mention several things.
returned Marian, cyanide. for one.
What on eartb die you do on your
trip in from the cabin that made
her believe .yolI belongsd 70 her p
Il don't know. he answered
honestly, unless listening 20 her
rant =
Lion. what did yen talk ahouts
Think hard. did she talk about love
or marriage or. anything Iikesthat 2
"She asked me II had ever been
married and l said that hadn't. Id
never considered II until very. very
recently. Then she wanted to know
II the girl was In the East. and 4
said that she was in Nevada al that
moment. She wanted to know what
she looked like and I told her she
had golden hair and that she was
the most beautiful girl I'd ever seen
and IL | had my way about it Id
have proposed to her the moment
saw her but | felt I should let
few days go by without showing
how I'd crashed"
Marian slid into the nearest chair
and started to laugh. That's what
you get Tor calling my hair gold
Instead Of red. She thought you
meant her"
(CesytlsAf. 1851. b fearse SezzasJ