The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-22
|;; e: Marian Gordon
y sgEANlNE ROWYa.aN

don has given you q choice Of play.
ing the lead In a clean drama or
showing what q poor sport a spoiled
woman can be.
You believe Mr.. Hondon ala this
70 spite you; to make the world be-
lieye lou drove him to do it. The
best way you can check tia impress
sion is By acting the part Of 1 low
able. misunderstood woman, ready
to forgive and"
But. Max" protested Silver. Il
don't want to go back to him. I'm
through =. through"
He may not be there to 20 back
70. Good heavens. girl, If he is alive
can't you be woman enough to stand
By until he's out Of danger?"
IT.. well. but I won't fly back,
I'm :.fraid."
You may not have to go at all,
remember. Ready now for some pic
tures?"
s.. maybe I'd better change.
she faltered.. and Marian looked
away afraid the contempt she felt
would show in her face. "a dark
dress. don't you think. with a little
white around the throat, sort of
schoolgirl iooking?"
She hurried away. and Hamlin
and Marian exchanged gIances.
Then both of them laughed.
You call in your photographer,
III call the emergency hospital" he
said.
By the time Estes ana Marks en-
tered the caH Was through, and
Hamlin motioned Marian to the TEL
ephone.
Jenny" Marian said to the hosri-
tai switchboard operator, this is
Marian Gordon If the Dispatch. How.
is Mr.. Hondon oh" her breath
caught in a quick gasp. sis Anne
Stanton there? Please put her on Che
wire"
|ATARIAN waited in GREATNESS sus-
IVA pense for Anne's voice to come
over the wire.
Then. "Hi, Ian came the CHEEKY
greeting. what did tell you about
saving a mans life? l did it but |
grinned. and now they won't give
me credit"
Anne. be yourself" Marian
laughed in relief at the message
you mean. / suppose. that Hondon
win liver"
IT'S this way. Hondon had a fight.
ing chance to live, but he wouldn't
fight He kept sinking and sinking
until We started counting the min
utes- Then someone telephoned a
message that his ex-wife sent her
love. and wanted him to put up a
good battle and that she was going
to fly here to be with him.
Well, Ian. he vas going aowo for
the third time when I put this mes
sage across to him. You should have
seen the change. His eyes opened,
and, gosh, you should have seen the
light in them. From that moment on
he started picking up. II he can
stand a blood TRANSMISSION later on
he's all to the good.
What did YOU say?" she asked,
for Marian had given an inarticulate
gasp She was realizing the respon.
sibility she had assumed in her unso-
licited usurping of Silver's rights.
Suppose Silver refused to carry ong
Anne" she said. what effect will
it have on him IL Silver isn't able to
reach him for :. say forty-eight
hours?"
Better for him il she cant" Anne
returned. Il imagine under the cir.
cumstances it would be a pretty
stiff strain. II she's gIing % have
difficulty in reaching here I'll tell
him she's already in town, but we
won't let her in Until he's strong-r.
That win keep him fighting and give
her time. Then when he's out of
danger she'll probably be ready to
see him. How does that sound?"
Like reprieYe at the eleventh
houf Marian told Ler enigmaticas
ly. And say. Anne, win you telc.
phone Lon Casad and tell him /.
won't be able to make It BACK to
town in time to keen my ENGAGEMENT
with him? Thanks. See you la a eou.
pie ofdays-
As she turned from the telephone
servant from the lodge appeared
with a tray. and from the inner door
appeared Silver. demure figure in
dark blue. wide white pique collar
giving her the appearance of Just
having stepped from a convert
After she had iosed for innumer.
able photographs to the satisfaction
OF Estes land. Marian believed. her.
self the four OF them gathered
about the table Hamlin had spread.
Relaxed. Marian listened to the
clock strike four and to the roar of
an approaching motor. In a few mo-
ments she heard step on the cabin
porch.
(cesyvisEs. 1884. b Iezs.s Bos~z.J
- Marian. tOmorro~. is not too glad