The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-11-19
Chapter 50
lows &c NEWS

Chapter 50
Lows SIC NEWS
MARIAN was serving the dessert
- when Lon drove In. hailed them
ell mlth laugh. Kissed Marsan's IN.
FsapsnaiTe cheek. quickly turned %
- eaFaas landed on the tip az her
80. and asked Cor food.
Talk about starved,~ he said. 81
aasAed oat % here this morning with
noihing boz q cup Of coffee and a
sac Of bread and butter under nv
hell played eighteen holes. and then
BAD % ait IN on . business confer
enea.-
10 Fou eall dining xfth Silver
Honeon . business c0nfereneeg'
asked Marian. making no move
towards the kitchen-
what % soc meanF- he asked.
silver teieph0ned here haK a
boar ago. Told rs 10 30 ahead with
dinneF as yoa were staying there"
oh did sheT- asked Ion with
inisFesL well they did Try 70 make
ms stay but I haIked. I wonld have
called you myself only Silver said
neswain vas expecting a long dis.
ianee eail and they we're keeping the
eires cleared"
Marian believed hin: that was
ahat Silver would say and do. She
served bis dihner while be cleaned
~. looked az hin as be came IN. He
Was happy. His face was shining
uiih soap and water and small boy
satisfaction. Ills hair vas slIcked
hack like that same small boys on
Sunday morning.
lie delEed into bis dinner with an
snergy that ieft neither time nor
room Cor talk. and whel. be had
reached The coffee and eigaref stage
accompanied them 70 'hs patio.
lie pulled Marian down beside
him on the swing seaI when you
bear what { have 70 tell you. you're
nol going 70 lo0k az NE Ike I'd been
stealing TAM" be teased
~Iistier spesl up. then,- said
Steele. you're IN the dog house as
Tar as I'm concerned. too"
at happened this way" Ion Be
wan- when . mel the other three al
The club house. McSwaIn said be
Wauicd 70 see me after the game.
Silver had driven the others over.
hut she didn't come back. 30 Nc.
S~ain had ne drive them all 10 his
house Nhen we g0i there he asked
me 10 wait willie he ehangse. Silver
came In 20 entertain me while /
Saiied. and q was iEsn asked 20
ase the telephone 20 cali ron.
1T took Mcswain nearly an hour
90 perfeet his saFtoriaI ELEGANCE.
and when he die appear 1 was about
ready 20 call quits. And then he
started talking. ian. MeSwain has
been called out Of town. 10 take over
anaiheF building. and I'm TO take
fnli charge OF the East Brazos. and
have a raise In salary. right away.
NoN whai do yoa think OF that2"
tie looked around. Steele and
Anne seemed satisfactorily i'm.
pressed. though Anne looked a little
dabiouA lie turned to Marian. She
sas silent apparently pTeOecEpied.
4 on didnt press Marian for a re
a. pig. but after Anne and her hus-
hand had left he turned to her.
"NOw what's wrong?" he de
nsanded.
4 don't like II. Lon" she an.
sacred.
"Don't like Whatg" he asked.
u don't like MeSwain's moving
eat and leaving the responsibility q
abe Easl HrazOs on your shonlders.s
-YOn mean you don't think I'm
capable d handling it?@ he added
bitterly.
NO she eOunteFed. Il mean
doa't trust McSEain."
-0h that" He dismissed her
FemaTk as having no significance,
but added. Il didn't suppose I'D
receive ans announcement from my
wife-" Aud when Marian didn't re
ply. Il suppose you're peeTed be
cause stayed over there and didn't
call"
Please Lon." she dreaded another
argument. lets not discuss II. You
know how 1 feel about Silver and
abort McSwaIn. I can't blame you
Tor SilEer's lies. nor for McSwain's
lack Of honesty but oh, Lon.
she stopped on her way to the
kltehsn with a stack Of dishes, do
- careful"
Carefully" there was a bit OF a
sneer IN the word. "Ian. IL | didn't
love you. ia think you were little
"a on some subjects"