The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-11
The ANSWER

JUDITH DALE wrote ar answer to
- her hnshand's letter at top speed.
then raced down the bin to the Big
Tom post,ofacs and mailed It before
sshs had tine 70 change her mind.
a IN bed she tried to remember Ger.
stsin portions OF her answer. She
had written, I'D as soon consider
cutting the house into small bits
and keeping those parts as would
taking part Of the furnishings for
lmyseif. HfIiendaie Is an entity. TO
lhaFe apart of Il would only remind
sus Of What ! have lost"
Maybe seeing him with MathIlde
would cure her Of her obsesslon. for
sauelF . lore which could call forth
the acute emotional agony she was
sHkeriDg was an obsession.
she turned her face into he phi.
leHg and tried to uuffle the sobs
which shook her entire body. dimiy
conscious that her physical being
fFpm fhe dps q her toes to the
ef1aflul pain Il her head vas like .
aeDg'tiye naehine raeked By 3 pow
90 bsyond bsF eontrolf
Tbs springs Of peIphy's bed
eFssked abd causedth61 to catch der
breath and lIe quiet . moment, Foot
STEPS shuffisd 10 the kitchen. theFa
vas me click Of metal on metal and
q low-Yoiced mnnologue on g.
-denged ceutraption tha'Il cause
ma poHI to snifa IRE for q cursin' IT.
Dsiphy was heating chocolate.
The sobs Of her mistress turned to-
tyDlsFieal laughtef, and when the
Ole womaR shuffled in q few mo-
ments later she found Judith laugh,
ING and crying in the sans breath.
There thsre. foney lamb; juss|
goB shut 20 mouth an drink this
chocolate"
How can I shp. my mouth ~
drlnk7- inquired Judith. with a hys.
teFieal giggIe.
I'll rub 20 back down soon's
yen Anish It. Wrought up you are,
wrought up. what with dam huildin'.
ghosts an fyin' up where mans
nsvsR aposed to be you're all Z /
auiTef.s
Whsn Judith had finished the
-choeelats.H Delphy. ignoring herl
protests. rubbed some homemade
concoctlon Of msnthol on the back |
81 her neck and began massagIng
her neck. Der shoulders. her back.
Whsn shs awakened the NEXT
morning. she felt that something |
dreadful which had been on the |
serEs q happeaing had happened. |
Dalphg served Der breakfast, Telat. |
inc SONS choice togn gessIp as she |
hoTere1 about the table. and Judith, |
repembeFIhg her unselash deYO.
ton, pretended 70 enjoy the aaky
biscuits and 70 laEgh at the gossip. |
Tie change IN her personal af. |
fairs made DeIphy fresh problem, |
she should send her back to Nor.
nan ~ Mrs.. Dale. She belonged 70 |
ten. bnt somehow. having her
mn6s e seem she stu retained some
bold On her husband. She would
isi Dalphy make the decision.
CHE cid that evening. The grow.
- ing beat Of the desert spring had
driFen them to the little porch 10 |
frouL and Delphg. silent for The mo. |
menL was watching the approach 81 |
the work train. crawling along like
. hack snake.
she explained things briefly. then
vailed for the old woman to answer.
''&lsa JUDY. d'you mean you don't
npqf ne 10 moi" she asked plain,
Ne. DtIbhys not At eli. But. as
Mlgs Bayins said IN sLigts IalEer. /
ye8va always been with the Dales.n
Miss 1rdy, none . the rest Of The
ulps needs pc 'csptin' you; ana.
Kiss 1ady. I Just got 10 be needed
Tears nmaFted IN yudlth'S eyes at
the hanger IN the old woman's voice,
-Fou'rs right. Delphy. and do need
yeu -. you know that. dou,l your
The train vas In. the mall courier
coming up the hIll. Judith's heart
heat IKE q tom-tom n spite Of her
stern eGorts TO control . hope she
knsW e - futile. Letters Tor her
/. shs scanned the handwFlling.
clia's crawl She tore open TIE
eaEeiope. pulled oat The roaeh copy
papsr. and ont % he mass Of letter.
izg ons line seemed 70 stand u
Mins4
erman has ouit the arm o.
kampera and MoFFison."
D read on hreaihlessly.
~ ether 1ay n coura, noma.
tntorE1e4 Wa that Norman
We nMBe hn6 dlmappeare1 from
GooF ~ TIE nrms9 oiflceA tee
80 thn1a ard the girl tod ne
nan Has eat % town.