The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-06-30
Chapter AZ
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DIRK remembered. Remembered
- Madame's mention Of a pale
girl-a fair girl. He said. Il remem.
ber." He had never thought Of It
again.
"Torrobin said If you were a
lawyer you weren't safe prospect.
Chow said yes. you were. because
you were young. Young enough to
be a fool. She gave him your name.
said you lived in Westchester. and
to look you up. She gave him Freddy
Nevin's name. too. Natalie was GER
tainly a talker. But Torrobin said
lawyers were out. Said he'd like to
get you. himself. Meaning about his
nose.
81 went back to the van. and Olga,
Pipolo's wife, was there. She said
Pipolo had gone out to phone for
an ambulance. that we must get
Roddie to a hospital. We took him
to Bellevue that night. He was still
unconscious, and seriously hurt.
Il found your name in the phone
book. More than ever / wanted to
see you. since | knew you were a
lawyer. | knew that Roddie had to
break away from Torrobin. what
ever happened. | wanted to know
about extradition laws; to know if
with only Torrobin's word as evi.
dence-they could take Roddie out
of New York and bring him down
to Texas.
Looking back now. seeing more
clearly. know Torrobin could have
proved nothing without involving
himself. He had used the money.
But then-then l was frightened.
couldn't think. wondered II they
would take Roddie while he was
i'll.
"They said that Roddie would
live-with an operation. and the
right care. | wanted him to have
everything. 1t would take money.
Pipolo said he could get the money.
would bring it to me. Monday
night.
1.-THE show was going to Atlantic
City. and Pipolo and Olga were 60
ing with it in their trapeze act. But
Pipolo would come back. Olga gave
me some money that night. so that
could go to a hotel. They wouldn't
let me stay at the hospital with
Roddie.
"I didn't go to the hotel. Instead
! found out where you lived. and
came here to your home-came by
subways and surface cars. 1t was a
long trip. 1 thought would never
finish it. But knew you would help
me if | could find you.
"It was Rupert found. thought
Chow had made a mistake. In my
wild state | never thought there
might be more than one Joris who
was lawyer. But he was lawyer.
il6 CSS VI Gu llC vi lAdIs <1nu olAOO i
had come so far :. found though
l couldn't tell him everything. 1t
seemed couldn't trust anybody
with Roddie's secret :. even Pipolo
and Olga. l believe l could have
trusted you. But that was before :.
Rupert questioned me about
other things. l told him the truth
In everything except my name
Even that was the truth. Hope is
really my name, though I've never
been called that. My father named
me Lasca. You know 'Lasca?'
81. Lasca used to ride
On mouse-gray mustang, close
to my side.
With blue serape, and bright
belled spur. -.
Cowboys like the poem. But m!
mother tucked in the name Of Hope
think Hope Devine is -. I'll
Embarrassing as a name. But fel
if Rupert knew my name-the NAM
/ was known by-he might be abb
to trace Roddie through it. H
might He wasn't himself tina
night. He might somehow Civ
Roddie away-for l meant to tel
him all must to get advice.
} 7 coVPN'T think clearly. as
l. say.VI only knew l was sorr
Roddie was known as Roddie in tn
circus. Only there he was known a
Roddie Torrobin. Every one a:
sumed he was Torrobin's son. Onl
Olga anu Pipolo knew he was not.
Rupert wouldn't advise me. bu
he offered me a refuge. Such
refuge! 1t was like a door int
heaven. Looking back, I see hol
silly my thoughts wereeI thought b
wanted me because he liked me.
"Of course I realized he hardl
knew what he was doing. but eve