The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-02


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py life achich centers
Aunt Pima. In dddi-
as apparently made a
Allan Beckley, tCho Is
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lof irreprodchable old
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berybody else aecms to
Vht nothing of it. kot0-
Aunt Phina.
Chapter SO
AkiNG CAMILLA
zzled a little about Honora.
was housekeeper and more or
ID; but she was also in a way
nina's confidante, nearly COM
Iris liked Honora. She had
Thing steady and wise abou.
But she felt that there was a
little mystery, too. Though when
Honora came in with the tray. a
handsome competent gray-haired
Irish upper servant the idea faded.
She had time to pull her thoughts
together as she lay back against her
>heaped pillows in her lace-and-
furred-rose dressing jacket, tasting
the tea and cinnamon toast which
really should have been breakfast.
1t was queer to lose practically a
day out of time this way.
In the light of Aunt Pnina's atti-
tude. and of broad daylight. she felt
rather more than last night that
she'd been an idiot, clinging to Aunt
Elias funny code of 1890 in a freer
drawer wiser world.
And Allan Beckley was doubtless
saying. Allan who had been such a
comfort, after the shock of Morgan's
engagement. with his gentleness and
admiration, Il won't bother with a
girl who has that attitude toward
life" Her pride was hurt. and she
was feeling more contingencies than
she had since the first day. as if she'd
muffed things, when the telephone
rang.
Good afternoon" said the easy
voice at the other end of the wire
Gallant Still liking her. still her
friend! Then he didn't mind her be.
ing all idiot!)
on when did you wake up?" she
you don't sound so much awake
yourself" said the voice. What do
you think? All the rest went to the
Stork Club and are pulling a line
of being wrOnged because we lost
them. told them we had the better
ole, don't you think so?"
ut was an adventure!" She
wouldn't be Miss Prudence any
more!
That's what | like about you.
Life's all an adventure to you yet,
an excitement. suppose"-his voice
was teasing-"even driving down to
look at your new house on Long Is
land with me tomorrow would be
exciting. We may meet your aunt
> lrs 4
mapping you for ransom. of course.
Want to take chance? Ten. say"
She laughed. I'll try you once
more. If we get lost again I'll have
mad money, this time"
CHE rose and dressed. light
- hearted. She couldn't help being
bit thrilled and pleased at all this.
The telephone rang again. Camilla.
"Can l come up to tea?" she said.
ooh, dol"
She got downstairs as Camilla
came in.
"What did happen after we went?"
she demanded.
Camilla laughed. She settled back
in her chair. She was at ease with
Iris by now, and in the gray dress
which modelled her strong handsome
statuesque figure. instead of trying
to make her look adolescent. she
was rather attractive.
The glasses and the eager frown
and careless makeup. the hunched
shoulders. were really all that was
wrong. Camilla was not the fash
ionable type. but she had her own
possibilities.
"You and Allan vanished entire
ly." she said. LAS Dicky said. the
idea of taking him off that way was
the slickest thing he ever saw. The
rest of us went trustfulfy to the
Stork Club. When you didn't turn up
we went to Georgia's and had some
breakfast and went home. Where on
earth were you and Allan? Georgia
made a terrible row."
1--WE drove to a place called the
Chateau, way past Tarrytown." said
Iris. "Allan Beckley thought that
was where it was. and thought he
knew. And then the differential
broke. and nobody came"
Camilla gave delighted Shrek.
"Georgia's last years ~hangout!
oh, grand! 1t served her right. She
telephoned at intervals all over the
world. She was worse than a cat
with her robin stolen. The Chateau!
Oh, am I glad!"