The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-03
THE WORlD-2~S1sS
WITH A FENCE188
J, Msriss Sims -E0 =

remember that.
DR.. Freeman was looking at his
beautiful hands. How does-the
other girl feel?"
Blake's hard-won composure was
threatened. she's - stunned. I'm
afraid she never wants to see me
again"
10 you think she loves you?"
Il think So" He remembered her
parting words: I'll lie with you ev-
cry minutt-if that helps any," He
said in a surer voice: Il know she
does"
Then hold on to her. in spite Of
everything. Don't give in this time.
If you want me to talk to her. ! will"
The offer was generous. but he
doubted IL Carol would accept 1t. He
Sid: Thank you a thousand times.
II | fail | may ask you to help" But
he could not imagine forcing or in
fiuencing her decision: Carol was
not like Irma.
ON SUNDAY morning Cornelia
" telephoned Carol.
Cant you come out for dinner to-
night Mother and Dad are in New
York and | want to make whoopee.
I'll run over and get you about sew
en-"
Carols hear: stopped for a sec.
ond, because shs suspected Corne-
LAS intention. Bur when they en-
tered Cornelia's beautiful living
room Carol saw that the room was
empty. They had cocktails. and sat
down to a table that war laid for
two. She felt relieved. like a crimi-
nal who. knowing his execution to
b, inevitable. has been granted q
brief reprieve.
When dinner was over Cornelia
rose.
Lets have coffee in the den. Go
on in while | speak to James"
Carols breath caught. | can't!
she almost screamed. and instead
turned silently away.
There was a log fire In the den.
and Blake sat on couch before the
fire, smoking. He sprang up as the
'oor opened and they stood motion
less, looking at each other. She
closed the door mechanically. He
said awkwardly:
"Gornelia was good enough to ask
me to come. I hope you don'i
mind. ="
She forced herself to speak stead
lily: "No. We had to see each other
and talk it out" She smiled little
I'VE always seem to be talking
something out. don't WEI"
She did not dare sit beside him
on the couch. so she took a big chair
that bslf faced the fireplace. He of
fered her a cigaret and she accept
ed 1t automatically. and noticed thai
his hands were shaking as he held
the match for her.
Fe said haltingly: "l've been anx
ious about you. Are you-all right?'
Eyes. :. Are you?"
Il suppose so. wanted to tell yot
NOT to work for q while if YOU
didn't feel like It."
Emotion distorted her face for the
first time. 81 didn't think | had an,
choice. Unless Of course you'd rath
er wouldn't"
His voice broke. "Oh, Carol! DON
you know want you there-eyen i
can't say word to you? Just know
ing you're In the next room helps
me to get through day."
She looked at the fire. 81 wonde
il it does? wonder IL 1t wouldn'. b,
better for me to go away-for good.
"Do you want to-" he asked final
ly.
"I-don't know. I suppose tn
courageous thing to do is to stay
if | can stand it."
He felt quick anger against he
because she seemed to misundel
stand and to fail him so completely
For Gods sake don't make m
feel like a jailer! II you want to &c
you know won't try to stop you"
The fare of anger burned out, an
the longing that succeeded it brok
down his restraint
please sit by me-" he said gentl!
y won't touch you unless you wan
me to. -"
! He told her what DR.. Freeman ha
, said. and watched her anxiously fc
a sign Of relaxing tension.
HE said-he'd be glad to talk
, you If you cared to-" he concluded
mo. think I know already VIII.
he'd say"
"And-that doesn't make you fe'
!, any better?"
Tears burned her eyes suddenly
+, at ought to. After while mayt
it will. It's too-fresh-right now"
! He got up and stood on the hear
! facing her. "Carol-aren't you b
ing what you've always despised:
sentimentalist? You're the. mo
honest person I've ever knowl
think"
n Copyright. 1885, By AarioH SsmsJ
Monday, Carol and Stake arrIvs
| at a decision.