The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-02-13
Chapter Seven
SNUBBED
"yxrHAT bloodthirsty instincts you

"VXIHAT bloodthirsty instincts you
w have, frankie" Bobby said.
81 know. It's probably atavism
(however do you pronounce it?-
I've never been sure). Don't you
think so? I'm sure I'm atavistic. MY
nickname at school was Monkey
Face"
do monkeys like murder?" que
ried Bobby.
"You sound like correspondence
in a Sunday paper" said frankie.
"'Our correspondents views on this
subject are solicited
"You know" said Bobby. revert
ing to the original topic. Il don't
agree with you about the female
Cayman. Her photograph was love-
ly."
Touched up. that's ALL" inter-
rupted frankie.
well, then, it was so much
touched up that you wouldn't have
known them for the same person"
You're blind" said frankie. "The
photographer had done all that the
art of photography could do, but it
was still nasty bit of work"
81 absolutely disagree with you"
said Bobby coldly. Anyway. where
did you see it,"
"In the local Evening Echo"
at probably reproduced badly"
cit seems to me you're absolutely
batty," said frankie GROSSLY. "Over
a painted-up raddled hussy-yes. !
said hussy-like the Cayman."
frankie" said Bobby. I'm sur
prised at you. In the Vicarage drive.
too. Semi-holy ground, so to speak"
"Well. you shouldn't have been so
ridiculous"
There was pause. then Frankie's
sudden fit IF temper abated.
What is ridiculous" she said, sis
to quarrel about the damned woman.
1 came to suggest a round of golf.
What about it?"
20. K, Chief" said Bobby hap
PLY.
THEY set off amicably together,
and their conversation was OF
such things as slicing and pulling
and how to perfect chip shot onto
the green.
The recent tragedy passed quite
out of mind until Bobby. hoiing a
long putt at the eleventh to halve
the hole. suddenly gave an exclama-
ton.
what is it?"
Nothing. I've just remembered
something"
WHAT"
"Well. these people. the Caymans
they came round and asked if the
fellow had said anything before he
died-and told them he hadn't"
well"
"And now I've just remembered
that he did"
mot one of your brightest morn
ings. in fact"
"Well, you see, it wasn't the sort
of thing they meant. That's why. !
suppose, l didn't think of it.
"What did he say?" asked frankie
curiously.
"He said: why didn't they ask
Evans?'"
"What funny thing to say. Moth
ing else?"
mo. He just opened his eyes and
said that-quitC suddenly-and then
died. poor chap"
"Oh. WE'LL" said frankie. turning
it over in Der mind. 81 don't see that
you need worry. 1t wasn't impor-
tant."
mo. of course, not Still | wish I'd
just mentioned it. You see, said
he'd said nothing at ALL"
well. it amounts to the same
thing" said frankie. II mean it isn't
like Tell Glayds always loved her.
or The will is in the walnut bureau
or any OF the proper romantic Last
Words there are in books"
"You don't think it's worth while
writing about it to them?"
81 shouldn't bother. 1t couldn't be
important"
81 expect you're right" said Bob
by and turned his attention with re-
newed vigor to the game.
But the matter did not really dis
miss itself from his mind. 1t was a
small point but it fretted him. He
felt very family uncomfortable
about it. Frankie's point of view was.
he felt sure. the right and sensible
one. The thing was of no Importance
Jet 1t go.
But his conscience continued to
reproach him family. He had said
that the dead man had said nothing.
That wasn't true. 1t was all very