The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-21
Chapter 10
Tips Comet

Il DON'T know how it came about.
I Sally. honest don't" Terry
looked at her miserably. you sent US
out together. Time and again you told
me to take her. always liked the kid.
Liked her spunk. She's such a darn
good sport-and loves flying. well. the
way do. But never meant any,
thing like this to happen. One night
we were out here and she said-she-"
"She said she loved you"
Eyes" He looked at her pleadingIy.
II told her there was nothing doing.
She knew we were engaged. told
her she was just a kid-didn't know
her own mind"
But now you think maybe she
does. Sally finished for him. per
haps she does love you-more than
l love you. People change sometimes.
There's no accounting for such things.
No one is to blame for them" Sally
scarcely knew what she said. because
she, saw now what she had been so
stupid not to see.
sally, do you know what you're
saying?" Terry demanded. You're
saying-that you don't love mel"
There was such comicaI relief in
his voice that Sally could have
laughed and wept all at once.
Il ought to have known long ago.
said Sally, amazed at her own power
to lie. But just because you had
been the romance with capital r
for me so long. couldn't really be-
ieve l didn't love you enough to
marry you"
Come on" said Terry. Let's dance.
Let's do something"
They danced. for the last time. Sally
told herself. She thought she had
never loved him so much ALI her
anger was gone. her anger against
Tip and Terry. She had only pity
for herself.
At every turn. he hurt her with his
talk of Tip. his gladness at his re-
lease. 1t was better that he should
not know the truth about how she
felt. If no one knew. then at least she
could save her pride. whatever COM
fort there was in that
Blind SelfiShneSs OF Love
THEY did not stay long. Terry was
j eager to get back to Tip. All the
way home. he talked OF their plans.
just as if Sally had never been part
of them.
'Do you think your father and
mother will ever agree to letting her
go with me?" Terry demanded. Shed
run away In a minute. but | don't
want that"
81 think we can fix things up," said
Sally. There won't be much time for
them to think about it. We can rush
the thing through. have a simple
wedding at home"
you're the best friend anybody
could have" said Terry. That's. what
we've really been all this time. you
know-friends."
"Yes-friendS," said Sally. She was
aStonished at the blind selfishness of
love like Terry's and Tips. Perhaps
that was the way love should be. so
strong that 1t shut out all but the
lovers. Sally felt very old and tired.
She asked Terry to drop her at the
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meet Tip. She could not bear their
happiness tonight.
For long time she sat before her
cleared desk. unable to move. The
telephone tangled beside her and she
picked up the receiver YEARLY.
Terry's voice came to her. anxious
and excited.
Tips gone! They don't know where
she is. Her mother says she was all
upset She called up somebody and
made date to meet him at the drug
store. She wouldn't say who it was,
and Mrs. Warren couldn't get a word
out of her."
"She's probably gone out with
someone to ride" said Sally unsym-
pathetically. Don't worry-you can
see her tomorrow"
Terry finally hung up. Sally sat
where she was for a long time. Terry
need not be SO impatient Tomorrow
was day full of hope for him, for
Tip. 1t was she who had to worry
about tomorrow and all the endless
days that would come after it
Where Is Tip?
TT WAS very late when Sallv left the