The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-23
Chapter 81
Lost; A Pair Of Wings

TOE MORRIS left them at the War
- rem house, considerably refusing
to come in.
"I'll call up later" he said, "iust to
see if she's still here. So long,"
Hes a peach" said Tip soberly. as
they went into the house. "I'll never
laugh at him for being too fat again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren were In the
dining room. Tip ran to her mother
and Rugged her close without speak
ing. None of them spoke until MIR.
Warren said gravely. Nov. Tip. sit
down and tell us where you were last
night. You've caused ali OF Us great
deal Of anxiety. your mother espe-
cially. l hope you can justify your
actions"
"Yes. sir" said Tip meekly. They
all sat down solemnly around the bare
table. as if Mr.. Warren were holding
court and they were the jury. Tip
drew little circles on the table with
her finger as SIZE talked.
Il went riding with Duke Adams
last night. IL know you forebade me
to go out with him again. but. we'll
] did. | guess it must have been eight
o'clock last night when l called him
up"
you called him up?" cried her
mother. How could you, Tip!"
IL felt l couldn't bear to stay
in the house another minute longer. /"
said Tip, without looking at Sally. Il
tried to get Joe Morris. but he was
out. Then l thought of Duke. 1 was
crazy to get out of town-get a job
somewhere. l thought Duke might
help me. He's not bad boy. honest
he's not. He hasn't had much of a
chance"
Sally interrupted. YOU may as
well know that Duke Adams had a
crash in his plane last night. He'll
get over it. but he'll probably not fly
again."
Tip grew very pale. and her lips
trembled. He tried to get me to 60
up with him last night"
But you didn't" said Sally. Go
on"
when 1 called Duke. he didn't
want to come and get me. He-he
said he'd promised father not to see
me again. But begged him. and f.
nally he said he'd meet me at the
drug store"
$50 this disgraceful escapade was
entirely your own doing" said Mr..
Warren sternly.
"Yes-yes. it was" ftp went on
ihurriedly. Duke took me way I'd
never been before. through Midtown.
He said it was one way of getting to
the airport. When we got out into the
country he-he tried to kiss me. |
was sorry enough I'd called him by
that time. IL knew he'd had some
thing to drink. 1 asked him to take
me home. but he wouldn't. Then he
turned into little bumpy road. that
knew didn't go to the airport"
Hell pay for this" said Ray furi-
ously. when he gets out of the hos
pital I'll put him back in again."
Quiet" Mr.. Warren was angrier
than Sally had ever seen him. Your
sister was more at fault than the
Adams boyw
"Yes," said Tip. 'Tt was all my
fault. l had better luck than l de-
served. The engine of the car went
dead. Maybe we were out of gas.
Anyway. Duke got out and raised
the hood. While he was looking at
the engine. sneaked out of the car
and ran down the road the way we
had come. Afterwards | heard him
calling me. but when he turned the
car and came by. l hid in the bushes"
you've got more nerve than
gave you credit for" said Ray grudg-
ingly. SIS
such thing never happened to
anyone in this family before" said
Mr.. Warren. "The whole thing sounds
like-like cheap novel,"
That's me-" said Tip. Everything
that happens to me is like that"
go on" said Ray.
4 Wish I Was Dead
"T>HAT'S all-except that walked
and ran fill 4 fho1,oht IA lie of-