The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-06
Chapter rs
LADY IN DISTRESS

LADY INDUSTRIES
"NOU safd-you said-you'd help
l. me-" the woman declared. Per
haps | shouldn't have come"
Here Bobby broke in, finding
words and assurance at the same
time. Shouldn't have come? Non
sense! You did quite right to come.
OF course you should have come. And
I'll do anything-anything in the
world to help you. Don't be fright
ened. You're quite safe now"
The color rose little in the girls
face. She said abruptly: who are
you? You're-you're-not chauf-
feur. / mean you may be chauffeur,
but you're not one really"
Bobby understood her meaning in
spite of her confused words.
Zone does all sort of jobs now
adays." he said. IL used to be in the
Navy. AS a matter of fact I'm not ex'
actly a chauffeur-but that doesn't
matter now. Anyway. | assure you
you you can trust me and-and tell
me all about it,"
Her flush had deepened. You must
think me mad" she murmured. "You
must think me quite mad"
"No, no."
"Yes-coming here like this. But
/ was so frightened-so terribly
frightened" Her voice died away.
Her eyes widened as though they saw
some vision of terror.
Bobby seized her hand firmly.
LOOK here" he said. ITS quite all
right Everything's going to be all
right. You're safe now-with - with
a friend. Nothing shall happen to
you
He felt the answering pressure of
her fingers.
when you stepped out into the
moonlight the other night" she said
in a low hurried voice. sit was it
was like a dream-a dream of de-
liverance | didn't know who you
were or where you came from. But it
gave me hope and | determined to
come and find -and-and tell
you"
That's right" said Bobby encour.
agingly, TELL me. Tell ME every
thing"
She drew her hand away suddenly.
"If 90. you'll think I'm mad that
I've gone wrong in my heId from
being in that place with those
Others"
mo. shan't. shan't really"
"You will. 1t sounds mad"
81 shall know it isn't. Tell me.
Please tell me"
She drew a little farther away
from him. sitting very upright, her
eyes staring straight in front of her
Its just this" she said I'm afraid
I'm going to be murdered"
"Murdered?"
eyes. that sounds mad. doesn't It?
Like-what do they call it?-perse-
cu.ion mania"
mo" said Bobby you don't sound
mad at ADJUST frightened. Tell me
who wants to mul der you and
why?"
CHE was silent minute or two,
~ twisting and untwisting her
hands Then she said in a low voice.
MY husband"
"YOur husband?" T h oug h S
whirled round in B0bby's head. who
are yOu?" he said abruptly.
1t was her turn to look surprised
Don't you know"
81 haven't the least idea"
She said; I'm Mora Nicholson.
My husband is DR.. Nicholson" ~
Then you're not patienGthere?F
"A patient? Oh. no." Her face
darkened suddenly. Il suppose you
think speak like one"
mo. no. didn't mean that at all :"
1T sounds mad. know. But it
isn't-it isn't! see it in his eyes
when he looks at me- And queer
things have happene;l-accidents."
"Actidents?" said Bobby sharply.
Yes Oh. l know it sounds hys
ter;cal and as though were making
it all up"
mot bit" said Bobby. at sounds
perfectly reasonable. Go on. About
these accidents"
They were just accidents. He
backed the car. MOI seeing was there
l just jumped aside in time. And
some stuff that was in the wrong
bottle-oh. stupid things" She swal-
lowed convuls'vely.
"Why does your husband want to
do away with Your. asked Bobby.
Perhaps he.haGdfyJ.e SnectA q defin.
ite answer-but the answer came
promptly ) - ~