The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-28

find her. wherever the search might
take him, but with the hope that
she would say, 81 have no friend but
you. ="
Rupert and Hope had risen. Dirk
laid a hand on Hopes chair. fol-
lowed her from the room. Rupert
spoke to him in the hall as Hope
went into the library.
1--WE got to go over the papers
OF the Dunhaven case." he said. Its
coming up in White Plains tomor-
row. and I'll be there all day. I'm
wondering if you will mind TAX
ing. ="
He glanced toward the library,
and Dirk supplied the name with a
smile.
Hope"
81 wonder If you will mind taking
her to lunch. 1t needn't be out of
your way A.. say to the Lawyers
Club. She'll be at the bank tomor-
row. and shopping"
No explanation of his solicitude.
No reference to his change of mood.
Glad to-" said Dirk.
Tomorrow evening"" suggested
Rupert. you might get Isabel and
we'll go somewhere for dinner.
suppose there's nothing at the the
alter yet"
There's the opening of The Black
Swan" offered Dirk. ERNEST
Webb's new play. Ernest sent Gage
Seymour seats. and Elinor asked
Isabel and me to have dinner with
them. and go along. I'm not tied.
however"
I'D co." Rupert answered. You
like Ernest"
He went upstairs. and Dirk Joined
Hope in the library. She was looking
over the books. old. old Volumes
some of them. bound in calf and
morocco. Their shelves reached half
way to the ceiling a fire burned on
the hearth. and bowl of chrysa1-
tnemumS was OH the ldDie.
There was the strange warm feel.
ing of a woman in the house. Even
the servants felt it. and had paid the
involuntary homage of flowers and
a fire. Or had Rupert ordered these?
uOPE glanced about. and Dirk
! said.
"Rupert's gone up. Had some pa
pers 10 so through"
lie added. half-sitting against the
table. watching her in her pale dress
against the shadowy background of
old books.
He'll be out OF town tomorrow.
Says may take you to lunch. and
specifies the place"
"Where?" she asked with interest.
Lawyers Club. so that won't
run too far afield. Prosaic, but near
the Office. All rightE
''Alr right" she smiled. And will
you show me the Officer"
He promised. and carried to the
couch book she had extracted from
the shelves. 1t was the History of
the Joris Family" a huge and an
cient tome. bound In pigskin. He re-
vered her taste. for few had shown
the inclination to delve into its LADY,
rinth of fine. uneven print. its dull.
old-fashioned prose-.
She was looking. however, at the
pictures.
Tell me about Them" she said.
And Dirk sat down beside her. and
told her what he knew. turning the
yellow pages.
There were square Dutch burgo-
masters. and their squarer wives.
There was duke in black hat with
a red plume. There was his duchess,
wearing pearls and a gathered vel
vet gown. Rembrandt had painted
them. and they hung in the dining
room. There was a crest, a three
masted ship. sails unfurled. PEN
nants flying.
She paused at a woodcut OF Jan
Stems portrait of Groom Joris. Dirk
wondered If she saw the resem-
blance to Rupert. She said nothing.
and he turned the page.
Here's the ancestor who built
this house. Mynheer Hans Joris.
Doesn't he look shrewd and twink.
ling? Frightful old smuggler he was.
but most respected. And here's the
"Onrust." the Restless. A boat big
enough to go on the ocean. first
product OF skilled labor on Manhat-
tan Island. They say the phlegmatic
Dutch actually cheered as she slid
down the ways"
"Was Uncle Pieter there, do you
suppose?"
mo. Too early for Uncle Pieter.
Did his grave wake your interest in
the family?"
81 shouldn't wonder. His wanting
to lie out there all by himself" She
looked at the fire. Some OF us have
to be alone. But not many of us want
to be-"
She was smiling now. Her eyes
came back to the book. Here's q
crest" she said. "a helmet In pro-
file."
(cotyisEs. 1855. Asrgarss Bah RosssOs)
| Hope learns some curious family
history, tomorrow.