The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-01

= hundred thousand dollars In settle.
ment Immediately. be would bring !
SUIT Tor assault and Introduce the let
eers End my checks when the case
came into court" Lorua cared Il
tnem, awaiting their reactions
mai was when your husband de-
cioed to kill him." said Blzelow
Yes But didn't know ii until
afterward He told me be had busi-
ness meeting-iust as be said Add
ne swears he didn't kill vronski.
What was In the papers Is exactly
what he told me"
But why hsve you run away7.
asked Anne curiously.
why. said Lorna as though aston
ished Anne couldn't see that so that
the police viii suspect me Of course. =
bigelow and Anne stared al her.
But uou didn't kin vronski7- said
Anne.
No-o." admitted Lorna wistfully.
hut the police won't know thatl
After Thorne was arrested. i thought
the whole thing out mean realized
ne was in pretty dangerous position
anc II was al through my foollshness
but be was determined not to tell
about the blackmailine and be made
me promise not 70. because he didn't
want people to think maybe there
hsc been more between Vronski and
ms than anyone had supposed. But I
thought that II vanished. people
would wonder why. and think maybe
horne was shielding me. and that
would raise reasonable doubt In the
mind of the jury and he'd probably
be dcquifted.s
Bigelow and Anne gazed back At
her questioningly.
Il told her." Toppy declared, shat
she is quite mad and tried TO dis
suade her. the instant | heard her
fantastic plan But nothing would
move her and II hadn't agreed 70
r - her here. she'd have gone some-
where else. In any case. you kRoic
now she 4 One enn't refuse her"
Eorns frowned anxiousiy at Anne
and Bigelow
Don't vou think it's good planf"
she Asked ~ r.
We'll" tegan Anne doubtfuily.
You see, I'm already getting pub
licity My disappearance Is mps-
scrg. And people are bound to talk
about It and wonder why went and
a that rOppy seems TO think there
isLt much of a case against Thorne
anyway. But II they do try him. 4
must sha:se their conviction q little
II ! can't be found They'll knotu
haven't been got out OF the way be-
csiise l know scratching against
Thorne. because a wife can't be made
to testify against her husband So
they'll think I'm being kept out Of
the way to @unceal MP guilt They're
oEnd 70 thinK that Anyway
there's . chance my vanishing will
Eelp him and ] can't do him any good
BY hanging about"
DO you mean to stay out Of the
Say. then. until after the trial7"
asked Bigelou
~Oi course" Lorna assured him
And then quite suddenly she burst
iutc tears. you don't think it'u
helpI" she vbbed. 81 see you don't
Hut what can do. thenl | must do
scfl.ethingl must It's all my fault
Thorne wouldn't be In this mess Il
hadn't gone to him about Vronskip
Soups Ready
CIGELOW turned q terrified face to
ID Anne who promptly put her arm
around Lorna and began 10 soothe
be-.
Il think your disappearance might
.asili have the effect you hope" she
ieclai ed.
you : dor T." sobbed Lorna
You're only--humoring me-"
Il do g.. 'des. il will keep your
seizures Oh the front pages Of the
n. v spapers and the public altDoys
syn,psthizes with a pretty woman"
They do doLt they7" agreed
Lorna. with an eager April smile.
l,aking up. Her eyelashes were glis-
tenins with tears and she looked a
good deal prettieI than before.
Soups ready" said Toppy cryp-
tically. as she began to lay the table.
Lorna sighed and powdered her
nose Poor Toppy. knoto this Is
awfElly hard on her. but | honestly
couldn't think of anywhere else to
60 where people wouldn't think Of
locking for ne. And when | thought
of this place-it was like an inspira-
ton"
1T was an inspiration. all right"
agreed Tor py grufly.
"But the trial may not come OF
10. a long Glne." said Anne.
-Still. we arc going to stick 1t here.
said Toppy
Lorna fixed sorry eyes on her.
Teppy laughed. Never mind. I'm
glad to do anything l can to help.
you know that. darling And I'm only
trstending 70 mind it here. It's rather
su.i. really. t'm looking forward 70
genuine shopping tour in the VII
lace. | haven't got round to it yet
But I've oeen making list I'm go
ill., to get a radio and q photograph
and all the magazines and some muir
der mysteries and some wool work.
Did you ever do wool work."
mo" confessed Anne.
81 used & do it in Kansas. You
make simply hideous rugs in pattern
you know--on canvas. And present
them to people. They hate them as
rule and never know tchdt to do with
them. but yofI have the fun Of making
them. Oh. we'll keep ourselves enter
tanned. And have kind Of feeling
I'll reduce"
copyright. 1887, Frederick J0cksoBJ
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