The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-10

nicer person j. if anything could.
these days.
But Carrie was saying something
that startled her.
"Your mother is so completely
out of her head about him, that
she has reverted to her schooldayS.
/ haven't seen such fawning over a
man since / made fool of myself
falling in love with my biology
professor :. fell out of love with
him, incidentally, when he practi-
cally drooled at the mouth with de-
light over a juicy OK eye E. but
that is neither here nor there, is
it?"
But it certainly was. Good old
juicy OK eye =. Horseface was
evidently on the wrong track.
tits entirely to his credit, of
course" Carrie continued, "that
Richard is the finished product he
is. You and l both know that he
must have had a great many
women in love with him, Nina, and
frankly, l think he's getting a
touch fed up with Honey's-adu-
lation.
1t began to be funny.
my thought was, that if you
would help me persuade your
mother to accompany me on a little
trip south, it would give Richard
bit of breathing spell"
1t ceased to be funny-immedi-
ately.
She said quickly: 81 think,
Horse-er, Aunt Carrie -"
go on, say it. Say Horse
face
81 think, darling, that you are on
the wrong track. l mean, | think
you're mistaken. mean think
everything's just fine"
But Horseface had the bit be-
tween her teeth.
well, you're crazy if you do"
she said, in no uncertain terms;
and she said: "A little lemon?" as
though it were: "a little arsenic?"
Aunt Carrie, dear, here's the
thing: you only see them at inter-
walls. I'm with them all the time.
Don't you really think I'm more
in a position to see what's going on,
than your"
Carrie frowned. "Not neces-
sarily. Don't you know the way it is
when a persons getting bald? He
sees it and tends it every day, and
thinks he's getting along fine. It
takes an outsider to come along
and tell him how much he's really
lost"
I'D Be L0stp
MRS. Van Alstyne's mild, hu-
1FA mcrous face was no longer a
friendly, amusing thing, to Nina.
It had assumed dragon proper
tons.
Nina said: "Please don't think
me rude, Aunt Carrie, or maybe I
am !. but I do ask you to leave
this to me >. Not to NEEDLE"
Dragon-face was not in the least
put out.
"I've always meddled in Honey's
life-for the best, Nina: and l al
ways SHALL You simply don't want
your mother to 60 away -. You're
less mature than / thought, dear
child. Some crumpets?"
Mol" Nina was getting excited.
How ridiculous for you to say
don't want Honey to go awayl Let
them both 60 away, that's a
thought A change for them
both. That would fix il"
Carrie sighed.
This isn't getting US anywhere,
baby. I'm not going TO abduct your
mother, but if | can persuade her
to go away with me for a few
weeks, | shall certainly do so. I'm
sorry we can't see eye to eye about
this. Now let's talk about some
thing else" Presently Nina left,
and in l-af an hour she was talking
to Honey.
All the way home she had
thought: I'D be lostl" "Pd be
sunkl" I'D lose my head, surely,
surely" "She can't leave US alone
together!" -.
Honey, dear, please don't say
] said anything about it, but Aunt
Carrie mentioned something about
wanting you to go south with her
the other day just you. You
wouldn't do it, would you. darling?
II would be an awfully dirty trick
to Richard. Why. you're still a
bTidel"
She waited in an agony of sus-
penSe for her mothers reply.
But Honey was noncomnnittal,
why, / don't know, baby i.
maybe she changed her mind; she
hasn't said anything to me yet.
Wen See"
The next day, Honey brought up
the subject again, herself.
You know. I'm rather consider
ing that trip idea, Nina. Richard
told me last night that he thought
looked bit peaked" She paused,
and then went on. anxiously: DO
you think ! look peaked, baby? Do
your"
Nina suddenly imagined that
her mother did although it was
probably just that Honey was ner-
vous at the thought -. she was al
ways so paSSionately anxious TO
look blooming for Richard.
why. hadn't noticed il, Honey.
dear. But I certainly wouldn't
leave him, even IL | did 60 away
for 4 while. Take him with you!
think he'd have every right TO
feel hurt.
She simply had 10 let Il 60 at
that.
(coPyrteAt. 1857. Marsorst HsrsoeR