The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03

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and over at the bunk house with
her note.
After she had actually dis
patched Shorty with the summons
to her family to leave the Flying
Six, she felt better, and by the time
breakfast was over, she had per-
Suaded herself that Josh Hastings
had made up that story out of
whole cloth, for the sole purpose of
damaging Ted in her eyes.
When Ted comes back. I'm 60
ing to tell him the whole thing"
she resolved, as she made her way
over to the bunk house to consult
Seth about getting another cot put
up in her cabin for Babs.
1t was nearly 10 o'clock before
Shorty came back from the Flying
Six. Kay hastily tore open the note
he handed her, addressed in her
aunt's cramped, old fashioned |
handwriting. A slow color rose in
her cheeks as she read it through.
and then started it over again.
She was suddenly aware of
Shorty's eyes on her. Biting her lin
to steady herself, she looked up at
him.
Thanks, Shorty. There isn't any
answer" She turned away with the
note clenched in her hand, and ran
down to her cabin. Seated at the
desk, she spread it out before her.
and incTedulously read its surpris-
ing contents again.
Dear Knu.
Don't be a fool! You're not
the first girl to be kissed ON
moonlight night! Josh Hast
aTgs has told me all about it,
and his generous and honor
able intentions to1Dard you.
| certainly haze no idea of
coming back until the house is
finished. You can insist ON
Bdbs coming, but you'll be
pulling a hornets nest about
your ears If you do.
/ sag agaiT--don't be a fooll
Your dfectionote
AUNT KATE
Kay drew a long quivering
breath as she settled back and |
gazed at the door, where some
flies buzzed dr0wsily in the heat.
Suddenly, one of them brushed
against cobweb and became
more and more enmeshed as il |
tried to get away.
With an impulsive movement,
Kay jumped up and put a finger |
through the web. thus setting the |
fly free.
IF only someone would do that |
for mel" she murmured, as she set /
tied down and read Aunt Hates |
letter again. Forcing herself not to |
let her Judgment be influenced by /
her indignation, she tried to con- /
slider it calmly.
No Way TO Fight Him
WHAT Aunt Kate said about |
w Babs was perfectly true. Kay |
realized that she hadn't any too
firm hold over BabS' headstrong
and self-willed nature. And if she
insisted on her coming back in the
face Of Aunt Hates determination !
to stay. life wouldn't be worth
living.
Viewed in the light of Aunt
Rates scornful don't be-a- foolW.
1t did seem ridiculous to make such
a fuss about a moonlight kiss. And
by forestalling her. and telling |
Aunt Kate about it, and his desire 1
to marry her. josh Hastings had
cut most Of the ground for right
eous indignation from Under her
feet.
There just didn't seem any way
to fight this insidious move of Josh
Hastings TO get her family under
his influence. and lined Up against
her.
She could tell Aunt Kate about
his plot to get her timberland away
from her. But that would involve
telling the whole beastly expert
ence with Scrap johnson, and Kay
had none too much confidence In
her aunt's discretion. TO want TO
trust her with that story.
Besides she'd probably explain
away Josh Hastings part in Ii by
saying that he'd been trying 10 pro-
tect her from making foolish
move.
rs long as she was cauE0k II the
trap, she might as well accept it
gracefully TO have Bsbs az home. |
IN rebellious mood. when there
was 50 much 70 be done. would Be
anything but help. And 20 pat
such tragic emphasis on a kiss
snatched in the moonlight, was to
magnify the importance Of Il out
Of AL proportion.
Reluctantly admitting that per-
haps she had been a fool 10 be quite
Sc hasty and dramatic about Il, Kay ]
crunched I'D the note. and threw IL
into the waste basket. 81
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