The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-28
EYES OKCHARD
D. MARCARET WIDDEMRR

Wen. anybody would have thought
50" said the little girl with the war
rens. unperturbed.
What Kay means Is that Il Won and
George aren't married, you ought to
De" said young Wallace Gardiner.
All very proper. Kay. Ewes keeping
Judge while his parents do something
thrilling in Hollywood. Nobody's any
relation to anybody
Here's the coffee" Georges voice
said placidly above them In the dusk.
Heres your coat. Eve" He dropped ii
over her shoulders as he passed. and
threw Judge his sweater with. -Pui
your sweater on. son. Right awayl''
I leave 1t to anybody. complained
Kay. In the laughter and cOufusioB OF
teasing and explanation Eve sat very
stu. George. so far as one could see
oy starlight was quite unembar-
raised Well. II was natural mistake:
George and she serenely intimate,
with the fatherly old man and devoted
small boy belonging to them all.
Later STILL when everyone, even
Judge and Uncle Henry. had gone,
leaving Eve and George to clear up
the last things and wet the embers.
George spoke slowly. out Of the dim
ness.
u thought It was-a nice mistake.
Eve. How did you feel about it?"
She did not answer. She was
scarcely paying attention to what he
said. She was staring up at the stars,
dreamily happy in the September
night
"Eve7"
She came out of her dream. and
answered at random, you're an an
gel. George; you pulled US out of the !
Kay girls hlunderings without The l
quivefof an eyelashi''
IAN right" George said shortly.
But I'm damn tired Of the role Of
angel Good night. Eve"
He strobe of to the house.
Eve laughed to herself as she went
her own way. George was no angel,
certainly-but there was something
funny and endearing to her always
about his flashes of up-and-over tenn
per. She wondered why he had sud-
denly turned cross. and decided that
he had been working too hard lately.
BLESS his heart" she said as she
ran into her own house. "rll scold
him tomorrow"
George Leaves Abruptly
DUT the morrow brought hurri-
- cane of sudden orders. And before
she had a moment to use the tele-
phone on her own account, Judge,
lettering on the doorsill as he waited
for the basket of morning deliveries.
said:
"oh. say. George drove of to q
house party In Sharon last night after
we all went homel Adriano says he's
staying till Tuesday. he thinks"
She felt little dashed. :. But after
all. George was showing his usual
good sense. He had been looking tired
and strained lately.
What do you think Of that?" she
said to Uncle Henry who was coming
in with basket Of eggs. "Our George
on and awayi I'm glad. aren't your"
Hes 50. honey We forget be has q
life besides the one he lives here"
said Uncle Henry. 'Yes. break win
do him good"
They smiled together. pleased that
their George was having a rest and
change. Eve went on with her work.
cutting out ginger cookies deity. row
after row on the enameled table. and
singing lightly the old song Uncle
/ HaUrv vvhieflod en- much.
Plaisir j'dmour ne dure guam
moment -.
Chdgrin d'dmouY duTe toute Ia
viei
She worked hard that day, feeling
a queer lack. II was so strange to have
no George. sunburnt and smiling.
leaning on her sill. resting as he talked
and waited for his LASS of milk OF
square Of gingerbread. telling her
some scrap Of village gossip he had
heard. or passing on piece Of scien-
tific information. or delightedly boast
ing how right he had guessed about
which suckers to keep. Noon came.
She fixed the usual snack for her men,
folk. She thought she would 60 for
swim; they were in for spell Of hot
weather apparently.
Il proved to be a stupid swim. No
George swimming alongside. teasing
her with splashed water. racing her
out for q game of tennis, or lying on
the cement parapet. little sad be-
cause his too-white skin never would
tan evenly or stay tanned long; play.
ing about with her as II they were q
couple Of children. there on the gTass
and In the water.
"It's awful dun without Mr..
George" Matte said when Eve came
into her pantry for last nights cake
plate.
"Isnt I'll" Eve said with fervor. u
miss him horribly already"
Something stopped her. Perhaps It
was Mattie's little watchful gray
eyes. fixed on her with q meaning in
terest. She said another idle word or
two and went of through the SUM-
shine with her plate. the wind blow
ing her rose-colored linen that George
liked and lifting her hair. Suddenly
her heart stood still and started rae.
ing again. She stopped. there on the
path through the orchards. gasping,
staring ahead. The words she had
said were true.
copyright. 1887. Mdr0aTet WiddenterD
As Eve realizes she loves George,