The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-11

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Il wasn't on it! Little David tool
little Oracle out and they got them
selves a bun on"
Darling 5Cordelia looked a!
though twas quite the most natu
raj thing in the world. =
Oracle didn't.
She said. meanly: what was
the trouble, Nina, I've never seer
| him so low? =. Just as though i
was any of her business!
I'VE had stinkin' mean news
! Oracle, didn't he tell you? We have
to move out, the apartments
lrented."
Oracle said: ooh, sure, he tolc
me-that."
And Cordelia said: ooh. darling
what shame!"
Perhaps you can find a cheaper
one, now" Oracle was watching
Nina, closely.
Perhaps"
'fOn. dear. Its so adorable here
|. :" Cordelia slipped her arm
through Nina's.
In a minute, Oracle let it slip
that Jack Knight had been along,
the evening before, and she was SO
visibly annoyed with herself, that
Nina had to bite back a smile
because she was amused at Oracle,
and because she felt so much bet
ter, now that she knew.
It was very obvious that Miss
Nolan had come to make trouble
/. :. at least to let on that she knew
there had been trouble in the Day
fhousehold.
"Just one more thing to stack up
against me-" Nina thought, but she
didn' I really care much then.
David had been so sweet, and
sfoTgiving, and penitent himself
that morning; and Nina was so
gloWingly full of her new resolve,
that it would take a lot more than
Oracle, with a hangover. to upset
her now.
She had decided that God had
been extraordinarily good to her,
not letting Honey or David suspect
anything. She had told the Lord, as
she washed the breakfast dishes,
that she would not forget his kind
ness. She would not let Him down.
Oracle asked for pick-me-up.
=. and / mean the hair of an
English sheep dog, Nina. It was no
clipped fox-terrier that bit me last
night Here, gimme, I'll pour my
own"
She poured herself good three
fingers of gin. and downed it in
one gulp. ~
Now little Oracle can get
home!"
did you come all the way down
here, just-to-see-me?" Nina asked
innocently.
Cordelia's New Sparkle
I1IHEN the girl had gone, Corde-
w della raised inquiring eye
brows. She didn't say anything,
she just looked her question.
Nina answered it, laughing.
YEAH personally, think Miss
Nolan Is trying to unSeat me, Cor
della; but as David would say, she
rolls off my lknifel"
Cordelia remarked on a fact that
Nina had noticed some time be-
fore.
The boys got something, all
right, darling"
Hasn't he, thought"
Then they began talking about
Cordelia.
Cordelia was different.
Nina began to wonder If she was
getting some sort Of a mania on the
subject Of thinking people had sud-
denly come to life, after walking
about in a fog. First Hester. then
herself. and now Cordelia -.
But she certainly had a new
sparkle in her eye. There was no
getting away from it.
SIZE spoke of certain parties,
Wits a peculiar expression on her
lovely face. On some peoples IL
would have been smirk, on some
"a shipper; but on Cordelia, 1t was
simply a perfectly natural mani
festation that the loved one had
been on the party.
Nina was certain it was Tony
k.eeaS
was awfully glad. Tony and
Curdelia and Carl Semple and the
Challoners bad been constantly
lt0getherf since their reunion on the
Riviera, six weeks before.
She was dying to come right out
and ask her friend. but she didn't
Shed find out, all right. sooner or
later.
David came in then, all crazy
and gay, and as though there had
never even been hint of cloud
on their horizon.
Nina felt bursting with her new
happiness, and her new resolu-
tons, and with thankfulness over
ner escape.
We'll, angel" she said cheer.
fully-''it's definite now. Those
newlyweds signed the lease this
morning. McDuff told me, with
tears running down his cheeks"
David shook his head, detected.
Is. but then he looked at Nina, and
thanked her with his eyes. for her
cheerful attitude.
Wen find another bargain
I'm sure of ii. David"
And he came over and kissed
her.
Brick he said softly.
fcopRi4ghs. 1851, Marraret HersogI
Nina realizes she's falling In love
Monday.