The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-24

| ard swear That that 1 VIII
kill you, if you don't leave me
alone!"
She looked around, wildly. If
there had been a vase or an imple-
ment of any kind at hand she sure
| ~ would have brought it crashing
down on his head.
''Honey-is sick, Nina. Very"
She stopped her wild efforts sud-
denly. For once. what he said, had
true ring to it.
''You-mean that?"
''This time I do, my dear.
mean it. You must come with me
right away -. l have car down
stairs :"
"What what Oh, why
didn't you tell me over the phone?"
She forgot that she had cut MIN off
persistently.
"T-tried to It's an attack :. :"
'Wait here. I won't be a minute"
Nina flew int, the bedroom.
If it could be called a mercy, this
new fear for Honey pushed her
own sorrow into the background.
She found that she wasn't dead.
after all.
She could move her arms and
legs and rush into her clothes, be-
cause she had to; and she could
think, too.
She thought to leave a note, in
case David should come home.
David" she scrawled on the
back of an envelope. Honey real
ly is sick, this time. Awfully. I'm
going to her now. Please call me.
David i. Pleased"
And she ran to the house tele-
phone fastening her dress, and
called McDuff, the superintendent.
IF any wires or messages come
for me, will you please send them
over to my mothers house? She's
i'll! And say-if anyone asl1s-that
they can find me there I'm ex-
pecting something, Mr.. McDuff. It's
important !. and will you take
care of Button? Thanks"
She Joined Richard in a minute
after that. and they hurried down
to his waiting cab.
He said: "It's definite heart at
tack, Nina. That's all know. I'm
no good about the technicalities.
There's a nurse there, and they've
given her a sedative -. she's rest
ing more quietly, now"
After that, they didn't talk, at
all.
But at the front door. he paused
before putting his key in the lock.
He looked Observation-Disclosures
Nina, I've been trying to tell
you :. I'm sorry. Sincerely sorry
for :"
But she grabbed the key from
him.
"Oh-let's just hurry, Richard.
I'm not even thinking-of you'll"
The Long Wait
fDR. FELLOWS and another man
- were coming down the stairs.
IL. Fellows-tell me !"
Ee introduced the specialist,
who explained, kindly but gravely,
the exact nature of the attack.
Nina must face it. Honey was in
danger. Another such crisis would
prove fatal.
"You had better make arrange
ments to stay here, my dear" said
DR.. Fellows quietly.
Il will can.
"You r mother is sleeping now. I
wouldn't 60 in just yet. I'm going
to look IN at my Office for an hour
or so, but I'll be back after that"
DIR. Langlothe, the specialist,
would return in the afternoon.
Is she--frightened? Does She
knoio DIR. Fellows?"
Honey's side of it-her feelings
tortured Nina. as much as her
own dread of losing her.
It's hard 20 tell, my DEAR" the
old doctor slipped an arm about
her shoulders. She was in too
great pain to think much of any
thing there, for a while, / fear
and now she is pretty well
drugged. That's where you come
in, Nina to give her courage.
Keep a tight hold on yourself,
child"
He patted her and went out with
his colleague.
The -ong wait began.
Nina lat in the library, opposite
her mothers door. Richard was in
and out a good deal, but they hard
" spoke Nina barely noticed
him. She would look up and find
that he was there, or that he was
gone; that was all.
AT one thew went down and
picked a! a silent meal together
IN the dining-roam: and Nina
tried TO comfort Bridget. whose
eyes were red and swollen from
weeping and then she went
down to old Margaret in the
kitchen Poor old Margaret.
who loved Honey like a mother.
Marie assured Nina that she had
been telling her beads all the
morning.
Back TO the library again.
At two. the white-cla nurse tip
toed out and Nina relieved her at
the bedside while she had light
lunch.
Honey was partially propped up
in her great ornate bed. Her golden
hair has brushed back from her
temples and forehead. and she was
as white. almost, as her pillow
slip only those deep blue
shadows. under her closed. blue
eyes. She looked quite peaceful.
and very-terrihly-younr.
fcoRErsght, 1887, Msssanet HerzoGJ