The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-20
Two : Company
BY MARGARET CuoN HERzoC Y
Y MARGARET CuION HERZOG

| wanted me 10. NINA NINA. oar
ling, how do you think your
mother feels. seeing her only child
living in a pitiful little place like
this doing her own homework?
And when it needn't be. at all!''
Nina tried to laugh her out Of
her concern.
well. darling, my mother can
feel perfectly happy. because her
daughter is. And this isn't a pitt
full little place'-it's adorable. I'm
having a marvellous time"
But Honey's worried frown
would not go away.
Il see. So your good looking
David is one of those selfish. up
right young men who will make
his wife suffer and 90 without
things. rather than accept a little
financial help from her! I've heard
Of people like that -"
"Now Hon-eyl Don't be
naughty. think it's the finest atti-
tude man can take. and I'm
proud of him for it. I'll go on with
my allowance. if / may. get my
clothes with some of it. and save
the rest"
Honey looked as though she
were going to cry.
Don't call me naughty dar-
ling =. All / want in the world Is
for my baby to be happy. you
know that. But it does seem like
such a silly. old-fashioned stand
for young man to takel :. Why.
Richard is the most perfect hus-
band woman could ever hope to
have, and yet he's perfectly simple
and broadminded about letting me
90 on sharing the expenses
Nina had wondered about that.
Admiration For David -
A ND now, the Days were having
"A another party given for them.
by Carl and Hester Semple this
time-a house party at Harmony.
The Samples. the Days. the Chal-
loners, Cordelia Thorpe and man
named Tony Leeds. Oh. and But
ton. of course. staying in rather
sulky solitude in one of the row
of kennels that had been empty
since Hester's reign.
It was Saturday afternoon. and
with the exception of Honey and
Hester. they had all been hunting
F. even David.
David'S hunting had been hys-
terical. something to write a book
about. His previous experience
with horse flesh had been confined
to a few rides in the Park con
flush Sundays") from a West Side
riding academy. But today. clad
in pair of Carl's breeches. a
turtle-neck sweater and tweed
coat. he had bounced and tapped
his way over the countryside. un-
til he was actually in at the death
without single fall to mar his
record.
Nina thought she would never
forget the picture he made: face
set and excited. copper hair stand
ing up in the wind-(he lost his
hat at the first fence)-clucking to
his mount, and urging it forward
with terms that applied more to
automobile row. than the hunting
field.
Step on the gas there, baby!"
"Whoa--iiSe your brakes. kid"
"Whoop-lal Over we gol How's the
old chassis holding out?"
But he got results. Just the same.
Lilith-who had rescued him
from the kicking horses in the au-
tumn-and young Tommy what
ever-his-name-was. and the Mas
ter =. and. of course. the whole
Harmony party. watched him,
fearful and marveling.
OF the lot, it was Richard, Nina
noticed. whose intense dislike of
the younger man would not per-
nit Of admiration. Richard riding
at full gallop - lifting his horse
over a difficult Jump well. he
was something lyric TO watch. But.
somehow, beside David's ridicu-
lous exhibition of determination
and courage &. it had paled a
little. David was the man of the
hour. He was pleased as a kid
about it.
Standing now. as usual, with his
back to the roaring fire. Carl Sem
pie was going over the days run.
for the benefit Of the two ladies
who had not been present !.
Though Honey. as usual, was sit
ting by Richard. holding his hand,
watching him :. quite oblivious
of anyone else. or what they were
saving.
I'VE had a field of IS. and
hounds were cast about two miles
north of the kennels. where they
found Immediately. After a IS
minute run, crossing Little Greek
river and the Sutton covertS. fox
went to earth. But the hounds
found again, and ran good hour
down WlStaria road and on 20 the
Miles covert, where they checked
in a bit OF plough
Nina saw Lilith and young Tom
my coming through the square
hall toward the library; and she
noticed that Hester saw them too
and hastily Strengthened the
tea things, pulled the bell cord for
Clayton, glanced about the room,
and Smoothed her hair with her
white. white hand 1t seemed 10
Nina that she even set her face in
a gracious expression OF welcome
>. for these people whom she had
known for years. These two. who
were in and out Of the house every
dayl
What was il about Hester2 What
made her so queer. and puactili-
Gus so remote? Il gave Nina
the cFeepS.
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