The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-27

married Al the moment decides 70
ssek solitude. don't ask tphu.s
she unlocked the front door and
usnered them into . vast hall
Setter come into the Kitchen she
said. looking about her. q haven't
bothered busting here. but the kitchen
e clean and worzn-"
They followed her into the kitchen,
ooediendy. There was Q good Ere
eoine IN the stove there. and the
ar was fragrant with the aroma Of
something delicious cooking
What Il Il that smells so divine?s
asked Anne. going straight to the
stove 70 sniff.
soup. That is-s kind OF soup. .
explained roppy as she began 10 get
aown glasses and pour out the drinks.
invented Il years ago 10 Kansas
2 saws trouble when / had 70 cook
TOT myself You put everything 10
meat vegetables. everything--and
nave thSm all together"
II sounds marvellous" said Biee-
low. mis- hievously. WED stay to
luncheon. Il we were urged. There
seems 4 be plenty"
= don't think you'd like t. re-
spunded roppy discouragingly.
I'm sure We would" Anne assured
foppy turned to look at them with
eringly. AM Al that instant the door
opened ana Q girl came ina very
pretty dark girl in . mink coat.
Tspr. Lanents Her Lot
QiGELoW turned In establishment
- 10 stare az the girl advanced
rather uncertainly Anne cried,
L.oFna~-F aEld went to meet her and
they kissed Meanwhile. Toppy was
e ylne out wrathfully:
Well I'm 50 and sol You make
swear n,yself red In the face
nat you're not here and know moth
ING whatever about you. and then
wfIh In quite calmly and make q
liaT out Of mel"
Sorry. darling cried Lorna peni-
atty. advancing to perch on the
edge Of the kitchen table Naturally,
didn't mean you 70 lie 10 ARnei I'd
NJ ldsa she'd cume looking for me.
But when the banging came at the
d OF and you peeped out between the
sikia you said all you could see was
. Strange p0uao man." Her eyes
dashed 10 Bigelow.
~Mf. sigelow-Mrs Dryden said
koppy with a wave of the big wooden
Sup spoon u didn't recognize you
IA ouRh the slit in the shutter-that's
all meant when | called you
stranger
4 hope So" murmureA Bigelow.
smiling.
Sc Of course I said Say I'm not
.-efei added Lorna. after nodding
>. nigelow 70 acknowledge the In
PRODUCTION Give ne cigarette
Anne hello out her case. and Toppy
continued Iouring and serving the
drinks AS d gelow struck match.
Toppy went On grumblingly. = may
b. wrong. but Il seems 10 me other
l,e0ple's friends aren't always letting
them in for thingsl This Is the frst
tile she's deigned 70 get out OF bed
since we arrived herel I've had to
carry her meals up TO her She finds
the house cold-which only TO De
expected when you stop to think It's
been shut ND for years Rui she
lgoaia come here, I'd never have
dreamed OF a. And she wouldn':
pge.iF Cornelius's clothes Betty. as
50. "a. didaf leave anything Of hera
behind ner
Now Toppy-" put in Lorna. grim
ming. hui TUppy was not to be so
easily silenced.
And mind you. foTesaiD all this.
Ia not an idiot | tried to reason
with her bS.or we left town. but 40
I'VE mustn't stop to pack anything!
/ did manage to throw In hot.LDateT
bottle. thanh God. and this liquorl
An3 by . miracle. my cook had Just
ordered In q supply OF food stuffs so
we Just dumped the lot into the back
o. the car. Otherwise. suppose we'd
have starved DO ] or don't ] have
the damnedesl friends?"
EDO stop raving. there's dear,
dsAglsd Losnn. "Anne and have goi
reailb important things 70 say to each
other
Toppy snorted and. having distrib-
uled The drinks. sat down and lighted
! ciaarettaf
Nolg.- sale Lorna. turning to Anne
and crossing her legs 10 be more COM
Portable. As the mink coat parted.
Bigelow observed that she was wear
gnl Q tame colored evening wrap
and slippers to match She was q
pretty little thing. with dark eyes
4 81 had a way OF opening wide. q
TN ee-cornere~ mouth that never
quite closeo. and distracting dimples,
Her nails were the same shade as her
10 rouge and her frSck.
~Tell me" she breathed, how yor
came 70 tank OF looking here for met
thought 70 one would ever dream
Of this placel ! suppose you missed
Toppy-7H
Yea" nodded Anne. 'and Madge
said she'd gone to Kansas emo knetc
nothing would ever persuade her to
90 back there
Nothing" declared Toppy grimly,
and with finality.
~But you don't thinf anyone else
Nili think OF looking here. do your
asked Lorna. Because II you do. we
al sfap here. and | don't know
lghere else | can 60"
fCopyFt9ht 1857. Frederick JdcksoHJ