The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-14

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Honey and Richard were look
ing little dumbfounded, but after
a second or two. they smiled.
One Of them said: We'll, we'd
be glad to help, you know :"
But David, quick to catch on to
things sensSd that something was
wrong.
He glanced at Nina, and then
changed the subject; but On the
walk home, he brought it up again.
What was it, Nina did / put
my foot in it or something about
that MISUNDERSTANDING business?"
Why no, dear :. how could you
have? Why?"
Richard did call you and you
said mo- didn't you? Didn't her"
Eyes, David. don't see what q
Such little thing such a
little, necessary lie and she should
get caught up like thisl Well. that
was the way things went Nina
supposed-hating the whole busi-
ness. She had been 50 wicked: said,
and done, and wanted so many
dreadful things. and never been
found out until notU-when
with every inch of her. she wanted
to be good!
Well" David shrugged, 'let il
go, only there was something
funny ABOUT it. I'm certain"
Nina realized it would only seem
peculiar, if she refused to discuss
Maybe" Nina made an effort.
maybe Richard was just saying If
on the spur of the rlomel& WHEN
he spoke to me, and forgot to men7.
ton it to Honey She did look.
kind of surprised" ~ bsef
Eyes :" David looked down at.
his shoes. There was no reason, of.
course. why he shouldn't look
down at his shoes as they walked
along, but to Nina, watching him
nervously. it seemed unnatural
Yes :. maybe it was Richards
idea. =. That may have been it"
More Explaining To Do
a T THEIR apartment door they
4 found Cordelia. just turning
away.
"Oh, darling" she greeted Nina.
how mean Of you to be cut
I've been down at Carl's place and
he sent you some heavenly liaueuT
candies from Paris. Here they are
! was going to MUNICH some with
you--bUt I've been waiting and
waiting and now | have to GO"
David said: swell don't scold
her. You can't expect the poor kid
to wait for you all afternoon. Come
IN for second anyway
He unlocked the door, and pro-
tecsed the two girls from Buttons
welcome, as they entered the hall
4 went all ovar the stables. Carl
has some young stock that looks
mighty good to me. Honestly, !
think we were down with the
horses about fauF hours"
And you're just about four
hours latel" ehided David. ss
What the devil are you talking
about?" Cordelia turnad GA him
~Lateg How am | late fal
waat?"
Ter a minute. Nina coulds'i
think visit he me-nt either. and
then it eame TO her: more after
math from her aftaraoon's lies
Il thought she put in quickly,
= thought yea said the other day.
that you were going to stop by
after Harmony
COrdclia looked astcunded
Why darling, how could have
said thata | only went down unex-
pe2tedly this moFningl"
And, this tire, II Yves David who
sInoothed Il over, by asking ABOUT
Carl and how he was getting along
without Hester and it m2dc
Nina more uncomfortable than
ever, because IL HI had behaved
naturally, he would have a-ksd
and asked Until the mystery was
cleared up. He would have said:
Why you're crazy. Cord lia. You
must have forgotten :. somebody
called you hera!n But ne didn't
lie was gay with a gaietv that
seemed to Nina. II her nervous
ness. to be turned on. rather than
spontaneous.
He said: TO shell with half 4
te aspoon CT liquor in a p.cce OF
chocolate! I'll mix u q ras.l
drink = seeF
Trey hsd hed three esel.tcils' at
TIA Challcnars'. but Nina sccap.ci
another. gratefully. :.
as usual. Cordelia succumhea 10
David's peTsuasivene@s and stayed
And she stayed on for dinner. too
al his insistenee, breaking seine
eng cement by tel2rhans.
Nina didn't like it.
She wanted to ne alone with
him. So newly. and 50 w3n6 e-fully
in love with her husband, she
couldn't hasr TO have taese tao
little mysteries between them SIZE
couldn't tslk a5aut thOm anY more.
naturally. bat sic feit that she
could have Cess.s,,e him f-cl her love
and cleared things up that way
Ard now Coyi@lje E1s hers. He
had asked her. Il v2s IS though
he hadn't tcea.eG 30 be aioae with
Nina.
The more she thought about his
catching her in those two lies. the
mora upset she became. until
finally, when Cordelia left. she had
n Sr@ak about .his lass-en3 more
glaring one Maybe it VS. the
ae.nss tat made her do it,
feepplgAs. fsss MarsaCcs ue..agg
awkward situation arises. ID