The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-06
BY BAILEY WOLFE

included Sally as partner In the ac.
tivities of Mr.. Morris.
sally wanted more than anything
to see Philip. but he was nowhere to
be found. When she had finished her
work at the Office. Sally fingered,
hoping he would come in, but he did
not Suddenly an idea occurred to
her. Mcdonald was accused Of crime.
and he would need q lawyer to defend
him. She would 90 home and ask her
father to take his case. !, Her father
was the best lawyer in Warrenton,
and he had taken many cases where
there was no hope Of pay, because he
believed in the cause for which he
was asked to fight.
The familiar walk down Rosemary
street made Sally suddenly homesick.
Although she stopped In to see her
father occasionally at his office, she
had not been home for more than a
few minutes since she had left to stay
at the Morris house. As she turned
in at her own gate, she glanced at the
Page house. How deserted and quiet
1t looked! Philip had been away, and
the hedges needed clipping.
There was an odor of gingerbread
in the Warren house, and Sally shifted
it hungrily. The family were all in
the dining room, her father, her step
mother and even Ray.
Hi. strangerI" Ray greeted her.
She tousled his black hair as she went
past him and kissed first her mother
and then her father. lingering by her
fathers side.
I'VE miss you. Sally" said Robert
Warren I'll be glad when this visit
is over and you can come back to U.S."
The house is different place with
both you and Tip gone" sighed Mrs.
Warren. 81 used to think so many Of
yCc made lot of trouble and fuss,
but now it's really lonesome"
Il miss you all. too" said Sally.
II feel as if live in a museum in
stead of a house. There's never any
one to scold me If / don't pick up my
clothes"
She sat down and ate supper with
them. listening to Mrs. Warren's
gossip about the household. Then
there was letter to be lad, ridicu-
lously happy. childish lettei from Tip,
with postscript from Terry. They
were honeymooning in Rio de Janeiro.
They were the happiest two people in
the whole world. Tip signed her letter
Mrs. Terry Maynard"
| Sally turned restlessly in her chair.
It was good to know that Tip was
happy. that Terry was happy-but it
brought back the keen longing to see
Terry again.
MIR. Warren Takes The Case
IVXTHEN they had finished the dishes,
w Sally and Mrs. Warren Joined
Ray and Mr.. Warren on the side
porch. 1t was time, now, to tel' her
errand. and Sally told the story Of
Mcdonald, as much as she felt she had
a right to tell.
"You will take McDonald's case,
won't you, Father?" she begged.
"I've already taken it." said AR.
warren. putting quietly at his pipe.
Phillip Page was here before you,
and gave him my promise to do what
! could"
Sally breathed a sigh of relief. She
might have known that Philip would
think of this too. He thought Of
everything.
II don't like it" Mrs. Warren said.
Your father will get himself in trou-
BILE opposing Mr.. Morris"
what of it?" demanded Ray holly.
Its the principle of the thing. Nc
Donald's innocent and fathers got to
do what he can for him or be ashamed
of himself"
mot so fast, Ray" said Mr.. Warren.
you and Sally work with Philip
Page. You've got his side Of 1t You
don't know whether the mans inno-
cent$or guilty. any more than Morris
does. That's what we are trying to
find out"
IF he's guilty. this whole movement
Philips Jeen trying to push is done
for" said Ray. The papers losing
money Morris is fighting US We've
lost ads right and left"
phillips house is mortgaged." said
Mr.. Warren.
They won't ruin Philip" said Sally
with conviction. Hes too fine. too
brave for that"
Hes very bright young man. as
well" said Mr.. Warren. But none
of those things may save him if he
is determined to change the order of
things in Warrenton."
Hell win and he'll change things"
said Sally. She got up to CO. Il must
get over to Mary's." she said. MARY
is interested in Mrs. Mcdonald I'm
going to ask her to take Us to the
hospital in the morning. I've prom
ised to stay while Mrs. Mcdonald has
her operation"
'Mary'S been pretty swell" said
Ray.
Sally walked slowly the distance
from her own house to the Morris
place. She was in no hurry to get
there. She did not enjoy the idea of
staying in the Morris house, and feel
ing the way she did about Mr. Morris.
She determined to leave as soon as
possible.
The big house was silent as usual.
Sally learned from Dennison, the but
Ter. that everyone had gone out She
felt weary and dispirited. She took
I'D a book and curled up In the win
dow seat in one corner Of the library.
She did not know how long she sat
there, Or If she fell asleep. but she
reused at the sound Of voices. mems
voices. Mr.. Morris. and Giles Benton
had entered the library. eK
(Connrioht. 1885. BdiIeY WoIfeI