The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-27
Two ;, Company
BY MARGARET cuION HEROIC y
ARCARET CulON HERZOC

They were looking at each other
from their two little stiff chairs.
Nina thought that they both
looked taut and strained =. ready
to go to each other -. like runners
waiting for the crack Of the start
er's pistol.
She was so afraid that one Of
them would break away and ruin
all chance of further thoughtful
discussion, that she said: wait
:. :" .. although neither of them
had moved.
II called this a business confer
ence, Richard i. well, in a way,
it is. Here's what wanted to say:
it seems to me that the necessity
of rest for Honey, Immediately.
has taken this i. this whole mat
ter out of our hands ;. Do you
hate the word Providence as
much as / do? =. well. that's what
it is, all the same.
Divine Providence!" His I'M
der-lip shot out for a moment. and
one of his eyebrows arched itself,
cynically. 81 know =. you're go
ing to tell me that this separation
will-cure usl''
''It will" she told him, Soberly,
''if we try"
do you want tory. little
Nina?"
Don't your"
He said. after an instanfs pause:
Hester never forgot her love :"
And It was so true that there was
mo answering him.
AfteEca minute she said: "But
we can't go on =. this way -"
mo"
.It's, IT'S nothinEzis it. Rich
a when he echoed: moth
ingin q was a passionate outburst
of all the things their love might
mean all in that one word,
Nothing"
And now he did cross over to
her. Took her two hands in his,
and looked down at them, solemn
~.
''Nina," he said, "if I put every
effort that's in me to forget you
while I'm away :. to realize what
wonderful wife / haze got :. to
-" he smiled. ito be good; and
then if all my endeavors fail, If
nothing can change my longing
for you Nina, will you 2"
wait. darling, till we have
failed" But the barest hint of
possible future happiness with
Richard sent the blood laundering
through her veins. Her cheeks
burned. and the little pulse at her
wrist hammered so that he felt it.
He bent his lips to it, and muir
INJURED: "Why. you're not the doc
tor, beloved (. you're the patientI"
With his head still lowered. he
glanced up at her wicked, hui
man. amused glance, that gave the
lie to all his previous grave be-
havior.
BE serious, Richard, and 60
farther away from me. You've got
to be serious. We're two disgrace
full people"
And he said: "We're two people
in love, Nina and all the die
tateS OF your heavenly little con-
science can't alter it. Oh, I'll try all
right :" he silenced her inter-
ruption. "and you'll try, but :.
1t will make no difference. Mark
my words"
A pause.
Then: II don't have to ask you to
be-dear, TO Honey?"
mo. You don't"
"Goodby Richard. I'll see
you again, but this goodby is
ours"
He wanted to kiss her, and she
wanted to have him, but some feel
ing of loyalty to David made her
turn away. Silly, probably-this
one denial--in view of the ire
mendous disloyalty of her desires
:. but she said: No Richard"
and she held out small hand. Icy
cold.
"Goodby. then -. my dear"
His smile was mocking and
lovings all in one.
WORichsFdls Flower
NINA opened her handbag and
y reached in for her latchkey.
rdF TbinNundep HE crack at her
front door, loud shifting sounds
could be iiear6. land 4 few particles
Of dust were actually sucked I'M
der. by Buttons vacuum-cleaner
nose.
Followed a loud Sneeze, as a re-
suit of the inhalation: and-when
Nina opened the door-his usual
welcoming onslaught.
She Just let him 90 ahead and
maui her, and she patted his head
in detached sort of way while
all the time her thoughts were
winging their way down the har-
Dor. to Richard.
She had just come back from the
pier. She could see him standing
there at the rail :. so brown and
handsome. with his polo coat over
his arm =.
Honey had kept walking up for
ward. as the ship backed out of its
slip. TO prolong their adieux /.
and Nina could still see her reach
ing up and taking the flower from
her husbands lapel throwing
it wildly. For once her aim had
been good. and il had landed on the
hat Of the man in front Of Nina. She
retrieved 1t. quickly i. s. it was on
her breast. now.
Poor little Honey, throwing
Richards fiower to Nina +. all un-
suSpecting.
She could still see her step
fathers smile.
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