The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-26
Two > Company
By MARGARET cuIoN HEROIC y y
little snatches. When he calls
ARCARET CuION HERZOC

again, tDtLL see him"
But she must have sounded un-
usually determined in their last
conversation, because Richard did
mot call for several days. Nina saw
her mother in the afternoons and
made a sincere effort to stay away
from the 74th st. house in the eve
nings-because she did not want
another encounter with Richard
that would be full of meaning
looks, and hidden hand clasps. and
a furtiveneSs that got them no.
where.
In this resolve she was abetted
by David, who had no desire to see
more of her stepfather than was
absolutely necessary. He was fond
of Honey. liked to find her there
when he came home. and took a
fatherly attitude towards her, and
her fiuttery fears for Nina's hap
piness. that amused all three of
them.
Her remarks, that first night af-
ter her return from the South, had
been key to her subsequent be-
havior.
"Are you nice, young man?
Is he good to you, Nina?" >. She
had gone right on in that vein.
ever since.
She told David that she had Of
fered to sillcreaSe her daughters
allowance and that she thought
he was mean and foolish not to ac-
cept a little help.
She had sat like a little, irate,
china doll, on the blue day-bed and
scolded him, but David had shaken
his finger. and scolded right back
at her.
She was the foolish one to think
he would allow it. She was the
meany to try and dazzle her daugh-
ter with dreams of wealth. -.
It ended up in laugh and a
cocktail.
Yes. Honey and David got on
beautifully but Richard and
David =. that was something else.
David never said anything, but
Nina knew how he felt.
Worry Over Honey
ONE day, on 53rd ST., Nina ran
~ into a very tired. cross. Carrie
Van Alstyne.
Thank heaven / met you, child"
said Horseface. taking her arm.
Nov we can go round to Long
champs for snort I've had a
wretched afternoon. getting a per-
manent." She was propelling Nina.
briskly, along the street. "Now
why do you suppose Pm silly
enough to submit to all that tor
ture2 Nothing could make me look
decent. anyway"
Nina was tired, too. and wor-
ried. Richard had not called her,
and-aSide from missing the sound
Of his voice-She wanted to get
things cleared up between them.
After having revived her with
two old-fashioneds, Horseface then
proceeded to upset her all over
again.
'Have you noticed. Nina. that
your mother has been behaving
lately as though she didn't feel
very well?"
why -"
'sTake that attack she called
grippe right after she came back
from the South with me IDdS
that grippe, Nina?"
Nina looked her alarm.
why, Aunt Carrie don't
know. ] had no reason to think it
was anything else. Oh. dear. now
I'm worried"
well, she told me she had
cold. and stayed in bed couple of
times on our trip. when ! couldn't
detect so much as sniffle."
Aunt Carrie, I'm going to call
up DR.. Fellows this evening"
why don't you. child? We
should both feel better. Let me
know what he says, will your"
But Nina'S talk with the doctor
was not wholly reaSSuring.
"Wefl, I'll tell you, Nina"-he
had been their family physician for
a great many years-"your moth
er isn't actually sick :. :. but / find
her pretty exhausted. nervously."
''Oh--you've seen her Just late
ly?" Honey hadn't mentioned it.
'sYeS. Yesterday, as a matter of
fact. Her trip with Mrs. Van AL
Styne didn't seem to do her as
much good as / had hoped il would.
Frankly, child. your mother has
been living under a good deal of
excitement the last few months =.
used up a lot of nervous energy,
what with her new marriage
and yours, Nina I've been
thinking of that Mediterranean
cruise she usually takes in the
spring. Do you think you could
persuade her to 20 on an earlier
one this year2 A long restful ocean
voyage would be Just the thing for
her"
Nina's heart did quick back
flip.
A long ocean voyage-with
Richardl Soon! How much good
that might accomplish right now,
aside from restoring Honey's
health. -.
She said: "Well, here's the thing.
DR.. Fellows. think she would be
persuaded all right, but I don't
think I'm the one to do ik.s.. II n I I
II il came as an order from the
doctor. Richard gweuld have no
choice but 70 urge Honey to fol-
low his Instructions. II he thought
ii was her - MINIS ~ idea he
might
icsptrifkt. 4s1y. Mararss Hsrsorl
Nina has \ sAusinsxs eanfereness