The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-08
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BY BAILEY WOLFE

she happened to encounter the butler
IN the hall as she was going down
to dinner.
Yes, Miss Warren. / was putting
the bags in the car when Mr.. Benton
asked me about short road to Hill
crest. | believe they're working on
the highway but there is good dirt
road. Mr.. Benton likes the golf course
at Hillcregt."
There was shade of disapproval
IN Dennison's voice. as If he deplored
her interest In Giles Benton.
Thank you. Dennison," said Sally.
Sne went on into the library. to join
BOD Dawes, still puzzling about Giles
Benton. Hillcrest was resort town
for wealthy tourists from the north.
Its golf course was famous and Ii was
quite possible that Giles had gone
there to play. If, on the other hand.
ne had gone to see Marty, she must
be woman Of wealth. No one who
stayed at Hillcrest could be other
than prosperous.
Il don't fancy spending the evening
In this morgue," Bob Dawes greeted
her. what about going out and find
ing some place to dance later?"
Good" said Sally. "What about
Hillcrest?"
Anything you say" agreed Bob.
They've got swell orchestra at the
Gray inn this week"
Sally was amazed by her own
daring. If she and Bob Dawes went
to the Gray inn. they could scarcely
fail to see Giles Benton if he were
there. All the visitors at Hillcrest
gathered in the ball room Of the Gray
inn to dance in the evenings.
There's Benton!
THE detour to Hillcrest was little
L more than country lane that ran
between cultivated fields and lonely
tracks Of scrub pine. There were
few farm houses along the 40-mile
stretch and not single filing sta
ton. Thick yellow clouds of dust
were stirred up by the car, so that
Sally and Bob were obliged to close
the car windows.
They passed only one person on
the road. a single motorcyclist who
looked grotesque as the car lights
showed him in helmet and goggles.
Hillcrest was gay with colored
lights and music. A number of little
tables had been placed on the terrace,
European style, and Bob and Sally
paused at one of them for a cool
drink before they went in to dance.
1T was pretty swell of you to come
out with me. Sally" said Bob grate-
fully. Il don't mind telling you I
was feeling pretty low"
Sally felt suddenly guilty to think
that she had brought Bob to Hillcrest
in the hope of seeing Giles Benton,
but she could comfort herself with
the knowledge that Bob seemed to
like it.
Don't be so nice to Mary" Sally
advised. "She takes you too much
for granted because you never cross
her or talk back to her. Mary thrives
on indifference"
mot from me-" sighed Bob. "She
doesn't care whether I'm indifferent
or not. In fact. | think she'd rather
like it If | stayed away and left her
alone entirely"
Don't you believe that" said Sally
comfortingly. Shed miss you. She
likes going places with you better
than she does going with anyone else"
Sally felt justified in giving Bob
this small comfort. he knew that 1t
was true. although Mary would never
admit it. Sally forgot Bob as she
searched the small tables in her neigh
borhood for sight of Giles Benton.
Looks like she wants to be with
me" Bob grumbled. "She made that
engagement for dinner tonight with
Philip Page after | got to town."
Phillip Pager" Sally's mind came
back to what Bob was saying.
"Sure. That's who she's with. She's
fallen for him."
Lets 60 and Dance" said Sally.
There was no reason why Philip
should not have dinner with Mary.
but Sally was not pleased to hear
about 1t. Surely Philip would not
stoop to extracting information from
Mary by taking her to dinner. The
only other explanation for his taking
her was one Sally did not somehow
like to believe-that Philip wanted
to take her to dinner.
Il don't suppose you'll ever come
out with me again" said Bob con-
tritely. 'T'm such good company.
Gripping about my own affairs all the
time"
That's all right" said Sally, feel
ing that they were pretty even. since
she was not giving much thought to
Bob's affairs.
1t was Bob, after all. who first saw
Giles Benton. He and Sally were
dancing near a door which opened
on a small balcony overlooking the
lake.
"HelloI There's our friend Benton"
said Bob.
"Where?" Sally demanded eagerly.
ION the balcony-with a lady.
didn't know he knew anyone down
here-that is, outside Of Warrenton."
Sally peered over Bob's shoulder.
but the angle of the wall cut of her
view of the couple on the balcony.
She did not like to ask Bob to stroll
on the balcony with her. He would
think it strange. and besides she knew
he disliked Benton for some unex-
planned reason.
To her surprise. Giles Benton him
self sought them out as they were
leaving the ball room for the terrace.
copyright. 1886. Bailey WoueJ
Sally meets Giles Benton's mystic