The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-14
= Chapter "A
Miasnaa Of Lies

a FTER Nina and David had been
a lunching a few minutes, the
telephone rang.
1t was Richard.
Hello =. Oh, hello, Richard"
(Nina could have kicked herself
afterwards. for saying the name
I'm sorry, no. Really? =. How
-. how's Honey? That's good
-. No. Don't you remember we
talked that all over? :. No. Please,
Richard ="
With David only a few feet
away, Nina had to sound much
nicer than she had intended to.
Richard was saying; you sound
so uneonvineing, my darling, that
am laughing at you'll"
well don'ts.. laugh. my dear"
Out of the corner OF her eye. she
could see David listening because
he couldn't help il.
Unostentatiously she put her fin
ger down and disconnected her
stepfather.
"Well, you were a lamb to call"
she said to the dead wire, "but |
really wouldn't dream of bother
ing you. Goodby, my dear. Love
to Honey :"
The phone rang one-half of one
split second after she had Suppo3-
eddy hung up. 1t was a narrow es-
cape. David would have caught on
Immediately if it had rung while
she was still talking.
This time, Nina said: Sorry.
she's not here" and explained to
David that the call was for Cor
della. I'm expecting her any min
ute" she said.
What IN heavens name did
Richard want?" David asked Curl
ously.
What did he want? Why,
why he and Honey wanted to help
me look for new apartment, but
naturally | couldn't think Of let
ting them bother :"
"Um-m-nl," said David. mice Of
him"
Nina hated the miasma of lies,
but what could she do?
David stayed on for while, and
finally he said: Where's Cor.
delia2"
Why, that's right. +. Oh, | guess
she must have been held up some.
where. She'll be along"
But of course Cordelia didn't
come, and finally David had to get
back to work.
Cocktails At Roney's
NINA went back into the living.
y room, feeling uncomfortably
certain that David suspected some
thing.
When the telephone rang for the
third time. she ran to il quickly,
ready to take Richards head off
for bothering her.
But 1t wasn't Richard. it was
Honey.
That bad husband of yours
hasn't been near me since | came
back. she complained to Nina.
Come over for dinner darling,
yOu Two, VIII your
Dinner2 With Richard there
trying to catch her eve 10 get
2 private word with herr Nina
shlddered al the thought.
I'm afraid we can't make din
ner, Honey, but I'll call David and
we could stop by for a cocktail. If
thatd be all right"
50 that's what they did: and in
spite OF Nina's crossed fingers end
urgent prayers. Richard was at
nome suave. good LOOKING. and
win the old amused look In his
eye, which showed Quite plainly
mat ne hsd not accepted defeat
Daviu's fault. that was His pres
ence at the apartment had made
Nina speak 80 much more gently
than she would have otherwise
From the way Richard treated
her. YOU could tell that he thought
Nina had merely gone girlish and
coy on him, all OF a sudden Nina
was certain that he had figured out
she was embarrassed al having
thrown herself into his arms SO
quickly. unon his return was
simply delaying her capitulatian
to make herself more desirable.
That was the way his mind
trould w0rkl 1t troubled her, and
so did something else.
Honey looked tired again. Some
OF the first glow of homecoming,
the excitement. had worn of. She
was not her old. vibrant self.
David and Honey were talking a
blue streak. so for a while Nina
had a chance 20 notice and wovry
BY herself. But all of a sudden
David said something. that made
her start in her chair.
Il was darned nice Of both Of
you. he remarked 10 the two Chal-
toner's. TO offer 10 hunt apart
ments, with Us but yNu * ~.
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