The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-09

yourself to anything. I'm not 70
take it seriously; and well talk of
this again later but Oh, my
God, Nina If you only knew
what that did to mel"
He sank back onto his pile of
coats with a sigh.
In a minute he looked out over
the side of the car with a sublime
ly innocent expression on his face,
and told Lilith that it was all right.
Nina had come to at last. But
In the meanwhile Nina had done
some tall thinking about that kiss.
She remembered hoping, in New
York that night, that when he did
KISS her, it would do something
tremendous. -. Well, in way, it
had -. only something reassuring
and peaceful, instead of some
thing-exhilarating. Although she
didn't actually form the words, she
had the feeling: 81 have David"
and life seemed steadier because
of it, and she wished he would
lean over and kiss her again.
They were driven back to Har-
mony, and-after a thorough ex-
animation had proved that moth
ing was broken or otherwise seri-
ously injured - they were en-
Sconced on two leather touches
coming out at right angles from
the fireplace in Carts library.
Nina's legs went one way, and
David's the other, so that they
faced each other a little pale
and shaken, but beginning to have
fun. "A bright log fire Burned in
the hearth, and some rare old Ma
poleon brandy began 10 do things,
to their color.
David Fits In Easily -
I'VE made arrang ernentS to have
! my man deliver the car to
your customer for you Day" said
Carl, genially, "and sent along a
note explaining what had hap
pened. I'm expecting some
people along presently, but while
were still alone l want to thank
you for your :"
Attempt at heroism, Ell? Listen,
Mr.: Semple, I'm ashamed of my
SELF Forget it, will you. I'm the
one who should be grateful"
Carl beamed at him, and Nina
could see that he approved of his
young guest.
Their slight aches and pains, he
treated more lightly. They were
all part of the days work, he fig-
ured. Having broken a good many
bones himself, and hunted with
them before they were well-knit
together, few strained ligaments,
more or less, meant nothing to
him :. Nothing, that, is, unless it
happened TO one of his horses.
Then 1t was another story.
Hester, on the other hand, had
looked like death when they car
ried Nina in. She couldn't do
enough for them, and when she
finally went away with her lini-
ments and bandages, they were
both relieved.
Lilith came in then, with a slap
on the shoulder for David, and a
k d ding word, and presently
others drifted in, still in their rid
ing habits, for some Of Carts ia
nous grog.
But 1t was Hester, Nina noticed,
who saw that David met all the
guests-there were about IA in all:
that each of them got food and
drink; that the cold were warmed,
and the wet dried. She moved
among that booted, mud-spattered
crowd, like a calm, ministering
angel. And suddenly Nina felt a
rush of sympathy toward her, for
she noticed that they paid her
scant, or no attention, at all.
All eyes were or Carl, spare and
handsome in his hunting pink,
standing with his back to the
cracking logs, and going over the
days run, as though they had none
OF them taken any part in it.
David was drinking in his sur
roundings, as though he were at
the theater. Nina could see that he
was fascinated and little amused.
When somebody asked Carl:
WAA1k a0 yQ0 tft111h Oh OlQ
Worthy's wife ?" referring to
the, thruStipg woman rider who
had caused Niflfs accident. ~
ao Apd IS. SaIh ,ssidS eli Fhf's) a
David looked at Nina, and MUIR
INJURED: Really" in "a shocked
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time. skA = 80
Nina was surprised at the easy
way he fitted in. She felt diSloyal
TO be surprised :. but after all, his
background was so vague, and he
was so poor and all. !. She only
knew that he had been born in
Syracuse and attended public
school there. that he had gone to
work Immediately, and then come
to his selling Job in New York a
little over a year ago on the rec
ommendation of business friend
Of his fathers.
Now. he evidently had a capac-
ity for hard work, and he most
certainly was a dear but that
didn't necessarily imply an apti-
tude for fitting into luxurious sur
roundings Of this sort.
fCopgri0At. 1857, Margaret HeYzooy
Tomorrow, Aunt Carrie &psstA
Nina with some firm adxfra