The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-14
Chapter lime


Empty Moonlight
ITS funny to hear RUDE rant
about this valley being Gods
country" cisSy went II hlithely.
You're going to find plenty of
amusement Turing your visit" Ju-
dith told her. ''Most of us think
that way.
"Yon would being born here and
never getting further away than
a horse can take you"
"Helpi" from Gary.
Gary is always jaunting," Ju-
dith enlightened her. land. COM
ing back loyal
Loyalty is fine if it doesn't
stunt-Goodness, | sound like a
tract or something get that way
sometimes CiSSy said with a
guilelessness that charmed Gary.
I'VE must appear funny in
a rut--to 9 cosnaoEolite of thesair,
eh, Judy2R 8
sAnoShaf thing rye .never
) tfsou chit ab0u Judith,s complete
indIIefenee Filed Clssy Eall over
again
:gs Is what makes you so fun
ny. she = Is Ielzed 0u re allAso
self satisfied 81 cDniented with
your little w0rla that you don't
even bother to look 6Ver the rim. +"
Perhaps it's just as we'll"
"As well for you. maybe, but not
for RUDE, i..sisted Cissy. Hes al
ways been like an eagle. sWooping
higher. circling wider" She got
quickly 10 her feet Even on silt
heels she was ridiculously small.
I'm really going now"
Judith hoped she did not show
her relief How did you Gomez"
"One of Rube's cars. It's parked
somewhere behind your shrub
bery | made the turning. at ran
dom Hope I'll nr my way back
There's huge red oak al the
cross roads.
please gray that | spot it. I'm
good In the clouds. blu, trees queer
me"
Judith thought: "She's so keen
she could spot = huckleberry bush
IN a thickct at midnight" She
said: "The oak is hard to miss. u
almost bloe..s the road"
Let's ride that far with Miss
Rogers. Juo,th" Gary suggested
exactly as Cissy hoped he would.
ResentfuI because re voluntari-
~ postponed their golden hoE. one
second longer Judith said: you
go Gary I'ii see you IN the morn.
ing, Miss ,.ogers.'
THANK you" Cissy said sweetly.
Goodnight"
sGBodnigft."
Walking through the purpliEg
darknes with Gary. Cissy
thought; ! needn't worry about
Reuhcn--tnat high ha loves this
man. He's 1retty," contemptuous-
ly. u can send him back-but
won't III take him along Let her
have a taste of the bitter. She's
had too much sweet"
Her spike heels sunk into the
soft earth She stumbled slightly
Gary put out resguing hand
He csIled ov r his shoulder; Back
in few minutes. Judy Mean of
YOU to desert met
ARA d of me OF the dark" Cis-
sy irased
Can't you .suess?" Gary studied
her face from flirtatious eyes.
A iaie rome coming robin ar.
rived in the maple near the porch.
Above his mates shrilI scolding
Judith heard Gary's Laughter
echoinp family --Cissy was being
amusing and --amused--
Always Wait ng
JUDITH gas waiting il TIE gar
- den. Sasthad been wailing an
hour With hands nlacidlp folded
. In her &EaN sifgandy lap ant. her
heart IN , higJ1ull size waited for
Gary
IT I have any nrias I won't let
least DIT 81 pride TN &, inside. read
Turn On the radio play the
Of no-xo to bed"
Bat she sas and waited. TIE ear
den was almost ton exqaisiIe TO be
quite real A voung uoon made sill
Yer tliigree lace of the trees
leaves an the grass. Lilaes toamed
and hiilnweo in the Ugh. breeze.
In the midst of such serenity il
was WICKED 10 feel so restless.
Judith told herself beating tat
too on the 7ack OF the bench upon
which she sat- Gary had gone all
. way tc the Oliver place Cissy
Rogers woald see so that. but sure
], she would send him hack in
CO ~ In that case he should have
been here
Through the trees she could
glimpse tn west-wing guest room
A dim light h. from the win
dow. Once. nurse II white uni.
form stood framed in IL ToEnarrow
another one would come on duty
The doctors had agreed II would
De better not TO move Reuben 10
home or hospital. With rest and
quiet in q week perhaps
we can't put him ou, " iua'ta
admitted sTuAs ~~iY r. ~ ~