The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-16
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Golden Cards


ENROUTE to the hospital, Kath-
leen,s father questioned the
pain and the cause of the injury.
Kathleen remained silent, and
Beatrice's face was flushed.
@Are you both dumb?" he cried.
"Here I go to the mine for Balmy
and find he's left shift for the first
time in his life. ] come after him
and find you two at the house. one
of you injured. Can't you tell me
what happened?"
Kathleen's relief in knowing her
father had not inspired Beatrice's
trip, in fact had no knowledge of
It, was so great that she sought to
break the news to him.
bad news, Dad, there was an
accident, fire. l tried to put it.out,
that's how / was burned. The LETT
tiers were burnedsl
Angus sank back into the seat.
the car slithering to one side.
sWhat caused the fire?" he asked.
II did," snapped Beatrice. II
don't give a boot about the papers.
it's Kathy's hands,
Kathleen glanced at the tears
eoursing down her aunt's cheeks.
@Don't cry, Aunt Bee, I've nursed
so many people in this town it's
going to be fun to be nursed. Only
now, it's more important than ever
that remain Cleo Riley"
"You mean you think you can
still"
Kathleen stifled the thought inn
mediately. 'No darling, can't
vamp the gentleman. ! can't steal
his heart because he hasn't any.
but ! have another plan. Just give
me time"
"There isn't much more time,
daughter. we're nearly through
The last of May sees us closing
'Then until that time. Dad? And
viii you give me free rein?"
Angus Gregory sighed deeply
There's nothing else can do"
sand Dad" she pressed her van
tsge point. "you see now how inn
portant IL is to have the Gregory
mine doctor made available to the
people don't you? You'll be setting
q precedent by taking Cleo Riley
there"
Eyes" he agreed. "rn fix that
Up. not too much pain?"
Kathleen grinned at him. very
watery grin. Il can take it with a
gain like that in view"
Mayme brought the news to the
MacDonald's table. She served it
with the fruit cocktail.
"She's in the hospital and the
doctor says she has to stay"
Mrs. Macdonald glanced at her
son as though to remind him that
Cleo Riley was responding to his
demand to remove herself from
his home. what harper e d.
Mayme7" she asked.
aPut out a fire with her hands.
In Balmy's house"
@But what was she doing in
Balmy's house?"
"Your housekeeper told Jane
Arthur. when she come to bring
Miss Cleo some watermelon pick
les. that she had seen that Gregory
woman sneaking down to Balmy's
by the back way and she guessed
Miss Cleo saw her. too. cause Miss
Cleo few out of the house like
fury at hightide. and took right
after her."
STRANGE" murmured Mrs Mac
Donald. 4
Hardly. in view OF what we
know Is wanted" countered her
son. bitterly. 5aee Fec e4e
Poor Snit-Fire'
IIIHEN Wayne returned with
w the next course she had fresh
news. Mrs. Campbell heard Mrs
MacBride yelling TO Grandm
Barkus that when Miss Cleo faint
ed while they was dressing hef
hands, this Gregory woman threw
q az. She said il was all her fault.
That settles IT," announced
Mrs. Macdonald. 'sWe're goinE
down 10 see that child"
go down on that mine prop
srty are you out Of your mind
mofheT?s
@And what's more" continued
his mother. ignoring his question
you are going with me. Wei
make sure the Gregorys are al
home. then"
Kathleen fioated in a nirvana
induced by q hypodermic. II wa.
an extremely nice world. NothinI
much mattered. Sometimes The
nurses fioated too. and the furni-
ture.
And sometimes the world WASH
50 nice. A nurse would appear anC
grip her wrists. another nurSi
would appear with q spray anC
there would be a few moments o
excruciating pain.
SIN sure the doctor won't mind
we won't stay but a moment
That voice came during oerioS