The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-28
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/ to give-adventure, danger, love,
pain, laughter--One must struggle
through the night to know the full
glory of the sunrise
She looked up and saw Gran.
Amanda, not quite so erect, came
through the wide doorway under
its delicate skylight Al the thresh-
old, Amos, unable to bow quite
so low, but smiling Just as widely,
met her.
"A fine day, Amos?"
''Yas, Ma'am, Miss Mandy.
mighty fine"
WARM as July" Almost she
said: I'VE will have tea in the gar
den" Almost she said it. Remem-
be. din time.
Children At Play
CHE crossed the columned por-
y tico and formal stone terrace.
walked past rose arbors and the
lily pond with the fat, lazy Cupid
Spouting water and turned INTO the
violet-bordered walk, but she cd
not pause al the peacock chair I'M
der the white oak. She kept right
on and joined the workers by the
hedge.
Standing very straight, Amanda
watched the whole structure of
her universe being torn down. She
had naked feeling. The entire
curious world could gaze at her.
/ Well--it wouldn't be long
The events of her life passed
in slow procession, from the day
she entered this place bride until
the moment they carried Jim into
| the holly deekeah lhall.-aa Reckless
j half smile upon his Stir lips. The
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q its gfAldei fori Amanda. IL had
served its purpose and She obSa,
| served hers, She, felt hot the Slight :.
est pang las she watched faReing
lifted out leaving great holes
holes deep as graves.
She stepped nearer. How the
roots chung! Protesting this out
rage. Glenn Rogers had been the
highest bidder for the box. He
wanted il for Cissy who must COM
promise with life. CiSsy was TAX
ing up the things Judith had laid
down.
Suddenly Amanda saw life as
great wheel turning ceaselessly.
The side that Is up today must in
evitably be down tomorrow. That
was the law of compensation. The
law of progress, the law of life.
/ From the meadow came Hugo's
| joyous bark; the sound of chill
dren's voices clear and shrill--
With a start Amanda listened.
Why-the children were still at
their play-Jim and Judy. The
children! There would always be
children at play. Stiffly she went
on her knees and with ringed,
white fingers commenced to plant
tiny sprigs of box along the edges
of the great holes.
Reuben" the old assurance
crept into her voice, your son
will jump these spindlings. but bis
| great, great grandson will put his
hunter over as fine a hedge as you
ever saw. You can't separate Good
Ices from lockwood"
"Nor Goodies from divers"
Reuben told her and smiled into
his wife's blue eyes.
Amanda went busily on with
her planting but Reuben threw
down his spade, leaped the ditch
20 his wife's side.
Judith" he took the shears
from her. laid them aside, raised
her hands to his shoulders. and
looked deep into her blue eyes:
Love me?"
You know I'll"
"Sure you're not feeling sad this
morning? Sure you're not sorry
my old roam spilled me over the
lockwood and broke up your tea
, party?"
"Surel" Judith laughed as only
happy women can laugh. A quick
kiss. And they went back to their
! digging and clipping.
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