The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-19
Chapter 80
In AnIts Fury

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In All Its Fury
THE cabin was dark when Judith
L whispered goodnight to Gary.
She was going to get divorce
Reuben wanted to marry Cissy-
Suppose Reuben asked for di-
vorce first?--Suppose she beat him
to it?-Gran would never think
kindly of her again--Jim would
call her a poor sport--a piker-
Cissy was going to get new deal
She was going to get one too. She
must conquer her old fashioned
ideas-Cissy would be easy to take
Gary had said that-Said it with
sort of unconscious envy
The thought that Cissy might be
feigning sleep caused Judith to get
quickly in bed. She lay on her back,
very still, = tried to quell her
thoughts n ~ e. Might as well let
them ram5ie at will. A hectic Pc
Rod lay us ahead of her
Her. nus rary mind would not
stay = ~ she sent it. but went
hopping hither and yon like an
unruly grasshopper Reuben loved
Observation-Disclosures was go
ing to discharge Gary
Her breath ragged unevenly at
this thought. II Gary lost his job
if she was deserted by Reuben, she
would be without anchor-waiting
-one of those free women.
She scurried from this idea as
though it had been rattlesnake.
Over the backward trail she
wandered involuntarily Her
wedding day the day she had
vowed to stick
Reuben had offered to let her go
then because he loved her -
now
How different her life, and his,
had she gone-No Judykin-No
Jimmy - No freezing nights and
cluttered hot days in Fordney's
GulchSh had promised to be-
lieve in him, to have faith
She started up. In all fairness
she should tell Reuben Gary was
about to discharge him. Unkind to
have him go all those miles to
meet humiliation
If she told, Gary would be furi-
ous-Reuben would be furious. too,
would know she had been discuss
ing him with Gary-Anyway he
had to get his wages
Il was almost dawn when Ju-
ditb fell asleep.
The twins usual morning CAB
bic awakened Judith. She felt
more tired than when she went to
bed but calm and clear headed.
The events of the preceding eve
ming marched before her like so
many grim faced sentinelsthrough
whose lines she must pass. Search
as she would for escape there was
no evading them.
s'I'Il tell Reuben about his job. !"
She was positive about the right
ness Of that this morning. It wasn't
like iary TO do such an ungener-
Gus act: to exact his pound OF flesh.
Quickly she got into robe and
slippers. In the bed near her own
Cissy slept white shoulder
bare of her black lace nightgown
-all sophistication washed from
her unconscious face. Cissy looked
very tired, very innocent, very de-
fenseiess.
What Would She Say?
AN THE sleeping porch only the
~ twins greeted her. Reuben
was up and gone.
"Velly early he CO." Lu Wing,
broom in hand, informed her. Him
take velly little breakfast"
Very little breakfast Reuben
knews Was worried. He was al
ways hungry in the morning
On the small wicker night table
between the twins cribs was some
paper money weighed down with a
can.of kaIcum powder On q bridge
score Reuben had scrawled: Make
this 60 as far as you can.
Reuben knewi Cissy had told
him-of course.
Mechanically Judith picked up
ttAG &k&@t&4kH5 "a III ~ttNE W0A4EAA -
The last she would get until-until
wheng
Panic seized her. What an ex-
travagant fool she had beenl Had
she been less lavish Of her new
friends she could have saved
money this summer. Reuben came
tonight
She shuddered away from the
thought. went back to Il. drawn ir-
resistihly. could they talk things
over senSibly2 Would sullen, hor-
rid silence hang between them
like a fog or would the storm
break in its fury Sooner or later
they must have Il out
up. upls Indignantly Jimmy
pulled himself up and started to
climb over the side OF his crib
eUpls
The slant Of his eyebrows. the
cock OF bis head reminded her So
atrongly Of ReuhenS that suddenly