The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-27
Chapter as
Love And Pride


d EUBEN continued to stare at
II the mountains.
Cissy watched him through a
moment of profound desperation.
His Silence told more plainly than
words the fopelessness of her
caIise..She said: 81 could put you
on topiSf the world"
'1'ffput myself there, youngster.
Watoame."
sFIow?"
'If Judith cares it will be easy"
It was the old Reuben speaking.
The. eagle, eager to soar again
Ready, slow poke?"
This, then, was the end! The end
of what was TO have been her per-
feet day. And she was the one who
had vowed never to compromise
with life! Vowed TO accept no sec
onds-
Even now she had not given up.
There must be way. Tiff she
just flew straight ahead, at not too
great an altitude and at full speed.
shed crash beautifully into the
Lode Ridge. Go Whirling down,
down. Take RUDE with her
She turned and swung herself
up the planes side with the agility
of alaonkey} All aboard! We're
on tbkway, higlboy!" "a
.ak settled AerselffseeuEelg IN
thes Alotes seat, wffile Esedben
climbed into his place behind her.
Nelehef aswdTor heard Pike rum
ming towards them waving let
ter
'Nsys, vheyi Special delivery!
Held ub il fhE Christmas jam"
Cissy took off. She didn't see the
field. Didn't see the controls. Didn't
see anything. What difference did
it make? If she flew furiously and
loW--for five miles
"But | won't do it," Cissy up
braided herself scornfully. I'm too
darn decent A tough guy up to a
point. then ! turn mushy and re-
member all sorts of things / want
to forget"
She felt tears on her check
hot. rebellious. She bit her lips
hard. to keep back a groan. Glad
RUDE was behind and couldn't see
her face. Glad the propeller made
such a noise it matched the tumult
within her almost
1--WE fought sneaky fight and
lost. Serves. me right, Cissy told
herself severely. "but | feel like
like-If hell is a place of self tor
ture-I'm there.
Gradually the mist cleared from
her eyes. She saw the compass. /
don't want TO fly true" defiantly
she shouted il at Reuben. but /
will"
Quickly she changed her course.
Lifted Now to get there quickly.
Straight as the efow hfEss Three
years ago she had taken from Jul
dilh what looked like happiness.
To-day she was hrlilaf1g The real
thing back to her In q few hours
she would land in that same mead
ow. lose her passenger Then?
Cissy didn't know what. Pain
gnawed at her heart like the claw
Of a leopard. The end Of the world
was along, long way
Heaven OR He'll?
no REUBEN, Maryland was the
1 end of the world and 1.-The be.
ginning! He was on his way tC
Maryland-~to Judith. What he
would say to her he did not know
lie only knew that the first words
that passed between them would
decide whether life was 10 be q
thing OF pain or ecstasy. heaven Oh
hell. If il was to be the. latter he
hoped CiSsy would tumble. Send
him crashing down
One glance at her squared Shout
ders. az her small hand upon the
stick, assured him that Cfssy would
not tumble. Though the end of The
flight meant Paradise for him and
purgaiory for her. CisSy was head.
ing toward il swift. brave. true as
a swallow bfsefe wing Stout fellal
Cissy!
Terribly he longed to tell her SC
even while he was glad that the
noise Of the propeller made it inn
possible. Words were such futile
things5ril only ne could find the
right onbs for Jhdith-If only Ju.
dith wogld be glad to see himl II
she needed him
The sun. rosy and heartening
was rising over The Goodloe mead.
ow when CiSsy. after circling 4
half dozen times. fioated down "a
an easy landing. I'VE made good