The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-23

eIl0 GOWN
ITO let your end down." She
heard it above the minister's
pleasant voice. Heard it above the
choir" To let your end down
The peace she had dreamed of
finding was not here.
Gary would answer the one
question he must answer before
she could forget and go forward
would tell her she was silly to
doubt, to worry.
AS they logged slowly hone-
ward after the hunt, he was the
Gary of her dreams though his old
nonchalance had given place to
impatience. Gary asked the ques-
tons noW-not Judith--demand-
ed answers.
"Have you told Gran, Honey"
There's been so little time.
There's no great hurry"
IF you feel that way about it,
you don't love me-"
Gary, do, but"
Then, let me-today-"
AOQdJ ID IOO SOOt1.
"Soon?"s
Il feel like an animal just free
Of IA trap and"
Wary of another?" frigidly.
Don't be Sillyl / don't intend to
let anything worry me until after
Christmas. That's only three weeks
off,"
I'D like to have things settled
before ] go West tomorrow night.
Let's 60 right home now and tell
Gran" sod
She knew this was the sensible
thing to do. She could take the in
itiative or wallet Reuben force
her. Let Cissy triumph again.
She rode on silently, blue eyes
focused unseeingly upon Wi
nona's pointed ears. If she acted
immediately-But first she must
ask Gary-must be sure about the
timber
Her mouth went dry. Would
she ever be sure about the tim
Der? Did she want the TRUTH IT
Gary failed her now-Her lips
refused to ask the question.
Encouraged by her silence, Gary
said: Gran likes me. ! don't be-
lieve she'll be difficult once she
gets used to the idea"
Feeling OF Panic
THERE'S more to it than that,
l Gary. The children-Reuben
may fight for them"
."Well-they're his children"
"Garyi" She halted Winona so
abruptly that the mare stumbled.
"You love them. don't you? You
can't mean"
Il mean that Oliver might let me
get away with his wife but can you
honestly expect him to hand over
his children too. without strug-
gle?"
"I'll never give them upl"
"The court will make part time
arrangement for them. Six months
with you, six with Oliver. That's
fair enough"
''Fair-fairl You're talking as
though my babies were lottery
prizes or something"
They're your joint property
with Oliver. You might as well be
sensible about it, Judith. Cut clean
and deep with one stroke and be
prepared for--emergency. There's
nothing to be gained by delay.
Strike today"
tfNT< C<f.n Che
meant to forget everything until
Christmas day was done.
He had to be satisfied with that.
He went away grumbling though
loving her more ardently. Oppose
ton whetted his desire. 1t stirred a
jealous doubt. Was she still think
ing of Oliver?
when he came home at Christ
mast" Judith would have to wound
Gran who was increasingly kind
to her. Would have to ask for
money--Did she imagine 1t or was
their old enemy, Poverty. again
stalking Goodloe's Choice?
II couldn't bel Just three years
since Reuben gave all that money!
And yet-Why was Gran so often
at her desk figuring in the old wor-
ried way2 Why was Jim so callous-
~ reckless. getting queer looking
letters with the old wall of re-
proach--animosity almost--rear-
ing itself Between him and Gran?
SIN imagining things" Judith
assured herself, There must be
money-enough." There would be
controversy, of course. Lawyers to
face-surely the lawyers could at
tend TO everything unless--Reu-
ben fought with her over the chill
dren - Soon, soon ~ When Gary
came for Christmas
The words became a knen
sounding in her ears every hour Of
the day. She awoke to hear them
in the night, high and clear above
the signing wind. Above the patter
Of hail against the windows:
When Gary comes
She began to count the days
not ioyously as befitted the occa-
sion OF Gary's return. bat with q
feeling of panic.
And yet she loved Gary. She
chung 10 that as a captain clings
to his burning ship. with the
desperate hold that preeedes dis
solution. SHE LOVED GARY
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