The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-07

patient bewiIdered twins and
hastily commenced to strip off
small, untidy garments. I'VE have
water to splash in-plenty of it.
You're going to take your first
swim"
After they had fioated in a great
white porcelain sea, been rubbed
to pinkness with soft, enveloping
towels, slipped into cool little
nighties and replete with bread
and milk put to bed in the en-
closed end of the porch where
four beds. arranged ship fashion,
lined the walls, Judith went in
doors to make herself presentable.
She made a rite OF dressing for
supper. Carefully she manicured
her nails-it didn't help them
much. She archeo the dark wings
of her eyebrows. Spread powder
| evenly over her tanned face. Out
lined her mouth in vivid red.
Brushed her hair until it shone
like FURNISHED chestnut, then
slipped into the older of the two
evening dresses she had brought.
It was white, fiimsy georgette, cut
to a deep v back and front. Her
shoulders arose from it satin
smooth. Her neck showed line of
too deep sunburn--
A reminder OF Fordney's Gulchl
She never wanted to think of
Fordney's Gulch again. Hastily
she searched through bags. found
a string OF lapis lazuli beads, twist
ed them around ner offending
throat, They were inexpensive
beads but they intensified the blue
of Judith's eyes There was no
ptrace eflweariness in the face she
fsaw in the mirror 81 had forgotten
could look so nice" She went out
on the, porch to wait for Gary.
/, But for the sleeping children
she could have forgotten there was
anything in her life except wait
ing for Gary. For the first time in
all the years. she had no vague
uneasiness about mis- coming. She
knew by some infallihle. illogical
reasoning, that Gary was more
eager to come tonight than he had
ever been. He would not keep her
waiting long.
She felt excited, young, hopeful.
A different entity from the hope
less, tired Judith wh0 had left the
drab monotony of Fordney's Gulch
this morning? A lifetime agol
His Nearness. His DEAFNESS
a LF arrived anG took possession
n of the kitchen. Judith heard
him moving about, humming q
low, plaintive spiritual.
Gary came through the sweet,
early darkness, cool and splendid
in white linen. "Judy-are you
there?" fl
The years rolled backward. Reu-
ben. marriage. Fordney's Gulch
were blotted out with one fell
sweep. Her hand went out to meet
his. 81
isn't it a miracle-your being
here, Judy, with me coming to
support"
It was beyond } miracle. His
nearness, his dearnesS-the new
1 Gel kdAIlt9 tAldI ACCIC'A liO WOLdSS
ALI laid a small table on the
porch. He placed two tall pale cam
dies upon it and put maiden hair
fern-Tragile and cool--in the
middle of it.
Judith and Gary dawdled over
their meal talking mostly in mono
syllables.
Wen go riding tomorrow. Ju-
dith."
I'D love that"
you'll ride Kingpin, I'll take
one of the Company's horses.
1T sounds heavenly but I'll be
starting life at Plot is in the morn
ing-working like slave"
Forget it for tonight. can't you?
If you insist on going-on living
like a gypsy"
IF / insist-Gary don't be sillyl
! have to 60 to the place my hus-
band provided
He felt unreasonably irritated.
'Tll have more coffe.., please" He
liked to watch her brown fingers
dropping in sugar--two Jumps
you remembered"
ayes. 1eqhen takes his black"
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