The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-04

tered to his every whim. Cissy was
never cross, tired, untidy-
"Whatever started me on such a
crazy line Of thought? CisSy has no
place in my life now, no place in
Reuben's life"
Each night, undressing in a
small, sloperoofed front bedroom,
Cissy promised herself: 'Tll go to-
morrow" When tomorrow came:
TITS so hot today-I'll go tomor-
row"
She had moments when she de-
spised herself. Moments Of self
justification too. Eve done him
good-If he had never seen her
She doesn't love him-Her chill
dren fill her life - If had a
chance"
And then an idea popped into
Cissy's head like a flower in full
bloom-a flower so heady it made
her dizzy. She did have a chance
a slim one maybe but worth trying.
Stupid not to have thought of it be-
fore. If Gary still held the old
fascination-If it worked out
The following morning she went
downstairs CARRIED for departure.
"It's been glorious, darlings! I can
hardly tear myself away"
SWhy do it," Reuben hated to
see her go. Hated to go back to the
old hopelessness; the old lapses
into silence and apology. "Stay I'M
til tomorrow anyhow"
Cant! / was due at the Curtis
Ranch weeks ago."
Where is that?" Judith asked
"Just about four hours ride up
the Sierras," Cissy informed her
and added casually, cts only 30
miles from one Of the Galbreath
camps!"
Judith caught her breath. The
Galbreath camps
There might be work for you
there, Rube," Cissy said. "You
know lumber"
"A liability" Reuben said bit
terly. "They took on a lot of green
hands last month but turned me
down"
'"That was last month" Cissy
outlined her lips with geranium
red. "I'H nose in as l pass along
and report to YOU"
From the water pipe gate they
waved her down the narrow street.
EmeraIds Again
JUDITH found the money under
y the comb tray-$100! Judith re-
coiled from it as from serpent. II
seemed her lot to be Inundated by
Cissy! Cissy high-handedly leav-
ing money under a tray as one
leaves tip for maidi She hated
Cissy-hatC.1 her, but most of all
she hated Reuben! It was his fault.
He had brought her to this pass!
In mid-afiernoon the telegram
came. Reuben read it incredulous-
~. Reread it. From the foot of the
ladder like stairs he shouted:
y d y - come running! Here's
newsm
He couldn't wait until she came
down to him. His voice doomed
up to her. He read: Report imme-
diately to Forest Base Number 2.
(Signed) Galbreath, Inc"
That means a job, Judy! Can
you take it in?"
She thought: "Cissy works fast"
With a light heartedness that
had not been his since the day the
Lutte Justis failed he swept her
into his arms.
You'll be wearing your emer-
aids again before you know it,
judy GOSH II you knew what it
means to have a chance to work
again.
Deliberately he refused to re-
member that Gary Brent would be
his boss; that he would almost
rather Starve than work for him.
If it wasn't for Judy and the kids
I've hated all this" his gesture
included the whole of Fordney's
Gulch. 'for you, judy. You've been
brick He released her sudden
~ remembering. 'I'll have TO hus-
tie around and raise cash some
how. It's not going to be easy"
He rumpled his hair worriedly
and looked SO ludicrously like
Judykin when she was getting
ready to cry that the words were
drawn from Judith against her
own volition: "Cissy left Sl00."
Good old Cissyl' gratefully.
she thinks OF everything"
She thinks of too much. hadn't
meant to tell you. Meant to send it
right back"
We've got to take il, Judy Don't
feel so badly over il. CisSy doesn't
feel about that sort of thing as you
do. Back in Warder we used TO pool
our resources in an old tin can on
shelf back Of the kitchen stove.
Everyone put in or took out &C.
eordlng 70 his needs and no Ques-
tons asked"
WhiStling he dashed upstairs.
got his pigskin bag from under the
bed and started 20 throw his things
into H. Years fell from him. The
somberneSs left his eyes, a twinkle
uSurped It's place. He reminded Ju-
dlth az a small boy preparing for
his first circus.
And then he was kissing the
children goodby. kissing her.
promising 10 write- lie was going
10 v-oyk-going 70 the woo3s-to
tall trees. leaplng streams
A rattle. a whceZe. the stencil Of
motor exhaust. a cloud ef dust
Reuben vas Eone-
fcehgssrAt. 1855. Essss3s Snsa Fsrrws.-l
TQrs,asessssFs EaFw s-aFss@z k4r& Hat.