The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15
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THE moment when Judith came
10 the door of his room to ask
how he was. marked high peak
in Reuben's life The nurse had
zone TO breakfast. He was alone
Then. almost as though his long
ing had brought her. Judith. in
blue linen. was standing in the
Doorway
81 hope you're feeling better?"
Speech deserted him.
You had a dreadful spill" Her
voice was soothing.
: He found his tongue. 1T was
your fault"
'Mine?"
you were laughing at me-" His
shoulders against the pillows in
= voluntarily Slumped little After
3 that-I couldn't make the grade.
. ,iaFfe looked very youngthls MORN
ing. She saw his eyes bronze. ur1-
fitfomable She was 'uRableo'to
dfaw her own from them or. to
. deny his accusation. 9dI3i u
2a.It's true" slowly. Il DID. laugh. "
: ~ deserved it. That 5, why :, ii
burt"
She @as remembering last night
Long. wakeful. miserable Sorry
4 vent do II again"
lie couldn't think OF a thing
q more TO say Strange! He had al
ways been ready with words to
bend men TO his will Ready with
q smile IS ow "a trifie indulgeni
fhst women found fascinating
JUDITH turned to go lie must
keep her just To look at her gave
him q feeling of e%altation but he
l.cised courage While he sought
for 1t. light. aulcE feet came down
the hall. and Cissy stood by Judith
+ in tie doorway
ETe had forgotten Clssy-
"iia. Lochinvar from out OF the
West! The trusty stced had his
! little fling | heart"
Tier arms were filled with flow
crs. Her face above was bright as
the morning. I'm sorry you could
! not come last night" she greeted
/ Judith, I'VE missed you.
Sweet OF you
I'VE danced until morning in
Z your BIZ old oon1s. Itube Then
zee hod a swim and breakfast "
She dumped her arniful of fra
great blooms on Reuben's bed and
tuned again-to Judith II brought
i C-rv back 10 you.
Sweet OF you" With a smile
for Cissy and a wave for Reuben.
F judith went jealousy the first
( she h2d ever known, rage. and a
faint shame went with her
Gary got TO hi feet wher she
! sscp3sd uui upon the porch He
I wgs immaculate IN a blue serge
I Slt out uf Bond Street "GoOd
: Iirrnlna. darling." He ignored his
( & .sriioa of last evening Just
s,oieg you starts the day right
4 Aren't | the early bird?"
Which reminds me that
s n vent fed the pc2cocks. Want TO
cOee along"
S.;e's a H3rcy'
4 CIV lr1 the Nsy to the kitchen
> g-rt,en FrCm . peg Ct the
] Esapa arbor she took a smell has-
! ket Of grain. and opening little
!. wicl;ei gate. walked down red
! brick path. under apple and
Z pceCh trees. plst clipped raspberry
Bushes with fruit coming 10 per-
I fiction. until she came 10 wired
/ enclosure. where. with the morn
ing sun turning their plumage to
glory. a half dozen peacoeks strut
ted proudly
you missed a great time last
night" Gary fumhled with the
yates listening. "oliver is iiEina
& the place up III for q king y =
Il $50 Jim says" Judith fung a
handful OF grain to the cnc0Qipg
i fowls. INkH
Jim driFtcd IN before the party
IVES over"
Jim is always drifting some
: where-late"
Gary smiled reminlecsntly. "I'li
bet he was sorry he didu't come
earlier II was thet kind Of party
/ They were friendly crowd
Aren't Western people always
! friendly" Where was the rapture
! OF Yesterday
Gary said: Greet hostess
! Cjssy, She. amuSedly. * cep 5
: th'n@s humming
She looks like a child"
! Older than you. Almost g.
5 And What she doesn't know shout
4 planesi'
You're keen about themg"
I Who iSn't2 She's been taking
of since she was a kld-bcfore she
was old enough Ia have license "
@I-didn't know She must axe
more interest IN DlgpeS Sue J. en-
gagged 70 Reuben CaVeiT'1 ast
Heavens. no., CtSSysS a Celeb
rity--She can AtFsE anybedyl"
'.I--didn't know.
Read Your raicgrayure.4 ad-
vised Gary. ~Fof a while everyone
thought c. c. Rogers was . man,