The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-11

Mrs. Goodloe smiled at her old
friend and signalled Amos. "
Hungry. Judy?"
Starved"
There's nothing in England
half so heavenly as your tea hour,
Gran" Gary's eyes flashed mes
sage to Judith.
Judith's grandmother, pouring
amber liquid into pink cups.
caught it. In a world gone topsy-
turvy, it was comforting to know
that Judith, at least, was living up
to old traditions-falline in love
with the right man at the right
time. It would be fun to announce
an engagement. Like old times to
have a wedding at Goodloe's
Choice. The house filled with
guests
Expensive -" The thought
crawled like a black serpent across
her mind. To Danish it she called
attention to the cool green and
white cucumber sandwiches.
Merrily the tea hour went on.
Additional guests dropped in. Talk
fell into peasant lines-Someone
wanted to know if there would be
time for swim before dinner.
"Plentv of time" Judith an
swered quickly. Here was the
chance she awaited. She tried to
catch Gary's eve. In deep discus
sion of the respective merits of the
Meadowbrook and Piedmont
hounds. he did not notice.
Unattainable AS The Moon
CHE must curb her impotence.
, Hard. when one has waited two
years before closed gates, then
suddenly sees the latch lift. sees
them open slightly. giving tan.
talizing glimpse of paradise be-
vond-
One minute. two. three--a life
time TO Judy licked into eternity.
"If only Gary would look"
She was not alone in her long,
ing to enter a promised land. Out
side the hedge Reuben raised in
his stirrups. peered over. sought
for and found one who for weeks
had cast an alluring shadow upon
the screen of his imagination
straight as an Indian, 1.-THE as
reed. unattainable as the moon
Judith Goodloe.
Sun and shade made little
patches Of light and shadow upon
her vivid. gypsy face and wind
blown hair. Upon lawns. garden
and the riot OF flowers that crowd
ed the borders. He saw them all
merely as a background for her
loneliness.
Lilacs and mock orange bios
SONS sent out heady sweetness.
Wicker chairs. splashed with gay
Icretonne. invited leisure and
laughter - Judith's lifting laugh
ter.
Uneonsciously Reuben urged his
horse a step nearer. drawn.
against his will as steel to magnet.
Clink of ice. Chatter Of silver
against china. Drift Of voices-in
the background. magnificent in its
grove Of trees. the old house. ivv-
grown--spacious - Reuben Oliver
felt its dignity. its peace. its cheer
fulneSs. Bed geraniums and gay
petunias spilled from window
boxes. Wide striped awnings COW
cred terraces and verandas. On the
stone steps that led to the lower
level a peacock strutted and. in
the midst of IL alone slip of q
girl utterly beyond the reach OF
the man outside of the hedge.
He made rather a distinguished
picture in the shaded greenness.
lac had a victor's head A face that
had the charm OF strength and not
too regular features. His seat upon
the big gray gelding was not so
firm as the line Of his Jaw and
chin. He was one OF those. so
scoTned by Amanda Goodloe. who
were learning 20 ride"
Studying Amanda's face, . hint
of amusement upon his own. Reu-
ben wondered what his life would
have been. reared by such a wo-
man IN such a placer Intent. he
did not hear the light tread OF a
hunter upon the soft. long grass.
/ tCsfFsseA. 1883. 6lessA S~is1 FwS.sasl
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