The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-19
CHAPTER Is
Love To You Both

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Love To You Both
'THE days on the calendar
marched along, each one bring
ing the closing of The Golden Girl
nearer, and Kathleen could get
nowhere with Macdonald when it
came to discussing the mine.
I'm desperation she went to
Balmy. ITS like watching some
thing die and not being able to do
anything" she told him. and
sought to convey her feeling that
the mine was an entity. a great
being with drifts for arteries. the
life Of the miners pulsing through
TO the golden heart of it.
es.SDon't. worry. lass" he advised.
there will be an hour when that
last stone barrier between the two
mines will melt away. 1t won't
be hacked away by hate, it will be
melted by love, not the love of a
mani for a maid, bvt greater. inn
personal love. the love of man.
kind. for mankind"
. Spring came overnight. an early
spring that closed the short win
ter, with the swift breath of chi
nook wind.
As though a blanket had been
lifted, the painted mountains
sprang up in radiant crimson.
purple. green and white.
Along The canyons, willows and
cottonwoods waved branches blood
.red with new life. promise of fill
ing blads. and futed leaves.
: On-hatmy's terrace. tiny crocus
land fE6fsias scented the air: a pear
stree inAhe garden burst into pale
sblosspza. And the old shepherd
sdrageed himself out from behind
the stuze TO the sun. then frisked
:aboux IKE q puppyS saggstss i j h
: Than came an evening in April
swhens4he scented spring and the
snew 7lgeil seemed a dissertation
ito Kathfeen She had taken Grand
sfnother MacBride into Carsted
sfor the final fitting of new teeth.
e birthday gift from Beatrice
Hands aching from their first
slong stretch of grasping awheel.
sshe put the car away and walked
xslowly towards the house.
Z Bridget was a white shadow on
sthe veranda. She met Kathleen
Jon the steps audit seemed to- Kaih-,
sleen that her friend was like q
svestal taper. aglow with some
sshining spirit substance.
Darling :. would YOU. :. could
you find someone else 10 come and
slive with you?"
2 Kathleen stiffened for what she
ifelt was coming. "No one like you.
bridget, but of course why?"
/. "Well." Bridget laughed and her
svoice was like the chime of tiny
sbells, TIN about to become Mrs.
: Macdonald We thought we'd wait
=, that Is did wanted to-.
well you knew until you'd finished
syour quest. But now | think maybe
Il can hell Oh darling. I'm so
happy | could burst. and to think
T1dldn1wsnt to come out here with
you. Kathleen, do you think
shanty Irish gal can live up TO the
title Of Mrs MacDonald?"
tslindins Tears
" AIH.EEN listened to Bridget's
IA 1ineohereni talk. only halE
shesrirfa. She was thinking "lsmuStj
sRet away must 90 at once, | can't
sstand u anS longer" p
The Bows have gone TO Carsted
tor proper celebration knicknacks.
sand 10 wire Los Angeles. thev'll
sbe hack in an hour. didn't you
spass1hhn on the way7 I'm going
soveusec eel the table. come ever as
ssoon-aS- you rest. won't your"
Bridget hurried away Kathleen
went 10 her room, stopped TO pet
Gree who was curled on the studio
. couch. and then went to the wide
tataeS She could lust grasp the
PEN uef writing was barely legi-
bie~ St& couldn't say much.
Ny york Is done here, dear. tcish
you ertry Joy. Congratulate Donald
for NE. You are the too dearest
frieuds-Lhepe pou should be tronder-
fully huppp together.
roe done all could do about the
) mine. Maybe. irheH he Is your hus-
band pou can make him understand
d isn't the Gre9orps traHtiRo gold.
: but the hundreds Of people goTkiao
: for the CTecorvs ipantinJ their liveli-
hood.
don't lcaRt 70 spoil tour celebra-
zion. I hapeR't been feeling irell,
maybe I'm homesiek. m charter a
plane in caTsted-mv lore 20 pou
both, -
Kathleen
swiftly then she packed a bag
sand huaried from the house. She
had 20 pat that ugly structure be-
hind her: 20 get out OF this divided
town.
She would hire a car In Neu-
: trality. Bridget might need the
other.
Tears binding her eyes, she
stumbled down the trail. There