The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-10
Chapter 35
sHOw Did He Do It?'

WIGS GAAZoDCIiA, odAACy "oub-
L ed to marry" Annie said.
'Then what happened?" I asked.
"Anne Carewe happened, that's
what. She's a bitter jealous one
and she wants what belongs to
others. She'd had Barney for a
while, and Elizabeth took him
away from her, not by anything
she did but just by being herself.
So then Anne must have him
back, and when all else fails she
comes to Elizabeth herself and tells
her there's reasons why Barney
should marry her. I think myself
she was stretching the truth. And
whether it was the truth or not
made little difference in Eliza
beth's eyes. She told him he'd
have Anne to marry, and that was
the end of that"
"But-but she couldn't make
him!"
Annie smiled a wintry smile.
"You don't know the ways of
the service very we'll, yet, do you?"
she asked gently. There's a thing
called conduct unbecoming an Of
ficer and a gentleman; and there
was an officer went on trial for his
life -.
"But it wouldn't have come to
that here. All Elizabeth had to do
was drop a hint to her father-and
she would have done it too. It was
either marry Anne or hand in
his resignation. And they're not
trained for much Outside, these
lads"
There was something I had to
ask her, whether it was my bust
ness or not, whether it drew down
her wrath or tore her stout old
heart.
It did neither.
Same my daughter?" she re-
peated coolly. do you think if she
was I'd tell you? Do you think if
she was I'd not still see her faults?"
She paused, went deep into men,
DRY. "My man was blackhearted
Will JCo4OuoyS OOL 41S w do q 5OO0
man for all that"
Her old eyes rested on me, re-
membered me.
"Anne my daughter? She'd be
proud to own me, wouldn't She?
Me-the colonePs cook. Yes, l can
see that if my girl had lived and
Evvie Carewe'S had not, that in
those first black years might have
given her where she'd have a
chance in life. might No, Eliz-
abeth's all the daughter I've got.
I've had the moldine of her, me
and her father. We couldn't keep
her from this kind of thing, but
we made her strong. She'll get
over this. She'll never forget it,
but she'll get well of it. :.
Someone raped lightly and
stepped into the hall.
Anybody homer" came Mrs.
Flowers piercing stage whisper.
"Oh, here you are. Annie-and
Kay"
She looked around inquiringly.
Elizabeth was all in-We made
her 60 to bed" said, and Annie's
eyes met mine in gratitude. "She-
she saw him. you know-after-
ward"
Mrs. Flower clucked sympathet-
ically.
"What a dreadful shock! If you
weren't expecting it, I mean"
/ stared at her. "You don't mean
to say you were?"
'Well-not suicide of course.
Not exactly. And l don't under
stand how he did it, even yet. What
Imean to Say-I was telling Flow
er it must have been Barney. That
was really why we went to the hos
pital-to tell Adam, only l didn't
get proper chance, and I think
maybe he'd seen it already. That
it had to be Barney, ! mean. On
account of the prize. -"
Breakfast
THE-the tuhat?"
II "The prize. You know, for
the balloon dance. Lieutenant
Shaw certainly said there was to
be prize. But we searched that
PAdSGs OOAl JOO AClllSIllOCA! OlQ
you see a prize? Of course not.
There wasn't any!"
Annie started for the kitchen.
"rll be fixing some breakfast"
she said stolidly. You'll be stay
ing, Mrs. Flower" There was old
fashioned courtesy in the words
and in the voice.
ooh dear-there's Gilly; still, /
suppose he'd had his. And I told
Flower I'd wait for him here. Ye..
thank you, Annie, I'll stay"
what are they all doing?"
asked when the swinging door had
closed on Annie.
Arranging things" vaguely.
There were some reporters. How
these things do get around!"
She gave a sudden little squeal.
"My dear! I forgot to tell youi
Imagine my forgetting that of all
things when Adam sent me spe-
cially to tell you-and that he's all
right coming around nicely and