The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-08
Chapter %
The Woman In Possession

Chapter u
The Woman In Possession
THE couple who had been div.
II ing from the wharf took an in
tense interest in the shotgun Kay
had salvaged.
Gee, Sammy" the woman
touched the trigger with her finger
isn't Il funny, huh? Isn't it funny
You know. said ] seen something
down there, don't you rememberi
But ] didn't think il was anything
but a stick, maybe. Sammy, 6idnr
you see something down there too!
Didn't you think you seen some
thing? ! thought you said you did
yeah" Sammy said. II seen
something. didn't think it was a
stick. knew it was a gun. I was
just going down for it when she
come"
"See?" the woman said to Asey.
I'VE knew it was there, all the
timel Now. ] don't want to gel
sore or anything, but we knew
il was there, and we was going to
get il. so you"
at pierces my heart" Kay said.
1T skaters me to small bits, but
neither of you possibly could have
seen it. ! didn't see it myself. I felt
IL Therefore. if any claims arise"
We'll, now just you look here!"
the woman raised her voice. u
guess we did see it tool ] guess we
knew il was therel ! guess, if any
ones going to march off with that
gun, we are. Do you hear that?"
Il Think" Asey said, 'they heard
you over in Weesit Centre. And ]
rather think that you"
Fresh, huh?" Sammy de-
manded. want to start trouble,
huh? Well, listen! We seen that
gun, and it's ours, and who do you
think you are, to"
Who do you think you are,
your" the woman chimed in. u
never seen such a town as this!
You hicks, you seem to think
you"
And what's more" Sammy con-
tinued, paying no attention to the
woman, Il lost gun here in this
lake last fall. My boat tipped over,
and / lost"
"Fiddlesticks," Kay said, won
dering why Asey didn't make any
more Of stand. He was fishing
around in his pockets, handicapped
somewhat by the shotgun firmly
clutched under one arm. Fiddle
sticks. and pooh. don't believe a
word of il. You just think you can
bully US into handing the gun over
TO you, that's all, and it's the most
nonsensical notion ! ever heard
tell of"
"ListenI" Sammy shouted her
into silence. THAT gun is ours, see?
II belongs to me. And we're going
70 have It, and take it-take-oh."
He and the woman stared at the
two badges Asey was nonchalantly
fixing on the lapel of his jacket.
One said, "Chief of Police" and
the other was state police badge.
ooh, WELL" the woman said hur-
Sammy. Yours was a bigger gun.
II was a much better gun, too. After
all, IL they're going to get sore, why
what's the use of raising a rumpuS,
] always say"
Nerve And Gall
ITS been nice" Asey said,
"havin' this little chat with you.
Any time you feel like continuin'
II, you'll find me at my Offices in
the Town Hall. Ask for Mr.. Mayo.
So long"
Looking terribly injured and
outraged, the couple departed.
They were muttering, but they
were wise enough not to mutter
very audibiy.
We'll, ! neyeri" Kay said. ''How
simply-what llervei What galll
Asey. did you ever in your life see
anything like THAR" !.
Tourists" Asey said. "Just tour
lists. They'd call a cop if you
stepped foot on the lawn Of their
own house-always providin' they
Egb C&kA4E& q A0WAA "a q kkO4oCg O0b
travelin' puts the gypsy into 'em.
! found some one day maxim off
with my great grandmother's best
hooked rug that I'd been airin' on
the line"
"They were pinching it?"
ssOh, my no, what q horrid
fhouehtl" Asey said. 'sOf course
notl They'd left me fifty cents. Of
fered me two-fifty before they left
Didn't seem wise at that point tc
teif'em how much Bill Porter made
me insure it for-Kay, how in
time did you find this gun?"
Kay smiled. II was trying to
make a nice spectacular dive tc
impress you, and IL was shallowel
than I thought, and ! bumped. You
were right about the nasty bot.
tom. It's all muggy with weeds and
things. / hit something in the
weeds and grabbed at 1t for fun
and that's the story. Asey. Is Il
the one?"
1T Is"
But you haven't even looked
ut it,"
See that tag? Says Anniversary