The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-14
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Martin RoWdon was staring at her
again. Was he comparing her. hei
appearance. this conversation. with
that first time they met. Just under
three years ago? When she had
waited in his outer office. and
waited. trembling. for his verdict
on Peters articles2 A great deal
had happened to make her feel al
ease with him. They had plenty te
discuss. They were friends She felt
vet. with regard to one
thing. ineXorablv +ht same ThnIgh
she had not known it, she had
loved Tony, even then.
His next words startled her.
do you remember Tnnv Lance?
He told me he met YOU in Rango0n
You may run into him in Moscow
That is, If he hasn't been. sent to
Persia"
She asked levelly What is his
job. exactly. now"
Il can't tell you. Officially J.
don't know myself"
"You observation-disclosures service
like Rene HoWard?"
Except that Rene usually pro.
cures information and Tony tran
states it intelligently. and advises
action | shall write. or wire him.
that you and Peter are coming to
Russia. He may be able to, help
you"
Winter-SprinS
DETRONELLA rode westwards
on the top of a bus She held the
list of linen which she wanted
Christmas presents she must buy
But she forgot to study it. At first.
she thought oil. Russia with appre-
henSion, Tony with trepidation
Tony did. not want tosshave her
forced upon him. If only the
present represented the future!
She belonged. in. England James
wanted her. She was enjoying ar
ranging the cottage. Days, like to-
day, when she went SHOPPING. like
other women. and met a young
lover. were precious. But she and
Peter would seldom live in their
cottage. and she must leave James
behind Home. for her. must be.a
place where one left old clothes
photographs, and trophies.
ut seems all wrong" she
thought. helplessly. She crossed
out 1.-TWO pairs of Sheets" and
wrote the figure three. Marigold
was coming. down to stay, for
Christmas. She did not know for
certain. but could easily guess.
what Jeremy Charrod would have
to say about it, when he heard.
Marigold was supposed to- be.
marrying him, at last. in June. Pc
trel felt troubled by the, signifi-,
canoe of that third pair oil. sheets.
She remembered that once she. had
thought Marigold's life looked like
being very simple, and straight
forward. She had been mistaken.
Peter was fond of her. Perhaps
he was in love with. her. When she
was near him, he became obsessed
by her warmth and beauty. But he
would go again. The moment he
heard definitely from Martin Row.
don that he could go to Russia. she
would be forgotten. All his scat
tered belongin would be thrown
into a suitcase. Along with that
trunk he never unpacked. he
would be catching the next train.
If Marigold loved him, she would
have to cut down her multitude
nous. attractive possessions. Be-
come as mobile as she had done.
Learn to travel at short notice, and
travel light. Petronella thought of
her present wardrobe. A. tweed
suit, her fur. coat, two evening
dresses which rolled, and came
put looking respectable. Silver
One silk dress. which she
could tie in knot. if she liked. and
wear at the end of a journey, one
dress. It was impossible to
imagine Marigold doing that. There,
were too many intriguing bottles
IN her dressing table.
James walked the down plat.
form of Ballfield station gloomily
He wished Petrol were in England.
But she was not here. She might
still be in Russia. Or Peter might
have received the orders he was
expecting to 60 to Germany. In her
letter, which was in his wallet, she
said they were afraid whether he
would be admitted into Germany
Everything was tightening UP
there. under National Socialism.
His last visit might be considered
a bad record.
No. Instead, he was here to meet
these pathetic relatives, Stephen,
and Tamara Morovitch, whose
freedom from the Soviet regime
had cost the Mallones several
thousands of rubles.
please look after her a little.
and help her to be happy till father
home (about April Z. ]
think" Petrol had written, OF her
girl cousin. She was afraid Ballfielo
might think her a little strange,
when she walked through the vii.
lage to do her shopping in her
rough Soviet regulation clothes.
and heavy boots. Would he hand
her over to Marigold. with the en-.
closed check, for days shoppingo
Tamara and her father were to live
in the empty cottage. until Colonel
Malone came home. Petrol hopec
TO be in England herself soon. Their
they would see what was best ia,
everyone. Uncle Stephan was ar.
tistic. He took beautiful photo
graphs. He would be happy again
If he could earn money, as he uset
to do in his "Art shop" before al
his property was confiscated.
Another sentence stood out Ii
James. memory. aRoth pefnr anr@