The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-01


ness deals"
Neither do you'll You never
handled q nickel Ii your LIE OUT
side of the money Grandma gave
you'll What did you invest the
money in, anyhow"
81 refuse TO discuss 1t with you.
AS soon as / make my turnover
| Pll tell you and not before"
9What about the eabinet!a she
cried. II tDon't have q dealer GET
| ting it. And it isn't Tally's fault.
Those taxes have to be paid ana
you know il. Why didn't you think
of that before you took all OF otiI
money!"
Ask Godfrey to bay the cabf
net for you," he suggested weaIiE
ly. Five hundred dollars should
mean nothing 10 him when he has
close to a million"
Il won't ask Geoff for money. j
won't do it. | tell you'll"
ooh. Lyn, for goodness sake,
leave me alone. have no money
and that's the end of it.
On the verge Of tears Lyn went
in search Of Tally; found him out
in the stables pitching hay to the
cows. She scuffled over the straw
covered cement floor, clenching
her teeth to keep back the tears.
"Tally-Ta1ly. L."
Looking up, he saw how lovely
she was with the c0ldness and ar
rogance gone from her face. AT this
moment she reminded him Of d
forIorn, disappointed child. There
were tears behind her lasles and
her mouth quivered with the effort
to keep her voice steady.
whats the trouble?" he Queried
in the exact tone he used to Betsy.
I'll cant raise the money.
Thorn has invested everything
Iand-and ! g-guess you'll have TO-
| sell the cabinet"
4 Hate Your
I'm SILENCE he regarded her 4
long time; said finally: "If that
old piece of wood means so darned
much to you, Jocelyn, I'll get the
money some other way. And ]
guess Gramp won't object to your
having it. We don't need ii"
Her hands dropped Imply to her
sides. Tears spilled from her eyes
and ran down her flushed cheeks.
.'This-this IS the incest thing any
body ever did for me" she starn-
mered.
Tally, unwillingly answering the
helpless appeal Of her attitude,
patted her shoulder. She kept on
weeping. He dabbed at her eyes
with his big soapy cling hand
kerehief. Her head dropped to his
Shoulder.
4 love him." she thought and
cried harder.
81 always was a sucker for wo-
mems tears" he deprecated. Then
abruptly he remembered the time
she had feigned friendliness to stop
him from building the fence. The
softness in his eyes was replaced
by grim self mockery. "Jocelyn
Russell you're q mink! You fik-
ured you could get around me with
tears, didn't you? Well the cabi-
net is yours. / never 70 back on my
WORKOUT you needn't play-aef
any more"
Her fists clenched, raised as II
she were going to strike him. AL
the color drained from her face.
How can you say that to me?" she
choked. "Oh. I hate you'll hate
you'll"
With jerk she freed herself Of
his OBTAINING hand and ran out Of
the stables.
Tally picked up the fork and re-
sunned pitching hay into the stalls.
Maybe she wasn't pretending"
he said to the nearest COW. " Any
how. don't hate her. wish I did.
I'd be a sight better off!"
Meanwhile, Betsy sat, tailor
fashion, on the bed beside Gfan1p
attempting to push Tex's f0relegs
into the sleeves Of q dolls dress
which was twisted about his recall
|citrant middle. His plume like tail
swished angrily.
Steady, Tex steady. z s0othed
Granp. aIf Betsy wants you Tor 3
doh she's goirk, to FIX you like oneY
Betsy, succeeding In drawing
the white paws thfough the
sleeves, proceeded 10 button the
neck Of the dress arodnd Tex's
throat Nov, Tex, you be good
girl and mind kERnaa She sGo1d ed,
her small face intent with make
believe.
Gramp snorted. aIe ain'f no Girl.
Think a struttin' male like him
wants to be weafin' womenis
duds?"
Z don't care,s Betsy pouted.
Daddy promised me doll like
Josie's, but now / can't have il
cause there isn't no money. Uncle
Tally said so. Why isn't there
money. Gramp?"
ION account o. me. ! reckon,
honey. These here busted legs o
mine cost pretty penny. Mebbe ]
amt worth it,"
shame on youi" Jocelyn smiled,
coming into the room. "Whefe's
your vanity7"
Busted Gramp deplored.
Say, Josie. did Tally tote that
cabinet Of your Rrandma's into
your placer
She nodded. Its In my room.
Grafnp, I'm worried. How Is he
going to pay the taxesl"