The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-09-25


you drove out of the post, remem-
Der, to that boy scout meeting, or
whatever it was you had that
night. Mrs. Bridewell wanted to
be dropped at the club, and when
l had let her of there / took a
little drive for about an hour,
then went home and to bed"
Where did you driver" asked
her husband. and I'm afraid we
both saw the flush that rose IN
her cheeks and the trapped look
in her eyes.
-Oh-just around" she said
with a rather pitiful attempt to
sound casual Il believe = drove
down the highway as far as Field
stone Unjust ambhng along.
getting the breeze. / didn't stop
anywhere"
"And you came home at what
time?"
Nine, or nine-thirty. I didn't
notice exactly. but it was after
dark"
Then you were home when
Sandra got here[
Yes. / had gone to bed /
heard the car stop and someone
come in Then presently. because
I didn't hear any voices, ] went
out in the hall and called down
to see who IL was. Sandra an
swered and said she was alona
She thought the others had prob
ably gone on to the club. but she
had a headache so she was just
going to read for a few minutes
and then go TO bed. / went back
in my room and went to sleep.
And that was all ! knew until
couple of hours later when they
came here after you, DAN"
You put the car in the garage
when you came homer"
Yes. OF course you know ]
never lock it-everything Is so
safe here" she said with Incon-
scious irony. Il suppose someone
could have taken it out again. !
don't sleep on that side Of the
house. probably wouldn't nave
heard anything"
Colonel remnant rose.
"All right, girls. Thanks for
helping. Now I think I'll see
Julia. Will one of you ask her to
step down here?"
/ followed Mimi upstairs ard
took refuge in the bathroom. so
that she would be the oae to de-
liver the message. / waited until
I heard Julia 60 down, Their !
went to my room and found
Mimi waiting for me there.
She Was Bad
"TF YOU want to work, or sleep
L or anything just say so and
I'll go away" she said nervouSly-
Not at ALL didn't bring any
work. and slept for an hour this
morning I'm glad you came in.
IL want to thank you for taking
it the way you did what / said.
It's not that I'm trying to i'm
plicate anyone in this thing. ]
fcci rather unnecessary here.
especially with Adam gone. Per-
hars l would do better to keep
OUT of it entirely"
No. no. Kay. Don't feel that
way. You're quite right to tell
anything you know, and I'm sure
we're all very glad you're here.
| don't resent your telling about
the car. Why should r."
That isn't all | told" / said
miserabIy. I'm afraid Julia will
never forgive ma. But ! got into
this thing. Sandra was with me
so much during the last few
days"
needed to justify myself.
Somehow / felt that / had put a
moose around Jeff; neck. / want
ed someone to reassure me. was
ready to pour out the whole
thing: but before | could go on
Mimi burst into sudden, passion
ate speech.
I'm glad she's deadl don't
want to know who killed her-1
don't care" Her cheeks were scar
let. her eyes blazing. You
needn't look at ne like that, Kay.
I'm not insane. And I don't care
what you think of me. It's true
and | have to say it. I'm glad
she's dead You didn't know her
the way did She was bad. Kay.
Bad through and through"
| stared at her in Mortified 81
lence Mimi. the Self-contained,
the soft spoken. She had seemed
fond of Sandra. thought wildly.
Or had she? began to remember
little things.
How l wish l had never seen
herl" she cried diStractedly. "Kav
i don't know what there is
about you, but feel | can trust
you. And if / don't tell someone
| think I'll 60 mad with it"
With real effort / interrupted
her there.
moi" I told her. you mustn't
trust me. You don't know what
I've just done to Julia-and JEFF. ;"
She looked at me strangely for
a moment.
But you don't know what !
have, done to Julia and JEFF" she
said more quietly. Its all my
fault. the whole thing. / suppose
you mean they're in love with one
another. I've tried not to know It
I've told myself that JEFF really
loved Sandra, and that Julia was
Just a child, that she would out
grow him. But I've always known,
in spite Of myself"
She paused her eyes desperate
| " searching my face
"rm going to tell you AWAY,
she said at last. fTye lived with
il 50 long, and there's been no
one / could talk TO. ! won't ask
you to keep what I say confden-
j fial I'll trust Won. OnlY-QnlY