The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-07

one cOuIQ See-ah, so plainly
Bob and the tall young Cecily!
both SO fair, both so slender and
magically youngI
Go on" she urged.
MY folks were pleased. So was
Bob's father. No trouble there, at
all. Mother had announcements
sent out as quick as she could get
them engraved, and Bob and I
went off for two weeks to Canada,
on a camping trip"
"And-"
Cecily shrugged. 'Tt was a mis-
take. ! hated camping. It was too
early for Canada. It rained. prac-
tically every day we were there.
Bob and I were hardly on speak,
ing terms by the time we got
back"
She paused, consciously height
ening the suspense Of her narra-
tive. This dark-eyed girl huddled
In the chair before her was hang
ing on every word.
That's about all, / expect. We
simply got on each others nerves
until I couldn't stand it another
minute. His father was set on our
living with him. My dear, if YOU
could have seen that old mauso-
leuml ! told Bob I'd let him take
me there after I'd died, but not be-
fore! So went back to my own
home"
"Wait! You mean at the end of
the four months?"
II mean at the end of three
weeks" was the amused reply.
Bob and I stayed in a New York
hotel for a week after that terrible
camping trip. ThenI went home
my people live on Long Island
and Bob moved in with his father.
And three months later / went to
Reno and got my divorce. Now
you have it all. It wasn't really a
marriage, when you come to think
about it. Just an error of judg-
ment, as Bob said himself" Again
the dimples dipped.
"A Little Business Advice
A ND-and since them"
, What do you mean-since
then? You know more about what
has happened to Bob than | do. /
haven't laid eyes on him for five
years. If you mean what have
done. :. I've had good time, l
can tell you'll"
"You-remarried?"
Would l be Mrs. Meade Tren-
ton if I had? No, that camping trip
IS still too vivid in my memory.
I've travelled, I've been an extra
in the movies just for the fun of
it, / own house in California and
my people visit me lot. :. tell
you. I've had good time!"
"What-what do you want with
Bob?"
The delicately pencilled eye
broWs went up.
Want with him? What should l
want with Bob Trenton? Nothing
but little business adVice-and
to see him. We had property
settlement at the time of the d.
vorce. He gave me some shares in
the Trendon Company-or rather
his father did, I'm thinking of
selling them, I'D it seemed only
fair to offer tn u to Bob first. Be-
sides" she leaned forward glee-
fully - "I'm human, my dear!
wanted to see the kind of girl Bob
had married. Mother wrote me
that he'd settled down this time;
that the second incubation had
taken, so to speak"
Sues dark eyes met the mis-
chievous blue ones.
Very well, you've seen mel"
Now go!' Is that the rest of it?
What an inhospitable little thing
you arel ! suppose you take di-
vorce more seriously in a back
woods town like this than we do
in California. It's the usual thing
there. was hoping" she said,
notes of laughter sprinkling the
words. Il was hoping you'd ask
me to stay with you-for a few
days anyway. Such a nice surprise
foi Bob when he comes back, don't
you think? No? Well - She
sighed and rose. 'T've taxi eat
ing its head off out in front. sup
pose I'd better go back to my hotel.
When do you expect Bob?"
Tonight - probably late - /
don't know. / / suppose / do
seem TO you not--not hospitable.
But I'd like to talk to Bob first"
"Of course you would. quite
understand" She held out a small
gloved hand with unaffected cor
diality. II do hope my coming
hasn't been too much of a shock.
I'd take an aspirin and lie down
for while if / were you. But hon.
estly, my dear, honestly! There's
nothing at all for you to be
troubled about. You can't call a
three weeks-a two weeks matri-
monial interlude real marriage.
now can your"
Sue, her heart beating wildly
with sudden hope, asked: Then
you-you weren't really his wife
The younger woman stared, and
sighed little. What a child this
was, she thought, in spite of her
pretty dignity. u could lie to her.
! suppose" ran her swift thoughts.
1T would really be the decent
thing to do. If could get hold of
Bob to back me up, I'd do it. But
she'll ask him, and he'll blurt out
the truth" Aloud she said: "Sue.
it was divorce I got, not an an
nulment. was Bob Trenton's wife
for exactly two weeks, and that
was five whole years ago. What
does it matter now?"