The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-10

meet" She put UP uncertain hands
to her hat. II s'pose if you can
stand it, I canl But it sure goes
against the grain to hear her talk.
Lollin' round on cushions all day,
smokin' an drinkin'; she that was
Mr.. Aliens Office help not two
years ago. Set a beggar on horse
back an"
"Maggiel"
"All right. all right! But this l
have to say, an say it | will, Miss
Sue: after the baby comes, and
she's back here again, then I quit,
and not you nor nobody else can
talk me out of it thenl"
Sue murmured practically, trust
ing to the charms of Aliens tiny
son or daughter to modify her old
nurses decision.
For herself, she determined not
to visit the apartment for the pres
ent. Allen would understand,
would put down her absence to a
reluctance to meet Cecily. After
the baby came -. well, she would
let the future take care of itself.
The present held cares enough,
heaven knewl
For life, which had been so happy
for Sue Trenton in the first months
OF her marriage, was presenting
almost daily problems to her now.
Bob was the sort of person who
is at his best when all is well with
him; in whom trouble brings out
faults hitherto unsupported.
Cecily'S continued presence in
the city he now called home was
like burr in his shoe; nothing
important enough to make him
summon real fortitude to bear it,
but a constant annoyance. The
men who ventured mild jokes at
his expense were met with a scowl
and warning to drop It'll" His
light-hearted gayety which had
made him so liked suffered a tenn
porary eclipse now. He alternated
between determination to stay
away from the Country Club, to
give up his daily game of golf, to
frequent those places where Geo.
lily was more than likely to be
foun | with stubborn decision to
hold his own ground where she
was concerned.
Let's Not Co
CUE and he might have dressed
~ for some long anticipated party.
almost ready. Bob?"
'Let's not go to the COMPOUNDED
thing!"
Bob, dear, we can't refuse at
this late date. Why, Lois knows
there's nothing to keep us away.
She spoke to me this morning
about it. What possible excuse"
"It's excuse enough that she's
invited Cecilyl" -
"But the Watsons had Cecily
there last night, and you didn't
refuse to CO."
That's why don't want to 60
tonight. l suffered enough humili-
alton last night with her everlast-
ing Bob, do you remember and
Surely. Bob, you recall without
letting myself in for it again.
Great Scott One would think
Cecily and ] had lived together for
actual yearsl Remember! What do
/ remember of that Internal time?
What would want to remember?
I should think common decency
would make her refrain from such
reminders"
"She does it to make you angry.
OF course" Sue replied calmly.
"And she'll stop it soon enough if
she finds 1t doesn't. Perhaps you're
right about not going this evening,
Bob. Better stay away, even if it
offends Lois. than go and sit glar-
ing at Cecily. I'll telephone Lois
and say"
mo, Wen go!" Bob would fling
himself across the room, brush
Savagely at the hair he had been
ruff1ing. 81 won't give her the sat-
isfaction of thinking she can keep
me at home"
bob, truly"
We'll go. said, Suel" He posi-
lively snapped the words; but his
wife. knowing that his irritation
was at the situation and not at
her. let it pass.
another time he might yield and
they would pass a happy evening
together in the garden, or. If It.
rained. in the big livingroom
Bob would be as sunnily gay as
the first weeks Of their marriage,
and Sues eyes would lose their
look of apprehensiveneSs. Then
some chance word Of his, tele-
phone call, or an innocent refer
ence of Sues own to a subject she
regarded as unconnected with
Cecily. would bring scowl back
to his young face.
"What do | care If business is
goodl" he demanded on one of
these occasions. "I'm simply piling
up more money for Cecily to sling
around"
"Does all her money come from
the TreddonS, Bob?"
"GoSh, no! Her folks are rolling.
The old man made her a tidy al
lowance at the time of the divorce.
He wouldn't let me give her a
cent"
'Then how does she happen to
have that stock2"F 2
HE doesn't knew she has it. Dad
offered it to her, and she took it.
Cecily has to have all the money
she can get her hands on. She
spends first and asks the price
afterwards. Incidentally that
might describe her: she does what
she pleaseS, takes what she pleases
from life, and then finds out after
wards what she has to pay"