The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-02

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He waited, but no answer came
and his heart frightened again. He
knew in that moment how tense
he had been with fear for her.
81 could have sworn she was
here" he said to Emily.
81 know. I thought I felt her
too. She's like that"
Roger went to his room but not
to sleep. He had d vague aware
ness of Lovely. as if she were
near, yet he was sure she had not
come IN.
1t was about half past two
when the telephone rang.
There's been an accident"
voice said over the wire. Mrs.
Roger Cosgrave-" the voice
seemed to fade.
What is it? What are you say
ing?" Roger demanded excitedly.
This, he knew suddenly, was
the thing he had always feared.
Lovely, his beautiful Lovely in an
accident.
'ceWhere is it? Where? Roger
kept kept demanding.
The other voice was speaking
again:
CAT the junction of Highway
Nine and Furnace Dock Road"
the voice said. They're there
now. If you hurry"
Roger waited to hear no more.
He pulled trousers on over his pa
jamas and snatched up an over
coat as he ran. Light snow was
falling as he backed his car out
of the garage. The road was slip
perry and the night had turned
bitterly cold. nttsir. -
He drove as fast as he dared.
So near, he kept thinking. They
were so near. Probably bringing
Lovely home. He knew in that
moment all she meant to him.
Dread Scene
AT the corner of the Albany
"A Post Road his lights picked
out the little group ahead. Roger
stopped. jumped out of his car
and Joined the others standing in
the queer, strained silence. He
could see how the station wagon.
probably in an attempt to stop
| for traffic in the Post Road. had
swung around and rolled over.
The light wood body was crushed
| to kindling.
Where is she?" Rogers words
were ragged with strain.
A man stepped back Roger saw
| it then. A figure stretched notion
less on the pavement. So strange
| ly motionless. A man handed him
something.
"TIer purse. Your wife's," he
said in subdued voice.
It was Lovely's frivolous little
purse. The scent she used still
chung to it. Roger stared at it.
Lovely's silly little purse there in
his hand.
And Lovely gone. Lost to him
forever But there was something
queer about it. He couldn't make
himself believe that still thing
there in the road was Lovely. He
started slightly. and knew what
he had missed. There was no
~leam from her beautiful golden
hair. ROGER bent over the mo-
tionless figure. The little group
stared in fascination.
Roger Strengthened finally and
spoke:
"This isn't my WIFE" he said in
voice that was haunted.
An officer looked at him pity
| ingly. He thought-the mans
cracked and no wonder. finding
his wife like this
ut isn't my wife!" Roger in
sisted. Only then he became
aware of the other figure beside
! the woman's. and as motionless.
It came to him then. He remem-
bered. They were the couple with
Ramsey when Lovely started out
with them. He recognized the wo-
mans funny little high crowned.
narrow 'brimmed hat that she had
worn on the front of her head
down over her eyes. 1t lay there
beside her in the slush and Roger
stared at it fascinated.
Where is she?" he demanded
| suddenly. recovering slightly
from the shock. where is Mrs.
Cosgrave7"
''Was there another woman"
some one asked.
II only saw man taken TO the
| hospital" another volunteered.
Where is sf1e?" Roger demand
ed distractedly. af vi
They started looking around.
An officer started flashing a light
back and forth over the ground
/ nearpy.
"You say that isn't Mrs. Co.'S
grave?" the officer asked. "Are
you sure7"
1T isn't. I'm sure. I'd know my
own wife" Roger said.
"But that is her purSe?"
YES. she was with them. She
started the evening with them"
"But she's not here now. And
she wasn't taken TO a hospital.
Maybe she left them and went
with someone else"
Someone went TO search the
turned over, battered wreck.
There was no further trace of the
glamorous. beautiful Lovely Rog-
err stared into the darkness. Her
golden hair would glow from II
If she were anywhere about. III
she's been thrown free. and lay
unconscious anywhere.
That feeling he'd had Of her
presence at the house. Had that
meant anything2 He shivered as
| IL ! deathiy hand had been laid
on his heart. Could spirit. de-
parted from body--but shed-
dering be turned from the
| thought
You'd better 60 hnnse." the Of
/ Frar said rafting Roger On the