The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-11

night" Roger SAID, as they sal
at late breakfast. mo reason fol-
her going home"
'T'm glad you did, darling"
| Marcia's brilliant smile included
both young people. I've always
liked having Emily about"
| "But Roger, my .peti How care.
1essly you handle my reputation!
Emily laughed across at Roger.
Here in the heart of Rogers home
her sense of well being returned.
All was right with her world.
"You put me to bed!"
! "All right All right, if you're
stickler for details! I took you
to the guest room door then"
"That does sound little better,
Roger; but nothing anyone could
say would change your fathers
or my feeling about Emily" Mar
cha was rising. "I'll leave you two
love birds now. Must 60 for a fit
ting for the most important dress
I've ever had in my life-the one
for your wedding, darlings!" She
bent to kiss Emily as she passed.
A strange jagged little silence
held Roger and Emily after she
had gone.
"Her dress for our wedding! Oh,
Roger!" Emily broke the silence,
her voice lighted DANGEROUSLY.
Roger lighted a cigaret and gave
il to her. He became intensely
concerned, then, lighting one for
himself. He tried to smile when
finally he turned to her.
II suppose I'd better go now"
Emily said finally. She knew her
family would not be concerned
about her. She often stayed with
the Cosgraves. She looked up ex-
pecting Roger to object and have
some plan for a pleasant day to-
gether. But he said:
''Pll take you. Emily"
1t was only a short drive. Mrs.
Perry insisted Roger stay for
lunch. She laughed brightly as
she watched him move restlessly
about.
Lucky your weddings only
three weeks off, Roger. You're
nervous as cat in a strange gar
ret. I don't believe you could hold
out any longer"
Mrs. Perry and her husband
were pleased with Emily's choice.
Every thing about the match
seemed perfect from every point
Of view.
Roger was nervous and uneasy.
Lovely's face kept coming be-
tween him and Emily. He scarcely
touched his food. He was anxious
to know what was going on in
the cottage on Mt. Airy.
Mrs. Perry's amusement was Of
a particular happy kind as she
watched him.
Love is like that!" she said.
But Emily was solemn as she
said goodbye to Roger.
You'll be here this EVENING""
she asked wistfully. ''Mari's Civ
ing the party for us, you know.
You're supposed to be there and
with mel" She tried to laugh a
little on the last but even Roger,
preoccupied as he was, noticed
what pitiful laughter it was.
said.
Back To Love
A ND Roger, driving up Mt. Airy
"A Road toward the cottage,
swore to himself that he meant
what he had just said to Emily.
He would 60 to the cottage, get
Lovely and take her back to her
sisters. He would give her enough
money to ease things for quite a
while. And that would be that.
Then he was turning in the
drive Of the cottage. Stopping the
car. Before he was out the door Of
the house swung open.
Lovely was framed there. Love-
lyl His heart seemed to wake and
live once more. He was aware of
only one emotion-wanting Love-
ly Daye.
The cottage was neat. Lovely
had washed the dishes they had
used the night before and put
everything in order.
81 don't know why I did" Her
laughter was a rich thing, bub-
bling in her throat. Things like
that never interested me before"
Perhaps" he had swept her to
his heart and was looking down
at her with fondness, "that's be-
cause this was Granny Hale's cot
tage, my maternal grandmother's.
She was like that. Neat. Orderly.
She left this to me-"
Il suppose people are like that
sometimes" Lovely said thought
fully. Il mean they live afterward
in what they've been while they
were here"
Everyone Is. You start some
thing with your life and it goes on
and on like the ever enlarging
circles that follow dropping a
pebble into water"
Lovely grinned ruefully.
Swell thought that I mean
especially about our mistakes.
Which I make plenty of"
The last surprised Roger. He
noticed something strange and
different about her suddenly. Her
body that seemed TO have been
fashioned for love. all Turing
curves and subtle suggestion. was
taut and resisting even though
her eyes smiled and her lips
curved in the shape of kisses.
Meaning. beautiful" Roger
Sug Eested.
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