The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-22

'Dear NELL You know I'd just

1 as soon set up housekeeping on .
| park bench--if loved you
/ Please--please don't make It sc
hard for me. don't want to spoil
Gina's evening. !.
4 She broke of as they all heard
4 the sound of someone running.
Jim Droissard dashed in a second
later breathless.
~T'he Jacksons'-he painted
"both of them. They're gone,
Look--look what ! found on the
kitchen table"
He held out q griny piece OF
paper to the lawyer, who took il
with fastidious distaste. and adj
justed his glasses carefully. Mrs.
Marbury, affronted. began:
"Gonel But that's ridiculous.
They should both be held ac-
countable for what we've had to
60 through!'
"That is evidently what they
thought" the lawyer interpoSed.
This note is addressed to you.
Mr.. Rodman, but you won't have
any objection il ] read it aloud?"
mot at all. Go ahead" Brett
agreed.
Dear Mr.. Rodman'." the law
yer began, this is to let you
know that Mr.. jackson and me
are leaving. We were packed some
days ago. but thought if Mrs. M.
did not take the house we might
stay on. But with everybody
threatening us, there was no use
staying, and so we're goingl"
"She said that before" Brett
interrupted, grinning.
1--WE didn't take nothing that
didn't belong to us the lawyer
continued reading. 1--WE even
left some things that was ours,
like the oil stove down in the
boathouse. And you needn't
bother to look for us--we got
friends where we're going that'll
take care Of us good. So goodbye.
and report what you like to the
estate. 1t don't matter now"
$50 they ran out on us" Julie
said thoughtfully. Eve suspected
that her friend had been half
doing in the corner, before Jim
burst in with the letter.
"Yes, so they did," Brett said
cheerily.
"And you knew they were GO
ing to do it." Eve accused him.
Brett pretended to look shocked,
but he avoided a direct answer.
How could I know? OF course
that's what / would have done, if
I'd been in their place. But you
never know what other people
will do. a.
There's a postscript the law
yer interrupted. "And I may say
it's an interesting one. If / can
have your attention for Just a
minute. -. !" They all stopped
talking among themselves and
listened again as Howe read
slowly:
Mr.. Jackson took back the
money that one of the gentlemen
took off him. It'll come in handy,
and we need it more than the
young gentleman. Yours respect
fully. Amelia Jackson"
'The respectfully of course
makes it ali right" said Mrs. Mar
bury with tinaccustomed tartneSs.
ssWell, If you don't mind, think
I'll go to bed before anything else
happens"
Rescue
THEY missed the arrival of the
Il plane after all. Everyone slept
so soundly that it was only after
the pilot had resorted to calling
and humping on the door that
Julie finally Weakened.
Wouldn't you know, that after
having been stranded here for so
long, we'd finally almost miss the
plane?" Julie inquired of Eve, as
she dressed hastily. Hurry, dear,
we may yet have breakfast in the
Ocean Park Hotel"
| But the pilot voted against that,
| and suggested that it would be
| well for all of them to have at
least a cup of coffee before they
started. Julie agreed to see what
she could do. and managed. with
Neil at the toaster, to prepare g
fairly good breakfast.
Il While preparations were going
on, Brett signalled Eve and they
slipped down to the shore.
I'm going to wait here-on the
island. Ham will have a boat sent
out for me-" he told her. Eve
nodded, her eyes following the
curve of his cheek, the easy mus.
cular strength Of his shoulders
braced against the brick ocean
breeze. The plane lay close to the
pier, seeming even now poised fol
flight.
When Brett did not say any
thing further, Eve said INSTANTLY
-l"Will Ham and Gina really come
| here to live, do you Think"
"Oh. yes. Ham asked me to fix
up the place. He and Gina plan tc
be married in about six weeks
BY that time I'll have the major
repairs done. Then they'll come
, and work on the furnishing anc
interior changes" He turned Il
Eve directly for the first time. q
always told you that someone
! would take the house, even i
, Mrs. Marbury didn't. You see
was right"
Eve nodded again. She had ;
] feeling that Brett was talking
against time---to cover up what hi
| really had intended to say las
| night almost in this very spot
I Anything else, even about hi!
i work, was for the moment unim
portant.
II suppose we'd better be get
/ ting back. Breakfast must be al
! most ready" Brett added after ;
minute.
Eve stood without moving as h,
turned.
Didn't you mean it--when you
, kissed Y1neab she asked T1lizzlel