The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-09
az MARGARET MInDENEE

bridegroom snatching his mo-
ment, when a voice spoke from a
deeper shadow somewhere be-
4 hind them.
did you see the girl who
pulled off marrying Dane?"
The whole thing stood out
sharp for the rest of her life.
| The moon, big and low on the
water. The shadowy deck. The
whimpering guitars playing WAL
kiki" between the dances. And
the sick terrified hurt feeling that
shot all through her who had
been as happy before as a child
at party. Martin, as he stood
away from her, tall and quiet,
lighting a cigarette in cupped
hands.
A mans cheerful voice an
swered mo. Anybody who could
snake him off Caroline has what
it takes. How Gomez"
Somebody said he went slum-
ming with his mother and met
her working on gents clothing"
the girls voice giggled. Just a
change, you know. She looks all
right, little and rather cute, long
eyelashes. / haven't heard her
talk"
You have to hand it to her.
It will end in a swell settlement
for Little Dimbovitza or what
ever her name is and back to some
original dream man with good
radio or movie engagement and
the piece of cash."
The band crashed, and the I'M
seen couple slipped away.
Martin said, exactly as if he
had heard nothing. Somebody
looking for you for this one?
Want to go back?"
His face was as unmoved and
pleasant in the bright moonlight
as always.
Didn't you hear them? Oh,
Martin, they're wicked!"
He laughed. You'll have to get
used to living in goldfish bowl.
Come along"
She clutched his arm her face
tipped up to his in the moonlight,
savagely shaking back her brown
curls." 1t isn't SO. If you hadn't a
penny. Say i'll"
Certainly. If | hadn't a penny.
Which would be a nuisance. I'd
hate ii"
He drew her along, back into
the circle of the fioodlight, dane
ing in his arms. She thrilled
helplessly as his hold frightened.
She was so crazy over him that he
must understand. The world
thought like these people, she'd
been a romantic little nut to for
get that it would. But not Martin.
Not Martini
Danger
MEN hated being nagged with
W DO you love me?" And
remember what had been hap
pening last month. Hard dreary
work. Not enough to wear.
scarcely enough to eat. No hope,
nothing left--and now, thisl She
should be happy. She would be.
The rest would come. She would
awaken that aliveness and inter-
est which she had not seen again.
But it took a Hawaiian surf
which had frightened all the
whites ashore to waken it. That
was the next thing she learned
about him; his passion for physi-
cal risks. She hadn't realized
where he was. what he was do
ing, till little Robin Perrine
Then she saw him. Out on the
surfboard, riding the terrible
white breakers that nobody could
ride--that nobody had any BUSH
ness to ride. The guards, who had
bullied everybody else ashore,
letting it happen because he was
the millionaire Martin Dane. And
she couldn't scream or swim out
to him or anything an ordinary
bride would have done.
He was in, safe. shouting,
at them. Not tired; not
even serious. He went on laugh
Ing and talking as he sent a boy
up the beach for cigarettes and
4 drink.
The edge of danger was what
whipped him up to normal inter-
est and pleasure. What had done
It before. Eileen made herself
smile as he threw himself down
BY the group. the way you smile
at a difficult customer when you
want to scream.
Hey. Dane" one of the men
said, you'll have to cut out the
afty-Seven varieties of suicidal
mania now you have a missis."
Martin only laughed and said,
throwing wet arm around Eli
leen'S bare shoulders. Not a bit
Of IT, Eileen's more of the same.
Isn't she Roly? You tell 'em
about the way she took that rot
ten ice. A man can't promote his
own wife. can he, kidd"
The Perrines were telling the
story eagerly to the group. Mar
tin listened with what seemed
tAhS uld0 uOEuldI pFlue IN MS
wife's doingS to the tales of her
ski flight down the thawing snow
over the sagging ice. to save
Robin.
"Just the same" Roly ended,
Eileen was scared stiff over you
Just now. Risking yourself is one
thing. Watching a brand-new
ask for trouble is some
hing else again"
Eileen wondered how cheerful.
stupid Rely could know that,
when Martin didn't. For he only
laughed again and said. Not FL
leenls
Later. in their suite al the
hotel. she said IN voice she
tried 10 make casual. Martin,
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