The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-07
Chapter II
Family Fury

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MRS. CABRILLO'S eyes rested
"a hopefully on Johns. Then her
yes sought her daughters and
NE hope fed. I'm sorry you
dldn't let mother know you were
a home last evening, ConstanZa,"
she murmured, stressing the
Spanish of her name.
II didn't want to intrude at
ne last moment" Constance ex-
Named.
"And this morning."
"You were still asleep when I
left the house"
"You could have left word"
broke from Donna.
Catch her leaving word"
gumbled Don. "she doesn't work
In the OPEN"
Constance looked at Don and
wondered what had become of
the little fat brother, who had
once punched an older, larger
boy for tormenting her. She
wished she could find the little
boy in this sleek young man
about-town.
Your sister has been too busy
looking after your good, to be
thinking of messages, John told
him. shes been raising money
to put new life into Ell Cabrillo
Rancho"
A blank silence met this, then
Don asked in husky voice, you
mean i. you mean she's not 60
ing to agree to sell :. . after all
this?"
1--we never said ! would agree"
Constance reminded him.
But Good Lord, Connie" he
cried. Il :. well, and mother and
Donna, we counted on it. You
haze to go through with it now;
you can't back out!"
"Why?"
The very simplicity of her
question caught them up into a
moment of silence, then Don
spoke again ''The publicity. For
Heavens sake, Con, don't you
know the newspapers have car
ried reams about the sale, and
mother and well, we've"
Borrowed money on the lies
you told the newspapers" stated
Constance.
Don't you say 1 lied" Don
sprang at her as though he would
strike her Il had reason to be-
lieve the deal had gone through"
Constance thought of the tele-
gram he had sent to the Taylors.
.aOh, Dom" she cried brokenly.
why don't you grow up. Bush
hess men don't trust the. senders
IF anonymous kilograms"
Business men," scoffed Don.
Don't try to tell me those hicks
put there are business men. Cow
chasers, that's all they are"
Constance stared at him a mo-
ment. 1t was useless to try to ex-
plain conditions as she had found
them on the ranch; to show them
would have happened under any
other management.
at doesn't matter" she decided
YEARLY, John, they'll listen to
you. Please tell them what we are
going to try to do . for them"
Raskthorne tried. He explained
the situation with such clarity
that Constance marveled. Out of
her scattered comments the pre-
vious night and their conference
that day, he had woven a con-
vincing outline of her plan.
"A Little Extravagant'
WHEN he concluded, Don turn
w ed on her. mo one but a
damn-fool woman would think of
such a stunt /. no, ! won't shut
up" he snapped at his mother.
you're afraid of Constance. all
OF you; you, too. Raskthorne.
Well, I'm noti I'm not going to
stand by and let her ruin us. I'll
take this to court and prove the
rest of us have some rights"
81 don't believe you will, Don."
interpoSed Raskthorne. MY at
lOIiG1S Will AGPACSSAi CONSTANCE
and aside from the time limita-
ton to contest the will being up,
they'd force you to show cause
why an injunction keeping her
from carrying out her plans
should be granted. You've done
nothing to qualify yourself as a
business man. One look at the
monthly bills | receive at my
office. in your name. would stop
the suit before it started"
Don evidently recognized the
truth in this. But I'll do some
thing" he threatened.
The only thing you can do"
advised Raskthorne, "is to take
your disappointment like a gen.
tleman."
"A lot you know about gentle
men," flung Don. and strobe from
the room.
And that goes for me-" added
Donna, and fled after him,
Nadine Cabrillo sat, cheeks pale
under their delicate rouglng.
She held slim hand out 10 Con-