The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-08
YESTERDAY: The Cabr;ltoS
are furious at ConStancc'S plan
to Keep the ranch. Pedro iUritcS,
asking for her decision.
Chapter IS
Ais Fair

lowering clouds dripping half
rain. half snow. it was as misera-
BILE underfoot as it was overhead.
Constance thought she had never
seen a more beautiful day.
She returned to her desk.
pulled it before the hearth.
snapped on low light and start
ed composing the reply. her
cheeks as scarlet as the velvet
robe she wore.
And then she wrote, swiftly.
Doar Pedro:-
Mr.. Raskthorne will write the
formal decision to Judge Franrk.
but | would like you to know WHY
! reached my decision.
Really. I have never had to
reach one. At no time have l. per-
sor allv wanted tn sell the ranch
Despite your belief that tho Ca
brillos have thought of II only as
a means Of income. this has not
been true If me. or rNrhorc. as
M saws. 7 am not Cabrillo
To me. the ranch has ALWAYS
been symbol of home. have
worked for the dav when I could
return there To live ,....... -.
Your offer forced me ~ retu~n
for a visit. and that visit made
mo know 7 could not part with II
without first trying to save it for
mvcelf.
PERHAPS IL is wrong for me 70
follow YOUR nlan n convert the
nlace intn a dairy farm. however
the plan ie Mt original. and when
YOU are fiphti~1 Cor something
you 1--we a1I'e fair.
7 know vorIr fnthnr's rontrort
allows him tn remain as manager.
as lono &C the r~ornrtv remains
in tha hands If the Cahrillos.
am BRINGING in dairv expert
" he . and Won. care to ren'ain
under these circumstances. and
Constance stopped to nibble the
er1 NJ her non.
Whv couldn't she think of FL
rabril1o without the Tavlors
fhare? WHY couldn't she divorce
them frnnn the ranch: II was the
ranch she lovod We're they as
rnuch part NJ tha ranch as the
house and the willow trees. and
thn hills and the OCEAN?
Thew loved ~ That justified
her next words She was confident
- was the only reason she wrote
them.
"-and I hope YOU will find II
convenient to stav. ~ least dir
ing the three wears I am taking
TO- nv axnerirert
will arrive. on New Years
dav. Nav now boar whether or
not vnu will rnmain at YOUR
earliest convenience
Michael.
pc podro A Cabr;llo raised
Tho money! Or was II Mahonev?
She waited anviouslv for the
rep|v chn watched the CITY bur
raw into tho snow for tho winter
Sha mode trims with John. and
thnn ono evening che returned r.
f~l lot'~r swaitino her
Peter c~~ior haI written II
Sh~ onNne1 II hofore Iohn.
'0"~tue NeTFS'
CONSTANCE laughed as she
\I~ena Peter TevIor's letter She
could ;rr~~i~> MOI e'7n 4 no
around wondering - poter's uen
would oouoe fhrnrrh ~ naner
80 -~~~t~h tha Ieek cnr'1 irnac-
~ r~t'~0, ety. 1.-Two bv chuck1ing
de- c-~~ earNoric
of atI me FOIL vnlru wnnrno
vou orc tho rri-a." he wrote an
SNOWFALL in ha1ns has hotter
chance ~ ~ lurira than vpu have
or dairy farm"
And no roncluAins narS ersnh
John Pasfihorrn SOW -nth irn9h u9
r7orons ahart si'. hut Constance
la"ShsS hvs,erica,1v aa"nf
"-vnu bot we're stavirG} We
havH rinrsile seats ~ the biggest
stool show the west has ever nut
or"
John naced IN and down ther
s'onn"d before Conscience "Chita
there's so~Nethng rueNr nhout
t"Nir stnving IN I ao~'t 'itn II
F~oat reeNect FOR the business
shiliiv n cat'lewer. with the
c@~i'~' these fellows have. would
take three wears orr ~ their lives
fN~ mo oleaeurs If 'w7'ehiro n
ri-l r'N'-e Failure ~ tho rln~e
t'~v w~~s0s Co~ntN what is this
S. - TavINr's likc""
"Oh nv rorS~Nrs rsrDnS
Conscience "Whv. hos
we'll he's a~n't know how r.
6NSc~ihe hin. John. No's so~t ~
i1sN'"1t and we'll well We
fousht ovNrvtinrs zee met" che
t~e'c~~d ~ saw. "F4n doesn't We
CeN~illrs ste exnlajpe5 "rIe
'hi-%s them COMPLETELY worth
leSe"
John resur'ea hts pacing ard
eSain stenped before Constance
"TNNs Tsvlnrs are remaining fnr
Either sNis vo,'ns TAYLOR homes
- marry r. C9brillo or else
thev will work against you
ur7ercovev
Constance reached for a cigaret
and for once John did not spring
n light il for her. She was glad.
The silly li,tle white cylinder was
trembling. Either reason was dis
concerning One more than an
other. Idiot" she charged her
self.
AS the young TAYLOR can't
marry Fl Cabrlllo. unless Donna
should succumb. and can't mag
inc Donna falling for q eaquero. /"
Constance began. "he must mean