The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-26

bathrobe. She had II on inside out,
she realized when she finally
opened the door to Neil. one
hand shading his candle from the
draught.
aWhat is it?' Julie Kissed from
the bed.
There's a light down in the
shack" Neil explained. "Brett's
gone after the Jacksons to ask
them about it."
When they reached the top of
the back stairs which led off this
transverse top hall to the one be-
low. Brett and Jackson were al
ready coming up. They seemed to
be in a heated argument.
There IS a light down there"
Brett was saying in subdued
tones, but with emphasis. I'VE all
saw it, from the window at the
end of the hail."
"But we're the only ones on the
island" Jackson was protesting.
his eyes even more staring under
the uncertain gleam of the cam
dies. Gina, Neil and Ham huddled
at the top of the stairs and
trooped meekly after the other
two as they started for the win
dow that gave a view of the
beach. Jackson was still protest.
ing:
'aThere can't be any light.
Sometimes people think they see
things from these windows-but
me and the Missus don't look out
at night"
Where's your nephew, Ed-Ed
Boyd?D Brett demanded. Couldn't
he have sneaked down there?"
HE left while we were having
dinner-took the only rowboat,
too. There-what did / tell you'll"
His voice rose in a triumphant
crescendo. as they reached the
window "Ain't no light. You're
Just skeery." ~
Eve looked. and indeed there
was no break in the blackness
outside. She though she could see
a faint line of curling white surf
against the shore-but even this
wasn't certain. She looked up at
Neil and found his forehead
creased in an unaccustomed
frown.
"No-there's no light at the
moment, but there was a light in
the boat house-a strong one.
too" Brett protested. Jackson
grinned slyly.
aMany's the one who's seen it."
he agreed. with pleasure, it
seemed to Eve. But all of them,
like you, found it disappeared
when they come to look real
close. If that's all you worried
about" he added. WED best be
gettin' to bed"
Missing Plane
I'm GOING to duck you'll" Ham
L threatened as he chased Gina
into the waves.
Eyes? You've got to catch me.
first" Gina. in a white rubber
bathing suit, was off down the
beach in a fiash-looking, Eve
thought, like an angelic siren. If
there was such thing. Gina did
not pause when she reached the
waters edge but plunged under
the first wave and came up,
laughing and sputtering. Ham
only a second behind her, came
up a few feet away and, despite
the girls shrieks. held her under
the water until Eve protested:
Let her up. Ham,"
"Sure-that's no way to make
love to a girl" agreed Neil. The
next minute Eve felt herself
seized by the shoulders and
forced underneath the water. She
struggled fiercely, but she was no
match for Neil's strength.
When she was released. how
ever. she swan after him vigor-
ously. and, diving beneath the
water. pinched his leg sharply and
was swimming back to shore be-
fore his agonized cries died away.
Brett Rodman. fully clothed.
was sitting on the beach as Eve
waded back to shore. He seemed
oblivious of her vivid printed
pareo. which she and Julie had
bought only after long delibera-
ton. Instead, he held up the
white terry beach-coat she had
worn down from the house.
You'd better put this on" he
said disinterestedly. THE sky's
clouding over and the wind has
an edge on it.
Eve squinted up at the sky, still
blue. but with oninous clouds
rolling up from the ocean. She
laughed at him. sprawling COM
fortably on the beach. A week
ago she might have felt the same
way, she reflected.
But being with Gina and Ham
and Neil had changed her view
point a little. They did not worry
about trouble. secure In the
thought that. whatever happened.
they could buy their way out. So
long as she was with them
nothing could happen. But she
sympathized with Brett's uneasi-
ness
Il suppose you think that II the
plane meets bad weather. il won't
be here BY one O'Clock" she said
lazily. We might have TO stay
another night. IS that It?
Brett clamped lsis lips more
tightly against his pipe. and re-
fused 20 look toward her.
Il made Ii clear that vou were
10 stay only a short time" he
said sullenly. There was no rea-
son why the plane shouldn't have
returned for you early this morn
ing
aOh. don't BE- 50 hospitabse.
Eve said sarcasticsliy. wen he
OH your hands In another hour ~
50. 8fzs 4AE
But the day had been clouaed
over for her. IS II TIRE sun had.