The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-11-28

next Gay anu Talk ABOUT the rae
tory, he controlled his feelings
with difficulty. He wanted to
shout, Damn the factory" But
he found himself, saying instead,
IF she wants to do it, Because
he. had had an. idea. adsot b(.,a,
Miss Thrasher. had "a hot supper
for them on the screened veran-
dab that overlooked the orchard.
The Doctor and the nurse took
turns urging food on Rita until
she had eaten what they felt was
essential Then Doctor Burrows
pushed back his coffee. cup and
said genially, We'll, Rita. how
about packing suitcase or two
and getting started?"
A flicker of surprise crossed
Rita's pale face. "Started?" she
asked. "Where?"
Well, where would you like to
go?" The Doctor clipped the, end
of his cigar cheerfully. Il think
you should get out of here for
spell. East, West, North or South,
I don't care just SO long as you
stay out Of the way Of the Nip
Nips and Nazis."
Rita rose from the table and
moved aimlessly across the veran-
dab to look off into the rfloonlit
fragrance of the orchard stretch
ing down. the gentle slope below
the house. Doctor Burrows was
to wonder if she had,
heard him when She spoke. ,
mo; That you'd you'd be running
away"
ar:Itll be eYadin' lot of wrang-
lin that's bound to 60 on around
here for a while before these
farmers get down to doin' any
thing" he argued violently. "By
the time they've found out what
they want to ask you about the
factory, you'll be fit as a fiddle
and ready to tell EN-"
Rita was weaving trailing vine
through the screen wall. She
smiled family. Every time you
get mad at the ranchers, Doc"
she murmured, you call them
farmers. Why?"
Doctor Burrows grinned and
scratched his head. "I reckon" he
acknowledged, cts because I
grew up in a middle west farm
ing community and / used to get
so riled at those short-sighted
cantankerous old hill billies. When
I went back there few years back
I found they were pretty fine peo-
ple-but / didn't think so as a
kid. Anyway" he added spirit
eddy, 81 never was sorry went
away. There are times when you
can give out and times when you
got to refill. Right now, this here
country doesn't have anything for
you. You've got to 60 out and find
it. And that's just what you're
going to do. On the nine o'clock
train in the morning."
Ticket To Frisco
" A ND just what would I do
about the ranch?" Rita asked
with weary humor.
"I'll lock things up and see the
sprayin' gets finished and the
water for the irrigating arranged
for, and the devil grass cut out"
II can't afford to CO." Rita said.
1--WE got to get to work and"
Earn twenty thousand dollars
in the next few days?" DR.. Bur-
rows chuckled sardonically. Then
he crossed to her to put his hands
on her arms and shook her gently.
"What you've got to do, Rita"
he said with quiet force, is to get
your mind off the whole business
here. If you don't, you're going
to be sick. And mean real sick.
That's why I'm not taking any
back talk. I'm your doctor and
these are my orders"
He gave her a quick grin, then
a quick pat on the shoulder and
went in to the telephone in the
Shadows of the entrance hall.
GnfnG the Hisket Office at the
station, Ernie" Rita j9eard~ him
tell We local operator. Then he
covered the phone ar1fbralled out
to heF, ''Where'lbI get the ticket
made out for?" t
After a pause, Rita answered
slowly, "Frisco-I guess"
To be continued