The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-08
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her voice. And of &C urse, to jules
practiced eye. it was quite OBJ >
that it had been DaWn's weeping
| they had heard.
WELT does seem. sort of
dopey," Pete grinned,- leaned an
elbow on each knee as he sat
waiting for her to go on. Your
friend here says your fathers lost
his mind" nge to8s --.
Dawn moistened her lips, smiled
at the tall. dark n beside her.
Eyes ' am afraid he has You.
see"
Once agai-- she hesitatcd,
glanced toward her companion.
This time Julie intercepted the
glance he returned to her. Colby
threatening, he held an invisible
gun at her back.
I-e walked deliberately to the
sofa, sat, do -eside DaW- took
her fiuttering har1. Julie G.
the little gesture of withdrawal in
the instant before Dawn deliber-
ately leaned against the mans
arm.
'Daddy's been very ill, as you
KNOW" Dawn begin slowly. as
trying to remember exact words.
HE has always objected to Ar
nold's and my being friends. And
when he found that we were
planning to elope he followed us
he in a fit of insane rage"
well" Pete shook his head
sympathetically. Had he ever had
RACES like that before"
ooh. no. Never. 1t was lust
this time. And-.ou see he threat
ened to send for - Dawn
went on. more rapidly now. "and
when Arnaldo. Arnold, I mean.
found you here he thought you
must be officers sent Toto pre-
vent our marriage"
Dawn's Plan
CHE laughed nervousfy, looked
- up at him a moment, evidently
saw approval in his expression,
and went on. $50 that's WHY he
pulled gun on you. do hope
you aren't too terribly fright
ened."
"No-not exactly" Julie said.
Not frightened so much as uncon-
WINGED. Dawn WIS not in love
with this man. She was terrified
Of him. What was the awful secret
she was trying so desperately to
hide!
"And now I feel that sir. it
was so terribly fortunate that YOU
did happen to come. just at the
right time" Dawn said glibly.
perhaps you can persuade Dad
that it. isn't a crime for me to
love--f rnold. w MT YOU help me
persuade him, please?" she begged
prettily.
Julie ached with. sympathy for
the girl. DESPERATE. in mortal fear.
she was obviously putting IN
gallant fight-but for what. Julie
couldn't possibly guess. Certainly.
II was not for love of this man.
That her "Arnold' loved her
was more nearly believable. No,
Julie amended the thought imne-
diately, it wasn't ''love" but rather
desire" He wanted Dawn. but
no face that full of cruelty could
possibly be one of man truly in
love- He was determined to have /
her. fair means or foul. And. Julie
knew intuitivelv. these means
were certainly foul"
What do you want us to do?"
Julie asked quietly.
"Stay on, just as you'd planned"
she answered rapidly, "and take
Daddy fishing with you when you
go out in the morning. Arnold can
go along and perhaps that way
Dad can really get acquainted
with him enough to-forgive me-"
Julie and Pete exchanged
glances.
Sounds like good id to me-"
Pete said slowly. eff you think
he's strong enough to stand little
hiking"
He'd love it. And we'll both be
terribly grateful to you if you viii
help. Won't we, darling?"
Arnold bowed dramatically.
will owe - future happiness
to your sympathetic cooperation"
Which remark, Julie felt I'M
easily, might mean what it seemed
to say-and might not. The instant
dislike which she had taken to tho
man that day on the trail, grew %
loathing now.