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Elizabeth came onstage in 1923Eastlake died...

Elizabeth came onstage in 1923Eastlake died about two months after having herSome kind of infection Or maybe she threw a clotwho's to know at this late date? That was here, on Duma Key "Did the father remarry?" I still couldn't remember his name Wireman helped me out "You're not going to tell me he raised six girls out hereThat's just too gothic "He tried, with the help of a nannyBut his eldest ran off with a boyMiss Eastlake had an accident that almost killed her"They were two years older than ElizabethIn 1927 they disappearedThe presumption is they tried to go swimming, got swept away by cheap replica rolex an undertow, and drowned out there in the caldo grande 248 We looked at the water for a little while - those deceptively mild waves running up the beach like puppies - and said nothingThen I asked if Elizabeth had told him all of thisAnd she's mixed up about what she does rememberI found a passing mention of an incident that had to be the right one on a Web site dedicated to Gulf coast historyHad a little e-mail correspondence with a guy who's a librarian in Tampa Wireman raised his hands and waggled his fingers in a typing mime"Tessie and Laura EastlakeThe librarian sent me a copy of replica rolex the Tampa paper from April 19th, 1927The headline on the front page is very stark, very bleak, very chillingElizabeth would have been four, old enough to understand what had happenedMaybe old enough to read a newspaper headline as simple as THEY ARE GONEThe twins dead and Adriana, the oldest, eloped off to Atlanta with one of his plant managersno wonder John had had enough of Duma for awhileHe and the remaining three moved to MiamiMany years later, he moved back here to 249 die, and Miss Eastlake cared for him"Pretty much as I'm caring for her do you see why an old lady with onset-Alzheimer's might omega ladies watch consider Duma a bad place for daughters?" "I guess so, but how does an old lady with onset- Alzheimer's find the phone number of her new tenant?" Wireman gave me a sly look"New tenant, old number, autodial function on all the phones back there He jerked his thumb over his shoulder "Any other questions?" I gaped at him"She has me on autodial?" "Don't blame me; I came in late on this movie-show My guess is that the Realtor who handles things for her programmed the rental properties into the phonesOr maybe Miss Eastlake's business manager He pops down from StPetersburg every six weeks or so to make chanel clutch bags sure she's not dead and I'm not stealing the SpodeI'll ask him the next time he shows up "So she can call any house on the north end of the Key at the touch of a buttonI mean, they are all hers"But you know what, muchacho? I 250 think your button is going to have a little nervous breakdown this evening "No," I said, not even thinking about it "Ah," Wireman said, exactly as if he understood And who knows, maybe he did"Anyway, that explains your mystery caller - although I have to tell you, explanations have a way of thinning out on Duma KeyAs your story demonstrates "What do you mean? Have omega watches for sale you

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