The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-12-08
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FIFTY yards away a canoe stopped
and hoyeEed motionless. A fig
IRE stood up JUL and stared down
toward the island For perhaps five
minutes the craft hovered there.
Then ii slowly backed away, blurred
10 nothIngness. disappeared.
Spying eul our eamp!v Curt
bteathad 10 binpself.
Gradually the pink glow faded
from the mountain peaks. A big
cloud hove IN sight oyer the eastern
range. Curt watched It anxiously,
afraid ~ would come on west and
blot out the noon and plunge the
lake into darkness just when be and
paul might have to beat on an al
tack.
Aloccasined footsteps came up the
west lsndwash. Paul. he thought. a
moving blur shaped Itself to a hu,
man figure. Then ne saw Il was moi
Paul.
A dozeu steps away the figure
eropped. looked around foE hlsn.
supya." be called quietly.
She came on 10 the little barri.
eadu 'le ono ailewed to talk 70 the
guardg' She asked whinsically. She
cruuchel down With him. \ broughl
suu uns Vi NY Blankets and tincup
OF cufiee 1 raked enough sand OF
the Dire q beat this. but ! didn't eK,
pUse the Goals.
Curt squeezed her hand. 1T was
sweet OF you ali the trouble. dear.
But you'd better take the blanket.
This liiuuplaiil air gets chilly when
psrsUn ism nVrIng around He
put the blanket about her shoulders.
Thanks. Curt. The air dues have
. bite IN IT,
She did ppt free her hapd Or Oh
ject IL his endearlns word Tier near
ness and thai snurk 81 gyidenDrown
hair so einse TO mis- shoulder almost
roubed him d IL restraint,
"Tired? ne asked gently.
"a litIisz
lie put his arm around her and
paas her Struggle against him
'isnl thai better. dearyT
Lots. Curt. hut then she caugh,
herself up and admitted more eau
tinusiy. = mean lots better than
The cold rueks
ia lips Tour iet ier hair. her fore,
nssst 'Sonya, hiek up u ms.
'l,yp !. Curl pieass-' a
whnDsf u prpless Irosn her as he
suughl ne. llps. she would moi al
.Js ain iieaf. y9n must not. she
rsasned ~ nsl nana aud touched
lsis na4i. runnlAe bal singers over
ii Cugl. ,Ja - ntsi 80 guod. yUu re
~ uisesslisn aild Aeierons I'D hute
~ se.l Il ! CAUSED you any pain
rasn 10 mes Nhy sonya. yuul
;aplanl d. that.
ls4.i o.inla. You u want NE
ysu do sseli nvn Curt 10 hs ntore
lin : frivna. and dpu t-eanl
,lh. sisll Nc rsull continue " ~
lass SHE e,asd frtenus We have been
fsUi,i stated little 'CantY
~ he tehsa.ed II, you nleau that
- ltas / ran'. be more than =
.fisnal
;p.sase turf. I'd rather no. talk
lboui j,
~ - never told ME anything
Il ali ahn,,l ynnrsest / dunJ even
klllw Yaus nalnu Yuisi real name.
fllsss That u.aitefe
IN where YoL eusne from. d.
whsss s,u IL siag Rhen tl.ls tfips
.nde,iN Is that tan SDuyaF
- 4 Kruskls ansslr I've ireatca
sun ainlalHh oh aiong. Curl. lsai &
~ FeliApp ~ Wi,en. shls Trip i
Ner aayle theF | can alf0rd 10 be
kps iu4 pIalne SIN lol ask
inn questions. tat think III
8 hack ia The rocks dnwn there
eIsiease sinnl. curt begged
She leahed hel tired head back
agaansi pls 40 ,alder, bur Curt tsl,
abe was saT aSai frnm aim. alone
With her avn thoughts lie seemed
slut aul ~ 4 granite wall Of alo0l
ness Far DAYS ae had been vaguely
aware 81 some barrier between
theias now ne fell Il furrihly and
Enthusiastically Cant" had she
really alsaRl thai pertentoas little
w0ftg
Mnecasined footsteps again. quick
footsteps. very near the senlr,
hax Ssusa Aasii > freed lsersslf. ana
drew apart from Curt.
-.liere. tAaui
The yuaRe Canadian came up 10
them "A party .nsi saaassl m the