The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-12-15

and Curt felt her stiffen against him.
Dear. please" she insisted, az his
arm frightened about her. Il asked
you not to. once"
He allowed her to free herself.
When she looked up and saw the
bitter disappointment on his face.
she kissed his cheek, q brief formal
caress which meant no more than
her assurance that she forgaye his
impulsiveness.
"Sonya, look here" he demanded.
ais there somebody else?"
She turned his question aside.
"Curt, wish you didn't idealize me
so much. You have, ever since we
met. You know so terribly little,
about the actual me. Our codes are
so different. Something that / CON.
slider right in my deepest heart
might seem to you an unthinkable
wrong"
"Are you meaning this trip Of
yours?"
She debated a moment. "Yes."
you're making a mountain out OF
some mclehill. The idea Of you do.
ing an 'unthinkable wrong is ridic-
ulous."
"We won't argue 1t. Curt. You Just
wouldn't approve, you'd violently
disapprove. Of my trip"
"But you told Ralph. and he eyt
IDENTIFY doesn't oppose"
"Ralph's too gentle to oppose any.
body. This has to be a matter OF my
own choice and conscience. After.
ward. after it's all over, I'll write
you or let you know somehow
I'll answer every question you've
ever asked me-" ~ p-te .
"You say you'll write hie-won't
l see you afterward? Can't / come
to see your"
She laughed, bitterly. "You may,
il you still want to. But you won't
want to-"
Before he could stop her she
turned away from him and disap.
peared in the darkness toward her
tent.
CURT stared after her. torn by
~ the desire to follow and lind out
what she meant. He thought It
ominous that she had not answered
his question. rs 1t somebody else?"
She seemed to be at war with her.
self, doing something which violated
part OF her instincts. yet driven to
1t by passion she could not resist.
In tortured mood he started up
the island to join his partner. That
ugly suggestion of Arnold Baldwin's
was jigging through his brain again,
and for once he could not fight It
away.
Paul came a little way to meet
him. ANY luck in Vancouver" he
asked in guarded voice.
Nothing that hoped for"
"You still don't know what shes
doing in this country?"
"D'you mean you found out some-
thing?"
Paul changed the subject abrupt
ly. Our Indian friend has de-
camped."
"Tenn-Og? When?"
Last night. | knew he was go
ing, but didn't try to stop him. We
don't need a prisoner to guard: our
party is clumsy enough now"
$50 he pitched Off! Well. you did
the wise thing: II be wouldn't stay
voluntarily he'd only have been q
bother. Did he steal one OF our
canoes?"
mo. he swan It. A little matter
like a bullet through his shoulder
bothered him not at ALL"
"Hmmph! II he ever gets the
chance. suppose he'll show his
gratitude to US by sticking Us full
of arrows. What else happened
around here?"
Paul fidgeted and looked out
across the dark water. His reluc,
lance and the somber pain on his
fac struck a chill into Curt
whats worrying you. Paul? It's
something about Sonya. isn't 1T"
81 hate to be the one who brings
odious news"
"why Paul. what Is it?"
Paul sided into his story with
slow unwilling steps.
"Sonya was partly the cause OF
Tenn-Og's going away. On the day
after you left she made friends with
him. and knew she had some
reason for doing that Last night.
when he left. she sent a message By
him. / overheard. They were here
by these sentry rocks. put my self.
respect into my pocket and crept
up close enough to listen"
"She sent q message by him9"
"To that breed"
"LeNoir?" Curt gasped. ITO that
fellowi Why Paul. you've-you've
made some mistake .herel"
II heard what heard" Paul in.
sisted. "She had trouble making
Tenn-0g understand and she 70
peated her instructions so many
times that ! caught every bit Of her
message. She's meeting LeNoir 70.
night Over on the willow ISLAND.
That's why she's staying awake
down there"
TCopwtsAt. 1883. WsiIsaaa b. KotCervJ
Tenncrecw, Curt sustalus the
hardest bIos q his career.
CITE AMCUTp r.