The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-08-18

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| hold II there. Tight! Tie II around
the back Of Ais headlight And
| now hib arms--behind him and
around that little tree Lash his
wrists together. Here's his belt.
Colin felt his arms wrsnched vio-
lsntIy around behind his back. and
instinctiyely. though his strsagth
seemed to have been drained outOf
him, be made az effort to resist
only to b. pushed sAvagsiy back on
the ground again.
"Hah!" calculated the same yeics.
"His head Is harder than I thought.
His little nap aid not last long. He
wiIlinot'mAke any noise now tospciI
DolIaire's plans-and he IL well an
chored so that he cannot rur away
to his friends over there. And, be-
sides. We WILDE here until Il would
be too late for him TO do anything
anyway"
Collins brain was clearing. He
felt his strength returning but he
lay without movement now. listen.
ing. Something had been said
about Dollaire, hadn't 1t? Two men,
he could see. were cronehed On the
ground close beside him. They had
spoken IN French, aud Il wouidssesk
from what they said that th6y vera
pollaire's meni But here n0W9 I'M.
posstblsi His brain. stlll alek. was
playing tricks upoN him. W. Gess
q "a knife .weaid davs been BETTER
came ths ssnsSiine responses eTh9t
wouldn't hare made any IsAcibS
eltheE.' II j - ~
Il a9s ~ se sqs4
''yKTELL. uss II now. IL you want
w to" returned the AEst speaker
shortly. "Eor me. don't care. Hut
you viii have plenty OF killing TODD.
my good pigsticker. before the night
is over. and since this one here can't
fight against Us noE. for me he.
doesn't count Any more"
':Thahksl" growlAds tie other sar.
castically. "But don's care. me,
either. He thrust himself forward
toward Colin. ''You hear?. he lung
out. :sYod are I'M luck" :
Gagged. Colin could not HAYS, an:
swsrsd Il he would. He had closed
his eyes, striving desperately h q
make sense Of what had been said
about D0llairs. and he gave no lIdi.
cation Of bsing awake that he had
been addressed. 49,
TRY your English on him. tBAp-
tipte. laughed the other man. "Ths
apaches from New York don't speak
French" L
Baptlsta ignored the sally.
"For the love OF God. /" No grim.
bied inDatiently, 1--WE are ali here
long ago! What II Doiliare waiting
for? He's had time enough. hasn't
he?"
~For me. I would say no --sbe-
cause he ID still waiting" came the
dry reply. sListshl DOllaiss II mo
fool, He has the cunning Of & fcx.
thaE bcyl what does be do tcnieht
when BE Ahds out from that fellow
BouchArd that there IL ! short way
ovsr the hills ana through ths
woodsf he comes That way -thsre,la
then no risk Of ths schO6nef being
seen ~ any oetke.n out there nsthe
naoonilghk And. besides. We sats.aif
that time"
Baptists answered with aSgrans
and the two IapAsd Into silence.
Collins head throbbed Is though
d thousand devils were pounding
hammer blows upon II. and al they
pounded they. seemed 70 mock and
jeer 81 him IN unhoiy Rigth. Despite
the pain. his mind was lucid nov,
fnnetioning normally again. All this
for nothingl He was too late. Dol
laire and his men we're already hare.
The start that he had ctantsd cns
tie time enough And to epafs. had
simply net existed.
70 g overland. Il one could. Ger
maine had said. would cut tAs tine
II half He had thought o. aciMe
thar way himself but e ha6 never
entered his head that DollaiFe would
land bis men e Cap I Forage. Il
had taken approximately two hours
to make the trip IN the launch. It
was Dollairs whe had reached here
frnt with time 20 spare.
Coiin's mind was working IN little
flashes now a. though IL were toss
ing before him parts Of = picture
puzzle to be pIeeed together. La.
ROGUE and nolduc. taking Beuehard
with them. he remembered. were 10
have left the shack 10 keQp tAear
rendezvous With DollairA shortIy
after hs hed started back for the
village. % poaehaFd. u eanrsa h0A
been on hand to act a. guido.
Boaehard would NOT hare led them
through the village. 80. No one a.
CAP 4 Forage would know anything
ahont II The loot q the club
could be neither sulky nor heavy II
pollairs was prepared to bring Il
back overland ard -.
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cetla harms mere. tssaerrer, q
hta ssurdarAste eagsNaniona