The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-12-09
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ERRANp OF MERCY

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ERRANp OF MERCY
MyhiEN they got down 90 catnT
~ they found the plare hafily shoI
up. Arrows hristiei In the canoes
stuck ont OF the packs and sleeping
bags. and both tents had been rid
died.
Pau! went into his tent Tor q
fiashlight and came out. holding bis
left arm 'queerly "GiHe me a hand
Wit this. partner"
Whats tbs trOuhle?"
lone of these mosquitoes bit me.
Curt leaned forward. .sGOu6
LoHd." An arrow was sticking IN
Pauls left forearm. II had strnck
tiI just below the elbow and passen
clear through. the head aandins ON
two 'inchesO the other side.
Paul! Why didn't ynl tell me
about this before? When aid h hap
penn"
..When 1 was going back to those
houlders 10 make Franc0is and
1Ueku quit shoOfing."
Curt whirled around In rage and
looked for the two guides. But ttfey
had wisely sided away into The
dark.
''sDid It ibreak your arm Palii?"
s.No II slid between the bones.
Pull II out. won't your" gyf
'sh,s going 10 hnfl. Paul. Can you
stand it?"
Paul braced his foot against
Curtis. Sonya steadied his arm
With firm pull Curt drew ,Ont the
arrow. as gently as be could. "A
Arasm OF pain swept across the
young Canadians face. but he did
not say q word. A trieklet of blood
followed. surprisingly little TOR 40
bad q wound.
We ouglIt to be thankful II didn't
hit that large artery IN there. Paui
I'll Ok this up .prOperly and then yam
want 10 take care OF II TIL Il SHIRTS
90 heal. A wound like that can be
ugly Fiji gets Injected"
While he was bandaging Paulls
arm he heard a low grooming sound
from somewhere out IN tic might.
A mnment later II came again. none
distinctly.
! why. lis somehOdy hurt. an
pain" Honya exclaimed. paul. did
you catch the alrection?'
's0ver on that willow island
.Then II must be the man they
shot. Those others thought ne was
dead and left him."
Finishing quickly witt Paul. be
got a canoe ready and carried Il
down 10 the water. The anguish IN
that low moan tngged 81 BIN.
sunya followed him TO the water
edge. please. Curt she begged.
''d0n't run q bic rich like 6his.'
'"iFiisk'--g What a'gou maanfy
.Those others might stu ~ over
q ere. This might be q trap. Don't
CO. she was viaibiy s6fraid Tor
him. walt siil Il gets light
rIsnf Paul saw them iease. Eunyn.
We can't let the poor devil he Dter
there and die
''Youire sure there's no danEers''
..Step En-" ne bade her. 10 wag nf
answer. ~eYOu can 30 alUns. u g0a
like. Tou know | wouldn't take gou
ifthere ives any risk
T the willows edge Kl0suhee.
- clad In mucoasinB and Aabrskin
frouseFs. lay apFawied on he gfafsl.
face down. biz body twiiching N
pain.
Curt knelt down and gentlvaurRdd
him over. The indian wea about
his own ase. o meil.hnilt and rugged
man. his hair coarse black ana bis
skin the color az annexed leather.
All in all he was the wildest-l6oklhk
fellow that Curt had ever run aeroes'
much wilder than the outlying 81.
ksnni nomada or the primifise DIN.
.pah men OF the Nahanai Monnkaius
/ YniSthere Was q6mathlnR i|kahIa
About dis nntAAaeA nefdz He
,sas clearly OF person. a. har1 as 80
oak knot. and bis snickekaan6Ei
clothes had the pleasant odor of
mountain pines and innumerablA
campfres.
Curt pointed at ilre long Whitish
weals which scored the Indians lett
cheek and ran down his shoulder 70
MS breast Look at those. Eouya.
He's been In fight with griznly
some time or other"
tie axamined the indian 60 eep
hew badly hs had heen akeE 0ns hul-
LET bad struck him IL the shOalder.
. painful but not crlticaa wound. 3Cr
4 had not shattered the h0nes. Al.
other had bit hln suua;els u tn
forehead.
That forehead wound asloainhell
Curt. u Was the first time he had
ever seen . man take = bullet BE-