The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-12-08
FORBIDDEN VALLEY
Be NllGaAs. Baae.s WelelA

4lnsst DVRote tsieDea
BilIow island. They lifted ost four
canoes. and they're oyer n that
brush
The news startled Curt
"Only four canoes?' he asked.
.Only four. think they are carry.
ing two men apiece. One turned
broadside to the moons reflection
and saw It dis..rctly. II carried
just two
THAT means we've only got eight
men to deal with. Those eight We
saw today. We ought % stand them
on without much trouble" After q
few moments thought he directed:
..You go back to your post, Paul II
they start across, trJ to stop EN- BY
shooting over their heads. Il they
keep coming on. ricochet your bull
let's through their canoes, IN stay
here and watch for others. They mag
be planning to box US from two sides.
II that party over thers 10 the oaiy
one, I'll help you turn 'em around
and head 'em the other yay.r
When Paul had left. be suggested:
yfd better take you back to the
boulders. Sonya It's safer there.
Wei likely have some swift work
for minute or two"
"rd rather stay here, II yop'n Jet
me. / can help, too. II It comes TO .
real fight"
Her hand crept inside her blouse,
and came out with some black
metallic object. Curt saw Il vas .
small automatic. a little purse-size
thing. but nevertheless an elective
wsspsn for close work. Once on Q
pDrfAga when be had lifted her down
from q pile Of windfall he had felt
something hard beneath her blouse.
II must have been this same gun.
She must carry IT with her all the
time now.
an THE willow island be saw
~ nothing. heard nothing. The
minutes dragged BY unfortunately,
He almost wished the fight would
start. Anything was better than
waiting. waiting.
The big cloud had drifted on out
from the eastern range till It was
only 4 little distance from the
moon. But a strong up-current
from the valley had seized II and
ii lowered uncertainty. sending out
feathery wisps this way and that.
Down toward the camp patter-
ing noise suddenly arose. II sounded
as though the tents and canoes were
being peited with small stones.
Sonya touched his arm. Curt.
what's that?"
ARROWS! They're shooting Up our
camp. You see. they expected -
kin or wound part OF Us before we
got out OF our blankets
why" Sonya gasped. Fyop
must'ye known that's why Jon
made US stay away from the tanteg1
Il didn't know they'd do n. buf
! suspected they might. 80 | PLAYED
safe
The patter Of arrows kept % Tor
Two or three minutes, thea stopped,
Maybe they think lhey Killed 10
all OF thai We snsakee eway hefpge
they got here Sopya suggested,
"rhaf's On Idea ~ better - en-
know we - stin aroun9. or they
might come across 70 investigafe.s
he called dowr to Paul. using tho
sargon 50 thai the Klosohees would
understand:
Arc the mosquitoes bad there
with you. friend? It seems 70 me
that . whole flock Of them are bnz,
ling 0ut III those vii .ows yondefs
Paul took the hint and answered,
wltb q seornful laugh: sFhet are
sad. yes: bur their buzxing does pos
annoy me much. they ere nothing
for q man 10 worr. about
Al the Two voices. the Klosohees
Il, louse a storm. Of darts The -.
,ark would have worn Itself out
harmlessly II the two guides had
ahayed orders Eut Francois lab
hcred something In excited voice 10
nrka An lhstaa' later their heavy
bear9 Winehaslers split the silence
with d blaring kroom.
over on the island q man cried
,ut. the longdrawn cry OF a man
hard hit.
Enr. sprang I, bis feet. -You
damned crazy looms! -stous that
sliouting or III come down there
and shoot yoi.~
They did break Oh. then. lie
thaughl his threat had stopped them,
hut he found out later that Paul
mad sprung back 70 the rack nest
and disarmed them al the point Of
his gun
About twenty minutes afteFwara
Paul came Walking up the laad.
wash.
"Goneg" Curt asked.
-Yes. They're over on the main.
land ~ nov.
The good news left Curt cold. The
crazy bang banging Of those two
eowardiy breeds bad exploded HE
lest hope Of making friends With
that hand.
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TeNotrow cprt cares 'er > badly