The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-12-23

nkhdH III the IdtteT's iciider7iess
reflsQe Ia nogtI.7Csste1rh Canada
Knrdkhdn Is Tie crook Curt Is
trailing. and SoRUq Is the girI Curt
iopes Sarldealv The RlosoHee Iu-
dfalts surround Curt 8. island canaz,
md the little D1rty runs for a rock
shelter h0piH0 TO beat OF the mt
tdck. Rabbi Nichols ,cho had en-
tared tho toilderness irtth SoNya,
rsmdited behnli rheu she left.
Chapter SO
BATTLE
D-ALPH.r Curt yelled at him.
~ "What're you doing2 Get 10
here with u.s."
Don't have any gum" Ralph
called over his shoulder. got to get
gunrs
LET It go. The.r'li cut you OIL"
But Ralph courageously went on
FliDging themselves behind the
rock shelter. the two of them turned
their rifles toward the canoes to the
south.
Curt dropped a handful Of clips
into Paul's pocket. Aim low. Paul
Bounce your sings of the. water. We
can't hope 10 biz the men, but we
canstear haes throngh those canoes
and sink ELI. q =
They emptied their magazines at
the six craft Elie range was too long
for dark shooting. and the moon re.
fiection was wrong. The canoes came
straight IN aud Skinned into tha
Swallows Reloading. Curt and Paul
blasted into them again. frantically
trying TO knock them back One
canoe turned brOadside and sank.
but The two occupants Ieaped out
and splashed ashore: and the. uther
five canoes drove on in unchecked.
Jumping to shelier.on. the. island.
the Klusuhees began sizzling arrows
at the rife flashes. to cover the land
ing of the other parties.
Ralph came running out Of the
dark with rife. belt-gun and three
cartons Of cartridges in his hands.
Il got em," he painted, .Couldn't
have helped out If | hadn't gone
and -
His rejoicing ended in al agonized
gasp Within two steps OF the barri
cade he suddenly stumbled and
flung up his { rms. The gun.and car.
tons dropped with a clatter. Pitch,
ing forward with all the momentum
of his dash. he smashed head-on
against rock. rolled over and lay
still,
Curt vaulted over the barrlcade.
grabbed him. lifted him into the
shelter. eRalphs' he cried. kneeliug
down and shaking his limp com,
rade Ralph did not move. And then
Curt saw hard-driven arrow pro
truding from his back, and Q stream
OF blood trickiing from his mouth
Tie audiences Of the blow stuck
Curt slilfhb iie shook lkalpA's ara,
again but got no response. Dead or
dying be did not know.
The i've canoes to the west were
less than hundred yards out. Paul
had got the range was ricochet
ing bis bullets OF the ripples with d
whitening effect. One canoe wabbled
crafty and collapsed. In another .
figure leaped up and toppled over.
board.
Look north" Paul cried. keep
those back. I'll handle these"
FOR the FIRST time Curt noticed
that three canoes were skIrlDng ID
toward the upper tip. At his firal
shot a figure rose up IN the leading
canoe and shouted command. The
voice sounded to him like Tenn-og'a
damn yoai" - the thought
flashed through his mind = I'VE
patched You up and treated yop
white. when your buddies ran away
and left you: and now you're l"ad'
Ing men to spear as. I'll get you any
wayl" He poured q whole clip 81
vengeful bullets at the flgurs Tbs
Klosohee til stood up. waving his
arms and shouting orders. The 9th.
or twocraft stopped and began milk
Ing about uncertainty. AZ Curi
snapped In another clip. swearing
aavagely at missing Tenn-Og. Ell
three OF the canoes veered around
and skinned back out OF sight.
THEIR sudden flight astonished
4 him: ne had hit nobody. done 70
damage that be could see.
He laid It to cowardice. and
whlrled to help Paul again.
or the five canoes to the west. Paul
had collaps "a one. knocked q man
out of a second and sent Il drifting
helplessly. and had sunk . third in
the shadows. Together he and Curt
ran q burst at the other two. They
sank both Of them N the space ol
i've seconds. but the men jumped oui
into the water. sprang ashore and
Joined their confederates.
Grabbing their aukomatics, Cur
and paul tensed themselves for the
hand-to-hand fight.
keep downl- Curt snapped. q
Paul rose up to see better. -Doni
expose yourself. We've gOt . ehanct
90 win this.-
The arrows dwindled and stopped