The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-10
Chapter 81.
NEW TRICK


"CLTM." Judith leaned across the
table, help me out of here
pr0nto, before that couple there. the
girl in red dancing with the grin0o,
gets back"
Sanford asked no questions,
Quickly. his height shielding her, he
helped her through the crowds
through the maze Of tables where
slightly ribald couples from the
States sang an anglicized version OF
"Celito Lindo."
Outside. protected from curious
eyes by an ell of the building. she
explained, That man is Scathborne.
one Of Morton Lampere's urder'
cover men,"
do you think he saw you?" Slim
asked.
mo, I'm sure he didn't. He
wouldn't have risked my seeing him
IL he had seen and recognized me-
What I'm wondering is what he's
doing in this part of the country.
Slim, how far are we from Laredo?"
Not far. This Is a logical place
for man in your section Of Texas
to come, IL that's what you mean"
"It H.. We'd better find Cunard
and leave. I'll wait here while you
go in :. and Slim" she held out a
OBTAINING hand. II do appreciate
what you've said. I've never thought
Of wavering in my loyalty to Nor
man. but" she hesitated. then, "Tall
Slim, it's been q. most glamorous
evening and do like you lot"
Sanford bent over the hand and
brushed it with his lips in manner
that did not seem grotesque in him.
A moment later he was gone.
Cunard came back with him,
nervous haste in his manner. but
not until they were in the ship did
he speak.
"You must have thought me most
unmannerly this evening"" he apol.
ogized to Judith. but I've been on
the trail of something which may be
important to US. Scathborne has
been over here hiring Mexican la.
Dor. ! talked to one of the men he
hired. He said he was going to work
on dam northwest of Laredo.
miss Judith, believe we have
work cut out for US. think Nor.
ton Lampere has started some
thing"
do you think Scathborne saw eli.
Their one Of u.s."
"Pm sure he didn't. Slim, It's
two o'clock now. Can we lolter
some place and go back about day.
break? want to look that Diablo
valley over again .. I've a bunch.
"And. Miss Judith, II you can
snatch a little Sleep I'd advise you
to. I'm goin to want a stenogra-
pher whom can trust"
Judith was sure she couldn't sleep.
She cuTled into the nest of coats
Slim made for her in the ships cab.
In. eyes wide. watching the stars zip
pa the cabin windows as the, plane
started its homeward flight. And
then she sat up.
She had slept. She was tired. stiff
from her eramped position. Slim.
his head cooked slightly towards
cunard. who sat beside him. was in.
tent upon his work. Cunard was
looking over the side. Now they
were banking.
JUDITH peered out OF the window.
Ia the sun flushed basin below
tiny .p;gmies were running about.
A few tents. one new and white. the
others small and Khaki colored.
s-sisAost invisible ON Tie brown field
grass. were clustered about a FORK
OF the upper Rio Diablo.
She sat pfoteStingly erect. Lam.
rere couldn't do that: he couldn't
build q dam there and intercept the
How OF the river or divert Il. There
was such q thing as riparian rights.
The ship had banked around.
Strengthened out. aud they w're iy-
Ing due east Half an hour later
tLey had ciecied their own small
field and had landed.
Miss Judith. can you take q cat
nap. have breakfast and he ready to
take dieiatIon at nine o'clock? Slim
win rest up and be ready to ny back
with the letters and reports I have
in mind"
Judith was sure she couldn't. but
she didn't admis Il. She was tired.
much too tired 10 think OF Lampere.
the dam or even slim. The glamor
Of the previous evening had been
dispelled with the dawn. she wanted
. warm bath and . soft bed. even q
cup Of Delphy's chocolate. She re-