The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-04
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DANGEROUS PLAN

HURT stepped back. Iiyid with
anger. -Tou irresponsible baby,
n Jon do q trick IKE that aagfn. IN
hogtie you hand and foot and gag
youl II you had to have cigarette.
why in he'll couldn't ron hare hi1
your match? rye warned you twice
now: the third time I'm going to try
something stronge..S
he Joined PAM ana Tenn-og
again. and they slipped on down me
shore. Apistoi shot from the camp
they crept ont on q shelving rock
where they had 4 good view.
A single candle shons IN the cabin.
Beyond II at the lean.to's gloWed the
red Goals Of fire. Everything else
about the place was dark and quiet.
Paul motioned at the camp. ~No
b0dy's there but KaFakhan and his
four men. Sonya hasn't come YET
I Curt nodded. Yes. thank God. be
had got there 10 time. In spite d
their attempt to get Ralph out they
had providentIally reached the lake
ahead Of her.
To start trouble before Sonye
came would be gambling with her
safety. II one of those four men
should break away and take word
90 the party bringing her. that party
would not come on and she would
never reach the lake at all. She
would be left In the power Of 10.
Eoir-aRd Siam.KIaIe. He had 70
hold on TIL she came. Teuns0g said
there were only three men with her:
and three more would not siiffen the
nghE too much.
Not long after they had erept out
on the rock. they heard the pack 81
honey-colored huskies leave the
camp and tear up along the Land.
wash, barking. A little later they
noticed stir and hustle al the leaH.
to's. Figures passed IN frcnt of The
IRE. somebody quieted the dogs. the
cabin door opened and an indian
was framed for a moment IN the
shaft OF light
Somebody's come In Curt told
Paul. 1T can't be Sonya and her
party: she'd have gone inside the
cabin and we'd have seen her. Let's
alp closer and ind out who Il Il" n
Tenn.Og objected. The hnskies
would be snre to catch the white.
man scent and stir up eommotIop
He himself would go. He was Kioso
bee: The dogs would pay 90 attep-
ton to him.
Curt agreed. and Tenn-Og left.
As they watched the campfire and
Balied for him, Curt looked south
IN thought across those leagues Of
dark river and wondered how near
6Onya was.
IRON the references to Victoria
IN her letter. he knew that she
had used her acquaintance with
knfakhan to play on the linsslan'h
weak point and that her letter had
been . daring and superbly man
aged coup TO find out exactly where
be was.
Where Baldwin and the whole
Silent Squad had failed to trace
Karakhan. she had picked up the
mans trail and followed Il nnerring.
u. Where he himself had counted
on having to search for weeks or
even months TO locate the Cossaek
she had achieved Il neatly and swift.
~. with three pages Of paper: and
MARKHAM had actually sent bic
man TO fetch hers
10 half an hour Tenn-Og reap
peared beside them. as silently &c
he had gone. tie had cFepl 10 De.
= ht&ah tlN chsln dindda ans aAlaned
70 the report which three runners
had brought Karakhan:
The main band. Oh their way
north. had caught ap Elth Sonya'sl
party. were bringing Der wlth them.
aud would reach The lake about
dawn.
The news iolted Curt He dared
nol make q move TN Sonya came.
bat when she did come the main
band would be there also. TO SET
her back with him again and 70
capture Karakhan be would have
70 eight that whole party.
IL Low tones he and Paul talked
their prsdicamenl over. There would
Be at least two dozen OF the men:
Siam.Klaie and LeN0ir would oe
leading them. and the presence %
white strangers In the very heart 81
their country would slir them to .
high pitch. The prospect Of q Iighi
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