The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-09-24

FUTURE PLANS


GONE people" said Bowers. have
subconscious memories. remem.
bsrins things that happened q NIL
lion years ago, maybe ten million.
The fret tiger | ever killed was a
aabsr.toothed tiger-dream tiger. I
vas in an open space halfway be-
tween the river and the forest where
] lived. He came after me and l ran,
bat my legs weren't made for run.
ming and ! couldn't get to the trees
fast enough and besides was carry.
ing q heavy wooden club.
Il stopped and turned and the
tiger jumped for me. His mouth was
open Tat like a rattlesnake's when
II strikes and the two saber-teeth
stuck straight out In front Just like
the rattlesnake's fangs, only they
were as big as bayonets.
Il hit with the club, and then i
vent down screeching, and he was
On top OF me pinning me there. I
lived q thousand years. thought
that I'D been torn to pieces, but as
q natter Of fact, he hadn't made
eny sfort to bite or claw. He was
dead.
"rhen I woke up. and I bet I was
i've pounds lighter than when had
gone to sleep.
Il took to big-game hunting for
exactly the same reason that a duck
takes to water: instinct. You know
there's lots more to II than Just the
killing. You've said more than once
that the hunter is armed to the teeth
and takes no risks.
"The hunter takes as few risks
as be can, but he can't duck out of
ell OF them. II he keeps long enough
at the hunting, some animal will get
him or II Il doesn't the hunt will. He
risks the most dreadful hardships
and fevers. And IL he can confine
himself 70 members OF the cat-family.
be Is OF good service to the com.
munity in which he hunts"
"Yes." she said. Il understand bet.
ter than I did. have for some time.
But now that you have seen the
other side: now that Big Ben" (this
was the name they had given the
male tigerl comes to you Of his
own accord to be petted and depends
on US for food and his clean cage.
don't you feel different?"
Il do about Big Ben." said Bow
ers. and he was sincere.
Il have the hunting instinct too"
said Ivy. But couldn't kill any.
thing or see anything killed. I'd love
20 go hunting with camera"
"IF You ever decide to try It." said
Bowers. especially on the dan
geFous animals. You will have to
have a eover-up man with a big
bang stick. and the man might as
well be me.
"You know" he went on hurriedly,
shat isn't a bad idea. After Singa.
pore. let's do It. Wen plan a trip
into a country that neither OF us
knows. I'll only kin for food and to
save life. Wen take along an expert
camera.man and make a movie.
There might be a piece Of change In
H. I'll put up the capital and we'll
share the profits"
ats fun to think about" said Ivy.
EFT will be much more fun to dc"
said Bowers. especially now. Now
that We have been franz with each
other and we have got everythine
explained and ironed out. How about
itY" ga \
( She did not answer for some mo
ments. Ind Bowers continued:
Il don't suppose you know" be
said. shat like you a lot. I haven't
said anything about It, but l don't
suppose | have been able to keep II
% myself"
That's because / am the only
woman In sight," said Ivy with some
bitterness.
Maybe that was true" he said.
"inss at first But II isn't true now.
Your attitude TO your Job and to life
IN general makes you a very unusual
person. even IL you are the only girl
In sight. have the greatest admire
ton and respect for you"
she made no answer.