The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-14
GODDESS

were HehTly WHllC' hS OAA SP0h
ish strain /. persistent. That guard,
for instance, that brought the water
had rudy hair.
-Some OF them have come into
the cities and have been absorbed
by the modern way of living. A fell
low told me once that some, even,
have gone to the States to be edu-
Gated, but like our own Indians, they
generally drift back to the jungle
and lapse into the old ways.
cit just shows you what dynamite
will do IL somebody provides fuse
to touch it on. This Ahkin for in-
stance. He was the same one saw
run away from the automobile the
night Spin Winslow and 1 caught
up with Janice. BY the way, why
wasn't Spin along on this trip"
His arm was still on the fritz"
Greene explained. HE may come
later. / dunno. Too late to do us
any good"
You've read up on the archie
oiogy business. When the Spaniards
arrived in this country the natives
were sacrificing, they say, twenty
thousand young men and women a
year in Mexico City alone on their
affairs.
Something like that is evident
u going on here"
Pleasant" mnttered Greene. 81
read where they took them to a cliff
brink and threw them off," His lips
were a little pale. Il don't like high
places. Pve never been in an air.
Ilane in my life"
"This ahkin-ahkin is evidently
q title, not a name" continued
Frank, us doubtlescly the dynamite
fuse in this locality. He must be
quite q man. The jungle Is all
cleaned up and the old temples re-
constructed better than the Pea.
body people have done at Chichen
TIA. But did you notice his eyes?
He's mad. Mad as a."
yeah. What-a-man," interrupted
Greene YEARLY. "Supposing we
catch some shuteye? They going
10 hurt Janice?"
Frank turned his head into the
shadow.
Il thought So" said little Mr..
Greene. Listen Frank, and remem.
Der this: You did q foolish thing on
the tenple top the other night. II
you get q break-any kind OF
break-forget me. Forget me, will
you? Take Janice and get the hell
out Of this place! Good night. I'm
going to sleep and think about hav.
ing our threats cut. Pleasant
dreams."
GRAHAME slept fitfully. his rest
- harried by fantastic visions.
His shoulder wound had begun to
heal and It itched excruciatingly.
AS the moon sailed higher It threw
its beams against their prison. The
rays filtered through the two open.
ings in the walls above him. He
heard Greene tossing.
Finally he must have slept little.
He came awake suddenly, as a dog
aTakea, senses alert but with body
motionless. Some sound. he could
have sworn. had broken his rest.
Greene was breathing deepI- but
with the regularity OF the slum.
berer.
He placed his feet upon the floor,
and with eyelids widened, strove to
pierce with his gaze the darkness
that blanketed their cell except for
the two silver patches OF moonlight,
that stabblng through the windows,
sprawled one upon the wall, one
upon the floor.
Across the moon.pAtch on the
floor, gridironed with the shadows
OF the window bars. q faint gray
tfacery seemed to wriggle toward
him.
In an instant he was upon his
feet and stepped softly toward the
center OF the cell. His toe touched
an object: he stopped and picked
II up. itawassa stone. the size of
large walnut. Tied to It was q
strong white cord that lay along the
hoor to the wall. then mp and out
Of the window opening! @
He tugged gently upon It. Imme-
diately there was an answering
double pull He drew the cord to-
ward him without further resist.
anee. watching the window. There
was . flicker OF white at the sill,
and with faint plop. q paper. rolled
like Q scroll. fell at his feet.
His fingers trembled slightly as
he united the string that secured 1t.
He unrolled the paper and found
that Il was message OF some kind
penciled In Spanish. He held 1t to
the fAint light. Il was addressed to
himself, beginning with the elab-
crate salutation OF Spanish punctil.
10. "Muy estimado senior. y mi amigo
Don Francisco Grahame. -"
Il was signed Juan Piedra-the
lad who By this time. had he
escaped the search parties. should
have been well upon his way to the
coast.
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