The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-08

TO iniiist ne penalty rur Hrst us-
sree murder. To hear them you
would think that they had made the
most vigorous protests and repre-
sensations Z Wong 30. They had
begged him to leav, the passengers
70 their tate. But 1e had orders:
then. into the boat sud What could
they do but obey2 He mas the cap
tain
The .ssengers, they snf0rnac~ the
court. had been locked in their caa
ms When Isst seen the Boldsro had
been going down sery sast That
they nigh. possibly have escaped
vas out Of the question even IL they
had succeeded In Or rsting .0wn the
doors OF their cabins. Hatches had
been I tened down and other and
heavier doors made fast against
them.
Why had Wong 30 wished for
their death? Perhaps his designs
against the Boldero had leaked out
Perhaps it was only because he had
stolen the nIsn-passenger's valuable
guns and did not wish 20 be at the
trouble of an explanation.
Nobody would eyer @ncv. Not
even the judges in bell woulG be able
to ind ont. because Wong BIZ was
much too astute man to tell them
his real name.
So 1t was taken for granoed l
Singapore and Hongkong and wher-
ever the news was carried. that Har-
vey Bowers. the great hunter, and
his feliok-pass niger, Miss Green.
had both persisted II they we're ever
discovered. it would not be because
anyone was hunting for them.
THE valley upon which the hack
! door OF the new abode opened
MAS richer in grasses than y trees.
II had parklike appearance A slow
stream meandered down the mid
die. and In this. shrimps swarmed
aud there were formidable eels. ar
the head of this valley the river
water fell thirty feet into a fine pool.
The eels' habitat being lower
down. It vas e magnificent combina-
ton Of sWimming-pool and shower
bath. They soon found that the best
way and infinitely the shortest to
get from tEc valley TO the other was
through their own house. and that
was a matter of minutes.
But 70 go around from the one
door to the Other took hours. The
upthrust II volcanic rock which d.
yided the one valley from the other
was in - cry part. except toward the
beach. where IL faded to nothing,
PERCEPTIONS md worn smCS n bv ero-
sion These physical facts at a latcr
date were to stand them in good
stead Just now they seemed rather
in the nature OF nuisance.
| The flora was rich In species.
There seemed 70 be traces, terrace
IKE formations OF stone. OF former
habitatioi 5. This would account for
the presence Of the banana. for a fine
grove Of breadfruit IN che prors
open valley. for the oranges ana for
the superior size and quality 4 some
of tn nangoes.
There we're wild yams in ahHn-
| dance. Fish were to be had with
very little trouble once yen had
made spears and got the hang of
using them. Bowers mouth some
times wa.ered for meat. for pork or
| even goat. But he thU7ght best to
let the wild pigs and the goats sup
ply the tigers with food as long as
possible
One day they came upon nestful
OF eggs. and Bowers had visions 4
an island thiekE, populated with
pheasants, Unhappily tia, same
night one of the tigers discovered
the nest and deFeured the eggs.
They found his tracks.
Now and then they caught q
glimpse o. deer. and they seldom
went abroad now without seeing and
hearing the Rhesus monkeys which
had escaped from the ship. These
became more and more tame and
friendly.
They would call 70 Helen from
nearby treetops and invite her to
join them But she. sure Of human
protection and any number OF meals
day, would leap up and dow On
the ledge outside the cave and shout
deaances. or she would wheedle and
invite them instead to come and
visit her.
| It is only in motion pictures IA.
wild aniIIals attack man without
cause. Sometimes q wounded or cor.
nered animal attacks and sometimes
one which Is half famishe0. The
man-killins lions and tigers are
mostly ssperannuated and often
lame specimens. who car nc longer
oVertake and rrn down the Wild
swift gam. On which they nave been
accustomed to feed.
II Tiger Island had neen sufficient
Iy provisioned with goats, pigs. deer
and antelope. the tigers Big Fen and
Lurline might never have caasel
Bowers and Ivy luoment's anxiety.
But the island was nc1 web enough
provisioned.
(coSwisIt. 1884. 81 Go@ssrzs1y Korrisl
Tomorrow, the tigers begin 20
grow hungry.