The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-09-27
Chapter 20

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Chapter 20
GATHERING cEoucs
WILL you tell me one thing?"
w asked Flint.
"Perhaps."
"Are you in love with him?"
= can't help IL if am, can n" she
said.
Flint shrugged his shoulders.
That's tough break for me-" he
said. If he hadn't been along every.
thing might have been different"
The two chairs were close to.
gether. Flints hands rested on the
arms OF his. Ivy patted the hand that
was nearer to Aer.
"Poor boy" she .aid, Il am sorry.
don't want to nurt anyone, but
you'll get over il. You're just a kid.
lam too old for you. for one thing. .
Bowers returned. still whistling
cheerfnlly. He lao q half-glass OF
water and fiVe-grain Pyramjdon tab.
let. and he stood over Flint Until t e
disconsolate youth had s.. flowed
the latter.
At their backs was all that re.
NAMED of fantastic sunset. and
presently The first .ofi vibr; lions OF
the Get Ready" gong began to
sound. s H "a Il 81 ff
Sometimes when Ivy went below
to shower Bowers had himself
doused with sea-water and did his
dressing on deck. But tonight the
shower appealed to him end still
more, he chance of Hiss or two
before dinner.
give me ten minutes" Ivy said
"and the shower is yours"
And she went below with Helen
holding her by the hand and pranc.
ing at her side.
She's great GIRL" said Flint.
"That isn't the halt Of it." said
Bowers. and he looked at his watch
"Circus life must be awful hard
shedding in this part of the world, :
said Flint.
"She is going to get out - that,
said Bowers.
I'D hate for anybody to give her
raw deal when was around" said
Flint.
Bowers shot a sidewise glance 81
the speaker and thought how very
serious and pompous the young car
be.
a VEr.AGED over the experience
= OF many years. thu rains propeI
were not due for several weeks. but
the , perience of any given year is
often filed with exceptions and the
wea'ter is not controlled by the
memories and statistics of scientific
men.
There was sometimes the prelude
OF rain with wind squalls which fol
lowed b" weeks anC even months o.
placidity anticipated the real rains
Captain Wong Bo's glass indicated
that there was getting to be more
moisture n the atmosphere thar
was right and proper at that season
The sunsets diminished in glory
The vast cumLlus clouds which
floated high and snow-bright witt
dove-colored and amethyst hadow:
during the heat ofthe day. darkenet
toward evening and sank OF theil
own weight to the horizon.
Here the, formed lofty phantas
magoric ring In which the iolagina
tive eye could discover anything i
sought in the way of landscapes
mountain ranges. ard cities plannet
and butt by Titans. In the direction
OF the setting sun these conception
were Illuminated as il by volcanic
and internal fires.
The ch..g' showed that the Bolderl
was nearing the northern end o
Borneo. To the starboard. aecordin.
to the chart but not according t
the deep blue waters which hid
from view. a sunken reef stretches
parallel with the coast OF the mail
island, and with the course or tn
ship. for nearly hundred miles.
1t was somewhere along this rec
that Captain Wong Bo and his JUNO
partner Mr.. Flint had planned thei
barratry. The time was at nand. an
according to Wong 30 the soohe
now the better.
Flint held out for wrecking tn
ship by daylight but was overrulee
Wong Bo did not argue the mattel
He simply asserted his authorit
and said that the night was "mor
better"
Knowing nothing OF the purloine
guns or of Wong Bo's determine. 10
to leave Bowers and Ivy to tfelr rat
on the sinking ship, Flint 'o'ild nc
see the beauty of complicating IN