The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-31
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/ Mf. Greene regained something Of
his tusiy aggressiveness. He located
Hogarth and the two camera-men,
unbent sufficiently to finish, upon
tn ir rather thick tongued invita-
ton, the cool liquid that remained
in a quart bottle upon the table. He
bundled them into their seats upon
IL IN.
The train whistled and pulled out
OF the station. Mr., Greene had ar.
ranged his party at the rear end OF
their coach and placed their boxes
SO that they separated them from
the pasked and chattering humanity
further forward.
There was no first class coach
on this train. They us ally have one
they told me. Another funny thing:
They have a fiat-car behind US with
about twenty soldiers on 1t and an.
other one behind the engine with
SOME 9lOfe army
I'm have to ask their General IL
I can use them fol extras. Wen need
a couple Of hundred for the yelling,
bowling, savaEes' scenes. They look
too lazy to yell and howl much but
maybe We can put keg Of peer on
top 1T big 1ramid at the ruins
and have 'em charge it,"
The train rumbled along; Mr..
Greene's voice rose and fell. Janice
sat listlessly fl her seat, smiling
| family as, an occasional &C mment of
Greene's amused her. Hogart.4 and
the two other men had produced a
bottle with an odd label, and were
parta' & OF it W.T. 1sitant C. pres
sio.- and wry faces.
Mr.. Greene was explaining to
Hogarth and his companions the
proper Magyar pronunciation OF
Chichen Itza, the location Of the
ruins where their pictures were to
be taken. It was apparent that none
OF his listeners were particularly In
tefested.
Mr.. Green was proving that a
guide-book could be articulate. He
lifted his arm. He paused to draw
breath. Then, curiously, he half
lifted In his seat. His expression was
one of hurt and startled surprise. He
toppled toward the aisle. and as he
fell sprawling, broken glass crashed
about him.
The train lurched as IL 1t had
struck a solid obstruction. The pas
sengers were thrown forward. Their
coach ground to stop.
| a WOMAN screamed piercingly;
"A whereupon as by signal other
women took up her cry. and men
shouted, Janice heard, above the
noise within the coach, the crash Of
exploding firearms. Glass from the
windows shattered about her, spin.
i
ters few from the woodwork.
Then as suddenly as 1t had begun.
the sustained rattle Of firing
stopped. There was an occasional
shot, then small volley or two, but
the firing was not directed toward
the coach.
Janice looked at the other passen.
gers. The natives huddled together
or crouched near the floor. Their
flrst excitement had ceased and she
heard them talking together In low
murmnrs.-the word ''reyolucionis-
tas" was repeated often.
Hogarth and the two camera-men
were down behind their seats. A
Mexican was standing in the aisle
cutting at the sleeve Of another. and
. woman was sitting close by tear
Ing at q white garment. Janice's
| glance dropped to the aisle near her.
Mr.. Greene was sprawled on his
face. his bare. slightly bald head
| within q yard of her foot.
"Hogarth!" she cried. Greene Ia
hurt!"
Swiftly the girl knelt beside the
lax body Of Greene. With efficient
strength she rolled him half upon
his back. She cried sharply as she
saw the mass Of blood that stained
HIS shirt front.
"IIogafth.s she exclaimed again.
i Get some water from the cooler. a
/ lot GIFT. r.. :" She sobbed q little
with excitement She pushed
Greene's coat back from his shoul.
ders, Her fingers fumbled at the but
tons on the bloody shirt. "oh. dear,
4 knife please. somebody give me Q
knife. oh. poor Mr. Greene!"
| HogaTth dashed "a cup-full OF water
upon Greene's face. One Of the cam.
era.men knelt opposite Janice and
began to rip with q pocket knife Al
the underwear beneath the shirt.
/ The man they were working on
sighed deeply: his eyelids iuttered.
"ow." muttered Mr. Greene.
Another cup OF water was dashed
upon him. This time against his
chest. The liquid slushed away the
} blood and showed q ragged red welt
across the white skin. Greene strug
gled 10 sit erect.
"Lie still" commanded Janice
; softly. you've been hurt"