The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-24
chapter41
sEW PROBLEMS

DUT Langton had developed cum
y ming IN the hunt. With 4 long
hbef rope. his club and his stone
sling be brought them quantities. OF
game which Frank dissected and
put In the sun to dry, Their meat
DIET was augmented BY fruits from
a variety OF trees.
Here the ahkin helped them. He
spuFned their offerings Of meat. but
once after he had expressed a viii.
ingness to Frank to help them to the
discovery OF fruits ana roots. they
varied a Diet OF saltless meat that
daily was becoming more repugnant
70 them.
One day Frank suggested to Lang.
ton that the hIgh-priest might be.
come a problem to them when once
they decided they were able to leave
the valley.
Hes physically helpless. Suppos.
ing. We dld get him to TIE top OF the
ellff. We could never lake him With
us through the Jungle. wed have all
we could do to GET through ourselves
without any such hindrance. II we
decided to use the ran and float
downstream-then whatg We might
be taking him to his DEATH"
'If we leave him he dies anyway. .
muttered l.angton. "I'm damned II
I'm 50 concerned about him. He's
crazy as a loon. Remember tried
to kin him once. II had It would
have been good radiance"
~But you wouldn't leave a dog
here II you saw chance to get out.
IF II were mad dog. I'd KIN It."
said Langton significantly.
'B0t not q mad man"
NO" replied Langton soberly,
"Not a mad man. At that he might
prove useful to US. have funny
bunch that he knows how to get out
OF here"
Frank passed a hand over his
streaming brow. = hope not" ne
muttered. Il hope not. That would
mean he'd get to his friends and
then we'd"
"Be out OF the frying PAN" com.
pleted Langton. "A pleasant thought.
I'm working on a jacket Of balsa
wood. I'll have It finished In a day
or two. and then. :"
Il hope Il fits me-" said Frank
significantly.
Langton replied grimly. 1T Is not
intended 70 at you"
Frank put his hand on the arm OF
the other. BILLY. once or twice you
got 3 little bitter WIN me. Said
you're half man. and all that. and
Il didn't matter whether or not ron
made the trip successfully through
the caverns.
THAT'S the bunk. and you know II,
old man. A good bone doctor back
home would have you Strengthened
out in a iItfy. You've got people back
home; I haven't any. You've got lots
70 i've for; | wonder q little about
myself.
''I've been paid to take chances All
my llfa One more won't matter
much. II survive this one and ger
20 the coast. IN get down to Cozumei
where the mail planes atop and have
Jon both out Of here within 4 week
after start
ITS a good gamble. Billy. This
atream runs from four TO sir
miles An hour-more than We could
make 10 day IN the Jungle. We're
not more than eight or len hours
from Tho coast By way Of the stream.
I'm going to try Il. There may be
. lot OF swimming 70 DO: you
conidnk DO that. Billy, tie my gam.
bic Ten you. you've got % lei me
do IT.
-And Janice KentY" Queried Lang.
ton softly.
0rahame looked little set.faced.
at IL very important to me that she
gets ont OF this somehow"
-And isn't Il important to her that
Jon come out ali rightl"
Frank laughed shortly. sNot any.
I'm. Oh. don't misunderstood NE.
she's not that eallcus. Just sensed
IN your question that ron suspected
a romance. and answered Il as II you
implied that she bad more than an
ordinary interest In me other than
seeing ! fellow companion IN ain.
Guilty set out OF his jam. Truly. Bill.
H.
-You gable too much. frank. Ne.
thlhks the iady-or rather the gen.
tlsmAn-doth protest too much" be
quoted.
AZ they talked Janice came up
from the streams edge with 4 bundle
Of eetcaclus nAers. She smiled gally
az she passed them.