The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-04

II he did, &c would be half the battle.
There's one shing." Curt added.
sthat I'm going to guard against
nov. when the rife talk starts,
Earakhan ID dead sure 60 make q
break Car the hangar. to gst into die
plane and get away. I'm going to
swim down 70 that hangar and put
his plane ont Of commission. Then
wen have him."
Hestripped on his clothes. slipped
into the water. headed out into the
lake . short distanee. and cireied in
toward the Hangar. He intended to
disable the plane b. EemoyiRg the
dog from the timer box. Karakhan
would ReEeF get a splitter ont Of the
engine Int the ship would not be
Injured IN the least BY keeping the
dog he would have q plane himself,
to take Sonya and the others out.
Maybe two planes. II Karakhan's
plane had gas enough to divide.
/ Twenty strokes from the hangar
be suddenly heard low cultural
voices ahead It stopped him short.
iuef II dine. II the darkness be
could see the outlines of the building
hns could not locate the men at al
except that they we're near the plane
shed.
4
THfHAF were they doing therel
~ just q casual assting and chat2
For ten minutes be treaded water
and listened, thinking they Weuld 60,
away. But they stayed where they
were.
Submerging himself. he swan
closer. came up EeFy cautiously. and
raised his eyes above the surface Of
the water.
He was near enough then to see
the men. There were two OF them.
They were sitting on the ends OF the
catwalk. one on each side Of the
hangar entrance.
-HeIil" he swore. Guards
watching the planet Reluctantly
be hacked away and returned to the
sheising rock.
1T doesn't matter" Paul assured
him. +EIe can't get ave steps from
the cabin. e be makes q break. SO
much tie hetter--it'll merely save
us the trouble of taking him out Of
this country
They hurried back to the core,
ate Off Of food from the emergency
rations 10 the plane. and cleaned
their guns carefuliy. Before leaving.
Curt gave Smash his anal orders.
YOURS to stay here with the
plane and keep under cover. Now
here's what wapt you TO do. n
anything happens 70 us-and want
you TO walt gu you're ahsolutei,
sure we'rs out Of the pleture-yon
hop into the plane and get as far
from here as the gas'll take yon.
Head FOR Fort Nelson on the Lard:
It's nearer than juneau or Russian
Lake.
When the gas runs out and ypu
have TO come down. get ont the can.
sas canoe and try tc make Fort
Nels0n. II you get 70 Nelson. borrow
motor.canoe from Bob Fraser.
streak for the signal corps station
&C Providence, and wireless AK.
TELL BIN q was my request that be
should send q big patrol In here and
kfy 70 nnd Sonya Volkov.-
Cirellns up slope through the
heavy timber. they headed Tor .
cave which Tenn4Os had mentioned
and which Curt thought might be Q
good place for an ambush.
The lndian's familiarity with the
slope was amazing. Eight hundred
yards above the camp ne turned and
led them down toward the cabin til
shey cane oal On top OF . hlgb
limestone cIifl.
Without hesltatlng. even IN the
intense dark. the indian took them
down through 8 daRaeFous assure.
az she foot OF the elIff be turned
left. led them q dozen steps along 0
game trail. and stopped al the vide
black mouth Of q cave.
Cart started to enter and loOk
around. but renn.og seized bis arm
and ierk4d him torclhls back. "very
bad plaeei- he warned. In stumbling
Jargon. "You fan. fall down deep.
no man ever see ron any more. I
take ron 10. stay behind me. put
hand on my shoulder"
About ten aleps inside. the Indian
stopped with no danger Of q tight
being seen. Curt struck . double
match. Just 10 front OF them yawned
. black ehasm. only lifteeu feet eide
nus apparently bottosalees. Across
Il stretched two logs. slx.inch pines.
From somewhere down In the chasm
eanAs the gushing Of water. . good.
slaed underground stream.
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