The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-10

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stone wall spun weirdly about him.
His automatic thrdded toward. the
entrance through which semi-naked
figures poured. His shooting arm
was, numb: Vaguely, through, his
dizziness, he realized that he was
firing with his left hand.
He was on his, back. Above him,
was, the root-e 7ening. He. saw q
mans naFed legs dangling above
him. and the heads of other men
outlined against the sky. He fred
upward, A, body crashed upon. him.
He heard Janice scream, "Frankt
Frank Duly BIZ saw her striking
q sagagasface with q stone. An OBJ.
Ject thudded against his head. and
he plunged through q fare Of light
into darkness,
Drank first became conscious Of
two major pains. and several
minor ones that were mere discom.
forts By comparison.
His right shoulder, below his
neck throbned poignantly. and,there,
wassa great ache In. his head that
seemed TO be intensified rather than,
lessened by the cool moistness upon,
his forehead A dron triekled down
the side.of his. nose into. the corner
Of his mouth. He licked at It thirst.
!. lily with parched tongue.
"0hol" exclaimed a voice at. this
ear "The Governor Of South Caro-.
lima has q thirst He felt q, cup at
his lips and he drank greedily.
"Hullo, Greene" he said thickly,
opening his eyes. Pain, stabbed at
bis. shoulder and head, as. he.
struggled to a sitting position.
take It easy. feIla." cautioned
the other. You've had a nasty,
whack on the old bean. and your
shoulder isn't the most pleasant
thing 1 ever looked at"
Where's Janice? What hap,
pened2"
She's in the building here. some.
where. A fine hiding. place you.
picked out. They carried us. from.
there tied up like three. Christmas
packages. AS a matter of fact you
looked ike something that wouldn't
be opened til Christmas and long
time after.
They shot you, from the hole in
the roof Square bunch OF guys.
Shot you. square In the back. Made
q nice long trench from your shout.
der to the small Of your back. mp
high. Luckily. God gave you a
shoulder blade. However. bullets
out. andsyou're doing as nicely as a
young mother"
Mr.. Greene grinned. His counter.
nance was stredked with dirt and
one eye was blue.black with pun.
ness. He. looked. thought Grahame,
like man who had taken q consill.
cradle mauling. He glanced at the
smaller4 mans lands. About the
knuckles. they were caked with
dried blood and dirt.
You haven't 4 smoke about You.
have you, Grahamef MOI They.
cleaned me. too, Have another
drink"
Grahame reached for the extend,
ed cup. and, paused as be saw, Mr..
Greene avert his eyes,
Say he demanded with quick
suspicion, have one yourself. This
ones on me"
Not thirsty" said. Greene. HAD
plenty before yon woke up"
You're Q liar. charged Grahame.
Who. me?r Greene's voice was
filled with injury. That's hell of
. name to calha man. Certainly IL. i"
He molstened his llpa stickily.
Grahame reached for the water
jar. He WINGED with the pain the
movement caused him. He glanced
within, and saw that only a cuplnl
remained. The sides OF the jar were
moist an inch above the water level
and he was convinced that Greene
had given him everything the urn
had contained. He had been about
to give him the remainder.
He pointed at the cup thai Greene,
held half extended toward him.
Drink It Yourself, |" he said.
Greene shook his head.
Drink It. you little squirt or I'hs
dump Il on the floor"
Greene sighed. and put Il to his
lips.
Now what?" he asked. wIping
bis mouth.
DO you know where We ara?"
In = long stone building. Just a
little away from the pyramid. Looks
like barracks. but It's probably the
jan, Janlce's here. too. She called
TO me little while ago and | yelled
back that sou were o. K"
she asked about me?a Grahame
was curious.
And nobody else Mr.. Greene's
eye bore > twinkle.
Grahame arose and walked stifay
about their prison. II was not IN.
like the conventional prison cell,
but larger. There we're several
stone benches arranged against the
walls.
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