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

@Ne~s an
GREAT MoMEisr
QUICKLY speaking, the Boldero,s
- course followed the east coast
of nofneo.
She would. Ga the course If time,
round the north end OF that vast ana
mountainous island and shane q
s0uthwesterly course for Singapore.
Bul rests and islands not even noted
90 any out the particular charts
maas straight sailing ont OF the
question. act these same reefs ana
islands IN conjunction with the Tar.
% mysterious profile OF Borneo
itself made the seascape varied and
Interesting.
The ocean waters. as IS usual I'm
the vicinity OF coral.formations.
teemed with life. it was lot unusual
Ger che noldero to chug her slow
way through q gam OF loating sperm
whales Porpoises abounded; there
sire almost ineessanl silver flashes
ct flying fish. and the cir teemed
vita birds.
A Rhesns monkey died the third
DAY out from unknown causes. anc
ixg wept. When she wasn't looking,
Bowers lowered the pathetic little
seranched'np body overheard. Al.
most lnltantly there was a great
strong swiriing Of watel, and a shark
took Il. ''H
AZ lirst The work fhelping to look
after q menagerie seemed az awful
there 10 Bowers. then It became in.
teFesting and then fascinating. Here
and there he was beginning 20 make
friendships.
one palr1t. for instance, In a cage
containing ten OF ths same species,
would ligEt for his attention. The
monkeys liked lin. enever
Helen felt that she had been mis-
understood by her mistress, she
would run 10 Bowers and tell him
al about Il. defying Ivy from the
vantage OF his shoulder and saying
n m0nkey-taik that she never want
Sd 10 see her or hear of her again
One day Ivy called to him from
the front OF the tiger cage. He was
bot yet on terms with the tigers. but
be had hopes On this occasion the
male. as he often did. was pressing
bis head against the bars nf the
cage so that Re could be convenlenL-
" scratched between the ears, and
w. vas scratching him when Low
eFs cana up.
See IL he will let you do t." she
said, and get your hand away quick
u he won't"
Bowers was not II the least anx.
l0us 90 scratch that particular tiger
or any other between thu ears.
Nevertheless be did as he was told.
The tiger Instantly recognized the
changed technique and growled. The
llp Of his tail twitched. but other
wise he did not move.
flowers scratched more strongly.
aud dug the balls o. his tngers into
the thick loose scalp. Again the tiger
gFoWled. but more softly. i may
have teen : purr. Row ers scratched
aud massaged the tigers scalp IN.
til his fingers ached.
DY that time the great cat was
~ asleep and the big-game hunter
found himself In a confused and Duz-
zled state Of mind file had made the
hrst definite step toward friendship
aud understanding with a tiger, and
Tor the tirst time In his iue he had
an inkling that striking Sild things
suddenly dead Is not all that II is
cracked -. 20 be .f4 p.
The next day be went by himself.
% the tiger cage and spoke 10 the
klng Of tie Far Eastern Jingle In
casual an1 friendly tones. The fe
male hacked into a corner OF the
cage. faitened her ears add showed
her teeth al him: but the male after
hesitation came forward. and after
one sh0Ft open-m0uthed roar 10
ahow shat be could 40 u NJ chose.
bowed down his kTeat head and
pressed Il against the bars.
bowers remembered his first real
tiger. q striped shadow In the pight;
che eFash aud Jerk OF a heavy ex'
prescribe. then Lht crash and jerk
o. The second barrel. lie had bred
from q platform Ia . tree. where ne
vas as safe as money In the Bank OF
England.
lie knew that be had hit the tiger
twlee. He had seen the striped
ssadoN lift and twist and thras9
uke . newiy landed Dish. and lie
Ell, But was not sure that Il was
&c.. and be dared not 20 down from
- platform until the daJ broke
ne day had revealed a medium