The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-12
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hurt her for several days She VAS
weak and shaken. but the hurt had
been to her nervous system and not
to her body. She was even able, after
resting awhile TO climb the notched
pole to the cave.
They talked well into the night.
Bowers was so proud or Ivy that he
couldn't stop telling her so and he
didn't.
Ivy herself was happier than she
had ever been before. There is moth.
ing in The world so sweet as praise
that Is well deserved.
Usually they walked at dawn. The
next morning. however. they over
slept.
IWHEN Bowers yawned his way to
W the mouth OF the cave to have
look at the weather the sun had al
ready cleared the volcano. Having
blinded himself somewhat in ascer-
tanning the exact position of the sun
he stood blinking and did not for
some minutes perceive the gray null
OF a gunboat at anchor in the lagoon.
When he did at last see the Lady
smith, be turned and rushed back
into the cave laughing and shouting
Ike a schoolboy. He got out the
starred and striped nag OF his com
try. hitched 1t to the waiting hal
yards and proudly hoisted 1t to the
top OF its fiagpole. where it gayly
Tapped and ratified in the fresh
breeze from the sea.
On the Ladysmith there were
many pairs OF sharp eyes. and a few
minutes later the credit OF being the
first to see "Old Glory" went to the
boatswain's mate. Two minutes
later. and thereafter at intervals OF
minute for twenty-one minutes.
the Ladysmith fired a gun ;
During those twenty-one minutes
many other things happened.
While the dag was being saIuted.
the commander Of the Ladysmith,
gazing through his marine-gIasses,
had a lamentapIe lapse from his
usual precise and correct English,
and was heard to murmur: "It's
them"
While the flag was still being sa
luted. a boat was lowered. and this
put a thought IN Ivy's head. She
rushed back into the cave and re
turned with the dress which she had
made on the Bcidero in one hand
and blue dress. also Of a wash ma
terial. in the other. and in a great
excitement asked which she should
wear.
THE gold brocade." said Bowers
joyousIy. and don't forget your
diamonds"
Other things happened Bowers
started on to greet and meet the
landing party. AS he started down
the ladder. the remorsefuI Helen,
unseen by him. was starting up.
Meeting in the middle. neither Of
them stopped. but there was a Sec
ond OF time during which Helen did
not climb the ladder. but the some
what startled Bowers himself.
He shouted to Ivy. Look who's
here! HelenI" and dropped the re-
naming six feet and hurried to the
beach.
Willing hands helped with the
packing. ard transferred all of their
belongings to the boat. But Helen,
stylishly dressed for the occasion in
her red coat with the gold braid.
and her little green hat with the red
feather. insisted on carrying her
own suitcase.
The coming Of the Ladysmith to
Tiger Island was not an accident.
The great smoke rising from the
conhagration in the back valley mad
been seen and reported by passing
ship. The Admiralty had decided
that 1t would be worth while to In
vestigate. The Ladysmith had re-
ceived orders. and here she was.
Yes. Wong 30 had been captured,
and had taken his own life. Bowers
guns had been recovered and were
in apple-pie condition. What. he no
longer had any use for them? He
was going to give up big-game hunt.
ing?
Ivy said that he didn't have to un-.
less he wanted to. but he insisted.
that he was going to trade in hfs
guns for a lot of cameras and do
that kind of big-game hunting.
That night at dinner the comman-
der and the second in command
wanted to know all about the eeono
mics and routines OF life On desert
island. but Bowers was much too
gay and joyous % be serious.
81 did all the eayekeeping." he
said. cooking. washing. ironing,
Smelling peas. peeIing potatoes and
working the vacuum cleaner. 4 wore
cap and IN apron. The woman did
all the hunting"
(cssyrssEe. 1874 ~ Gosseyse.r Merrill
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