The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-06
FORBIDDEN VALLEY

But they reached the foot OF the
cliff, hit into the trail and dashed
ont along It to the cave mouth.
"Get on .back!" Curt cried to
Tenn.Og who had halted in the en-.
trance. I'VE can't hold 'em OF. All
hell can't stop 'em!"
They hurried Paul back to the
bridge, and between them they got
him acFosslihe logslto the cave. Curt
,whirIed to phil the logs down and
stop The Klosp' lees. In half ia minute
they would be pouring Inside TO fin.
ish on their Wonpded enemies.
Neither he nor Paul could put up
any fight.
But as he stopped down and
grasned the log ends. he thonsht OF
lshs consequences fhe three Of
/ them eO0ped upsin 4ElierA tor snouEs.
Karakhan escaping. Sonya being
sEatohad away and hidden. IT was
this .lasi thought that gtopped him.
He could not sacrifice her 10 order
to save himself.
He Strengthened mp. "Tenn.0g.
Take the lead. Get us out TO that
ledge opening
The Indian .seizsd his hand and
started away into the inky black.
ness.
The next few minutes were o
blind and saimless sgrap:ng. Then
on hands and knees they squeezed
through a sill la the rock and came
OFT Iop the ledge near the assure.
Curt grasped bush. leaned ont
and .glanced back along the face OF
the cliff t. the cave mnnth. The
ferns and dwarf hiFches hanging
against the rock obscuFed his view.
but he saw enough TO know that
most Of the KIosohees had swept on
inside. Only three or four mon re.
NAMED ct the entrance.
He drew back. They're In the
cave. looking for US. Paul. stay
here. Xopire too wabbIy. Tenn.0g
and IilItry to trap EN-"
TNHEY scrambled into the assure
1 apd down to the game trail. and
headed back to the cave mouth.
With automatic drawn Curt sounded
a jut and ran headlong into sIseNoir.
SIam.Eilale and q third man.
The breed saw him tirst. and
grabbed with his felt hand for his
belt-gun: but Curtis automatic cut
him down and he toppled over. shot
clearly through the heart.
With q hOaFse cry Tenn-og
sprane past Curt and flung himself
bodily at the other two. The third
man stainless al him with a spear
ard tore the flesh In his arm. Tenn.
,Og grabbed the weapon. .wpenched It
away. and whirleu on Siam K Tale.
.Tenn.Og,s arm went back. his
body tautened like a steel spring. be
lunged forward and drove the spear
home xith al the fore. OF his long
cherished hate. The point strucl
Slam.lSl ale square IN lthe breast. He
tried to gFapple with Tenns0g. but
bis arms went limp. he staggered
and Cell backwards. and went roll.
Ing down the slops till he fetched
up against q tree.
The,third sman lilNsh like q scared
marmot into the cave. Curt smashed
him with the butt OF mis- automatic.
and reached the log. Rracing bis
foot TO keep himself from topping.
he lifted the logs. swung. and let
so.
When he got bac;. outside he saw
Tenns0g standing down the slope.
staring at SIam.Klals's hudy Is
though the end OF his vengeance had
left him .daaed. Paul was stumbling
along the game trial toward them,
his lace 90 covered with blood that
be VAS hardly recognizable.
"You = you knocked the logs
out?''
"Listenl" From the cave came
yells OF fear and terror a. the Klo-
sohees sroped Tor the bridge and
found It gone. "Does that sound a.
though ! didf"
A caribou spear came hurting
out through the cave entrance. Paul
q = Curt hastily jumped aside.
Down on the lake q motor started
up With o spluttering roar. Curl.s
wounds. the quick desperate work
OF The last minute. and the slnaah.
Ing success Of his trap. had made
! hlm forget about Karakhan. hut the
roar brought him alive.
He turned. threw down his gun.
"Stay here, Paul. you and Tenn.0gl
I'll stop him!"
"But how :. Yon can't atop himls
-Tve got tot VIM"
He plunged down the slope,
passed the cabin without checking
himself or even looking ct It,
aWerTed vest along the lake ahnre.
and headed for thu cove at . dead
run. The wound IN his thigh pained
en- q sickened him: he hFeathea IN
gulps. and every stride iolEed gasp
from his lips: but he shut bis eyes
nRntnek Ahn main and ran an