The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-09-20
Chapter Il
TDidn't Shoot Hint!

Chapter II
TDidn't Shoot Him!'
NELL suddenly remembered
~ that he had not eaten anything
during the past strenuous IL hours
They spread out their provendeI
on the cabin table and he hung the
hashlight upside down from the
ceiling to give them light. They
Toasted on cold meat, bread anc
butter, pickles and salad, and be-
cause they were young and in love
they forgot danger for time.
II wonder If any couple before
US ever had a whole 25,000-tor
ship to themselves" said Neill.
When he looked in Janet's clear
eyes he was relieved of the fear
that her mind was deranged. Still
some of the things she said rang
queerly, as when he told her nc
would leave her his gun and she
said:
81 wouldn't know how to use it.
Neill made no comment
Later she said TREMENDOUSLY;
'sYou are so good to me, Neilll"
why the nell shouldn't be
good to your" he growled.
mot one word of reproachl"
'Tm so darn glad to get you
back there's no room for re-
proaches."
When they had finished eating
and cleared away, Neil unrollec
his coil of light rope. Even hac
they been able to bring it dowr
from the deck, the Jacobs ladder
was too heavy for Janet to haul uI
after he had gone, or to lower fol
him when he came again, and M
Manned to make a rope ladder t
take its place. Cutting off shor
lengths for the cross pieces, M
showed her how to knot them Sc
they wouldn't slip, and the two Of
them worked away together I'M
der the light.
'eYou haven't asked me wha
happened" Janet said with hel
head down.
''You don't have to tell me nov
unless you feel like it.
Certainly. You have to be tolC
-. Tanning was just what yol
said he was. | was a fool.
''We all are"
"He actually planned to carr!
me down TO Cuba on his yacht, III
said that before we got there ! g..
/. She blushed deeply.
"You would become reconcileC
10 your fate and wouldn't leavt
him?" put in Neill.
''Yes."
HE had a hell of a good concei
of himself, didn't he? :. How diC
be inveigle you aboard?"
He said that the yacht had beer
offered 10 him at a great bargain
and suggested that we have dime
aboard and look her over. Their,
were some other people coming, /
Mr. and Mrs. Westbrook, so |
seemed all right.
'Decoys," put in Neill
"We had dinner and afterward
when Tanning wanted 10 show mi
over the yacht the WestbrookS salt
il was too nice sitting on desk. 81
We left them there and went be
lew. When we had looked at every
thing and came back on deck
they weren't where we had lef
them, but thought they wert
somewhere about ! suspected
nothing. Tanning suggested tina
we take a little run down the har
Dor 70 see how she worked. Hi
said | could steer her and | wa
Is pleased as a child. Oh. wha
q fool | vast"
Never mind that" said Neil
go on.
His Manner Changed
I'VE WERE tied Up 70 the OF
w dock in Canton taking fue
oil. The sailors cast off the rope
and we went down 10 Fort Car
roll. When | said we must turf
back, Fanning's manner changed
He took me away from the whee
and a sailor steered flaming salt
We weren't ever going back an,
more. AT first I thought he wa
joking. When ] saw that he mean
Il. / looked for the WesthrookS.
was then that | found they ha,
slipped ashore while we were be
low.
What could | do? We were i
the mouth Of the river a couple o
miles from shore, and il was use
less 20 cry for help. The sailor
were all afraid Of Tanning an,
they couldn't help me. The,
steered away from the main chan
mel 50 that could not call 10
help II we pasSol another vessel
Tanning wasn't rough with ne 2
all He he
~He made ca. be was in lov
with you. suggested Neil grizzly
Yes He SAID there would be n
compulsiou on me. That / ShoQl,
be perfectly free and my own mis-
tresS until such time as wa