The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-19
Chapter a


Rescue In The Dark
CALLY went to the window. Sam
- was sitting on the grass outside.
playing with the big dog. tumblins
HIN about on the ground.
Sam she called 81 want to talk
q you. Win you come upstairs in the
haii7 We can talk through the door
even II you can't unlock it"
Cant" said Sam stolidly. BOSS
says not to have anything to do with
you tin he comes back"
Is Giles Benton your 'boss?'"
asked Sally.
what do you think?"
II Giles Benton told you not to
sreak 10 me tiIi he got back, he's try
ing 70 make a fool of YOU" said
Sally. Sam said nothing to indicate
tat he heard her. Sally .esned out of
the window and fairly shouted to be
sure ne heard.
q ! happen 70 know that Giles Ben
Ton and Mrs Picard are going away.
They've gone to get the money from
Mr. Morris. then they'll be leaving
1aey're going to leave me here with
yo5 until my friends come and find
uxs
! don't fan for that line of gab,"
SID Sam calmly.
Sallys hopes sank. She had
spoken the lie with conviction. For
al she knew. II was true.
Please come up to the hail." said
sally. -I'h tell you everything
heard Giles Benton say. Besides.
there's not much time. MY friends
VIII search for me. One of them Is
part owner Of this lodge. He'll be sure
20 think Of coming here"
This last shot went home. She had
happened 10 remember that Bob
Dawes had mentioned coming to the
lodge 10 shoot sometimes. Sam could
not know that Bob Dawes was hum
ored miles away. and not likely to
join the search for Sally.
who's your friend that owns this
placer" demanded Sam.
Bob Dawes" Sally answered in
SANITY.
Sam was disturbed. He got up, put
his hands in his pockets and walked
around the house. Sally waited
breathlesSly for him to come upstairs,
but be did not. A few minutes later,
she heard the sound of a motorcycle.
The dog was barking. Sam was leav-
ms. perhaps for good. and she would
be alone in the house. Sally was sure.
nov. that Sam was Giles accomplice.
the man who had gone TO McDonald's
house on the motorcycle. But she got
n0eomfort from Tearing up this II
of the mystery.
AS the sound Of the motor died
away. she was seized with panic. The
little room seemed close and sitting.
Sally felt the walls were closing in on
her. The lamp flame hickered and
threatened to SO out. Sally ran over
and turned up the wick There was
very little oil left. Soon she would be
In the dark. alone in this house in the
woods
Sally pressed hot hands against her
temples and tried to keep from
screaming. She lay down on the bed.
but her tense muscles would not re-
lax. She began to try. quietly and
persiStently. to think that her father
or Philip Page would come soon. She
pretended to hear a car on the road,
coming nearer. coming to take her
away from the darkness, the silence.
Finally the fame Of the lamp flick
cred and went out. leaving her in ut
ter darkness. Sally felt the darkness
like q pool of black water, closing
over her head. She seemed to sink
down. down, to the bottom OF the
pool. There was no use to struggle or
cry out. No one would hear and come
70 rescue her.
How long she lay there, Sally did
not know. She opened her eyes to find
that the moon had risen high and d
shaft Of light made path across the
room. But that was not what had
reused her. Someone was working at
the lock on her door.
Just Pure Fright
~DAAIN!" said a voice outside.
IL Sally got to her feet and moved
away from the door fearfully. 1t was
not Giles, for he had key. 1t must be
Sam, who had come back, not know
ing the others had left.
The lock yielded to the efforts OF
the man in the hall and the door was
lung open.
SALLY"
II was Philip Page, but Sally could
not believe that she had not dreamed
him there-not until he had crossed
the room and taken her in his arms.
What's happened? Are you all
right? Sally. my darling, tell me"
Philips voice was sharp with anXi-
ETY..
Sally trembled in his arms. please
please take me out OF here, Philip.
"All right. We're going now. III
carry you"
Goose" said Sally TREMENDOUSLY