The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-17

jungle campaign
CHRISTINE was silent for so
~ long that I thought she was
not going to answer me. Nc" she
said at last.
@Then your part Of the work IS
done. James Clyde viii go on with
this; / know him well enough TO
know that he does not let go. He's
a Worker-he's willing to murder
himself with work. He'll push this
thing further than either you or
your father ever dreamed"
But-you don't want me here"
.You must know this-you'd see
It yourself If you'd think about it;
the time is coming when you're
going to do Clyde more harm than
good-and it's coming soon. This
Is q lonely job, meant for lonely
men, II viii be 20 years before
Balingong is a fit place for a white
woman to live in. If you leave now
he may be able to forget you. But
If you don't Il viii be too late for
that; il may be too late now"
She said, Paul, was born in
Burma and raised in Singapore. /
can live any place IN the world.
You say that If I'd 90 away he
might forget me-and I suppose
IN that you're speaking for your
self. But I am not at all sure I'm
ready 70 be forgotten"
/ was silent. Un1er other cir
cumstances this girl might have
been my own; she might have
shared everything IN my life.
knew that as certainly as / knew
up from down. And another thing
knew much too wei for my own
good was that no other woman in
the world would ever do in Chris
tines place.
I wanted TO tell her this. She
was so close to me that / could
hear her breathe, and Il seemed
incredible TO me that she could not
read my thoughts. But ! must hide
from her what I felt. / bit my
tongue until / tasted blood, and
the sweat was standing on my face.
She laid her hand upon my arm.
paul, do you think-why. you
have q chilli"
Just a touch. It won't bother
me. on The water"
you can't 90 up that river II
you're sick. It's out of the question
for you to take the Tenyalang
rifemen out. If you have fever
coming onl"
I'm going up the river. I'm GO
ing up thousands of 'em before
we're through here What worries
the he'll out OF me is leaving you
here in Balingong. tn be a whole
lot easier for me, and for Clyde.
and for all OF US If you viii take
the Avon and get out Go 70 Singa-
pore-go 10 England. Go any,
where where a man can feel you're
safe for a while"
Her words came so family that
they were hardly more than a
breath. eEnggan matt: eredGi
/ had enough Dyak By now to
know that native saving: Stay.
and die; run away and die too
! was breaking my own heart,
but | had to 60 on. The one thing
that mattered more than anything
else was that Christine was not
safe, and could never be safe in
this internal river.
! You're going to have 70 stop
thinking about yourself" said.
Heaven knows we have enough 10
contend with here, without hav-
ing 70 take double precautions
Right now the Tenyafanr ought
to be back In their own villages.
driving their people into planting
some rice. But Clyde viii never let
them 90 while you're here
A Kiss
CHE was utterly still; ! could no
- LONGER hear her breathe. ! was
hurting Christine because she had
TO be cot out Of that fever river.
and there was no other way 10 do
itS
Paul. do you mean shat7-
Look Al il yourself. Christine.
She drew a long breath. and
there Was a quaver IN Il Ike The
quaver IN the drifting freely light
above the Sider0ng.
All right. TN 60. Paul"
| took with me so Tenyalang
riflemen. 200 Dyak hand-to-hsnd
fighters. three Of our Linkang sea-
men % support the idea that this
was a white mans expedition. and
Blair. We set out in Is paddle
driven hankongs. without sail
Nv uncle came down 70 the
beach . shake hands with me as
we set eur boats INTO the water IN
the dark. he said. eGosdby. hos.
! guess you know I'd gsFe some
thing pretty . be - souF place.
~ The last rafnuie. Is ] was
about . step into my Banking.
Christine pulled down my head
and Kissed me. Even ~ TIE red.
dish light Of the torches / could