The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-08

ne poop, was permanent, q WOOD
4 was a luxury. al right Coarse
screens Of finely split bamboo were
made fast around the rail, reefed
on the shade side. but let down %
kin the glare on the sun side Win
canvas chairs and some little teak
wood tables set out there. i Was
nothing ike the poop Of q shin -
all, but more like the verands q
some club, overhanging the water.
And now tea things were set
out on the little tables. There were
thin China cups. and q l0ng-sp0ut-
ed silver teapot and pitcher Steep
ly canted on their bases as they are
made by the silver workers az IN
dia. When / looked 40 those things
didn't believe in Dyaks myself.
though / suppose ] have seen hun
dreds Of thousands.
a Big Boil-up'
"DUT I an trying 70 tel yna.
- CLYDE was insisting. -that sou
are absolutely not ell right I've
been IN these islands for 10 years.
and I've never heard 50 many
drums and gongs together 81 ere
place. There's smoke hanging ever
the jungle along q shoreline e
eight miles. You're anchored hard
against q big boil-up Of Dyak tribes
on the wild loose. az war. II you
have eyes and ears az 81 vou
should know that.
Robert Forester said with -
serve. Il hardly think they re CT
after US
-And In trying 70 explain =
you that that makes no difference
Clyde kept on. grave and patient
when . Dyak war party turns
loose they'll raid and loot and p
rate anything that they can handle
and there are enough & them
across the BAY 20 tackle a hrSt class
sloop Of war. NY vessel Is easily
three or four times stronger than
yours. yet / tell you that wouldn't
rest here FIVE minutes Il ] olont
have definite business that forces
me 70"
Robert FORESTER turred ard
looked across the water a. clyde's
three master, the LinkaEN. SIC
was . converted whaler. bllxH ard
high IN the ccfnterx She carries
as heavy al armament as her crew
could man-fwo three FOUNDERS
each az stern ard esow-.snstshesTT
guns. but big eHtcEh 70 knock >
orau ont Of IRE uratcr-and 5 fona
six-pound swivel mounted ans
ships. where the tryworks nao
been She vas by no means safe g
BalinronE BAY. but she reprezenfeo
all the precautions we couio rea-
sonably take Robert FcrreSte<.
though. did not seen % lac ne
comparison thought he ws1
about 20 dispute the matter Vii
my uncle. but he did ncl
Instead. be spoke win - -
mistakabie air of summing ~ re
situation before dizniszlnR -
I've already told you Captain
Clyde, that we also have Important
business here As mentioned be-
fore. It's or tntenfion - tr11e Tor
pearls We care here for tn1t pzzr-
pose. and we expect - reuzl1 nE<s
Until 4 Is carried cut
Plainly. MP uncie warts1 =
swear a. him. bat ne hel1 h1ras44
back. Think what Is likely C nsp-
pen 10 yoga- he urged. Its . wcn-
der 20 re t1af Trey kHw@nt
EWarmed ever yen already
They are scarcely Acre -
that sid TIE blnn1e younz rz41
s1aveiv.
My urcie passed oEer - 1ca
cant co4nt o. fhem-not eEen Ter
che mere nlEsz< Tnere Euuzt -
enough war nrauB 10 TIE S1erc1x
70 cover this BAY Ike q us2< +
single Dvak chef aends cz1 -
prauH. fuEE g lock ycu owex. "a
rCgg vii tUzn = irto q raee fsT 80
i0ct. Waen thst h1Dpenz nekAzzx
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