The Key West citizen., 1940-11-19
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Chapter "a
Tara's Prisoner

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against it. Some day, somebody's
going to nip off the end of that
sharp little tongue of yours if you
don't reform"
She shrugged. "You see." she
said, 1--WE start out to play and we
end up in a quarrel. There's no
goddess in me"
He turned his pony aside 10
round a sharp outcrop of shale.
"YOu can be mighty sweet when
you want to be- You are the Tara.
You look like the Tara"
Perhaps l do look like the
Tara" she admitted, and added
angrily, 1T is a coincidence that
Sherlock took advantage of. His
princeling wanted a white wife
and no adventures. They looked
me up and decided I'd do"
Temu's browS had drawn TO-
gether. you would make out ev-
eryone to be scheming and insin-
cere."
She stared at him a moment,
her lips parted. You're right, "
she agreed suddenly. THAT is the
way was taught TO use my mind
to distrust everyone until he
proves himself"
'You didn't distrust your half
brother"
"And l was a fool. You see the
trouble it brought upon me-"
do you still diStruSt me?"
81 distrust your loyalty to your
Prince. A girl might forgive a
man who goes to any length to
win her for himself, but when he
breaks all the laws to secure her
for another man, its not so COM
plimentary."
Temu grinned. 81 stand cor
rected."
Across the plain from the north
appeared tiny moving speaks on
the landscape, Through the
glasses they proved to he a
splendidly mounted band of
horsemen armed to the teeth.
Chinese opium runners most
likely" he said. "They follow the
less frequented trials of hill and
desert. Probably headed for Lam
fou."
A thrill of excitement went
through Lynn. "Or they may be
a party of Dicks men out looking
for me"
Temu increased the pace of his
lame horse. Il can see they are
not. but still l wish to avoid
them" Lynn hung back. He nalted
and called. "Comel Hurry
She took her time and when she
caught up with him deliberately
diSmOunted. Il don't want to
hurry" she said.
He was out of his saddle in a
fash and S tr d e to her side"
Mount your horse at once,
Lynn"
Instead she sat down on a con-
venient boulder. He caught hold
of her upper arms and drew her
to her feet. She went limp and
would have fallen had ne not sup
ported her. He shook her a bit.
Shall l tie you to your horse?"
he demanded.
How long would It take?" she
asked calmly. her eyes on the fast
approaching caYalcade. Lynn was
q tall girl, firmly built and well
proportioned. He lifted her as
lightly as II she were a dummy
ard fastened her to the saddle
with a leather thong about her
waist. Then he mounted his own
horse, caught up her pony'S rein,
and made for the breaks of a deep
canyon.
Hard Crossing
IT WAS one of the greatest
4 chaSms that Lynn had ever
seen. On some of the more terri
flying ledgeS she was glad to be
tied to the saddle. In one particu-
lar place iron crowbars had been
driven into the perpendicular,
thouSand-foot cliff. and on these
crosS-pieces, broad fiat stones
were placed.
Temu dismounted and led his
horse across while Lynn watched
with suspended breath. The an
imal trembled with fear, but there
was some power in the man that
compelled obedience. When it had
almost completed the passage it
stumbled. Lynn Stifled a scream.
Temu jumped back nimbly, es-
Gaping death by a hairs breadth,
and somehow, drew the h orSe
safely after him.
He came back to Lynn's side
A little sprinkle of golden-brown
freckleS stood out cross the
bridge of her nose. He regarded
her pallor for a moment before he
spoke.
Don't be frightened, Tara Lynn.
It is not in the stars that harm
shall come to you on the desert
road. VIII you ride across or
walk?"
I'D rather fly" she said tremu-
lously.
He smiled and unfastened the
thong that bound her and had her
diSmount. He took one of her
hands.
TO fly is not impossible" His
hand on hers had power. Her con-
sciouSneSs lifted.
He drew her easily to the firm
footing of solid ground on the
farther side. She stood leaning
against him a moment, breathing
deep and slow, her eyes shut
while he Scrutinized the long
laShes trembling against cheeks
IN which faint color pulsed. Then
she stepped back and looked at
him, a vague smile curving her
lips.
"You must have hypnotized
me" she said. He did not deny it.
"All ideas are hypnotic Cling
to those that do not limit your
powers"