The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-11-05

that's been the custom in the
Peggy shivered. "Oh. how ter
riblei" Then she regarded Lynn.
Nothing bad ever happens to
you. You have the weirdest ex-
periences and always come out
alive"
Temu smiled. 'rYou mustn',
base your activity .. Lynn's.
Your destiny is different"
Peggy sat forward in her
chair. Tell me more about my
destiny"
Right now. I'll. try % get a
message through to your hus-
band that you're safe"
Peggy shrugged.
He went to the writing desk.
wrote a chit, and gave it to Chan
to deliver. Then hc turned to
Peggy. DO you happen to be
qualified to pilot an airplane?"
Il think I am" interrupted
mot l." said Peggy. "why?"
She was sauntering around the
room looking at the pictures on
the walls.
Thought I might get you start
ed off at once for Marking. ! have
plane there"
Il wouldn't think of leaving
With With Lynn as pilot" Peggy added.
Il wouldn't think of sending
her with you as a pilot" Temu
retorted.
Chan came in with a message.
RevolutioniSts had captured three
Of the forts above the city as well
as the airport. Uprisings and mas
sacres were continuing in villages
to the north. River traffic had
been held up farther downstream.
Temu made his decision. 81 had
no papers to fly IN here and / have
none to fly out. The quicker we
leave the better. If we can not
make Watch Tower Wells before
It IS too late to land this evening,
we shall have to stay in the air
all night"
why not go straight to De-
LUMP" asked Lynn in a dancing
tone. I'm sure Peggy would love
to meet the Prince"
New Flight
TEMU shook his head. I'm sure
L Mrs. Telford would be bored.
Some other time, perhaps, when
the Prince is not on his honey
moon"
is the Prince recently married.
too?" Peggy inquired.
He soon will be married"
Lynn didn't like TIE way Temu
said it. She knew he was getting
back at her for making the sug.
gestion, but a chill of foreboding
grlpped her heart. He did not
want her to have the protection
OF the presence Of another Ameri-
can girl.
Temu went on speaking TO Peg
gy. Did you bring any clothing
except that you have on?"
Not a thing. saw how mirac-
ulously Lynn was fitted out from
scratch"
Scratch is right" Lynn shud-
dered. "Mr. Wallace and ate
lunch that day in an inn that was
full of heas."
You can be thankful it wasn't
worse" Temu observed with
amusement. He looked her over.
Change into your heaviest dress.
You'd better give the Russian fur
coat to Mrs. Telford. There's a
Mongol coat of mine that you may
wear"
Peggy stared. "He talks to you
like a father"
Cor a jailer," Lynn suggested
dangerously.
Temu apologized. "You must
excuse my brevity. I'm an army
man. Be ready in ten minutes"
He went out.
Peggy followed Lynn into the
bedroom and watched her dig
into the bag that had been
brought from Watch Tower Wells.
Where did those clothes come
from?" she demanded.
Perhaps the gentleman keeps
them around for his lady friends"
Lynn suggested flippantly.
That dress fits you awfully
WELL" said Peggy slowly. You
may be his lady friend. ! thought
you went into his arms last night
as il you'd been there before.
And the way he looked at you"
Lynn thought fast Don't let
your imagination run away with
you." she advised crisply. These
are my clothes, I'll admit. You
heard last night that Temu DARN
was trying to persuade me to con-
tinue the journey to Shani Lun.
He is the Princes friend, not
mine, you can depend on that"
She spoke with heated sincerity
and turned as a rap sounded at
the open door.
Temu Darin's eyes held hers for
a moment with that elusive spark
OF amusement and understanding
and something else that had a
power TO f1utter her pulses.
Between them, they had Peggy
SOll V4clSty DeWllQereQ. But what
really has become of your
brother?" she asked Lynn.
Lynn SurmiSed that Sam had
told Peggy his doubts of Dicks
integrity. dick seems to know
how to take care Of himself" she
said coldly.
eff you'll come now" Temu
turned and they made their way
through several divisions Of the
warehouse until they came to a
covered waterway in which float
ed the silver and red low-wing
cabin plane.
He took the control himself. the
Mongol at his side. The plane
roared out on the smooth. deep