The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-19

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handmade piece of linen. She
turned and saw a beggar snatch
It up
where is Sherlock" she de-
handed Il wish to see him"
Sherlock left for our next
&C mp last night" Temu escorted
ae- 10 the orange door. We shall
De ready to depart in a few min
Ites."
She stepped inside and turned
ard looked az him. Since / must
60. why couldn't l have gone with
Snerdock?"
He measured her with eyes that
missed nothing. a faint smile on
rs lips. Sherlock might De
physically helpless If a tall. strong
E-rl such as you are. made up her
rllrd . leave"
Did he go alone2"
He spoke crisply. No. but do
Mt want the servants forced to
lay hands on you"
lis words generated an emo
ton IN Lynn out of all proportion
20 MS apparent intention. Blood
rushed 10 her face. She hadn't
believed herself capable of such
passion Of fear whipped hate
and some other indefnable emo
ton that welled up IN her. She
lifted her hands. and. could have
struck him.
TemI DARN stared. Then, sud-
denly understanding her rage. he
spoke stiffly. Il have no evil in
tentiOns wards YOU" He
wheeled and left her.
Lynn closed the door, turned,
AMI sank down in a chair. She
was trembling like a spent child,
ashamed of her emotion and lack
Of control with a shame intenSi-
fed by his final words. Somehow
her pride. something virginia. and
exclusive, had been hurt.
One More Clue
DRESENTLY she noticed that all
her possessions except one bag
had been taken away. The maid
had disappeared. Lynn rose and
bathed her face, powdered her
nose and ran a comb through her
hair. Then she put on her wraps
for the journey. There was no use
being refractory when il did not
advance her cause. Finally. she
|. took paper and envelope from her
bag and wrote in firm hand:
Please rescue me. l am b.
ing taken to Delun against my
will by men who claim to be
representatives of the Prince
of Shani Lun.
She signed her name and sealed
The note IN an envelope addressed
> ANY Chinese or American
Government Agent" This she in
closed in a larger envelope with
4 reasonable sum of money and
placed it inside her purse.
A boy appeared for her bag.
Following him out, she came face
10 face with Temu DARN carry
ing a travelling basket that con-
tanned white Persian kitten,
blinking big. green eyes at the
world.
Lynn took the appealing little
thing in her hands.
A gift from the Prince" said
Temu bowling.
Firmly Lynn returned the ami
nal to its basket.
Il want no gifts from the
Prince"
My mistake" he said gravely.
Though born in the Princes do
main, the kitten comes with the
compliments of its mother. a lady
from Parthif She has three
-therS and would be pleased for
TOu 10 accept this one"
That IS different" said Lynn
picking up the kitten again and
-ettllng it on her arm. Il have no
quarrel with cats"
He smiled and watched her face
obllquely as he directed her
through several courtyardS to an
IaconSpicuous side gate where a
motor-car awaited them in an
h'utung barely wide enough to &C
c0mmodate the machine
Lynn gasped. stopped and
stared.
The car briStled like a man-o'-
war. 1t was a large limousine
tilted with machine gun emplace-
men:s on the front end ers.
Strapped to the running boards
stood gunners in heavy sheepskin
garments. Beside a native driver
sat the mechanic. small sun
burned white man who looked as
If he might be French.
4 white mani Lynn'S heart
lifted. But he stared straight
ahead and did not once glance at
her.
We're being quiet as possible
about this expedition, said Temu.
I'm taking valu Bile cargo
through a bahdit-infested region"
They walked around to enter
the car from the farther side.
Then Lynn saw the driver. He
was a burly Mongol. minus one
ear. his face deeply pitted with
smallpox scars. But today. instead
Of a red pilgrims robe. he wore
a khaki uniform and sat hunched
over the wheel buSily plying
pair of knitting needles in a pile
of rare white camel's-hair yarn.
Lynn closed her eyes and
opened them again She had seer
Alright. The very pilgrim who ha6
so terrified her in the temple
park was buSily knitting a littlC
white garment.
At sight of Lynn he stuffed The
work into his tunic, jumped from
. the car and flung himself at her
feet, beating his head in the dust
and chanting strange musical