The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-19
Chapter Ii
Pete Comes Back

nIANA'S loves are those she
- cannot have" said Beth.
Then why did she marry DR..
Martaine?s
Because she was bluffing Blaze.
They were engaged. They had a
row; she wanted him to give up
field work, take a desk job and 20
into society. She threatened 10
marry the doctor, went so far as
to let him buy the license. Then
she phoned Blaze they were on
their way to a certain Gretna
Green He promised to be there
ahead of them. And then he called
her bluff Instead of breaking it
up as she expected he insisted on
being best man at the wedding. Z
That was rather cruel" said
Anne
Maybe he thinks love ought to
be above competition" suggested
the Orient"
He seems to be strong on the
unexpected, z murmured Anne
Last summer she worked her
father into asking your father for
q place for her husband on this
Expedition. She hoped to run
across Blaze-and she has
Frankly" said Anne. II like
her spunk. though / don't know
whether or not the things people
break their necks to get are worth
the having"
Beth stared at her in horror.
do you realize she Kissed. athat
Diana has her claws in Philip
also2"
Anne laughed at the girls in
tensity She felt years older than
Beth "A little clawing would do
Philip good"
"Then you're not in love with
himsp
Mot" said Anne modify, 'if /
know the meaning of the word. :
Beth stared at her In admiration.
Well go to bed now laughed
Anne. Beth stopped and kissed her
goodnight
You're fun" she said. Anne
heard her stumble over Doddap
outside the door, sQneal and giggle
and run on to her tent.
Next morning the guard found
the lama locked in the prison hat
as if he'd ben there all night. Anne
took him away from the soldier
and led him to the kitchen for
some food.
How did you get in and out
of the hut?e she asked snilingly.
He lowered his head bashfully
and looked up at her from the cor
ners of his eyes. My magic" he
smiled in return and that was all
she could get out of him.
What do you NEAR" she asked
seriously, by coming into my
tent and hiding the dagger
Il did it to protect the white
men," he answered readily. They
do not have good sense. They
would touch the dagger and die,
She looked at him doubtfully.
Doddap didn't seem to find many
white people with good sense.
why do you bother with us?"
she asked.
His eyes kindled. We wise ones
know" he said. ''that you come
of the ancient race"
you mean in a former life we
lived in Shy-a Nago before the
rise of the mountains
You and the master (
Its a lovely. romantic idea.
she admitted, and Instructed HUE,
the cook. 10 give the little man
some breakfast.
Shipload OF Gold
IN THE afternoon Anne walked
l across to the dig and back with
Philip and followed him into the
mess hut afterwards where the
Expeditions members dined and
worked and played.
1t was an attractive, honey
room, with its precious glass win
dows, Anne thought, despite the
crude camp furniture. Tables.
desks, chairs, cabinets, rose bush
in a pot-that would be her moth
er's. and a monograph, fire.
place, and the radio sending and
receiving set the governor had re-
fused to let them set up.
Philip went to his desk to pre-
pare a dispatch he was getting
off to Chuka.
.sThe Amban is talking Of sup
plying us with an advisory COM
missioner he said. It'll be an
official with his hand out for a
share Of the treasure If there's
any loot. I'm surprised that the
Dao Tai didn't think of It first
Il hope there's no loot, Anne
cried. Il hope we find only treas
ure that scholars value
s.Tf the legends true there's a
shipload Of gold and silver and
precious stones" She surprised a
look OF greed and. desire on his
face which changed to a flush OF
pleasure as Diana came into the
room and let him draw up chair
for her. s'The principal thing, he
added. s'is to get our hands on
them. It's my guess that Mackey,
that pilot of yours, stole the dag
ger and took il to Gregory Sher-