The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-04

Magic Cure
AAcKEY grinned. ~Then mavh,
- The first guy with nerv,
sAo0Gh 70 take the dagger wins
Miss Willard ''
Nay be- agreed Sherwood.
= q ne laughed mischievously
1o0 notice that DR.. Sherwood
refused 70 take it,
Maekey's eyes 5egan to twin
kle. ~ you could see yourself
my girl. you'd understand why
Anne laugheC again and
1unoeu mofe SCOT on her face,
sherwood looked az her. ~By
the way. Doddap is here
Your friend the seer9n
Yes, mother" he leased. He
IS posing as your SON.
That onel How extraordinary
He said that II / ever GOT into
trouble and needed him he'd
come where / was" Sherwood
Rrinned. II must be in trouble.
He seems to be able 10 20 any
where he wants TO 60. He was
educated in India and England.
He's been to America. A year or
50 ago / became lost and wound
up In his monastery on the Sham
Lun side of the Bekkan Bula
mountains. he met me with the
greeting. Welcome, Rimpoche.
I've been expecting you for a
week. II was In his monastery
that ! learned about Shy-a Mayo.
He hears voices and sees visions.
! never believe him until the
event occurs. But it is astonish-
ing how often he is right"
They had forgotten Mackey
who sat listening, holding his
aching jaw.
'Does that lama known" asked
Anne. shat I carry the Niagara
dagger
"fle told me two months ago
that you would come and receive
it,"
u didn't know It myself two
months ago. she cried.
There you are" he shrugged.
"Does he predict that you and
the Prince Of Shani Lun will take
Shy-a Mayo away from my fa-
ther?"
eNot exactly" Sherwood said.
leaning back on his elbow on the
platform so that she could not
see his face. "but he says that
the time has come for the treas
ure to be revealed"
Is this the prophecy my IA
ther spoke Of in his note?"
"Dr. Oliver and the members
Of your faith er's Expedition
should know" he answered eva
sively. do not under any cir
cumstances let the dagger out OF
your possession"
Mackey groaned. II wish shed
use il 10 cut my throat Sher-
wood looked at him sympathetic
caliy.
Maybe Doddap can reliev,
you. Some of these native magi.
clans have remarkable healing
powers"
Doddap agreed readily to dt
something for Maekey's toothache
The latter, looking a bit foolish
that he should lend himself Il
such hocus pocus, obeyed thu
command to seat himself on ;
sheepskin, cross legged. his bacl
against the wall. Though tn.
other men were MohammendaI
If anything. they crouched dowi
70 watch the ceremony.
The lama passed his hand
lightly over Mackey's face ant
throat and chest, fingered hi
spinal column and shook his fin
ger tips as if to toss off poison
He stared into the white man,
eyes intently for a moment. thei
raised his voice in a fanilia
chant.
Better now?" he asked.
Mackey blinked. Il don't know.
The lama's manner changed to
certain innpishness. He made NOR,
passes before Mackey's face. ant
finally, by a clever slight of hanS
drew an eagles claw from
Mackey's ear, which object. hi
declared, had caused the pain.
~Hsll," cried Mackey, grabbing
the claw and jumping to his fee
with an indignant look at Sher'
wood. trying to make a monke,
out Of me, eh?"
Sherwood grinned. "How's Thu
foothache2"
A blank look came Owe
Mackey's face. He put his hand Il
his jaw and pinched and probed ;
bit before he answered reluctant.
": The darn thing seems Il
have quit hurting"
Here's hoping youth have {
good nights Sleep" said Sher-
wood.
To The Emir
THE headman rose and the
4 other men followed him out
Presently the lama returned
bringing Anne's big travelling
case. She didn't know how he
had coniriVed 10 get it and she
didn't ask. But il was good to
realize there were clean and de-
cent clothes in her possession even
though she dare not wear them.
Thank you. Doddap," she said
as he turned to leave.
He bowed TO her. Il give you
advice. Trust Sherwood. RIM
pochc. The master Is foolish
sometimes - but trust him
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