The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-15

The Rabbit
me moved over where she
could look down at him as he
on ms back with his fingers
Cd under his head.
y found Pete Mackey's grave y
tae sat up swiftly. facing her
sorry. I wanted to save vo,,
rom that. yeu
tnere was an eagle with him .
paaze shuddered. uScavenger. =
&c gave her long, deep look
You're In a mood toniqhf."
I'm beginning to realize that
Life Is short" 1'
She had spread her hands on
the sand behind her arms st;fs
ana was looking Up into the sky.
ne kissed her throat and then
ltted her head. She did not need
% be told this time to put her
arms around his neck.
Food
IT WAS three days later that the
= eagle began his vigil at their
camp Elaze was on his usual
daily pilgrimage to the top Of the
rock to scan the horizon. Anne
haa not gone with him but lay in
the shade below the cliff for
warm weather was creeping rap
lalH across the desert. Under her
tongue she held a pebble that
was meant to alloy the pangs Of
hunger to a certain extent.
Suddenly the big bird swooped
low almost upon her. She jumped
up with scream and struck out
at him, He Tapped a few yards
away and stood looking at her,
turning his head from one side
to the other. Blaze came running;
Anne chung to him, half laughing,
half crying.
I've heard of their carrying of
babies" she gulped, but I'm no
baby"
AT times, Anne, at times" he
teased, patting her hands on his
arm. but he had no intention Of
carrying you of, Desert eagles
have discovered that sick men lie
down to die beside the caravan
trails. These fellows do not wait
for the man to die. they just wait
until he's too weak to rise and
fight them off"
He threw his hat at the bird
which sided away trifie and be-
gan to preen his wings as he had
done the first time Anne saw him.
Blaze rushed him and he rose to
the top of the bluff.
Then Anne discovered she had
swallowed her pebble. Sherwood
took her in his arms, laughing de-
lightedly.
you're the Joy of my life.
Precious" He held her away once
more 10 gaze at her. Their fast
had begun to tell. Faint shadows
under her cheek bones and in her
eyes gave her look of mystery,
but her body still felt round and
enticing.
Anne, you grow more beauti-
ful every day. If / were any kind
Of hero / suppose I'D kill that
bird for you"
He arranged an armful of
weeds on the little fire they kept
going on the lake margin. The
smoke spiraled up like an Arabian
Jim released from a bottle. On
the farther side Of the dune they
had found a bed OF old dried
reeds as If at one time water not
so salt had covered a wider lake
"see anything today7" she
asked idly.
mot even cloud"
He picked up the blanket she
had been lyirsg on and moved it
to new place in the shade. took
q silver of stone and drew
checkerboard on level spot on
the clay. They began game with
pebbles for one and buttons she
had cut from a dress for the
other.
The next morning at daylight
Anne awoke and went to the tent
door in time to see an astounding
sight Blaze and the eagle seemed
to be having a fight on top Of the
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and Blaze waved something at
her that looked like gray rag.
He held it out and she recog-
nized the body of a rabbit. They
cooked it on spit.
eDo eagles usually carry their
kill from the place where they
capture it," asked Anne.
He grinned. "Al know is that
this one did"
Maybe he deliberately brought
1t to us"
mot considering the tussle ]
had in getting it away from him, /"
As they ate they assured each
other it was the most delicious
food they had ever tasted in their
lives. They put half Of it away
for the next day and talked about
how heavenly it would be to
wake up in the morning.
Blaze, you're a wonderful pro-
WIDER" Anne told him.
He chuckled. wait until we
are dining on roast eagle. I be-
Iieve ! could wiring his neck with
my hands"
Blaze moulded a clay pot III
which they boiled the rabbit
bones and made them soup that
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