The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-16
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Sherwood Gone
IlEAZE might have known that

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"PEAzE might have known that
- no desert could stop me. he
grumbled, 4 told him I'd be back
IN six days and because | took
eight was no cause for him to
give up hope
You told him what--when--''
she stammered, and sat down
quickly. He dropped down beside
her Offering her a chocolate bar
and a flask of milk.
She shook her head. st seem TO
have lost the habit. Tell me-
but you're starving" He tore
on the paper covering of the
Am II" She nibbled at the
sweet indifferently and sipped
the milk. Tell me about that
night
You mean after your lights
went out and Blaze sat there
weak as a tipsy turkey? Didn't he
tell you about it?''
mot a word" she said.
We'll, it was kind of erue-
some, he. began reluctantly. 81
NAG the gun, you know and the
fellow Sfought--that soldier who
was left to watch the camp a
while longer after the others had
gone. So / traded coats with him
The had fine new khalat-and
took him off and buried him be-
fore ! went. / figured"
But why didn't Blaze tell me
thisg" Anne asked piteously.
As said, it was bloody. and
| guess he wanted to save YOU
the horror. Maybe I shouldn't be
mentioning it now" he recol-
lected hastily. persisting in his
belief that she referred to the
killing Of the soldier. Evidently
Blaze had not informed him that
he had let her think the soldiers
grave was Mackey's.
She caught his arm. TELL me
everything that happened that
night after-my lights went out
as you word it"
That's about ALL" he protested.
buried the fellow before I left.
! had his camel and all his equip
ment, and a straight road to Sham
Lun as the camel flies, if only /
had sense enough to keep from
getting lost. You know the rest.
Blaze and ! talked it over. We
Inquired six days at the most
would get me back here.
Say. must get busy. I've a
couple hours work on the plane"
He looked into the tent. "Ili pack
Blaze's stuff first. He said for me
to bring it to him after / take
you to your fathers camp. He
doesn't know how long he'll be.
in Hami sent you something"
Mackey began searching through
his pockets and brought out a
folded envelope, handed it to her
and went into the ent to pack.
I'll get larger plane and come
back for these swell rugs and
bales of silk" he called.
She only half heard him. intent
on opening the missive from
Blaze. A leaf from a notebook
was wrapped around little
stack Of gold pieces. Anne let
them drop as if they were live
Goals and hastily read the note. 1t
was short--Without beginning or
ending land written so swiftly
as to be barely legible.
Sorry ! can't see you again.
No time to spare. Needed in the
capital at once. Will write later.
Guard the dagger. Do as Pete
tells you. Love. Blaze.
New Desertion
CHE could not believe it at first.
~ Money and the casual state
ment--will write later. What did
he think the money would do?
What had he told Pete Mackey?
She looked up. Mackey stood in
the opening of the tent.
= will YOU please come pack that
dagger" he asked, and then add
ed. Il hardly had a word with
Blaze--none private. And he was
frantic to get away. Something
about Shy-a Mayo"
Frantic to get awayl Something
about the treasure ethyl She
stared at him blankly. What did
1t mean? What was Blaze try
ing to do to her now that they
had been rescued?
But then she suddenly realized
he had known all along that they
would most likely live. He had
kept still and let her draw her
own conclusions-even to the be-
lief that death was inevitable for
them. How amusing it must have
been to watch her despair her
surrender.
Anne. rose and stood gazing at
the distant mountains. Life must
still be lived. Pete was taking
her to her fathers camp. She was
the same girl she had been before
she met Blaze Sherwood. She was
still her parents daughter on her
first commission to share their
work. Blaze had given her back
to herself with a bang. She was
her own woman again. He had
solved her problem in regard to
loyalty to her parents.
Her glance returned to Pete
/ who had continued to regard her
with his curious. lively eyes.
What happened TO your
plane?p she asked.
Nothing much. A few wires
snapped"
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