The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-12
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Chasing him. =
Or he, Them" grinned Sher-
wood But it doesn't look ID ac-
cording to the condition Of the
They regarded each other J
bit shyIy. m
Wen they left US life,D Anne
remarked, and air and water,
Let's 60 get a drink"
II was then Sherwood noticed
the scroll lying beside his trav-
eiing bag. Anne watched him nm
roll i, she stared over his Shouts
der at the strange script. 1
Tan you read it?'
a can figure it out in time. Go
get your drink. =
She looked down at her long
ruftied dress. I'D better change
and have plunge too y
Good idea" He went out and
tossed In her bathing suit hefnre
closing the tent. She found hin,
working busily with pencil and
paper when she appeared.
Have you deciphered it2n
He shook his head. II sneak this
tongue easier than read ii. = Z
When she returned he did moi
look up. She put on the tWeeds
she had worn the day before ard
came out and sat down beside
him.
Presently he threw the papers
down and turned towards her, his
face unreliable.
What have you found out?s
she asked. and felt he was de-
Dating whether to tell her or not.
A message to me from the
Emlr," he said at last do you
want it?n vt
ssOf course | do He searched
her eyes intently for a moment.
then he smiled that special smile
OF his that always changed the
rhythm of her heartbeat. We've
faced death together before.
haven't we, Anne?"
Her hand CROPPED for his and
chung 70 it What Is his message,
Blazer"
Sherwood's eyes turned from
hers 20 the papers between his
feet 1.-THE Emir is very frank. He
acknowledges his debt to me for
saving his life Had he followed
his usual procedure. he assures
me, Mackey and / would have
died at once and you would have
been sent to the slave market. AS
1t is, he gives me a taste OF para
disc this castle, in the desert
and you. for the length of time
i takes us to die from staFva-
'.Sent here to starved / can't be-
lievs It'll" Anne whispered.
The Emir thought he was Civ
ing me Mackey. too A friend to
talk with and a girl to love
what more could any man desire
during the final days of his life.n
Slowly Anne drew her hand
away from his and sat un
straight.
But you said he would take no
changes on the Nagaras avenging
my DEATH
Not death - murder. These
people make a nice distinction.
Taking life as an unsanctified
butcher does is murder. Letting
people die of hardships or hunger
is the VIII Of God"
How dreadful
THE Emir warns me that men
die of thirst in very few days
ca the desert while with hunger,
after the initial pangs, he has
heard, the suffering is not Sc
yere, and one lives much longer !!
Sherwood gave Anne a swift
scrutiny to see how she was TAX
ing il, then he went on toneless=
The EFnir had once hoped to
raise an army and conquer the
NIAGARA tribesmen, but Siani Lllh
and Sinkiang discouraged the
idea Now he is negotiating with
Russian aTcnaeoiogist to fulfil
the Niagara prOphecY--When you
can no longer claim the dagger.
Anne remembered the words in
her fathers last note. Fulfill the
prophecy.
What is the prophecYf she
asked
II have been two years ferret
ing II out. You- father stumbled
upon it accidentally. Recently the
Emir learned it'll don't know
how"
TELL me- she urged.
Lets move into the shade
aJp under the rock she sug-
gested. SIN thirsty again.
He caught and held her eye
Hungry
s.Not in the least. I'm toe
stirred up. Food and emotion
don't mix !.
Something to be grateful for.
he smiled. and rose and picked pp
the small rug. She brought an
other from the tent.
Mysterious City
sFHEY stopped at the falls and
1 she put her mouth to tTickIe
OF water that ran down shouI-
der of the rock Why doesn'i
moss grow on this rock?
ST must be that the water runs
only while in spring
Another thought occurred q
her. Couldn't we fashion water
bag of tent cloth?'
.sThe tent is made Of porous
native wooden weave. Pete and
Doddap are our only hope; :.
slow could Doddap help usg
Il haven't the least idea. ne
admitted, leading the way 70
shady ledge under the elm Wnere