The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-27

1 turning on her the man crouched
! down in acceptance of her blows.
! She backed away helplessiy, and
called to Doddap.
TEL him to give her another
1 chance. !"
The captain held up one finger
and the giant took himself and his
rope back to his mule.
| Sherwood leaned forward. Il
admire your spuak if not your
Judgment he grinned. His hands.
Anne noticed now for the first
time, had been bound to his sad
| die horn.
| She turned to protest again to
the captain.
Oliver intercepted the impulse.
Don't. be advised urgently.
Your position isn't secure enough
| to befriend him."
But Just common decency-"
she protested.
! You'll gain nothing for him
ana enuanEer the rest Of US.
Is that right?. she asked
Mackey. who had overheard them.
I'm afraid ii i" he agreed
heavily. They were interrupted by
a commotion outside the court
yard. A Chinese rider was brought
IN and dragged from his horse be-
fore the captain.
He's d dispatch carrier from
| Chuka." declared Oliver. Doddap
explained to the chieftain. The
man had brought a letter. The
captain took it and handed it to
Anne. She saw the nissive was
I telegraph message for Diana and
j gave it to her.
From father" said Diana, and
| put the envelope into pocket UNI
opened. Iltgs
/ The chieftain gave the conn
raand and they filed off across the
plain along the edge of the hills
until they came to a river that
| flowed from the glaciers Of the
Il Bekkan. Bula mountains. 1t was
low now, as the sun had barely
begun to warm the winter SHOWS,
and edged on the near side by low
encroaching dunes and on the far
side by strip of cottonwood
forest.
! Native troopers had spurred
forward. punching the riders and
| increasing s1eir speed until they
were going at headlong pace
| that terrified Beth, the poorest
rider among the women. With a
heavy heart Anne watched
| Mackey looking back anxiously.
/ Sherwood had been kept behind.
/ They forded the river time and
again rather than use the pre-
carious bridges The initial exhil-
aration wore off as the hours
passed and the pace continued un-
abated. a relay race, with the
horses changed often. Not until
long past noon when the river bed
had left the plain and cut up into
the hills and canyons where the
1 going became more difficult was
there chance for any exchange
of words.
Dog House
a NNE had settled down to the
"a dull racking misery. +
Poor Beth. 2 she said, riding up
beside the two girls ahead of her,
how goes it?n
Beth managed feeble grin. Il
feel so bad that / feel all right.
What a mess got into when ]
maiored in palaeontology and
married Larry Huff"
What a mess we all got into
when we Joined this expedition.
exclaimed Diana.
Anne wanted to say something
angry and cutting. Beth caught
her eye and winked Save your
energy and look at Doddap.p
The little man rode not far be-
hind nibbling on his cheese in its
goatskin wrapping.
That's a magic cheese said
Beth adniringly. He's always
gnawing on it and il never seems
| to decrease in size"
Anne smiled. HE must like ii
better than the lunch HUE fixed
| for him.
The Nagaras called a halt for
rest.
Shutdown had brought them up
| to the edge of wide valley, an
elevated steppe abundantly wa
tered by running streams and be-
ginning to green in the spring sum
shine. Here lay a NIAGARA border
Village of stone houses aaa-felt
tents inclosed in courtyards, sur
rounded by high walls of rock
and mud.
A fresh clean yurt had been set
up for the Americans in the court
yard of the headman's house A
little brook ran beside 1t. Anne
and Philip were allowed to roam
at will and Doddap had somehow
managed the same perQuisite.
Sacred cows of India!" Beth
called them as she lay groaning
on the felts and furs that fioored
their yurt. mot that ! care. /
wouldn't move If ] could
Philip took the lama of with
him to explore the town.
Anne stepped out and watched
the last contingent of travellers
ride In. Sherwood, his hands still
bound, was led stumbling into q
tiny stone hut in one corner OF
the court, A guard was placed at
| the door.
DOG house." said Mackey at
her shoulder.
She turned and stared at him,
biting her lips in distress.
pete, is there anything can
do about it?n
Eve might go over and see"
She went inside the yurt, and
picked up big bearskin robe to
take to him. The young guard
| bowed to Anne respectfully but
refused them admission. his hand
on the door bolt. She reached out
1 10 draw his hand away. He
| snafched II off before she could