The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-16
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Hardly. I'll have it repaired in
a couple of hours.
She went into the tent and
picked up the dagger from where
| it lay on a bale of silk, recalling
how Blaze had refused to touch
it-nore inviolate than her per-
son.
Pete went to the plane and re-
turned with his hands full of
oranges.
Sat some Of these and take a
nap while | work on the ship"
he begged.
She found that the food did
make her drowsy, but first she
wrote note 10 Sherwood on the,
back of his own message and
placed it with the gold in the
same envelope.
You're under no obligation
to me" she wrote, II agree with
you--love is unbound-if this
were love. The fact that I
thought Pete dead and you
knew he lived--and yet kept
still, is, / suppose. just another
way of surrending to Destiny.
Anne.
When Mackey was ready he
promised, ''Tll have you with your
mother in twenty minutes, and"
he added with smile, "---there'll
be no wreck this time" He
helped her to her place and took
his, turning to her trife en-
barrassed; by the way, what
shall we tell the people at your
camp?"
''As little as possible" she re-
piled. handing him the note for
Sherwood and fastening the coll
lar of her coat snugly about her
throat. Il am ready to GO"
He nodded and yet took time
to say. Il forgot to tell you that
the lama got message through
to Shani Lun the same day ar
rived. So we'd have been rescued
anyhow"
She managed faint smile and
met his eyes. Nevertheless you're
still here"
Something tells me you're one
too-and Blaze. Pm proud of all
of us. / only wish Seeing her
expression. he made a little ges-
ture of helplessness and started
the motor.
Philip Oliver
PAPIDLY they approached the
~ foothills leading to the tower
ing Bekkan Bula peaks, Spied the
little cottonwood grove and will
low fringed spring beside which
the Expeditions camp was situ- =
ated. They cireied a couple of
times and sat down on the bare
space between the living quarters
and the dig where men were
working.
People came running from all
directions. Two white women
darted out from the big mess hut
IN the center of the camp which
was laid out like a circular vii
lage of reed huts interspersed
with Monaghan felt yurtas sur
rounding a courtyard with a few
cottonwood trees in the center.
The women were dressed alike
IN Khaki field clothing.
Cna's mother" thought Anne
with lifting heart, "and the other
must be Beth Huff. But Diana
Marianne should at least be stand
ing in the doorway looking bored
and beautiful"
Except for Philip Oliver, Anne
had never met the members of her
fathers staff in this present ven
ture. She knew DR.. Marianne and
Larry Huff and their young wives
only through her mothers let
tiers and the snapshot pictures that
had been sent her. She had looked
forward to meeting Beth Huff, the
fery little girl who fit into the
life SO perfectly according to re-
port, and she was frankly curious
about Diana Marianne. Diana was
the daughter Of the wealthy man
who financed the expedition.
Why she should push her hus-
oand and herself into this Ex-
petition is mystery to me-"
Mrs. Willard wrote. ssShe's a con-
firmed fiirt and belongs on the
stage, rather than in an archaeol-
oglSts' dig. She makes passes at
all the men including your ia
Their. But young Larry Huff seems
to be taking her seriously. How
ever, his wife's red-headed so |
know it will turn out all right"
Philip Oliver came forward and
caught Anne's hands and kissed
her quickly--the first kiss he had
ever given her. Their courtship
was letter affair.
To Anne's surprise one of the
women in khaki proved to be
Beth, the other Diana. Nor had
her father appeared with the men.
Where are father and mother?"
she asked.
with the Nagaras," answered
Philip. Didn't you know that?"
Anne's heart sank. She told
them of the note she had received
from her father. Are they held
prisonerS?s She re m m b red
Sherwood had limited at such a
thing.
I'm a way Philip admitted.
They're held until you bring
the dagger" Larry Huff ex-
planned. He was blond young
man with a dimple in his chin
and twinkling blue eyes. Il don't
think it's anything to worry
about"
"Win they be brought home
now?" she persisted.
The tribesmen will come and
take you to them. as we under
stand it"
Philip interrupted, "W here
have you been all this time.
Amer
we had wreck" said Anne.
This IS the same pilot though we
come IN an enemy plane" She