The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-29
Chapter Four
Tough Job Ahead

Tough Job Ahead
DLAZE regarded Anne attentive
I'D w. Il understand your paren IS
are elderly people"
Il was the surprise Of their
lives"
Il can imagine so. You're the
surprise of my life, too,' he added,
jumping to- his feet. "Doddap told
me would find you horneIy but
virtuous, and / forgot that a Tt
betan's idea of feminine beauty is
slit eyes and fiat face" He was
gone for another armful of brush.
Anne settled back in a daze. He
implied this Doddap had been
spying on her. "Homely but virtu-
ouSl
Mackey appeared with his load
of fuel, got out the emergency RAJ
ton from the baggage conpart-
ment and proceeded to heat water
for tea. Anne helped him stretch
a canvas to enlarge their shelter
and quizzed him a little about
Sherwood.
II just know him from hauling
him around occasionally. Swell
fella. What are you mad at him
about?"
Anne frowned at him. I'm not
mad at him exactly, but Pm going
somewhere he'd give an eye to
see.".. Mackey looked at her Curl
ously.
IF Blaze Sherwood feels that
way about it, I've a bunch he'll
be with you at the final landing"
She looked at him. you may
know Blaze Sherwood. but you
don't know me"
Argument
a MOMENT later Sherwood
"A came into the shelter, pocket
ing his gloves. They ate biscuits
and drank tea and talked far into
the night. Finally Anne slept be-
tween two broad backs.
Blessed fellow countrymen. I"
she thought with tears of appreei-
alton in her eyes.
Fortunately the wind had died
down early in the evening though
the snow continued to fall in hard,
dry crystals. Morning brought
wind again-this time in almost
blizzard proportions. No one had
come near the fallen plane. If
Nomads were camping in the
vicinity they kept strictly to their
tents.
We're off the regular caravan
routes" Maokey explained as he
made their morning tea. There's
a mud village ten or twenty miles
to the east called Yahi if I know
where ! am. We'd better make for
it today. Staying here will get us
nothing swiftly. No planes viii be
sent out to look for us in this Cod.
forsaken country" He glanced
across at Sherwood, UNLESS Sham
Lun should be looking for you.n
SIN 'fraid not, this soon"
"Pve heard" said Anne, that
the Prince Of Shani Lun is an
American gone native"
Not too native" grinned Sher-
wood. "He's the son Of American
missionaries killed by robbers in
Tibet when he was not much more
than a baby. The Mongol prince
of Shani Lun adopted him. Sher-
dock fuyeh, the living Buddha,
educated him, polished him off in
Europe and America and per-
suaded him to return and take
up the old Princes Job at the lat
ter's death He bought an Amer
can bride from her renegade
brother"
Bought" exclaimed Anne.
1T amounted to that, but he
managed to persuade her to fall in
love with him. Now they have a
baby and live in the ancient CAPT.
tai Of Delun at the foot of a wood
ed mountain. They fly home TO
America once a year for visit
and spend the rest of their time
striving to bring to the country
the blessings Of civilization with
out its Disadvantages"
The Prince is opposing father,
too"
He wrote your father strongly
urging him to sever all connec-
tons with the Paxmore outfit be-
fore he attempted quest of
Shy-a Mage"
Father hasn't any money with
which to free-lance."
Il offered to back him through
my connection with the Prince. |"
She looked at him. an other
words, you asked him to sell out
Paxmore."
"Paxmore backed him for an
entirely different job" Sherwood
pointed out. ''for the Job where
his Stairs now working and that
alone We object to any foreign
organization getting hold Of
Shy-a Nago. And especially Pax
more - one-man set-up. Pax
more at hearts a robber baron
He's more interested in loot than
learning"
But father heads this expedi-
ton. He's given free rein. He
won't allow any footing for per-
sonal ends"
HE won't--if he can help it.
But ! have warned him that Phi
do all in my power to prevent his
success under Paxmore. Your ex-
petition will not get hold of silva
Mayo if there's anything on earth
I can do to prevent it"
She gazed at him steadily mo-
ment. Il think you've tough lob
ahead OF you. DR.. Sherwood Fa-
Their has the reputation Of getting
what he goes after"
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