The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-02
Chapter Six
Sudden Plans

sudden Plans
TIE woman had already. bedde,
down for the night. She sat i,
enlably and lighted 4 candl,
Enen Anne appeared Present.,
s,.s aamitted that she understood
s ana could talk bit Of English
.nsN she had known all along iii.
ssrs.ssteiers We're English and no
AlDe!an, though she had told =,
one- her name was Khalima.
Anne showed her a coin. ant
re woman's eyes cleaned. She
ekLeeo gladly to circumvent thu
men OF her family and save the
Enl.e woman from being taken t
a. Al sne same time, she declared
ne safest place to hide from tilt
L.iilir was In his own palace. Hi.
Mife, the princess, would heir
nem and contrive an escape
across the border. She, also, had
attended mission school. Kha.
lima was her slave girl at the
time. Now Khaiima's mother
cooked IN the harem.
They could easily gain admit
tence with Anne In disguise. To-
night they should go to a serai an
hour across the hills on the main
caravan route to the capital.
All this sudden and dramatic
planning left Anne bit breath
less but she determined to follow
the woman. At least It was better
Than facing imprisonment. Kha-
Lima went bustling about In the
shed. wrapping herself in sheep
skins and binding her feet in rags,
when suddenly they heard foot
steps approaching.
Sherwood appeared. you
stayed away so long you had me
worried" he said, coming to Anne
out Of the gloom. Have you been
able to talk to her2"
II have" she replied, motioning
for him to sit down beside her on
q pile Of fieeces. 'Khalima's feel
ing resentful against all men just
now and thinks we can make her.
relatives believe / wondered away
in the storm and became lost.
They'll not make much effort to
find me since I'm only a woman,
she says. because woman who
cannot take care Of herself is not
worth worrying about. She's go
ing to hide me-"
'sWhere?"
I'D rather not say. I'll be
helped 70 escape across the bor-
der to Chuka."
He petted an inquisitive sheep
that came up and nosed him.
Even the sheep find you ire
Eistible." she tested.
Il hope that's a lesson to you
to cease fighting me-" he grinned.
She shook her head. 'Tm one
Of those disagreeably independent
girls"
There's q remedy for that
when ] have time to get around to
~" he pushed the sheep away
did your father send a note by
the Niagara priest who met your
How do you know that mar
was a priest?" she asked. "He hac
a woman with him and he talked
70 me in English"
Both OF them together are one
priest
She stared at him. what kline
Of mathematics is that where ONT
plus one equals one?"
Doddap
LIE LAUGHED. "What did Vol
a think Of those two who cam
70 your"
sThey were strange" she sal
thoughtfully. LESS childlike AM
sly than most primitive people
but somehow more - dangerous.
He nodded. Smart girl Your
going TO be a credit to our pre-
fesSion. eYou haven't told me We
II your father sent a note by tn
Nagaras."
why didn't you stay that nigh
at Jus Masar and find out?"
II didn't want to complicai
things for YOU"
She looked at him curiousl,
"Just why were you there?"
He hesitated a moment.
wanted to see the girl who rate
receiving the Niagara dagger"
"And what about the little biT
that warned your"
"Oh, that" he laughed. 1T w;
the hermit who lives nearby. +
made friends with him"
How did you know I'd h
there?D
'Doddap OWNED it. He's
prophet, a seer. didn't belle
him but / flew over Just to-"
faltered and smiled-''to see if
was right. And there you were
guess he's got me going"
They gazed at each other un
she brought herself back with /
effort. @Yes, father sent a no
Would you like to know what "
ia it?" = Z
He gave her a sidelong gians
HE told you they had been ca