The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-17

speaking to Anne aYou saw fbsTe
were two planes, and ne went
on to the Capital?r
That's what Pete told n1e.s
linen from our experience
with the Chinese governor he's IL
lau By now. When yoiIr father
interviewed him ana mentioned
ne might like to use al, airnlalie
Tor further exploration the man
came close to ordering Us all out
or the country. He implied that
the gods, themselves, would not
be allowed to fly a plane in his
territory. Hes forbidden Us to
set up or use the radio we
brought along"
The doctor rose. We must all
Willard rest"
But tell me more about
father and mother" Anne BRA.
tested. what are our plans?"
Wen tell you later" he said
firmly. Now you must rest"
The lama had taken It upon
himself to raise lust the right
part Of the tent wall to secure
proper ventilation. Now he
cTouehed down outside the door
af1u. began low, haunting chant
to the muffied accompaniment of
his little drum. Anne signified
that he was to be unmoiested.
She lay there a while, wide eyed.
feeling lost and forsaken. long,
ing unbearably for her parents:
heart broken. Finally she drifted
into sleep.
Strange Prophecy
"a NNE remained in bed three
I days. Now that she had given
up she seemed unutterably weary
all over. The doctor and Beth
could scarcely rouse her to take
food. She hated the return to con-
sciOusness, for only in sleep did
the pain leave her heart. She had
not known that a person could
hate and love with such violence
at the same time. She called her
self all imaginable names but it
did no good. Hour after hour slow
tears continued to well into her
eyes.
Not until Philip told her in his
nervous way that no further word
had come from her parents did
she rouse herself,
Gould something have hap
pened to them?" she cried sharp
ly, sitting up.
It was night, the big gasoline
lantern lighted. Every one had
come to her tent.
I'VE really don't know much
about it." he answered slowly.
They've written only once"
TELL me the whole story she
demanded.
"All right. When we first came
Enefe We opened TINS dig and were
making some pretty good finds
gold and copper objects and bur-
ial masks of the bronze age. DR..
and Mrs. Willard listened to the
workmen talk local legends. | be-
lieVe there was a Niagara native
among them who later became
their travelling camp servant.
They bought ponies and began
roaming through the hills
Yes" said Anne urgently.
"They found rock Inscriptions
and irrigation terraces but they
were really looking for fabulous
cyclopean ruins.
They found petrified forests
too" said Larry, looking up from
his work with bunch of pho
tographic prints. Larry was ex
petition photographed as well as
paleontologist.
Anne began watching the 9TH
ers in the tent. DR.. Martaine was
attempting to fit together the
pieces of shattered skull he car
ried in a pan. Beth helped him.
Diana worked at piece Of en-
broidery. Beth winked at Anne
in regard to it. A pose? Bat for
whose benefit? For Philips, Anne
soon surmised, noticing that he
| the only one in the crew idle this
evening found great many oc-
casions for long. inquiring looks
at Diana, who, it seemed, had
transferred her special attentions
from Larry to Philip.
How enraged mother would be
If she knew" thought Anne mis-
cllievously, her ear tuning in on
Larry again.
''-gone two weeks that time.
They had two servants along and
one returned with a note from
your father-a very brief note as
if it had been censored by ma
tive who could read English.
Philip began searching dis
tractedly through his pockets for
the note. Il had it this morning.
know" he said scattering other
papers he would be wanting later.
"Never mind.' replied Anne
YEARLY. Tell me what was in it"
Philip knit his brows. Some
thing about the ceremonial dag
ger, symbol of the Eye Of Shy-a
Mayo. having been sent to YOU.
| You were to bring it, fulfilling
| the prophecy, while they were
compelled to remain until you ar
rived because they had seen the
treasure city"
ALlAG lClt 90 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES -
ever
aYou see,r Larry took up the
1 explanation, "tile time had come
for the fulillment Of the proph-
ecy: the tribeSmen were on the
lookout for the pair Of wisdom
/ to whom they are pledged to re-
veal Shy-a Mage. And ! don't
i Lrv,n,k, - hn added enthusiastically,
iwhere else on earth they could
/ have found a couple to fit the bill
so well"
1T almost makes me believe in
fate" added his wife.
cit makes me believe in luck. !"
| Larry grinned. 'sThe prophecy
saws that scholar full Of years
"a married couple with rever-
ence for the past would appear at
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