The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-29

Russians and landed In their line
LOT travel When the bullets began
looming ! left. But I had seen the
hidden city. ... 0 AnneI" A look
OF awe and delight came into his
face. 1T is wonderful 1t is un-
believableT Moisture glistened in
his eyes and he closed the lids.
| She watched him with quivering
lips.
And now you viii never see it
again unless you escape"
How can I, escape? Doddap
may work on one guard but Won
whole tribe" -
You've got to escape or they'll
kill you" She beat his shoulder
with her fist. Listen to what I
say
He rubbed his rough chin
against her temple. precious If
that's the road my body goes no
BODY can DO anything about it."
She sat up, hunting for an
other handkerchief in her coat
pocket.
'fYou can do something about
1t. You're ingenious. You're clever
as a wizard when you want to
There may be chance tomor-
row." he conceded. ST hear
| were climbing strip of noun
tam that can be taken only
Then you'll promise to try to
IF you'll be kind to me now.
Bend over and kiss me. Anne"
She eyed him dispairingly.
Blaze, we're on opposite sides
IN this waryou're not my friend
and I'm not yours"
No? But we love each other.
Kiss me, precious"
She sighed and, bent to him.
Presently she said. IT like it bet
ter when your face is shaved"
If this imprisonment keeps on
much longer I'll have long,
silken beard. You'll like that"
She laughed, her eyelashes still
tangled with tears. THE way you
talk"
Talk is all I can do"
Her arm frightened about him
and she pressed her free hand
against the swift, hard beating
OF his heart. His lips touched her
throat, and he whispered, unite
my hands"
The door opened and she sprang
to her feet. Blaze laughed.
Go now" said the lama in his
blrdlike voice.
Il wisl it had been Mackey,"
grinned Sherwood.
Anne spoke hastily to the lama.
He promises he'll try to escape
tomorrow"
Hard Travel
|aCO NOW" repeated Doddap
~ as il those were the only
words of English he knew. Anne
stared at him perplexedly a mo-
ment, gave Blaze a confused,
Good night" and left.
They started out next morning
on horseback, accompanied by
half a dozen picked native men
under the same leader as the day
before, A deep narrow gorge led
them up the face of the mountain.
Sometimes the path wound be-
tween boulders beside the hrawl-
ing torrent, sometimes up pre-
cipitous slopes so far above the
river that only a gentle murmur
could be heard from it. They dis
mounted and crossed incredibly
high wooden bridges that sagged
and swayed at every step. The
women were almost in Mysteries
by the time a halt was called for
lunch. The trail ahead would be
too difficult and dangerous for
horses.
8Are we going to ride mountain
goats from here on?" asked Beth
as she slid to the ground from her
painting horse and lay there.
~NoW we walk" said Anne,
dropping down beside her.
mot me unless I'm pushed and
pulled
That's probably the way it
shall be- remarked Mackey,
joining them.
They had stopped in an open
cove high up on the side of the
gorge where a traverse cut into
the canyon, its mouth filed with
tumbled cliffs and boulders large
as houses. The natives built a
fire, heated water for tea to which
they added butter and parched
barley i'm the Tibetan styles Even
Diana doWned her share. Sher-
wood who had travelled with
them upbound today. sat near
her.
She moved close and began a
confidential conversation with
| him which Anne caught herself
watching with all the intensity of
Jealous wife. It seemed to con-
tain a good deal of banter from
Sherwood at first then surprise
and interest that intensified to
something like love combat
aggressive pleading on his part.
sudden archness on hers.
aHe should be planning his es-
cape now" thought Anne and
| looked across at Doddap who sat
| between two big rocks beating his
small drum and chanting a
PRAYER. She rose to go over to the
| little spring that trickled out OF
the mountain side. Mackey went
with her.
ssThey turn the horses loose
here" he said, and let them find
their way home.
Blaze she declared, as they
washed their food bowls at the
sprina and took drink of water
AMapbe the lama will
ssSay.3' interrupted Mackey,
sthat little heatfen's gone deaf Of
something on me today. He can't