The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 1, 1933, Page 3

np com q drunken, Me [ee hols She ts am. tuto. the: te Kiusolee Meat ster eed is ee ans contact’ ata haa maa cramp ” eles nody 8 ph oo determine toprotert Sonya as dept he.can Chapter 17 OUT OF THE FOG ‘O moruings, later, at her camp, forty miles yp river Sonya, awoke at daybreak, parted the tent- si and Jooked' out. Keiph and the tg guides were. still: rolled: up in: their siceping bags. Through’ the g:ay smoke mist ris tug from the cola, waters of the Lil luar, pains oft nesting teal and- ducks zipped overhead, their switt wings. whistling long a;ter the birds were swallowed up in the mist, Overhead in the tall) pines little. vireos and flame-culored varbiers, fitting throtgh; the branches, and) darting Qut, into, the. ajr,, were. already, busy, with the. fledglirg, problem. “Stepping, down to the, water edge, she propped her frror against a stone, bathed: her face and: hands, ps ip ‘bair, Bagk at the. fire, she raked some, coals, qut ashes, got a fire going, and pi ae tt cot. sine two. guides. still, iin of waking, a0 she took! a. small bycket ang) started up, untatn torrent: to a thicket. of. red. raspberries. Not long after she reached: the y camp and wos startled: to SEG: & canoe, nosing: ove of the river. tog, | @ canoe with two men in it, y idbd.ashore, beached the.craft, and up to: her fire, with their ritles in the crook of their arms, And then she recognized them as Curt Ralaton and bis young-partner! They were a welcome surprise, out of the fog: For severa}, reasons she was never gjadder to, see people than those two. it what were they doing up the li:luar? They: hadn't mentioned that they. intended to| come north. pe Russian: Lake, she Through: of watthed tea tthe pb: bags y aid not-wake Ralph or the guides. Curt pointed at her breakfast keeping warm In. the ashes, and looked eround, for her, evidently. knowing she was. up. Shes: -dut to. thetimber edge, Curk es her ther and came up al rent, ae wae early," he greeted aux bis Mkable smile, Pep was casual enough, a, though B's ee ‘athena tage in lace one how:his glance-clung:to iaeten ans iS hair, She. felt. sure he-had: not come. her caimp’ by accident but with Aonie definite. purpose. “E couldn't sleep with & morning Wke this,just outside’ the tent,” she. swered, “Your. looked, a0 good, that Paul and: | atmost grabbed it bap ae tor the woods,” “at omit let, m@ give you a hand with thay berry-picking.” All right.” He took up her bucket, and they ‘went back. along the torrent to the patch, “1 didn’t know Paul and you were fptending, to come up this: she San ed, bending down, ney eg eM pleeanaered unspoken ‘ques. wit “We're. prospecting up the gous qi Uae g) wea ath -whether to oben. Kver since Oe she had been trying to, fu tor, her tathie, she had nev er mata man whose qniet efficient wer. impressed her as much.as his. @ hated’ to think that . was just & drifter. leading a carefree exist ence. That was all right for the men at Russtan Lake, but be had better stuff to him. “Panband i are going up as far as the pasa.” he volunteered presently. Ard then he came out with the pur him out. He certaini» didn’t}! His offer, as fine as it was unex- pected, nearly took Sonya's breath, She: wanted. ta. snap ft up. instantix: before, he could, change his, mind, Two.days of,river travel had showed her how little sie and Ralp’. knew about the Strong-Woods and how worthless, those lazy guides were, .With Curt leading. che, party, she could feel safe, and if anybody could’ get on good terms: with; the. Kloso haes, he, was. the. man (0 duit , “if the. idea doganit appeal) to. you,” he said, “please ivn't be heat. tant; aout, saying so, You, mnatn’t lee us; break: intp.any of, zour, plana,” “Oh, but. 1k does appeal to met” “Yon like ft, then?” Spnyh hesitated, In Curt’s, tones, ‘and hig manner she contd see that; he wag. interested im her. On a lengthy wilderness. together where, they: would, vet mizhf, come; t like-her y vary BreAat deal, It, wouldn't, be right. to allow, that. “But you'll be traveling so: much faster than, we," she.objected, “Oh, nog we'll be taking it leisupe ly scouting for float a8 we go. To be: frank, b don't, believe. yop and Reuph, are. used to, water-dpgging on @ mountain river. Till you get on to the hang of things. it, mightn’t be a bad idea to have a couple o. experi- enced people along, Also, if thase guides don’t. prove. dependable, you, wouldn't Hee e.left in the lurch,” “Your offer 1s magnanimous, Curt.” She stumbled) just a: little. over his first, name, “th; don't, kno anybody, else, who'd, have. made It, But we'd, be a positive nuisance.” “Your company and Ralph’s would be a real: pleasure to us both, Talk it over with him, won't you?” - Still wavering, Sonya looked down into the torrent, where 9 number of tiny troutweredarting aboatin a pool like littie faghes, of sunshine. She knew, that the safe unselfish thing was torefuse, But then sie thought: that if she steered their association carefully she; conld guide it into, 9, comragely friendship. And she did need his help so badly. With her it might make all the difference be: tween success and-abject failure. “We might—we could try it,” she assented finally. “At least we, can: Stapt ont, together, and: if. 1t doesn’t. work we.can, always split.up,” As they went on filling the pail Curt congratulated, himgelt; om hay inj ea solved a, tough problem, H6 would be going up the L.flfuar on, his own business, and at the same time Pan} and he could !pok after Sottya’s safety. And: he would have hér company for a week, a week of wildenness travel with her. At the pass. when, she and Ralph came face to face with. the, Kinsohee danger and reak ized, how. serious it was, they would |) undqubtedjy tupn, hack to Russian Lake, That would free him, and ,Pan}. w goon inside.and nai Kare: epee wear ee. . un report to which Karakhan had just listened. make bin un- ay. Hig: cigarette, forgotten, ) burned to ashes at his elbow, and hiv fingers, long and, sensitive. as a ) musician's, topped: the rough table thoughtfully. Looking past LeNoir. ‘he stared out the cabin window at the lake, pondering the ‘breed's. sto- ny. The, account might be a lie. Le Noir might juste trumping up a non-existent danger tn, order to jack -his pay. higher, But then, the story might he fagt. |, With, fifty hard cahoemiles be- hind bim since dawn, LeNoir leaned en: Inte: | constant intimate association, he |. from the Pelicans in a good ex-| THE KEY WEST CITIZEN SPORTS BASKETBALL BY SCHOOL UNITS TO; COCONUT: DEFEAT PELICAN PLAYERS | IN BASEBALL TIT cseoureo CONTEST | TAKE PLACE TONIGHT CONTEST STAGED. YESTER- ic (Cunasntiil DAY AFTERNOON AT CO What is expected to be the most OED PA NT Pat lexeiting game of basketball of the} HIBITION, OF SPORT linterclass tournament between ‘Steel Institute, born in Detroit, {class teams of the high school is cheduled for tonight at the gym-} (By JOVE) |nasium when the 12A team will) The Coconuts came from be-! meet the 12B’s for the title of; hind ‘yesterday afternoon to win| school champign. ‘ ei The fray starts at 7:30- o'clock} Whibition of baseball at the Colored and it is thought that it will draw} Ball Park. la large crowd: of: outsiders as well C. Garcia pitched shutout dallas students. | for the first six frames but weak- | Both teams are prepared and, in! ened in the seventh; and the Coco-' good condition, The 12A’s have nuts aa oe beat ae on their team three members at the smoke had; cleared: away. 1 the varsity, Parks, Anderson an Pelicans scored their run in the | Navarra, Other: players are Sayn-| proneth \ders and Lowe. Gabriel singled: to left, is. sacri-|) - While the 12B team has but one| ficed to second and :third and; member~of-the varsity, William’ o on a passed soa : | Cates, this outfit is sania e Coconuts scored--six in the} | equally,.as strong as the 12A’s. seventh—Butler out, fly to piteh-| This i is composed. of Sawyer, Wat-| er. MelIntosch hits to short who; kins, Cates, Kelly and Lund. ‘throws wide to first, Me goes to H second, Gonzalez singles off the and third for the Coconuts, ac-) pitcher's glove. B. Sands walks,! cepted i2 chances with one error, bases are full. Hannah bats for,and some were hard chances. McGee and singles to center. Me-| McIntosch also played a good Intosch scores and: Gonzalez is out: ‘game at first. E. Sands made the at. the plate, center to catcher.! 'best play~of the afternoon when! Dean. singles to center and bases: he ran from right to center to; jare loaded, again. Catcher throws | catch a-hard hit ball. For the tball: to third in: trying to catch R.; Pelicans, B, Bazo and R. Rod-| WSands, ball hits runner and goes|riguez played a good game. ‘out of reach, Sands scoring. E.} Scére by innings: R. H. E. Sands doubles. to, left, scoring'!Cocoriuts 000 000. 650—11 17 2 ‘Hannah and A. Dean. Starr sin-}Pelicans 000 100 000— 1 4 'gles to center, E, Sands goes to! Batteries: C. Garcia and R. :thind. E. Smith triples to deep | Rodriguez; V. Dean, A. Dean, G. center, Sands and Starr scoring. [Sands and R. Sands. Butler out, third to. first. Six! Summary: iruns, six hits, one error. Diaz, C. Starr, E. Smith; two base In, the. eighth the Coconuts‘ hits: E, Sands, E. Smith, Hannah, seored! five more runs on five hits.| A. Dean; sacrifice hits: C. Gare’ |} PASSAIC, N. J. Three base hits: P.| Jackie Held of St. The. batting stars for the Coco-' L. Bazo; struck out: by Garcia 5, fnuts, were EH. Smith, who hit a by A. Dean 6; hits: off V. Dean htriple, a double, and two singles in’ two hits and one run in four in- five times at bat. 'nings; walks: off Garcia 1, off Gonzalez hit three out of four| Dean 0; left on bases: Coconuts 'and, Hannah, two. out of two. 6, Pelicans 4; passed ball: G. For the Pelicans, P. Diaz hit a| Sands 1; time of game: 2:10; um- triple in, three times at bat. In’ pires: Caraballo at the plate and the: field! Smith and Butler, short | {Jack on the bases. 7 ° : Today’s: Birthdays eecagerreccccccccccccsca Robert P. Lamont of Chicago, |manufacturer, secretary of com- jmerce under Hoover, former pres- ident of the American Iron and 66 years ago. Jefferson Caffery, Assistant Secretary of State, slated to be the next ambassador to Cuba, horn jat Lafayette, La, 47 years ago, George Creel, of San Francisco, head of publicity in war days, born lin Lafayette Co., Mo., 57 years jago. Dr. William. T. Hornaday, noted retired director on New York City’s Zoo, born at Plainfield, Ind., 79 years ago. Dr. Vernon L, Kellogg, perma- nent secretary, to. the National Re- search Council, Washington ,born at Emporia, Kans,, 66. years: ago. Dr. William A. Pusey of Chi- eago, leading American .dermatol- ogist, born at Elizabethtown, Ky., 68 years ago. President Ignatz Moscicki of Po- | land born 66 years ago. SELLS FAMILY .—Charging that | her husband sold her three chil- dren to. George Mashinski, a boarder at their home in this city. ;for 25 cents, Mrs, Helen Petowski is suing for divorce. Octagon Special Powder, 2 for 5e; for sale.by all. retail stores. Oct. 25-tf. A musical prodigy who knows {his instruments is nine-year-old Louis, who showed dudiences in England and Ireland a thing or two about con- ducting orchestras. .. Real Throat relief? Medicated with ingtedi- ents of Vicks — | AND SPECIAL OFFERINGS GOOD ONLY FROM NOVEMBER 15TH TO. NOVEMBER 30, OR UNTIL OUR PRESENT STOCK OF ITEMS SHOWN ARE EXHAUSTED back against the log wall, watching | his chief sharplg. ‘This; man, of the Stesheold exes, and calm voice—one could never so much as guess at. bis / thoughts. One only knew that he wa» great: rly wanted by the Yellows'rizus, that bad buried, himself in there moun. tains to shake.off the police ani thar he was planning Might away. at the end of summer to some new land, Abont his getting drunk, bis fight~ with Curt and his, shooting up their tent. LeNoir had wisely said noth- ing. He knew his chief too well. Karakhan would not hesitate to pump a bullet into. any person who him by going on sprees, ta bis. way LeNoip was altogether loyal to. Karakhan, who bad been very generous to him in the matter of money. The ‘breed nad a cote, auch as it,.was. 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