Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-19
CHAPTER XIV.

Nala, sne cried, tine paddlemaKer.
Ask him to come to me-"
In few moments a man emerged
from shed Of banana leaves. He
was scraggy man, very lightly clad,
and violent squint handicapped him
seriously in the matter Of first i'm
pressions.
II came to you" said Jocelyn, be
cause know that you are an intel
ligent man and great traveller"
Where do you wish me to go?'
ITO AIsala, on the Ogowe river.
When can you leave"
'Now."
You can hire n dhow," she said,
land on the river you may have as
many rowers as you like. You must
go very quickly to Msala. There you
must ask about the Englishman's ex-
petition. Some of the men are at
Msala now. They We're going up coun-
try to Join the other Englishmen far
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"Now
;.Why?"
Because not only do not care for
you, but l despise and distrust YOU"
Then" he said, II will be candid
with you. intend you to marry me.
have intended it for long time. l
am not going down on my knees to ask
you to do 1t. That is not my way. But
II you drive me TO 1t VIII make your
brother Maurice go down on his knees
ana peg you 10 marry me.
II OOn 4 MINK mar Won VIII 10 vnnt. "
answered the girl steadily. Whatever
your power over Maurice may De- II IS
not stfong enough Tor that. You over
fa.e II
suppose, he saia IN Il iow' MISSING
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"Now vii, you marry mea, he
sneared
"snnnoS,nr. cold Iooo,rr "for o,e
momant that tbara WINS n Grain Of +rn,,,
IN yo,,r fohr;oo+,on who would ho,;o,o
youf Who on this coast would fake
your word against the word of nm
English pentleman2 Even r. the whole
story were true which # Is not con,d
Won move it2 you ore n liar MS wei
MS n coward and traitor, DO Won think
that the very servants In the stable
would believe you? Do YOU think tina
the incident of the smallpox Mt AIsal;
is forgotten? Do YOU think that nj
Loeuso. even to the boatmen on tn,
beach. ignores the fact that Won mr..
here In Loaugo now because YOU art
afraid to 20 through n savage countr,
TO The simIacine plateau as Won mr.,
pledged TO tlog Yon were n froid Of III,
smnllnox once There is somethinp ole,
that vou ara ofr,id or now do M,
know whnt II Is hut will And ont
Coward! Col Leave the house Mt once
hafora coll IN tho stohio ,,ovs, !, t,,,,
s".i ~ VIC s''.Die IVY " 'uii
you out. ana never care to speak TO III,
again"
~
ne heafu nef CLOSE lhe "ihto" alte'
him as he walked away beneath thu
trees.
Jocelyn Went out Dv the open win
dow, and presently Nala came grinninl
toward har ua wos oy,dantly WOW,
mucn pleaseu Win hlmselr-held MN
self erect and sQuinted more violently
than usual
haNa Deen 10 Msala, ne said, witt
considerable dignity Of manner.