The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-10-20

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by the side or the couch. watched the
swing and sway Of the room about her
and tried to gather her tortured senses
together Betty I.ancey had never had
any Imagination. but she was possessed
always with the polse Of six men and
the common sense OF a dozen. She ex-
amined her hands carefully. and found
them without scratch or bruise. She
felt no soreness OF body but numb
heaviness Of brain. and a confused
medley Of thought She closed her eyes
and again dropped into numbness-
She awakened from dreams OF a
meal at lie Roy's with Larry Morris
urging her 10 have just another piece
Of this steak. Betty. do
BY her side was a small table. neat
~ spread with dainty linen. fragile
china. and exquisite silver. laden with
a dozen appetizing viands. A negro
woman OF hulking build was gently
bathing her temples.
That's right. child said the black
woman, open your eyes and you'll feel
better. Open your lips. too. and taste
this broth It's so nicel / made Il for
you. just the way Mr.. Francis likes it.
He says Il Is the incest he ever ate
Mention OF Mr.. Francis fetched 20
mind the shock OF an earlier hour TO
Betty. She suffered herself TO be fed.
which the negress did as gently as a
mother might With reviving strength
Betty found her tongue again. She
questioned her servitor closely.
Have I been sick or druggedg-
You've been very sick. my girl But
this sea voyage viii put you right
again When you get back from At
Tica. you'll
From Africa - shrieked Betty. ~Oh
where and why and how am I going
there? on. what has happened to
me7-
You're sailing straight for Africa In |
the most comfortable manner possi- |
bic" answered the negress. but as /
ten you. you'n be sent home wen and
safe"
Betty sank back quleted and dutifui-
" ate for the nesresa When she had i
finished the black woman went away
and came back with steamer rugs and
wraDplngs.
NY name Is Tyoga.~ announced the
negress. bIuntIy. Then she set about
combing Betty's sadly tangled hair.
and wound the braids loosely around
her fevered head I'm going to take
you up on deck. now. Mr.. Francis says
you need the air.
Tall and strong as Betty once had
been the giant negress picked her up
as II she had been a little girl. and
bore her to the upper deck and placed
her in a luzuriously arranged steamer
chair.
The glare OF the sun on the water
hurt Betty's eyes terribly. but the salt
breeze refreshed her and the relief
from the smell OF sulphur and the
lputterings OF the electrical flashes
vas unbounded- The surface OF the
water was unwrfnlrled and sea and sky
we're Joined without visible seam At
he 5uncture- The craft on which she
was sailing was the oldest Betty had
,ver seen Not larger than a comfort
lble yacht. It was devoid OF rigging.
machinery. or even sailors 50 far as
he casual eye could note. All around
,ervaded that uncanny silence born OF
he dearth OF human companlonship
ryoga pushed a little table covered
With books close to Betty's side. tuck
d her round with the blankets. and Z
landed her a little bell
7 shall be busy below" announced
ne negress. but II you want me. Z
ing"
Then she disappeared down a hatch .
vay. Betty picked up the magazines
IstIessIy and found IN addition sever
/ current scientific journals IN French
nd In German. numerous Of the light =,
r American and English periodicals.
nd a San Franscisco daily Of q date
everal days prior to the murder Of o
,erisse Wayne. The yacht. for such
lefty termed II IN the absence OF any Il
lore accurate knowledge OF the nature Il
Z the craft. made good time through
he water. Its soft motion, and the
lare OF the sun. sea and sky acted as
gentle hypnotic and Betty, with a e.
W final efforts FOR the retention Of Al
found herself slipping =
ito a dream Of Wild unrest Once Il
.emed to her that the MaIheureus
God beside her, and then again Tyo- q
l-she had hard shift to dlKerentiate @
,tween them. both were 20 tail. 80
liking. 50 sombre. Had she not heard
eir voices In a cultural converse
hose syllables she could not distin- a.
Iish, she would have thought that pf
. dual personality was but a trick
her rebellious fancy and that only IN
q person beside herself was aboard an
is yacht Of encbantment or delirium.
ie golden day faded IN rainbow
ish OF scarlet and silver, Jasper and
ie. pink and purple and gold and o.
cen. Pale evening. star-shot and IN
sty followed IN It's footsteps. At IN al
walls Betty reused to be fed. only TO ~
. again into her dreams Of things =,
aotfc and things incomplete. Then =
zen It grew the dark gray dusk. with
light and shriveiled little quarter Of
moon above them. Betty heard the >,
ane and tinklo OF a banjo beside -
I. and looking saw lie Malheureux
p IA the shadow. picking from the go
irg8 OF the instrument melodies
n all the heartbreak and all the me-
Il-ache OF the world within their
assures.
Is the night darkened the music
" more weird and from the hatch Da
= Joined ia Tyosa's voice. deep. Ioi
J. alluring - the jungies from 20
lnco she had come. and the yacht Jal