Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-11-14


; arrived with a message Did she wisl
to dine alone or with M'sungo?
"Tell your MASTER" she answered
that l will dine with him with pleas
ure."
During the meal, the white mar
talked, giving her listlessly certain ex
planatory information. Eight month;
ago" he said. ~ struck this country
1t was desoIation. In spite Of the big
river, which Is quite near by, the whole
district was In famine. / passed
through ruined kraal after ruined
+ kraal, and in some Of them dead bodies
lay about, too dried out In life even
to rot. The game swarmed as it does
only in dry seasons, and thrived."
! Andrea held both hands out toward
him as though 20 stop him. Don't"
she cried, 'don't think l haven't I'M
derstood -
upon my word" remarked the man
dryly, ''you're getting sincere :"
She sank back in her chair with a
look Of reproach, but he did not notice
it. "Tm telling you" he continued, 81
came to hunt and recover" He
paused.
Andrea could not keep her eyes from
glancing toward the airplane. It was
as though She had followed his hidden
thought. He flushed slightly, changed
his sentence and finished, "And for
another purpose. But almost on the
day Of arrival l made a discovery in
the forest. Out of it has grown an
industry that employs hundreds of ma
tiyes and never refuses a new recruit.
I am working absolutely without title
and should you return to civilization,
my ruin would be quite within your
grasp"
"Aad that is why must stay" said
Andrea.
mo" said the man reading her face. !
IF I could drop you back tomorrow
there on the beach where / found you, /
would do It,"
She felt a definite surge of pleasure,
out Of all proportion to the occasion.
THANK you" she whispered, and then
flushed at q sudden wonder as to the 4.
exact nature of feeling of gladness
over the fact that she was not called
upon then and there to decide whether
in her heart she wished to go or stay.
But I can't" continued the man.
Il can't leave my people or my work
for two weeks; I dare not trust you
to native escort" He drew away
from the table that he might cross his
~
you've eaten nothing" said Andrea.
"rm too tired to eat just now" he
Presently she arose. I'm tired, too,
White Man." she lied. MAY 1 leave
iou?"
He gave her an almost grateful
glance, arose and lifted one side of
he net for her to pass. She went to
Ter room to read, but an hour later,
When she glanced out, surprised to
zee the lights burning under the tree,
he white man was still there, hands
lropped upon his knees, head fallen
onward, sound asleep in his chair.
Andrea clasped and unclasped her
ands nervously. ooh, why doesn't he
o to bed?' she said to herself. HE
ant get any comfort out of that sort
{ thing Finally she stole out and
Ound Bathtub. wake your MASTER"
he commanded. "Tell him to go to
ed"
The darkey grinned up at her sleepily
ntil he grasped her request, then his
ace took on a look of mixed fear and
lischief. "Bathtub wake M'sungo one
me plenty long ago and never forget.
Iissis try it,"
She looked Mt the lax figure, bone
red, plunged miles deep in slumber,
ut even from those depths exuding
sense of compelling latent power,
nd hesitated. Getting up her cour-
ge she cOughed twice quite loudly, but
and then. feeling almost
,lieved that nothing happened, stole
way on tiptoe.
Continued next week.