Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-10
CHAPTER XIV.

They were all early to bed. the word
having gone out to break camp At
dawn for safari. The bishop and his
companions were northward bound.
Andrea and her man headed for the
south and the coast. In the cold mist
of the morning they parted with tight
handclasps and earnestly murmured
"God-bless-you's."
Incidents. following rapidly one after
tho other, kept Andrea's mind or the
coming encounter with her old world
until she was actually on its verge.
Late one afternoon they came upon
the bay ind Trevor waited expectartly
for her to recognize the scene Of her
ravishment. He was disappointed, for
the thin, insignificant strip Of yellow
sand tucked under the red clitf dimin-
ished by distance to the proportion Of
Il railway embaukment, meant nothing
TO her inexperienced eyes.
At last he pointed ifout to her. BE
hold" he said. 1.-THE beginning and the
end Of all things"
"Why." exclaimed Andrea. SIS Il
really the beacn-our bsach1 How lie
shrunkW
1T has" said Trevor solemnly. 1.-THE
erosion on this bit of coast Is foot
for every hundred years. We'd better
hurry If we want to make\a landing"
He chartered two sailing boats from
a Greek fisherman and In an hour the
beach had broadened. the cliff had
risen to almost imposing heights;
while they were still well OF the shore
they shot into Its shadow. The boat.
man chose landing Mt the foot Of the
Cliff road, a quarter Of mile away
from the steep path by which Andrea
had made her descent. As the safari
began to form on the beach Trevor
turned to Andrea. "We're going to
your old hotel, you know. It's really
the only one. II you prefer. l can send
for q motor-car for you and myself;
but we'd have to wait half an hour"
Andrea caught her breath as she
realized that 1t was only minutes
before she would be In collision with
q world. Her eyes ran down the line
Of their marching column already on
the edge Of an incongruous setting, but
still ihpressing with that subtle digni'
ty which the free and half-naked black
takes with him everywhere and which
Is born Of his absolute Indifference to
standards not his own.
Let US go down at the head Of our
men,. she answered.
"Yop are right" said Trevor.
pleased at her shrewd judgment. Eve
mortals." he added, "don't always rec
ognize The Importance Of fighting an
atmosphere with an atmosphere. To
20 in as cock Of our own walk Is a
thousand times better than q motor.
car and the back door,"
Andrea nodded. II felt It but could
not put It in words like that"
As Trevor, the white head Of q
quarter.mils-lonx and glistening black
serpent of humanity, Swung In be.
tween the gateposts Of the hotels I'm.
posing portals, tho ever-opportune
Margaerite stretched his neck raised
his barrel-head and brsyed. Above
that raucous cry sounded the sponta'
neous and uncomfortable peal Of An.
drsa's silver laughter.
Tho groups Of men and women
all but one-o1 tho hotel veranda stop.
ped In their various occupations as
though paralyzed; drinks paused half.
way to thirsty lips, Cigarettes burned
unconscious fingers, knitting needles
poised instantaneously-al but one.
pair. The manipulation Of the excep-
ton was Q dear but very proper old
lady wearing . cap Of hlmy lace on
her plentiful white hair and enough
flmy lace on her person to make the
porch chair, IN which she sat look
like q stall at . Red Cross bazaar.
She was knitting . vast khaki-colored
sweater and at the sound Of Andrea's
laughter she gave no sign beyond purs.
ing her withered lips while she meth
odically finished of the stitch upon
which she had been engaged.
That done. she raised pair Of
beady black eyes so wonderfully alive
that 1t seemed impossible they be-
! longcd to her wrinklAd face and fash.
ed one look 1T Andrea and one at Ire
.vor. "Wsn, my DEAR" abe said calmly.
presumably 10 the former, Its Z re-
lief to have ye1 back apparently alive
and we'll" y
ID No sooner were the words out q
her mouth than shs was swept into
AndEsa's impetuous embrace. "Oh.
Aunty, Gwen oh. yeu, old dearT'
The lady defended herself With CON
siderable energy and was heard to
grumble that even kissing had De.
generated intoTa rough pastime. HAY
Ing rescued herself from Andrca's
arms, she said, Nov that that IL over
you VIII please 80 Il, your room and
change from that outiandish circus
costume: you'll ind everything q you
left Il except HSr . new lock on the
door"
Andrea glanced a. Trevor and lean
"a over to whisper implorins,y in her
aunt's ear. No.
"Your husbaAAr euunciated the
old lady clearly. well that's Z relief.
too; but ! prefer to meet him else
where and after you hays presented
documentary evidence. BY the way"
she added with ominous emphasis, a.
she resumed her knitting, ''Harry ia
still here"
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