Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-22


power. If my disappearance should
be completed there would he cred
ihle witness to the incredible fact that
I had really been here"
| A dark flush spread over MSungo's
face AT the risk OF further arousing
| your curiosity" he said, "let me as
SIRE you that you are thousand
| times safer In my sole power than In
that Of one or dozen MacClosters."
as that his Halne-MacClosterT
asked Andrea coldly.
Nsungo nodded.
"And what is his reprehenslble bus
, iness2"
II can't conceive why should tell
| you. One can't spread that sort OF
thing without harming ones self"
$50 you don't trust me, after all"
said Andrea.
ut isn't a question Of trusting" re-
piled M'sungo. "It's a question OF
whether It ever pays to tell tales out
Of school,"
"And you don't think you are tusti-
fed In telling me this mans business
just as WarnlngF
You mean" said M'sungo, $50 that
you can believe me when tell you 1t
would be a disaster should he catch
q glimpse Of you? In other words, you
want to he persuaded that I'm telling
the truth"
"Not at ALL" said Andrea. you're
fishing for trouble. 1 mean-just
warming"
"Well, If you mean just that" said
M'sunso, "it is quite unnecessary, for
the man Is his own warning. Only see
him before he sees you and l won't
have TO gag you. won't have to lock
you up. I may, however. have to put
the tracker on your trail into the
bush"
You think there is man living l
would run from?" said Andrea. "You
don't know me-"
Perhaps you wouldn't" said
Isrngo, "but in the case of MacCIos-
ter, il would be because you couldn't
, or account OF Jelly in the knees"
"Oh" cried Andrea. Now you have
done it. Now want to see him."
Andrea Pellor," said Msungo quiet
~, "Dlease believe me when tell YOU
that you don't. Pm hoping the odd
devil won't 90 on a tear while you're
here, but If he does and if he comes,
Just remember what tell you. Rather
than have Manchester see you and
touch you. I would gladly cut your
throat"
why miner asked Andrea. III
would have impressed me- a lot more
if you'd said your own. Perhaps you
! realized that l couldn't quite believe
that"
Now you're trying to quarrel said
the white man Coolly. AREN'T you
siecpyp
no"
Ee :awned.
THAT'S nice Of you" said Andrea.
Sand since you're interested, I might
as well ask a few more GuetsionS.
WHAT were you doing on that d
! beach with your airplane. anyway!
VIII that be telling tales out OF
! schoolT
E-S iDonSl lS.l'FN'i. wv 90 NNth' "
got off my third steamer loud and
! suddenly had news thaf put 1t up to
ne 10 change the captains sailing or
ders before he passed beyond the
reac,, of wireless. There wasn't time
! for anything but the old hyirg boat so
ran her cut and logged down the
| coast wasn't on that d beach
more than thirty minutes all told
| Thirty minutes" Inurmured An
| ,,rea. "W!lO would have thought tina:
one little hah-hoUr could ever mat
teri"
He looked ct her musirgly. "lt
doesn't pay to tell you things he said
I've 60; along better just living
~ wonder how you know" said An.
d-ea. you've told me such lot,
| haven't your Where did you learn tn
| Gy?"
Her question seemed to send shock
| through him, but he met her eyes
squarely and said nothing. Andrea
waited full minute. then she began
"Who are you? What's your name!
| Where DID you come from? Do you al
| ways take an airplana along? Are you
an amateur? If you're not, why do you
shriyel every time 1 say flying ms
chine? Why do you" She pounded
| the table.
The mans face paIed and went
whittier at each Of her questions, but he
held his tongue, and his silence mad
dened her. Without taking her angry
eyes Of his face she swept two coffse
cups, two saucers and two liqueur
glasses to the ground with crash.
Nothing could have served better to
break the tension. The man smiled.
THAT was great" he said pleasantly.
"Ycu'rs like me-when in doubt, 90
something. Well" he continued in his
lighter tone, II can answer the spirit
Of all your questions and will answer
them because don't want you ever
to ask them again. Stubborn pride is
the ruut 81 the "hcle mystery. During
the first year of the war was flyer
for the allies. I was on the way to q
big name when my nerve went back
on me. couldn't believe 1t. came
down here and brought machine with
me. working on my old theory Of con-