The Lamar register., 1919-12-31

she Slammercd. "b-but S-surprise
doesn't go well with your face"
1t was true; the bishops astonish-
mcnt seemed 70 have startled his fea.
lures separately. scattering them oven
his coun cnauce at grOtesquc angles
Andrea he guspcd, Andrea Prllor !"
"Hes," said Trevor, that's the name
Now. bishop, II you'll sit down. III
soon lac able To satisfy you that the
arguments ! used to get you here are
more than Justified
Andrea Pellor," repeated his lord.
ship.
You have it correctly. bishop" as.
sured Trevor. won't you take this
chairf"
The bishops eyes gradually gath
cred themselves to single focus on
Andrea's face. Young woman" he
said. do you know that the entire
world has been perturbed for weeks a.
to your whereabouts? Do you know
that your family has been suffering
agonies of suspense as to your fate;
Do you know that the man to whom
you are betrothed has offered a thou
sand pounds for your discovery alive?"
Andrea glanced triumphantly at Tire
vor. "a thousand pounds" she muir
INJURED.
Alive" he countered. also murmur-
ing,
The bishop raped on the table with
his knuckles. do you know all these
thingsf"
Andrea slipped from the table and
stood before her inquisitor. "It's quite
natural :" she said in clean-cut tone
Trevor had never heard her use be.
fore. "that you should be q little er
cited. of course. I'm dying TO hear all
the news about th. world and dear old
Aunty Gwen and things In general. but
do let's sit down. II always seems SC
greedy to me TO gossip standing"
She turned from him TO the chaii
that Trevor held for her and motioned
the suddenly tanned prelaie to An
other. His lips had snapped shut al
the shocking aspersion that he cam,
bearing tit-bits ON his tongue and he
sat down on the extreme edge OF the
Indicated seat as though 10y his pose
he would register continued but
silent protest.
"You wouldn't think to look at him."
said Andrea to Trevor. ''that In half
an hour he'll be taking comfort out of
that chair and out of good cigar and
out OF q long drink" Her eyes
laughed at the bishop in just the way
TO lake the edge of her words.
He slowly smiled and just AS slowly
slid back into the depths OF the chair
his hands. without the aid OF his eyes.
found the box of cigars that Trevor
held out to him and his lips formed.
in reply to murmured inquiry. the
following words. "A small one. please
NOT at all mahogany" Then he
turned TO Andrea and said in louder
voice. Now tell me all about It."
There really isn't much to tell"
said Andrea. II was tired OF dancing
and climbed down the cliff from the
hotel. 1t must have been about four
O'Clock in the morning. found this
white man-his real name Is Robert
Goldman Trevor-tinkering with an
airplane and I asked him to take
me with him and he did" She dropped
her eyes. "Now he's agreed to marry
me-"
Trevor turned white-lipped from the
door where he had been giving an or
der to Bathtub. Andrea" he said, his
eyes blazing with anger, you will
please keep out Of this conversation
until you are called upon for few
responses" He turned to the bishop.
please overlook Miss Pellor's Flip
pancy." he continued. There is only
one reason why ! should marry her
and she me and that is that we love
each other beyond the power Of the
words TO express"
But. my dear man." said the bish-
np. Il know who Lady Andrea is,
only too well: the question is who on
earth are your take II I'm not wronH
in thinking that you have got me here
with the idea of persuadine me to per-
form a ceremony which will shower
me with lime-light for the next six
months"
Nine days Is the accepted limit"
murmured Andrea and added hastily,
II was just speaking to myself
Trevor ignored her. "Your question"
he said to the bishop, "is natural
one" he went to the high desk. took
certain papers and, flushing slightly,
handed them to the hishan wha