The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-11-12
single slipping knot and pulled.


The results were immediate. The
man headed the airplane up for last |
grab at altitude, started it on long, |
straight downward glide and cut off |
his engine. The blessed stiffness that |
followed was so ineffably sweet that |
Andrea had TO give vent to one great |
sigh before she spoke, and while she |
was doing that the man calmly drew |
d hunting knife from his belt and
severed the restraining strands Of n
stocking that only a moment before
had been almost worthy Of the ankle
It had clothed and adorned.
"Oh!" gasped Andrea.
us that oil, you had to say?" asked
the man. Into the vast and rushing
stiffness his calm voice dropped words
as cool and hard as pellets Of Ice.
Andrea choked with rage. She had
to swallow lump in her throat before
she could gasp, II want to go back
Mt once"
"You asked me to take you with
me-" said the man in the same calm
voice, "and I don't happen to be going
back"
mot going back |" suffered Andrea.
trying valianf1y to appear collected.
II did ask to c--come, b--but it's ev-
cry woman's privilege to ch-change
her mind.
'When I first looked at you saw
smile that was kindly and chival-
rous. How could I know that your
smile Is nothing but camouflage made
up Of lines Of dissipation. and your
hideous goggles nothing but mask
for hard eyes2 I thought you were
man, but you're nothing but beast,
willing to torment girl who has fool
ishly put herself In your power"
"My dear GIRL" said the man. '"you
asked me to bring you with me. and
like fool l did. Now. like woman.
you are crying because 7 didn't bring
you and leave you at the same time.
Same old story. Women are forever
wanting to eat their cake and have 1t
STILL"
II am not crying" said Andrea, "and
my name isn't my dear girl but the
Honorable Andrea Pcllor." She paused
on that weighty announcement.
"Really? said the man. unmOved.
Brother in the Flying Corps. Nice,
humdrum noble family, as l remember
1t. Well"
Don't !" cried Andrea. Don't start
that horrible noise again. | want to
talk to you. want to-oh. what are
you going to do with mc?"
There was pathetic threat Of tears
in the question that should have melt
, cd the roclliest heart but 1t failed. ~
, have no intention Of doing anything
with you beyond what you asked for
and no interest" said the man quietly
He reached once more for the
throttle. "Stop" cried Andrea. .
must know what you mean. How cal
talk to you with that awful din go
: ing on?"
I "Oh, you'll have lots Of time t.
talk" said the man, and no soOne
: were the words out Of his mouth thar
they were almost wiped off the slat
of memory by the sudden roar OF tn
!, engine.
u Andrea sank back in her seat, crum
!. pied up in body and mind, and erie
u like a baby. Great big sobs came tum
I bling up ana out of her swcllin
II throat. For the first time in man
years she felt that Sho wanted he
u mother and at once.
ooh, mummy mummy" she sobbc
like Il little child and Il moment late
y just exactly like little child, sh
d stopped crying, shifted twice, hlinkc
u her eyes dry and presently smiled ft
u no special reason, just as daw
't smiles when its sun breaks out frol
L tho Sc-y clouds Of morning. Wh'
y had happened? why, a most impo
& tart thing. She had suddenly rcalize
le that no one could hear her crying, nj
" even herself!
q "Eyery person one meets" though
y Andrea, following the line OF her oil
= cOvery "has to be climbed. Son
= people are insignificant mounds an
4, you just walk over them; others nj
~ high cliffs that 1t takes long tin
~ to climb but that give you fresh an
~ wider views the higher you go. An
- then there are Others" she continue
=, with n vlndlctive look at the stos