Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-12-05

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that, was going TO gag you and lock
you up"
"Oh. we're yOu?" said Andrea. her
I eyes narrowing. Let me tell you at
once that ! do not consider myself IN
der parole. 1 don't mean By that that
I'm going to sit on the river bank wait
ing for this man to come along, but
when he comes would be fool to
miss the chance Of telling him just
what my situation IS He might not
be able to get me out, but at least ]
would no longer be totally in yoHr
power. IF my disappearance should
be completed there would be a cred
ible witness TO the incredible fact that
I had really been here"
a dark flush spread over N'sungo's
face. at the risk Of further arousing
your curiosity" he said, ~let me as
sure you that you are a thousand
times safer in my sole power than in
that Of one or dozen MacClosters."
as that his Closter?"
asked Andrea coldly.
Msungo nodded.
"And what is his reprehensible bus
inessg'
4 can't conceive why I should tell
you. One can't spread that sort Of
thing without harming ones self"
$50 you don't trust me, after eli,
said Andrea.
at isn't a question Of trusting" re-
Piled Msungo. Its a question %
whether it ever pays to tell tales out
of school"
"And you don't think you are JUST
fed in telling me this mans business
just as a warning?"
"You mean," said M'sungo, $50 that
you can believe me when I tell you il
would be a disaster should he catch
a glimpse of you? In other words, you
want to be persuaded that I'm telling
the truth"
'Not at ALL" said Andrea. you're
fishing for trouble. 1 mean-just a
warning"
swell, if you mean just that" said
Msungo, ct is quite unnecessary, for I
the man is his own warning Only see Z
him before he sees you and 1 won't I
have to gag you, won't have TO lock I
you up. I may, however. have to put /
the tracker on your trail into the I
bush"
you think there is a man living I 4
would run from?" said Andrea. you I
don't know me-"
perhaps you wouldn't" said
Msungo. but in the case of 1facClos-
ter, it would be because you couldn't
on account of jelly in the knees"
"Ohl' cried Andrea. "Now you have
done it. Now 1 want to see him."
Andrea Pellor," said M'sungo quiet
", please believe me when I tell you
that you don't I'm hoping the old
devil won't go On q 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. 1 would gladly cut your
why miner asked Andrea. ut
would have impressed me lot more
If you'd said your own. Perhaps you
realized that 1 couldn't quite believe
that"
''Now you're frying to quarrel said
The white man eoolly. Aren't you
sleepyg
mo"
He yawned.
That's nice Of you" said Andrea.
And since you're interested. might
IS well ask a few more questions.
What were you doing on that d
,each with your airplane. anyway?
FuI that be telling tales out CT
ichoolsT
he looked relieved Not at all. I'd
rot of my third steamer load and I
had news that put it up TO
ne to change the captains sailing or
Iers before he passed beyond the
each of wireless. There wasn't time
or anything but the old flying boat so
ran her out and logged down the
cast. 1 wasn't on that d beach
lore than thirty minutes all told
Thirty minutes" murmured An
rea. "Who would have thought that
ne little half-hour could ever mat |
erT'
He looked n her muSinSiy. II
oesn't pay to tell you things" he said.
We get along better just living"
Il wonder how you know . said An !
rea. you've told me such lot. !
aven't you? Where did you learn to
""
Her question seemed 10 send 4 shock
trough him, but lie met her eyes
luarely and said nothing. Andrea
aited full minute, then she began:
Who are you? What's your name2 I
here did you come from? Do you al
avs take an airplane along? Are you
4 amateur? II you're not. why do you
lrivel every time I say flying ma =
line? Why do you?" She pounded
lie table.
The mans face paled and went
hitter at each OF her questions, but he
Id his tongue. and his silence mad b,
med her Without taking her angry II