The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-12-06
CHAPTER vI.--Continued.

Ills up
.s,e's another daughter available
80 there isn't, money is refunded
!. o,,Ier Of the courts. But what
=. driving at is that in spite of the
.,e,tion mentioned above. wherever
momsn is concerned black can
..,a, cot II out Of his head that she
!. no replaced at the regular market
,,ee Now you've got the kernel of
/. whole attitude toward women
90 II II had been you they wouldn't
sve laughed and yelled
IN this case. yes" he said. They
no.t certainly would, because they
VA no direct responsibility. But
saere responsibility attaches the rule
Il pcn is life for life, and it's a
- that has no exceptions. Anyone
- brnn woman if he feels like ii
nd ret away with the identical obolo
M husband paid for her"
You seem 10 be a great admirer of
M native social system" said Andrea
setly
4 am" answered M'sungo. For
mtses, Of course"
Are you sure you're not a bit faint
4 With ii for yourself?"
SIRE" he answered promptly.
mats part Of the secret of my grip
every country I've shot over. I'm
aaf. I've never turned my back on
he White Mans God. Circular A is
4 ut for me.
What's Circular AZ
He hesitated. Circular A." he said
hlly. lis the regulation that governs
N relations between British officials
nder tine colonial office and the WON
aOf the tribes they govern"
I'm British" said Andrea, after
puse, "and | blush for the necessity"
You are prompt, like most of u.s."
sh MsIingo. 80 sit in Judgment be- |
Re any force Of nature that you've |
EVER felt. Poor devils Of clean-bred |
angsters, Take one that / knew. |
nree weeks trimming under his prede-
Nxor, crazy 10 leave: n hundred |
husand natives Under his sole rule;
w. perhaps two. bearded white faces
Ryear. The long. long days after the
90lSnlaT has been swallowed by the
Nhunler, when game becomes just
Ml. And then. the fatal hour at
ax when passing native girl-any
Qf-lo0ks TO him like some woman at
aR' He narries, not by canonicals
naaps, but by the common law Of
and, and the people Mt home
wy cruelty him but in the end it's
\ tlone thai will judge his agony
Measure the price"
Stopped speaking and for long
'hey Travelled in silence. The sun
= Anking fast--so fast that ii
nn 70 be dropping by jerks, like
nose hand of grandfather's
w.
'nefe IS no twilight in the tropics"
slngo. by the deliberate iudg-
- o. God who knows the capacity .
ne cfart OF man and would moi
we I burst"
eah feel what you mean," an /;
'M Andrea. even though you '
- really said 1t in words. The i,
= can hold Just so much beauty |
sAasw ''"' ''''''e -
s'''ea Pellor," said M'sungo. "you
we faculty Of your sex. You Q
pinned the butterfly $
i 'eit sudden revulsion. a rage i
!" man this stranger. who talked @
= "'agined he would fight. with e
S0ses Her eyes narrowed. by r
Lt e When Marguerite bolted. just u
~ y You shouted ut me?" =
PAUSED In his stride so Suddenly y
" 'oh'ng donkey butted into him 0
sw' Knocked him over. .'Eh?
y be asked to gain time. b
W. persisted Andrea. Just :
r,ssss ii'-what you shouted"
ned Msungo. Il may not Ii
N the exact words. bur if was D
'''ect that you'd better head h
g or Jump or a
lining like that said Andrea il
w, ', only shorter. You yelled, :.
TN a'm or jump orr" y
h - ese you're right" said M'sun- Il
Nj ~. saoed' alphabetically, "You Il
~. nave much time to think" q
Hui N said Andrea. .Instinc- in
III 49,. wv saw was joke, like N
IN the line. You didn't T
~ -. "appened TO me. / might
II - orained under that tree "
90. new 't and all you could oil
Id ~ = mat You just had time to
4p more nasty bit of cleyerness al
" lure l died." f.
Protested M'sunyo. go u
a.. Why. Marguerite has done m
VI lbs = nmes. He knows ex- in
~. Il ~. s'ce of his rider. And n,
Il sh. a'says stops" to
tynt,. he hadn't-what if he III
nas ~ 49, Andrea hotly. "Oh, SC
tll9d MAJ 80. ! mean. What if he b.
N sn.,., sc
sF~ Insisted the man be
wouldn't think Of it, le
eo the horn of her sad ST
t-if-he-had?. b
l'y whirled. thereby
.fent neck Of Mar II