The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-12-20
cuApTER VII.--Continued.

= sobbed. He put his arm around
=. and matted her awkwardly on the
~ ~rherel There Y he said.
sont. Please don't" Seemingly with
:, Me- volItion his arms drew closer
"a eloser until he suddenly awoke to
4. ,sct that he was just plainly hug
apg Andrea Pellor.
n o. pushed her roughly from him.
x,er." he said In quite a different
,.Ice sthis isn't my funeral. Come
md CRY on the elephant.
AN right" said Andrea. docllely.
Tov many were there2 ! heard a
| touue--an army Of them"
sYou heard just one," said Msungo.
pabbIng ut her eyes with soiled fists.
me- followed him to the side of the
hIleu monarch around which were
nthered the natives, sort Of glazed
900 Of, IN, ir faces, for the dead bull
ms mighty tusker, carrying ivory to
| Ae yaue Of eighty women. At M'sun-
ns approach their arms went up I'm a
dagie gesture and from one throat
Ay yelled. "Bai-ye-te"
Scarcely had the cry of homage died
msy when a sound came to them
through the bush that froze them into
uaenIng silence. Their faces expressed
ubeIief but their knowledge was in
| tsent. II told them that they were
| barring death struggle. the whisper
| INK gush of blood from mighty lungs.
uIehtIly pierced. With a yell they
y broke toward that music and suddenly
aopped. remembering that II is al
mys wise with elephant to let the gun
p first.
Andrea. frightened. stopped SWIVEL
Y @What IL III" she asked.
7 rot two" said M'sungo apollo
rtically. "That's the one that kept
" waiting between heaven and hell"
7 remember. II was awful. But
Wy did you waltz What did he have
hin With II. poor dear7"
rsungo smiled In spite Of himself.
He had great deal to do with It." he
amsred. until he started tearing
\ ne to pieces and took a half turn
dodge the damage, he was headed
~ down our trail. wasn't hep
andrea nodded.
Well continued M'sungo. kicking
= mountain Of flesh at his side. "just
shas a. he was facing us. couldn't
eh the fair mark of this old boy.
iath one Of the bits Of knowledge
ast has been paid for with the lives
many men. A startled elephant
ssut charge; he bolts whichever
NJ hss headed"
Ne looked up and added with par
Unable pride: Sand that. too. Is how
new where to get him running--the
nr way. made up my mind where
moot before he was there"
lhey went to survey the second
nm he was quite dead: one long |
Wy cleaning white. an ivory island
"a lake Of bright blood. "Come
wv said M'sungo quickly. He led |
% the shade OF one OF the big
w. where Marguerite. newly arrived.
= already browsing and dreaming
ppy Of all the evil in the world. |
l'Cad the nearby elephant, the M
" swarmed like maggots.
ahw
osntuo turned lingeringly from the
% rushed over, dropped the
1n oox nj M'sungo's feet and
sasn back again. "We'll have to
%pW him. said M'sungo, sitting
!. NY and proceeding to open the tin
- ny out Andrea's lunch for her.
~ e'ephant-especially a dead one
s'us place IN the native cosmos
20 white man has ever quite sue
!, s''s' 70 grasplng. All those boys
vu'fs mad. I've seen one sever
4. "s'ns from his body when he was
i mat and never notice IT till he
@'sd from loss Of blood"
.sa!es shivered but M'sungo did
~. ao'lce L. "They believe" he con-
So mat the meat of elephant is a
y suu OF the flesh Of all animals
4 - nas oy eating 1t they acquire all
& No. ''ae attributes-the courage OF
q. a'0 the slyness OF the jackal the
a, NY capacity Of the snake. the eye
tVh.." sne hawk by day and Of The
n ~. =! night. the industry OF the
\. 's ~ the holnIng Instinct OF the bee.
- - the ilner It's endless: and
snn.s. ause they have more than n
\ 49,, o. the qualities they seek.
A. 'sution will never die"
4 -. pped to give Andrea drink
M ~. and to feed her a first sand
III 49, ~ mat isn't the only thing
amr,ss 0'es,' he went on. bis eyes
,ssr 10y. s @ peculiar look she had
4 a. - :. y them before, such a look
As,tr ~. ~, to connect only with
Asps,s,'s. 0at'cs, ardent believers. and
M,sss,s'vs ont Of keeping with the
Andsd \. = the White Man she ha /
M 4 "nite Man" she cried.
~ ~. - meani What's come
sSs nv and then back at
v. aid. q Quizzical CLEAN
y eyes, swho's afrsidi ,
~ oace more Z thing /
. hundred tinoo
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