Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-20
SYNOPSIS

oarEhtec Of lord Pe,ior. impecunious
a is:ocrat !s doomed to marry an ulit,
crate but wealthy middle.ssed diamoad
mine owner She diseonsoistsly wsndsrs
covert sn aviator about 10 fly from the
beach. impuls.yely, OF course ina ssnins
that the trip will be merely a p.eassnt
tn6ugnts OF her impending lovsiess mar
rage, sle etgs 20 be taken foi night.
although she does not know him. He
somewhat urwlJGIgiy agrees. and thsy
start.
CHAPTER rI.-When she realizes her
unknown aviator IL not going back An
drea in desperation tries 10 CHOKE hln,
with one OF her stockings. He thwarts
her and they sail on into the very heart
OF Africa. Landing In an immense ciaai,
Andrea dads the natives all bow In wor-
eHip 70 her mysterious companion. She
is given Il slave boy, "Bathtub." and the
White Msa ssts about building a hut ICE
her.
CHAPTER II1-Andrea Is given .
glimpse of the home which is to be hers.
ana wonders at ics completeness. Waite
Man invites her 20 dinner that evening
and In spite OF the fact thst he has re-
fused TO take her back to civilization An
drsa accepts his invitation, eIL ne con
store her to her friends.
CHAPTER lN.-AndE-a Is dw
from sound sleep next morning b. loud
Founding on her doorway and is told 70
prepare for q days hunt with White Man.
She thoroughly enjoys the exciting mp
hosts" character and tee reason foi
his apparently ruthless sleusht2rinE 0!
animals He Is providing FOR the fo-cs
OF blacks ne employs and WHO LOOK 70
hun fer sustenauSe,
CHAPTER v.-Andrsa. WORRYING .oTeI
= a .-Nz 3-Is ~ = n
is surprised and delighted when trunk.
loaded with everything in the way OF
clothing dear to TIE feminine heart, is
tIT 2s'e and she ' is told BY Wh;e Man The,
tk4y are hers. White Man by skilful
srot saYes her from the attack OF
sa 6e bull ard she Is fast becoming rec.
onciled 20 her fate after eight days IN
the cTaal.
CHAPTER Won another expedition
moment made RIDICULOUS. White &an ez-
plains the African method OF wife pur'
chase, "oboIo"' She IL horriaed.. After.
runners that a herd OF elephants IL In
the district and is invited to the hunt by
White Man. They start down croco-
dile-infestsd stream for the scene OF the
hunt
A moment later. they were of at a
terrific pace. the tracker in the lead,
Msungo next. then the gunbearers,
Andrea, and after her the tagging rest.
For hours they kept on with
out break or pause.
Andrea watched M'sungo's long stride,
fascinated by Its unvarying pendulum
swing. The gunbearers took shorter
steps. They walked pivoting on the
ball of the foot; just before each step,
their heels jerked inward sharply FOX
the thrust buck. She leaned forward
Marguerite had his eyes wide open
He seemed to be breathing softly. as
though he, too, were bent on playing
the game.
Quite sud denly they came out Of the
forest into q broken NANCY space. The
heat and glare was terrific. Here aud
there were scraggy groups Of thorn
apparently burnt up by the sun, but In
reality very much alive. To one side
an enormous acacia cast It's grateful
blot Of shade. The tracker, pausini
at last, looked straight up, transh1e'
in an eloquent pose.
Andrea followed his gaze. At al
Incredible height she saw branch
freshly broken. Her reason battles
with incredulity; 1t told her that oni.
one thing could have reached tn
branch and snapped 1.-THE up-funi
trunk Of the rearing beast they wer'
following. Fer the FIRST time In he
life, measuring again that height, sh'
felt actual awe. M'sungo cast glance
over his shoulder. His face was alisht
his eyes shone with swimming bril-
lance.
4 few minutes later they came 4
the ragged edge Of the elephant bush
The tracKer cast left and right will
quick, jerky steps. Here the three
bulls had separated: joyful sign, for l
showed intention to feed. The tracke
came to q halt, dropped the tip Of hii
assegai shaft to q chosen spoor
M'sungo looked back at Andrea impa
tiently. She threw herself from Mar