Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-09
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER l.-Andrea Sellor, hanosoine
daughter OF Lord Pellor. impecunious
arisIoerat. is doomed 10 marry an Hit.
crate but wealthy midd!e-ased diamond
mine owner. She disconsolately wandsrs
from her hotel in South Africa and dis
covers an aviator about TO fly from the
beach Impulslvely. of course imagining
that the trip will be merely Pleasant
excursion, and a welcome. relief from
thoughts OF her impending loveless mar
riage. she begs 10 be taken for flight,
although she does not know him. He
somewhat unwtl.ngly agrees. and they
start.
CHAPTER IT-when she realizes her
unknown aviator Is not going back An
with one OF her stockings. He thwarts
her and they sail on into the very heart
OF Africa. Landing IN an immense crsal,
Andrea fnds the natives all bow IN wor-
ship 20 her mysterious companion. She
is given a slave boy, "Bathtuo.' and the
White Man sets about building hut for
her
CHAPTER III-Andrea Is given .
glimpse OF the home which is to be hets,
h Sp T Y4nftes her % Ginner shss evening.
and in spite OF the fact that he has re-
fused to take her back to CIVILIZATION An
drea accIts his invitation, but he con-
tInues deaf to her pleading that ne re-
store her to her friends.
CHAPTER Iv.-Aadrea is awakened
from sound sleep next morning by loud
pounding on her doorway and Is told 10
prepare for a days hunt with White Man.
and begins to understand more Of he
hosts" character and the reason Tor
his apparently ruthless slaughtering OF
animals. He is providing for the force
OF blacks he employs and who look 70
him for suStenance.
CHAPTER v.-Andrea. worrying over
her deplorable lack of change OF clothing,
Is surprised and delighted when trunk,
loaded with Everything IN the way g.
dropped at her doorway by stalwart ma.
lives and she Is told by White Man that
they are hers. White Man by a skillful
sable bull and she is fast becoming rec.
onciied to her fate after eight days In
the craal
CHAPTER Won another expedition
the donkey on which Andrea 10 mounted
away s With si hs6 and w ihs Man for e.
plains the African method Of wife pur'
chase, "obolo." She is Mortified After.
ward she listens TO the report of native
the district and is invited to the hunt by
White Man. They start down a croco.
dile-infested stream for the scene OF the
hunt.
CHAPTER v11.-Atter a tedious tramp
drea is transfixed by the exciteme- Of
OF the killing Of two elephants Andrea
suddenly ands herself in the Nv warm men EN- ?:
she is by no means indignant Andres
learns that another white man is en-.
camped near their craal, but when she
declares she would like TO see him White
Man warns her she must never try to
see OF communicate with the stranger,
He refuses to give his reasons, and An.
drea resolves to meet the other man.
CHAPTER VIII. - White Man an.
nounces that his work is ended, and prep.
aratious are made for the shipment Of
Andrea allows herself to become Dc.
spondent She gives the signal agreed
on between them to summon White Man
ture ne Of ridtcule and Comfort he coaxes
her from her respondent fit. His strong
character and his ideas Of 4 life of use
tulness are something Of revelation to
Andrea. used to the frivolous existence
common to most "artstocrats," and she
begins to realize with little alarm that
she is beginning to care deeply for him.
CHAPTER Iy.-Next day Andrea is
seized with violent attack Of pernicious
malaria and for three days White Man
wages a desperate fight for her life. lac
succeeds and the incident results in the
discovery OF their love for each other.
Andrea learns that her companion is
flyer, victim Of nervous shock and inca
pacitated for work in the air. The trip
TO the coast, where he met Andrea, was
ao fe trough sr and af
ascent
CHAPTER x-A dinner for which they
had both dressed in European style Is In
tsrrupted by the sound OF chantey.
White Man knew. Andrea suspected.
Their, Then when vhe, he he sent her to her hut she
preaching. From her hut, Andrea hears
the stranger "a tenor who had disap.
peared after a short career which had
made him fsmous) sing, the aria from
ber Then 9s seenF his vGos
mutilated face she is overwhelmed with
terror. He knocks her down and carries
her to his boat and 10 his craal
CHAPTER XI.--Arriying there Andrea
Is attacked by Manchester. tho other
man" She repels him. wounding him Sc
riously with a club. and as he falls she
hears the wh.rr Of an airplane motor and
is overtoyed when White Man appears
He rescues her. in the act destroying the
craal and killing Manchester.
CHAPTER XII.-Trevor at first IL bit
teriy angry over Andrea's disregard Of
his request to ignore Manchester, but she
enthralIed her and is forgiven. Trevor
recognizing that his life is bound up
with hers whatever betide. They reach
homo safely, conveyed by IacCloster's
crew, whom Trevor impres5es into serv-
ice.
Trevor turned white-lipped from the
door where he had been giving an or.
der to Bathtub. Andrea" he said, his
eyes blazing with anger, you will
please keep out Of this conversation
until you are called upon for few