Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-10-31


gradually set In a thin straight line.
Doubling up her fists she started to
pummei him into submission.
The onslaught was sudden. and 1t
was reasonable to suppose that the
man would half jump out OF his skin
to their mutual peril. She was pre-
pared for that but not for what really
TRANSFERRED The man merely raised
his shoulders at the first blow and paid
no heed whatever to the ones that fol-
lowed in rapid diminuendo, ceasing
suddenly when Andrea painfully real
lied that such fists as hers were never
intended for stone crushers. She sat
back filed with wonder and vague
admiration for the construction of the
male frame.
In the meantime the airplane con-
tinucd to mount steadily into the
chilly morning blue. She looked about
her and down. The world was very
far away and very small. 1t looked
like something that one might forget
and leave behind entirely. She tried
in vain TO pick out the tiny roof that
was sheltering Aunty Gwen through
her morning nap. Tears once more
came into her eyes and then receded
as a new idea came TO the assistance
of her hard-pressed determination.
She stopped over, took off one dainty
satin slipper, and after a foolish
glance upward to assure herself that
the man couldn't possibly look, undid
certain fasteners with fingers that
could see in the dark. and subsequent
ly removed one of her best party,
heavy silk champagne-colOred stock
ings. This DONE she sat back with the
stocking in her lap and stared long
and pensively at the man sitting be-
fore her intent on the business of 60 I
ing somewhere at the rate of hun
dred miles an hour. That thought cleo
trified her. A hundred miles an hour
meant fifty for every half hour, and
thirty minutes had certainly passed
since she had delivered her person into
the trap of kindly smile that was not.
She took a long breath, leaned for
ward, slipped the stocking deftly
around the mans neck, tied it in a
single slipping knot and pulled. D,
The results were immediate. The
man headed the airplane up for last
grab at altitude, started it on a long,
straight downward glide and cut OFF
his engine. The blessed stiffness that
was so ineffably sweet that
Andrea had to give vent to one great
sigh before she spoke, and while she
was doing that the man calmly drew
I hunting knife from his belt and
severed the restraining strands of
stocking that only a moment before I
lad been almost worthy of the ankle
{ had clothed and adorned.
"Ohl" gasped Andrea.
us that all you had to say?' asked
he man. Into the vast and rushing ]
fitness his calm voice dropped words
s cool and hard as pellets of ice.
Andrea choked with rage. She had
o swallow lump in her throat before
he could gasp, II want to go back
{ once" T
"You asked me to take you with
le" said the man in the same calm
dice "and I don't happen to be going
ack." +
Not going backl" suffered Andrea. {
,ying valiantly to appear collected
did ask to c-come, but it's ev- 3
~ woman's privilege to ch-change Z
or mind. I
when 1 first looked at you I saw l:
smile that was kindly and chival- /
lus How could l know that your |
nile Is nothing but camoufage made
p of lines of dissipation, and your
deous goggles nothing but mask
" hard eyes? I thought you were
man, but you're nothing but beast, u
Hing to torment girl who has fool
hly put herself in your power"
"NIy dear girl" said the man. you n
;ked me to bring you with me, and
se fool I did. Now. like a woman :,
~ are crying because l didn't bring =,
III and leave you at the same time. q,
lme old story. Women are forever II,
anting to eat their cake and have it N,
ILL.," =,
81 am not crying" said Andrea. "and fo
y name isn't my dear girl but the bo
Andrea Pellor." She paused oil
that weighty announcement. 70
Really" said the man, unmoved.
'rother in the Flying Corps. Nice. sp
Imdrum noble family, as l remember to
Well?" ci,
Don't" cried Andrea. Don't start an
at horrible noise again. l want to wi
X to you. I want to--oh, what are ws
u going to do with met"
There was pathetic threat OF tears st,
the question that should have melt tn,
the rockiest heart, but ii failed. Il in,
We no intention OF doing anything We
tn you beyond what you asked for, as
ne interest" said the man quietly. SITS
He reached once more for thu an
rottle. "Stopi" cried Andrea. Il eli,
lst know what you mean. How can he,
ak TO you With that awful din 40 rel
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