The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-12-20

lit II ana showed ner HOW IL Couiu w
carried TO any desired point on the
circumference of the room and hooked
there.
On one side stood n cot already
made up; beside it small camp chair.
ON the other side was Il long hammock
chair. and close To it stood Il carved
tabouret piled high with books. over
Il small table hung q foolish little
mirror. The walls were wainScuted
with a woven mat Of golden reeds
The place smclled clean, was clean.
Andrea had come into The room OBJ
seSscd by single idea, and that WAS
to determine the why and Wherefor"
of the covered pasSaE" leading 10 the
next hut. She failed 10 discover its
entrance until her companion drew her
attention to door wainscoted like
the walls hut crossed by IL sturdy bar
| pivotcd at one end. the other sinking
into deep socket.
at occurred To me- said the man,
that perhaps you would he afraid at
night unless YOU were sure Of help.
! Listen" He raised the bar, and aS
( he did so the hidden door flew open
and gong sounded in the next nut.
The bar cannot be lifted from my
side of course" he added.
Then he led her out through the
verauda into her private garden and
pointed To quite new and tiny hut.
Your bath and waShroon.' he said.
You must have no wafer in the hut
you live in. not only because its floor
is of mud but principally on account
Of the mosquitoes
Live" said Andrea. "My dear
White Man. you are mad. I'm not
going To live here, no matter how nor
ribly I'm tempted by all this thought
fulnesS of yours and--care.'
He looked queStionngly AT her face
.Win YOU dine with me" he ventured
"at half past five? It's the best hour
on account of daylight and only tive
meals Il day. Will you? After thai
; We'll talk it out
Andrea nodded and dismissed hin
with, Till half after five, then
} Things had moved 50 CAST through
the day that she had had no time t.
} mark more than their general course
Now she settled down 10 Il deliberate
| survey. She went back in her min'
> TO Aunty Gwen. 10 her brothers AM
to the public ut large as representa-
] by the colony dance. She imagined
: their CONSERVATION at her disappear
: ancp viSualiZed the efforts that eve
= at this moment were being made I
: trace her and the full force of thei
4 inevitable futility.
: The searcherS would have nothin
t to 20 on. There was only one chanc
5 as far as she knew and that was
slim one. In the general eXcitemer
i the native whom the white man ha
[ left behind might chatter his way int
e sufficient prominence to get himSe
Il called as witness. But she 81
o small hope on such Il solution, for I'll
n last few hours had taught her thu
/, the author of all her troubles We
: more than White Man to those undo
t, him-he was master.
Then her thoughts turned to Il
l. man she was to have married. I
course. and whatever happened fro
IS now on. Observation-Disclosures of. 81
st puckered her brow, puzzled that sue
le a conclusion brought no great shoe
with il. Last of all. she thought
Il herself. What was the meaning
= This day to Andrea PellOr. TO that 81
If whom she had curiouSly watche
II studied and dreamed over during We
w nearly quarter of century? L
f. consciously she faced the probe
a from the standpoint into which 81
" had been bred alone-measured il
IS the cold rule of convention and 5
IN ciety usage.
IS I'm done for" said Andrea to he
,d self. yesterday Il was pearl
Is great price in the marriage mark'
re and now everything in the way of Gil
that offers will come from the mus
n. halls, Your last day, PellOr," 5
DID added aloud. giving Il deep signihc3n
n. to the use of the old family nal
SIS alone. Her lips curled and her ey
at hardened rebelliously as she added
he final murmur, But it's been hu
nd mer!"
q "Scoff ready, Missis."
wv She jumped erect with a start
in cry.
n PLENTY hungry. eh?' said Batht
to with his usual grin of pride at
m powers of deduction.
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