American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-01-17

The bishop entered the hut and
raised his eyebrows inqurlngly as Ire
vor closed the door. "MosqultoesT
he murmurcd and politely didn't walt
for an answer. "Charming quarters.
Quite the comfortable thing" Then
he caught sight of Andrea who was
half-slttlng on the corner OF the table
and swinging her free leg. Once more
his eyebrows went up but this time
with snap that would have carried
them over the back of his head had
they not been rooted.
"The bishop OF Mona; the Honor
able Andrea Pellor," said Trevor In
buslnessllke tones.
$50 pleased, my lord" said Andrea
with smile that turned into n rip
ping laugh. I'll beg your pardon"
she stammered, "b--but s-surprise
doesn't go well with your face"
II was true; the bishops astonlsh-
ment seemed TO have startled his fea-
lures separately, scattering them over
his countenance at grotesque angles.
ANDREA" he gasped, "Andrea Pellor y
"Yes." said Trevor. "thats the name.
Now, bishop, II you'll sit down, I'll
soon be able to satisfy you that the
arguments used to get you here are
more than justified"
andrea Pellorw repeated his lord
ship.
"You have II correctly. bishop" as
sured Trevor. "Won't you take this
chalrf"
The bishops eyes gradually gath
cred themselves TO n single focus on
Andrea's face. "Young woman" he
said, edo you know that the entire
world has been perturbed for weeks as
to your whereabouts? Do you know
that your family has been suffering
agonies Of suspense rs to your fatey
DO you know that the man to whom
you are betrothed has offered thou
sand pounds for your discovery aliveT'
Andrea glanced triumphantly at Ire
vor. "A thousand pounds" she muir
INJURED.
"Allye," he countered, also murmur'
ing.
The bishop raped on the table with
his knuckles. do you know all thes,
thlnes?"
Andrea slipped from the table ant
stood before her inqulsltor. "It's quite
naturalr she said In a clean-cut ton'
Trevor had never heard her use be
fore. "that you should be n little ex
cited. OF course, I'm dying to hear nj
the news about the world and dear ole
Aunty Gwen and things In general, bu
do let's sit down, II always seems 81
greedy to me to gossip standing"
She turned from him to the chat
that Trevor held for her and motione'
TIE suddenly tanned prelate to an
other. His lips had snapped shut u
the shocking aspersion that he cam
bearing tlt.blts on his tongue and h
sat down on the extreme edge of tn
indicated seat as though by his pos
he would register n continued bu
silent protest.
"You wouldn't think to look ut him,
said Andrea to Trevor, "that In hal
an hour he'll be taking comfort out Q
that chair and out of n good cigar an
out OF long drink" Her eye
laughed at the bishop In just the wa
to take the edge OF her words.
lie slowly smiled and just as slowl
slid back into the depths of the chair
his hands, without the aid of his eye
found the box of cigars that TrevC
held out TO him and his lips forme,
In reply 10 murmured inquiry, III
following words, "a small one. plens
not at all mahogany" Then b
turned to Andrea and said In loudC
Voice. "Now tell me all about IT,"
"There really isn't much to tell
said Andrea. ~ was tired of dancin
and climbed down the cllff from II
, hotel. 1t must have been about foy
o'clock In the morning. found tn
, white mnn-hls real name Is Robe
Goldman Trevor-tlnkering with Il
airplane and asked him To tai
, me with him and he did" She droppC
her eyes. "Now he's agreed to mari
, me-"
, Trevor turned whlte-lipped from II
door where he had been giving an o
der To Bathtub. Andrea" he said, h
eyes blazing with anger, 'you vi
= please keep out of this conyersatiC
until you are called upon for n fe
2 responses" He turned 10 the bisho
please overlook Miss PellOr's iii
: pnncy," he continued. "There Is on
I one reason why should marry h
and she me and that Is that we lo'
: each other beyond the power of Il
Q words TO express
? "But, my dear man." said the bis
r op. 81 know who Lady Andrea
- only too well; the question is who {
;. earth are you? take it I'm not wroI
s In thinking that you have got me he
G with the idea of pcrsuading me to pc
r form ceremony which will show
j. ne with lhue-lght for the next :
Z months"
g "Nino days Is the accepted limit