Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1920-05-14
CHAPTER vlll.-contInued.

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She decided 70 cry n little more and
found she couldr't. Tears had with
drawn before an Intellectual rage. Her
face hardened. Well. II she couldn't
cry, something must happen II net on
It's own, then II must be forced. She
wondered whnt the white man wns
doing. Perhaps he wns sound nslecp;
perhaps he was even snorlngl What
did she know nbout this man, anyway
Was he humnn7 Had he live points OF
contact ar was he an lmralpnble cren-
tlon Of her sick brnln7 Perhaps she
wasn't here at all n she screamed.
would Aunty Gwen come running In
or Her eyes, following the sequence
of her thoughts. fell upon the barred
door.
She arose, put on her slippers and
her bn'hrohc. walked deliberately to
the door. graspcd the bar with two
trembling hands and threw II up with
all her strength, The clnng OF the far
AWAY gong rang out above the din of
the dronlng rain. Following II Instant
~ came the thud OF II falling chair.
The door. released. swung slowly open
with II long-drawn creak OF unolled
hinges, Andrea was suddenly fright
cned.
Coming through the covered way
she could hear the swift crush Of hur-
rylng steps. M'sungo. fully dressed,
shot into the ccntvr OF her room and
whlrlcd. In his hands. held NJ the hip,
A....s 90. ul.vn... 40 a. slIIuls.aNsu
snwcd.o1 shotgun. Only his long train
ing 10 look twice before he fired saved
Andrea when his eyes brought him the
startling conviction that besides him
self she was the only other living thlng
In the room. she stared nt him, wide
eyed aud trembling. She saw his fig
urc, keyed to one sort OF combat. relax
only TO grow slowly tense again. He
turned. laid the shotgun aside and
cnmc townrd her with swift sure
strides. For nm instant his eyes
wavercd but ns he drew nenrer they
stendled to trnnsfx and hold her
pinned against the wall.
She felt herself struggling ms against
nm unjust accusation. Under her
trembling hands. her heart beat with
grent Irregular throbs. A lump rose
IN her throat and II seemed ns though
It must strange hoe II she did not let
II out. In her desperation she hurled
herself forward. threw her arms nhout
M'sungo's neck. pressed her face
ngnlnsi him and sobhed.
"Oh, White Man" she gnsped. 81
was so lonely-I am 30 lonely"
The embrace of n womnn is n
thing the cllnglng of n child quite an
other. The %sternness IN M'sungo's eyes
died suddenly; the hard look In his
face fnded. vanished and gave plnce To
one Of grent tenderness, lie gathered
Andrea mp IN his arms and carried
her quickly through the covered way.
lie told himself there WIS every ren.
son To hasten, for he could feel her
soft warm body shaken with sobs.
wrapping itself round his heart and
crushing II beyond repair. lie laid her
on the couch In his room. mnde n nest
for her Ia the many pelts with which
Il was covered, pillowed her head In a
bundle " furs und drew over her a
gnyiy figured snrong.
"lou we're cOld,' he said, as he
tucked her In; then he knelt beside
her. took her hand In moth OF his and
suddenly laid his face IN her open
pain. still moist with her tenrs.
Andrea drew n long whimpering
sigh aud nestled down against the
warm furs. Her eyes gnzed Imperson.
atty md a little wonderingly at Msun.
go's bowed head then they wandered
about the room. So this was where he
had lived and worked during many
monthsi II was a bachelors room.
arranged AZ nnce for comfort. utility
nnd sloth. on one side WIS his cot.
permanently Enclosed In mosquito mel.
ting ana having az us head n lantern
for reading In bed, Next TO II. cnme "A
high drnnghtsmnn's desk roughly
mude Of lHcking cnscs. I'm each end
~ II. %rui'sring cundles. SIN lighted.