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

'Tve got these three missionary chaps
here for witnesses to the fact that we
went up In perfectly good filth, that !
was forced to bad landing and got
fenrfully cut up and burned and that
| was only just backing out Of deaths
door when they turned up and found
you intact
"Why, White MANI exclaimed An
iren, how could you get them to tell
that awful Hep
Easily" answered Trevor promptly.
"They wouldn't know II was n lie. You
see. these missionary chaps Will stlll
believe native they can't afford to
conccde the immutuble fact that n
black consistently makes only one
constant effort In his life--nn effort TO
give always the answer that he thinks
1t will please you most to hear. Why
l don't even have to fix 1t up with my
people. You'd believe the lie yourself
u you could understand half they will
say"
Andrea's lips dropped and she shook
her head. "No." she said slowly. mo,
| wouldn't" She was sitting with her
elbows on the table. her cheek against
the back of her clasped hands and her
eyes following the white mans nervous
movements with sort Of wounded
wonder.
so, you see. we can fix It," he con-
Guided. "These clergymen are the
only people In this back country that l
could have trusted you with and who
will strike Just the right family note
In your precious world-of-thethings-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l have
worked my best for you. I've made
them come hundred miles through
country they have always thought i'm
passable."
Andrea sat back and let her hands
fall to her lap; for moment she
bowed her head and looked down mt
them, then she raised her gaze to his
face. Her own. while II had been half
hidden, had suddenly lost Its look Of
exuberant youth. II was 80 pale that
her eyes seemed too large tor Il. They
drnmed It's outlines.
"whlte Man." she said. "do you
mean itY
Mean whatT
Il have seen you XIII beasts and
a,en,' said Andrea, "but even so.
couldn't have believed II of you" Her
voice grew dnlled. Ike water running
over siiken moss. Il couldn't have be-
leved that you would hurt me soV'
She east her arms out across the table
and dropped her face upon them.
win self-accusing cry, Trevor
sprang to her, picked her up and car
ried her to the couch. She lay In his
arms without resisting; her body had
surrendered TO iaxity that let MIN
pie furs under her head ana arrange
her limbs as he would. She was list
Tess; 100 tired TO nght; too broken to
weep. He kneit beside her ana TOOK
ooth her hands In his. NOW that YOU
are no longer an irresponsible enid,
re saiu' now that your stripped SER Is
mere 10 Isten' VIII tel you now love
YOU. The child In you might forget
ne woman never love you In body
ana In spirit. love you so that an
ready TO stand up ana deny freedom.
.o'e y"u cho"s" w siNe you 'nss''t uh'
me world-my world OF starlit nights
ana silent spaces that i've worshlpe'
10 long alone fes' love you enough
Ior that' ana ! nave TO- Goa heip me
Tor you are In my heart and l cal
oever, never get you out
Andrea looked as IL blood were De
hg transfuseu INTO her VEINS win encl
word she feit her yonth coming pac'
win the sure surge OF an ADVANCING
lue. Tier eyes grew oright ana the.
rlghtened' White man she gnspeu
rake me quickly teei ihyseii grow
hg young again
ne ie"ped 10 ms ieet' caught her vi
VI MS arms hnu SHOOK her; then ~
suIrehuvreu' iouhs OF o'u' ne saiu
wn". ulnerehce uoes u nuNes row
'our you'h US ! uIre"uy rove your ", w