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with me on his first visitf" she asked.
"Well," said M'sungo. his brows
pickering, 1--WE had in mind to tell
you all about II just as I'm doing, and
trust you. But IL 1t hadn't come to
that, / was going to gag you and lock
you up"
"Oh, were your" said Andrea, her
eyes narrowing. 'Let me tell you at
once that I do not consider myself IN
der parole. l don't mean by that that
ing for this man to come along, but
when he comes I would be a fool to
miss the chance of telling him just
what my situation Is. He might not
be able to get me out, but at least /
would no longer be totally In your
power. II my disappearance should
be completed there would be a cred
ible witness to the incredible fact that
I had really been here" ,
A dark flush spread over M'sungo's
face. AT the risk of further arousing
your curiosity" he said, "let me as
sure you that you are a thousand
times safer In my sole power than in
that Of one or a dozen MacClosters."
rs that his name-MacC losterT'
asked Andrea coldly.
M'sungo nodded.
"And what is his reprehensible bus
inessr
~ can't conceive why I should tell
you. One can't spread that sort of
thing without harming ones self"
$50 you don't trust me, after ALL"
said Andrea.
"It isn't a question Of trusting" re-
piled M'sungo. SITS a question CT
whether 1t ever pays to tell tE;es out
Of school,"
"And you don't think you are justi-
fed in telling me this mans business
just as a w~arning?"
"You mean," said M'sungo. $50 that
you can believe me when / tell you 1t
would be a disaster should he catch
a glimpse OF you? In other words, you
want to be persuaded that I'm telling
the truth"
"Not at ALL" said Andrea. you're
fishing for trouble. i mean-just a
warming"
swell. IL you NEAR just that" said
M'sungo. cit is quite unnecessary. for
the man is his own warning. Only see
him before he sees you and / won't
have to gag you. I won't have to lock
you Up. I may, however. have to put
the tracker or your tran into the
bush."
"You think there is a man living I
would run fromT said Andrea. "You
don't know me-"
perhaps you wouldn't" said
M'sungo, .but in the case of MacClos-
ter, 1t would be because you couldn't
on account of jelly In the knees"
"Ohv" cried Andrea. snow you have
done 1t. Now i want to see him."
andrea Pellor." said M'sungo quiet
ly. 'please believe me when I tell you
that you don't. I'm hoping the old
devil won't go on a tear while you're
here, but If he does and II he comes
just remember what I tell you. Rather
than have Manchester 6 you and
touch you, I would gladly cut your
throat"
"Why miner asked andrea. "It
would have impressed me a lot nor
IL you'd said your own. Perhaps you
realized that I couldn't quite believe
that"
snow you're trying TO quarrel" said
the white mar coolly. Aren't you
sleepy"
EMO"
He yawned.
'"Tbat's nice OF you." said Andrea.
And since you're interested, I might
as well ask a few more questions.
What were you doing ON that D.
beach with your airplane. anyway?
WIN that be telling tales out Of
school?"
He looked relieved. mot at all. I'd
got off my third steamer load and /
suddenly had news that put 1t up to
me to change the captains sailing or
ders before he passed beyond the
reach Of wireless. There wasn't time
AoA ahythAh6 Oot thC ohu hJLHB uVut ~
/ ran her out and logged down the
coast. / wasn't on that d. beach
more than thirty minutes, all told"
Thirty minutes" Inurmured An
drea- 'Who would have thought that
one little haif-hour could ever mat
teri"
He looked az her musingiy. at
doesn't pay to tell you things" he said.
I'VE get along better just living"
=" wonder how you know r. said An
drea. you've told me such a lot,
haven't your Where did you learn to
fyr
Her question seemed to send q shock
through him. but he met her eyes
senarely and said nothing. Andrea
waited a full minute. then she began :
"Who are your What's your namef
Where did you come from? Do you al
ways take an airplane along7 Are you
an amateurf II you're not, why do you
shrivel every time / say flying ma.
chinef Why do POUR She pounded
the table.
Tho mans face paled and went
winter at each Of her questions, but ne
held hls tongue, and his silence mad