The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-02-05


fatally fascinated and paralyzed on
the threshold of disaster? Her heart
was beating with a deafening ihrob.
She was sure the natives about her
could hear the equal tumult in their
own breasts.
Then her eyes. glued to the three
black clouds, saw one of the lesser OF
them move, raise vast blankets OF ears
and flap them, starting an audible gust
of wind. A great trunk wound and
unwound, rose lazily to incredible
heights. reached a limb and tore IL
with scream of rending fibers from
the parent tree. The beast turned
slightly to avoid the avalanche of
bOughs. Instantly the white mans
arms swept into motion. He leveled
the big gun al an upward slant upon
The still immovable central cloud and
fired.
All the silence In the world WAS rent
asunder by that shot. With rending
crash as Of a thousand gatllng guns,
one. two, twenty elephants swept
through the sea OF saplings and away.
II was as though an angry god had
snatched up the forest like n shoot
and ripped 1t apart. In the terrible
whirlwind of sound gone mad. the
second bark of the rifle was flute
lost to the ear.
Msungo turned and automatically
seized his supporting gun. His eve,
swept the back trail. looking for An
area. She wasg one. "Bathtub!'hc
roared.
me boy ran to him. his face work
ing fifth every emotion known to the
black breast--joy, triumph, greed.
cupidity and fear. The last was pre-
dominant and with reason, for M'sun-
go dropped his gun, shot out both
hands to the blacks throat and lift
ed him strangling into the air. Damn
YOU" he said, where's your missus?
Where Is she?" The boys eyebalis
protruded farther and farther from
his contorted face.
Here am" painted Andrea.
Msungo relaxed his grip; Bathtub
dropped to the ground like nerveless
sack but bounced up again, all his
emotions except fear once more in full
cry across his grinning face.
Andrea laid both hands on Msungo's
arm. ut wasn't his fault" she gasped.
~ started to do Just what you told
Inc. White Man. You know you saw
me husging the tree. But when heard |
the Day Of Judgment right on top Of
mo II Just had to give II run for
it's money!"
She dropped her head against him
and sobbed. He put his arm around
hep and patted her swkwarily on the
back. There! There" he said.
Don't. Please don't" Seemingly with
out his volition his arms drew closer
and closer until he suddenly awake TO |
the fact that he was just plainly hug
ging Andrea Pellor.
He pushed her roughly from him. |
Here" he said in quite different |
voice, 'this isn't my funeral. Come |
and cry ON the elephant"
"All right" said Andrea, docilely.
"How many were there? | heard Il
troupe--an army Of them"
"You heard Just one" said Msuuyo.
Dabbing at her eyes with soiled fists,
she followed him to the side Of the
fallen monarch around which were
gathered the natives. a sort of glazed |
awe on their faces. for the dead bull |
was mighty tusker. carrying ivory 10
the value OF eighty women. At M'sun- !
go's approach their arms went up In
single gesture and from one thrOst |
they yelled. "Bai-ye-ie.' - \
Scarcely had the cry III homage died
away when n sound eaine to then,
through the bush that frosc them into
listening silence. Their faces expressed
unbelicf hut their knowledge was in
sisient. 1t told them that they were