Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-19
CHAPTER CONTINUED,

Suddenly a terrific ripping crash
above her head ore through her
numbe senses and brought her stag
Iger1ng to her feet. The whole mon
ster structure of the Gaia swayed and
bent as though it had been struck by
a tornado. Strong limbs creaked and
cracked with reports like pistol shots
and a shower of leaves fell with a
faint click-clicking that could be dis
tlnctly heard as if through the inter-
stlces of the general and g~rosser' COM
motion. The roaring of the aeroplane
that h had thought an hallucina-
tion suddenly ceased. Presently,
through the thatch of the rofo.
Andrea came fully to her senses
and called in a clear, high voice, I'm
here, White Man: I'm here, white
Man. She repeated the cry steadily
at short intervals until he shouted an
answer: Following the sound of his
voice, her eyes caught the CLEAN Of
his hunting knife, hacking a way
through the thatch and when, final
ly, his feet were thrust through the
opening. h seized and guided them
to a foothold. In another second he
was standing before her. Even in the
dim light h could see that his taco
was blackened, his eyebrows, eyelash-
es and mustache entirely singend, his
hair burnt off in patches. "Oh! White
Mani" she gasped. throwing out both
Drop it, said Trevor shortly.
(Which way to the ground"
She showed him. He slid down the
branch until he struck the first cleat
and waited there to catch her.
Come on. now" he said. I'm t..irty
seconds whoever's left in this hell
hole will be baked"
From below them and outside the
Gaia came the ululuing of a thousand
dominated by the believing Of Mac
Closter. issuing drunken and impos-
sible orders intermingled with horri-
BILE and obscene oaths. As Trevor
and Andre reached the platform at
the main intersection of the trees
branches the pail Of smoke that had
been following close on their heels
descended with a swirl aud enveloped
them. He turned, caught up her
skirt and threw it over her head;
then he seixed her in his arms. buried
his face against her breast and stag
gered blindly down the spiral stair
way.
In the van Of the smoke, almost as
though he were being propelled by it.
he stumbled through the exit into the
cool air Of night and a glare that
p"ASo Ao 1dSo VI lIlS lull moon. he
dropped Andrea to the ground,
stepped over her and stood face to
face with the raving Manchester. On
the instant the giant fell silent. He
stared vacantly for the space Of q
second; then his ravaged face with
ed into such an expression of sub
limated hatred as no man lives to see
twice. Murder wrote itself large
across his features, slow murder with
bare hands for this enemy who had
sem up in smoke and flame the one
beloved earthly possession Of the
wreck Of a life. With a choking gulp
that seemed to rend his throat he
charged, head down, arms thrown
wide. talons clutching in anticipation.
His mouth twisted in a thin smile,
Trevor shot from the hip. The bullet
of the heavy service receiver caught
Manchester in the shoulder and spun
him around three times. Trevor fired
again. The giants body seemed to
waver in air, then crumpled and fell
spraying toward the gun, face down.
you've killed him." sobbed An
drea, still on her hands and knees.
I'm a way" said Trevor calmly and
half to himself. HE really died ,ears
ago."