Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1920-05-07

Sne saw n uouOt n tnen n buuuen
decision come into his face. "All
right" he said. 'rn tell you tonight"
They reached the home craal at the
setting Of the SUM-. In rapid succession
came tea. a hot bath, fresh clothes
md dinner. With the nrst pun at her
cigarette Andrea settled back In her
chair and said. "Now."
The man did not pretend n be at a
loss for her meaning, He nodded, 1T
his cigar and sat down. "All right"
he said. "l1l trust you. Here's the
cat out OF the bag. I'm not the
only white MIN In this bit Of coun'
try. There's another who came In
across the wilderness and has his camp
about forty miles up the river. His
business and mine have n thing and
one thing only, thank God. In ommon
They are both ciandestine. As II hap
pens. I don't think he knows or cares
what I'm up to, but I know all about
him, because on those ARE occasions
when he comes down the river he In
invariably roaring drunk. His tongue
nev stops"
DOtb HC-tNtIf uuhtu AuuTCH-
"You mean does he stop heref"
She nodded.
Eyes. he Does" said M'sungo. II
wish he didn't, but he always does"
"And what had you intended TO do
with me on his FIRST vlsitf" she asked.
"Well," said M'sungo, his brows
puckering, "rve had In mind to tell
-. III .ko,.t - N,,at ~. IT,. Ant,. "a
trust you. But II II hadn't come to
that, l was going to gag you and lock
you up"
"oh. we're your said Andrea. her
eyes narrowing. Let me tell you at
once that 7 do not consider myself un-
der parole. ! don't mean by that that
I'm going to sit on the river bank walt.
when he comes l would be n 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
l had really been here"
A dark flush spread over M'sungo's
face. AT the risk of further arousinl
your cui .osity," he said. "iet me as
sure you that you are n thousand
times safer in my sole power than In
that OF n or n dozen MacClosters."
rs that his name-Mac Closterr
asked Andrea coldly.
M'sungo nodded.
"And what Is his r~eprehensibie bus
iness7"
II can't conceive why I should tel
you. One can't spread that sort o.
thing without harming ones self"
$50 you don't trust me. after all,
said Andrea.
ut isn't n question OF trusting" re
piled M'sungo. TITS n question O
whether II ever pays to tell tales on
Of school"
"And You don't think you are justi
fed In telling me this mans bushes
Just as n warningf
"You mean,' said Msungo. $50 tina
you can believe me when tell you !
would be a disaster should he catcl
a glimpse OF your In other words, yol
want to be persuaded that I'm tellinI
the truth"
"Not at ALL" said Andrea. your
fishing for trouble. | mean-Just
warming"
well, II you mean Just that" sal
M'sungo, ut Is quite unnecessary. 10
the man Is his own warning. Only Sc
him before he sees you and l won
have to gag you, l won't have to loo
you up. ] may, however, have to pu
the tracker on your trail into tn
bush"
you think there is n man living
would run from7" said Andrea. "Yo
| don't know me"
, Perhaps you wouldn't" sal
M'sungo, "but In the case OF MacCloi
} ter, II would be because you couldn
! on account Of Jelly in the knees"
. NOhl" cried Andrea. "Now you has
done II. Now | want 10 see him"
andrea Pellor." said M'sungo quie
I ly. ''plense believe me when | tell "a
that you don't. I'm hoping the Of
devil won't go on II tear while you'I
here, but II he does and II he come
just remember what l tell you. Rattle
than have Manchester see you m
I touch you, | would gladly cut yol
throat"
"why miner" asked Andrea. ="
would have Impressed me a lot moi
! IL you'd said your wi Perhaps "
3 realized that I couldn't quite beile'
U that"
"Now you're trying to quarrel" ga
the white man coolly. AREN'T ~
sloepyT"
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