The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-02-11
Continued from Last week.o

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CHAPTER Ix.-Next day Andrea Is
seized with violent attack OF perncioua
malaria and for three days White Man
succeeds and the Incident results in the
discovery Of their love for each other.
Andrea learns that her companion Is
pacitated for work in the air. The trip
undertaken through necessity and he is
afraid to risk her safety In another
Before she coulC quite obey rifle
spoke. there was the "Phut !" OF q bull
let as O patch Of MacCloster's shirt
leaped suddenly, weirdy, from his
shoulder into the mir. Instantly he
leaned down and with one hand picked
up Andrea lightly and held her sus-
pended between himself and the shore.
"One more. Trevor! you lousy ban
tamil" he beloved. zone more to
save me the trouble Of wringing the
neck Of your little chicken!"
AS he finished speaking, Trevor shot
again. A look of vacant surprise
passed over the face of the punter
nearest to Andrea. He crumpled up,
sank as though all his bones had sud-
denly melted and fell, face down, to
the bottom of the boat. His pole. re-
leased, slid with swift swish into the
water Manchester promptly placed
her on TIE seat beside him and gave
calm order to the remaining Duntecs,
who had paused in terror. He stood
up, took the tiller between the tremen-'
dous calves Of his legs and proceeded
to FIJI and light his pipe. "You sect"
he snid. quietly. "He won't shoot
again. How do know? I'll tell YOU"
He half seated himself, elbow on
knee the tlllcr under the crook Of his
leg. "a little brain work." he contin.
ucd conversationnlly. "Trevor meant
to kill niger, but not that one-not
the one next to you. He was shooting
ut the bow-boy and he hit the stroke
oar! How do know? Well, it's what
any man would do, let alone one OF
the best shots that ever drew trigger.
He would pick Off the crew beginning
farthest from the point where he need.
ed all his nerve. Now the Bantam
knows what he knew well enough be-
better, and that Is that no man living
can shoot In moonlight and tell where
the bullet will go.
"IIe won't shoot again." he finished
turning to her with CHASTITY smile
$50 you're safe-safe with me. don't
ask you to love me for my looks-only
for myself |"
Andrea looked anywhere but at hi
face. "You and know" she said aftel
pause, "that I am quite safe Will
the man you once were"
"Herc" said MacCloster, his eye
narrowing. "It's too late to pull an.
Of that stuff. Why didn't you try
back there when was really softf'
"When you were sincere" answered
Andrea, II was sincere. You knew 1t
but you woul'n't have known it
wouldn't have been true-if had take
the chance to save my skin"
"That's So" conceded MacClOste
thoughtfully. "But If you're not goln
to be persuaded to love me, will so
please tell me where get orr Wht
are you good for anyway Do 70
realize that I gave up n case OF 81
for you and that case OF gin in thes
troubled times Is worth oil Of thrt
pounds sterling"
Andrea WINGED. $50 I'm really n
worth three pounds" she said half
herself.
MacCioster heard and took quit
pity on the wistfulness In her yolc
"Well," he said, comfortingly,
wouldn't say that. Where 1t was
question OF sentiment or matter
having something pretty around t
house n man might go further. WI
even among the blacks"
He paused, looked calculatlngly
her and then went on: "Old-timers "
tell you that there are two qualitl
that don't exist in Africa at all ; one
gratitude and the other Is affection.
think they're right about the first i
about the second, know better. The
are cases where black likes part
ular woman, and when that happe
his face is marked by peculiar To-
1 know 1t and every time catch sil
OF 1t I'm two extra pounds In poclif
"Why2" asked Andrea. "What