Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-15
GRAND FORKS HERALD. THURSDAY, JULY Is, 1870.
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a glance around to see if Trevor were
watching, she arose and walked slow
ly across the open court of the craal.
In her breast was a great rebellion
at the curt in which he had
made his request, but she had to ad-
nit to herself that no, other form Of
address, coming from him. could
have impressed her so deeply, moved
her so quickly.
IN went to her room, closed the
front door but did not bar it, chose a
book and sat down to make q pre-
tense of reading. The sound of the
chantey rumbled near and then wav-
cred afar according to the bends Of
the river but in spite of this variation
the sum Of its volume swelled
steadily in an ominous approach until
it died quite suddenly at the boat
landing.
There was a distant rattle of a
dozen punting poles dropped across
the thwarts, a spoken word or two
that carried marvelously across the
still night, and then a long silence
suddenly shattered by "a believing
voice. Ship ahoy! Show your port
and starboard lights, damn you. How
in the hell d'you think Ill make the
channel"
Andrea rose quickly and laid her
ear to a crack in the door,, Her pulse
was beating fast but she was smiling.
She heard Trevor come out and pres
emily she heard him speak. His
voice was almost unacceptable, 1t
was so cold and so incisive, like
~sharpened steel. In strange incon-
gruity, the words he let fall wer. like
drops of molten metal.
Hello, Manchester, you dirty,
drunken brute! What's your price to
go away from here tonight? I can
offer you a case Of Bols and all the
kaffir dogs in the craal to see you
off,"
The words and their manner
seemed to her that these two men
must be joking. Then she felt the
impact of an u"ndercurrent Of male
violence such as she had never in her
life imagined. much less encountered.
She quivered to the thought thai
here was Trevor absolutely without
gloves at last, every word an inten.
tionally naked blow.
Trevor" said Manchester in an oily
voice that was STRONGLY softened and
indescribably aggravating, II like
you. I can't help likin' you; you're
SO damned un-Biblical. Not a whis'
per about a sanguinary fatted calf.
You go right to my heart with a case
of .:No." s. ades H9sx6 bring Fri it . 1as;" IT IN
ANOs S0AO tIACVOls oCAA y uF
I'll have it waiting for you by the
time you get back If you don't rot and
fall apart on the way"
There you go," said MacCloste,
pleasantly. always cheerful, warn
welcome on your tongue" Then
with a change that was like a thun-
der-clap, Send it up, you dung-hil
bantam! Why the hell haven't you
sent my music box?"
Andrea pressed her hands, her face
and her whole body against the door,
}She was trembling slightly but she
was not frightened; her intelligence
was too busy. 1t had leaped to an un-
Outstanding Of Trevor's part in what
was going on outside. She forgot that
tie Of tongues. She could imagine
this man. MacCloster, as a mountain
of Drawn and sinew against which
Trevor was deliberately opposing all
the moral weight Of the old fighting
slogan. Bully a bully!"
More than that: she could now
feel that the suppressed hatred sh<
come boldly into the open and tina.
it was in a sense labored and forced
only because it's intensity was beyond
actual expression. These two men
were stripped to an unbelievable
nakedness-rapier and broadsword
Tapping, thirsting nightly for hearts
blood and nothing less. In compari-
son with her own little struggle with
Trevor. the encounter assumed the
proportions of a meeting of elements
II didn't send it," said Trevor soft
ly. because I didn't want to remind
myself you were still unburfed. Be-
Sides, it looks so clean"
II know" interrupted Manchester
Once more his astonishinsly flexible
voice changed it's tone to n of un.
sfeigned calm. II can understand. Of
course" he remarked conversational.
~. you dislike the idea Of carrion ir
conjunction with the virgin polish OF
a mahogany box. Well, let's have
look at the thing"
1T don't remember having seen 70,
so sober before" said Trevor in tn
same easy tone and from its souni