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


his cigar, and sat down. All right,
he said, "lll trust you. Here's the
cat out Of the bag. I'm not the
only White man IN this bit OF conn
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 one thing and
one thing only. thank God. In common.
They are boih clandestine. AZ II hnp-
pens. don't think he knows or cares
what I'm up TO, but ! know all about
when he comes down the river he In
invariably roaring drunk. His tongue
never stops"
Does he--everT' asked Andrea.
"You mean does he stop hereY'
She nodded.
Eyes, he does" said MsuDgo. II
wish he didn't, but he always does"
"And wha. had yon intended to do
with me ON his first visitT' che asked.
WELL" said Msungo. his brows
pickering, "rve had in mind 10 tell
You ali about II just ~ I'm doing, and
trust you. But II Il hadn't come to
that I was going to gag You and lock
you up"
"Ob, We're your" said Andrea, her
eyes narrowing. Let me tell you at
once that do not consider myself I'M
der parole. don't mean by that. that
! TIN going Ia sit on the river bank wait
ing for this man 10 come along, but
when he comes would be a 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 I
would no longer be totally In your
power. II my disappearance should
be completed there would be a cred
IDLE 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 arous-
ing your curiosity" he said, "let me
assure you that you are thousand
times safer In my sole power than In
that Of one or dozen MacClosters. 4"
SIS that his name Mac ioster?"
asked Andrea coldly.
N'sungo nodded.
And what Is his reprehensible
business?"
Il cant conceive why I should tell
you. One can't spread that sort Of
thing without harmins ones self"
80 you don't trust me after ALL"
said Andrea.
1T isn't a question OF trusting"
replied M'sungo. IT'S a question of
whether it ever pays to tell tales out
o. school,"
And you don't think you are justl
ded ig telling me- this mans business
inst as warning?'
sYou mean," said Msung0. $50 that
you can believe me when tell you IL
would he n disaster should he catch
n glimpse Of Won; In other words. YOU
the truth"
Not ut all" said Andreu. You're
fishing for tronble. l nean--just u
warming"
well, II you mean Just that" said
M'sungo, ut IL quite unnecessary, for
the man Is his own warning. Only see
him before he sees yon and ! won't
have TO gag you, l won't have to lock
you mp. | may. however. have to put
the tracker on your trail into the
bush"
"You thlnk there is a man living I
would run from p said Andrea. ''You
don't know me-"
Perhaps you wouldn't" said
Msungo. but In the case OF MacCl0s- 1
ter, II would he because you couldn't |
on account Of Jelly In the knees"
oh cried Andrea. "Now you have
done 1t. Now I want to see him." /.
Andrea Pelior." said M'sungo quiet
ly, please believe me when tell you
that you don't. I'm hoping the old |
devil won't 10 on tear while you're
here, but II he does and II he comes.
just remember what tell you Rather
than have Manchester see you and |
touch you, l would gladly cut your
throat"
why mine?" asked Andrea. at |
would have impressed me II lot more
II you'd said your own, Perhaps You
realized that | couldn't quite believe
that"
snow you're trying to quarrel" said
the white man coolly. aren't you
slecpyp
"No."
lie yawned. -
That's nice Of you" said Andrea.
'And since you're interested, | might
ms well ask few more questions.
What were you doing on that d.
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