Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1920-06-11

TO his feet. "uod bless my SOUL" III
exclaimed. where did you come from
When did you get heref My deaf
chap. wbnt's happened to your facef
Trevor, forgetfui Of his damaged ap
pcarnnce. put his hands to his lips
gulltlly. ms though he feared that som
mark had chung there to betrny theii
recent occupation; then he remem
bered his slnged and bandnged condl
tion. "Oh. that |" he said. Nothing
nothing 10 spenk OF. Won't yot
come lnf I'll see your companions
later"
The bishop entered the hut nnc
raised his eyebrows Inqulrlngly as Ire
o. closed the door. "Mosqultoesf'
he murmured and politely didn't wait
70 an answer. charming quarters
Quite the comfortable thing" Then
he caught sight Of Andrea who was
hnlf-sIttIng on the corner OF the table
and swinging her free leg. Once more
his eyebrows went up but this time
with n snap that would have carried
them over the back OF his hend had
they not been rooted.
"The bishop OF Mona the Honor
able Andren Pellor." snld Trevor In
busInessiIke tones.
80 pleased. my lord" said Andrea
with a smile that turned into n rip
pllng lnugh. Ill beg your pardon"
she stnmmered. "b-but s-surprise
doesn't 80 well with your face"
II was true; the bishops nstonlsh-
ment seemed 10 have startled his fen.
lures separately. scattering them over
his c%ouniennnce at grotesque angles.
andrea" he gasped. "Andrea Pellor I"
Eyes" snld Trevor, "thnt's the name.
Now, bishop, II you'll sit down, III
soon be able TO satisfy you that the
arguments | used to get you here are
more than Justified"
"Andrea Pellorl" repeated his lord.
ship.
"You have II correctly, bishop" as
sured Trevor. "WOn't you take this
chnlrf"
The bishops eyes gradually gath
cred themselves to n single focus on
Andrews face. young woman" he
sud, do you know that the entire
world has been perturbed for weeks as
to your whereabouts7 DO you know
that your family has been suffering
ngoniCs Of suspense ms to your fate2
DO you know that the man TO whom
you are betrothed has offered n thou.
sand pounds for your discovery allve?"
Andrea glanced trlumphnntly at IRE
ynr "a thntauuH nnttuNg ~ ohn fnur.
INJURED.
"Allve," he %countered. also murmur
Ing.
The bishop rnpped on the table with
his k%nuckles. "Do you know all these
~thlngs7"
Andrea slipped from the table and
stood before her lnqulsitor. TITS quite
natural !" she said In n clean.cut tone
Trevor had never heard her use be-
fore, tint you should he n little ex.
cited. or course, I'm dying to hear all
the news about the world and dear old
Aunty Gwen and things in general, but
do let's SIT down. II always seems 50
greedy TO me TO gossip standing"
She turned from him TO the chair
that Trevor held for her and motloned
the suddenly mmed prelnte TO an.
other. Ills lips had snapped shut nj
the shocking dispersion that he cane
herring tlt.blts on his tongue and he
sat down On the extrem, edge Of the
Indicated seat MS though by his pose
he would register Il continued but
silent protest.
"You wouldn't think to look at him"
said Andrea TO Trevor, "thnt In half
an hour hen be taking comfort out OF
that chulr and out of Il good cigar and
out Of n long drink" Her eyes
laughed at the bishop In just the way
TO lake the edge on her words.
lie slowly smiled and just as slowly
sta back into the depths OF the chair
hls hands, without the aid of his y
found the box of cigars that Trevor
held out TO him ana his lips formed,
In reply to n murmured inquiry, the
following words. "a small one. plense
not M all mahogany" Then he
turned TO Andrea aud said IN Il louder
voice. "NoW tell me all about IT,"
"rhorc really isn't much 20 tell"
snld Andrea. 81 was tired Of dancing
aud climbed down the clif from the
hotel, II must have been about four
o'clock In the morning. | found this
white man-his real name Is Robert
Goldman Trevor-tinkerlng with an
nlrplnne and | asked him to take
me with him aud he did" She dropped
her eyes. "Now he's agreed to marry
me-"
Trevor turned white-llpped from the
door where he had been giving an or
der To Bathtub. Andrea" he said, his