Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1920-05-28

house n man might 20 further. Why.
ven among the blacks"
lie paused. looked calculatingly Mt
her and then went on "Old-timers will
tell you that there ARE two qualities
that don't exist In Africa nj all one II
gratitude and the other In affection.
think they're right about the first. but
about the second, ! know better. There
are cnses where u black likes u partic-
ular woman, and when that happens
his face is marked by n peculiar look.
l know II and every time I catch sight
OF II I'm two extra pounds In pocket"
"Whyf" asked Andrea. "What do
you mennT"
"Why. my denr7 Don't you know1
Didn't Trevor tell you that Im-I'm
In trnde?"
"He sald." answered Andren. "thnt
you were engaged In some horrible
business. but that he couldn't conceive
Of nny reason why he should tell me
what II was. I was very curious then.
but now / really don't care"
"FlnlckIng, growing prudei" ex-
claimed Manchester. his mind on Ire
vor. "Why. it's the most Legitimate
hundred per cent little business that
eve crawled out Of n big brain. II II
wasn't for me this whole back coun.
try would run short OF wives"
"You mean you buy aud sell wom-
en- y asked Andrea.
"No. not exactly" answered Mac
Closter. ~ raise them. I'm the legal
possessor OF a hundred and eighty-two,
or Ave, or six, wives. Cun't just re-
member"
"Oh |" gasped Andrea. crouchIng stlll
farther Into her corner.
'There you CO." said MacClooter.
calmly. Don't let your imagination
run nway with you. my dear. said
I'm the legal possessor and ! mean
just that. But what's the use o. talk
Ing. You'll see"
All through the night and well into
the next day the bOnt Travelled stead.
lily upstream. Manchester yawned pro-
d~igiously three or four times. but
w gave up the tlller to n boy"
In the early morning they entered n
long reach Of the stream fnnked on
both sides by lat plains. Manchester
stood erect and his eyes made the cir
cult OF the horizon. Nothing" he
said. III he could have beaten us to
this our name would have been Den
mis-. He's given up his fayorIte little
spotted hen. Flap your wings and say
good-by."
Andrea's heart, already low. sank n
lot lower. Not once through the night
had she closed her eyes and she knew
now that she had been hoping and
praying that the first CLEAN OF morn
Ing would find Trevor, the avenger, on
the bunk. She could not know, as did
Manchester, that m impossible forest
% unbroken thorn stretched for miles
between the two camps. There was
Just one open rOad to MRcCloster's-
the rlver-nnd ON that no other boat
could equal the speed OF his own.
Say" said Manchester, moved by n
sudden thought, us there anyone that
would give a lot OF money for your
Andrea's brows drew together In
honest valuation OF what wns left OF
her old self. 81 don't know" she said
meekly. perhaps not now"
"Whnt would he give for your" Mae
Closter nsked, Jerking his beard over
his shoulder.
Gle said he wouldn't give three
pounds" answered Andrea In a still
small voice. She began TO cry.
MacCloster's eyes grew round will
fright. "Oh, come now he protestt'
Here you've been hours without eyet
thinking of that I'D old trick. StoI
ltl' he roared suddenly. stop 1t Of
I'll mash your head IN"
II wish you would" sobbed Andrea
aud crlnd harder than ever.
Manchester rolled his eyes heaven
ward as though he Implored aid. Ills
ten" he said, talking Into the sky
Listen and III tell you what I'll do
Are you llstenlngT"
yes" gasped Andrea.
"Well," said Manchester. "You'v
been n lot Of trouble TO me and a blI
loss. You can't expect a dry man Il
forget a whole cnse OF s%chnapps. Nov
I'm going TO let you write him n not
and II you can get him TO give tire
cases Of gin for you, why he can hav
you, d-n him"
Andrea stopped crying, sat u
straight and dabbed her eyes with he
very dirty fingers, but there was
strange, SET look In her face that mad
Manchester doubt her sudden cure.
"Will you do ~" he asked.
"Neyer," said Andrea.
you're queer, like all OF them" h
commented muslngly. But someho'
the eugpestIon stonnad Won crvlng