The Lamar register., 1920-01-07
SYNOPSIS.

laughter of Lord Pellor. impecunious
a.istocrat. is doomed to marry an illit;
,ins .,ss ogs sbs diamond
from her hotel in South Africa and dis
covers an aviator about to fly from the
excursion. and a welcome relief from
thoughts of her impending loveless mar
riaEe, she begs to be taken for a flight
although she does not know him. He
start
CHAPTER H.-When she realizes her
unknown aviator Is not going back An
dres in desperation tries to choke him
her and they sail on into the very heart
Of Africa. Landing in an immense craal
ship to her mysterious companion. She
10 given a slave boy. 'Bathtub," and the
White Man sets about building a hut for
her.
CHAPTER III.-Andrea is given q
glimpse Of the home which is TO be hers
and wonders at its completeness. White
Man invites her to dinner that evening,
and In spite OF the fact that he has re-
drea accepts his invitation, but he con-
tnues deaf to her pleading that he re-
store her to her friends.
CHAPTER Iv.-Andrea is awakened
from sound sleep next morning by loud
pounding on her doorway and is told TO
prepare for days hunt with White Man.
She thoroughly enjoys the exciting trip
and begins to understand more OF he
hosts character and the reason for
his apparently ruthless slaughterinr Of
snimals He is providing for the force
q blacks he employs and who look to
MIN for sustenance.
her deplorable lack os change of clothing
e surprised and delighted when a trunk,
.3.;s.l lG.dsd with eysrythins IN the way y
dropped at her doorway by stalwart pa,
.ssy; !sssy =: ,i hers g. White Man ,s ~ sklilfgi
sable bull and she is fast becoming rec
enciied to her fate after eight days in
CHAPTER vL-on another expedition
runs away with her and she is for 3
moment made ridiculous. White Man eI.
Ss.s. !ss kfI.'.s She %ishSs /, e ar,
runners that a herd of efeph.nts Is IN
white Man. ny They start start down % ' 4 nUae croco. o.
dile-infested stream for the scene Of the
CHAPTER vII.-After . tedious tramp
three bull elephants are sighted and An.
the chase overcome By the spectacle
sadssniy ana. herself IN shs warm IN:
she is by no means indignant Andrea
learns that another white man 10 en-
SsTpsa nssr .ss raus fa1 IKE To- ses @ nm Whits
Man warns her she must never try 10
see or communicate with the stranger.
He refuses to give his reasons. and An
drea resolves to meet the other man.
CHAPTER VIII. White Man an
nounces that his work 10 ended, and prep.
arations are made for the shipment OF
the material on hand; One rainy nigh
Andrea allows herself to become as,
on between them to summon White Man
to her in case OF danger With q mix
her from her despondent 1T HIS strons
character and his Ideas Of . life Of use
fulness are something Of revelation to
common 10 most "aristocrats" and she
begins to realize with a little alarm that
she is beginning to care deeply for him.
CHAPTER Ix.-Next day Andrea Is
seized with a violent attack of pernicioLs
wages a desperate fight for her life lie
succeeds and the incident results In the
discovery OF their ieYe for each other.
Robert Oddman Trevor once famous
nyer. victim Of nervous shock and inca
pacitated for work in the air. The trip
to the coast. where he met Andrea, was
undertaken through necessity, and he Is
afraid to risk her safety in another
ascent
CHAPTER X.-A dinner for which they
hhd both dressed IN European style Is IN
terrupted by The sound of a chantey
White Man knew. Andrea suspected.
Then when he sent her to her hut she
knew that the other man" ap-
prosehins From her hut Andrea hear,
the stranger Ia tenor who had disap-
peared after a short career which had
made him famous sing the aria from
Faust" and his wonderful voice at
tracted her. Then seeing his horribly
mutilated face she is overwhelmed with
terror He knocks her down and carries
her to his boat and to his craai.
CHAPTER xI.-Arriving there Andrea
Is attacked by MacCloster. the ''other
riously with club. and as he falls she
hears the whirr OF an airplane motor and
Is overJoyed when White Man appears
He rescues her. in the act destroying the
craal and killing MacCloster.
That was a great and merry dinner.
The toasts that were drunk to the
bride were many, some hearty, some
witty; but the one that stood out
above all others was that In which she
pledged herself. She stood, glass in
hand. and looked down at the kindly.
encouraging faces of the four men.
This, the swan-song OF the Honor
able Andrea Pellor," she said in a voice
that started bit gaspingly but soon
steadied to a clear flow. who wor-
shipped false gods fiippantly during
twenty-five years OF her life, who trav-
eled blindfolded through a beautiful
world to the feet of Calf of Gold and
4erc1ully dssd on a certain beach at