Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1920-05-07
BY
GEORGE AGNEW
CHAMBERLAIN


And since you're Interested, i might
Ia well ask a few more questions.
What were you doing on that d
beach with your airplane. anyway
VIII that be telling tales out OF
schoolf"
He looked relieved. "Not at all. I'd
got on my third steamer load and
suddenly had Jews that put II up to
me to change the captains sailing or
ders before he passed beyond the
reach OF wireless. There wasn't time
for anything but the old flying boat 30
I ran her out and logged down the
coast. I wasn't on that d bench
more than thirty minuteS all told"
Thirty minutes" murmured An
drea. "who would have thought that
one little haif-hour could ever mat
teri"
He looked at her muslngly. ut
doesn't pay to tell you things he said.
1--WE get along better Just living"
IL wonder how you know" said An
drea. you've told me such a lot.
haven't your Where did you learn to
iyf"
LAtT QututlOu EEtAltu " btnu u nnOIh
through him, but he met her eyes
squarely and said nothing. Andrea
waited n full minute, then she began /:
who are your what's your namef
Where did you come from7 Do you al
ways take an alrplane alongi Are you
an amateurl II you're not, why do you
shrivel every time l say flying ma.
chlnef Why do your" She pounded
the table.
The mans faee paled and went
whittier Mt each OF her questions, but ne
held his tongue. and his silence mad
dened her. without taking her angry
eyes OF his face she swept two coffee
cups, two shucers and two llQueur
glasses TO the ground with n crash.
Nothing could have served better TO
break the tension. The man smiled.
THAT was great" he said pleasantly.
you're like me-when In doubt, do
something. Well" he continued In his
lighter tone, ~ can answer the spirit
Of all your questions and l will answer
them because I don't want you ever
to ask them again. Stubborn pride IL
the root OF the whole mystery. During
the first year Of the war l vas a flyer
for the allies. / was on the way to a
big name when my nerve went back
on me. l couldn't talieve II. l came
down here and brought n machine with
me, working on my old theory OF con
trnsts. You saw how | iew-how
landed. You took me for m amateur
That's all. Please leave II. It's the
flaw In my philosophy, the inevitable
fly In the clear amber OF Il reasonably
happy life"
He snapped his cigar away, sending
after II a long last pun OF smoke. An
drea no longer watched him. Hei
eyes fixed IN the dying glow OF thu
cigar butt. 81 owe you several apollo
gies." she said, quietly, but I'm no
10 blame. | couldn't have guessed.
can understand some Of what you fee
because I've heard OF several casel
like yours-pOor devils that loOl
young and well but find terror In thu
unjust eyes Of n world critical o
slackers. But there was one-I re
member his name. Robert oddmaI
Trevor, a Canadian"
That was n name that Msung'
knew best OF all names In the world
II was his own. But wen II Andre
had been watching him II Is doubtful
II she would have read correctly tn
| sudden tenslty that shot through hi
frame. He turned on her a slantin
glance. "What about Trevorr' h
asked coolly.
ut was he that really made a fye
/ out Of my brother Harry" said Al
drea. "Harry was attached to IN
medical board that handled the ems
! and he said that when the ranking N
O. passed sentence IN the incest wa
he could, but told Trevor he'd have /
4 take a long holiday and that he woul
! never ny again, because he had loi
I his nerve, Trevor turned a bit whit
stood very straight and said. 70
o lie ="
% fool" commented M'sungo.
Perhaps" conceded Andrea. Ri
u there must have been something
the way he did II that was deeper tina
e the words, because all those oficeI
were ready on the spot TO swear thu
r what the; had heard was, thank yoI
d SIR aid Harry Well, Harry he
turned out a wonder. and he says II
because he always goes up OF the hoI
or OF Trevor, the nerylest man thu
e ever few"
u Andrea looked at her companion an
caught on his face a light OF exalt
ton. why" she cried, outrage
d you haven't been listening"
a "Oh, yes I have" he answer'
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