The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-02-28
haven't the words; If / tried my heart

fire hadn't happened just when it did. |
she thought, if only it had given him |
time to find her, to take her in his |
arms. For saving me-" she answered |
simply.
For saving nothing" affirmed IRE
vOr. For saving the nothing that is
left of your beauty and freshness and
honor after the touch of that beast
Overwhelming shame stained her
cheeks; she felt all that was noble and
generous within her shriveling into n
strangling knot. She tried to speak,
to protest against his hardness and in
justice, but she could only gulp. For
hours they sat in absolute silence, and
gradually the cold that had struck her
heart spread through all her body I'M
til her teeth began To chatter.
"Why are you doing that" asked
Trevor sharply. at isn't really cold
I'm d-d-d-dOing it b-b-be-
cause c-c-can't help it," chartered
Andrea. Il am c-c-cOld - She
pressed herself against his body, as
though she begged for his arms around
her. He drew away from her.
She crOuched back in her corner
and turned upon him the accusing eyes
of n child that has been cruelty
wounded; then her wOmanhoOd came
to the rescue. 1t reasoned with her,
told her that the time for pride had
passed, fo" if she lost this man she lost
all men forever. No longer could she
say my world" and think of parties,
Bond street, taXicabs and the smartest
restaurants; her world was here be-
side her, to win or lose.
When it came TO describing her
hours with Manchester, she harped
with supreme feminine intuition on Il
single fact Again and again she gave
him to understand that except for lug
ging her across his shoulder to the
boat, Manchester had not once so
much as laid finger on her. So care
| full was her narrative in its logical Sc
| quence of detail that it could not fail
to carry conviction with it. Trevor
| gradually melted to the extent of fill
| ing his pipe and lighting III.
She told of her entering the court
around the great Gaia with Manchester,
of his discovery that case of gin had
arrived with his freight and of the
oily change that had come to his voice
At this point in her story Trevor for
got to smoke. He clutched the hot
bowl of his pipe in a grip that made
his knuckles show white. She could
feel him listening with his whole tense
body. She hurried on to her climax
to the description of her strategy II
removing the cleats and of MacClos
ter's terrifying attack. She even re
peated some of his words. HE said
Waiting up for me, dearie? and theI
| drove the nails into his hands anC
when he snatched them back, hit hin
across the head and he fell. And ther
heard you coming. l thought l ha'
gone mad, that it was not with my ear
but with the longing of my heart tina
/ heard you coming. When / calle'
and you answered l forgot that l hat
ever known fear; l knew that l wa
safe, forever and forever"
Good girl" said Trevor huskily. III
, reached out and patted her hand bu
his thoughts We're not altogether wit
, her; they were lingering behind, hoy
ering over the scene of her elementa
battle with Manchester as though h
sought to steep his soul in that recO
, lection in an effort to drown for ono
and all time the memory of twenty
four hours of torturing jealousy.
$50 you're not jealous any more, ar
: yOu?" pleaded Andrea.
: .Jealousl" exclaimed eternal ma
~ impatiently. "Who said anything abOu
I jealousy? It's one rotten quality tina
q thank God, don't possess. It's tn
A canker-wOrm that eats into the heal
o of trust. A man that feels it, demean
the woman he loves"
How extraordinary" murmure
Andrea, because / don't believe an
a woman in the world ever really love
6 an unjealous man. OF course" sh
added thoughtfully, 1--WE despise jea
ousy-but that doesn't keep US fro
adoring it in just one man."
Trevor was silent for long tim
/. bordering on this absurd and una
n swerable argument. The sun aro'
It and set to work at once to Overhe;
(. the world; Andrea grew warm an
v then drowsy. She began to nod al
e her body to incline. If it had droope
e in direction directly opposite to th'
a in which it actually did, she wou
v have fallen into the river; as it ha
pened. she fell against TrevOr's shot
" der. He first assured himself that 81
% was really asleep and then slipped b
g arm around her and held her close.
IS He forgot his burns and bruises. h
/ fatigue and hunger; he looked ba'
# with exultant pride upon the mat
r. strom of emotions that he had ridd'
g to reach this haven of his souls peac
% The feyerish haste with which he hi
dug out the airplane and patched
20 m the white rage in which he h;
- hurled himself with it into the air, q
n. absolute and marvellous determinati'
70 of the steady, unwavering flight tn
,f had carried him straight to MacClC
" ter's craal, all became emblems to hi
a of the power of that which is with
-, ms TO rise eternally to superhum
ut heights on the wings of little love.
al He glanced downward at the fl
head pressed so close to his should
that the wide brim of his helm