The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-02-06


never come. M'sungo was too en-
crossed with his work to notice her.
She kept on, riding her nerve, until she
felt that in another moment she must
topple over; then she laid quivering
hand on his arm. He turned quickly,
looked at her face gone white In spite
Of the heat and cursed himself aloud.
He led her through the fringe of the
forest to the deep shade at its open
edge, made her lie down and showed
her that helmet. right side up on the
ground, makes an excellent pillow.
"Pm of. Promise you won't be
lonely, for 1t will be hoHrs before !
get back"
Andrea's lower lip trembled. "Aren't
you coming for lunchf"
He looked down at her and shook
his head. "There may come days OF
picnics, youngster. but they're long
way off,"
"Please come back" she insisted.
He met her eyes with hardened
gaze. "There's not woman living"
he said slowly, shat will let a man
work when she's around-if she can
help It,"
you're thinking Of people In love-"
said Andrea to start an argument and
gain time.
"Of course was" said the man on
the instant. "Can't you let me workT
Beast" said Andrea and rolled over
on her side, one moist hand for pill
low in place Of the hard helmet. She
did not watch him go, she did not see
Bathtub and another boS arrive with
table, chair and lunch basket, all In
single small load, for before 1t hap
pened she was far away in the land
of Nod. When she awoke she was
} sorry, for awake the hot hours passed
} on laggard feet. At midday she ate
then she tried to read, but by four In
J the afternoon she was desperate fol-
something to do. She determined to
sleep again, and just as she was DOING
off a whisper came to. her-one Of those
carefully measured whispers that
reach the intended ear and 60 no far
:, Their.
"Missisi"
r She turned. "what is I'll" she
D asked.
"Gashlyi Nissis." breathed Bathtuo
7 and the agony In his appeal to hel
] to 20 slow was so eloquent that she
caught the spirit, II not the meaning
] Of the word.
3 She raised her head ever 81 care
? fully and looked out over the plain
"Ohl" she murmured.
{ A quarter of mile away band O
+ sable were grazing, and In a momen
g she could tell that they were feeding
e directly toward her. "0hp sh'
g breathed again, "oh, you beauties"
: Closer and closer grazed the herd
4 stepping daintily from tuft to tuft o
t fodder. Their black and white faces
e the sweep Of their arching horns, thei
4 brown bodies that glistened in the SUI
Il as though they had been groomec
Q their nervous nicking bobbed taili
J. their incredibly slim legs. combine
J. all the attributes Of fascination
beauty, vigor. strength, motion-an
u filed the eyes Of the watchers to ovel
y flowing.
D. In the van Of the herd stepped
, mighty bull, his tiny hoofs lifting big
= as though he boosted that his weigh
D was really nothing. Straight towar
= the forest and Andrea he led his littl
3 army until presently she could SINE
q the stable odor of their bodies. He
q heart was beating like trip hamme
q She tried to hold her breath. he
q bosom rose and fell In a iutterin
n undulation. The bull looked up an
d saw her. His horns went back an
n he squatted. hesitating on the brin
| Of the mighty spring Of fright. In h
eyes was a CLEAN unbellevably wicke'
= Then the crack Of a rifle. the thu
y Of bullet In flesh, body hurled I'M
|, the air by the death-throe and fallir
" in a heap, legs doubled up neck on
III stretched, blood gurgling from no
trils and mouth
Andrea buried her face In her la
1ltrying to blot out the sight from h
n eyes, and sobbed as though her hea
|, were breaking. She did not hear q
II wild cry Of Bathtub, nor see his crai
gyrations about the PROSTATE brut
but when the white man spoke b
mind leaped to meet the justihcati'
in bis words, without which she Il
she could never have looked upon B
III face again.
u @stop your crying" he said sharp
Il "when a sable bull gets as close
HI that. there's no telling which way b
III going to go"