The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-02-19

Andrea. II am c-c---cOldm She
pressed herself against his body, as
though she begged for his arms around
Ter. 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 ner womanhood came
to the rescue. II reasoned with her,
told her that the time for pride had
passed, for II 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
sile her, to viii or lose.
When It c;inc ~ describing her
hours with Manchester. she harped
with supreme feminine intuition on q
single fact. Again and again she gave
aim to understand that except for lug
s!ng hcr across his shoulder 20 the
boat, Manchester had not once so
mech as laid q finger on hcr. So care
fui was her narrative In It's logical Sc
quence OF detail that It could not fail
to carry conviction with 1t. Trevor
gradually melted to the extent OF I'LL
ing his pipe and lighting it.
She told of her entering the court
around the great Gala with Manchester.
Of his discovery that case Of gin had
arrived with his freight aud of the
oily change that had come to his voice.
q fns In. hnr
got to smoke. He clutched the hot
bowl of his pipe in 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 in
removing the cleats and of MacClOs-
ter's terrifying attack She even re-
peatcd some of his words "He said,
Waiting up for me, dearie? and then
| drove the nails into hi hands and
when he snatched them back, hit him
Gcross the head ana he fell. Aud then
| heard you coming. ! thought | had
gone mad that II was not with my ears
but with the longing of my heart that
beard YOU coming. when ( called
and YOU answered forgot that l had
oyer Known fear; 7 knew that / was
safe, forever and forever"
Good girl" said Trevor husllily. He
reached out and patted her hand hut
bis thoughts We're not altogether with
ner; they were lingering behind, hov.
rring over the scene Of her elemental
battle with Manchester as though he
sought to steep his soul in that recol-
lection in an effort to drown for once
md all time the memory OF twenty
lour hours Of torturinG jealousy.
$50 you're moi jealous any more, are
you?" pleaded Andrea.
"Jealousw exclaimed eternal man
lmpatiently. "Who said anything about
Jealousy? It's one rotten quality that.
thank God. | DONE possess. It's the
canker-worm that eats into the heart
of trust. A man that feels It. demeans
the woman he loves"
"How extraordinary" murmured
Andrea. because don't believe any
woman in the world ever really loves
an unjealous man. or course" she
added thoughtfully. 1--WE desplse jcai.
ousy--but that doesn't keep MS from
adoring 1t in just one man."
Trevor was silent for long time,
bordering on this absurd and unan-
swerable argument. The sun arose
and set TO work at once to overhead
the world; Andrea grew warm and
then drowsy. She began to nod and
her body to incline. II It had dropped
in a direction directly opposite to that
In which 1t actually did, she would
have fallen Into the river; MS 1t hap
pened, she fell against Treyor's shoul.
der. He first assured himself that she
was really asleep and then slipped his
arm around her and held her close.
He forgot his burns and bruises, his
fatigue and hunger; he looked back
with exultnnt pride upon the mael-
stroin of emotions that he had ridden
to reach this haven of his souls peace.
The feverish haste with which he had
/, dug out the airplane and patched It
up, the white rage In which he had
hurled hiInself with 1t into the air, the
absolute and marvellous determination
Of the steady, unwaverlng 1lght that
had carried him straight to MacClos-
ter's craai, all became emblems to him
OF the power OF that which Is within
us to rise eternaly to superhuman
heights on the wings of a little love.
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