The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-02-17

Head With All Her Strength.
ward and struck him across the side
Of the head with all her strength He
lost his balance and fell. She heard
his body crashing from limb to limb
until it landed with q terrific thud on
some platform far below. Up from the
depths came liquid stream of curses;
he could no longer below, he was
whining with the rage that means to
kill.
Andrea sank back and covered in
the corner of her hovel. She was
through; that last blow had drained
her OF oil energy and courage, she was
no longer conscious of desire to live.
Her head rang with Incredible sounds.
unllucinatlon tortured her and even
brought to her longing ears the FAR
away hr'n ~ T"o"nr's nirplane motor.
So vivid was her imagination that the
hum grew louder and louder, as it
would have done in reality, and finally
wistfully. her face illumlned BY all the
love of the White Man which she had
hidden under II mask Of ilippancy but
which, now that hope was dead. pro-
claimed itself frankly and seemed To
be trying 10 rock her to comfort and
Oblivion.
Suddenly terrific ripping crash
above her head tore through her numb
ed senses and brought her staggering
to her feet. The whole monster struc-
ture of the Gaia swayed and bent as
though il had been struck by lorna
do. Strong limbs crenked and cracked
with reports like pistol shots and "A
shower Of leaves fell with faint
ciick.cicking that could be distinctly
heard as IL through the ln.cgsiices of
the general and grosser comlnotion.
The roaring Of the alrplane that abe
had thought an Authorization suddenly
ceased. Presently smoke. pearl-gras,
began to seep through the thntch of
the roof.
Andrea came fully to her senses and
called In clear. high voice: I'm here,
White Man: I'm here, White Man"
She repeated the cry steadily at short
intervals until he shouted an answer.
Following the sound Of his voice, her
eyes caught the glenn Of his hunting
Knife. hacking way through the
thatch and when. finally, his feet were
thrust through the opening. she selsetl
and guided them to 4 fo0thold. In an
other second he was standing before
her. Even in the dim light she could
see that his face was blackened, HIS
eyebrows. eyelashes and mustache EN-
ttreiy singed, his hair burnt of In
patches. ''Ohl White Man" she
gasped, throwing out both hands to-
ward him.
Drop It," said Trevor shortly.
which way to the ground9"
She showed him. He slid down the
branch until he struck the first clea,,
and waited there to catch her. Come
on. now" he said. TN thirty seconds
whoever's left In this hell-hole win he
baked"
From below them and outside the
Gaia came the ulnluing Of thousand
panic-stricken voices, overlaIn but not
dominated by the believing OF Mae
Closter issuing drunken ana impossi-
Die orders intermingled with horrible
and obscene oaths. As Trevor and An
drea reached the platform at the main
intersection OF The trees branches the
pail OF smoke that had been following
close ON their heels descended with
swirl and enveloped them. He turned.
caught up her skirt and threw II over
her head; then he seized her In his
arms. buried his face against her
breast and staggered blindly down the
spiral stairway.
(TA No NaAti,,.AN