The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-03-26

chosen to wound. Herself the mon
fair-minded OF women. she. became
unjust. ungenerous and cruel as dead
love.
He was giving her the treatment for
pernicious malaria. Together with
every other white man who has served
apprenticeship to Africa he had an
| extraordinary store Of rough and ready
medical knowledge. To such men only
six drugs are essential. all others being
classed as furbelows Of the pampered
sick room, and with these they work
as with elementals. Kill or cure is
their motto. the saving idea being that
If the patient can't stand punishment.
he would go under In any case.
On those rare occasions when An
drea's spasms conquered his reluctance
to use the needle he would watch her
until the opiate stilled her and then
fall into his chair and to sleep. II am
here" he would say even as his lids
closed. "Never forget. I'm here for
you. Touch me or speak to me and
I'll awake" It was true. In spite of
his long. vigil he kept deep slumber
at distance by an effort Of the will
like man who sets clock In his
mind and trusts to his subconscious
self to call him at the hour marked.
The afternoon Of the second day
found Andrea unusually subdued and
still. but he was not deceived. He
looked at her eyes and saw that their
pupils still appeared convex and CLASSY
like the eyes Of a fish. They stared al
him with an Unreasonable gravity
When her, dry lips parted. he shranh
even before she spoke.
II wish you would go away" she
said quietly. II don't like to look al
you; don't wish you to look at me
I Will be glad If never see you again
There Is no one in the world that
wish ever to see again. Please send me
that nigger, Bathtub. If I must have
some one l would rather have him."
He arose, called Bathtub and made
him squat on the floor where her eyet
could quickly find him; then he went
to the door behind her and stood fol
a long time looking out across the
glazing craal. The rays of the SUI
descended on that beaten space with
an almost audible contact. The leavei
of the acacias were shriveled; not q
woman or child was visible, and ever
the fowls crowded close in the shad
ows of the caves.
He took one step out and looked W
into the bowl of blue. His tired eyer
searched 1t from horizon to zenith ant
back to the hot level of the earth. Il
down upon his breast with measure
less weight. He had come out for
parley, remonstrance on his lips, bU
he had forgotten that in the tropics
God walks only at night.
He TURNED, went back to his post ant
sat down, dismissing Bathtub with &
nod. Andrea's eyes were still fixed II
a lightless stare. Presently she begar
to speak. "You bring me here, yor
let me fall Ill, you shame my body
You are like the men that strap dowI
little dogs and open them. You arr
like that. You have been. staring al
my heart. ut my bare lungs and al
the unnamable beastly things inside
Of me. You leave me alone with 5
nigger-when I'm torn open. dom
hate you. You are nothing"
Her voice went on for long time
He dropped his face in his hands. blu
he did not try to stop his ears. The:
listened to all she said. they told hin
she was suffering as he had known n,
one ever to suffer before. Her spirit
spoke from beyond pain. In that houI
he learned great truth. Pain is .
wall, barrier. So far and no farther
can flesh 60 and still hold to the mem
cries, the fears and affections Of every
DAY life. Beyond that barrier is void
where love itself is a stranger, where
life and death are one and equally Of
no account.
He did not know when he fell asleeI
or when her voice ceased, but on -awak
ening such a silence met him as strucA
his heart cold. She was still-still ai
death. Night had fallen. but he was
unaware Of darkness. He felt that
never again would he need light OF
eyes or air to breathe. He was cole
as though the sun In setting hat
slipped down and out beyond any ris
ing. He leaned over and put his face
close to her lips. They were parted
Her hand was lying outside the Gov.
erlet He took 1t up gently. It was
warm and moist. She was sleeping.
He drew erect, his body tense In the
first realization of great and over
whelming relief; then his spirit melted
within him and his nerves relaxed from
the long, hfrd strain. His limbs crum-
pied, his head nodded and fell for.
ward, lower and lower until, one arm
outstretched, he lay with his face half
buried In the covers Of the cot. When
again he awoke, the sun had changed
its mind and come back; day was
streaming across the floor In a single
band Of light; but he did not stir. On
his head he felt Andrea's hand, and
lp his ears was the lingering caress
of her v0ica 0T nfa ~ Oood ~ dId tS