The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-02-10

marvels of his boyhood. An old man
had said 10 him one dawn. Hear the
corn growing. sonnyg' and he laughed
whereupon the grandma had taken
him by one ear and marched him 10
the nearest furrow. "Plck out n stark
and watch It, you little egg-sucker,"
he commanded. "See IL grow, II you
can't hear"
Andrea was like that she was I'M
'urling ns though In the morning OF
tcw youth. Never had her eyes been
brighter, never her cheeks so quick
TO play with fire. Incidentally, she was
fun Of a devil OF mischevous rcmin-
scent innuendo.
Its all a great Joke now, young
lady," Trevor would defend himself,
but If you'd seen what have of per
nicious malaria, you'd keep grave for
year. I've seen three Swahlis that
had nourished mosquitoes from their
youth up. full like dogs, one after an-
other, within Wlle and n half of an
infected camp and the best of them
went stone blind FOR month";
did you nurse them, White Man2
Did YOU see them throuGh?"
These were tte questions that drove
i'm nearest to desperation. but the
CLEAN IN the c',Ss above the demurc
mouth from wIIah they issued invn-
riaby warned hin of the trap In time.
lie was ON HIS guard; he knew that
there were things between him and
Andrea that speech would turn into
ehusily skeletons walking by day and
which only couStent silence could
ontomo. But deep had grown his
sympathles that even IN tlis he under-
stood her. II was not Chat She was
perverse, but that her pride demanded
constant test OF his loyalty 10 hcr
other self-thCt internal self Tint han
lain hared, revealed and helpless in
his arms.
About those thlrrs which mIent have
Cror-el led nnte curiosity, sb,
asked few uucs ors. Without a word
OF inquiry She saw him despatch twelve
picked men on ONE mysterious mis-
zion whose inuicncies ana importance
aecessituted Il preliminary palaVer Of
an hours duration. Equally silent. she
watched his d, ,alicd preparations Of
o wcll-arpuntol sufor. Tents were
brushed and set 70 air; rots aud mat
/ tresses put out fot sWn-bath; pr0yl-
sl1ns OF IN SORTS hacked in one-l0ad
cusos; ..tpr bbued. Uttered and hung
IN canvas coolers. only few days
before, just such signs as these had
nmde her heart heavy with manswer-
able questlonlngs, bat her Illness had
changed all thGt. The successive mo-
ments Of the throbbing present each
in It's turn filed he? whole horizon.
She knew instinctively that he had
something big up his sleeve. and that
he would shake II ont on the slightest
provocation. She also had q long mem
0ry and had no difficulty in recalling
his exact boast as to what he would
do when she was well. He was going
to take her In free fight. She was well
now, she rejected; she had never felt
better in her life. and II there was one
thing she hungered for more than an
other II was the promised combat. 4
| There is no telling how long An
drea's innate stubbornncss would have
held out, nor at what point Trovor's
evaporation would have driven him,
for their wor,lless contest was inter-
rupted by an event which he had both
| fOreseeu and feared. They were sitting
at a table after dinner on y
cloudless night, brilliant under u
| full moon. when n far-away sopnd
/ came to disturb their purpose
ful silence. Trevor Strengthened in his
chair and leaned forward his whole
| body tense In the effort Of listening.
II came again, n ghost OF Il sound that
| gradually assumed substance and
rhythmic form until after five long
minutes It was recognizable rs the
| cadenccd rumble Of an African river
clIantpy.
| Instantly Trevor was on his feet, He
issued orders to Bathtub. who iiD,re-
| diately began to clear the table and
I eliminate every item Of furniture that
would Indicate dual occupancy of the
white portion OF the camp. They hail
dressed that night for dinner not as "a
celebration or any special event, hut
because they were both bored with
TOO much time on their hands. Trevor
now excused himself to Andrea and
Withdrew to his room. In few min
! utes he reappearcd CARRIED Ia his
toughest khaki shirt and trousers. His
face was grave us he advanced ON
Andrea with a nod toward her hut.
Manchester will be here In half an
hour" he stated. ~ ask you 10 go to
your room. close and bar both doors
and stay there until l call you"
Without waiting for her comment,
he turned aud left her. She sat on,
with narrowed eyes, until she had I'm
ished her cigarette. and then, with
glance around TO see II Trevor were
watching, she arose and walked slowly
across the open court of the craal. In
her breast was n great rebellion at
the curt manner In which he had made
IL lt.t III Il