The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-01-17
The kraars activity had conferred

The kraafs activity had conferred
about the newest and emartest' Of the
huts. Around It many men were work
ing, some digging trenches, others cut
ting an extra door in Its side. Pres
entity still others began to arrive in a
seemingly endless procession. bearing
posts, stripped Of their bark and cut
to uniform length, and great bundles
Of withes and thatch grass.
She watched them work with a won
der at what they were doing that
grew wagner and wagner until she
drowsed and finally dropped sound
asleep in her chair. She awoke two
hours later to find the white man
standing before her, clean shaven,
clear eyed, smelling Of soap and look
ing almost dapper in khaki helmet,
shirt. breeches and puttees.
swell, Mr.. White Manr said An
drea.
He smiled slow smile Of relief as
though he had been dreading her first
words. "Will you come now?" he
asked.
She arose, started to follow him and
| stopped with gasp. 'Why!" she ex-
claimed, her eyes fastened on the hut
that had been the scene Of labor. 1t
was transformed. Before It now
stood veranda with matched roof.
| InclOsing the veranda, the hut and q
tiny garden at It's back was . mighty
stockade, each post Of which was
shnrpened to O needle point. From
the extra door ran covered way as
strongly built as the stockade and
which connected the hut with It's
| neighbOr-that into which the white
man had disappeared, ..-s... p
"Win you Gomez repeated the man.
Andrea followed him, only TO stop
| again when she reached the veranda.
It was cnrpeted with q long grass
mat Of vivid colors and on the mat
stood chairs and q table. On the
table was hnnd sewing machine and
from corner-to-corner post swung a
hammock. She had to stoop very low
to enter the hut itself. and once within
had to wait long time for her sun
!, filled eyes to accustom themselves to
the kindly gloom. The man grew i'm
patient and struck q match. BY its
light Andrea saw vision Of comfort.
The room was circular and unceiled
80 that one could look up and up into
the very depths Of It's tapering peak
From that height dnngled Q wire and
on it's end hung lantern. The man
lit It and showed her how It could be
carried to any desired point on the
circumference Of the room and hooked
there.
On one side stood cot already
made up; beside 1t a small camp chair
On the other side was long hammock
chair, and close 70 It stood a carvet
tabouret piled high with books. Ovel
"a small table hung 4 foolish lfttl,
mirror. The walls were wainscotet
with a woven mat Of golden reeds
The place smelled clean. was clean.
Andrea had come into the room OBJ
sessed by n single idea, and that wa!
to determine the why and wherefore
Of the covered passage leading to tn.
next hut She failed to discover its
entrance until her companion drew hel
attention to q door, wainscoted like
the walls but crossed by sturdy bar
pivOted at one end. the other sinking
into deep socket
ut occurred to me-" said the man
shat perhaps you would be afraid al
night unless you were sure of help
Listen" He raised the bar, and as
he did so the hidden door few open
and gong sounded In the next hut
~The bar cannot be lifted from my
side Of course" he added.
Then he led her out through the
veranda into her private garden and
pointed to a quite new and tiny hut
"Your bath and washroom," he said
you must have no water in the hut
you live In, not only because Its floor
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