The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-03-05
CHAPTER vI.-continued.


Certainly" he answered, absorbed
In his topic. Exchanged where
there's another daughter available
where there isn't, money is refunded
by order of the courts. But what ]
was driving at is that In spite Of the
contention mentioned above, wherever
O woman Is concerned a black can
never get It out Of his head that she
can be replaced ut the regular market
price. Now you've got the kernel of
his whole attitude toward women"
$50 IL 1t had been you they wouldn't
have laughed and yelled"
"In this case, yes" he said. "They
most certainly would, because they
had no direct responsibility. But
where responsibility attaches the rule
for ripn is life for life, and it's a
rule that has no exceptions. Anyone
can brain woman If he feels like it
md get away with the identical obolo
her husband paid for her."
"you seem to be great admirer of
the native social SYSTEM" said Andrea
quietly.
II am" answered Msungo. For
natives, Of course"
"Are you sure you're not bit faint
nd with II for yourself?"
Sure" he answered promptly.
That's part Of the secret Of my grip
on every country I've shot over. I'm
aleof. I've never turned my back on
Tn Waite Mans God. Circular A is
not fer me-"
Whats Circular Az"
Te hesitated. "Circular A." he said
nrally, us the regulation that governs
the relations between British officials
urder the colonial Office and the wom-
ep Of the tribes they govern"
I'm British" said Andrea, after a
pruse, "and 1 blush for the necessity"
you are prompt, like most of u.s."
sad Msungo, ito sit in judgment be-
fee any force of nature that you've
nrTer felt. Poor devils Of clean-bred
ycpngstersl Take one that / knew.
Three weeks training under his prede-
cs,sor, crazy to leave; hundred
thousand natives under his sole rule
ole, perhaps two, bearded white faces
year. The long, long days after the
sportsman has been swallowed by the
pot-hunter, when game becomes Just
maatl And then, the fatal hour at
dusk when passing native girl-any
girl-looks to him like some woman ut
homel He marries, not by canonicals
perhaps, but by the common law of
the land, and the people at home
shout cruelty him. but in the end it's
Cad alone that will Judge his agony
ard measure the price"
he stopped speaking and for long
tlroe they travelled in silence. The sun
WAS sinking fast--so fast that II
seemed to be dropping by jerks, like
the loose hand Of a grandfather's
clock.
"Tbere is no twilight in the tropics y
said M'sungo, by the deliberate judg.
ment of God who knows the capacity
Of the chart Of man and would not
have It burst"
u can feel what you mean," an.
svered Andrea, "even though you
haven't really said It In words. The
hnart can hold Just so much beauty
ard no more; and even now, mine IL
atAing"
Andrea Pellor," said M'sungo, ''you
have the faculty Of your sex. You
have pinned the butterfly"
She felt q sudden Revision. rage
at this man, this stranger. who talked
A. she imagined he would fight, with
out gloves. Her eyes narrowed. 'By
thu way. when Marguerite bolted, Jus
what was 1t you shouted at meT'
He paused in his stride 30 suddenly
TINT the doing donkey butted into hin
ep1 almost knocked him over. "Eh'
Tantr he asked to gain time.
Come on" persisted Andrea. "Jus
say II again-what you shouted"
''well," lied M'sungo. II may no,
remember the exact words, but 1t wa,
To The effect that you'd better heat
Aim OF or jump on"
"Soinething like that" said Andre,
.nsisfveiy, ''only shorter. You yelled
Marry him or jump OH"
II believe you're right" said M'sun
go. and added, apologetically, "Yo,
see. Sidn't Aave much tinae to think.
"Exacfiy" said Andrea. 'Instinc
lively al you saw was Joke, lik'
every Niger IN the line. You didn'
care what happened to me. i Nigh
have been brained under that ire
and you knew Il and eli you coul'