Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1920-05-28

Spawn OF hell Pestilence that sleep
by day and Turk In thu shadows Of
night and wine. Dnmnation OF the
nlthy bywnys OF the world, ~pnradlng
In the sweet likeness OF God"
Andrea suddenly looked up, strnlght
into his bluzlng eyes. you yourself
are speaking" she said In a clear
voice. II am a woman. weak, mlser-
nble--never so miserable us In this
awful night-but I'm not a coward.
| can forgive not you but whit you
shy. for you cried out just now from n
hell Infinitely deeper than NINE"
The blaze OF light In MacCloster's
eyes died TO n brooding glow. There
was something In Andrea's face, some
illumination OF the clean soul within
her, that spoke with r sure voice,
louder, more persunslvcly than words.
"The gifts that women may bring In
their hands," he said with n whisper
ing sigh, 'love. tenderness and honor,
rcst to the anchored SOUL |, Mac
Closter, had the world at my feet for
n single night. Drunk with adulntlon.
drunk with wine. I went out to seek
the gifts that women bring In their
hands," His voice dropped to n bitter,
h%alf.hlppnnt note OF self-mocklng
SMALLPOX and worse IN n single night.
la Hn Hnt |"
The laugh rung out full-throated.
thunderous, terrible for the freight OF
rage That II carried. II rolled and
echoed ncross the silent night like the
oar NJ n stricken lion. Scarcely had
II died TO n stiffness when to Andrews
ours cnme u clenr command. calm as
the voice Of aL executloner, "Lie down.
ANDREW"
Before she could quite obey a rife
spoke, there was the 'Phut I" OF q bull
let as a patch OF MacCloster's shirt
lenped suddenly. weirdly. from his
shoulder into the air. Instantly he
leaned down and with n hand picked
~ Andrea lightly and held her sus-
pended between himself and the shore.
"ODe more. Trevorl you lousy bnn-
tam !" he below zone more to
snve me the trou 10 OF wrlnging the
neck OF your little chicken T.
As he finished speaking. Trevor shot
] AhNAANH - NVbh VI NhNhAA ~ -
| passed over the face Of the punter
nearest TO Andrea. He crumpled up,
sunk rs though all his bones had sud
denly melted and fell. fnce down, to
the bottom Of the bOnt. His pole. re-
leased, slid with a swift swish into the
wnicr. Manchester promptly plnced
her on the seat beside him and gave a
calm order to the remaining punters,
who had paused In terror. He stood
up. took the tlller between the trenIen-
dous calves Of his legs and proceeded
20 I'LL and light his pipe. "You seer
he snld, quietly. Gle won't shoot
again. How do know1 I'll tell you"
lie half seated himself, elbow OH
knee, the tillcr under the crook ~ his
leg. "a little brain work" he contin-
ued coDversntionnlly. "Trevor meant
TO kill a Niger. but not that one-not
the one next To you. lie was shooting
nj the bow.boy and he hit the stroke
oarl How do ! known Well. It's what
any man would do. let alone n OF
the best shOts that ever drew trigger.
lie would pick on the crew beginning
farthcst from the point where he need
cd all his nerve. Now the Bantam
knows what he knew well enough be.
fore. only he knows II II D. sight
better, and TINT IL that no mar living
can shoot In moonlight ind tell where
the bullet will 90.
"Ilc won't shoot again." he flushed.
turning 10 her with n CHASTITY smile
$50 you're snfc-sufe with me. ] don't
nsk you 10 love me for my looks-only
for myselfl'
Andrea looked anywhere but AZ his
face. you ana | know SHE snld after
n pause. chat ! nm quite safe witt
the man you once were"
Here" snld Manchester, his eye,
narrowing. ITS too late to pull nny
Of that stun. wins didn't you try Il
back there when | was really sOft3'
"When you were sincere" answered
Andren, IL was sincere. You knew II
but you wouldn't have known lt-i
wouldn't have been true-lf / had taliei
the chance TO save my skin"
That's So" conceded MncCiosteI
ihoughtfully. "But II you're not golnI
to be persuaded TO love me. will yOi
plense tell me where | get ONT VIII
are YOU good for, anyway DO yol
realize that I guve up n case OF gil
! for you and that a case u gin Ia thes,
. troubled times Is worth all OF thre'
! pounds sterllngl'
Andrea WINGED. $50 I'm really no
= worth three pounds" she said hs!f L
herself.
! Manchester heard and took qulcI
, nifv nm tho vviatfuinaaa In hpr voice