American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-01-17

| chez the fiying-machine.' Come IN anu
let me watch you have a drink"
| Trevor, quivering under the pressure
of the control he had summoned
| to carry him through the trying mo-
ment and filed with an immediate love
and admiration for Aunty Gwen
paused to direct his following to o
nearby vacant lot.
as that marriage tip straightT
asked Harry.
straight as the good bishop of Mo
ma aud two other missionary Johnnies
could make IT," replied Trevor.
Harry was thoughtful for moment,
then he said. "Well, Trevor, l don't
know how you're fixed for proof but
you know that through lean years and
fat, I'm for you from the break In
bak. AS one sportsman to another,
congratulate you on putting one over
on that up-country animated leather
sack OF vintage wines. BY the way, you
realize I've got to wire him."
"Of course" said Trevor. "The soon
or the better. Don't worry about An
drea's food and raiment." he added
flushing. "The truth is. I'm pretty
well heeled with the needful."
"You Americans generally are" said
Harry admiringly. sort of jolly ma
tional tradition"
mond magnate, perennially flushed as
to face and heavy Of paunch made his
impressive arrival.
When he had washed and otherwise
attempted to freshen his perspiring
person he sent out u call for family
conference. II took place I'm the Ire
vors' sitting room. Harry was there
resentatlve of the house of Pellor
vor and his bride. The sole male rep
preventative OF the house of Pellor
opened the proceedings with the fol-
lowing speech: "Hammar," he said.
ION the part Of my sister l wish to
offer you an unqualified apology. II
seems that she was-er-suddenly car
ried away by an impulse in CONJUNCTION
with flying machine, but you will be
glad to know that Trevor here has
er--has played the man all through
and you are permanently relieved
from any further responsibility in the
matter. don't think there's another
bally thing to say beyond repeating
the apology due you from my entire
family"
"Not thing to say. you young syco'
plant Of whipper-snapperw thunder
ed the red-faced magnate. "Do you
think / came down here to listen to
your maiden speech, accept dirty
apology and get out with my tail be
tween my legs? Well, l didn't. l came
down here TO show this interloping
vagabond of scavenger where he
and his-wife-don't get off,"
A CLEAN crept into Trevor's eyes
the same CLEAN that had shone there
when he had shot Manchester, but |,
turned into his slow assuring smile
as his gaze met that Of Andrea ant
took note Of her alarm. He remember
ed that only ten minutes before he hat
I promised on the honor OF lover Il
! be seen only and not heard.
"Aren't you a bit late for that 2
! asked Harry. unperturbed. "They seen
to be running before the wind alread!
: and with fair lead" He lit ciga
! rette and snapped the dead mattel
: through the open doorway.
"You think so, do your" said tn,
magnate, his eyes swapping malignant
ly. you've probably never heard o
the shipping ring but I'll tell you thi
the line that takes these two-two-
two neutrality-suspicious. as passen
, gers Is ruined. They'll stay in Afrlci
: till they rot"
:, Andrea stlned yawn. Robert.
y she said In her coolest and best societ.
. voice, "if Sir Hammar Is going to fore,
= us to wait here for one of your owl
:, steamers to put in-I think you'd bet
y ter collect that thousand pounds re
!" ward"
- 1t was the end. The magnate gasped
y sprang up and fed, pursued by
- smoke arrow propelled from Harry
a rounded mouth, Auhty Gwen purse,
>. her lips but kept on knitting; sh
:, could not, however, altogether hide tn
|. laugh that was In her swapping eyes
~ Andrea dropped on her knees besiG
her.
=, "Oh, Aunty Gwen" she begged
20 won't you please let me introduc
- Robert? He's the dearest. mos
h. thoughtful, strongest and weakest ma
.. that lucky girl ever loved"
y That night when all the hotel va
a. In darkness and silence reigned Andre
20 and Trevor stood together by the col
ing at the edge Of the cliff and locke
- across the moonlit bay to the far-awa
- line of the sea- Behind them was tn
y dark, massed shadow of the Bougair
Vile trellis; at their feet and befor
them stretched an open world, bathe
y, in kindly and opalescent light.
" Andrea's eyes started ut the top O
= the zlgzag path and followed It delit
y, erately down the cliff-sde until the
20 reached and swept the cleaning ere.
- cent of the beach; then they rose an
~ stared ut the placid moon. Mn
No weeks, no more, had passed since los