The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-02-21

10 her but with his chin, an etpres-
sive but most reprehensible adoption
of native habit. She took the hint,
nevertheless, and as she started he
said Please remember. Please don't
show yourself this time, will yoI'"
The tone of his voice was a great ,ii-
provement on all that had gone he
fore. She threw him smile Over
her shoulder and proceeded tp cross
to her hut on exaggerated tiptoe.
Trevor did not bother to awake his
guests; he went straight to his room
and gave himself up to a long-drawn-
out orgy of tea hot bath. sharp razor
and clean clothes; to say nothing OF
the cleansing, amounting and bandag-
ing of his many burns and wounds.
When, hours later he had completed
the complex operation TO the best Of
his ability IL not entirely to the salts
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door crack and looked out The
three guests were awake and reading.
TEcy seemed quite comfortable as well
ms quite Mt home. bottle and three
glasses having magically accrued to
the table In their midst. Ii seemed n
shame to disturb them at that par
ticular moment and Trevor decided not
to. He closed the door, barred II, dis
connected the alarm gong and left his
room by the covered way.
II Is matter OF record that while
this same Enclosed alley was certainly
not over thirty PAGES in length and
could have been traversed in half as
many seconds. Il took him exactly
thirty minutes to get from his end OF
the passage to Andrea's door-and
knock. She opened to him ut once
and the sight of her made him trerble.
Never before had she seemed so al
together adequate to every demand Of
life. He looked upon her lovely fum
bled hair that was still laughing from
its bath; on her deep blue eyes, each
cuddling a devil Of mischief; on her
adorable nose, always smiling for trou-
man on; and on her hard fists. backed
by sturdy youth, still more ready to
keep him off, and felt the bones of his
determination turning TO water. She
stood with her feet slightly straddled,
her hands stuffed in the side pockets
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sumed by professional fighters. He
glanced nervously about her room and
deciding that he would feel more at
home and perhaps more secure In his
own, asked her to precede him there.
She consented and upon arrival made
naturally for the couch.
II think" said Trevor hastily, "you
had better sit here-for change" He
drew out straightforward chair by
the table. She cast him an inquiring
glance but sat down without remark.
Trevor did not sit he paced up and
no longer; then she said brightly,
Nov ! know how our old cat used to
feel, watching the canary swing on
his trapeze."
Extraordinary inverted coinci.
dence," remarked Trevor. II feel like
the canary"
Both pondered on this rejolnder for
some moments; there was something
about 1t that reminded Andrea of
first blood" Finally she realized that
IL was her turn to speak. 'I'll let that
go for the present" she said with
dignity. Suppose you say what you've
got to say"
The man stood squarely before her
"All right" he said. For second he
hung ON the verge of further speech ).
as though he were counting lone, two,
three-go;" then he plunged: "will
you marry mel"
Here WAS u game that Andrea knew
from its infancy to its old age. The
first move on its checker board was
us fixed as 1t was easy. "No," she
said promptly and automatically and
glanced up with alf-bored look that
said: "Your turn to play"
That look was destined to die sud
len death. "Thank God !" said Trevor.
rervently, apparently looking into
space, but in reality taking in her gal.
vanlzed start Though the corner of
one eye. you sect he continued. "Pve
come to my sensts and begun TO get
your point of view. LIS sim true
TINT you asked mn to bring you. bur
it's no less true that you thought You
were just going up for morning
breeze, while ! knew that once you
We're in that flying machine it was
good-by TO world, II I'd told you that,
of course you wouldn't have come"
"Of course" said Andrea, family.
Her heart was aching and inside of
her its pulse was drumming an old IA