The Mena weekly star., 1920-03-18
CHAPTER K.

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 Scarcely had she finished when |.daen languor seized her. She knew hat she ought to bathe and dress |uiclkIy, for M'sungo would be keen |r his breakfast after his white" |eht Why did all Latins call a sleep |ss night white" anyway? Her |rows puckered over that problem and
 seemed as though she must puzzle
 out before she did anything else. De crepi into her cot to attend to fl. cold wave swept over her body and |ft fl frozen; a pain stabbed into her |de.
 Ike pain was like knife, red-hot terrified her. In an instant her hneue was parched, her eyes were |nrnInf- So suddenly had sickness bme upon her that even in the face < It's clamoring presence, her mind ecIare1 if incredible. Surely 1t would 6ss swiftly as 1t had come. She |nched her teeth and waited. There a< < leDk in her face as though she me min ceased. When it came aeR 4H{sin it was no longer a knife |lt the raying fangs of a wolf tearing beir way toward the vitals of her |1dy She tried 10 clench her teeth, keep Silence until the spasH passed If slle could not hold out. White
 an C she noaned and then. realizing 1at she must make him hear now or |SYer. sine gathered all her strength ld screamed.
 tShe heard quick steps coming from |le trnal. laundering on her door |. .Id Inca his voice, Am l to come in?'' She tried to cry out again and could f tears poured down her cheeks. |vt the white man did not wait; an-
 her moment and he was standing
 'er her twisted body. She looked up. | 1e stricken look in her frightened Pte6 =as as nothing to the sudden krror that had come into his own. He |-nk 10 his knees. You are illf" he 1 He passed his cool hand across her rehead, held his fingers to the pulse
 her throat, grasped her wrists and Fnnd them burning-all burning.
 Ast night" he said "when you were here, you didn't use your curtain? ,u left the light on?"
 She did not answer beyond stare
 pm glassy eyes. Her face was white, T lips c straight purple line. Her builders were rigid, but beneath them k body was twisting and turning as ongh in desperate effort to tear
 elf away from the sentient seat of
 in-
 eis if as bad as that?" said M'sungo. to hls voice had already come the I'm of a man accustomed to the face danger. I'm going to leave you a moment" he continued. "When ,ome I'll take the pain away" He stepped toward the barred door q tried to open 1t. So intent was he getting fo his room that he glanced
 the cord and saw only that 1t was iadering him. He drew out his knife. |at the bar free and hurried on. The ,ree minutes he was gone seemed an Arnity to Andrea. When he came
 * he carried in one hand medi- he case and in the other hypo- [lrmic syringe already filled. He set b case down carefully, grasped and |--red Anfrea's forearm, rubbed it with sohol and quickly gave her an in- |retlon. "Skip the next five minutes, '' said. 'Fasten your mind to five |lInutes from now" She only moaned |a show that she heard him.
 |~ But even before the five minutes bVsre up she could feel peace coming her hodH slowly and from far away, though 1t feared to bounce upon her h ddenIy. When it settled upon her ii
 ought with 1t drowsy and ineffable
 lief. Her eyes could move once more
 their sockets. They followed the |llhite man us he made his rapid prep
 ation for long siege. She heard la call Bathtub and issue a string A. orders then he brought chair V0se fo the cot and sat down. Andrea." he said quietly, we're UT 'ainHf if you and I. I can't say just hat it Is. It may be ptomaine, you 0Any have been sickening for appen- clfiz. but I'm almost afraid 1t isn't fher of those. If it's fever, it is per cious. Her eyes stared at him Feing uren his face.
 He fo0k one of her hands in his |f'm breaking all the rules by fright
 iinE xou.n he went on, "and I do Il i:fposeIx I do 1t because I've learned 'laf you and are brothers in one Ing. Were fighters. All the blood fs our veins flows one way--up hill tC ufIe We don't know when to quit A d----- fever can show us where tc st afft It's going to be shoulder te louIdef. and if you go back on me E so back on God for trust you a: Te never trusted any living thing" Her hands twisted In his and grlppet Is fingers. You're great, White lan. sine said softly. You're lik' sHta fIkhter-and it's sweet of yoi rlnx me in. No d--- fever car
 1qW yo<I--no d. She crumplet p ma cried.
 |a Good for you" said Msungt SE0zof,fIx ttsfasv nouy r. can't do vou q hdrm and it will probably pu Rf11 n sI<ep. But when you wake, i |76 Wnnt 10 cry then, please come III 1II1f n1ad and ready to set your teetl