Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1920-03-26

AnuTeu WenI Wnltet neF eyeN OiuEe1,
80 you whip your servnntsf" she
said with cnrled lips.
u have whipped a boy once" m.
swered the nun coOlly. They have
never forgotten" lie turned tO her.
'This boy. Bathtub, In yours. n he
ever faIls.y you ! shall thrash him with.
In an Inch Of his nine lives" He dis
missed the hoy with n nod.
Bnthtub stepped before his mis-
trcss. mluted. grinned the brondest,
most %friendIy grin Andren hnd ever
seen. and without whiting for the
smiling answer OF her eyes was on
like an nrrow.
SO tnken up wns Andrea with watch
Ing the white man ms he issued q rapid
fire OF orders TO his remaining lieu
tenants that when Bnth.ub returned.
snluted. and led her beneath the les
ser OF the ncncln trees she could not
believe her eyes. for they showed her
n cnnvas wash basin on stllis, q Glenn
towel laid over the bnck OF a chair, an
other chnlr before n camp tnble laid
with n clean cloth and burdened with
two sizzling fried eggs. hot tonsi, mnr-
malade, q pot Of tea and nn absurd
squat bottle with the stems OF Wild
flowers rnmmed down It's thront.
She took OF her clonk and Bnthtub
promptly hung II 20 mir over a low
brunch OF the tree; then. while she
bnthed her fncc md hnnds, he stood
by with the towel. and when she wns
through with that he drew her chnlr
for her and poured her ten. Children
begnn crowding around. He drove
them back, and. dragging his toe,
marked n wide circle on the ground
with the table ms center.
Up to that mark and no farther
came the children and squntted In a
staring but silent ring. Andrea sat
down and gnzed over their heads at
the krnal In general and at the white
nun In particular. for from him rn-
dated nm activity Incredible IN com
parison with the languor that had pre-
ceded II. Her eyes fell TO the table
and she realized two things: she WINS
unusually, mnrvelously hungry and
the table was set for one.
Doesn't yonr master eatT" she
asked Of Rnthtub.
"My master makes rendy Gala for
mlssls."
"What is 'cniaT"
Bathtub frowned In nm effort TO
catch up with n word that was on the
verge OF escaping from his meager
vocabulary. House |" he suddenly ex-
ploded aud grlnned with satisfaction.
Andrea lowered the fork that was
half way to her mouth. makes ready
n house-for met" Her eyes mar
rowed. II will not need a house. Tell
him."
Bathtub's grin brondened. "Sorry,
Mlssls," he said, flaw like that ev-
cry Mlssis one hut, every hut one tax.
Andren stared at him open-moutbed
and then blushed furiously. ~ mean
that | will not stay here" she ex
planned angrlly. 'Tell your muster
wish 10 sneak with hIm-nt once
Wait a minute. You call him M'sungo
What does that mean7"
white man." said Bathtub, and de.
parted TO call his master.
The white man give a last order
and then obeyed Andrews summons
As he stepped Into the shade OF IN,
ncacln he took OF his Int and moppet
his wet brow. 'rOo bad we can't keel
cool. like the morning" he snld.
u didn't send for you to talk abou.
the weniher," said Andren. "You hnv,
been raining orders now let me give
just one. You ure to get that mnchin'
In shnpe and take me back now
todny."
The MINIS eyes met her gnze stend
ily but gradually his body begun 4
tremble. lie put one hand out 10 tn
! spare char as though to steady him
, self. II want you to believe me-" h
sud In n low voice, "when ! tell yol
that whnt you ask IL impossible"
lie turned 40 though to leave her
"Walt," cried Andrea. There wa
J something In the way he spoke tina
even went beyond persuasion am
: robbed her OF her mnlnstny-her an
ger ngninst him. "But-" SHE STAN
mered mud stopped. "Oh. what Is L
become OF meT"
III ! could tnke you hack I would
. now" snid the ma DULY. "When yOI
nsked 10 come with me ! knew o
course that you were UNAWARE of III
p fact that | wns not returning. An In
p pulse drove me to grant your relues
5 un the grounds thnt II II realty OF yer
little consequence what happens I
I amy given individual. Impulses pns
4 hut decisions are often irretrieynble
this wns Of them"
"whyT" nsked Andrea earnestly