The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-04-08


let me watch you have a drink"
Trevor, quivering under the PRESSURE
of the control lie had summoned
TO carry him through the trying tro-
ment and filled with an immediate low
and admiration for Aunty Gwen,
paused to direc. his following 70 a
nearby vacant lot.
as that marriage tip straightT"
asked Harry.
straight as the good bishop of Mo
ma and two other missionary Johnnler
could make it," replied Trevor.
Harry was thoughtful for a moment,
then he said, SWELL, 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
balk. AS n sportsman to another,
congratulate you on putting n 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 sooi.
er the better. Don't worry about An.
drea's food and raiment," he added
flushing. "The truth is, I'm pretty
wei heeled with the needful."
you Americans generally are" said
Harry ~admirlngly. "Sort Of jolly ma
tional tradition"
T~wenty-four hours later the dla-
mond magnate, ~perennially flushed as
to face and he ivy of paunch made his
impressive arrival.
When he ha washed and otherwise
attempted to freshen his perspiring
person he sem out a call for n family
conference. 1t took place In the IRE
vors' sitting Room. Harry was there
r~esentative o. the house of PelloS
vor and his BRIDE. The sole mate rep
preventative of the louise Of Pel!or
opened the proceedings with the fol.
lowing speech: "Hammar," he said,
ION the part Of my a:ster ! wish to
offer you an unqualified apology. 1t
seems that she was-er-suddenly car.
ried away by an impulse in CONJUNCTION
with a 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 a thing to say. You young syco
plant Of a whipper-snapperi" thunder.
ed the red-faced magnate. "DO you
think 1 came down here to listen to
your maiden speech, acceTt a dirty
apology and get 0ut with my tail be
tween my legs? Well, / didn't, l came
down here to show this iaterlopine
v~agabOnd of a scavenger where ne
and his-wife-don't get off"
A CLEAN, crept into Tresor's eyes
| the same CLEAN that had snone there
when he had shot Manchester, but Il
turned into his slow assuring smile
as his gaze met that of Andrea and
took note of her alarm. He remember
ed that only ten minutes before he had
promised on the honor of a lover to
be seen only and not heard.
Aren't you a bit late for that?'
asked Harry. unperturbed. "They seem
to be running before the wind already
and with d fair lead" He lit a ciga-
rette and snapped the dead match
through the open doorway.
"You think so, do your said the
magnate, his eyes swapping malignant
ly. You've probably never heard OF
the shipping ring, but I'll tell you this
the line that takes these two-two-
two neutrality-suspicious. as passen-
gers is ruined. They'll stay In Africs
till they rot"
Andrea stiGed a yawn. Robert"
she said In her coolest and best society
voice, "if Sir Hammar is going to force ]
us to wait here for one Of your own
steamerv to put in-I think you'd bet.
ter ccs.ect that thousand pounds re-
war;
Il was the end. The magnate gasped,
spis.ng up and fled, pursued by a
smoke arrow propelled from Harry's
rounded mouth, Aunty Gwen pursed
her lips but kept on knitting; she
cotld not, however, altogether hide the
laugh that was in her swapping eyes.
Andrea dropped on her knees beside
her.
"Oh. Auity Gwen" she begged,
won't you please let me introduce
Robert? He's the dearest, most
thoughtful. strongest and weakest man
that a lucky girl ever loved"
That night when all the hotel vas
In darkness and silence refgned Andrea
and Trevor stood together by the cop
ing at the edge Of the cliff and locked
across the moonlit bay to the far-away
line OF the sea. Behind them was the
dark. massed shadow of the Bougain-
Vile trellis: Mt their feet and before
them stretched an open world, bathed
In kindly and opalescent light.
Andrea's eyes started Mt the top of
the zigzag path and followed It DELHI.
erately down the clif-side until they
reached and swept the cleaning cres-
cent Of the beach then they rose and
stared at the placid moon. Nine
weeks, no more. had passed since last
this e had held her, yet into them
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