Washington telegraph., 1920-03-05


Trevor, quiverlne under the pressure
of tia control ss had suamcned
TO cafry him through the tryieg mo-
mcnt aad filed with an immediate love
and admiration foy Aunty Owen,
paused 70 direct his following 20 a
nearby vacant lot.
"Is that marriage zip straigheT
asked Harry.
"Stralght as the good bishop Of Mo
ma and two sther missionary JOhnnies
could make IT," replied Trevor.
7 Harry was thoughtful for a moment
tsen he said, ~Well, Trevcs, don't
know how you've fixed for proof bu-
You know that through lean sears ana
fat, I'm for you from the Break in
balk. As one sportsman TO an@ther l
congratulate you on putting one over
ON '.lv, up-countrv animated leather
sack of vintage wines. BY the way, you
realize I've got TO wire him"
"Of COARSE" said Trevor. "The soon
er the better. DON'T worry about An
dreas food and raiment," he added
flushing. "The truth Is, I'm pretty
well heeled with the nDedful.'
"You Americans generally are" said
Harr~ admhringly. "Syrt Of jolly nd-
tlonal tradition"
Twenty-four hours later the diH-
mond magnate, perennlaliy flushed Hs
TO face and heavy Of pauurh made LIS
impressive arrival.
When he had washed and otherwise
attempted to freshen his perspirinE
person he sent out a call for a family
conference. It took place In the Ire
vors' sitting room. Harry was there
resentative 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.
"on the part Of my sister l wish to
offer you an unqualified apology. 1t
seems that she was-er-suddenly car
rled 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 thing to say, you young syco-
phant Of a whipper-snapper! thunder
ed the red-faced magnate. "Do you
think l came down here TO- listen to
your maiden speech, accept a dirty
apology and get out with my tail be.
tween my legs? Wen, l didn't, | came
down here to show this interlop,ng
vagabond Of a scavengerr where he
and hls-wife-don't get oGr
A CLEAN crept into Trevor's eyes,
the same CLEAN that had shone there
when he had shot MacCloSter, but II
turned into his slow assuring smile
as his gaze met that Of Andren aud
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 a fair lead" He lit 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 whatchumay-callums as passen-.
gers is ruined. They'll stay in Africa
till they rot"
Andrea stifled 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
steamers TO put ln--I think you'd bet
ter collect that thousand pounds re-
ward"
1t was tho end. The magnate gasped,
sprang up and fed, pursued by
smoke arrow propelled from Harry's
rounded mouth. Aunty Gwen pursed
her lips but kept on knitting; she
could not, however, altogether hide the
laugh that was in her swapping eyes.
Andrea dropped on her knees beside
her.
"Oh Aunty 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 an the hotel vas
in darkness and silence reigned 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 trellls; at their feet and before
them stretched an open world batheL
IN kindly and opalescent light.
Andrea's eyes started at the top of
the zigzng path and followed 1t delib-
erately down the clff-sde until they
reached and swept the cleaning eres-
cent of the beach; then they rose and
stared at the placid moon. Nine
weeks, no more, had passed since last
this scene had held her, yet into them
was packed the germ of all her life