Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1920-06-11

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know how you're fixed for proof but
you know that through lean n and
fat, I'm for you from the break IN
balk. As u sportsman to another. 1
congratulate you on putting one over
on that up-country animated leather
sack OF vintage wines. ny the way, you
realize I've got to wire him"
"Of COURSE" said Trevor. ''rhe soon
er the better. Don't worry about An
drea's food anG ralment," he added
flushing. "The truth Is. I'm pretty
we'll heeled with the needful."
"You Americans generally are" said
Harry admlringly. sort Of jolly ma
tlonal tradition"
Twenty.four hours later the dia-
mond magnnte. %perennially flushed rs
to face and heavy OF paunch made his
Impressive arrival.
When he had washed and otherwise
attempted TO freshen his persplrlna
person he sent out n call for q family
conference. II took place In the Tre-
vors' sitting room. Harry wns there
resentntive Of the house OF Pellor
o and his bride. The sole mile rem
preventative Of the house OF Pellor
opened the proceedings with the fol.
lowing speech: "Hammnr," he said,
ION the part OF my sister | wish TO
offer you nm unqualified apology. II
seems that she wns-er-suddenly cur
rled away by an impulse In CONJUNCTION
with n flying mnchine, but you will DO
glad TO know that Trevor here has
er-has played the man all through
and you are permanently relieved
from amy further responsibility In tho
matter. ! doE't think there's another
bnlly thing TO say beyond repeating
the apology due you from my entire
family"
Not n thing 10 say, you young syco.
plant OF whipper-snapper I" thunder
ed the red-fnced mngnate. "Do you
think ! cnme down here to listen to
your maiden speech, accept a dirty
apology and get out with my tail be-
tween my legs7 Wei. ! didn't, | cnmo
down mere TO show this l%nterloplng
vagnbond Of n %scnvengcr where he
and hls-wlfe-dOn't get on"
A glenn crept into Trevor's eyes.
the same CLEAN that had shonc there
when he had shot Manchester, but II
turned into his slow assuring smile
as his gaze met that OF Andren and
took note Of her alarm. lie remember.
ed that only ten minutes before he had
promised on the honor of n lover 10
be seen only and not heard.
Aren't you n bit late for thnt7"
asked Harry. unperturbed. "rhcy seem
to be running before the wind already
and with n fair lead" lie liz n ciga-
rette and snapped the dend mitch
through the open doorway.
you think so, do your said the
mngnate, his eyes swapping malignant.
~. 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 IL ruined. They'll stny In Africa
I'll they rot"
Andrea stlhed n ynwn. Robert"
she said In her coolest aud best society
voice, III Sir Hnmmar liz going 10 force
us 10 wait here for one OF your own
steamers to put IN think you'd bet
ter collect that thousand pounds re-
ward"
It was the end. The magnate gasped.
sprang up and fed, pursued by Il
smoke arrow propelled from Ilnrry's
rounded mouth, Aunty Gwen pursed
her lips but kept on knitting; she
could not, however, altogether hide the
hugh that was in her swapping eyes.
Andrea dropped on her knees beside
her.
"Oh, Aunty Gwen" ~ begged.
won't you please let me Introduce
Robert3 He's the dearest, most
thoughtful. strongest and weakest man
that n lucky girl ever loved"
Tint night when all the hotel vas
In darkness ana silence relgned Andrea
and Trevor stood together by the cop
Ing Mt the edge OF the clln and Il oked
across the moonllt buy 10 the far.away
line Of the sea. Behind them was the
dark, massed shadow of the Bougnln.
vile trellls; Mt their feet and before
them stretched an open world, bnthed
IN kindly and opnlescent Hight.
Andrea's eyes started nj the top OF
the zlgzag path and followed II dellb.
erately down the clin-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 scene had held her, yet Into them
was packed the germ OF all her life
almost to the exclusion of preceding
memories. She felt a yelling within
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