The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-04-02
cloudless MIGHT. brilliant under

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gradually assumed substance and
rhythmic form until after five long !
minutes 1t was recognizable as the
cadenced rumble of an African river |
chantey.
Instantly Trevor was on his feet. He
issued orders to Bathtub. who imme-
diately began to clear the table and
eliminate every item Of furniture that
would indicate dual occupancy Of the
white portion of the camp. They had
dressed that night for dinner, not as a
celebration or any special event, but
because they were both bored with
too much time on their hands. Trevor
now excused himself to Andrea and
withdrew to his room. In few min
utes he reappeared CARRIED in his
toughest khaki shirt and trousers. His
face was grave as he advanced on
Andrea with nod toward her hut.
Manchester will be here in half an
hour" he stated. 81 ask you to go to
your room, close and bar both doors
and stay there until call you"
Without waiting for her comment,
he turned and left her. She sat on,
with narrowed eyes, until she had fin
ished her cigarette, and then, with
glance around to see if Trevor were
watching, she arose and walked slowly
across the open court of the craal. In
her breast was a great rebellion at
the curt manner in which he had made
his request, but she had to admit to
herself that no other form of address,
coming from him, could have impressed
her so deeply, moved her so quickly.
She went TO her room, closed the
front door, but did not bar it, chose a
book and sat down to make q pretense
of reading. The sound of the chantey
rumbled near and then wavered afar
according to the bends of the river, but
in spite of this variation the sum of
its volume swelled steadily in an
ominous approach until 1t died quite
suddenly at the boat landing.
There was distant rattle Of q
dozen punting-poles dropped across
the thwarts, spoken word or two
that carried marvelously across the
still night, and then long silence sud-
derry shattered by believing voice /:
"Ship ahoy! Show your port and star
board lights, d you. How in the
h d'you think I'll make the chan
nelY
Andrea rose quickly and laid her
ear to n crack in the door. Her pulse
was beating fast, but she was smiling.
She heard Trevor come out and pres
emily she heard him speak. His voice
was almost unacceptable, 1t was so
cold and so incisive, like sharpened
steel. In strange incongruity, the
words he let fall were like drops of
molten metal.
"Hello, Manchester, you dirty, drunk
en- brute! What's your price to 60
away from here tonight? can offer
you a case of Bols and all the kafiir
dogs in the craal to see you Off"
The words and their manner as
founded Andrea; for moment II
seemed to her that these two men
must be joking. Then she felt the i'm
pact of an undercurrent of malevolence
such as she had never in her life i'm
agined, much less encountered. She
quivered to the thought that here was
Trevor absolutely without gloves al
last, every word an Intentionally naked
blow.
4 Trevor" said Manchester In an oily
voice that was strangely softened ant
indescribably aggravating, II like you
l can't help likin' you; you're so d
unbiblical. Not a whisper about 6
sangulnary fatted calf. You go righ'
to my heart with case of gin. &C
: cept; bring it out"
. "No," said Trevor, It'll send 1t up
I I'll have it waiting for you by the time
1 you get back If you don't rot and fal
apart on the way"
"There you co." said Manchester
i pleasantly, always cheerful, warn
welcome on your tongue" Then, will
: change that was like thunder-clap
5 "Send 1t up, you dunghill bantam
Why the h haven't you sent m,
music box?"
4 Andrea pressed her hands, her face
and her whole body against the door
She was trembling slightly, but sh'
g was not frightened; her intelligenc,
e was too busy. 1t had leaped to an un
1 Outstanding of Trevor's part in wha
e was going on outside. She forgot tina
: she had ever thought it mere battl,
e of tongues. She could imagine thi.
man, Manchester, as a mountain o.
e Drawn and sinew against which IRE
vor was deliberately opposing all tn,
moral weight Of the old fighting slo
: gan, "Bully bully!''
: More than that; she could now fee
i that the suppressed hatred she hat
: guessed at their words had come bold
ly into the open and that 1t was in {
j sense labored and forced only because
: Its intensity was beyond actual ex
i preston. These men were stripped
to almost unbelievable nakedness-
rapier and broadsword, tapping. thirst
ing nightly for hearts blood ant
! nothing less. In comparison with hel
{ own little struggle with Trevor, the en-
{ counter assumed the proportions of Q
meeting of elements.
II didn't send It," said Trevor soft