The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-02

let me watch you have a drirk."
Trevor, quivering under the pressure
of the control he had summoned
TO. carry him through the trying mo-
meTt and filled with an immediate love
and admiration for Aunty Gwen,
paused to direct his following to a
nearby vacant lot.
us that marriage tip straight?"
asked Harry.
Straight as the good bishop of Mo-
ma and two other missionary Johnnies
could make It," replied Trevor.
Harry was thoughtful for a moment,
then he said, "Well, 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 one sportsman to another, /
congratulate you on putting one 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 soon.
er the better. Don't worry about An.
drea's food and raiment," he addee
flushing. 1.-THE truth is, I'm pretty
well heeled with the needful."
"You Americans generally are" said
Harry admiringly. "Sort of jolly ma.
tional tradition"
Twenty-four hours later the dla.
mond magnate, perennially flushed as
to face and heavy of paunch made his
impressive arrival.
When he had washed and otherwise
attempted to freshen his perspirina
person he sent out a call for family
conference. 1t took place in the Ire
vors' sitting room. Harry was there
resentative of the house Of Pellol
vor and his bride. The sole male rep
preventative of the house Of Pellol
opened the proceedings with the fol
lowing speech: "Hammar," he said
ION the part Of my sister wish Il
offer you an unqualified apology. II
seems that she was-er-suddenly car
ried away by an impulse in conjuctior
with a flying machine, but you will bt
glad to know that Trevor here has
er-has played the man all through
and you are permanently relieved
from any furtheE responsibility in thu
matter. / don't4 think there's anothe
bally thing to say beyond repeating
the apology due you from my entir,
| family"
"Not thing to say, you young syc0
plant of a whipper-snapperl" thunder
ed the red-faced magnate. "Do yOI
think / came down here to listen Il
your maiden speech, accept dirt
apology and get out with my tail be
tween my legs? Well, didn't, 1 cam,
down here to show this interlopinl
vagabond of a scavenger where b,
and his-wife-don't get Off"
A CLEAN crept into Trevor'a eyes
the same CLEAN that had shone their
when he had shot Manchester, but 4
turned into his slow assuring suili
as his gaze met that of Andrea ant
took note Of her alarm. He remember
ed that only ten minutes before he hat
promised on the honor of lover Il
be seen only and not heard.
"Aren't you a bit late for taatf
asked Harry, unperturbed. "They seen
to be running before the wind alrea6J
and with a fair lead" He lit ciga
rette and snapped the dead paatot
through the open doorway.
"You think so, do you" said this
magnate, his eyes swapping malignant
ly. you've probably never heard oil
the shipping ring, but I'll tell you this
the line that takes these two-two--
two neutrality-suspicious. as psssen,
gers is ruined. They'll stay in Africa
till they rot"
Andrea stifled a yawn. 'Robert,a
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 in-I think you'd bet
ter collect that thousand pounds re-
ward"
1t was the end. The magnate gaspea
sprang up and fled, pursued by q
smoke arrow propelled from Harrys
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.
"0h. Aunty Gwen" she begged.
won't you please let me introduce
Robert? He's the dearest, most
thoughtful, strongest and weakest man
that lucky girl ever loved"
That night when all the hotel was
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 trellis: at their feet and before
them stretched an open world, bathed
in kindly and opaIescent light.
Andrea's eyes started at the top Of
the zigzag path and followed II DELHI
erately down the clIh-side until they
reached and swept the cleaning cres-
cent OF the beach; then they rose and