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■ <_ . A MAN By GEORGE AGNEW CHAMBERLAIN • ' ‘ r * ' ' . , ' Author of •‘Homer ••Through Stained Glass," “John Bogardus," Etc. (Copyright, lfl», by Bobba-Merrlll Co.) K — WHITE MAN IS SOME PERSONAGE. Andrea Pellor, handsome daughter of Lord Pellor, impecunious aristocrat, is doomed to marry an illiterate but wealthy middle-aged diamond mine owner. She disconsolately wanders from her hotel in South Africa and discovers an aviator about to fly from the beach. Impulsively, of course imagining that the trip will be merely a pleasant excursion, and a welcome relief from thoughts of her loveless marriage, she begs to be taken for a flight, although she does not know him. He somewhat unwillingly agrees, and they start. When she realizes her unknown aviator is not going back Andrea in desperation tries to choke him with one of her stockings. He thwarts her and they sail on into the very heart of Africa. CHAPTER II—Continued. ——, The engine missed fire—once, twice. Andrea would scarcely have noticed the fact had it not been for its ex traordinary effect on the man. All his pone dropped from him. He became galvanized Into nervous life and did several things rapidly with twitching fingers. The engine missed again, and he half rose In his seat, craned his neck, turned hla face to one aide and looked down. In the glimpse she caught she saw that the llnea around hla mouth had suddenly deepened In credibly. Ilia eyea seemed to fix with a certain relief on a spot, a clearing. —' ■ - a But wiiat puzzled her were the Af ricans themselves. A flying machine had dropped in their midst and dis charged two fair If not exceptional specimens of a white and dominant race, yet the blacks continued their various occupations and disoccupa- tlons apparently unperturbed. W.mt- ever their occupation they made no sudde.i move of variation; even their tongues kept still. In th«* shade of one of the vast swered the man « acacias there was a veritable con never forgotten.** ognlied mouthpieces in conveying or-' ders. .’‘Bathtub!” repeated the white man. A youngster quickly saluted and stepped out of the line, grinning from ear to ear at being distinguished even for a moment qbove his fellows. With a jerk of his head toward An drea the white man began to talk rap idly. Bathtub’s eyes rolled from his face to Andrea’s and nack again. They widened, they narrowed, and, each of the three times the w'hite man said “Kiboco” with a peculiar emphasis, they seemed to wince. Andrea interrupted, “What does ‘Kiboeo’ mean, please?” “It means a whip of raw rhino hide,” said the man. “An implement that draws blood with a whisper.” Andrea went white; her eyes blazed. “So you whip your servant*?” *he said with curled lips. “I have whipped a boy once” an- plained angrily. “Tell your master T wish to speak with him—at once. Wait a minute. You call hiih M’sungo. What does that mean,?” “White man,” said Bathtub, and de parted to call his inaster. The w’hite man .gave a~ last order and then obeyed Andrea’s summons. As he stepped into the shade of the acacia be took off his hat and mopped ids w T et brow. “Too bad vie can’t keep cool, like the morning,” he said. “I didn’t send for you to talk about the weather,” said Andrea. “Ypu have been raining orders; now let me give just one. You are to get that machine in shape and take me hack now— today.” The man’s eyea met her gaze stead lly but gradually hla body began to tremble. He put one hand out to the spar* chair a* though to steady h.^i- *elf. “I want you to behave me.” he Maid In a low voire, “when I tell you table wa« a baud sewing tacuir. as from coruei to-corner p.st swung i hammock. She had to stoop very low Ul» nter the hut Itself, and once w’lthlu had to wait » long time for her sun- filled eyes to accustom themselves tc the kindly gloom. The man grew Im patient and struck a match. By its light Andrea saw a vision of comfort The room was circular and unceiled, so that one could look up and up Into the very depths of its tapering peak. From that height dangled a wire and on its end hung a lantern. The man lit it and showed her how r it could he arried to any desired point on the circumference ^f f the room and hooked there. * 1 ' On one side stood a cot already made up; beside it a small camp chair. On the other side was a long hammock chair, and close to it stood a carved tabouret piled high with books. Over a small table hung a foolish little mirror. The walls were wainscoted with a woven mat of golden reeda The place smelled clean, was clean. Andrea had come into the room ob sessed by a single idea, and that was to determine the why and wherefore of the covered passage leading to the next hut. She failed to discover its entrance until her companion drew her IHILLS, COLDS, FEVERISHNiSS •lack-Draught Is Used by Virginia Lady for Colds, Fever and Other Troubles With Fine Results. Rocky Mount, Va.—Miss Mae Chib vood, of this place, recently stated; “l lave used Black-Draught for colds and itomach trouble and Certainly bava ... ^ lound It very satisfactory. When I would feel bad and fever ish, as though I was taking a fresh ;old, I would make a good cup of Black-Draught tea and It would soon let me all right. I can recommend It ns a splendid laxative and gladly do so. You may publish my statement.” When you feel chilly, tired, fever- >l!y. “They have that what you ask la Impomiihle.* course of men. They sat f» vf tbe mont ' “This boy. part on tbetr bee la a mol ting white. | ever fall* y alowl >um log fbe roots. Two oti! > In an lock < could be ■aid to be work ;!ng. They missed the NT#W 1 old and sat wttb tbetr 1 becks llntbteo If f! be trunk of tbe tree, tbetr I trees, saIu< He turned to h«*r. la vours. If b«* r»f hl« nine lives, boy with a nod. fttrMird before II' ■U v not fTwtM&tj \’ r*-« He turned aa though to leave her. “Walt," cried Andrea. There was •omrthlng In the way he spoke that even went beyond persuasion and robbed her of her niainstuy —her an ger against him. “But—’* she stam mered and afopped. “oh. w bat la In |' | bocDSno of me y “If I could take ynm bmr% l-mwuliMM i Ish, headachy and fear that you aru intention to n door, wainscoted like I , aklnf uk . , g00< i doM ot the the walls hut crosaed by a sturdy bar , „ .. . ^ . _ Pivoted at one end. the other alnklni ol<1 - " T « r n,wl ' f ' ne ^ h * T * Into 0 deep socket. heard so much about Thedford*a “It occurred b» me.” said the man. Black Draught. It Is made _ from “that perhaps you would be afraid at purely vegetable Ingredient*, acts In ..l K ht onleva you wer. aure of help. , tad h „ plM listen. He raised the bar. and as _ he did ao the hidden door flew ..pea "> <**’• «*» pol«oo««» and a gong sounded In the next hut. from your system. It will often. If “The bar cannot be lifted from tpi taken In time, prevent a chill from 4o» vHoplng into n cold. Thousands of people, during the past 10 years, have found Btuek Draught et benefit In an Hi raaea. Try it the next time yen chill nr aneeue — Adv 1-1. course. he added. Then he led her out through the veranda Into her private garden nnd pointed to a quite new and Huy hut. Your hath and washroom.' be aatd ■! water In tbe bn bora use Its fiom i pally an artwuni m pm Ural one and tube tbe HMn • stngte t tB BMf sfiM rti «♦ im mu me • cfe fU ibst I was not tfinnaag. T h+.e Use era •«o m i be • > /» ib h 1 trees «be *s» * ** • In L i * * i * < I » % w 1 •# I *l» sreuK a Tin mbs — mm «aaasa raarn ilia era* af ms dnsaun cessera m • ran* >—m •*ra*ts wUe «e»«e ay —assoe*rara« •ram«*«aa BALA.fi • *TAaa*« a*. ipg • -* emu B m kkban Tnissnaen and* • .an UssmA «s «se item we Ow **«e af « . «ar u «*• *•( w efte aa eeU md oeee s* tSe *eei Isumn aowee, Mssaasned e**n ao*ra at ma Uam wrae an#me*s fSe se**«eft •watsooeUUn eraOeees m Bsijl i teVannll Mat■**.'tbn w one* s^eneaeo oaen oun* aw *«eraie «e ra* «e*Un) •-•ftMM*ran A^ICaml ■"JsSee**? on m Ha • w lift mm Tfiey rweae fra if •• 1 ftrag fibs The * ’ OdftOMW t rased brafi kagaaka ferarasd kk* gaa ra/i« 1* brafi tase Hi* «rae i aggraBj m a a sat m * ftfleA Svu . a * 1 Ifii^fN si TV* ^ he remtedL aud a ’ fi 1 r tkefitty , eutefilf tbut M a* rahle ef vfie entei b*e Hgbi • V maebew n nteo #sr*w an tbe gmoi sub tike inbin na eens*w t p n» tbni nmra nssf fie fineel -new tbe eksbfiran uud toee*md m «4ee*ng bns afiuns rmu ba*firaa bone and finnon ease fbekr Seems • be krael In ganovni end at tbe eb earn lb pnevsruflne. fra frraa btm I <m»*eftt an a^tittey mevwtHMe In os ,efftftMe e«b ffio taagwra tbei bod p *M|pd ML lira efos ffttl le tbe tel ft v t tbe toafiaed tee Ibtegs abe u eeeosbftity. mesvftbraaty beagvy a * h* * • * * one •»* bra eon ~| w*e t yeer master self* l ■ msgw "f n ■ fra a krag veeebl be< »• et h • baa gleeseing be*Am in seenpe t ■ PPHVISitaT.Tf seev v aptte of bis ngitatk • took tbe gr**on*l In « f of n native cn t«en came to a l huVled In ti walls of two separate huts. The ahfltck cast Amlreu forward; In stinctively she threw her anna around the inn if g neck. She felt the quiver ing of his whole ImkI)* as though It were slinking with an ague. To her astonishment he became for an In stant almost pitiable. But only for an Instant; then he nerved himself, climbed out of the machine and helped her down. She gave a long sigh of relief and looked up at him with a half smile on her face. He had taken «Dff his goggles. His eyes were gray and large. They stared at without seeing her and in them was a risible trouble as of stJme deep and hidden struggle, Andrea gazed at him, her lips parted In wonder. At last he felt her eyes upon him and a deep flush mounted from his neck and swept upward, lighting tbe tan of his face with a subdued glos?. “If that happened to me,” thought Atidrea, “I’d be as red as a field, of poppies.” “I—I beg your pardon,” stammered the man and started walking up and down with quick strides. Andrea knew instinctively that he was warm ing up muscles that had been sud denly frozen, steadying shaking knees and shaky heart. She turned her eyes from him and gaaed around to get her first glimpse of the real Africa. From the very •tart It left her puzzled. She stood at the far side of a great circular ••atee hard and swept dean Within Its bound* were H thirty lab In n moment Ike ul under- —“"“Wd ■ i -a le am bn Mr t»r«ike attd brau ' »tr* f» ftliqifir'] their pt: Hn In the rabble. Th their work and crowd* I tact group from w hich . a c,-y that Mart led And I her around to face It as though she ' had l»cen yanked by a airing. Tbe cry was thrill, high, continuous. It was produced by rounding the o|mmi mouth and working the tongue laterally m a vibration as rapid as (hat of a serpent's. It was ghastly to watch. Incredible in the rapidity of the uiulatlop,* hut once heard, unforget- ahle. It lasted much longer than Andrea could have held her breath, let alone used It, and ceased as suddenly ns it had begun. “All very interesting,” said Andrea turning to her companion, “but \\:hy didn’t they do it before?” He looked at her absently. “There is a ceremonial,” he said, “a dignity, about the African that is absurd ..till you’ve known it for years.” “For years?” repeated Andrea. “It— Is this your home?” He shook his head. “No, Africa— this sort of thing—is never home to a white man. It’s a place where he goes to forget his sins. I’ve been using it—whenever life has given me a chance—as a sun bath for the soul.” Andrea stared, at him, a puzzled frown on her brow. She wondered why his bluntness did not offend her, wondered If It would ever full to her lot to hear him say a senseless thing or laugh alood. While she still won dered he turned from her and began calling out meaningless words: “Shil ling ! Five! Tin hall Bathtub! Overcoat V* At each name, for name* they ware, a native stepped forward. They ware all brtfht-faesd yuoagsirra. faarlem i■ faraurafi to afi [Ik a ara4 iboi * eff. rt •*» • '■* c maptc a -1 • *■ WasGomg Down-til ll4ft«f vftanlaaL ■oMo I «* A. «a aohraS I . • tfii ft VI T • **0 1*4 fi fera I m ifcrafb •raashafiy ba4 ramk a ko«l» vngbt my Irak so4 I vaoM aBfik ike fiftra tbs ■l t .f tl > k! let SmaNNcia treaa, thickly froadad. or fiftraa years af aga. and tbetr garb | Aramad the e«oH I mada ap af a I thlrr? L th pr*krd bats »to.M w l*ke em ffizraioJ mum tbr bm> Hbra bat fra Uiira*, waa a fMWft “11 (Mft kMMd MftkH) , ilk.- “If I Could Taka You Back I Would— Now." vocabulary. "Houaef he abddeoly ex ploded and grtaned with aatlsfsctloo. Andrea lowered the fork that waa half way to her mouth. “Makes ready a koima far mef Her eyea aar will ara brad a braaa. Tati she sat hack her. The ernars activity had centered I about the newest and smartest of the huts. * Around It many men wore work ing. some digging trenches, others cut ting an extm door in its side. Pres ently still others began to arrive in a seemingly endless procession, beqring posts, stripped of their bark and cut to uniform length, and great bundles of withes and thatch grass. She watched them work with a won der at what they were doing that grew vaguer and vaguer until she drowsed and finally dropped sound asleep in her chair. She awoke two hours later to find the white man standing before her, clean shaven, clear eyed, smelling of soap and look ing^ aim osi dapper in khaki helmet, shirt, breeches and puttees. “Well, Mr. White Man?” said An drea. He smiled a slow smile of relief as though he had been dreading her first words. “Will you come now?” he asked. She arose, started to follow him and stopped with a gasp. “Why!” she ex-- claimed, her eyes fastened on the hut that had been the scene of labor. It was transformed. Before ft now stood a veranda with a thatched roof. mm raara a *■ wiskb l *■* id dframed over during trrf quarter of a century? I'd* eointriniidy she fared the problem from the Ktund|N>itit Into whleh *h* had been br«*d alone—meu«tired It by the cold rule of convention and so defy usage. “I’m done for,” said Andrea to her self. “Yesterday 1 was a peart ol great price In the marriage market, and now everything in the way of cash that offers will come from the mink halls! Your last day, Pellor,” sh« added aloud, giving a deep significance to the use of the old family nam* alone. Her lips curled and her eye* hardened rebolliously as she added 8 final murmur, “But it’s been a hum mer!” “Scoff ready, Missis.” She jumped erect with a startleC cry. “Plenty hungry, eh?” said Bathtul with his usual grin of pride at hie powers of deduction. Andrea wants to go back. Does she go? (TO BE CONTINUED.) Birth of Shorthand. Modern shorthand had Its birth la the publication of Dr. Timothy Bright's “characterie” In 1867. the first Rng- Inclosing tbe veranda, the hut and a I Hah work on shorthand Varioo* *yw tiny garden at Ita back wa« a mighty terns of shorthand ware published stockade, each post of which was 1 from that 4Iko on. all based oa th* ASM Sraraf ftftrrwtaaftM aw a** ap Ha* sra irara • a**' a I mil bw mmU a •awaat, - vharh fcraa a* that I alaMftt erfftam I U)4ra my bl ana a*r frat wm •vt41ra that 1 rraWfta't «e«r my fthora M> skia looked fthinjr a ad vhea I preerad it di>wa it left s dent. I bad chill* sad fever. 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