The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, January 15, 1920, Image 7
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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.)
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— 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.
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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'
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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
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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
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water In tbe bn
bora use Its fiom
i pally an artwuni
m pm
Ural one and
tube tbe HMn
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• *TAaa*« a*. ipg • -* emu
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.an UssmA «s «se item we Ow **«e af
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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
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lift mm
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if ••
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brafi
kagaaka
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tase Hi* «rae i
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m * ftfleA Svu . a * 1
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r tkefitty
, eutefilf tbut M a*
rahle ef vfie entei
b*e Hgbi
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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
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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
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-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. SAnH-timee I would sweat so
that I could farriy wring tbe water out
of my clothe* Everybody mid I waa
foing down hill fa*!. In two month* I
loat fifteen poun<ia and waa diacoor-
aired. By the time I had finished three
boxes of Dnan'a Kidney Pills I waa en
tirely cured and I have enjoyed the
beat of health ever since.”
Gat Doan's at Any Stare, 60« a Bes
DOAN'S
FOSTER-MILBURN CO- BUFFALO, N. T.
NEGLECTING THAT
COLD OR GOUGH?
Why, when Dr. King’s New
Discovery so promptly
checks it
X
sharpened to a needle point. From
the extra door ran s covered way as
•trwogty built aa (be Blockade ami
wtdrfc ewdbertrd (fit but wttb It*
tbat Into which tb* ehilo
a b f method and antue of tbetu bo !
ease quit* popular, but with th* puO
(tentlou *f lanar Fit ran a s “pfieitucro ,
pby * he ra as aauudL aM tbe aebees |
Ms arau varaw wmrf|p pfbauettx. TVrae i
*f ae u-ft awraa pntaed nej Hra
eume Sea kBMfiaBfiaaqp krauea* pupwwa
***• See aarae. Srana eara Mp • anagy |
owfieufi ef ehuaMMpqfi wgeaua *a am*
'S natural you don't want t6 b«
careless and let that old cold ot
cough drag on or that new attack
develop aerlonsly. Not when yon cai
get such a proved successful remedy
as Dr. King's New Discovery.
Cold, cough, grippe, croup does dog
resist this standard reliever very long
Ita quality la aa high today aa It al
ways has been—and It's been growiv
steadily In popularity for more that
fifty ysarm. fiOe. and $1-20 a bottU
at all druggists- Give It a trial.
Tardy Bowels, lagl Livei
TWy t—t wvrl M 70. pat -Mft
fttft »•»*•» pur M ra>-
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