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i CHAPTER XIII.—Continued. —13— “No need to, M said Trevor briakly. ‘•Tve got these three missionary chaps here for witnesses to the fact that we went up In perfectly good faith, that I waa forced to a bad landing and got fearfully cut up and burned and that I was only Just barking out of death’s door when they turned up and found you Intact.” -Why. White Man!” exclaimed An drea. “how could you get them to tell that awful lleT" “Eaally," answered Trevor promptly. “They wouldn't know It was a He. Yog aee. three missionary rhapa will atlll believe a native; they ran t afford to ewacede the Immutable fact that a Mark consistently makes only ons nonaunt effort la hla life—an effort to give always the answer that be thinks M will please yon »o* to bear Why. I don t even have to fix It op with my pmapU Yno d believe the He 7oarer!f tf yea coald aadrreund half they will oay “ Andrea's llpa drwofwd and aim shoe* her bead ~Yle.~ abe said Shawly “Mai I vwatdn t.” dha eae alt tang artth bee aObeo• *w (be table bee rhaed agaiaas the bae% e# bee rteepwd be a da and bee —nothing to speak of. Won’t you come in? I’ll see your companions later. M The bishop entered the hut and raised his eyebrows Inquiringly as Tre vor closed the door. “Mosquitoes?” he murmured and politely didn’t wait for an answer. “Charming quarters. Quite the comfortable thing.” Then he caught sight of Andrea who was half-sitting on the corner of the table and swinging her free leg. Once more his eyebrows went , tip hut this time with a snap that would have carried them over the hack of hla head had they not hern rooted. “The bishop of Moma; the Honor able Andrea Pellor," aald Trevor In husineaaltke tones. “So pleased, my lord.” ssid Andrea with a smile that tamed late a rip- pi log laugh -1—I beg yowr pardon.” •be stammered. “?>- - but •—•urprlse doesn't go well with yowr face.” It was t rue. the btshop'a aalimUli went aeeesed In have startled Ma fee terra separately, are ft effing them over hie rvma'enaace at gvwtremm eagi<e " Asdree * he geapod. “Andffon t*ettee "Ten* mid Tieveff. “ihnt e the name View. bSahopk If ywah all hewn, |U sawn be ahm m aasndy pen tbet the ‘dht pen me ee eaa ha n. * bo mm ghd “TWoe ffbiffumii a see me p peapm m thm be- % mwasep Ibnfl I mg have ammad pen nmb and oho I ffa»ma pma me riehe * p m* • pwm eew'V^w* mwffbnagn ► 4 « * S»o » r *«• a *»» • w* mt »• t >m m* • # • f •« tm w» •••eBa e % —1 <•■»«# m^mrn , %«*»»wea (hop bem #ees#o taMWghe am AmbMe eM twe% emt off bee bemm n m ior mg bw • WMtneee me '■owff boa bae^ff amff Seeboe town se •ee mow mo •neooi baa geoe Sa bat ma Mm smm nhde n hgd boeo nem lenoenee rowan b nee m p ■a aa«o aoewmd tan wegp me I ffv ' a mar ■ a remae ' reponton am ghfip ”Ten been n aeevneffty hadbM tamed Tbaeee *nr«wl pen mb# ahggyT” The n »*—e • apee gan ' * • •ead ghaeamevwa m a ongm Jbeea am aaafi *dn fan haaae mni Me enfam neeaa bae game foeveabad flap neama n* •e powa ebeaeeAomnt fb» fen baam -bn* feme tmaravt ban hmn eedbeaan •goeane ad eaapomm an fa pang figse t Im fen baaam ffhafl die tana la nhom ren eee boeemnnd hae aMaaed a dbaae owad feaeamt bar fwae dkemaeep adfae f * "I waa )Mt speak In* to myaalf. , Trevor Ignored her. -Tour question.” he aald to the bishop, “la a natural one.” He went tq the high desk, took certain papers and. flushing slightly, handed them to the bishop, who glanced over them with undisguised Interest. ^ “So,” he said finally, “you are a re tired officer of the Royal Flying Corps, a D. S. O. and you also hold the orolx de guerre !*’ He tapped a devil’s tattoo on the arm of his chair and gradually the furrow on his brow cleared and he smiled. “Unexceptional credentials; but as I am In peril of becoming a vei*y much Interested third party, I 6hn not refrain from asking If you are in a position to render such financial comfort to this young lady and to her family as I believe it has reason to ex pect from her original betrothed.” “I am not buying Andrea,” said Tre vor quickly. “Millions for herself if she needs them’; not a cent of tfibute for the family. Not to waste your time further,” he continued, “I wish to say that I consider you entitled to the thousand pounds’ reward offered for her discovery alive and am prepared to hand you the sum in gold at once. If you have any scruples as to taking It personally, there Is surely no reason why you should not accept It for your mission. In return you will marry us Immediately by the rites of your church, which you doubtless know will he accepted aa legally binding In my own country. -If you refuse.” aald Trevor grim ly. “you and your companions will be detained, forcibly If nereasary. aa wltneaaea to a ceremony performed In accordance with native custom. 1 * -What I"* exclaimed the biabop. aghast. 'This Um*i aa argument.” aald T»e» tor dryly; -H*a a prnpoaltlaw, quite fate and a haw a -hawed. Yeu take It nr leave N—Iwids mi five minetea. ” The bAabap turned la Andrea “W«uM pan ” he ataaMwsfed and •ffepped "Y am puNe Indtfheeut aa te mathadL* nafti AaMaa qafefftp. "Vie eae Me eaa have sag hwdp and aauf desperately, hla fact flushed with em barm semen t. ”Kia« bar, you duffer P roared the three divines In one voice. CHAPTER XIV, They were all early to bed, the word having gone out to break; camp at dawn for safari. The bishop and his companions were northward hound, Andrea and her man headed for the south and the coast. In the cold mist of the morning they parted with tight handclasps and earnestly murmured “God-bless-you’s.” Incidents, following rapidly one after the other,^kept Andrea’s mind off the coming encounter with her old world until she was actually on Its verge. Late one afternoon they came upon the bay and Trevor waited expectantly for her to recognize the scene of her ravishment. He was disappointed, for the thiq, insignificant strip of yellow sand tucked under the red cliff dimin ished by distance to the proportion of a railway embankment, meant nothing to her inexperienced eyes. At last he pointed it out to her. “Be hold,” he said, “the beginning and the end of all things.” “Why,” exclaimed Andrea. “Is it really the beach—our beach? How It’s shrunk!” *Tt haa,” said Trevor solemnly. “The erosion on this bit of coast la a foot for every hundred years. We’d better hurry If we want to make a landlng.” He chartered two safling bouts from a Greek fisherman and In an hour the beech had broadened, the cliff had risen to almost imposing heights; while they were atlll well off the shore 1 shadow The hoei ng at the foot of the ^ter mt a mile sway Mmm Into rbaoa f a la r «•« •! • fi a • | f • «*-r J. 1 bar 1 to farm pop a the fiffpt. 'tm* sine ‘ Com* In Ub«i let me watch you have n drink.” Trevor, quivering under the •'resawre of the control he had sumimned to carry him through the trying mo ment and filled with an Immediate love and admiration for^ Aunty Gwen, paused to direct hla following to a neurby vacant lot “la that. marriage tip straight?” asked Harry. “Straight as the good bishop of Mo? ma and two other missionary Johnnies coiild make it,” replied Trevor. Harry waa thoughtful for a moment, then he said, ’’Well, Trevor, I 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, I 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 added flushing. “The truth is. I’m pretty well heeled with the needful.” “You Americans generally are/ said Harry admiringly. “Sort of Jolly na tional tradition.” Twenty-four hours later the dia mond magnate, perennially flushed aa to face and heavy of paunch made hla impressive arrival. When he had washed and otherwise attempted to freshen hla perspiring person he sent ont a call for a family conference. It took place In the Tre vors’ sitting room. Harry was there resentatlve of the house of Pellor vor and hla bride. The sole male rep* prvaentatlve of the boose of Pellor opened the proceedings with the fo(■ levrtng speech * —Hammer,” he eakd. "on the port of my Meter I wish te offer yen an eoqneltfied apology. It •evens that Mm we* «rf -sodden!7 car ried away by ah Hepotse in ewojortteai with a fly teg machine, hoi yno wth he glad ia fcaow that Tffwnr here (haw se —- has nteyeM the aaah ell thewoqfii • ed tan erv coi.* • rw ♦ ’ t * - •»( _ Bcll-ans Hot water Sure Relief BE LL-ANS Ewfor indigestion ulphur Baths ‘“Ihf UMATI Coot, tesema. Hive*, etc. Right in yoor own home and at trifling cost, you can enjoy the benefit of healing •ulphur baths. Hancock Sulphur Compound O e we _ a - -*w ^ HBVrMMDiOM pun mu* rwy^-SULfm^nrern *nd tkinbeabaS In a w»y to Ue It la (fee I lo elect eff melt •• a parte; mffUkcR 60c and fJJO th* boitU M me^WwaMen^ Mac met mmh oaacocK ugcin ivLrwti . on r*'- > ' HBB Mi —1 awea • » # * ' «V fi Ren*«d Y ■ ghee Chaff then he fi e# ffumfiee* e«V *fi SbM | TW» •RfiffaM * Altofi * tov fiff Vbv to# Mm MefiMk Sad weep, He kaeil kea.Ja Jbat aAa hefh her lead* mhlliTCwli. ^ arm e>> Wmg*r aa lrrevpKveett»4# rhfld.' he enld —now that y«nr Mrtfgwd ertf !• here to llMen. 1 will (Ml |«*o b*»w 1 Uwe ywo. The child in ym might fidget; the woman deter 1 l**te in b*idy end lo spldt 1 love you (hat 1 am ready to efand up and dmy fr*«-«!,.fn 1 love you enough to gi%#» you ni>erlf and the world—my world of starlit nights and silent tqmres thut I’ve worehi|H*4l eo long slonc. Yea, 1 love you enough for that, and 1 have to. God help me, for you hit In my heart and 1 can never, never get you out.” Andrea looked as if blood w»*re bo Ing transfused Into her veins with enoh word. She felt her youth coming back with the sure surge of an advancing tide. Her Ayes grew bright and then frightened. “White Man !” she gasped, -Take me quickly; I feel myself grow ing young again!” He leaped to his feet, caught her up In his arms and shook her; then he surrendered. “Young or old,” he said, “what difference does it make? I love your youth as I already love your old age. Put your arms around my neck, look into my eyes and tell me you love me. too.” Clinging to him, her head thrown back, her eyes in his, she said, “I love you.” “Again,” commanded Trevor. “I love you.” “And now, my little sweetheart, my own girl,* Just once more.” “Ah!” begged Andrea, “don’t make roe say It again; Jet roe kUa yop” r . Five minutes later Trevor reluctant- ly opened the door on the cr»>ol and cried. “Bishop!” Off>e of the three white men sprang tv hla fare "God blew* my soul.” be did yo« ruor from? at harvT My <Wr tv rar faevr •v has tkpa Mfipvw wa flfiv mfirn warn ‘t** fam fimw Ma tfivav •taagp*' amnmmm e* ffswm * W * •am wM •smwM SvAew (mpaavatev **1 e qpaase wffwSVff ■'* eVw ewaS m v * wwmvwa kaav Yewwv kv4 awv* avmfM fiaV wev Sw be** ”viw fvea ahwwM hv • fiMfia va »v «M tff #wNve» f as ffpmfi in Imar iff mv wrwe MNavS Mrs MVfif vmf ffaaV aVd % waff ff ti v >w avM saffxffs tn fiamMfffi, fififi Ae ffeCb mi Aevsw h vrvafv wevmv aw gwmfip Iw mm ffw gawaSp aavaefiaag* flhw twffweM fsam ham ha ffm #hvaf •feat Yhpvwc hvtff f«v bvff aa*i aaeVWmvM tW eeaWewif I mm** iwham tv am •ffihvt. Has fipv hv4 eakefawM eAvi Vff thv eAHrAmfi wepWateffl that hv *wm» i lanwf p* ama mi Up iwdlraVeM erv( a* fhwgh by hAa W www Id rrflefvr • rwwllwvd Mlwt prwffevt -Tow • o«ida t think tv look at him.* •aid Amlrr* to Trwor. “that la half an hour hell he taking comfort out*of that chair and Aot of a good cigar and out of a long drink.” Her eyea laughed at the hlehop In Just the way to take the edge off her words. He slowly smiled and Just as slowly slid hack Into the depths of the chair; his bunds, without the aid of his eyes, found the box of cigars that Trevor held out to him and his lips formed, in reply to a murmured inquiry, the following words, “A small one, please —not at all mahogany.” Then he turned to Andrea and said In a louder voice, “Now tell me all about It.” “There really isn’t much to tell,” said Andrea. “I was tired of dancing and climbed uown the cliff from the hotel. It must have been about four o’clock in the morning. I found this white man—his real name is Robert Oddrmm Trevor—tinkering with an airplane and I asked him to take me with him and he did.” She dropped her eyes. “Now he’s agreed to marry me.” Trevor turned white-lipped from the door where he had been giving an or der to Bathtub. “Andrea,” he said, his eyes blazing with anger, “you will please keep out of this conversation until you are culled upon for u few responses." He turned to the bishop. "Please overlook Mies Peltor’tr fffp- pimcy,” he continued. “There la only one reason why I should marry her and ehe me and that la that we love each other bey«>od the power of thv words te express." “Bat. my dear ama.” aald the blah- ”1 know who Lvdy Andre* la. •wtf IM well; the qoeMJaw te who •• •wnh are fWfff 1 take M Tm Mt wrwwg that fmm h*«v gat me bare ««mpM bee Www«b fWffmM time M wwa afifty baivew e^ke w wwVS be m fi mwfbft II eC eyww #** ffeww •f tfiee# wmfffbawfi «wVwaaa mtm * w vfipa mt a# fiaamfipfimm •**< mffi ampaeaamff wmfi Mas mffai If wfiSifi m* flpwv aaM bMtf smbi mfiwa WMb Sam e■•eywlwe* ewi he lavw iff bm fifeawvssa twdkfiM asamfiwHb fiav sm ww% *1 ei we ffe ffhwe* *1 tSw mam * «fiw wamwwewdl ffftavaaff aa lee ise* fifij fisfipm maMHk bv gmffafi ^mmrs avt mgnmm aba mmvsbavew mi fim • •#»*ee*wew * v •• w , ** , *-v ** ffs lb mn ewefi «f emf mms a dbammmi maww bavtav lima e*V wa*# (fiw Saerfi fiwev * AvMVwa aeMMeM *1 bMi ■ fig awe paa • m a—fie am* Wd A# Y *"»e*e tfiw WfiffW fiat I#«* fffi* 'Sbfiff vaM (pbarnff ma mi Swawwvmm amam * we '4 • T' fvff cMbff. coimm, nsribffbffi fi pwrtHOWtfi m*eae<* • * * « >—> • jac M v*wwe * * e^- «» •• •• t«Mh •»• • e«n av f SamfiSw »■ mmmm mm mm ■wV eg eaw m t>4 %•* * on Am- 1 ffe •Se »»« Am • ( baa* *4 YAGERS 1NIMEN •m -Van Will Marry Ue IwMwefiiatMy by the R»tea of Vvwr Cn«rch- •aid. -Well, my dear, that aettlea It—- •ettlea It finally. In fact, that I can’t help hut perceive that you are both equally In haste to repent at leisure." He arose with a resigned sigh. “Five minutes are soon up.” he said to Tre vor. “Will you agree to take time out while*! talk to my associates?” “Most certainly,” answered Trevor gravely and opened the door for his lordship. In ten minutes the associates were persuaded; in half an hour, with the assistance of the diamond magnate’s engagement ring, Andrea and Trevor were made man and wife according to the ancient usage of the Church of England; and just five minutes after that, Bathtub announced dinner. It was high time, for in spite of the toast that she had had with her tea, Andrea* was faint and pale wfrh hunger. Noth ing short of the stimulus In the ex- ftov a ae a fi r f ^ 4 tafiy vefiHafi fi rfiff bar pffe vttfvl *bH# flflMff" Ivr# em bar fa porrb rbfilr. Itt arb citement of being married for the very first time In her life could have saved her from collapse. That was a great and merry dinner. The toasts that were drunk to the bride were many, some hearty, some witty ; hut the one that stood out above all others was that In which she pledged h<*rM*lf. Sh*‘ st 1, gbisx In ffirnffTaha looked down at the kindly, encouraging face* of the four men. “This, the awan-aong of the Honor- aide Andrea iVHor,” ehe said in a voice that started a hit faeplnffj but soon •tmdied to a dear flow, “who wor shiped false gods flippantly during twenty 11%e jr*rs mt her life, who trav- Ibrofifb a he*nt!f*j f Ml mt % Calf aif Gold and ad M S rwrtviv bsmeb Si llbv fi Mali fit fi Red (Voow hqtaar Khe **a knitting • %aet khaki ndored I sweater and at thv eouod of Andrea's I laughter ehe gave no sign beyond pura- ! Ing her withered ll|m while ohe meth- odlrally finished off the stitch upon i which she bad been engaged. That done, she raised a pair of heady black eyes so wonderfully alive that It seemed Impossible they be longed to her wrinkled face and flash ed one look at Andrea and one at Tre vor. “Well, my dear,” she said calmly, presumably to the fonner, “It’s a re lief to have you back apparently alive and well.” No sooner were the words out of her mouth than she was swept into Andrea’s impetuous embrace. “Oh, Aunty Gwen! Oh, you old dear!” The lady defended herself with con siderable energy and was heard to grumble that even kissing had de generated into a rough pastime. Hav ing rescued herself from Andrea’s qrms, she said, »“Now that that Is over you will please go to your room and change from that outlandish circus costume; you’ll find everything as you left it except for a new lock on the door.” . Andrea glanced at Trevor and lean ed over to whisper Imploringly in her aunt’s ear. , wr-- — “Your husband?” enunciated the old lady deafly. “Well, that’s a relief, too; hut I prefer to meet him dso- wli**r^ gnd after you have presented doruaafcw'ary evidence. By the way." •he added with ornifioue emphasis fi* she re«qpted her knitting. -Hairy la Vtlll here ” “1 abofild* afij I am.” earlyhned fi fvfilb Ib (be trim avtfvrm mi tbv Fly- tag Catfifi aa bv metis gfi mat from tbv •mfi fifififlebmmay vaMmma fifi pw** fiova la ffiSfiaff YWf fi Mfif lb fifv fftfi tbey mt * fiORfirva •» fieff a *••% *Wefiw« •fie evlfi m beff rewiffe'if av4 beat mm% 1 offea. “if m# Hama—ff * r»*afi (• fe< wave wwM fiaew #RW mam mi | arm Mr*a*rre IV pfif lb—I IblVh veffd I ter rwllafft (bat tbrnmaad pvamfia . - -V m warm It wva tbeffvfi. TW magwte gaop •prang «p and fled. pfitwvrd ’•> •moke arrow prvqodled fmm Harr r«»un-lr»i mouth. Aunty Gwev |N»n her llpa hut kept on knitting; ai could Dot, however, altogether hid# t laugh that was In her (mapping e>< her. “Oh. Aunty Gwen.” she hi -won’t you please let me Introduce Robert? He’s he dearest, most thoughtful, stroru st and weakest man that a lucky’girl ever loved.” That night whtn all the hotel was y ITCH! • • iff • •• • • wf to« *Rfi Oaeaaffoaa A vrt it m fiafieAl tKlf 1# ( ia-ev ilw a«her fia* aafi rd. * , f . a Iwil Imp Uitlr# th*HiifttV be o«gb e tanfal atwl offer him ied fi part. \% Ikfi li 1 the Aim waa complete Ylf* the I»ri* Im cr 1 >n%lte«1 the buyer to aee n«* IfimMdf mm be really waa. ee. “Well ■ 1* 1 Mr. I’rodueer, “and arm d# you gnlr »g to 1 my tht* ft!in? “No.” tvpllei il Mr. Buyer. “1 in goihg ?d. to com 11 lit suit Ide!” Watch Cuticura Improve Your Skin. On rising and retiring gently smear the face with Cuticura Ointment. Wash off Ointment in five minutes In darkness and si elce reigned Andrea with Cuticura Soap and hot water. It and Trevor stood together by the cop- j i 8 wonderful sometimes wlfat Cuticura ing at the edge of the cliff and looked will do for poor complexions, dandruff. across the moonlit Imy to the far-away line of the sea. Behind them was the dark, massed shatUw of the Bougain ville trellis; at tl^lrTeet and before them stretched an open world, bathed in kindly and opal!scent light. Andrea’s eyes vtlJ*ted at the top of the zigzag pa'th and followed it delib erately down the <liff-side until they reached and swept the gleaming cres- Itchlng and red rough hands.—Adv. cent of the beach* uhen they rose and stared at the vlacid moon. Nine weeks, no more, bad passed since last this scene had he’d her, yet Into them was packed the form of all her Hfa- almost to the exclusion of preceding memories. She ft it u welling within her of all the m Jor emotions and frightened, turned from them to hide her face against Trevor’s shoulder. Her arms slipp«Ml up around his neck and dung to him. -Oh. White M; n.” she whispered, “my Wonder Max. plunderer of my heart. If dealre to five la any measure, hoar far you havt led ■* a loaf Gw •klfilaf road ” (THI END.) A Learned Capital. Annul, capital of the Swiss canton of Argovia, posseses.one of the hard est ^working libraries in the world. Though the librftry consists ' of only 80.000 volumes—which is not so large as public institutions go in the United States—the pupulntion of the capital Itself is only lO.OtM). With eight vol umes per inhabitant, the library of Anrnu has Just muse to boast of itself ns a miniature Athens. Sore Eye«, Blood-Shot Eye*, Watery Eyea, Sticky Eyes, all healed promptly with night, ly applications of Roman Eye Balsam.— Adv. "There are no povr. are thenff** “S«i; I e«t|»fwNRe The Reason. are no more ffquor J«»k< wore arraid prtqov might IV."-“Baltimore AaerfV**. ■ "■ ■ J h»* pr<>hibltinvieY« • * •Irtak thevi — ' w A Out I UiUfi w c .