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- i t .n4 V )LUMI3 XXXV LAtJHNS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAV, JANUARY 21, 1919 P 27 GEO] * o ] AUTHE JOHN BOGA1 TBOBB&Mim (fl!'tinn d". from Tjad Week.) CHAPTER VIII.-Whiteo Man an-1 nounceC Uaa 1.tis workc Is ended and prep arationu are made for the sfipnent of tle mnatorial on hand. One ra ny night Andrea allows herself to become do spundent. Ho gives the signal agreed on betweon then to summon WhIto Mani to her. In case of danger. With a mix turo of ridicule antid comfort ho coiixcs her fromt her despondent fit. IlIs strong charitter andl his ideal of a life of line fultios are something of a revelation to Andro:i. used to the frivolous existence coninion to Trnost "aristoorats," and she bhgins to realize with a lidle alarm that she it beginning to care deeply for him. "110 is very rong," thought Andrea is,she remembiered how lightly lie had swung her into his arms. Then she begani to think of other things about him. lie iever was too tired to shave Ifore the evenIillg imwal. Ile had showi ill utiost. liciainny tact in fore seeing dul preventing the emibarrass Ing situatitons that on0e would have thought. inevitable under tile elrcumiii staceis Cf their li'e togolher. Ile never forgot. Ilie hatd called her "lly det? girl" 0onCe and she hId showvn that 6he hasteil it It wts enoiugh. "How okd a1-.e youl, Wh'lite Msan?"71 sheC ask id. "Thu ty- rou, iorniaJry," ho aii swcred mtiantly, anld went on with 111 absorbing revating allmos witlout.. a break. Andrei fell silent, even her thoughta stopped tilkiig. riiiitiuilly the hlow Ing voice possesed ier, ph..ed her uip 1iglily, bore her away iil awayV. In otfier words, she slept no childreii Sfleep whenl put to bed iII tile good Old wily. When she awoke, hours lat er, the ro0m1i w.as heravy with 0 wt) iri smell of hliteis hlirneii too low, btill to m )ke up for thati, 0the raiin h: cnei:;vd i10 sintoliht poured inI throngh the open0 dOor. M'itmull go ws titting as e had[ snt. reing as hle hmil bveen reaid lig. The fYow of his vc.lee wAs ex% acly the samt as I hough he imsel f had bwen enuht lin a enrent that woull not let him stop. Andrea irew ia <iilvering breath. She saw hnsilinctively the.workiiugs of his min(. Ile wIshed her to 'Iuwake withont awiing-to comie to the llew day wli the selfsanie smile In her heart that had beeii there when she slept. Ie called upon her to plity the gainio through aind she decided to do it. She stretehed her bare airms, yawied, rubbed tier eyes with doubled ftist, laughed and then threw out both hands to him. "Taknie mec back," she saidi. Th'le hoo0k fell from his hands. Hie turned~ and stared at hier with the .hungry eyes of a mian who sees for the .first timie one of the rarest of Ghod'u t'enures-namnely, a woman whios( youth standls by her In the dlishledt' ? morninig, defies the ugly finger ol gross slumber and proclaims her love .ly beyond the limits set by the wrin kding seams of coarser and lesi blessed fabrIcs. For a moment hh gaze wavered as though before to< titronig a light, then it steadied and hi face grew stern, Hie arose. "('omae oin," hie said. She threw her arms abou~t his neck ho plecked her up, sarong and all, an' twissed solemnly the length of the cov~ ered way. Ueo could feel her fac pressed hard against hIs shoulder ani her loostened, hair was like a clou beneath his chin. Her arms clung t hin tIghtly, her body trembled, he eyes twinkled and her lips 'nmurmure audibly, "Rtemember, Andrea Pel11o you're just a kIddie." Hre dropped her on her cot with ,thud that surprIsed the sIx straddllr legs of that sturdy campaigner lin ti(ringtot protest and incidlentail startled one young lady. "Thlere you are, you little dhevil," I growled and strode from the roo 1 ith the satisfied air of a dog who hii just caririted home eight pounds< purime iroast intact. Andrea watched him go, then si scose, took the cord from her bat rebe anti advanced upon the door Itto -coveredi way. She closed it, I dwn the bar and with the cord boni itt place, She tiedi knot after ha knhot, and as she drew each one * them tight she sold, "Just to give y lttPn to think twice, Andrea Pellor." A t IEW At I1AINED GAS ;2RLL COMPANYf i CHAPTER 1x. Scarcely had she oini shed wlhen a Suddenl 4anu seized her., he knew that I she ought to hathe 'an1d dross (Iulickly, for M'suiigo would- he keen for his breakfast aftir his "wi'ite" night. WhIy did 11ll a111in; call at sleep 1ess niliht "wihite," ryway? fler brows puckered ever that problem and it seeimed ats tihlou1gh sheli must puzzle It olit before she did aiythling else. She crept lto her cot to a (ttend to it.j A cold wave swept over her body and left it frozen ; a pain stabbled into her side. The pain vas like a knife, red-hot It terrifled her. In an instant her tongue was parched, her eyes were burning. So suddenly had sleiess come upon her that even in the face of its clamoring presence, her mind declared it incredible. Surely it would pass swiftly as It had come. She cieichled her teeth an( wvalted. There was a look in her face as though she istened. Th1e inII -eced. When It caint back pin it was no mger h knifc but the raving fungs of a wolf tearing. (.heir way Loward the vitals of hO; body. She tried to clench her teeth, to keep silen'ee until the spaismn passed but mile colit not hold out. "Wihite Man !" she imianed antid then, realizing that sie must make him hear s'iow 01 never, she gathered all her strength aild screamed. She heard iuick stieps comiing from the crfti, a thundering on her, door and Iheni hIs voice, "Amt I to comlie in?" She tried to cry. out agaIn an(1 could not; tears poured down her cheeks. But tile whlite maI.)n did n1ot1 wa-Oit ; an othe' momniucit tmidle was Stalinl-ig over her twisted body. She looked up. The strieken look in hier frightelled eyes wais lis nothing to the ;ulddenl terror thiat 111d come. Into l his own. I e san2)k to his knees. "You are Ill?" lie breathevd. lie passedI his cool hand aeross her forehead, held his fingers to the pulse In her throat, grasjeti her wrists anlid found them burning-all hurnIng. "Last night," lie soid, "when you were In here, you didn't use your curtain? You left the light oi?" She did not answer beyond a stare from glassy eyes. Her face was white, her lips a straight purple line. Tier shoulders were rigid, but beneath them her body was twisting an( turning as though in a desperate effort to tear itself away from the sentient seat of palin. p"Is it as had as that?" said M'sungo. Into his voice had aiready comel the calmi of a man accustomedi to the face of danger. "I'm going to leave you for a moment," lie continued. "When I come I'll take the pain2 away." He stepped toivard the barredl door -andI tried to opeun it, So initent was he Son getting to Ils room that he glaned~ a at the cord and sawV only that it wva ShinderIng him. He drew out his knife Scut the har free and hurried on. Thi I three minutes lie wa'ts gone seemed air Ieternity to Andrea. When lie ('2m20 ;back he carried in oneO hand a medi I cine case and in the other a hiypo -dermnic syringe already illed, lie se' a the case (Iown carefilly, grasped flm I bared Andrea's forearm, rubb~led It will .1 alcohol and1 quickiy gave lier an inl a jection. "Skip the next fiv'e minutes, r he said. "["asten your' mind1( to liv minutes from now." She (only mioanc d to show that she heard hIm. But even before the five miniute jwore uip she could feel peace comin Sto her body slowly andl from fair awva) das though it feared to pounlce upon he I suddenly. WVhen it settled upon her I I brought wvithi it a dlrowsy and Iaeff'ahh relief. Her eyes could miove once mor) nwhite maniu as lhe made~h his rapid prel Saration ffor a long siege. She hear him call Bnthtub and Issue a stin Iof orders; then lie brought a cha 10 close to the cot and sat down. l"Andres," lie saId quietly, "we're 1: to against it, you and 1. 1 can't say jul e~t what It is. It may ho ptomainle, yC 11 I iay have been sickenIng for .appe: ird dicitls, but I'm almost afraId it Isr! of either of those. It It's fever, it Is p0 3U nlcious." Tier eyes stared at hhm Ihung nnon hin~ fae. Ho Cook ~diie of her hands in his. i i'm breaking all the rules by fright- I ning you," he went on, "and I do it urposely. I do it because I've learned i fiat you and I are brothers in one tiing. We're fighters. All the blood x our veins flows one way-up hill to I attle. We don't know when to quit. Fo d- fever can show us where to et off. It's going to be shoulder to houlder, and if you go back on me '11 go back on God, for I tr ust you as 've never trusted any living thing." Her hands twisted in his and gripped its fingers. "You're great, White 1an," Saie said softly. 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