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Show 1 TIIE WEEKLY REFLEX, KAYSVILLE, UTAn Scar cel y had the hullabaloo of their tlves and never refuses a new recruit without title passing died into the distance when a I am working absolutely to civilization, return should yon new contingent arrived. Msungo, and within be would your ruin she my word quite one knew, Msungo," the with grasp. from their out Jabber cropped And that is why I must stay, said the steady recurrence of a haunting Andrea. were six fugue. What they bore No, said the man reading her face. male and female, buffoons of the plains, still pitifully grotesque, If I could drop j'ou back tomorrow tails trailing like dis- there on the beach where I found yon, their horse-llkI would do It funeral plumes. couraged She felt a definite surge of pleasure, White Man, Andrea, Oh, gasped of all proportion to the occasion, out covering her eyes, oh, Msungo!" Thank yon," she whispered, and then And then It came again, four loads a sudden wonder as to the flushed at a this time, 1ut every one as big as of a feeling of gladness exact nature horse. Eight men strained under each over fact the thashe was not called carcass of eland, largest and gentlest and there to decide whether then e upon of all the hundred varieties of w ished to go or stay. she that swarm over the length and in her heart continued the man. I But cant," breadth of Africa. I cant leave my people or my work Andrea arose, but her knees tremI dare not trust yon bled so that she quickly sat down In for two weeks; ne drew Away escort. a to native one of the wicker chairs, clutching Its he table that the from might cross his arms with hands gone w bite as though a lit it and took cigar knees, nil the blood In her body had hidden suld Andrea. eaten Youve nothing," in shume. Then came the white man, eat tired to now," he Just too Im and followed by gunbearers, water-boanswered. trackers. His face and his bare arms Presently she arose. Im tired, too, were streaked with' sweat and dust. May I leave White Man," she lied. His shirt and trousers clung to him In great dark blots of moisture. lie you?" ber an almost, grateful nodded to Andrea as be made straight and lifted one side of arose glance, for his hut. to pass. She went to her for the net Suddenly her strength came back her room to but an hour later, read, to her. She sprang up and rushed to she when out, surprised to glanced You are a murderer," cut him off. see the lights burning under the tree, she gasped as she faced him. man was still there, hands white the The man stopped In his tracks and his knees, head fallen upon dropped In stared at her. Gradually he took sound asleep In his chair. You think I do it for forward, her meaning. Andrea clasped and unclasped her for fun? he exclaimed. hands Oh, why doesnt he nervously. "Murderer," she repeated tensely. to herself. "He she bed?" said to go and The mun glanced at his hut turned his hack on It with a sigh. cant get any comfort out of that sort Come with me, he said. I shall never go anywhere with you, replied Andrea. You The man faced her quickly. will come with me or be carried. Take your choice. Their eyes met and held In one of those struggles that measure not so much the contending characters as the strength of the opposing purposes. The mans purpose won out. Andrea dropped her eyes and followed him. lie passed swiftly through the kraal nnd along a path that led to the fringe o? the forest. Under an enormous mafuta tree the butchers were at work, four to each carcass, -sktnnlngr cutting, hacking hands. The moat was being piled in heaps, and at each heap W'as stationed a black captain. Under his direction a host of helpers were cutting tlie flesh Into minute portions. Beyond the limits of the tree's far flung branches squatted a' black army men with assegais In their hands; women and children with queer conical baskets in their laps. Physically these people were, without exception, a Joy to the eye, but beyond them, grouped together under another tree and hopelessly staring, was a small band that brought sudden tears to Andreas eyes. Never before had she seen human hones and skin without flesh, live eyes staring from the skeleton emblem of death. At last the' division of the sanguinary spoil was completed. The well-fe- d army lined up, each and every man accompanied by woman or child as Sha Sprang Up and Rushed to Cut Him Off. honst for the Bmall burden. These men were also provided with Individual of thing. Flnully she stole out and brass checks, which they cast Into found Bathtub. Wake your master," the baskets at the feet of the captain she commanded, Tell him to go to upon receipt of their portion of meat. bed." At the end, to Andreas ainuzement, The darkey grinned up at her sleepily the tally wns exact except thut It left until he grasped her request, then his the stnrvlng group out of the count. face took on a look of mixed fear and Through It all the white mun had mischief. Bathtub wake M'sungo one stood grimly by, uttering not a word time long ago and never forget. plenty nnd leaving her to the assistance of Missis It." try her own Intelligence. She began to She looked at the lax figure, bone-tireunderstand ; the possessors of the brass plunged miles deep In slumber, checks had worked for them. But her but even from those depths exuding eyes lingered pitifully on the starving. a sense of Intent power, She turned to the mnn with a ges- and hesitated.compelling Getting up her courytfLuling for pardon ture of for"thc sik-r- 'su (Tor- - age she coughed twice quite loudly, but Ineffectually, and then, feeling utmost What about these? she asked. relieved that Ihg. nothing happened, stole They will receive a ration of mil- away on tiptoe. Tomorrow the he answered. let, men will crawl to the forests, twice a CHAPTER V. week they will get meat cheeks. In a month they and their families will be The seven days that followed were fat and sleek. We refuse no one who much as the first when the white man w ishes to work." was not shooting for the pot he was He turned to lead the way hack to away of laborers. overseeing his the craal and, once there, promptly He ate hut twice a army at half day, past disappeared Into his hut. Half an hour five In the morning, and twelve hours later Andrea wns nervously moving thereafter. To the latter meal Andrea about her room, wondering whether to was Invariably and formally invited. put. on her frock or not, when Bathtub At each successive Invitation - she arrived with a message. Did she wish hesitated a little longer before acceptto dine alone or with Msungo? ing, and on the seventh night she - "Tell ; your master she answered, Any woman can easily underthat I will dine with him with pleas stand why, but the surprising thing ure. was that the man seemed to know just man the white the meal, During what was happening to her spirit. No talked, giving her listlessly certain ex-- , stomach living can stand pigeon fourplanatory Information. Eight months teen days In succession, nor is there ago," he ,sald. I' struck this country. a maid that can put on the same idenIt was desolation. In spite of the big tical clothes for half that time without river, which Is quite near by, the whole feeling demeaned. She knew he knew, district was in famine. I passed for twiee during the week he had told through ruined kraal after ruined her bluntly to hand her lingerie to kraal, and in some of them dead bodies Bathtub at night, and she had found lay about, too dried out In life even it fit her door In the morning, miracuto rot. The game swarmed as it does lously washed, dried and more or less only In dry seasons, and thrived." Ironed. Andrea held both hands out toward There was1 nothing in the dawn of him ns though to stop him. Dont the eighth morning to Indicate that It she cried, dont think I havent un- w ns ushering In a day of days, nor did derstood 1" Andrea more than turn her head when ; Upon my word," remarked the man shortly after noon two bearers stagdryly, youre getting sincere gered Into camp with a steamer trunk She sank hack In her chair with a slung on a pole between them. There look of reproach, but he did not notice was no reason in the world U. Im telling you," he continued. I should connect that trunk In why she any tiny came to hunt and recover He w Ith herself, even w hen, an hour after paused. " Its arrival, she beheld approaching the Andrea could not keep her eyes from mnenifieent nnd unforgettable speciglancing toward the hlrplane. It wns men of black manhood she had lust although she had followed his hidden teen rooming of her ravishthought. He flushed slightly, changed j ment. his sentence and finished, And for The dismissed the two another purpose. But almost on the bearers, making them, ike the pole day of arrival I made a discover) in j nnd Its lashings with them. ) They de(he forest. Out of It has grown an1 parted after one longdisconsolate mlustry that emple)S liuudialis of nu- j look. He that seated Linioelf beside wllde-bcest- e, e ante-lopi- ANDREA AND WHITE MAN GO ON HUNTING TRIP. y Andrea Fellor, handsome daughter of Lord Pellor, Impecunious aristocrat. diamond mine owner marry an illiterate but wealthy middle-age- d 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 aod a welcome relief from thoughts mcrwtlt he merely s of her loveless marriage, she begs to be taken for a flight, although she does not know him. lie somewhat unwillingly agrees, and they start. When she realises her unknown aviator is not going back Andrea In desperation tries to ihoku him with one of her stockings, lie thwarts her and they nail on Into the very heart of Africa. Landing in an Immense craal, Andrea finds ths natives all bow In worship to her mysteflous companion. She Is given a slave boy, "Bathtub, and the White Man sets about building a hut for her. Andrea Is given a glimpse of the home which Is to be hers, and wonders at Its completeness. White Man Invites her to dinner that evening, and In spite of the fact that he has refused to take her hack to civilisation Andrea accepts his Invitation, but he continues deaf to her pleading that he restore her to her Is doomed to TTleasant-exeursto- n. - -- friends. I-S- CHAPTER IV. Continued. Andrea reached for a fresh cigarette. Im not Don't he absurd, she said. She to bed hours. for glanced going at him with a sort of dlflldent look, ns though she were about to give away a When I yawn, always keep secret. on talking. It mean Im Im tired. You know." D your society tricks," remark Im going." lie arose ed the man. and turned his back on her. ' Before he had taken three strides her voice came to Uni and In It was a Go If new Quality, a sure maturity. I ahull suld hut you like, she evenly, sit here until you come bnck." lie turned at once, a flush In his cheeks. Forgive me," he said simply, struck a mutch and held It for her. Now health,' said Andrea. Don't Im think you reasonably healthy already T' No," said the man, "until youve wolfed a whole meal and grubbed chicken with your fingers, you don't renlly know what bodily health means. God has given you such beauty of skin that you owe It to every eye thut caresses Itself with a sight of you to keep It without blemish, and yet you sit there and ask me If you're not reasonably healthy, with a spot on your cheek." Oh!" cried the girl. A sea of sudden color swirled about her neck, up f Into her face und down over the length of her hare arms. . She threw up a hand to her cheek and pressed It there. Her eyes were a flume. If ever I enn hurt you " she suld slowly, If ever I cun " The mun looked surprised ; thru contrite and finally grave. Let me assure you," he suld, that you will Inevitably have It In your power. Ill not forget when that day comes," she said and arose. With her hand still pressed to her face, she hurried from him across the kraul into her room and slummed and barred the one-hal- lurked In the corner of her eye, accused her of dullylng and almost suld aloud, Eventually! why not now?" Finally she slipped off the rest of her dainty clothes und with eyes screwed tight shut, groped for the presence, seized It and put It on In two parts. Oh! she gasped In a ruge, that I should Jtave to wear that beasts silk pajamas!" She put out the light, hurled herself at the cot, curled up like a kitten, drew the sheet over her head, cuddled into the pillow und sobbed, Poor Andrea ! Poor Andrea Pel Ie " well-know- Brutal, elemental sleep hnd clinked the words In her throat. There Is no telling when Andrea would have awaked had It not been for Bathtub, who thundered on her door at the scandalously late hour in that clime of eight In the morning. "Bath ready. Missis! Bath ready Missis 1" he was chanting monotonously. She arose, put on her clonk, opened the door and rubbed her eyes at the shock of a noonday glare. The hoy grinned from ear to ear. Bath ready I" he exclaimed with a happy finality and bearing towels and soap led her to the newly constructed little hut In the yard. He placed the paraphernalia on a chair set close to a collapsible canvas tub and from a neighboring smoldering fire fetched a big tin of water. Hot water! cried Andrea. Why, Im boiling myself. Bring me cold water." Cold water no good," Affirmed Bathtub as he emptied the tin. "But I wish cold water," said Andrea. Cold water plenty no good for white Missis, reaffirmed Bathtub and withdrew, carefully closing the door behind him. Andrea enjoyed the bath and learned in ten minutes the soundness of the tropical rule that it had tuken some ton yours to evolve : The hotter the duy the hotter the water. Feeling refreshed, almost cool, she started buck to her room, hut stopped on the veranda, her eyes held by sundry things on the table, a mans soft shirt, freshly Ironed, a roll of khaki cloth, scissors, a thimble and one of those pepper-po- t tins of assorted needles. She stared at them long and Mplessly, her she went In, put Up trembling on her things except her frock uml covered Its lack with her clonk. She did her linlr last of all, by way of change, and Just as she finished heard Bathtubs cull to brenkfust. Neither white man nor black was In evidence, but even so the day passed swiftly, so many were the new features of the rraals chunging seeue. She chose a book at random; hud her dragged Into the shade of the dining tree and stretched out to her first lesson in lazy content. Gradually she grev drowsy with the heat," hut not so sleepy that she fulled to old-tim- n with-practice- d d, loweniy"- hear from away off - the report, six times repeated, of a far-carryi- high- - powered rifle. Bathtub, squatted near by, looked up with a beatific smile, . stated. f'lm Not Going to Bed for Hours." door behind her. She went straight to the mirror and took tier hand. away. Such a trifle that tiny spot had seemed last night, the night of a party Just -- a for.a beauty. patChjaJLblack plaster and tonight it was immeasurably ugly ! - With bed so near she could not st opto cry just yet. She went about her preparation deliberately, subconsciously secure in the thought that she could -- soon soak her pillow In aching comfort. Throughout her maneuvering she was aware of a presence in the loom, lnunlmate but terrifyingly personal However she turned, It still It was two hours later wheu the Incident was repeated in every detail save that the shots came from still farther awuy ; and about khree hours after, once more the thing happened. Bathtub rolled his eyes and hugged himself In gormandizing anticipation as he breathed the word, Master!" Andrea was vaguely Interested until the sequel to those eighteen shots began to arrive and theu she was stunned with horror. Amid the shouts of men and the shrill ulululoolng of the women they lagan to come in. beast after beast, each trussed to a pole nnd borne by six, sometimes eight, nuked and straining blacks. ..Firjit.to arrive wore IKesuMe npte; lope, beautiful even in death, the proud of their glorious horns Inverted, hlek tongues dragging In the dust, .'he bearers did not stop within the mint, but passed through It, elm tiling wildly as though they were engaged In a perverted Bacchanalian nagennt of blood. Women and children streamed after thenjj and even Bathtub looked longingly; In the direction they had soue , the trunk and never moved until, late in tbf afternoon, the white man appeared, when he arose, saluted and then made a solemn gesture toward the load others had carried.. The white mans eyes lighted up; he seemed more cheerful than he had been In days. He spoke to the Mack in dialect, whereupon he grasped a'slngle handle of the trunk, and with one smooth movement passed it over his shoulder right side up to the crowrn of his head. He then marched with It into Andreas on-th- e new-com- j - er - or tl j j , - 1, bn-.- , (1 KIDNEY pre-emine- di'st'-ess.n- pig-ski- n one-piec- nfiu-- khaki-colore- ! nut-brow- n tam-o-shant- er well-stocke- elf-lan- 1 oU:-whi- wardrobe. : of the phosphates of lin nesia, the of lime, (TO BE CONTINUED.) Mans Actions. Hie actions of men are effects; theh sentiments, their passions, and their affections are the causes of those effects; and we may In many cases form a judgment of the cause from the effect The behavior of parents toward their children elves sufficient evidence even to those who never had children that the parental affection is common to nil mankind. It is easy to see from the general conduct of men what are the natural objects of their esteem, their love, their approbation, their resentment and of all their original dispositions. Thomas Reid. I- - Standard cold rtmcdr for k tablet form mi. . caia. Opiates breaks up a c exShe sprang up. Why! she bourrehevr. 3 claimed and then added, her heart . Money back bo genuine You think within dont her, sinking KP with thats one of mine, do you? Because picture. It isnt She watched to see his face fall, but Mrs. Coutts Strange Bel.ef It didnt. From his pocket he took a In London they tell this :i bunch of keys, quickly slipped one "w from the ring and handed It to her. story. A member of Ho- - r. ", Please open the trunk.- Its certainly ing house of Coutts He fond of a tame robin ti,,,; yours, aa is all that it contains. turned from her and added, By the fed out of his hand. The u. 4 ,lh h" fore the banker did, hut M way. Im dining in khaki tonight. As Andrea walked slowly to her who nfterwnrd mat nod M. duke of room, clutching the key tightly, she Devonshire, held that tho t confessed to herself that she was'belng ed at the window of u Mr If only." Coutts had occupied, no eaten alive by curiosity. she breathed, there should happen to was dying she begged t o, btketi to the room In question so be one whole pair of stockings ! 'b'Wlliljlit ... ,, Half an hour later, when every last again see the phantom thing the trunk had contained was Coutts, however, ninny- 4 ,n ' ' piled upon her cot, she went to the the apparition was her door and closed It softly; then re- form. turned to drop on her knees, throw her arms wide across the accumula- SWAMP-ROOT FOR tion, bury her hot face against one article after another and kiss each In turn ! AILMENTS There is every reason to enumerate that pile of dry goods If only to put There is only one medicine that really on record for the benefit of the sportout a a medicine stands ing world in general a list that it took curable ailments of the kidneys, liver for many years to compile; two to decide bladder. what was necessary; eight to deterDr. 'Kilmers Swamp-Roo- t stands the mine what of that wasnt To begin at highest for the reason that it has proven the bottom, there were two pairs of to be jnst the remedy needed m thousands thousands of cases. stoat brown, high, laced walking upon makes friends quickly Swamp-Roo- t six in boots; then, rapid succession, its mild and immediate effect is men pairs of lisle thread stockings to realized in most cases. It is a gentle, match ; one pair of boys put- healing vegetable compound. e Start treatment at once Sold at all tees ; six dainty but sensible undies of softest and whitest woven drug stores in bottles of two sizes, med---and large. cotton; three pairs of khaki breeches iumHowever, if you wish fir-- t to test ths (youths size) ; three khaki skirts, knee great preparation send ten cents to Dr, length, buttoned with real buttons and Kilmer A Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for 1 buttonholes all the way up the front sample bottle. When writing be sure and and all the way up the back; four suits mention this paper. Adv. of pajamas, white madras, with silk Client Was Somewhat Peeved. frogs and knobs; six khaki shirts (two The visitor to the l.iuyr breast pockets each) ; one belt ; three d woolen stood in amazement. brown ties; one I say, old man lie sweater; one mackintosh, with hood; Whatever has happened to you? il.id tw o khaki Jackets (enormous pockets) ; a motor smash, or whulv' two black hair ribbons and one ! . The lawyer shook hi- - In'itd ueitrly us he gingerly touched In- - bnu-e- d uml There were also a few assorted packages, one or two of which even this bandaged face. No. You remember Hint ruse the frank chronicle refuses to open, but no harm can attach to the mention of a other day when I del ended a mun d housewife, an equally com- charged with assault? Well, I made n plete toilet case, a bathrobe, a pair strong plea for him on the ground that of bedroom slippers, and a long, flat he wns a fool rather than a criminal." cardboard box that had been at the Yes; but I did It so well that he was acquibottom of the trunk, and which Anand he waited for me outside ths as tted, had drea yet refrained from explorcourt. On was It a in written ing. strangely masculine hand: "The Return of the Native.. GREENS AUGUST FLOWER. She opened It now and disclosed one of those adorable filmy hybrid frocks, Constipation Invites other troubles a double cross between afternoon, eveunless quickly which come d ning and wear; one set of checked and speedily hv Green's overcome crepe de chine lovelies; two pairs of n gentle laxis which Flower August silk stockings, one pair of satin slipboth in pers. And he said hes going to wear ative, regulates digestionclean and stomach and Intestines, khaki tonight, she moaned. Is it necessary to state that she pres- sweetens the stomach and nliraentary liver to secrete ently got up off her knees and begter banal, stimulates the from the blood. nlng at the head of the bed, started the bile and Impurities used in many to try on every last thing? She did, It Is a sovereign remedy over the and she was only half through when thousands of households all half a Bathtub knocked on the door and an- civilized world for more than suffered No Invitation century by those who have nounced, Scoff ready. nervous dyspepsia, with Indigestion, this time an order. food, paOh, dear!" she sighed and rushed sluggish liver, coming up of Ifor the utterly inadequate mirror. lpitation, constipation and other draffM Five minutes later her door opened ntestinal troubles. Sold by and she stepped out, slowly, like some and dealers everywhere. Try a bottle, shy thing of the forest. Flushed of take no substitute. Adv. cheek, brilliant of eye, she walked toward the man. Oh, big black bow! Concerning Eggs. the Oh, hair starting one way and going It is thought by natur.rii-t- s that I,n!'el1 the of another, leaping a squared shoulder to eggs of domestic hens come to rest and riseand fall against day are larger and heavier by naI' the rounded face of a firm young a third .than those of th l,,us 0 brenst! Oh, vision! Oh, youth! Oh. ancients. Eggs differ a good dim da- - and hour of the gay heart! The weight, the average weight eIj man looked and saw that her knees atwmt two ounces. A good egg D ,na P w ere round, her legs straight "Thank up' of ten parts shell and xt? ' God, he murmured. white and thirty partof an egg contain- - o I,r water. The shell contain a,mV ' 1 Andrea worrfes about her per cent animal matter and P nl Give Them a Chance, Common sense tells us that the boy rest fl,, consisting ol cr 10 1 Cuticura'for Pimply rceM1s. blue pimples aad smear them with Cutlcura Ointn"-Wasoff in five minute with c curm Soap and hot water. t,nC them keep your skin clear by using 0 fat dally toilet purposes. Dont elude Cutlcura Talcum. Adv. To remove Empty Inclosure. mtn Im in a terrible frame ofmam case." Not an unusual Miss Cayenne. All frame and ture." Nosing In. is now being The s veal to scientists the Inner n-- dl X-ra- y plant structure. Its Sort. "With. theschOQng . develups-ln- to has the drama tid star a far more competent Journeyman thaa the youth who did not go through the on hand?" "Yes. and It fits her IlkM grammar grades. Therefore, the parents who would fit their children to face life, and at bring wages, will strain many points in fact, will gladly make the sacrifices In order to keep their children at school, and thus give them something better than a mere fighting chance. New York Evening Telegram, CJ a jm 4(cMornini Cin - a.".rJU ie. |