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Show I nriir1 UTPiriV nPPf PY K AYSVTT.T.F. TTTAII with fright; hls eyes came back with a der. . lie first assured himself that she snap from their sensual feast. Many was really asleep and then flipped hla of hla companions laughed aloud, but arm around her and held her close. He forgot hls burns and bruises, hls others only licked thick JIps la bestial and hunger; he looked back rtore fatigue for slaughter. hunger maelYou!" rrled Trevor, pressing the with exultant pride upon the had ridden he emotions that of strom muzzle of hls revolver Into the quiverthis haven of hls souls peace. ing naked stomach of the man he had to reach haste with which he had feverish The crew Get your together. frightened. dug-ou- t the airplane and patched It Take me home." white the rage in which he had Half an hour later Andrea found up, ith it Into the air, the himself hurled herself once more In MacClosters marvelous determination and absolute all In fact the of that but boat, spite Its appointments and the crew were of the steady, unwavering flight that the same with the exception of the one hud carried him straight to MacCloblack who hod been killed, it seemed sters craal, all became emblems to him of that which Is within utterly strange to her eyes, now no of the power to us rise eternally to superhuman longer glazed by misery. She turned on the wings of a little love.- heights to her to Trevor,, who had not spoken Ile glanced downward at the fair since first he had Joined her In the cntn."The bontrls quite different, ehe head pressed so close to hls shoulder hls helmet said. Its as though I saw It for the that the wide brim of own and let as hls well as shaded firabtime." curled-ulie gave her no answer beyond a hls eyes follow along the noncommittal grunt, nor did he look length of Andreas figure. She seemed at her. Ills eyes were fastened far very small- very young, Infinitely inahead on the river, tracing out the potent For the first time In their remembered swirl of the current and deep water. tercourse he consciously A troubled look came Into Andreas who she was and all his bravado In the Inface; she glanced at him and her lips face of false values, all hls logical fell that difference to established forms, parted twice In the I from him. He trembled for the things You think precedes kindly speech. sbe asked. I he had done to, the murder he had ought to thank you?" havent the words; If I tried my heart coolly committed on, the person of the Honorable Andrea Tellor! would choke me." She had said that she knew herself Thank me?" said Trevor, casting with him forever and forever and safe What for?" her a casual look. he recognized the gentle mood while the trembled. Andrea's lips If only fire hadnt happened Just when It did, that had so overburdened her tongue. she thought, if only It had given him time to find her, to take her In hls arms! For saving me, she answered simply. For saving nothing," affirmed Trevor. For saving the nothing that Is of left your beauty and freshness and honor after the touch of that beast." Overwhelming shame stained her cheeks ; she felt all thatwas noble and generous within her shriveling Into a strangling knot. She tried to speak, to protest against hls hardness and Injustice, but she could only gulp. For hours they sat iu absolute silence! and gradually the cold that had struck her heart spread through all her body until her teeth began to chatter. "Why are you doing that?" asked Trevor sharply. It isnt really cold." beIm d d d doing It -b cause I c c cant help It, chattered She I am c c cold I" Andrea. as hls herself body, against prised though she begged for hls armsaround her. He drew away from her. She crouched, bnck In her corner and turned upon him the accusing eyes of a child that has been cruelly wounded ; then her womanhood came to the rescue. It reasoned with her, told her that the time for pride had ' passed, for if she lost this man she lost all men forever. No longer could she say my world" and think of parties, j ltond street, taxlcubs and the smartest restaurants; her world was here .beside her, to win or lose. When It came to describing her hours with MacCloster, she harped with supreme feminine Intuition on a She Seemed Very Small, Very Young. single fact. Again and again she gave he felt now an aching within him to him to understand that except for lug.guard, not the Honorable Andrea Pel-loging her across hls shoulder to the but this much dearer creature of boat, MacCloster had not once so hls own making, from the harming much as laid u finger on her. So care- touch of tongues as well as hands. ful was her narrative In Its logical seHe threw up his head ns though to quence of detail that It could not fall a revivified and ennobled determinato carry conviction with It.' Trevor tion that was above fear and murgradually molted to the extent of fill- mured a confirmation of the creed that ing hls pipe and lighting it. from her had been borp, he court lines. Whether She told of her enterlng-tyou want me or around the great cala with MacCloster, mock me, the die Is forever cast ; your of hls discovery that a case of gin had truth and your untruth, your weakarrived with hla freight and of the ness and your strength, purity or oily change that had come to hls voice. taint; I shall take you all and taking At this point In her story Trevor for- you, take only myself; for love Is an got to smoke. He clutched the hot Indivisible, an Integral possession howl of hls pipe lu a grip that made hls knuckles show white. She could CHAPTER XIII. feel him listening with hls whole tense body. She hurried on to her climax; Andrea did not awake until Trevor to the description of her strategy In withdrew hls arm, which was when removing the dents and of MacClo- they were already In sight of their sters terrifying attack. She even re- home landing. He said, peated some of his words. By the time she reached the camp Waiting up for me, de,arle? and then she was In no mood to welcome the I drove the nails Into hls hands nnd nstohishlng sight of three white men when he snatched them back, I bit blin calmly taking a siesta In Trevors most across the head and he fell. And then comfortable chairs, their helmets and I heard you renting. I thought I had dolmans tossed aside and their d gone tnad, that it wns not with tny ears undershirts unbuttoned at the but with the longing of roy heart that neck. The only thing to be discerned I heard you coming. When I called In their favor was that they were all nnd you answered I forgot that I had shaven. It did not cheer her ever known fear; I knew thut I was freshly to see that upon catching sight of safe, forever and forever. them, Trevor's face cleared. Good girl," said Trevor luckily. He Who - are the - Interlopers? site reached out and patted her hand but asked shortly. hls thoughts were not altogether with Hls eyebrows went up. Interlopers, lier; they weni-I- I agering behind,- Andrea 'Bettor? he asked" with a over the scene of her elemental smile. Then his face turned grim. battle with MacClosteras though" he 'Will you do what I ask this time? to In recolsoul hls that steep sought he Inquired. lection In an effort to drown for once She stifled the of rebellion andall time the memory of twenty-fou- r that Immediately feeling rose In her at this hours of torturing jealousy. recurrence of his fighting voice. Yes," So youre not jealous any more, are she said ) meekly. you?" pleaded Andrea. Ilease slip quietly to your room, Jealous!" exclaimed eternal man have your tea and bajh alone and imputleutlyy Who said anything about dress la your .smartest khaki outfit, jealousy? Its one rotten quality that, leggings and all. When you have done thank God, IN dont possess. Its the that, please wait till I come. canker-worthat cats Into the heart Andrear could not resist a single of trust.. A marthat feels it, demeans shot. Yes." she said just " for a change Ill go anddemurely, the woman lie IiWys. have my tea How extraordinary," murmured and bath alone. Andrea, because I, dont believe any Trevor Ignored the hit. G.d girl." woman In the world ever really loves he said, his attention already swerving an un Jealous man. course, she to his snoring guests. yf " And lidded' t h mi ehtf n ty;"w "despi-sjeal-- ' you won't 'tell me 'who they ousy but that doesn't keep us from are?" asked Andrea. "Or don't you adoring It In Just one mao. k n.rw? Trevorxv aT" silenF7ofaTImgmii fixed a with her He, meaning stare. jsmderlng on this absurd and unansweCertainly I know he said, for I rable-argument. '.The sun a rase sent for them at considerable expense a titTselTTo w orira'F bnce'TfjTh ver hen t iutd' t rauftte.-A- Isi I''n)Dy'as'we!i tell tiie world; Andren grew wnem and you now that one of them at least Is a then drowsy. She began to nod and priest of the Church of England." r body To irettre. If it had draeoed A Annie of color stained Andrea in a ii'vc! ion di rv'iy .ipjto.Ite to (hut hooks and her eyes went suddenly width it actuall did. she would wide. Things were moving and only ve fatten into the river; ns It lisp-- j hy a tremendous effort did she catch d she fe ngatt ,t Trevor's sheul-- J up with them. Great excens a," aha Jt CHAPTER XI. Continued. 12 It filled Andrea with n premonition and brought her a desperate courage. She took off her slippers and climbed down several rungs of the ladder that led to her platform ; then eating herself and getting n good knee-gri- p on the limb, she leaned down and gradually worked loose the cleat below her. After that she took the next above and then the next, deito.slting each cleat aa she reniovvd it In her room. No sooner had she finished, leaving herself cat off from easy access to the outside world but In leompensntlon high-heele- d having established a substantial obstacle to suction assault from below, than she was aware of the whispering, wheezy sound of heavy breathing. Immediately afterward mine to her distended nostrils an overpowering odor of gin. nauseatlngly swoet and smir at the same time. She looked down Into the shadowy gloom and saw MacClos-ter- t hulk moving slowly upwards rung by rung, each movement as deliberate and repulsive ns that of a giant sloth. Gripping one of the loosened cleats la her right hand, she knelt on the edge of the platform and watched breathlessly his 'progress. When lie came to the break In the ladder his hairy paws groped helplessly for a moment only; then they embraced the k and he began to swarm up the easy slant. Waiting up for me, dearie?' he whispered."- Andrea suppressed an Instinctive Impulse to fly before his advance, all the more terrifying because It was so deliberate. Her face went white, her eyes narrowed, hut her Ups set In a straight Une as she watted, trying her best to quiet her excited breathing lest It betray her pitiful agitation. She measured the distance between the edge of the platform and those slowly tree-trun- sliding hands. Only when they got so dose that she could see the mist of fine yellow hair on them did she strike first at one and then at the other, and not with the edge of the cleat, but with the three jagged halls that protruded from Its flat side.' With a bellow of rage MncCloster snatched bnck his pierced hands, trust--loto the grip of hts knees, .Andrea clutched the cleat tightly, leaned forward and struck him across the side Of the head with all her strength. He lost Ids balance and fell. She heard his body crashing from limb to limb nutll It landed with a terrific thud on some platform far below. - Up from the depths came a liquid stream of curses : he could no longer bellow, he was whining with the rage thut means to g kill. Andrea sank buck and cowered In tfc.3 corner of her hovel. She was claimed Itself frankly and seemed to he trying to rock her to comfort and oblivion. Suddenly a terrific ripping crash ubove her head tore through her numle ed senses and brought her staggering to her feet. The whole monster structure of the cola swayed andrbent as though It had bepn struck by a tornado. Strong limbs creaked and cracked with reports like pistol shots and a shower of leaves fell with a faint g that could be distinctly heard as If through the Interstices of tin; general and grosser commotion. The roaring of the airplane that she had thought an hallucination suddenly censed. Presently smoke, pearl-grabegan to seep through the thatch of the roof. Andrea came fully to her senses and called In a clear, high voice: Im here, White Man; Im here. White Man." She repeated the cry steadily at short intervals until he shouted an answer. Following the sound of his voice, her eyes caught the gleam of his hunting knife, hacking' a way through the thatch and when, finally, his feet were thrust through the opening, she seized and guided them to a foothold. In another second he was standing before her. Even in the dltn light she could see that his face wns blackened, his eyebrows, eyelashes and mustache entirely singed, his hair burnt off In Oh I White Man!" she patches. gasped, throwing. out both hands to---" ward him.', Drop It," said Trevor shortly. Which way to the ground?" She showed him. He slid down the branch until he struck the first cleat, and waited there to catch her. "Come In thirty seconds on, now," he said. will be wljoever'g left in this baked." From below them and outside the cola came the ulutulng of a thousand voices, overlain but not dominated by the bellowing of Issuing drunken and Impossible orders Intermingled with horrible mid obscene oaths. As Trevor and Andrea reached the platform at the main Intersection of the trees branches the pull of smoke that had been following close on their heels descended with a swirl and enveloped them. He turned, caught up her skirt and threw It over her head; then he seized her In hls arms, burled hls face against her breast and staggered blindly down the spiral stairway. In the van of the smoke, almost ns though 'he were being propelled by it, lm stumbled through the exit Into the cool air of night and a glare that paled the fuce of the full moon. He dropped Andrea-- to the ground, stepped over her nnd stood face to face with the raving MacClonter. On the Instant the glnnt fell silent. He stared vacantly for the spneo of a second; then hls ravaged face writhed Into such an expression of sublimated hatred as no man lives to see twice. Murder wrote itself large across hls features, slow murder with bare hands for this enemy who had Bent up In smoke and flame the one beloved earthly possession of the wreck of a life. With a choking gulp that seemed to rend hls throat he charged, head down, amts thrown wide, talons clutching in anclick-clickin- hell-hol- e pnnlc-atrlcke- n Mac-Closte- ticipation. - r, - Ills mouth twisted In a thin smile, Trevor shot from the hip. Vhe bullet of the heavy service revolver caught MacCloster In the shoulder and spun him around three times. Trevor fired again. The giants body seemed to waver In" the nlrrtherr crumpled rind fell sprawling toward the. gun, fae down. Toirve kitted him,"" sobbed Andrea,' ; still on her hands and knees. In a way," said Trevor cahuly on half to himself. He really died years "go." ;. . CHAPTER XII. Struck Him Across the. Side cf the Head With All Her Strength. Through; that, last. blow-- , bad drained her of all energy and courage, she was no longer conscious of a desire to live. Her head rang with InerrdlbK tortured her and 'even brought to her lunging trts the fur eeund.-Halluclcatlo- " away Tiutn cf'Trcror'3' fftirttam? motor. So vivid wns her imagination that the bam grew louder and louder, as It woulj have done in reality, nnd finally a Ft n cento roar. -- She smiled wistfully, her race illumined by all the love of the White 1an which she had bidden under . mask of flippancy but wtii cl timt hope was dead, oro- - The memory of that tragic moment, strangely enough, .was not to live in Andreas mind by reason of the sight of the collapse of MaoClostera bulk, but by what followed Immediately after. Never could she forget the smlden stilling of the nlululng and the Instantaneous smile, broadening to a grin, that dawned ca the face of every uatlve. The black throrg backed step by step before the terrific heat of the flaming enta. Their scorching faces glistened with sweat, but their eyes n hung, greedily palhe crumpled, sprawling mass that was all that was left of MncCloster. In the pleasurable rnrotera of the fact that the doom of the entire craal was fixed. Trevor turned on them In a white Jbuttet du i with a ragsj-anan nssegni from between the leg of i t great hulking brute whose mouth w with revolting enjoywon the scene. The black's face uem g.o d well-aime- d p - half-sinll- e . b-- j r, full-fledge- W short-sleeve- hov-erln- -- g m 1 B -- h- - 1 murmured. Something under three I suppose. pounds. Undoubtedly a hit but also Ignored by Trevor, whose mind was Intent on He affairs. far more . weighty to and shoulders hls pointed shrugged her bat with hls chin, an expressive but most reprehensible adoption of native habit. She took the hint, nevertheless, and as she started he said. Please remember. Please dont show you?" The yourself this time, tone of hls voice was a great Improvement on all that bad gone before. She threw him a smile over her shoulder and proceeded to cross to her hut on exaggerated tiptoe. his Trevor did not bother to guests; he went straight to his room and"gave himself up to a cases , w-i- aw-ak- e At oncel Relief with "Papes Cold Compound long-drawn-d- of tea ; hot bath, sharp razor Thefirst dose ease1? vour oofj and clean' clothes ; to say notbing of stay stuffed-up- ! Quft i the cleansing, anointing and Ff snuffling ! A dose ,f orgy , hours later, he had completed the complex operation to the best of his ability if not entirely to the satisfaction of hls vanity he opened his door a crack and looked out. The three guests were awake and reading. They seemed quite comfortable as well as quite at home, a bottle and three glasses having magically accrued to the table In their midst. It seemed a shame to disturb them at that particular moment and Trevor decided not to. He closed the door, barred It, disconnected the alarm gong and left hls room by the covered way. It Is a matter of record Cobp'ounddal-'enTt'ervV',- - I" til three doses are talV, breaks up a severe cold and grippe misery. Belief awaits you! oP(n clogged-up nostrils and the Mr ages of your head; stop relieve the headache, rS -- I Ishness, sneezing, soreness and - tess. Papes Cold Compound' ' 3 quickest, surest relief ki,o.in and cos, only a few cents at drug stores, it acts without assistance. Tastes nice Contains no quinine. Insist Adv. ! that while Papes this same Inclosed alley was certainly not over thirty paces In length and could have been traversed In half as many seconds, It took him exactly thirty minutes to get from his end of the passage to Andreas door and knock. She opened to him at once and the sight of her made him tremble. Never before had she seemed so altogether adequaTeToevenr demand of life. He looked upon her lovely tumbled hair that was still laughing from its hath; on her deep blue eyes, each cuddling a devil of mischief; on her adorable nose, always sniffing for trouble; on her red lips, ready to fall a man on ; and on her hard fists, backed by sturdy youth, still more ready to keep him off, and felt the bones of hls determination turning to water. She stood with her feet slightly straddled, her hands stuffed in the side pockets of her khaki jacket a pose often assumed by professional fighters. "Tie glanced nervously about her room and deciding that he would feel more e home and perhaps more secure in hls own, asked her to precede him there. She consented and upon arrival made naturally for the couch. I think, said Trevor hastily, you had better sit here for a change. He chair by drew out a straight-backe- d the table. She cast him an inquiring glance but sat down without remark. Trevor did hot sit; he paced up and down before her till she could stand It ho longer; then she said brightly, "Now I know how our old cat used to feel, watching the canary swing on hls trapeze. coinciInverted Extraordinary I feel like dence, remarked Trevor. the canary." Both pondered on this rejoinder for some moments; there was something about it that reminded Andrea of "first blood. Finaly she realized that it was her turn to speak. Ill let that she said with go for the present, hat dignify. Suppose you say-wyouve . got to say. The man stood squarely before her. All right," he said. For a second he hung on the verge of further speech ' 1 Happy Is the man n as they should it. ins 'ci are. "No first-clas- s of Its record. ' M things as they "1 phon- inert For Motherhood A Woman Testifies Omsk, Wash.:-Hav- Tn the five yenrs been married have children 9 three and lost of ;T TT them. I doctored with two of ourWal doctor WJ B I had kidney trou. pic. I i,ee-- tek- Hr. Pierce first ;0meaieine, having written to Dr. Fierce' In. valid Hotel, ln Buffalo, X. Y telling exactly how I was and had been, what I had done, and asked what I should do. They told me to take Dr. Pierce Favorite Prescription which is a woman medicine; the Golden Medical Discovery which is a tonic; and the Anuria Tablet for the kidnevs. I took all of these medicines and today I have a strone, heulihy baby gill, also I am better than I ever a before. I can never thank Dr. Pierce enough for Us kindness in giving me advice aJ during expectancy and in analyzing tho sample, free of charge, that I sent to him.. I would be glad to answer anv question that I can in regard to what Dr. Pierce wonderful medicines did for tne." MKS 1LD. SIMPSON. 1 I had feminine trouble,' Stockton, Cal. displacement, inflammation, terrible headaches, terrible backache and a catarrhal condition. I also had indigestion wff badly. I had tried othcrjthings but nothing Seemed to help me until I took Dr. Pierce Favorite Prescription. It cured me I got took three bottle.-MR- 3. well and strong. C. BOUDON, 9 E. South St. J When a woman complains of backache! dizziness or pain when everything look black before her eyes a dragging feeling, with nervousness, . r bearing-dow- n, should turn to this temperance herbal i01 tonic, known as Dr. Pierces m. almost Prescription. It can be obtained the ingrevery drug store in the land and edients are printed in plain English on tb wrapper. Put up in tablet or liquid.h. Dr. I Pierce, of Invalids Hotel, Buffalo, Will send a trial size for 10 cents. ds though he were counting one, two, Will three go; then I" plunged : you innrry me? Here was a game that Andrea knew from Its infancy to Its old age. The first move on its checker board was ns fixed as It was easy. No, she snid promptly and automatically and look that glanced up with a said : Your turn to play. That look was destined to die a sudden death. Thank God ! said Trevor, fervently, apparently looking into space, but In reality taking in her galvanized . start through the corner of one eye. You see, he continued.' Tve come to iny senses and begun to get your point of view. Its still true that you asked me to bring you, but Its no less true that you thought you were just going up . for a morning bnezey--whiTknewt hat once you were In that flying machine it was good-bto a world. If Id told you. that, of course you wouldn't have come." Of course." said Andrea, faintly Her heart was aching and inside of her Its pulse was drumming an old familiar childish refrain of helpless rage. He didnt play fairl He didnt play fair!" Under the circumstances and acknowledging my fault, I could do no less than offsr tb marry you in spitq, of your high station in life. I felt that you might think yourself compromised to such an extent that even my humble person would prove some sort of an amend, It's a great - relief- - to know that I overestimated the situation all around." Audria realized that the false start had thrown her out of the normal stride. oTthe game and s ready to olntch at a straw. Why. I hadnt thought of that I mean. Id for often half-bore- d le -- y she-wa- 1t"somvrHow-Kuf'T'dofrFi- n7pr; prised awfully. She looked hopefully at hls set face. CO.NTIXUEDlE .. -- '.(Tqj3S Just Now. Pa. whats an optlmlrf?" He Is a dealer, my soa, who has a Iflrgr? stoefc of what people want Tory much, tnd who thinks that the high cost of living might be very mau worse." -- MMMCAAti Your Liver Is Up Clogged Youre Thais Oof Tired Why Have No Appelile cf borfs CARTERS LITTLE LIVES a-will put you right in FILLS v a few days and give na ture a chance to renew your - ""flVER PILLS health. Cor- '"T ; rectconstipa- tion, biliousness. 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