The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-11-22

whereupon he grasped single hands
Of the trunk and with one smooth
movement passed II over his shoulde-
right side up 10 the crown of his head.
He then uarched with ii into Andrea :
Gaia.
She sprang up. why :" she OK
claimed and then added. her heart
| sinking within her, You don't think
thut's one of mine. do you? Because
Ii isn't"
She watched to see his face fall, but
ii didn't. From his pocket he took a
bunch Of keys, quickly slipped one
from the ring and handed 1t TO her.
please open the trunk It's certainly
yours, as IS all that It contains" He
turned from her and added, BY the
way, I'm dining in khaki tonight"
As Andrea walked slowly to her
room, clutching the key tightly. she
confessed to herself that she was being
eaten alive by curiosity. If only. ~
she breathed, there should happen to
be one whole pair of stockings =
Half an hour later when every last
| thing the trunk had contained was
piled upon her cot, she went to the
door and closed it softly; then re
turned to drop on her knees throw
her arms wide across the accumula-
ton, bury her hot face against one
article after another and kiss each
in turn,
There is every reason to enumerate
that pile of dry goods if only to put
on record for the benefit of the sport
ing world in general list that It took
many years 70 compile, two TO decide
what was necessary; eight to deter
mine what of that wasn't. To begin ut
the bottom. there were two pairs OF
stout, brown, high, laced walking
boots; then. in rapid succession, six
pairs of Isle thread stockings to
match; one pair of boys pig-skin put
tees six dainty but sensible one-piece
indies of softest and whitest woven
cotton; three pairs Of khaki breeches
youths size) three khaki skirts, knee
length, buttoned with real buttons and
buttonholes all the way up the front
and all the way up the back four suits
of pajamas, white madras, with silk
frogs and knobs; six khaki shirts 1.-TWO
breast pockets each); one belt; three
brown ties one khaki-colored wooden
two khaki jackets enormous pockets) !;
two black hair ribbons and one nut
brown tam-O'shanter
There were also few assorted pack
frank chronicle refuses to open. but no
harm can attach to the mention of a
well-stocked housewife. an equally COM
plete toilet case, bathrObe, pair
Of bedroom slippers, and long, fiat
cardboard box that had been at the
bottom of the trunk, and which An
drea had as yet refrained from explOr-
ing. On 1t was written in strangely
masculine hand: 1.-THE Return Of the
Native"
She opened it now and disclosed one
Of those adorable filmy hybrid frocks,
a double cross between afternoon, eve
ming and elf-land wear; one set Of
crepe de chine lovelies; two pairs Of
silk stockings, one pair of satin slip
pers. "And he said he's going to wear
khaki tonight" she moaned.
Is 1t necessary to state that she pres
emily got up off her knees and begin
ming at the head of the bed, started
to try on every last thing? She did,
and she was only half through when
Bathtub knocked on the door and an
nounced, "Scoff ready" No invitation
this time-an order.
"Oh, dear!" she sighed and rushed
for the utterly inadequate mirror.
Five minutes later her door opened
and she stepped out, slowly. like some
shy thing Of the forest. Flushed Of
cheek, brilliant Of eye, she walked to-
ward the man. Oh, big black bow !!
Oh, hair starting one way and going
another, leaping a squared shoulder to
come to rest and rise and fall against
the rounded face Of a firm young
breast! Oh, vision! Oh, youth Oh,
day and hour of the gay heart! The
man looked and saw that her knees
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