Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-11-21
CHAPTER v.

The seven days that followed were
nuch as the first; when the white man
was not shooting for the pot he was
away overseeing his army OF iaborers.
He ate but twice n day, az half past
five I'm the morning. and twelve hours
thereafter. To the latter meal Andrea
WAS Invariably and formally invited.
At each successive invitation she
hesitated little longer before accept
Ing. and on the seventh night she re-
fused. Any woman can easily under
stand why, but the surprising thing
WIS that the man seemed TO know just
what was happening 10 her spirit No
stomach living can stand pigeon four
teen days In succession, nor Is there
maid that can put on the same iden-
teal clothes for half that time without
feeling demeaned. She knew he knew,
for twice during the week he had told
her bluntly 10 hand her lingerie to
Bathtub al night and she had found
Il at her door In the morning, mlracu-
.I0usly washed, dried and more or less
iroued.
The eighth morning 20 Indicate that Il
was ushcring IN a day Of days, nor did
Andrea more than turn her head when
shortly after noon two bearers stag
gered into camp With n steamer trunk
siung on a pole between them. There
Was 40 reason IN the world why she
SHOULD connect that trunk IN any way
with herself even when. an hour after
its arrival she beheld approaching the
magnificent and unf0rgetiable speci-
men Of black manhood she had last
seen on the morning OF her rayish-
Iocnt
The newcomer dismissed the two
bearers. making them take the pole
and it's lashlngs with them. They de-
parted after one long disconsolate
look. He then seated himself beside
the trunk and never moved UNTIL late
I'm the afternoon. the white man APP
peared. 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 10 the black In dialect.
whereupon he grasped a single handle
n the trunk and with one smooth
passed Il over his shoulder I
right side up TO the crown Of his head. =
BE then marched with Il into Andrea's
ala.
She sprang up. "whyg' She ex-
.laimed and then added. her heart
sinking within her, You don't think
hats one OF mine. do your Because
I isn't
She watched 20 see his face fall. but
I didn't From his pocket he took
,gnck Of keys. quickly slipped one
rom the ring and handed Il 20 her. ,
'p1ease open the ;rxnk. It's certainly
leurs. as is all that II contains He
'xrned from her and added. by the !
Fzy. I'm dining In khaki tonight" .
AS Andrea walked slowly 10 her
'soui clutchlng the key tightly. she 4,
'sufessed 70 herself that she was being :
aten alive by curiosity. 'If only" !
Ne breathed. "there should happen 10 /,
x one whole pair Of stockingsr I
Haif an hour later, when every last
Ang the trunk hsd contained was I,
'sied upon her cot, she went 20 the .
'>or and closed Il softly; then re ,
mined 20 drop on her knees, throw
tar arms vide across the accumula a
hor, bury her hot face against one
rticle after another and kiss each +
c turn
There Is every reason 70 enumerata a
Mr. pile OF dry goods II only TO put 4
= record for the benefit Of the sport
~ world IL general list that It took