The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-02-06

the trunk and never moved until. late
In the afternoon. the white man ap-
peared, when ne 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 black in dialect,
whereupon he grasped = single handle
Of the trunk, and with one smooth
movement passed it over his shoulder
right side up to the crown of his head.
He then marched with 1t into Andrea's
Gaia.
She sprang up. "Why!" she ex-
claimed and then added her heart
sinking within her, "You don't think
that's one Of mine, do you? Because
it isn't"
She watched to see his face fell but
1t didn't. From his pocket he took a
bunch of keys, quickly slipped one
from the ring and handed it 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 to compile; two to decide
what was necessary; eight to deter
mine what of that wasn't. To begin al
stout, brown, high, laced walking
boots; then, in rapid succession, siz
pairs Of Isle thread stockings tt
match one pair of boys pi6-skin put
tees; six dainty but sensible one-piect
indies of softest and whitest wove1
cotton; three pairs Of khaki breeches
youths size) three khaki skirts, knee
length, buttoned with real buttons ant
buttonholes all the way up the from
\ and all the way up the back; four suit
of pajamas, white madras, with sill
frogs and knobs; six khaki shirts (tw'
A breast pockets each); one belt; three
brown ties; one khaki-colored woolel
l sweater; one macintosh, with hood
two khaki jackets enormous pockets)
two black hair ribbons and one nut
brown tam-o'-shanter
Il There were also few assorted pack
i ages, one or two Of which even thi
i frank chronicle refuses to open, but N
harm can attach to the menxSon of
\ wellftocked housewife, an eQ& My con
plete toilet case, a bathrobe, a pal
| of bedroom slippers, and long, fla
I cardboard box that had been at tn
4 bottom of the trunk, and which Al
Y drea had as yet refrained from explol
j ing. On 1t was written in a strangel
masculine hand: "The Return of tn
Native"
She opened it now and disclosed on
It of those adorable filmy hybrid frock
double cross between afternoon, ev'
ming and elf-land wear; one set {
=, crepe de chine lovelies; two pairs {
silk stockings, one pair of satin sill
y pers. "And he said he's going to wes
khaki tonight" she moaned.
, Is it necessary to state that she pre-
- emily got up off her knees and begil
u ming at the head Of the bed, starte
~ to try on every last thing? She di
. and she was only half through whe
Bathtub knocked on the door and a
nounced, "Scoff ready" No invitatic
- this time-an order.
% "Oh, dear!' she sighed and rushe
- for the utterly inadequate mirror.
:. Five minutes later her door Opene
- and she stepped out slowly, like son
=, shy thing of the forest. Flushed
~ cheek, brilliant Of eye, she walked
ward the man. Oh, big black bow
Oh, hair starting one way and goil
another, leaping squared shoulder
come to rest and rise and fall again
the rounded face Of a firm your
- breos.! Oh, vision! Oh, youth o
IS da-- and hour Of the gay heart! TT
:. man looked and saw that her kne
80 were round, her legs straight. 'Thai