Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1920-06-11

sand tucked under the red cllf dimin.
ished by distance to the proportion OF
q railway embankment. meant nothing
10 her inexperienced eyes.
At last he pointed II out TO her. "Be-
hold" he said. "the beginning and the
end Of all things"
why" exclaimed Andrea. els II
really the beach-our beachf How It's
shrunk |"
"Tt hns," said Trevor solemnly. "rhe
erosion on this bit OF coast In a foot
for every hundred years. Wed better
hurry II we want 10 make a landing"
lie chartered two sailing boats from
a Greek fisherman and In an hour the
bench had broadened. the cliff had
risen to almost imposing heights ;
while they we're still well of the shore
they shot Into It's shadow. The boat.
man chose a landing az the foot OF the
CHI road, a quarter OF a mile away
from the steep path by which Andrea
had made her descent. As the safnrl
began TO form on the bench Trevor
turned 10 Andrea. "we're going to
your old hotel, you know. It's renlly
the only one. II you prefer, l can send
Tor a motor-car for you and myself /;
we'd have to walt half an hour"
Andrea caught her breath as she
realized that Il was only minutes
before she would be In collision with
a world. Her eyes ran down the line
OF their marching column nlready on
the edge OF IN lncongruous setting, but
still lmpresslng with that subtle dIgni-
~ which the free and hnlf.naked black
takes with him everywhere and which
Is born Of his absolute Indifference to
standards NOT his own.
Let us go down at the head Of our
men," she answered.
"You are right" said Trevor.
p%lensed at her shrowd Judgment. 1--WE
mortnls." he added. don't always rec
ognlze the importance OF fighting an
atmosphere with nm atmosphere. To
30 In as cock Of our own walk Is n
thousand times better than a motor.
car and the bnck door"
Andrea nodded. Il felt Il but | could
not put II In words like that"
As Trevor, the white hend OF n
quarter-lnlle-long and gllstenlng black
serpent Of humanity. swung In be-
tween the gnteposts of the hotels I'M
posing portals, the ever-opportune
Marguerite stretched his neck. raised
his bnrrel'hend and brnyed. Above
that rnucous cry sounded the spontn.
o and uncomfortable peal OF An.
drea's silver laughter.
The groups of men and women
all but one-on the hotel veranda stop
ped In their vnrious occupations us
though p%nralyzed drinks paused half
wny to thirsty lips. cigarettes burned
unconscious fingers. knitting needles
poised lnstnntnneously-all but one
pair. The manipulation OF the excep-
ton was n dear but very proper old
lady wenrlng a cap OF hlmy lace on
her plentiful white hair and enough
ilmy lace on her person TO make the
porch chnlr. In which she snt. look
like n stall at a Red Cross haznar.
She was knitting n vast khnkl-cOlored
swenter and at the sound OF Andrea's
laughter she gave no sign beyond purs.
Ing her wlthered lips while she meth
odlcally flushed of the stitch upon
which she had been engaged.
That done, she raised n pair OF
beady blnck eyes so wonderfully alive
that It seemed impossible they be-
longed 10 her wrlnkled face and flash.
ed II look ut Andrea and one at IRE
o well, my dear" she said calmly,
presumably 10 the former, ITS n re-
lief 10 have you back apparently alive
aud we'll"
No sooner were the words ont Of
her mouth than she was swept into
Andrea's impetuous embrace. ooh,
Aunty Gwen oh, you old dearl"
The lady defended herself with con-
siderable energy and was heard TO
grumble that even kissing had de.
generated into a rough pastlme. Ilay.
Ing rescued herself from Andrews
arms, she said. Now thnt that Is over
you will please go TO your room and
change from that o%utlandish circus
costume you1l Ind everything as you
loft Il except for n new lock on the
Andren glanced at Trevor and lean.
Cd over TO whisper lmplorlngly IA her
aunt's ear.
"fcur husband1" enunciated the
lady clearly. "Well, that's a relief,
too; but prefer 10 meet him else.
where aud after you have presented
documentary evidence. by the way
she added with omlnous emphasis as
she resumed her knitting, Harry is
still here"