The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-07-09
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'sa came early. 1t was reg
Jsa! ~ aIcht, but the Sl,a'n
N es'D -. y for perhaps half an
'sSi l alp i time for jimmy ID
!, Pf 'la,,, b bis fate and-well, he
did l .sl,l inst what he would DO
aSi d''' 'ss, 4. in case she wouldn
sn HA IN the little parlor OF
" .s n and waited. Presently
W. .V ,D,,,e IN briskIy, her brown
y s''a , ~ her lips smiling she
n '' aads you think Of sturdy
1F !. .a IN the woods IN spring
~ '' VA Jimmy, young lawyer
y -, ras knew that his heart
NJ ~ \ heat and his rudy face
Y a ! stu deeper hue as ne ia'e 60
= lried to be patient ana DIS
y ~. nassed memories came
IA hItter--ln their turn
~ that library table in the
4 =, q The room he had sat three
= xsss with Louise and-yes-
n lsrsrd. the shark-who was
..,,IenIar fly in Jimmy's ONT
Why did he need a CONNER
.,uestIon, anyway-his business
~ .souIre It. Jimmy's did; at
! hs had represented to Louise
i had begged her to teach MN
II d shorthand.
,Ouud this table the three had
,a0Ise and her two mismated pu-
Il they hated each other as
!. thes loved their teacher. Both
,,,prpd their need of a knowl-
4 shorthand in order to be near
A,sct Of their affections. The
lITprpnce In their methods was
rbue Jimmy didn't try to'learn,
lnHng bis Indifference to the best
| h ability, Terry made the most
! Il lessons and consequently was
| % read whole pages of curlicues
|pui break.
FAN headed shark" growled jim
] rtting his teeth. He smoothed
am glossy dark hair and scowled.
\, shark was to be reckoned with,
w bright and, yes, good looking,
\ IsuIse seemed to like him. OF
4 NJ had imagined that she pre-
M him. Only yesterday he had
I, mon them talking confidential
h low tones when no one was
\ Well. the suspense would soon
Wsr He heard her coming down
J rsIs and his heart skipped that
Il according to prophecy, as Louise
tsa h anticipated fashion.
MIN he was holding her hand.
II had been extended in welcome,
,bked at II idiotlcally, as II he
I lsrer seen II before.
Fby, jimmy said Louise, looking
|lh In surprise:
lnry gulped.
1m promised to write my answer
"
bhd 50 | have"
Didn't get It," gasped Jimmy.
\ ervice punk. Was 1t yes or
lyr she answered, diving into
lptket 4 didn't say I'd mail 1t
IA Weren't you to come this
II 10 take your lesson? Well !"
J handed him a notebook, open,
R 70 q neat array Of pothooks
Fingers that adorned the page.
n 4 my answer" she told him
NJ
Y boxed at II helplessly. "Je-
3phAtT he exclaimed. For the
lme he envied that shark. He
Y have read those marks. Poor
" couldn't, and hes didn't know
slr to sink with despair or take
Mther In his arms!
Rns at recess the night before
happened. The Shark had left |
\ louise had told him goodnight |
81 seemed to Jimmy most I'M |
Interested fashion. and
had forthwith laid his heart |
''''une at his teachers feet. In
.Sfly ousinesslike manner she
II s'nlsed to write him her answer. |
= mere Il was In his hand and |
'aldnt read III
~ q your answer" repeated
Y Jimmy foundered miserably. !
y looking out Of the window |
."''lly set his teeth and began |
'sg those awful marks with a
y escaped him. There was n
y chicken track in that first
! vas the one phrase he had
NJ. 'e'y early in the course, think
4, 1 une to use it craftily, 81
De recognized that when
= Z was there! He looked
~, y was there, but what
a'ly little mark preceding
" 'e y It didn't belong, He
10 bis finger n ran,A
1,.a = sseiash fallen there. But
"a y, ana Jimmy's brow grew
~ ~ me dawning of an awful
Iu1 X. suppose That little fool
IN. u should be the negative to
y =. pnrase! Did she or didn't
= / vas the question. 1t was
= some Of that craftiness.