The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-07-01

again met ut the outer door,
oh how dye do? Nice day, ain'i
it?' began Sarah hurriedly. you
YOU live here don't your"
"Why yes" said the woman Smil
ing little.
Il do, too-on the top floor
"I--Tm all SERTED, now" announced
Sarah, stumbling over the words lit
tie.
is that soy returned the woman
politely, but without enthusiasm.
Sarah nodded.
yes. all ready for callers. II
hope you'll come soon" she finished
with sudden courage.
Thank you; you are very kind. -
murmured the woman, as she smiled
and turned away.
The tall woman did not call, and
Sarah never asked her again. A few
words from Cousin Johns wife at
about this time opened Sarah's eyes
and taught her not to expect to be
come acquainted with her neigh6orS.
Sarah was not the only member of
| the family who had found trials by
the way. Ethel and Fred had entered
/ school, and at first they came home
! each afternoon with woeful faces.
! New methods Of study, recitation,
| discipline, and even of recreation puz-
| lied and frightened them
! To caleb. the city was Il thing of
noise, hurry and more people than he
| had thought existed. Early and late
! he worked in the store.
Il don't like it" he would say some
times to his wife; Il don't like it,
Sarah"
December, January, February and
March passed and the first of April
brought u letter from the lessee of the
farm asking if he was to have the
place through the summer.
"Of course he can have it," declared
Sarah. Just as if we wanted it
again.
Yes, yes, of course" murmured
Caleb. I'LL write later on.
1t was an early and "a wonderfully
beautiful spring that year.
SdTuIl grew RESTLESS lluDOTS.
Downstairs. on each side of the big
front door was square-yard patch
of puny, struggling grass; and 1t was
these two bits of possibilities that put
happy thought into Sarah's head.
She bought ii trowel and some flower
seeds and set resolutely to work. She
had dug the trowel into the earth four
times, and was delightedly shifting
the odor from the moist earth when
the jantor appeared.
Did We lose something, ma'am?'
he asked suspiciousiy.
Lose something's laughed the
woman. "Of course not I've found
something, William. I've found a
flower bed. I'm going to have the
prettiest one ever was
"T won't do. ma'am,-t won't, real
~, now. I'm sorry, but the boss won't
stand it,"
1t was that nign, that Caleb brought
out the paper and pen to write the let
ter which would lease the farm for
another six months Twice he dipped
his pen in the ink. and paused with
no word written. Finally he spoke.
"L-Tnl going to give him some
hints, Sarah He won't know how
to run some of the things, FIN sure.
If he should plant the meadow lot to
potatoes. now. it"
And, Caleb" cut in Sarah, "be
sure and send word to his wife about
the roses; if she don't spray 'em real
early, the bugs and worms will get an
awful start.
There was another long silence,
broken this time by the children's
entrance.
Mother" began Fred Disconnected
ly, don't they ever go fishing down
here, or swimming, or anything?"
Sarah sprang to her feet with a nerv-
Gus little laugh.
caleb, we've might go up home
just for-for visit she said
"Hurrah let's" crowed Fred and
Ethel clapped her hands.
1t was Il jubilant four that left the
North station few days later, and
it was a still more jubilant four that
arrived in the village at the foot Of
the green hills.
"Oh, don't it look splendid and
roomy." cried Sarah, as they reached
the turn where they could see the
farmhouse. "And don't the air smell
good ~
Just at dusk on the third day Caleb
found his wife in the old summer
house. Wrapped in shawls. she was
fastening vines to the trellis.
We'll, Sarah, II spose I'd better
settle up with West, now. l hain't
yet, you know"
Sarah nodded, without speaking.
Things look first-rate, now. but
I've got my doubts of West. II
wish | could handle them myself"
Sarah threw a quick glance at his
averted face.
well why-don't your she al
most whispered.
Sarah. would you?-would you
come back? Do you mean it?' cried
Caleb, with swift Joy in his eyes.
Sarah burst into tears, and threw
herself into her husbands arms. "Oh.
Caleb, Just would, 1--we wanted
to ever so long, butt just wouldn't
own up
as corpulent ladies. The director Of
the establishment says he positively