The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-12-16
VIII YOU each one write


on each one of you personally" this
was all. of course, only part OF the
selling plan laid out Mt the headquar-
ters OF the Gold Star Office. MRS.
Brown. when may | call on your
want to answer oil your questions.
wan, you 20 tell me your problems In
cooking equipment and then want
to help you solve them" There was
n sort of personal appeal IN the WORDS
that made Mrs. Brown giggle and shy,
ANY time"
And So on. Robert Grnndage went
the rounds. making definite appoint
meuts to cnll on ench of the guests
present. with the object, of course. OF
mixing sales of the kitchenware FOR
which he was agent
Hive / arranged with everyoneT
he asked.
There was pause and then Mary
Wynn looked up. you haven't ar
ranged with me-" she snid, theh
blushed unaecouatably. Robert Grand
age showed confusion too. You are
Miss Wynn didn't really forget ne
said. II didn't have the card with the
rest" He apparently put her cur"
away from the others for safe Keeping
In his wnistcout pocket and that was
why he had not called her name.
when do you want me to conner
I'm not going to let you out OF II. you
see. Shall come in the morning.
| IL n
ming appointment
"Why. If you could come In the eve
ming" suggested Mary Wynn. You
could come any evening. I'm always
home"
How about this EVENING"" he sug-
gested and he laughed with boyish
amusement ut something In Mary
Wynn's face when she told him that
that time would do.
| Then the Indies withdrew to- Miss
| Emmett's spacious porch while Robert
Grnndage was left to clean ny In the
kitchen. Il could have had one of the
maids do It," suggested Miss Emmett,
"but l just told them they could both
90 out for the afternoon. No more
than right that he should clean up his
own mess"
Really. he's a dear boy" said one
of the women.
isn't he cuteY' sighed another.
Really, was quite fused when
he asked to call. Wouldn't be put off.
either"
And he came near forgetting poor
little Mary Wynn"
But that night when Robert Grand
age called at Mary Wynn's house he
made 1t clear that this was exactly
what he hadn't done.
II didn't call your name this after
noon" he said, because l had put the
card you gave me In my pocket, where
) I'd know which one II was. l wanted
to come to see you before left town
but didn't want to come to talk abou'
selling pans and kettles"
"Why did you want to come to see
me2" asked Mary Wynn with wide
eyes and shy smile.
Because l thought I'd like to know
you. 1t seems, somehow, as II yot
, and l would have lot Of Interests
and sympathies In common"
II suppose we might" agreed Mari
Wynn, II always admired young mel
who worked their way through colleg'
, immensely. l was thinking this after
, noon that II l ever had son and III
should want an education enough t
/ work for Il. I'd be the proudest mOthe
. living"
A Robert Grandage laughed. I'm no
: a poor student working his way--Fm
: moor instructor. ! intended to get
r lob In an Office this summer, but
: fell through meantime one of the stu
Y dents who arranged to work as al
| npent for the Gold Star company de-
faulted and had a chance to take tn
! work. 1t Is fairly well paying. TO
s these days, and l am anxious to ear
r what I can, because next summer ar
: going to go abroad. l want to trave
l. a little and then l want to spend
few months studying before com
i back to take my doctor Of philosoph
J. examinations"
3 They talked of many things thu
+ evening, but never once of Gold Sta
) Kitchen Utensils. AS he arose to d'
8 part Mary Wynn reminded him of ]
g II forgot all about It," he said.
Y must come again tomorrow night.
g shall be here only two days more
d SO the next evening Robert Crane
i ape again called at the Wynn cottage
Miss Wynn" he said, II am lea'
e inp tomorrow. have done very we
o here and l want to do the whole coui
! ty In three weeks. But before | 20
d want to get you to promise something
T. VIII you answer my letters2 An
Y when the time comes for me to TAX
y that trip to Europe Will you go wit
v me as my wife?"
Il And Mary must hnve said yes Il
when Robert Grandage went back
4 college that autumn he took with hi
il wife. The old Wynn house was sol
It and when the next summer vacatio
Il came plans were all made for an el
d tire year to be spent In Europea
e travel and study.
!" man will promise any favor tht