Nogales international., 1933-12-02

AS soon as supper was over the girl
! asked Ann if she might help with the
dishes. The black Indian eyes flashed
to where Snavely stood in the door
way before their owner replied that
.+''dishes is my work.
But Ruth would not be put off; she
was determined to make Ann her
friend, CT at any rate to get little
behind that protective shell with which
the giantess had covered her real self.
At times il seemed to Ruth that the
real Ann might be more like a visit
full little girl than anything else-if
she could be found.
So half an hour later Ruth entered
the kitchen and asked Ann to come
to the adobe as soon as she could and
help with the unpaciiing. Snavely had
gone down to the corrals, and War
rem and David were inspecting a
newly arrived calf who was wonder
ing aloud On the strangeness Of earth,
ii a gully not far from the oak tree.
Ann soon came to the adobe.
"Well, Ann, there really isn't much
work but wanted your advice. l have
Z dress or two which are rather good
how can l keep them clean--lie
CAST. you know-and. do you have
l.:othS in this country :"
Silently, the great woman left the
adot& and returned few minutes
later with a roll Of wrapping paper.
Splendidw said Ru:h. who had
been wondering whether Ann had not
left her for good. That's just what
" nced-we can make a sort OF paper
s3ck around the hanger. :"
Slowly the rigidneSs which always
o:,veloped Ann was soitcned as the
tvs women busted themselves. The
E.r, chatted away about clothes, shap-
ing her talk by the growing spark of
interest i'll AIMS eyes. Once she care
/ lessly tossed a piece of heavy silk lin
gerie on AIMS bare arm and went to
hang something i'll the closet. When
she looked again, Ann was stroklng
the silk with lingering fingers. The
girl watched silently. That is nice,
isn't it," she asked, coming forward
God, yes" replied Ann slowly Il
seen fimsy things OH cheap girls
notain' like this--this here's quality,
jes' quality
81 wish it were bigger" said Ruth
sincerely.
What fcr::'
50 that you could try it on--you'd
look welt i'll it."
"Mc?" AIMS hand frightened Upon
the silk on her arm and her eyes
searched the girls face. She shook
her head. Quality, such as that, amt
made fer no OK like me-
"Oh, nonsense! You can get them
in as large a size as you want-l'm
sure you-"
Ann interrupted with a gesture,
which included the silk and the
dresses in the trunk. Its mel amt
fer such as them.
There was a tone in AIMS voice
which Ruth could not understand and
she made no reply.
Some time later while Ruth was
again hanging a dress in the closet,
she heard low sound, single gut
tural word, almost a moan. Peeklng
around the edge of the closet door she
saw the giantess crouched before the
trunk tray which had been set to one
side on the floor. AIMS attitude was
almost one of alteration; one huge
hand lay upon her breast, the other
was outStretched over compartment
in the tray. Slowly the outstretched
hand was lowered, softly the fingers
came to rest. For full minute the
gianteSs did not move. The girl
watched, fascinated. Suddenly Ann
seemed to remember that Ruth was
somewhere near. The spell was
broken and the giantess arose. With
out turning her face i'll Ruth's direc-
ton, Ann left the adobe.
The girl hurried to the tray and
looked in the corner compartment
She saw that it contained Dayids first
pair of shoes and his first hood of lace
and ribbon.
The girl had almost finished TN
packing before Ann returned. She
handed Ruth baking powder can. Il
went to git these here" she said
gruf1y.
Ruth opened the can; it contained
moth balls. "Oh. That's right, Ann,
I forgot about them. Let's see, |
suppose we'd better put some in the
pockets of Mr.. Warren's suits and in
that wooden dress.
The last of hangab1e things had
been taken from the trunk when Ruth
came upon her ribbon hoard. She
opened the box. "Here, Ann, wouldn't
you like some of these? They're just
scraps-I don't know why I keep them
around"
Ann looked silently into the bright
nest of twisted colors, and her eyes