Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-09-29

I r1ed sweet young girl, if this was to
/ have been the one object of your exist
ence. To make her radiantly happy. to
! give her love, to gain hers in return, that
I is your real life's work.
/ She has her own intcrests-her artr'
Her art|' cried Sir Roland. ''ss;dhe
] took it up simply because you neglected
her. She worked at it cvcrishly-simpIy
because YOU took not shred of interest
/ in her life. She has put her whole being
into Il picture simply because it makes
/ her forget-stiaes the pain at her heart"
Murray pulled himself together to
speak, but Sir Roland was excited and
sienced him with gesture
But it can't last! Even the passion
| for her art won't suffice. 4 girl like
Nora must have love. 1t is naturaf-it
/ is right. And if you won't give it to her.
some one else will And I'll be hanged
! if you don't deserve it, finished Sir Ro-
! land. hotly, as he picked up his hat and
gloves and moved to the door.
Murray sat motiOnless at his desk for
some minutes after his friends departure
| He wanted to continue his work, but he
/ could not concentrate his thoughts. Sir
Roland words were ringing in his ears
/ He flung down the pen and strobe rest
leSsly up and down the room. Was there
lanythinE in what HUH had said? He set
| himself to think the whole thing out. He
| went back to the time when they were
first married. He remembered he used
| 10 SGT dSHle uutTS 10 Spt'nu Win nGr. lie
| considered them recreation. and the sound
of her happy laugh, the ring of her voice.
was pure joy 10 him. And he laughed
too. III those days. Then as time went on
| and the great work was started these
hours grew less and less. He had no
recreation. He abandoned himself. body
| and soul, to his task. He only met her
| at meals hardly spoke then, his mind
completely wrapped UP in the work he
had left for few minutes. Gradually
they had drifted apart. She took up art
worked feverishly at it. but he, her hus-
band, had taken not the slightest inter
est in itneyer spoke of it, had not even
seen single picture she had painted
All those things he realized for the first
time. lie flung open the door Of his
! room AND crossed the passage that led to
her studio The house was built in two
wings. T. great hall and staircase scpa-
rated III m IA he opened the studio
door and crossed the threshold, Murray
felt be was entering n strange region
II WAS the first time he had been there.
! At the further end f the room he saw Il
large ricturc-it was already framed. He
! crossed quickly to It aud stood gazing at
it mutcly Even he, the man of science,
could tell that it was Il wonderful piece
of work-deStined perhaps to achieve
fame He realized that she had thrown
her whole being into it-that it meant as
much to her as his book to him. Yet he
had hardly known of its existence.
Huth was right, He saw it all. He
had neglected her--neglected her cruelty.
He strobe hurrcdly out of the room. down
into the street. He felt he wanted to be
IN the cool air, wanted to think. She
had loved him He felt sure of this.
Did she now? Or had she killed every
spark of affection? IF you don't give
her love. some one else will" The words
rang through his head. The very thought
cut him to the quick. A sudden intense
craving to see her eyes light up again
with the old Joyous smile, to feel her
arms Irvine round his neck. took posses
sion of him. His love, which had been
asleep, suddenly awakened and sprang
into fierce passion. Could he win back
her loye-or was IT too latc% And with
this maddcning thought he trudged for
Il miles, until ut length. wcarled and foot
sore. he turned and made once more for
his home.
1t was dusk. and the London streets
were already twinkling with their thou
sand lights. In a cab that was rolling
swiftly along ON the wooden pavement
sat Il w0man--a young and pretty wom-
an. hardly more than girl In one
hand she held letter tightly. She
smoothed it out aud looked at it again.
TOMORROW | must have your answer.
Remember your love is all have 10 live
for. she read in a low, trembling tone.
She lcant back, and sat staring ahead
Of her with Il dazcd expression on her
Young face. Then her eyes filed with
tears. and she gave little sob.
oh. Geoffrcy" she murmured pitcouS-
y. why couldn't you have given me
just Il little love-
suddenly there was a loud shout in
; the street. then a quick rattle, and a fire
engine dashed by. 1t turned down the
first street To the right which led to the
quiet square in which the Murrays lived.
The cab followed. and the girl gave a
gasp aS blaze of light broke before her
eyes. y house was on fire the other side
Of the square Il house standing by itself
the girl uttered little cry-ther
house, She paid the driver and got out
of the cab. The square was full of peo-
pie. She pushed her way through them
round TO the other side where the fire
engines stood. their horses painting and
foaming at the mouth. The door of the
house was open, and she could see the
flames leaping up the staircase As yet
the fire seemed 10 be only in the center
of the house.
In the little circle. kept free 10y the
police, she could see her husbands tall
figure. a freman--apparentl the super
intendent, was pointing to the house. and
talking 10 him. She tried TO get through,
. but a policeman stopped her
He is my husband--it is our house,
she painted And he let her through.
She crept up TO within two or three
, PAGES of him.
by devoting all our energies to one
wing we can save it, the superintend-
to go. Have you any chsicc as to which
ones?
Murray's face was pale and drawn. In
the right wing was everything that had
been dear to hIm-the great Work. the