The Cairo bulletin., 1904-08-25


Tye soon found out. Meanwhile he
found himself at an inexplicnbie stanu-
still In his acquaintance with Joanna
who seemed to avoid. him. One day
M entered the studio while she was
nosinp ana her eyes met his with
question new to them. The same DAY |
she broke off in the midst of song
to ask:
$40 compose heart breaking thing
ike that did lie have to have the
experience hlnselff'
mot necessarily. Ii he had sum
Gent artistic imagination he would
get a better perspective of the suffer
ing Of another
She struck up gay melody, but her
| face was thoughtful Then her MOOD
changed. and he could not keep up
with her brilliant salies She leased
and dared him, half bewildered ana
wholly charmed him. He decided that
| she could flirt most glorlousiy ana
was ready for her, but by evening she
was again unapproachable.
The next morning he was called TO
the studio, where he found Joanna pos
Ing lstlessly Phil was irritated ana
critical.
"She can't get it. Help her. How
bridge. There has to be man anyway
You know how the scene ought TO
GO
Il may do for attitude he sald
calmly. but keep my face outline
dear public knows it. Ready? Tell
me If the pose is not right
Rut he knew it was. He walked to
her side and drew her into his arms,
with his face against her hair and her
hands in his. He qaivered, knowing
his touch meant nothing to her-that
she was only posing
When 1t was over lie thought II out
in his room. And nearly all night he
wrote his own story-and Joannas-
lust as ii was-how he had met ana
came TO love her. He put into 1t his
heart and SOUL going beyond fact only
in making her finally yield to his plea
for her love. 1t was morning when he
finished.
After breakfast he told Phil to let
the pictures go for awhile, got the
. sketches of Joanna, locked them vi
y and went to touching up his work Of
y the night preceding Surely 1t wouio
g move her--it would tell her better than
= spoken words.
y After luncheon he slipped the manu-
: script under the door and waited. H'
heard her enter the room He walkee
!, tbe floor. but all afternoon she made
no sign
At dinner her head was high, he
cheeks pink and her eyes very bright
], and later she asked Howbridee 20 q
IS up the river They walked silently Z
o the canoe Joanna took the paddle, AM
II babe Howbridge not TO talk. lie di'
u not wish to- II was enough to look q
= her and wait till she let him ask he
W about their story. As they gllded nea
the shore in burning tree shadows sh
10 spoke. So
r ''That is good story. l eon9atuial
~ you on your success Could she !
d. iol5ing? THE plot is clever the cha
el acters are true to life and 1t IL fun {
ty feeling" Her tone was cutting.
Joanna! Don't you understand
Don't IT.
en- Il understand perfectly. You can
IT. for material, and you got 1t. PHI sa!
YOU are going TO see your publishes
tomorrow. Well, you needn't retur
ii 7 despise YOU. You not only made II
care. but you dared TO show me
,rt what advantage you use my love.
lis shall get over it, -
DIS JOANNA Her eyes blazed.
nd "And You dared to touch me VIII
his my brothers presence made me pow'
ey less TO resent it, and you knew what
ms meant to me? Oliver Howbrids
be- you but he stopped her.
ad "It's my turn now. love you. 1
lge story was written for you alone
Iic- one else will see ii. 1t is the story
nat nv heart. dear. / thought you wou
Tho understand. II was my way OF tell
did YOU that life is made of wanting "
ed. Don't you see? Can't you love me, JIG
the Her anger died away. Tears stood
Z. her eyes. but her laugh was saucy, p
alb voking.
,ot- Eyes, oliver. but not enough to
the with you just yet
Of "Die?' 3
an eyes. We will, II you don't 81
out where you are and stop tipping
rit- canoe She was her old teasing 81
lod- 1t was shamefully late before
, OF would land and let her lover take
ivc. into bis arms. and into his heart