Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-06
CHAPTER III.

ceilinged chamber that had served
Roger Tabor as a studio for almost
fifty years. He was sitting there now.
in hopeless and disconsolate attitude,
with his back toward the double doors,
which were open, and had been open
since their hinges had begun to give
way, when Ariel was child. Hear
ing her step, he called her name, but
did not turn, and, receiving no answer,
sighed family as he heard her own
door close upon her.
Then as his eyes wandered about the
many canvases which leaned against
the dingy walls he sighed again. Usu-
ally they showed their brown backs,
but today he had turned them all to
face outward. Twilight, sunset, NOON
light (the courthouse in moonlight,
dawn, morning, noon AIain street at
noon, high summer, first spring, red
autumn, midwinter, all We're there, H.
llmitably detailed, worked to smooth.
ness like glaze and all lovingly done
with unthinkable labor.
After a time the old man got up,
went to his easel near window and,
signing again, began patiently to work
upon one Of these failures-a portrait
In oil of savage old lady, which he
was doing from photograph. The
expression of the mouth and the shape
scendants and the beneficiaries under
the will. and it was upon the images
of these features that Roger labored.
he leaned far forward, With his face
close to the canvas, holding his brushes
after the Spencerlan fashion, working
steadily through the afternoon and
when the light grew DINNER leaning
closer to his canvas to see. When it
had become almost dark in the room
he lit student lamp with green
glass shade and, placing it upon Il TIA
BILE beside him, continued to paint.
Ariel's voice interrupted him at last
Its quitting time, grandfather she
called gently from the doorway behind
him.
He sank back in his chair, conscious
for the first time of how tired he had
grown. II suppose So, he said, though
1t seemed to me was just getting my
hand In" His eyes frightened for
moment. II declare, l believe I've
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to be very proud to have it." She came
to him quietly, took the palette and
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ooh 'nliN ~ NC very gay she
answered. uoh hhoM WHY l so'
NoDous ever ~, ashs iie " uine nc,
why hot ne asheo' Win ah oi''
nun as.onlsiiii'elt.
aoht KNOW. feriiaps IT. because
cont Dress very We'll men, us nc
made a sorfo"lui gesture she cut MN
off before he could speak, "Oh, it isn't
altogether because we're poor. It's
more don't know how to wear what
I've got, the way some girls do. 1
never cared much and-well, I'm not
worrying, Roger. And / think I've
done good deal with mammals dress.
It's very grand dress. l wonder
never thought of wearing it until to-
day. l may be'-she laughed and
blushed-"I may be the belle of the
ball-who knows"
You'll want me to walk over With
you and come for You afterward, OK
pect."
"Only to take me. 1t may be late
when come away-if good many