Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-18
CHAPTER III.

CHATTER III.
 "HE door which Ariel had enter
 cd opened upon narrow hall,
 and down this she ran to her
 own room, passing, with face averted. the entrance to the broad, low 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 faintly 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, moon- light (the courthouse in moonlight, IL, noon), high summer, first spring. red autumn, midwinter, all were there. H. limitably detailed, worked to smooth. ness like a 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 l in oil of savage old lady, which he was doing from photograph. The expression of the mouth and the shape of the nose had not pleased her de scendants and the beneiciaries under the will, and it was upon the images of these features that Roger labored He leaned far forward. with his fact close to the canvas. holding his brushe. after the Spencerian fashion, workin: steadily through the afternoon ant when the light grew dinner. leanin, closer to his canvas to see. When l had become almost dark in the room he lit a student lamp with greer glass shade and, placing it upon ia ble beside him, continued to paint Ariers voice interrupted him at last.
 "It's quitting time. grandfather" sh called gently from the doorway behin' him.
 He sank back in his chair, consciou for the first time of how fired he ha' grown. .I suppose so," he said. ''thougl 1t seemed to me I was just getting m, hand in" His eyes frightened for moment. q declare. believe rv caught 1t a great deal better. Com and look. Ariel. Doesn't 1t seem t you that I'm getting it? Those pearl shadows in the fesh''-
 I'm sure of it. Those people ough to be very proud to have It." She cam to him quietly. took the palette an brushes from his hands and began [ clean them, standing in the shadow bs hind him. Its too good for them"
 "No." he murmured in return. "Yo can do much better yourself. You sketches show it."
 "No, no" she protested quickly.
 "Yes. they do, and wondered if
 was only because you were young. Br those I did when I was young are a most the same as the ones paint nov haven't learned much. There hash been any one to show me. And 70 can't learn from print. never. Yt I've grown in what I see-grown s that the world is full of beauty to m that I never dreamed of seeing when began. But I can't paint it. I can get it on the canvas. An. I think might have known how to if I hadn had to teach myself. if I could onl have seen how some of the other fe lows did their work. If I'd ever save money to get away from Canaan-if could have gone away from it ar z come back knowing how to paint it. II I could have got to Paris for just or
 mouth. Paris for just one month";:
 Perhaps we will You can't tt T. whnt may happen" It was always b
 reply to this cry of his
 . You're young. you're young f ;" smiled induIgently. What were v
 doing all this afternoon. child:" ' ', "In my room. trying to make ov \ v uamma-s wedding dress for tonight
 ..TonightT'
 '. -Mamie Isxe invited me to a dan l. at their house"
 ~very well I'm glad you're going
 be gay.- he said. not seeing the faint . bitter smile that came tO her face - "T don't think I'll be very gry. s !. answered. T don't know why I
 Nobody ever asks nc to dance- s "why notE- lIe asked. with aa .- mans astonishment-
 q don't know. Perhaps it's becsu
 don't dress very ueiL- Then as
 made q sorrorful gesture. she cut D
 o1 before he could speak -Oh- it is as altogether because were poor
 more | don't know h0- tO wear VI so I've eo7. the Esy some girls do II never cared much a1d-uen I'm I v worrying. Roger And I think I
 done a eod deal with nam1ars drs Its a very Esnd dress I wo13el : never fhol1zht of wearing t until g .N u----T .