The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-05

done long since Lobster ana lovel VITO
ever heard OF such . ridiculous conbir.-
ton! How could one expect to be serio-s
at such . time? Pull up your stool ana
let's not talk about It any moro. I don't
want q happy evening spoiled"
He smilinEly acQuiesced and drew his
stool to the drawing-board. which. resting
on the lodges OF two easels and covered
with . white cloth. served for . table A
japanese screen cut or one corner OF the
room. hiding from view . washstand.
trunk and q number OF other useful arti-
cles. those unsightly and tnartistic access
SORES OF everyday life. An Oriental COW
ering and . plentiful supply OF cushions
transformed the cot into . luxurious couch.
diminished studies stood upon whatever
could be made to hold them In various
parts OF the room. few casts peeped out
from unexpected places. and favortts prints
adorned the cracked walls. 1t might have
been any one OF the many studios OF
struggling artists in that section Of New
York except that upon . low shelf which
ran around the room stood finished work.
already sold. Chalmer sat facing strong
bas-relief OF a beautiful boy.
That baS-relief OF little SAM" no said.
a. he poured tho wine. brought .
pretty penny. Don't mind II harp on my
luck. Margaret. I am still pinching myself
in the night to make sure 1t 10 no hallu-
cination Of tho dark that the 'damdollar
work and struggling are over"
are changed. guess you will realize things
moro. suite Of rooms-what GRANDEUR
Who knows" she ventured, with q pensive
look. I'm . year you may DO too proud to
know your old friends. and forget all about
poor little met"
Il would have been q thousand times
moro happy II 1t had been you who came
out victorious hrst." he said. pressing de-
signs the cloth with tho base OF the
salt cellar. Il wish you would lot me pull
xwlh va
preciate every feeling you have in the mat
ter. Success from your own efforts will be
infinitely more satisfying. OF course" no
continued. trying to catch her eye. IL 1t
hadn't been for your artistic ambitions I
would never have known you. 10 I bless the
ambitions that made you ioat this way.
I'd like to see you make your mark out
all the same I wish I were hrst choice"
and he laughed ruefully.
Now you're trespassing on forbidden
ground! she cried. holding up a warning
forennger.
You brought 1t on yourself he retorted,
"evidently having to learn that 1t is well to
let sleeping dogs lie I'm only human. you
know. and that foolish prophecy Of yours
about my forgetting you within q year led
to the inevitable subject. It was foolish
now. wasn't it?" he pinned her down, enjoy.
ing her discomfort.
well. then. I acknowledge 1t was my
fault. Now. don't rub it in. But because
I don't want your love-making or rather
love-ta1king" she corrected. isn't saying I
can't have keen regrets at your going away
Listen!" she broke of. Did hear a tap
on the door. or was 1t the wind?"
lima gination. guess" he answered.
An unmistakable rapping brought him to
his feet. He went to the door and opened
1t. letting in draught OF cold air from tho
hall AS his great hulking figure filled tho
doorway hiding the visitor from her view,
she heard him Say. Hello. Samw ana
knew that it was the original Of the bas-
relief.
I see you received my message" Chal-
mer was talking to tho boy. But I'm
AFRAID you've got 1t bit twisted. 1t wasn't
Tonight told you to come. son. but to-
morrow. You como bright and early in the
morning and Wen have a beautiful day to-
sether. you and l. No work at all. 1us.
play Wen go to the circus. and after tina,
TO dinner. and you shall choose what Won
please to eat"
Margaret strained her ears for the an.
swer. but evidently Chalmer was having
the conversation all his own wav. a. ali.
could hear no sound Of tho how.
voice.
Don't look SO disappointed. lad" cha1-
mer went on In tones unfamiliar to her,
tones strangely softened from thu h..vv
manly ono habitual to him. "ro-morrow
Will quickly como. I can't very we'll h.v.
you now, because have COMPANY"
persuasive words in the boys beba,p -o..
~ the Up or her tongue. words that she
knew Chalmer would heed but a ..,o,h
Sontraction about her heart held them back
S"e' LOO. wanted no intruder on this tha,r
1ase night OF camaraderie. She heard RI.
~1A"A OF coin as Chalmer babe the boy .