The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-24

DH1lx~&z3O D was unmarried because he had
kUNS31W never met any woman worth while to
HuSAHN marry. As for love, ideasof it had
kNGElN entered his comprehension
GSn~O H lived alone, with and maids,
relinushing his profession, in which he
had attained enence and pursuing certain researches.
which his excellent income allowed
On one side of his estate was river, deep, but
hardly wider than creek; and the land went back
through gades and gardens to the farm. His house,
in his mothers day beautiful interesting now.
with faded velvets whose scarlet silver, with old
portraits and worries Sand Marnas immaculate house
keeping Yet, when he considered, it seemed DESC
late. But he had little time for considering; his
laboratory occupied him within doors, and when he
walked abroad it was chiefly with view to the
examination of his frames ranged under glass for
the action of the He congratulated himself on
the quiet. This is perfect" he said. $50 remote.
so still
"'As often in the purple night
Some bearded trailing light
Moves over still Shalott'"
You can then imagine DR.. Lloyd's feelings when,
one morning, he saw that the Old Place across the
river had been taken, busy people were putting it in
order, and horde of children moved in the alleys
Of the overgrown garden. And although the yellow
heads and peachy cheeks lovely flowers, to
DR. Lloyd the trolls of underground would have
seemed less forbidding. Good-by to still Shalott.
to the undisturbed sauntering with thoughts and
problems! But, thank Heaven, the river be-
tween, and there could be actual contact let the
air be rent as it might
OF course, there hours of quiet over in Old
Place, although then the tinkle of piano,
the echo of song the wall of child made mufaed
discord Sometimes he woman walking in
the paths tying up the roses that had run riot
on the gallery, young woman often gowned in
white, perhaps pretty-at any rate, graceful No
one need object to such neighbor that if it
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she was now, one at each hand, another pushing
between, two running after! And she seemed to
enjoy it. But sometimes she sat the gallery, and
an old colored woman combed her long dark hair
and mothered her. He could hear her
Dem ar twins 'sponsibe for all desc yer cad
aches, Missy Paula. Wen Miss Bella done die an
lebe yo' dem twins an de liz GAL wild dare con-
traptions, she glib yo' desc msries, too"
There, there, Nanny Rose" he heard voice
of silver.
ITO be sho, it's de Lords will, honey. He do
torment dem he lubs I reckon he thinks dar's de
maxim oh an angel in Missy Paula. Dare yo shet
yo' sweet eyes"
So her name Paula it sounded the way rose
petals feel.
She was singing sunset the river bank;
the little wretches clanoring for song after song.
"Now, Paula, sing The Young Chevalier," and,
"Oh, Paula, darling, 81 Bleus SEES Yeux.'" And
her voice seemed to people the place with nightin-
gales.
Well, now and then at nightfal, on the other side
Of the river one could not complain. And he was
safe on his side Safe, he? He went out one
morning, and there-two little yellow heads bent
over of his frames, and four audacious hands
lifting the cover and working ruin. What are you
about!' he called and hercely that, starting to
run, they ran directly into his hands. He caught
one; but the other in desperation made for the
towering old pine of whose long, low boughs
leaned over the stream. "Fow did you come here?'
he demanded. I'VE jumped in one breath. Then
jump back!'
To his horror for, after ALL he human. the
that had clambercd to the end of the big pine
bough, suddenly hurled himself through the air
with shout, landing the other side. which, in
deed, the bough almost touched.
Nov you'll" said DR.. Lloyd to the other boy.
I'll dassent" he gasped. 1--WE fetched run and
jumped IL can't jump standing. Monty do
most anything. IL can't"
"Then I'll show you howl" said DR.. Lloyd. And
sutng the action to the word, he swung the boy
back and forth moment and then let go. Under
other circumstances it would have been only light
toss to the soft turf opposite. But the boy squirmed
and kicked to such degree that the toss failed and
he fell on the bank and rolled off into the water.
In moment, of course, DIR. Lloyd was after him.
Although boys were holy terrors you must not
drown them And he brought him up the bank,
dripping yelling crab, all struggling legs and arms
himself dripping, too and in altogether
propitious condition in which to meet lovely lady
for the first time
For the shrieks of the two had brought the others
as if they sprang out Of the ground. "He threw
Johnny into the river! Oh, Paula Paula, he threw
Johnny into the river! resounded the shrll cries.
And there, suddenly, towering them with
heightened color and blazing eyes. was Paula.
GO, sir!" she commanded And bowling, DR..
Lloyd took hold of the long pine bought, regardless
Of pitch. and swung himself across the water.
The next day Benson told him the Dough of the
pinc-tree, that leaned the river had been cut
off. The lady the stream had ordered it, he
thought This was outrage. And DR.. Lloyd
found not only the long bough gone, but the tree