Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-02-04

pointed to the statue, ana WsAs
across to 1t.
His last stroke on the right Of ne
azure had exposed about three incnep
Of a pink, delicate. inexpressiply nv
man arm!
stood aghast, afraid to touch
afraid even to move, the skin Of my
head creeping, all thought absolutely
then | went back TO the
settee and sat down by the side O.
Foulard, feeling more than q trne
faint. He touched my arm patheu'
cally.
"Am lam mad, old chap?" ne
whispered.
mo. no." answered, pulling my
self together; you're all right; it's
it's-hang 1t, let's have some whisky
went to the cupboard where Fou'
lard usually kept some refreshments.
carefully avoiding the statue, ana
pulling out a bottle and glass poured
out a little whisky. We both drank
some hastily, then looked at one an
other more calmly.
rlesen..S' ~ % atatre Which NJ MA
hardly dared to glance at. ! followed
nns LIN +ba utmost care he began
scraping and cutting away at inc
I'D ..4a1 4hn x,,hoIn of n nQrf0Ct
Sa.nt,f,llv symmetrical hand and arm
was revaaled I'M to the shoulder. His,
ns an we're steadier. but his excite
mant and exultation were ire
-oondoua. al for me- more than once
+ was COMPELLED to look round the
room At the familiar objects-the
chairs the magazines, that mornings
"Telegraph"-to convince myself that
I was not plunged into some nerve-de-
stroying fantasy Of sleep.
"Tba faca--the facet" Foulardl
o..arl1 ub,snared. LITTLE nv little tha
sho,,,Sar wee disclosed IN our won
Sov,rr oove the whita mask re-
.,,,oa,,nrad ana NO stood hack awe.
uASv,e. 80 s,lan+ 40 hescra some nro.
so o., ,rneortblv mystery
Nv .riand clutched INV arm
~ ~ -'- - -, dra.r,,p ~
~ = -
~ 4, s.n ,,,.h
II YVES ~ Ao.T - 800. .nd
lace .nn'elS ,,at4,,, sou,orG Ia
sao' DenuhnE ssn4S ~
eyes were cl'sou.
stransely enousn, ~" ~ 49, ~
ylslpie, We let no AesI' ~ nusIe 49,, :.
exquisite was tne entrancins DS 49,.
disclosed; ana Tor long we %. '~ 49,
IN whispers over tne lnarVsiOuS 'uiuA
which had happened.
When I left the studio Fouiaru
came with me to my rooms Tor tne
sake Of company; 1t would never nave !.
done for him to be alone--ne iooks4l
Ill with the shock and the e1citemen1
and we agreed to lock the room dooS
and come again In the morning
OF course, my friend copied ~
worlo-lamous statue VI Ing 100
the Siren" which made 50 sreat Z
sensation not long ago, rom me wOm'
an Of his dream SO suaoehly Elven =
him-by what means " Is lmpossiO'e
for us as yet to say.
On the morning when we re-entered
the room Il had hardly lett MS sideJs
he began upon the fnal statue IN mar
BILE, and labored necessarily, almosu
day and night; hardly would he allow
himself time to eat, and on many osyD
/ used to force him away rom INC
halfccmpleted figure 70 partaKe q Z
hurried meal with me. inc woman
what else call ner-ne - -
stripped Of Ter white casemen. y
chalk She ! been parually roDs.
by fibrous garment thrown across
i her bosom and dropping 70 her ~. z
made apparently OF some pecu
cloth that cracked when toucnsu'
And, day after day, week aNer weeA'
she stood there while ne WORKED =
IDENTIFY, passionately, at TINS laDor on
love.
/ At last It was ended, and with many
n hone. many q fear, the reverent NM
,r, A...,. y, ,,,a.a addnA II II need.