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

and water and grinding powders swapping AZ ms heeis
he climbed.
1t was all in minute swo:s but he held
her close till she asked to be put down. But now
he found their parts quite reversed and when
they came to make their way down the canons which
they did in the ,remulous silence which is.he natural
aftermath OF escape, she took has offered
A, the corral bars they found Eliphalet Winter.
and Peter OF Tennessee saddling in hot haste to 60
and look for them. alive dead; and there was
pxan OF rejoicing not to be measured in SCI phrases
bore press his suit; but beforelhe went back to
the hotel he had final word with. ,Madge
leave tn, e. Park Annn ne SAID
No; not for me-, she said: and so Il ended. with
vandenhers ambins for the last ,me.bask to the Sum
unchanged and unchangng overhead. and the bottom
less pit of hfe-disappontment opening before him
There goodly gathering of art-lovers in Mrs.
Camaine's spacious drawing rooms Colfax Avenue
the night of the reception given to her young guest:
sef was 81 the SSdsn KS. Mar
garet Beauchamp the way the invitation read md
he had accepted because his friendship with the Cal
maines antedaed by many years his late literary
cess.
He argued this all out with himself on the way to
the hospitable house at the back of Capitol Hill Il
for Mrs. Calmaine's sake he was going He
knew Miss Beauehamp only by repute as . rising
young sculptor: and with craftsnans ofhshness
would have avoided rather than, sought reception
meeting of her. But friendship has its claims and
Arrived q, the house he found that he vas more
than fashionably late; and had difficulty in
"one favor. Mrs calmaine.' he begged thi. after
the greetings and apologies Please don't introduee
oh bu. / want you to know Marguerite" said the
good lady. making place for him at her side. Dont
lose yourself till find her.
The drift brought him in due to the rear
most OF the open rooms. and to an alcove portered
and lighted from above by studio toplishts. draped
upon some of the young sculptor's smaller pieces
in the clay on exhibition.
The some one at the piano began to play an
compartment; and when the crush drifted muscward.
Vandenberg was left alone in the miniature studio
pieces random. 1t replica Of Of the Sirius
bronzes the very shouder,p. with the Greek var
strong figure Of the little mountaineer had called to
mind at their first meeting.
OF the d dams, sad to sna re I
with still stronger exclamation
The second piece equestrian group; cow
boy saddling his cayuse 1t was true to the life
one of Frederick Reminstons picturess but for the
moment Vandenberg missed the artistic triumph,
ing only the goodnatured grin the face upturned
of Peter of Tennessee
do you think it good likeness."
The voice. voice low and MUSICAL but with q tone
of laughing mockery in il, came from behind.
Vandenberg wheeled quickly. stufins the damp
his handkerchief Notwithstanding all that had zone
before. he had to look twice to be that the
between the poiele. va, p one and the same With s
lost love-so much may a gown Ia mode and the
R into into the ] %ns snssh
Just what you were doing at the Castle Greek Inn:
trying to recover from attack of nerves"
and mopped his face with IT, The little aIcove seemed
suddenly to have grown insuferably warm.
BY Miss seasehsmp be ss;d sasy ' poetssns ss s:
the cloth again and holding out his hand
'Forgiveness?-for what?"
The sweet singer at the piano finished With ssin-
deeorous elapping Of hands.
head Of myself"
what you want to be forgiven for."
Don't" he pleaded Its hard enough to know
the dieren. kind. Of laughing soa were nal. K
ing of me-"
He had the damp cloth out again. and she took !.
from him gently and spread il over Peter Of Ten
nessee.
The honors are easy they not.- she smiled.
young person Who a, Pee would say. didn't know
enough to go in when it rained And the young
And the young person found Il matter for
mrth only wish your diagnosis were the true one"
isn't II the one"
You know very well Il Is MOI. The pastime Dafl
OF It was all on your side
She looked up with the bafains Eight In the gray
-Self-preservation is the first law Of Nature. isnS
il upon that ground ann the loser; xou had nosh
ing a. stake He spoke hur!iedly- The guest:s;ds
one h,s ans Mise ns n
How very positive are" she said softly: posi-
tve-and unsra.eful" She busyins herself ND
the clay models, and the sweet face avested
AT the words the heavens opened to the besoefet
one. and he beheld vision.
"Madge - sweetheart - let me see your eyes. DIX
you tell Mrs Camaine to ask me here to-nish37~
Since her answer was not in words. II may not b
written down here; but : moment later. when Mrs
Calmaine lifted the dropped portiere with e1spes
blusbine pieou.ly and Vandenberx had the IL Of :.
man Who pulls himself together to meet crisis An
he It manfuIIy.
Forgive me, my dear Mrs. Calmaine Miss Beau
champ and old friends-and Ne are to b
married in September. Win you be the first to con
graduate rs :"
! And when Mrs Calmaine ut her bseaah she a /