St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-08-21

spring set it free and gave it songs
twice chrysanthemums decked thei
little garden; and they famed ava!
two summers, They were too mucl
in love to think OF marriage-if tina
were possible.
Those were happy days for him
for her
Then there came a little piece 81
paper into that studio-to that nest
to speak more correctly, of Art and 3
couple of spring buds. Upon that
paper was message that came from
the other side of the world Since
the receipt of it Sidney White was
never the same man. And poor C
| Tome only wondered. 1t was rude
to her Japanese way of thinking, to
ask many things of q man, and then
| If he loved her, he would tell her all
| she ought to know without her ever
asking. So she was silent-sad, be.
cause he was sad.
Come with me, o Tome-san," he
Sc1Iu W LICK Ou0 morning.
Where are we .going?"
i have found nest for you. And
1 want to see If you like 1t or not"
And they walked up the hill side of
Kobe City.
You see, sweetheart" ne ex
planned to her, II have always thought
that YOU would like to have "a cottage
all your own, And 1 think I've found
it. Well furnish it as you like, and
there you can do whatever you want
Will come and see you there very
often, and We won't be bothered with
people who come to my studio; for
am going to keep my studio as it is"
They saw the cottage, whose YER
anda laughed full-mouthed towards
the entrance of the famous inland
Sea of Japan.
o Tome was delighted with it. 1t
was arranged that everything would
be put In order within q week. and
at the end of that time o Tome was
to move into lit.
"But why don't you move your
studio, too? 1 miss the pictures so
much" she said to him
''Oh, sweetheart, you will have all
the pictures you want You see. I
don't want any of my studio friends
:bothering us at the cottage"
ut was about seventeen days since
Sidney White received eab1egram
stating that his parents would bring
out his wife with them to iofn him in
Japan, where he seemed to be max
ing such prolonged study. Sidney
expected them seven days ahead. oil
Tome was to move ITO her new cottage
four days hence.
She could speak English dRentlv
now, and nothing charmed the artist
as the honey words from her lips.
Her head Nesting in his breast. her
left arm around his neck, and the
fingers of her right hand going astray |
In the maze If his hair, making the
long, wavy locks ripple like the golden
surface of a sunht sea, she was muir
nurfng:
Dear, you have such pretty hair
IT'S like the halos of saints you paint"
There was the sound of many stems
n the hall. The housemafd never al
owed anyone to enter the studio
without seeing If the artist were ready
o receive visitor. But this time theI
steps came steadily towards the door
II the studio. Just as o Tome leaped
'ff the lap of Sidney the door few
pen.
There was a vigorous swish of a
kirt.
Sidney" exclaimed a stronger
dice than the dreamy melody of q
ONES throat. And he was lost be-
ind the futter and whfrl of foreign
Millinery. A resoundfng kiss.
Great Heaven, Kate!" gasped a
usky voice.
A surprise party, my boy!" shouted
Is father in the doorway. I'VE did
nrprise you!-ha! ha! hal"
Mrs. White released him at last
ne turned round to signal the old
eople to follow her example. The
i'm figure of o Tome stopped her
@~S OASS SACy AdSASU D8CK AZ |
ldney and found him ashy, all in a
emor. Something hard entered the
ue of her laughing eyes.
Pray, who is that, Sidney?" Her
DICE sounded like the breaking of an
icle.
Sidney was human fame in an ia.
ant. He stammered.
Husband. for Heavens sake"
led the lady, and then. turning to
Tome roughly: who are your"
II am just his model, madam" she
i'd quietly in English with her head
'wn. Mr.. White wanted to paint
e."
She walked out noiselessly,
That was the last time Sidney White '
W o Tome. Yes, he is hunting for
r however hunting. But I think
would find an insane asylum long >
fore he would find O Tome. a