Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-07-08

III fil.E, tH.N. l4eaiu1 ln 'front.' OF MS
hotel Gust come into the rrin racm
here and have nice ii'.c dinner O.
me. with fome extras - io, OF on
sad yoh'll feel like rev man"
Five years latcr Sheldon ,.cAratcr
IN BIS oemiannuil trip wet wax Dr.
,1ired n Chicago for few days. or
'aa night tefore his departure re fouut
hlnself stnatllng IN the mlGdle II ha
room studying the handwriting on -
faluuy pcrfumod note be helj.
IN the past eve years he had avci6.
cd al women with mubbarnprs,
which had won for him the eyerlasi.
Ing contempt Of his former friemO
fritz. and IS hen that gay Lcihario had
gradually lpi their friendship cool he
had lfuHhal quietly TO himself with
the real relief Of t. But this dainty
little note somehow struck him quite
lrrcslstlhly as be read:
Mr., 8. D. McAilisier.
Dear Sir You win. ! fear. consider 81
The height 81 presumption for stranger
70 write ASA ARK a favor OF you, but /
ceair.cltlcs OF a White hatred woman who
y welded TO her art Tais is the favcE
VIII sou cah AZ my studio some after.
noon this vcoE ard grant me a half hour
pore? / ON q magazine illustrator. and
your type Fuits the subject matter setter
than any other | have yet discovered
Very truly. VERA SHELDON
Studio 40. G. a Blank street
Il IS needless perhaps 20 say that
McAllister accepted his singular IN.
vitation. staying over IN order TO call
the next afternoon. lie had always
been haunter Of studios and had
many frcnG among the artis,s.
This. 70 be sure. was an exceptional
case. hclrs u woman. but then she
WINS only little. white headed old
lady." he remarked compiacenuy TO
himself. "old enough probably 70 be
my mother"
SO he saunJered on up Blank street,
locking for her number when he
found It be entered
The door he looked for stood open,
ana he puusel for half breath
before knOctlns Through the rope
hanglngs Of small ou;e,oom the large
inner studio looked like picture In al
frame draperles Gnd rugs from the orI
eat. luxurious pillOwcd diyan aud win
dow seat. u coy 3 o'clock tea table.
statucttcs nnd graceful brlc-a-hAc ana.
pictures pictures everywhere. Near
Tie greut north bay window she stool u
M her easel. her hack toward The door
simply gowned IN black. her hgare
looked yuung Ia spite of IFS regal
erowH cf lovely white hair. Which the
western sun touched softly with a
peculiar halo-like radiance a slngu
Lar little pain clulchcd NJ his heart
she turned, aad "NerclrNl heavcr. IL
10 Sadie" he cried. GprGglng toward
her.
She met him With blrG o5t
stretched. placing them % h.a, tleu Gct
would have caught her Va 70 him I'M
pulsiyey hod NOT an unde.inahle
some-i forbade him.
"Sad,e, SIS vie, my wlfer' he
cried, cluslas her hards hc,wtea has,
NO. ugt tlat SariUua any more,
hut-I Hyd TO see you cnce more
forgive tae sUbtermgc-aud-l had to
kreQ owe ~ your names, Vera Is ms
middle ua.aH II 10 the name, Mrs.
Vera Sheldon, that have gone by
ever sk,e / came here three years ago.
70 try 90 ,rr,ct-thot whieh Is uufor
Ecttable,"
re STOOD laecc, looking at her In n
beTlGofed way. What had hap,
pouodg In one lightning flash he saw
It ALL what a fool he had bcen what
a FOOL! There was no other woman Ike
her and be loved her yes. he loved
her. he knew now that he had loved
her through It all And he had been
so inlpulslyc. so blind, 50 unrelentlag,
lie poured IL all out 20 her passionate
Is. pealtcnily, yoarnlagly-al the pent.
up emotion OF those i've long, long
years Ana she she listened, very
grOycly for time; then she reached
up and lald her hands against his
broad shoulders and smiled
lie caNga, her TO his heart with a
long, low cry:
"Oh, on. can | ever forgive myself;
you caunot"
you might az least ask anl not
take everything for graptcd.' she
pouted. trying to turn away from him,
ever 80 slightly.
And LaddIe," he asked fow mo
meuts later "or little L.addle, where
Is ne? surely he
'I.addle O. at school, but VIII bee
home pyeseaty. lie is quite a bic
boy uow. dear" And she smiled uq
az him again How very darS her
eyes looked beneath her wonderful
hair. far uare beautiful, hair ANA eyes
both, than ever before. thocgh at wh~,
grlcy0'ls cost he shuddered 20 th.a&
Somehow rs he locScd NJ her he WAS