The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-01
THE MAN
SHE LOVED
By EDWARD BOLTON
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1871.
By EDWARD BOLTON

When Arthur InurstOn uleu aJ tWen-
ty-eight leaving a widow Of twenty
two she felt that she must live a
blighted life. Other women had loved
twice, but not she.
Maxwell, a friend of the widow, re-
monstrated with her for this indul-
gence OF grief, telling her that at her
age whole lifetime was before her.
II she did not care to marry again she
might at least live In the world like
other persons. She could devote her
self to music, art, charity, anything but
hanging over a grave. To satisfy him
she concluded TO take up art.
Maxwell went to an artist friend, an
attractive man, and said to him:
Charlie, know young widow for
whom | wish husband. / have Sc
lected you for the position. She will
not interfere with your career, for she
has small fortune. She has asked
me to secure her teacher in painting,
and l have recommended you"
But Charlie Somerset, after hearing
about the Widow Thurston and her
grief, did not see how he was to win
her. However, he consented to give
her lessons, and the two were brought
together. A month after the lessons
began Maxwell met Somerset and ask
ed how he was getting on with his pu-
pill.
every badly" said the artist. 1.-THE
only picture she is at all Interested In
Is q portrait Of her late husband, which
she is painting from memory. She sits
all through her lessons before 1t, CIV
ing a touch here and a touch there,
signing, sometimes sobbing, and all
the time mopfng over her lost beloved.
The worst of 1t Is that am sure II
she could be relieved Of this monoma-
major that's just what II is--she
would be adorable, l would give my
head to-
"Piace where the other head Is" In
terrupted Maxwell. 'Don't be discour-
aged. Sympathize with her instead OF
showing jealousy Of the dead, for in
my opinion live man Is better than
dead one any day"
The two parted and did not meet
again for several months, when Max
well asked the same question as before
and received the same reply.
do you mean 10 tell me that she
hasn't finished that portrait yetfs
FINISHED It'll Yes, long ago. but she
ptfll Iyoana dahbfnQ at IL
"when is her next lesson2"
Tomorrow"
"well, I'll drop in on you and see
what kind of picture a disconsolate
widow VIII make Of dead husband
by continuous work on 1t. / suppose
she thinks she's turning out an arch
angel"
The next day Maxwell dropped IN
as he had promised. There sat Somer-
set painting a portrait at one easel and
the widow painting her husbands like
ness at another Maxwell cast glance
at Somersets work, which was the
head Of a woman; gave grunt and,
turning to the widows painting, gave
q low whistle.
"You two seem to be getting on very
well. Charlie. whose head Is that
you're paintingP
ooh, it's fancy picture"
"And whose is that you're paintings"
asked Maxwell of the widow.
"Why, don't you knowf He's the
man love"
"The man you lovedp
THE man / loved, love, and shall al
ways love-"
'Umph"
Maxwell leaned over Somerset and
whispered some words in his ear. Som
erset arose, took his hat and went out,
Maxwell drew a chair toward the
widows easel and said to her:
THAT'S dead glveaway."
whats dead giveawayT she
asked, starting.
''The head you're painting, It's the
man you love. is it?"
Certainly"
''Well, I'm glad you love a live man
instead of dead one"
"What do you meanT
"Why, that isn't Arthur Thurston;
its Charlie Somerset
The woman looked at him in horror
II recognized 1t for Charlie the mo-
ment entered Come here"
Rising, he led her to Somerset's por-
trait. do you know who that isY' he
asked.
why, it looks very like me-"
'Tt is you, Charlie has been falling
in love with. you and. has probably