Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-26

ner the other day while she come
over here to see a picture he had
painted of her back yard and clothes
line 7 was a.telling her about. and
the child let the bacon and cabbage
burn and then tasted EN-! When
her mother got back she ran screech.
ing something orful with a burnt
tongue. Mr. Alan put some Of HE
own tooth-wash on It to make her
hush; he's SUCH hand with childrsa
as l never saw often"
AS Miss Selma Lue talked, Miss
Cynthia was looking from ono picture
to another, rapt in delight. The
rough sketches OF men and drale
horses and great loaded carts and
straining mule teams were awe-ta-
spring, but we're relieved by tender
bits Of landscape and quick sketches
Of the children in charming character
istic poses. How strange 1t seemed
to find them hanging on tho walls IN
the old Bluff barn! And yet perhaps
no stranger than to find the painter
himself coming and going among the
Blur people in perfect sympathy AL
friendship. For moment her heart
was abased before him in admiration
and could 1t have had 4 touch q
longing?-when Miss Selma Luo pre-
cipitated the old enmity upon her
again.
And this here picture Of you. Misc
Cyntnie, is jest done to turn. When
1 first seen it took such At over Il
that he promised to do a real big like.
ness Of you some day. But whatever
made him paint the back of you I
don't know. 1t was on the river road.
wasn't it," And Miss Selma Lue
picked up small sketch that stood
against pile Of books on the table.
The recently melted blood in Miss
Cynthia's veins froze again stiR and
hard as she gazed on the picture in
Miss Selma Lue's hand. It was Q bit
Of the river road with the forked tree
in the distance, and retreating down
the vista was back view Of herself,
skirts switching. ribbons flying. and
roses on her hat as stif as possible.
Every line in the figure breatled sti6.
ness and snubbery. and Il was tho
cleverest bit of work she had ever
sssa. Oh, Why had she paGs4b. ~
stonily there IN the lane. Only toS1vs
him such chance? The w3st6AA
And under the picture was . line that
added injury to tho insuh-"What
care how sair-" Her Aacs bsrsea
and an explosion Was immaaent bas
was cut OF in the fuse nv Miss esilna
Lue.
Il think the writing under II = -
sweet and good. and like him: TOR Of
course ne means he likes you Jest %
much with your blue eyes and yellow
hair. even II 1t amt the style he most
" admires. Looks don't make NO
difference in his liking; though
heap Of men is all for looks. ana nice
goodness In women don't interest them
noways. Not that you amt got looks
in plenty Of your own kind Dsasie
me. II amt left tho grocery to mind
itself! must hurry on down, but you
come along when you're done looking.
He says his friends are always vel.
come to come up and look and know
he means you more'n anybody"
Miss Selma Lue paused az she gath.
cred her stimy starched singhsm
skirts about her preparatory to d.
scending the ladder Honey" she
said. "I've Jest got to tell you what
he's a-going to do for me. You know
that little old. faded tintype i've got.
what is all that's mortal left to me Of
Adoniram Millsaps! Well. he's going
to make me life-sized Likeness q IL.
all colorsd according to Mr.. Dobbs.
who do favor Adoniram some. I
knew you'd love him too for beins
SO feeling towards me. on count Of
Adoniram being snatched SO sudden
like from this world. You know bet.
ter than any one how he Is Jest still
one Of the why's Of me-"
ooh. Miss Selma Lue. love-
I love his doing 1t for you!"
Honey child. knew YOU would.
Mr.. Alan's a fine man. He couldn't
nairt SIGH pictures II he wasn't beau.
tiful inside hisself The wonderful
part is tho thinking Of EN-: tho paint.
ing 'em is test work"
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