The Southern herald., 1912-07-05


to whom her words we're not quite
clear, that you have wen some kind
Of medal and that you have cared
50 little as TO throw It Hwsy7"
'What good did a golden bsubie DO
me7" she asked. with moekery Of
laughter IN her voice. when ] have
struggled for the 5000 prize? What
good is the sign of genius II you have
not the food with which 10 keep the
body alive What irony to give a
starving sculptor a medal with red
ribbon attached" She laughed dis
cordantly, but there was tragedy un-
derneath It all that could not pass IN
noticed Trevor paced the length OF
the stone steps.
After moment Of restless move
ment he returned 10 the side OF the
girl Her head had again fallen on
her outstretched arms.
Re It said OF Trevor that he had
not once doubted the girls honesty.
Tonight" he began hesitatlngly
q won three times the amount you
have lost. Every night at the club
like sums pass from one to the other
of us, and It Is, as It were, a farth-
ing exchanging hands-so horribly
wealthy we all are. Win you let me
give you the sum won tonight7"
An unusual pleasursble sensation
swept over Trevor. After the halt
ing words had left his lips he realized
how seldom was he given the oppor-
tunlty OF rendering a service.
The girl looked up through the
darkness, her eyes straining toward
Trevor's face.
"oh-if you only would" she hall
bresthed. 1T would give me an.
other lease OF lifel win work and
slave with every atom OF my power
and In the end win winl ! know
/ will winl" She had risen in this mo
ment Of great expectation and stood
facing Trevor, her fgure slim and
wraithllke.
Trevor caught at his breath. The
girl had slipped her fingers into his
and the pressure was Of 80 compel
ling nature that the man grippet
himself. Afterward he reasoned tha
sculptorg fingers would Of neeessit,
be masterful. Every trace Of TRACED!
had vanished from her voice, leavinl
IN its wake trail OF untold depths
Trevor dragged his thoughts iron
the magnetism Of her touch to tn
!, import Of her next words.
a could have had friends in tn
city upon whom | would have called
/ but have sacrificed everything an
everyone for my artl" The girl wa
: breathless; the great temperament 0
genius had responded quickly to
new inspiration. I'm a years time
: viii no doubt be IN a position to r.
= pay"
Trevor stopped her with gesture
y I'VE will not talk Of repaying an!
= thing. The money is nothing to me-
d sometimes | am ashamed Of havin
e so much" lie laughed a trihe III
/ steadily. He turned abruptly and too
q up a position under the light. "Whoi
. shall make out the check tor }
questioned, as he drew out his book
y "Myra Collins" the girl told hir
is and stood near watching with eag'
/. eyes while he made out the check f
] $4,000.
I Trevor folded the slip once aero'
4 and put Il into her hand III thei
4 should be the slightest difficulty
! the bank" he said, "just tell u
\ cashier to telephone me-" BY W.
of afterthought he put a bill with
I the check. you may need mons
tonight"
3 The girl was trembling and !
cause she was incapable Of spee'
she bent, before he could stop he
and touched his hand lightly With h
q lips.
q It was many days, many mont
before Trevor came to realize that u
\ incident beside the fountain had
reality occurred. In a measure
i looked upon the whole affair as
a trick Of Imagination.
Some eighteen months later, VIII
!. he was smoking his pipe, vivid me
ory Of the girl swept over him. i
ciinging touch of her fingers seem
very real and he laughed a half !
patient laugh as he glanced at
empty hands.
The door bell rang and a nome
later Trevor was opening q packa
addressed to him. He knew sudden
lntuitiveiy, that he had been expe
ing something big to happen son
thing that would give him the w
. drous love he had yainiy longed I
lu. The package revealed a statuet
~ ri was a first rough modelling Of
ed afterward famous art treasure.
not Trevor drew a long, happy bre;
II and gazed at the figure Of a girl
ID an abandonment Of failufel She Y
mr.. huddled at the base Of a statue.
ing Trevor laughed aloud In the Joy
nd the revelation. The girl then '
led living in his world and was bres