The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-01-17

easel planted between the stones o
the streams shadows, was a red
headed, ~red-bearded Colossus, In {
soilei salt of khaki and a monstrou'
straw hat such as is worn by harvest
ing farmers. Cameron told me thai
all three of them made bold to peer
oVer the painters shoulder at hi,
work, and then, though IT was Of the
most mediocre quality, to shower him
with laEdatory and c~ongratulatory
phrases.
Il can fancy how he thanked YOU
I broke in, smiling. Il suppose he
said something very rude"
He said nothing at all. He simply
stopped painting. and turning. fixed
his eyes upon me. 1t YES as. II be
saw no other one Of u. lie seemed
to be making a careful appraisement
of my every feature. After a mo,
ment it grew embarrassing, and
though | did not resent it-feeling
rather that We, ourselves, had been
in the wrong-I very speedily with.
drew. To my surprise he rose from
hts stone sent. and. palette and
hrush In hand followed us nm the
little activity to the road. watching
In silence until We pot hack into mr.
car. and wheeled away"
Did you gather from his inspection
that he recognized you, or thought he
racoopizad Won Of asked
az oatherod only that he ,rosr, n
he tnsufferabIy rude was Camnron,s
onewer
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a,sn honrever wac mt rouardad u
continued IN evbihi+ sig,e ~ ~ ~
noost cons+ar+ a~nrrohnneion IT.
wae indeed a ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
,a+hce ahout the nervous discrte, 70
mic man rsnaIlv az nnona+rab1u
~self.contnined, And at moments IN
snite If me n susnicion orinnad avid
held that he had not baen entfroI~
frank. hat somewhere In His rogt
tbera was something urreyoal,d
which might serve az a cine iP W.
an exclamation. to the present pnt
these dopbts or him were ALWAYS
transitory.
Tbo +w~s,+v.frs+ NJ certauhon Ell
that rear on Monday. NV Office do,
manded my presence, but | ARRANGED
a fairs "a we'll as poss}b1e nv tolo.
nbone and devoted the entire dav n
Cameron. When | told him 7 meant
TO do this he protested, p~refnndino
that he was quite without f~oreboding,
while the unconscious tanning of his
foot on the rug, even as he spoke he.
lied his words.
VIZ spent the better part OF the dav
over the AnaWamis Iinks NJ
Rye. lunching at the club house he
tween rounds, for as a specific for
nerves | have ever found that game
Of rare benefit. In the present in.
stance it more than fulfilled my ex.
Dectations. Cameron, apparently at
least, forgot everything save his de
sire to out-drive, out-approach. and
me. And when It was over,
md with sharpened arpetites we
irove back to Cragholt for dinner. he
appeared stimulated by q new.found
courage.
The day had passed without unto
ward event, and | felt sure that my
riend was gradually coming around
o my way of thinking, Neither of
IS mentioned the subject, but It must
ave required to him, at intervals, as
t did to me. And as the hours went
" without a sign, the conviction
rev that Murphy. with hands tied.
fretting over the O u he was de-
erred from comprising.
Mrs. Lancaster, whom I have men.
Toned merely as Cameron's house
but who was, in addition. a
kinswoman and acted az a
ort Of duenna to Evelyn. dined with
S that evening, and our little partie
arree seemed to me more than US
ally merry, owing doubtless to the
elaxation Of the strain which both
and | had been under for
be past week.