The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-05-28

cool, awning-covered verandah as he
drove up. There was a sullen, dissat-
isfied look In his face. She was stretch
ed out comfortably, lazily. In a great
chaiselounge, her black little slippers
peeping out at him with perfect aban-
donment.
Hello" he said shortly. She gave
him her hand. Sorry | couldn't get
out last night" He shook her hand
rather ungraciously.
1--WE missed you" she said. pull up
a chair | was never so lazy as now.
Dear me, am afraid I'll get stout and
gross"
Spring fever" he announced. He
was plainly out of sorts. I'll stand, if
you don't mind. Beastly tiresome, sit
ting in hot, stuffy train"
He took couple of turns across the
porch. his eyes shifting in the eager.
annoyed manner of one who seeks for
something that, in the correct order OF
things, ought to be plainly visible.
please sit down, Leslie. You make
me nervous, tramping about like that.
We can't go in for half an hour or
more"
Cant go in?" he demanded, stop
ping before her. He began to pull at
his little moustache.
mo. Hetty's posing. They won't
permit even me to disturb them"
He glared. With a final, almost dra-
matte twist he gave over Jerking at
his moustache, and grabbed up a chair
which he put down beside her with a
vehemance that spoke palmer than
words.
II sey," he began, scowling in the
direction of the doorway, how long is
he going to be at this silly job?"
SILLY Job? Why, it is to be mas
terpiece," she cried
Il asked you how long,"
ooh, how can l tell? Weeks. per
haps. One can't prod a genius"
It's all tommy-rot," he growled
81 suppose I'd better take the mex
train back to town."
Don't you like talking with me-?
she inquired. with pout. .
"Of course l do" he made haste t.
say. But do you mean to say the,
won't let anybody in where Oh,
say! This Is RICH"
Spectators upset the muse, o
words to that effect"
He stared gloomily at his cigarett
case for a moment Then he CAREFUL
selected a cigarette and tapped 1t O
the back Of his hand.
See here, Sara, I'm going to &c
this off my chest" he said bluntly
Eve been thinking it over all weel
!, don't like this portrait painting MOI
sense"
Dear me. Didn't you suggest it?
she inquired innocently, but all tn
time her heart was beating violer
. time to the song Of triumph.
He was jealous. 1t was what sh
wanted, what she had hoped for a
along. Her purpose now was to ei
;, courage. the ugly flame that torture
him, to fan it into fury, to make 1t u
endurable. She knew him well: H
supreme egoism could not withstar
an attack upon it's complacency. Lii
all the Wrandalls, he had the hab
of thinking too we'll Of himself. I
;, possessed a clearly-defined sense
Il humor, but it did not begin to incluC
self-sacrifice among it's endowment
He had never been able to laugh
. himself for the excellent reason tn
some things were truly sacred to hi
. She realized this, and prompt
! laughed at him. He stiffened
| Don't snicker Sara" he growle
! He took time to light his cigarette, al
| at the same time to consider his a
| swer to her question. In way, ye
| | suggested tort Of portrait,
| course. A sketchy thing, somethiI
| like that, you know. But not an a
| summer operation"
! "But she doesn't mind" explain
4 Sara. "In fact, she is enjoying it. S
! and Mr.. Booth get on famously
\ gether."
she likes him, eh?"
4 Certainly. Why shouldn't she II
him? He Is adorable"
] He threw his cigarette over the IA
1 ing. Comes here every day, l 81
4 pose?"
A "My dear Leslie, he Is to do me
7 soon as he has finished with her.
a don't like your manner"
n oh" he said in dull sort OF We
; der. No one had ever cut him She
in Just that way before. Whats
Sara? Have I done anything out
the way?"
H. You are very touchy. 1t seems
DR. me-"
,e I'm sore about this confounded p
Of trait monopoly"
I'm sorry, Leslie. suppose
I'd will have to give in, however We
I'd three to one against you-Hetty, n
We Booth and ]"
a Il see," he said. rather blank
IN Then he drew his chair closer IS
of here, Sara, you know I'm terribly Ike
about her think about her. ] orei
by about her. I oh, we'll, here it Is ir
tie nutshell: I'm in love with her. NJ
to do you understand"