The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-06-03
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time in the Van Tyle's drawing room
His artistic senses we're stimulated t
a degree quite foreign to Them 70
Leonard wa not of an artistic nature
He was the more surprised, then, tina
a gown worn by a perfectly strang
woman should so excite his admira
ton.
Therefore, in view of the strang
emotion awakened within him, b.
went Immediately to his hostess ant
craved an introduction to the girl IL
the pink dress.
His hostess raised rebuking eye
brows at him.
Pink My dear Eric, that is new
dawn. not pink" She let fall the
| last word as if it were a word erased
from the latest dictionary for society
"Al right, new dawn" laughed
Eric, rejoicing that he was a mere
man and not expected to know pinh
from any other color. He followed
his hostess until she had piloted him
and left him at anchor beside Elise
| Waterman, who had turned with a
delighted smile at his approach, and
Eric knew the girl outmatched her
new dawn gown both in beauty and
the effect on his senses in general.
Eric fell in love with her. He was
struggling journalist, with scarcely
enough of worldly goods to hold him
securely in the world of success. Yet
his precipitate fall into the realm of
love was none the less violent.
When he danced a few minutes
later with Elise and felt his hand
touch the back of the new dawn
gown and realized that the girl her
self was within it Eric vowed that
he would write the points off his pen
in an effort to make himself worthy
to win I ie Waterman for his own.
Before the idea for the great play
came to him, Eric saw as much as
possible of Elise. He tried without
putting it into words to convey to
her the knowledge that she was the
mistress of his heart, and that one
day he would tell her So 1t seemed
difficult, and yet Eric felt occasion
ally that Elise was sending queer
little telepathic MESA ges of rather
delightful import into his inner con-
sciousness. The knowledge only in
spired him the more, and his senses
reeled in anticipation of the day
upon which his tongue could express
the love he bore her.
When the great idea came to him
for the play that was to make him
famous Eric made the one false step
in his career. He went off into the
seclusion of the country to concen-
rate and left no address behind
him.
When Elise Waterman read his
brief note Of farewell a feeling of
depression swept over her. She felt
suddenly very lonely. and knew that
she would not be really happy until
rric Leonard returned to her side.
She wished that he had at least
trusted her with his address,
So the days wore on and Eric
leonard created the narts of great
MAY in the five tbs he worked in
his enforced seclusion. More than a
little dragged and tired from strenu-
Gus tension of nerves and energy he
made his way back to living beings
and the city of friends
He bed no premonition, no hint OF
he tragedy that was awaiting him
n town. Elise v'atterman's father
rad been found guilty of embezzle
nent, had been sentenced but escaped !
enlistment by a shot Elise feeling
he disgrace keenly, had disappeared |
rom the face Of the earth. At least /
ric Leonard found his search for /
aer in vain. His misery did not, how
7ver, prevent managers from reading (
is play and accepting it with latter
ng alacrity. The pay was strong and |
he public welcomed it after many sue
'essive failures had been withdrawn.
It was the sudden sight Of the new
lawn gown in a secondhand clothing
hop that finally gave Elise back to
lin
Fortunately for Fries purpose the
clothing man had bought much from
he wardrobe of Elise and knew her
'ddress Having obtained it and pur-
hased the frock Eric went his way.
He found his dawn girl bending
yer the bit of fine embroidery by
which she was beginning her life as
working girl She was dressed in
nipple black and her hair shone like
sunrise above the somber clouds
Ter smile when she looked up at her
isitor and realized all that his pres
nee meant was wonderful to behold.
,ric drew quick breath. then stepped
onward and crushed her in his arms.
he proud golden head dropped
gainst his shoulder.
ELISE" Eric whispered brokenly,
Or he was trembling with the joy of
moving that she was safe within
is arms my girl of the new dawn"
Miles Here and There