Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-16

The Daily Story
Who Said Art?


quiet moment when his wife's house
party guests had gone upstairs to bed
was turning the pages Of hin favoritC
scientific magazine.
"Oh. my dear they are just made for
each other, aren't they? I'm so glad we
had them here together" said she.
Warren looked up reluctantly from the
enprossing pages who" he asked
succincuy
Why that big sculptor friend of
yours John Sands. and Irma Grail.
Haven't YOU noticed"
Noticed what?'
"Thot they were just made for each
other"
"Tf YOU say So that's good enough for
me- he laughed.
"You have noticed it but YOU won't ad-
nit it. Goodnight"
She kissed him and went up the wide
stairs Warrcr prodded the dying fire
into life and went on with his magazine,
Meantime above stairs John Sands his
big frame wrapped in a bathrobe, sat
dangling his feet out of his window The
cool October breeze came gratefully to
his hot forehead.
Sands wasn't the sort OF chap to lose
his grip on himself often, but he had to
admit he had lost his grip pretty thor
Cuuhlv this evening
at won't do Jobnuv" he told himself
at won't do at. all. she's a wonderful
Eirl-a simply wonderful girl but girls
have no place in your scheme of life
lust vet Wait till you're better estab-
Hshed. Wait till you're absolutely sure
of yourself. Don't you dare TO so drag
ging any woman through the awful years
nj uncertainty Don't Lot few glIgrpEgpg
turn your head
And then he Icll TO thinking OF lrma
Grail re reallHed u ne STAYED out tnc
resi- ol tne tUiee uaES oi inc mouse pIItE
thhgS ihI-h' H"ppen' "" 'n'hE Iur u'"
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Tho man moved toward him IIn saw II
wac Iicorrc ono nr W,nrrcn's ,,yo chaur.
fe,rs
sands snid sortI,., .,Noit , r,irute p,
Then no swung himself into tho room, and
wrote hurriedly on bit of paper. This
he tossed to the waiting George. together
with coin
"You 20 over to the village for the
mail very early in the morning, don't
yuu? Well. see that ! get this telegram"
In the light streaming out from the
library windows Just below he could see
the chauffeur grnnine.
Sure" said George.
In room farther down the hall 1rma
Grail clad in long kimono of crimson
silk, sat staring at her reflection in the
mirror.
1t won't do" she said to herself I'm
losing my head. This must stop suddenly.
I've said I'd succeed, and I know now
lt1Np ba / iy iiIgt nf
few years of absolute application to work
absolute work ana no men. But can t
see him again. I'll do something foolish
if he talks to me as he did before the
fire in the hall. when we were alone there
together tonight Just before dinner 4
must go away-the first thing in the
morning"
She took some paper and envelopes from
tho little desk in the corner Hurried;v
she scribbed away, sealed the letter anl
addressed it to herself, Then she pressed
a button i'm the wall presently there
came tap on the door and she opened
il to one Of the maids
"Ellcn." she said, thrustmg the letter
and coin into the maids hands. "Georce
goes over for the mail very early in the
morning doesn't he? Well get this over
to the office somehow tonight so he will
get it the first thing in the morning and
bring it to me-
Yes, Miss Grail"
Then lrlna Grail buried her head on the
dressing table.
Sh" was astir carly next morning.
Came a tap on her door. letter on a
tray. She dressed and packed her bag.
and with it went to the big hail down
stairs where a fire was already crack
ling.
Warren. always an early riser. was
stau,in,. in front or n In bis sbootinr,