The Huttig news., 1915-01-30
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when the dinner things had been car ried out and they were alone, you are here for two purposes; First, to study painting; second, to educate and equip yourself fer coming conditions. Ite going to take work more WorK, and then some more work
 T hain't skeered of work
 T believe that. Also you must keep out of trouble. You ve got to ride your fighting instinct with a strong eurb.''
 T don't low to let nobody run over me" The statement was not argu- mentative; only an announcement of a principle which was not subject to modification.
 All right but until you learn the ropes let me advise you"
 The boy gazed into the fire for few moments of silence.
 q gives ye my hand on thet," he promised.
 At eleven o'clock the painter. having shown his guest over the premises, said goodnight and went uptown to his own house. Samson lay long while awake, with many disquieting reflections
 Meanwhile Lescott, letting himself into a house overlooking the park, was hailed by chorus of voices from the dining room He turned and went in to join gay group just back from the opera. As he thoughtfully mixed himself a highball, they bombarded him with questions.
 Why didn't you bring your bar barian with you?" demanded a dark eyed girl who looked very much as Lescott himself might have looked had he been a girl-and very young and lovely. Now she flashed on him an af- feetienate smile, and added: We have been waiting to see him. Must we go to bed disappointed 2"
 George stood looking down on them, and tinkled the ice in his glass.
 He wasn't brought on for purposes of exhibition, Drennie, he smiled I was afraid if he came in here In the fashion of his arrival-carrying his addlehags-you ultracivilized folk might have laughed
 roar of laughter at the picture vindicated Leseott's assumption.
 No! Now. actually with saddle bags?" echoed young fellow with a likable face which was for the mo ment incredulously amused. That goes Dick Wilmington one better. You do make some rare discoveries, George. We celebrate you
 Thanks, Horton" commented the painter, dryly. When you New York CTS have learned what these barbara ans already know, the control of your oyersensitiZed risibles and courtesy deeper than your irt-fronts-maype I'll let you have look. Meantime I'm much too fond of all of you to rlsk letting you laugh at my barbarian" with charcoal and paper over plaster casts in Lescotts stu lio, and Lescott himself played instructor. When the skylight darkened with the coming of evening, the boy whose mountain na- ture cried out for exercise went for long tramps that carried him over many miles of city pavements, and after that, when the gas was it, he turned, still insatiably hungry, to volumes of history, and algebra, and facts.
 
 sloop-rigged boat with crew of two was dancing before brisk breeze through blue Bermuda water. Off to the right Hamilton rose sheer and colorful from the bay. At the tiller sat the white-clad figure of Adrienne Lescott. Puffs of wind that whipped the tautly bellying sheets lashed her dark hair about her face. Her lips, vividly red like poppy petals, were just now curved into an amused smile. which made them even more than or dinarily kissable and tantalizing. Her companion was neglecting his nominal duty of tending the sheet to watch her
 '.Wilfred," she teased "your con trast is quite startling-and in a way. effective. From head to foot you are spotless white-but your scowl is ab- solutelv the blackest black that our eyes endure' And," she added, in an nlured voice. I'm sure I've been very nice to you"
 T have not vet begun to scowl," he assured, her. and proceeded to show what superlatives of saturnine expres- sion he held in reserve. See here, Drennie, l know perfectly well that I'm a sheer imbecile to reveal the fact that you've made me mad. It pleases you too perfectly. It makes you hap pier than is good for you, but
 ''It's a terrible thing to make me happy, isn't it ?" she inquired, sweetly.
 "Drennie, yGu have held me off since We were children. ] believe 1 first an nounced my intention of marrying you when you were twelve That intention remains unaltered. More: It is unal- terable and inevitable. My reasons for wanting to needn't be rehearsed It would take teo long l regard you as possessed Of an alert and remark able mind-one worthy of companion