The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-12
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THE Wind Traveller
ev lola FORESTER.
Observation-Disclosures

Deon most lnteTcsliH6.
was occupied by a sculptor. sne
caught glimpses Of clay models anu
plaster casts on long bare shelves. IL
looked cool and restful in the room.
There were long, dark, green-mesn
curtains at the windows and a north
skylight overhead. Regarding it all
once more, Peggie turned and resumed
writing to her best chum at college,
Nan Carruthers.
HE works necessarily. I think the
new one is Diana because she seems
to carry a culver, but maybe it's
Greek girl with Jug, I mean jar. On
Nan, how wonderful 1t must be to
really live right in an art atmos-
phere. You don't know how interest
ing he looks, though, Nan, and don't
even know his name. don't even
want to know it. Distance lends so
much enchantment to this special
view"
"Peggie! You're wanted at the
phone" called Frances from below.
Mothers at Peabody & Weston's, and
she can't remember whether you said
to get raisin color or more on the
hyacinth."
Peggie went down quickly. without
irritation at the interruption. In
fact, Peggie hardly knew what irrita-
ton meant. She had been blest al
birth, the family said, with unfailing
good temper The world was rose
color to her and infinitely good to
live in. She patted Jacks head low
ingly as he wedged by her on the
stairs. and tried to think just what
would be best to tell her mother so
she would really get the right tone.
Her voice hoated clearly upstairs,
while Jack strolled into the library
with a captive ant in capsule box
and several peanuts in his pocket.
why, dear, it's sort Of betwixt
and between. No, no, not true raj
sin tint. Remember, amethystine in
dull glow. All right, dear. Thanks
| so much"
Jack squeezed by her again on her
way upstairs and smiled seraphically
with his hands behind him. He was
seven and utterly full of guile. In the
room below he worked leisurely, hap.
PLY, constructing his balloon from q
nice, oblong cream sheet of paper GOV.
cred with Peggies rather large hand
writing. And finally he launched it.
his wind traveller. from the broad bay
window, and eyed it rapturously as
the breeze caught it and bore II
straight up and over the way. II
rocked and dallied it. 1t coquetted
with 1t like a leaf. and finally it bore
it lazily into the open window of the
studio opposite, where Winthrop Alb
bolt worked on. the new design for the
municipal fountain, Nereid holding
up dolphin.
It lay on the floor near his foot
! and as he stepped back he glanced
down and read:
| He works necessarily. I think the
new one-maybe it is Greek CIR
with jug"
/
tain stopped. Winthrop took the little
paper balloon and slowly opened 1t
He read it over carefully, looked
around at the open skylight, and wen
to his window to test the way of thu
wind. And he saw the launcher o
aircraft at the bay window opposite
roundfaced, curly haired laddie WHIT
waved at him excitedly and called
did you get it?'
and then at the window above an
peared face that might have poset
for his own fair Nereid maiden,
startled, wide-eyed, anxious face tina
vanished almost instantly, and Win
throp prepared to return the wint
traveller.
Peggie did not appear at that frs
visit, but when he dined there, tw,
weeks later, shy-eyed and rather COO
in manner, Peggie sat next to he
mother, and she wore the gown tn
tint Of California grape bloom. Win
throp thought she looked clad in
cloud Of dawn, with her slender whit
throat above and gray eyes and chest
nut hair.
He listened mechanically to hi
hosts congratulations. The Nerei,
was accepted. Mr. Chalmers was tn
chairman of the municipal committe
on art. But Jack, sitting beside Fran
ces on the opposite side of the table
knew far more th,n his father of tn
workings of their dlstine 2ished guest
mind. After dinner. just for a me
ment, Winthrop found her standin
with Jack at the bay window, an
Joined them. Jack smiled up at hin
Il sailed it out of this window" h
said.
God bless you, Jack, murmure
Winthrop fervently, and Peggi
flushed. He bent over her longingly
Does distance really lend so niue
enchantment, lady fair? Are yo
angry with me or the wind Pie
rette?"
Il don't think you should have rea
it, said Peggie, trying to look twer
ty-nine instead of nineteen.
Don't you, really? Perhaps Twin
as | do among the gods has made m
superstitious. should have bee
afraid not to take their gift
1 sent it over" Jack explaine
gravely. You ought to thank me-"
Peggie did not reply, but a littl
smile curved the corners of he
mouth.
Copyright, 1915. by Mcclure Newspan,
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