South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-29

II Can Paint Again"
knew Dicky's reverenual atti-
tude toward genius. and the touch
OF Difference in his manner toward
the broken artist-his whole attitude
being pupil "a master-could
not help but soothe the tangled
nerves Of even so shattered man
as Robert Savarin.
From my seat next Mrs. Cosg-ove
I watched the two men talking saw
the hungry look in the old artists
/ eyes appeased as Dicky tactfully re-
( counted the doings of the art world.
from which he had been shut out so
many years. and witnessed the real
( ization creeping over him that life
was not ended for him-that he was
I again a man among men.
/ II was like watching the rebirth
| OF a soul / knew that Mrs. Cos
grove saw what ] did Once or
twice her hand went out swiftly and
| clutched mine. and I thrilled with
sympathy at the rapture of happi-
ness which I knew was hers.
/
I the conversation from time TO time
a dialogue that roamed Paris and
/ Brittany 10 Switzerland and Venice.
/ from New York studios TO almost
/ inaccessible mountain glens. and
\ then there came a long serious col
I ioquy from which an occasional
word fioated. and told me Dicky was
putting at the old artists disposal
! his services in the sale OF his pic
/ lures.
i But the artist, it seemed. already
had fixed opinions upon that sub
1ect.
NO" I heard him say firmly.
J these are my sisters and hers
alone. 1 gave them to her years
ago when they were worth cOmpar-
! atively little. If they are Of value
! now I am glad, for they will insure
her a comfortable old age. One
I will entrust 10 your care to sell
/ for me- If what you say of their
value is true the proceeds OF that
will be more than sufficient for any
needs I may want until I get TO
work again. For I can paint again
Il know IT, I feel it,"
He rose TO his feet as he spoke
as If he were registering a vow. l
/ knew by the expression on Mrs. Cos
| groves face that in another moment
! she would utter a protest against
keeping the paintings her brother
! had given her. With a swift mo-
ton, unseen by the artist, / laid my
finger on her lips and hushed her
to silence. For I saw. as I knew she
would later, that work at his oil / be-
loved profession was the one thing
needed to keep balanced Robert
Savarin's delicately organized brain.
Mrs. AIIis Says Goodbye.
So it was arranged that after our
return to the city, one of the paint
ings was TO he sent 70 Dicky fo~
disposal. When his was definitely
settled I signalled Dicky TO break up
the conversation. I knew that the
artist should not test his newly re-
covered menal powers too severely,
and besides I was terribly fatigued
Through excitement and a rather
lively terror of Mrs. Allis I had slept
but very little for two nights. I
felt that ] could not wait for sleep
another minute.
When 1 awoke the next morning
the sun was high in the heavens and
Mrs. Cosgrove sat sewing in low
chair near my bed. As I uttered n
startled exclamation she rose anG.,
came over 20 me.
Don't be frightened" she said
q f,rf
your husband did not wish 20 dis
turb you, and he had to go with Mr.
Cosgrove and Mrs. Allis 10 court,
where she is TO withdraw her evil
dence against YOU in the matter OF
breaking the fish laws. Then they
are 10 take her and her accomplice
TO their train.
"She is gone. then" ] said. and I
suppose the Great relief I felt must
have showed itself in my tone. for
Mrs. COsgrove shot a quick compre-
hending glance at me.
Yes. she is gone" she replied.
hesitating. and she looked long and
thoughtfully at me.
"I may be wrong i'm telling you
this" she said at last but I think
YOU ought 10 know for your own
safety that YOU have made "a dan
gerous enemy Of Mrs Allis Your
husband. man-like. thinks the dan
ger is past that while her temper
might have carried her TO any length
while her anger was still white hot
and You We're near her. it is ove~
now that she has gone out Of your
life But cannot forget the words
she said this morning nor the tone
i'm which she uttered them"
What were they2" Nv lips were
stiff "a 7 put the question for my
old nameIess horror of Mrs AlHs
was creeping upon me
Mrs. Cosgrove repeated the words
solemnly
Tell your interesting friend Won
are So jealousy guarding that it
may be years before T have the op-
porunity OF repaying her for her
courtesy. but pay my debt I surely
win"
WIDOW OF JOHN w. GATES