The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-11-30
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
: WAITING FOR ART !.
BY DOROTHY oovoLAa
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1. was 4 cheap little restaurant on
the East side. The food was not
bad. neither was the service, but
! there was q sense Of baErenness about
II all.
watrous went there for his midday
meal because 1t was inexpensive-an
attraction for watrous. He DIDN'T
have much money and had scarcely .
hope of ever having any. He was the
type that blessed. happy-eo-lucky. that
finds happiness in the moon. the low
ers and In the very fact that God has
given rs life.
/ His position was an indefinite sort
Of clerkship In 4 department store in
the neiehborhood. In the evening he
wandered over to one of the Bohemian
restaurants. his violin under his Ian
euid arm, and there played while art
ists actors. futuristD-what noe-ats
heterogeneous mixtures Of food.
In the little restaurant he usually
sketched attitudes while he ahsent1y
swallowed whatever his waifreD had
considered nour1shins and had placed
on the polished surface before him
Had watrous been observing he
would have known that he wa pr
haps. the best-cared-for patron in the
place Molly Oarey. who waited On
him. always saw TO that while she
waited wistfully for the day when he
would turn his eyes In her direction
She had that mothesiy tender look In
her eyes that an artistic soul deeds
In the eyes a his life partner-And
seldom chooses II watrous was con-
ac,ous Of this attentioo no ooe knew
II but Watroua- He sketehed O. the
menu cards whatever came within his
vision and tossed tie quaint little
sketches aide when finished 3ust ~
be cane he cast asids his sefvseefe
when the final anouthful of eo6ee had
passed his hpa
He always LET. q dime O. the table.
Molly Carey aved IN those dimea.
She preserved them no less systemaf-
icaIiy than she saved every sketch
that watroas made % de menu
cardA
TIE sketches were far more clever
than She reAliDed-pWtfaits Of patrons
in VARIOUS Characteristic attitudes Ths
very tone. or. pefhapa. lack Of tooe. q
the cheap hide rsseaufant vas WINDY
drlWA-
he Only sketeA he had made which
watzuus did noe leave In the restAu-
rant vss one a Moolly. Something
abesf hef wisefulness. hef enfire lack
q se2f-eoasdooaneR. had drAeged q
haSey hksness e hee fro0 Ais peoen.
he - II tn his roo0 o. his shaving
sand Dreamy. semicoosclo0s ap-
preeaas3oa lad pruopeed I'm 10 PIT II
tAefa.
Waitress vas n<vsf de1nite abo1t
fuDeAing anywhere. TAere were days
whea de lass quarter had eooe -su0e-
where In the world q spent mooey.-
But becalse he never quite knew
whether his coat was On o. not. nor
remembered having purchased cloth
ing At odd optimistic mrmenta- Molly
Carey suppoeed him to Be desperately
POOR and unhappy
Molly n<ref oaved Temperament.
She only wanted to be human and
make other people comfortable. but
she had q thrill Of the ultra tempera-
mental up,on the day when she took the
sketches watrous had made to an ar
dealer. The artiss % lower Flffh are
nue offered her % vunderful 4 price
for them that for the moment she Aoat-
ed HIGH up In q buboltng doud Of emo
tionali<m
Acting O. her o~n council. Molly
LEFT L with the art dealer and brought
back II tas.efully framed to the res
caurant- The manager vas delighted
FIs round face beamed and he gave
Molly q eood-A1ed check for the pos
session Of the dravin&a
In the evening when the days work
vas ovef Molly stayed At the restau-
rant and helped hang the dra~insA
An artistic. quaint atmosphere took
bold Of the room FAsdnaccn- that
most mysterious Of an powefA reach
I'd out and claimed tie mind The
small reztaur.nt became homy. while
1t luncAeoo next day animated groups
Of patrons stood eax1ne At themselves
wildly drawn In tAose Characteristic
po>eA They brought friends. and
friends brought more friends.
watroua. when he had discovered
mountainous check ttlt,ne his plate.
cast 0 futft glance At the dfautnSs %
the walls and q deep flush rushed oref
his beov. he wanted to hide under
the minute serviette- He ramDed tie
eheek into his pocket and tried to look
unconcefned
BE vent hocoe that evening and his
<yes proclaimed the fact that he was
Oh dreaming aeain- When be went to
Tie place where be was won't to nddle
he grouped his friends about him and
I told them q tale which draexed them
zoe and All over to the other restAu-
rant On the East side. When they CO.
tered With 4 hahble q laughter and
h.ppv with exr.ectation and the Soy Of