Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-09
THE DAILY NOVELETTE,
ENDS POSTER
BY Sophia y. Cohen

NTTOArl.. home. home" the rumbl!ag
III wheels Of tho express kept up Il
noisy accomps niinent TO the riotous SONG
Of JOY in Enid Blair's heart. After an
/ absence of five years she was coming
back; to the little village where she
was born and had lived until the lure
Of the city grew too strong for her TO
resist. Her heart beat quickly as she
thought Of the old folks and of Tom
Marvin.
Tom Marvin-his ann brought NJ
long-forgotten memories. Would he be
il M.illville and had faithfully promised
to write to each other when she left. ~
first her letters had gone and come quite
regularly. enid was working hard and
soon her efforts at painting gained rec
ognitiOu. Then, with her triumphant
success, am harder work n a grad
ual forgetfulness Of The old Millville as
sociations, and their correspondence
She heard vaguely that he was the life
and soul of the movement on foot to
arouse the sleepy, picturesque Village
of Millyille and make a busy e~nterprislhE
town OF 1t, She heard, too, mat he had
been highly successful and was nov one
of tie ieaLing citizens Of the town. y
cold fear clutched ut her heart. Had
he married"
work and during the time met Tom oil!y
once. He had nodded her a perfulctory
greeting and they had passed on as
casual acauaintances. The next t9 TGe
establishing OF her studio left ller no
fine 10 think Of Toms GOODNESS. Final
Is the last touches had been added ana
"A nea; placard outside announced that
Miss Blair needs II mode! for a wal
poster Man: applicants came ~
none seemed 70 be just whar she wanted,
tI'ca Uuclc Billj. the town patrlarcn,
offered himself as 4 node. ana hon0'eo
- 9 tI, AAffffHn raVr- much llNl III
having been firmly refused III spite OF
all his pleading. lie could not seen! 20
understand tlat what enid needed was
n Young man. upright and strong. ana
Door old Uncle Billy was almost ninety
and bent double with rheumatism;
After "A month Of anxious waiting
Enid despaired and had almost tecideq
To- go back to the city, where she could
easily obtain a model at an hours no
t,ce. Then, ut the beginning OF the
fifth week.. as Enid was Just hiarttns
10 pack, TOnl Marvin walked m Win
the placard undcr his arm. Enid drop
red the ho" size was holding and stared;
'Er-Miss Blair he began awkward
Is. "Yuu need a model; maybe VIII
40 Enid thought she detected Il twinhie
Of iaughter through his d~ifidence, and
im,lediately rrgained her composure.
let me see" she said. deliberately
and appraised him with cold proies-
sloral calm while he slIirnled under
her impcrsonal gaze.
YES. yo,lli do, Mr.. Marvin, she said
6risIly, and Tom tc!t strangely, uHTea-
SUaably rlated.
Tie aittings began Immediately, anG
v-rl. n source OF raiu JOY, 70 tACln
bo,l.. Tom thought Enid looked p~rettitr
tl;ln eyer IN ,cY -ouS sElOc- ilS she
cent Der head critically this way uilr
tia to UD"crNc the ci.crt "t u" poster
but he could not hrran down the bar
rior ri reserve that stood between thenl,
Aud Enid could not but notice now
strong and manly Tom had grown. so
the sittings went ON. The! SPOKE o. 81
lay nearest tie hearts OF both, The
poster grew and the splotchcs of color
took on definite form. Enid saw with
|, JOY that It was far "~Soeea!ng Ecr an
! t.c,pation, and in hec mind attributed
tits 70 her inspiring model.
Finally the poster was done. Tom
sat DULY for IA moment when he real
lied that there we're 20 be no more
sittlnga. TIon I happy thought came to
viii You Sell tAat postcr 20 me-"
The abrupt wor,.s brought Enid oct
Of Ter r,Ver.", 81" looked nj him In
Twin You a," the poster to me- lie
"But ! iu.or.dcd 20 donate It for the
drive ncyt week. she ful.ere4.
Then she ~sGGdenl" realiHed that she
NtNAa'A t'' am a' HH.'H' FAl' a'AN
Millvillc. Willy not keep the poster as
. remembrance?
no, | won't gel. It 20 YOU" shc added
somewhat tierccly.
"Why"' lie stepped Icarc".
Enid could Keep tho tears back 10
longer.
Cant you understand" she sobbed.
lie did understand, ana che was IN
his arms Immediately.
'Iiu.d, d. ypu nuraH y Sided
"yce" from his slnn,dr" told him all
he wished 70 know. TN""a was no need
Of explanations.
The net ~ce' q wonderful postcr
was donated Tor tie give in thu name
Of Mr.. u ms. Marvin. There was no
need OF !~cclirg Il now. tor Enid had
rom forever. Il 80 TO- him. why she
could paint iuI:u.crab'e pictures Of hin.
any tliac.
The next complete noN rlette--"Nia
Correspondence.