The Lamar register., 1920-01-07

Which IL hei'
Ii wss Myra Lane VIII" pleaded t1-
citedlr, 4 small sili-cdgrd blank book
nud pencil IN her hand. and with
radiant face She g;izcd eagerly through
the crowded pIrlors III thai queen uf
I.ongdale society, Mrs, Eunice Bran
dell
Right behind the piano, dear de
you and your sweet face will de the
rest.
Come, Alma" urged Myrn, catch
ing the arm of her companion, Alma
Dysart. and hurrying her forward.
Alma would have drawn back. only
that Myra was II clnsc friend Then.
tDu Alma was not disinclined 10 view
the lion OF the occasion. lie had been
advertised far and wide among the
group who rcvolVcd about its gifted
and exclusive center Mrs. Branded,
the popular writer of the day. EforatiO
Birmingham. Forthwith Myra, armed
with the little book. a volume con
tanning The signatures 1f numerous
social aud literary n"rnbles, hurried
along
The turf hunter" pretty. impetuOus
Myrn was very generally designated.
In ruth Myra cherished her auto
graph album a. might schoulboy n
rar. coin or siHiup collection.
almn WAS Of timid. retiring ma
tur-, the precise opposite Of Myru,
bnt to certain degree she could
share In The ar,lor uf her friend She.
too had her fsvorites In the higher
realms OF literature. art aud music.
Very especially was she all ardent
lover Of poetry. Hector BerIuingham
did quite a little in that line. although
his principal efTusiunS were novelistic.
There was minor celebrity. but the
real poet, in the estimation of Alma.
was also to he present III the function.
This was Armand LiSle. many at
whose exquisite little >nunets Alma
and man, another who loved pure
sentiment aud expressive feeling had
by heart. She was curious tn have n
view Of him. hut too retired to ask
Mrs. Bran'lell for an Introduction.
In her rushing, inpettr,uS WAY
Myra, Ike the typical hunter. fixed
her eye upon the r"r~"u Mrs. Bran
Cell had SupI"Sitinu>ll ludicut"d and
Dsde direct for him. The subject nf
btr fixed gnzr WIS - young man stand
Ing silently behind - group listening
70 the words of an uNerlrr>St.d and
seemingly nverfed man with nurins
de-. very red fnc- and an affect ..,l
lordiy air that Indicated he was one
OF the liun~ ~ The nccssinn. la her
hcadstronz. hcltcr-Sk.lter way think
lpg only of The rovct,d autograph.
Ayrs reached The supposed object of
her quest. The young man seemed
somewhat ahstrsct-,l. ~ though deep
In thought. and alm"sI mechanically
took beck and pencil rendered ia his
hsad sS Myra said:
Wont you please add Ia my little
collection Of autographs; NlrS. Bran
dell directed me Ia you"
The young mau bowed snd smiled
mime. his own. Myrs gushingly
'hnnked him. turned away and came
10 blank halt.
"Ah. Alma - ~h,. exclaimed See.
! have male u mistake lie is not
Hector Bcrmiusham NJ all" and Alua
n"ied The signature: Armand Lisle."
Myrn reversed her pencil aud delber-
sirly erased the nuIur with H., rubber
end. ana flashed away after lh,. mnn
nearer he piano.
.Alma directed quick glance at the
young poet. adniring and r,.,rrrntiul.
for she sincerely recognized his
genius. lie had uuted the unihinkiug
and ungriciuuS act "f Myru. \ sense
OF deep pity for the affruni moved
Alma TO attempt To mnllify any hurt
he might feel
My friend Is rnrgpturrd with
her fnvorite writer" ~hr said. ..that
III her needless way she has hurried
t. her shrine of devotion. ). bat she
ha> ignored 1. would chcFi~,. NIr
Isle. wun't you please autograph "a.
lIttlc v"iumeE" and she drew from lac
l'Ocket n dainty book OF his owi
poems.
Il could no, think of aspirin. to hi
tenti"n, with Ar. Birmingham pre-,
tnI, spoke Lisle lightly. but lhrr.
was q shade Of annoyance uu IA
clear, Intellectual face. lie wrote. IA
na'nr "n the lily leaf Of the book will.
. fountain pen. Then lie began ryu.
Ding over the pages. where a niIInlt
cf passages We're underlined \ woI
Nerful look of pleasure came into h
eyes, while Alma flushed hutly, Il,
I q liz.