South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-19

NO NO. VIII try again u you
wish. Think flaw ia instructions"
40. 5-Ies. but under protest.
Please reconsider
lie repeatedly them gravely. three
times, then babe me "a formal good
day. And his very back as ne
strobe down the driveway told me
that ne believed / held the key 90
Kenneth StOckbrhge's acqulttal u
would only produce il.
1 watched Mr. Walters retreat
ing figure until ne was quite out of
sight then went slowly upstairs 90
my room where Lillian was busIly
at work at her drawing board.
From the lawn outside came
shouts of laughter from Marion and
crows and gurgles OF densht from
Junior. whom Lillian young
daughter was teaching TO walls
without support from anyone
hand. Mother Graham. like am anN-
lous old hen, lowered over the pro-
Ceedlngs, and Katie kept s-raNIng
out jealousy from the kitchen
whenever she could foign an excuse
Tor doing SO.
Well, Madge,' Lillian looked
up from her drawing board cheer
Ily. 1T strikes me we might just as
well have come 10 board mere i'm
stead OF az Mrs. Durkte's for the
summer Marion seems 10 have
taken up her permanent abode
wherever Junior happens 10 be
while I'm sitting in your pocket ali
the time. / really should nave gone
over there today now that you're
able 20 be around. but l just cannot
work there these days
i cast a quick glance at her. but
she had bent over her drawing again
and her face was In shadow. But L
guessed her meaning, knew that she
did not care either TO meet MAJ.
Grantland, who / knew from Mrs.
Durkee was an almost daily caller
AT my mOtherly little neighbOrs or
10 listen To the chatter OF Her Fluff
nness concerning his supposed inter
est in me.
But Of course ] could not com
ment upon an uuspoken meaning.
and besides / had things oil more
importance to discuss with Lillian.
Preceding everything else. however.
! wished 10 assure her of the joy
il gave me to have her and her
little daughter so near me.
DO you know what Dicky's com
ment would be upon your recent
remarks i asked smiling.
40 can DO, she retorted.
What
That you talk like a can Of pork
and beans" 1 replied. The idea
OF your daring TO go anywhere else
than here If you can possibly man
age TO put up with US.
"So?" she replied moCkingly.
leaning back and looking at her
work critically. Then she swirled
her initials in the corner and rose
from her chair hastily.
Praise be to Allah, that's off my
mind" she said devoutly But
what's on yours2' she added quick
ly after a searching look at me. She
evidently had been too absorbed IN
her task 10 gaze critically at me be-
fore.
Many things" answered evas-
lively. Come on down in the gar
den with the children You've been
cOOped up here nearly all day"
But 1 got slathers of work done.
she retorted with the evident JOY IN
accomplishment which is always
hers. However / don't mind admit
ting that 1 would like some air.
Wait just minute until / get some
of this dust off
She slipped out OF her big studio
apron. appearing fresh and trim in
white linen. And after swift abol-
utOnS- and equally swift TcarraugC-
meut of her wonderful silvered hair.
she descended the stairs with me. a
picture OF mature beauty so striking
that | wished involuntarily for Rob
ert Savarin's appreciative artist
eyes
The thought brought in its train
another which had often occurred
20 me in these summer weeks since
Lillian and her young daughter had
been domiCiled az Mrs. Durkee's.
Beyond the bare statement that
Robert Savariu was resting and re-
covering his strength az the nome of
his sister. Mrs CosgrOye. I'm the
Catskil mountains. I had not heard
her mention the artists name. and q
was reasonable sure that she had
received no letters from him In
deed, / had Corroborative evidence
OF my conviction from gossipy little
Mrs. Durkee. who asserted CONT
dentially one day that Not even
picture postal card had come from
the Catskiu mountains for the Tn
derwOods since they've been here. "
Had Lillian and the man who
loved her so devotedly come 20 -
definite parting Of the WAYS because