The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-26

ttRAt lnter1ered-u y naQ not Deeu
me she would still have her hus-
.fhree years ago it was the girl
6ith the yoice-wny so into details?
But can you imagine anyone 50 Silly
as ], Carlotta? / feel inspired again To-
help some one, but honestly | am a
little afraid to venture"
s.Aunt Blanca!" cried Carlotta, her
eyes shining with sudden impulse,
..you must let me help you with this
June offering! Oh, please, | know the
very person and oh, how grateful we
-I,mean he-will be-"
who is.this exceptional person"
ssrhe finest boy in the world. The
most seltsacrificing man-he's ar ar.
lrisl- Ha loves his art better than any.
thing else in the world except me,
Aunt Blanca
'Ah!" laughed the elderly lady,
now see!"
"Let me tell you, dear Aunt Blanca,
/, please" began the girl earnestly, "and
you cannot help but admire my Rol.
Sfrom the bottom Of your heart. He
vas studying art when we fell in love
and he asked me TO marry him and
then he told me. Told me that he was
IS poor as a church mouse, but that
lis whole ambition in life was to be
come an artist. He would have to
Htudy long time before he would
amount to anything, and even then n
would be years before he would earn
enough to support two. He could not
afford a studio or any Of those delight
fhl places artists have. SO, what do
YOU thing he did, Aunt Blanca? He
gaye ~. his art. Gave up his LIES am
bition for me- Oh, know It just broke
Ibis heart and can't bear it! He's
working nov. and studying nights to
be q mechanical engineer hardly
ever see him"
.Well," asked Aunt Blanca grayely,
what do you want me to do as June
Offering"
sThls," answered the girl with
bright promptness; rent studio for
Roll, fit 1t up easel, paints, everything
and give him a years tuition with
some great artist! GIVE my boy his
i6ld work again, what he Lowest Revive
his ambition. Oh, Aunt Blanca will
SOU give him this chance? All his life
ihe VIII be grateful to you and | will
Be too! We can rent the studio and ut
& 10 without him knowing 1t and then
spring the whole thing on him as a
surprise; Oh, will you, Aunt
Blanca!"
THE old lady hesitated; finally, IN
able to withstand the girls beseeching
4 eyes she consented. Under one con.
6ition, that ! do it all myself, make
all the arrangements and buy the fur.
Sniture for the studio apartment"
@Of course, ! won't butt In at all!
! I'm too happy, too deliriously happy.
Think OF Rolls face when tell him
Eshat a fairy godmother has restored
him to his rightful place."
A few weeks later Rolf Basset was
Invited To Aunt Blanca's for the week
end. Rolf was to arrive late Satur.
day afternoon and the ladies rolled the
tea table out on the leafy porch.
.'Well first have tea," chirped Cal.
(, lotta kissing her smilirE aunt, "anc
then I'll tell him."
n But she could not keep her burning
secret that long. Rolf, very brown and
hearty looking. had scarcely seated
himself when his tiancee said archly.
rolf. what would you say II some.
body told you that you could return
10 your art, go into q lovely studio.
study for q year with master, in a
word, be fairy godmother to you?"
She did not dare look at him, but her
eyes sparkling with anticipation held
Aunt Blanca's attention.
/: "What I'd say" drawled Rolf In
differently biting into a sally lunn with
great relief-Tll say that the fairy
godmother was big fool! Ha. Ha!
Yes, q big fool, throwing away her
money!" And he took another big bite
Of buttered muffin, not seeing girls
face suddenly grow white. Eyes" he
continued. innocent Of the castles he
vas smashing. "I'd say there are Just
about enough people trying to be ar
tistic in this world and the QuicSer'a
nan REALIZES That nell never be a
genius and turns to something elss
Tor his vocation, the better! Why, Car.
iotta, | never slept so well In my life
IS since I've been doing real work nc.
have ever earned so much or had so
little worries or such good prospects!
Not that III pever paint again. OF
course | viii, but In vacation time, and
, for my own pleasure-why-Carlo
what Is the matter?:" He was at her
rIlo IL an instant.
carlc.ta sobhed; fhc turned from