The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-09
CHAPTER XVIII.

'You see, Helen, have given up
hope" Adele remarked.
-, How d dre aSdui :, At your "se' DO
w II have decided I never can be an
artist--picture artist. SO l shall pros
titute my talents at your suggestion
and make artistic designs. for indies.
But what an awful come-down. can
feel tho thump all through me; MISS
Adele Foster, artist, has decided TO
commerclallze her talent. The world
will never know what 1t has missed"
"Or gained" Helen laughed; Il am
delighted, Adele, | hated TO discourage
you, bu' really. my dear, you are too
sensible, too clever to waste your time
Something I can't hope to accom-
pllsh," Adele finished the sentence.
TITS hard to give up an idea you have
nursed for years. Helen ! feel as II ~
and taken ali my time But heigho!
l guess those sick canvases have done
their part Many a time they have
kept mo out OF mischief. Satan never
had any grip on me because OF idie 9
hands. I start in tomorrow designing
undies for Madame Felice."
II know you will enjoy It. Adele.
You viii yet better pay. too, won't
your" 49,.
But, Helen, perhaps 1 should be
ashamed TO say it--as have been n
fauure--but l would rather paint one
good. really good picture and starve
than make all the money l can at any
thing else"
isn't it7 Somehow II doesn't matter
what they arc, we sort OF cling TO them
long after we know they never can he
realized"
yes: and. Helen. we have TO replace
them with something else, or we
aNr nierIt ut n l.
ways At least / couldn't, You are
different You are 40 cold-not to me,
but with men. So self-possessed. But
don't mind telling you ] have had
some close shaves. so close I have been
left with my heart bleeding n little,
was pretty much Of kid when
came 20 New York on my own and the
Lohnnies had II In for me, Rut those
sick pictures were on my mind-the
lure Of being a genius some day. And
I knew that letting a fellow make love
to ma wouldn't help any. Now ] have
learned 70 look out for number one
without the help OF an ideal"
II don't wonder the men wanted 10
make love 10 you. You are very pretty
Adele"
well, almost got caught once
That fellow whose photograph ! showed
herself. Helen had gone white. why
had she mentioned that picture again
She had determined she would't when
she saw how II affected Helen.
AS long M you escaped, why talR
Of It," Hclon's voice tremhled q little
but the words were careless.
II won't again
Did she see n look Of rcliet come
over Helen's taceT What had this man
who had tried 10 win her been 70
HELENE why did abe dislike to talk
OF himf
Helen had chosen her lot, had cut
herself otr from all who knew her-de-
llherately. She was being true to her.
self. why, then should she he pun.
ished7 Because she was Young and
because she was vital she still de-
msnded something out Of the life she
had taken IN her own hands to wreck
or 10 build-as II happened.
work was her fetch. No one knew
ANYTHING of her saw" that she was the
writer ~ clever stories which the edit
tors clamored tor-hccausc they we're
human stories heart stories, written
nv one who had lived. who had SUI
fered. who had known. II was only
in her worl, that one could have
guessed ANYTHING ~ what her life had
been TO all intcuts md purposes she
was girl with talent who had come