The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-11-25
Aladdin's Lamp
ny GENEvIEvE uIMAR
"a 1850. ws.,.rn Ss-.psu.r union

hit of rare good fortune had come
Ned Hurton's way Ills fathers farm
ran down 10 the ris.r aud ~ ~. uitl.
MET one morning Ned came across IN
old house boat u lay IN shallow un
Ter the hold had been STAYED In. bat
~ cabin was intact. although ne
d",k had been stripped ~ ,,rrSth o..
80 value
u has been abandoned" Nrd told
n his SISTER airline and ~ ours ISM
~ ] nave n famous iden I'm suIu.
20 r"t our crowd ~ boys h. huul D.
clear ushur, prop u M paint lud %.
lair u and ven ~" II ~ y suft -
river cIuh h"u~c
Tie Young friends ~ ned Eurfol 80
Tered VIII q vim md spirit Into in,
project within Few uuNs The, hut
lice old 'ru luulci free ~ fnr uui.f
rr aud .srt ,ulidll 90 20. sandy -,
u 500. pr'ti, spot Iiuc,l With t,..
md bushes. and fpr two v.,i- uI,u.
..- constant work uu tho Interior u'
fir .HtIu hri.u, ussIsf.I 90 u
Nl" welded a paint brush puf, us e..
f',t.N'I, rs her brother Hui u,r,.
som' uIi ,nrr,fiur iu M. hor., sar
80 u" muso rus Tor The ,iblr Huur
She suHN q some old pieces ~ bruE.r
furrliur. from her mother. f,up.d
s"W" curtains 90 ~. window sud
'.lt almost a. much Interested iu 'hts
shor" pHli," ~ Nod himself
airline ,uiu. iuin no. cabin ou. after
ru"u ." Md >-d seated ~ Ifs fnIf.
With The parts - u hanging 'amp D.,
fore him u bad been Eurrcuu. ~
',lr 10 ~, primitive p,rfr,tu,~. o.
tad Elunr with dangling crystal,
pulled up and down On chain a1J
lu'i-Ns and promised ~ hsrums ~,
trius pal ornament ~ the NOW oug,
rpd neat appearing cabin
WHY. where iid you get Il N,i'.
s'p questioned o. Voudrrm,uf
Pushed NaS back TO- that .uIh,
Rob, i.hIuI %. closet " explained 500
Tho chain is hruk.u aud ~, ri"i..
'as q ri-rr out 81 II IT, fnmuI,
aWp Hrd huids lots - 81 IN t'' H.
msk,- great hight and be- rIlh.I
tr.kly a' fh, furnished metal esq,
reminds W. - Niad1in's pmp
Nr,b, 'iIs is going o. mend an uur
'td lu,t
The, bod known bad luck "r called u
hat. 90 %, past crops had been
Uu"r Hu uninsured barn GA the home
place had burned dawn with s"mr faru
machinery 10 contained and N.i hat
90 s'aN away from .,h"ul fo help ou'
Their, w'r. no parties ~ village frs
i,it's f"r charming airline TINT wear.
tut .hc ,hr,rful', iid her shar. ~ ~.
work amt huusd for better times
The lamp Ua. - iu place. ever,
hing ready fur celebration ~ 'h~
: event arranged and airline was alone
N the cabin rdying ~ ~ for the -
rsr'si guests Who v,r. 'n arrive IN nm
hour Nj had gone after them lIrr
W"rk rumpi.f,d airline AT I"okIu
over q PARTICLE That Ned had found
u fhr woods N. day previous ~.
had come across u under tire. wh"r-
s"mo one tni cnmr-d for Their" an.
evidence - 'h's 'act Iu scattered fp"d
aus he a-hcs - mr. Nr'l bod
brought the article tu Arliue. explain.
.ug on This
n. portfolio Vus made - m. lcath
- aud wa apparently COSTLY and
her. In gilt letters on - exterior the
initials \ T. lfsid. wen. ~uur %
I.r.I sketches. aud one ~ them Va
''nf ~ NrIlu, standing NJ ~" we'll 80
~. old hou" She was pleased vet
wysif'i 90 this aud mon" 80 1t -,
srHl roughly pencilei sketches Ia
which ~" same face ami figure w.r.
'su,as.~."
n, porifrllo belongs e. some art
10 On his summsrln: iauuf" decided
Airline He must have been u-or a."
house when I dii not 81" him and
mad. that hurried sketch ~ me WHY
has b. been using 70 as a model f"r
NOR, ambitious pirturos' Certainly
ta,. uu such beauty and grace as
fh,s, rNacting artists require for their
.uuNHsrs
lust AZ that moment. although she
was uunWur. ~ H. som" enc was
viewing her through the open cabin
Suiow. uttrihutiug a. her indeed ius'
'fHa'Nf ifNAf ~ ~ lNNNf ~ ~ N'f.iN ."f
made u perfect picture for painter
poet or lower ~ that moment Tie
fright light ZEN across her fair golden
hair setting v an slimwer With
-ndIance. her uniqu" environment
served o. brighten thr rfr,t ~ her
#aiutiurss and l"N,lIurs> hy contrast
With her somewhat unusual surround
ings II was a.. ~" ~ q painter thai
took an this h. that of Nnuc Darrell aud
i- r.y.lcd In the fascinating element
80 the scene
she was his gir' ~ the well whom
ne had skctchcd from u covert near
the house q week a-"ne Ia his casual
summrring stroll tn, Impression ~
that moment was lasting with him
aud nov IL was intensified With glad
u,ss rs be recognized his sketch port
foIl~ on the table before this charm
lng young lady \ meeting was iue,
table, aud after n few words ~ ~
PLANTATION Darrell was an invited guest
Tor the occasion