New Britain herald., 1921-03-11

Now. Edith, hold out your arHlS'
 She obeyed. and he lifted the roses with infini care from the astonished florists hands. and placed them in Ediths arms. As he did so the girl color famed, and caught my breath at the picture she made. She has always been a decidedly pretty girl. In that moment she achieved beauty.
 Turn toward Mrs. Graham' Dicky shot the command at the flor ist. and the man obeyed with the look of one trying to deal tactfully with some one suddenly gone mad. Now bow and spread your hands. That's right. Hold that just minute. Mndge, try to look as if you were Edith's elder sister. or guardian angel n bosom friend or somethins-ap- poaling and admiring, you know. Don't any of you move until tell you to-"
 Hc whipped out a pencil and some paper from his pocket. caught up piece of wood from the corner of the shop, and, using it as a sketchinS block. began drawing with the swift. sure strokes I had watched so often. We all stood motionless for five min utes. Then he gave a final searching look as us and put the paper in his pocket.
 Coming Shadows.
 And that's that" he said listless- ly. '"Thank's awfuIly." He always seems mentally and physically ex- hauEted when he has finished stunt of this intensive sort. I've got the general outlines. I can fill in you girls later. Edith. don't lose that hat and gown. for I'll want some poses from you. Come on. let's go"
 With impatieuce in every line or him ho stood while the florist was wrapping up tho roses. and when he had finished. grasped them eagerly and followed Edith and me out of the shop. It seemed to me as I walked toward the car that the incident was almost more than could stand. There had been n look in Edith's eyes from which I had turned away my own. And there would be hours of sketch ing and posing. with her always look ink her best. with her arms full of colorfuI. fragrant roses'
 Dicky helped Edith carefully into tho tonneau of the car. I wondered where he would elect to sit, himself. If he climbed in with her-left mo to sit in front like chauffeur! ] knew how absolutely asinine my thoughts were. put TOT tne InoHltill was devoid of inward self-control It was all I could do to maintain the outward semblance of calmncss.
 Guess you'll have to ride like queen in state. Ede," Dicky said. laughing. There isn't room there for anything except you and your bundles md the flowers. Here, I'll take that bag in front with us.'
 opened my lips to protest. for hate to drive with things crowded in tho front sent. Then wisely closed them again. and was glad that I did so, for Edith struck in decidedly:
 Indeed. you'll do nothing of the kind. there's loads of room! Just look here"
 "Ail right" he assented carelessly. climbing to the scat beside me. I drove homo with my hysteria harder to repress with every second. And then. when we had reached home and DIcky had helped Edith down, and sho had run ahead of us into the house. he astounded mo by saying grossly:
 why the devil do you always wear thoso close hats and severe things when you driver I wanted to sketch you with those roses today. you're more the type I want than Ede. but, of course. I had to have a hoppy hat