The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-04-15

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/ Viz tpuLt tllCS Will sUtsC. aiiN ! No AAO
like to begin without them"
The ladies FASTENED to reassure her.
They were n ot at all uncomfortable,
they declared wait, by all means.
Most OF the gentlemen said nothing;
they could not see why 30 persons
should be half-starved because The
Genius chose 10 be late.
'Oh, time means nothing whatever
to him." one Of the ladies volun-
teered.
Il am glad my Alec never attempts
to write anything-but checks"
laugied a vivacious little woman in
sparkling jet. Il sf1ould certainly pine
away and die IL I had to be responsible
for such a creature"
rs he really so dreadful?' asked a
lady rear her. Eve never met him. /
thought the stories might have been
exaggerated"
MY dear. nothing has been exagger-
ated!!" Mrs. Willoughbr shook her
head in despair.
You can't depend upon a thing that
he will do-unless it is to wear a blue
necktie! Eat just then she was in
terrupted by the arrival of The Genius
and his wife.
The wife hurried to Mrs. Willough-
by, all apologies.
"Oh. / know we have kept YOU wait
ingF" she exclaimed. 'I've been so
anxious about 1t. We started in plenty
OF time. really we did, but my husband
noticed a boy on the street whose face
interested him SO much that he insist
ed upon following with the carriage.
We are going to dine now, Paul. she
said. and The Genius meekly allowed
Mrs. WillOughby to lead him away.
In the .dining-room, the guest who
had inquired about the peculiarities Of
The Genius was delighted to find her
self at his right hand. Then the flow
Ing tie caught her attention. as
blue -FOUR favOrite colory' she in
qnired sweetly.
The Genius started out of a reverie.
"Oh. the bluel DO ynn not recOg-
nize ITS meaning? 1t liz a token, a sym
boil, the badge Of ones partial diyin-
ity. you know"
The lady did mt know, but she
nOdde en~couragingly.t
After dinner the hour arrived to
which all had been looking forward.
The Genius a to recite some Of his
/ poetry.
The poet made no attempt at ex-
IRENE eIOcutiOn he simply stood be-
fore them and poured out his soul in
verse.
Il believe It is the personality Of
the man. gasped a little woman in
yellow crepe. rs she dashed the drops
from her eyes: II read that poem only
last week and shed a tear, and
here ] am crying like n baby"
II know 1t is" answered her friend.
The voice cpnsed, and after n
breathless second reclamation broke
out. bur with \ smile Mt the eager
faces before him The Genius nodded
to his wife. and they slipped away.
Once In the carriage. The Genius
sank back az though exhausted. He
reached for his wife's hand and held
It during the drive across the city.
When the house was reached they
quietly let themselves In and stole up
stairs to the room where their little
daughter lay. Then each dropped a
kiss upon the drowsy bahy and they
tiptoed away to their WI room.
The Genius. was already pulling at
the hlue tie and shaking 0M his coat
In anticipation Of a restful hour be-
fore the hre.
"Do the chains gall tonight. Paul?"
hte wife asked. II
.~Int0lerably Sometimes II seern.
O though l could not 60 on with 1t
any longer. Beside, Il anything could
reconcile me to the loss Of our dear
boy, It would he the thought that he
never had Ito know"
n can understand that" she an
sw~eredsoently. -Rat, Paul. don't take
It n d~eaperately, blame yourself
20. Fou know how hard It was to
live; we can neither Of as forget the
struggle. We did our best to keep
a1oat, lint no one valued your work
eaOugh to make Il support a."
There II that side of Ii" answered
The Genius thoughtfully. Bessie. you
know that 'Tfitons' March to the Sea
x1ng's 0rnyess thatx they raved ossr
tonle1lt and always appiauds 80 Wig
0foasly. WELL Il Was published Xix
pears ago In The Northern Light, and
no IN took the slightest notice 81 Il"
II dare my: Il II . beautiful. thing,
though, and they ought to applaud It.
GA. Paul, your work II splendid, and
I'm % proud Of you"
~And every business man has to
advertise, ron know she added cheer
fully.
- suppose 70" said The lGenius,
.and II emit Last forever. anyway.
a little more patience and I think we
i Win ~ out of TIE woods.
And i've h = air-castls,~ added
hln wlfes $3.50