Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-01-21

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1pusly. II keep thipking every min
ute that they viii come, and I do dis
like to begin without them"
The ladies fastened to reassure her.
They were not at all uncomfortable
they declared; wait, by all means.
Most of the gentlemen said nothing +;
they could not see why 80 persons
should be half-starved because The
! Genius chose to be late.
"Oh, time means nothing whatever
! to him. one of the ladies volun-
i teered.
Il am glad my Alec never attempts
! to write anything-but checks"
laughed vivacious little woman in
sparkling jet. II should certainly pine
awayr-and die If I had to be responsible
for such a creature"
rs he really so DREADFUL" asked a
lady near her. 1--WE never met him. I
thought the stories might have been
exaggerated" -.
my dear, nothing has been exagger-
ated!" Mrs. Willoughby shook her
! head in despair. ~
You can't depend upon a thing that
he will do-unless it is to wear blue
necktie! But 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
ing!" she exclaimed. 1--WE been 50
anxious about it. 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. Willoushby to lead him away.
In the dining-rOOm, the guest who
had inquired about the pecularities Of
; The Geniuy was delighted to find her.
self at his right hand. Then the flow
! ing tie caught her attention. "Is
blue your favorite color?' she in
.Qnired sweetly
The Genius started out of a reverie.
"Oh. the blue! Do you not recog-
nize its meaning? 1t is token. a SYM
Dol, the badge of ones partial divin-
ity, you know"
The lady did not know, but she
nodded encouragingly.
After dinner the hour arrived to
which all had been looking forward.
The Genius was to recite some of his
poetry.
The poet made no attempt at ex-
IRENE elocution; he simply stood be-
fore them and poured out his soul in
verse.
n believe it is the personality Of
the man." gasped little woman in
yellow crepe, as she dashed the drops
from her eyes; II read that poem only
last week and never shed q tear, and
here I am crying like a baby"
II know it u.s." answered her friend.
= The voice ceased, and after one
GREATNESS second reclamation. broke:
out, but with a smile ut the eager
faces before him The Genius nodded
to his wife. a1d they slipped away. I.
Once In the carriage, The Genius
sank hack as thoogh exhausted. He
reached for his wife's hand and held
1t 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 q
kiss upon the drowsy baby and they
tiptoed away to their own room. -,
The Genius was already pulling at
the blue tie and shaking off his coat
in anticipation Of restful hour be-
fore the IRE.
do the chains gall tonight, Paul?''
his wife asked.
''Intolerably! Sometimes it seems
as though could not go on with it
any longer. Bessie, if anything could
reconcile me to the loss Of our dear
boy, it would he the thought that he
never had to know
II can understand that" she an
swered gently. But, Paul, don't take
it SO desperately, nor blame yourself
50. You know how hard it was to
live; we can neither of us forget the
struggle. We did our best to keep
af1Oat, but no one valued your work
enough to make it support u.s.
"There is that side of it," answered
/ The Genius thoughtfully. Bessie, you
know that "Tritons' March to the Sea
Kings Grave that they raved over
tonight and always applaud SO Wig
orously. Well, it was published six
years ago in The Northern Light, and
no one took the slightest notice of it,
II dare say; it is beautiful thing,
though, and they ought to applaud it.
Oh, Paul, your work is splendid, and
I'm so proud Of your
"And every business man has to
advertise, you know" she added cheer
fully.
II suppose So" said The Genius,
land it can't last forever, anyway.
A little more patience and think we
will be out of the woods.
"And live in our air-castle," added
his wife.
"Exactly. We will never dine out
except with our friends, and we will
never wear bit of blue again as long
as we live. and, oh, Bess, I'll have my
hair cut! 49,.
"And shall never have to go
around apologizing for your queerness.
What relief"
Unaffected by Prohibition.
THAT new singer has quite a few
lionifl n,,tes in his voice"