The Holt County sentinel., 1921-04-08
Hearts and Arts
~ FREDERICK HART

The sight of a young man striding
rapidly along the road toward her in'
Tiers woodlot was not In Itself enough
to make pretty Elsie Dean raise her
eyes TO follow him; but when the par
ticular young man Is dressed In Han
ncls instead OF the blue jeans that
were the accepted weekday attire OF
her immediate environment, ana when
he carries In one hand spindly look
ing arrangement Of rods and braces
and In the other q black case that
IL too large TO I've doctors bag and
too small to be a suitcase; aud when
he has on his back an oddly shaped
bundle; and In particular when he Is
handsome aud cnrefree looking, II is
small wonder that Elsie looked after
him.
Indeed. she went TO the front gate
TO see him so down the road. which Is
why sh, saw him suddenly swing
aside from the beaten path and climb
over the fence that divided the wood
lot from the outer world.
Now her fathers woo,lloi was ter.
ra snncii>sima. as she we'll knew. II
bristled with NO Trespnssing" signs
and warnings limiting ut the eNtremi-
ties of legal pains and runlshments
for the hardy soul who should set
foot within H. sacred gladss; 80 FL.
slc's suDir',r soon turned to wrath.
Her father aud his mrn were all In
the far field having. aud there was no
immediate mnlc tn whom ~" could
look fur assistance but she d'd not
hrsltuir. p"Nn the rnud ,he ran aud
over tie fence on the strangers trait
She vps up with him w almost u
moment lIr had evidently not heard
her cum.us. and she was prepared In
blast his soul with scHlhlug com
mRnd iu ir, nrt. when the oddity Of
his cuuduri struck her. lie Ind un'
folded ne spindly arrangement. and
To- II vus u tripod with u cross piece I;
AMI ~ the tripod rested square or
snowy ruuNHS: and out of The little
black hug many. many brushes and
u lot at l'ilc tubes and heart
shaped p,rrc ~ wood On which the
young man proceeded to squeeze the
contents of some Of the tuhes-th"
brightest reds and greens and ycllows
Elsl. had ever seen. And then this
startling Young man began TO make
lines on ~. white canvas. hummlng
10 himself ~ he did ~. Enihrnllcd,
and toirl'y forgetting her previous
vengcrul ideas. Elsie drew nearer
he heard her. aud turned sharply.
"Ohl" she gasped. Aud then. re-
memh'rlnc his inlqulty, she went on
sharply, This IL my fathers wood
lot !"
"Rcnllyf" The young man did not
seem particularly impressed by the
statement.
"lrs. II ls--and you're trcSpnsslng."
so nm. I did notice some signs,
hut l didn't pay much attention Ia
them. ! don't believe Ia signs"
"Oh!" Elsie was not quite sure she
was not hrlng made fun Of; the
stranger seemed so lrrliatlngly calm,
M though the right was on his side
rather ihun hers. "You'il he arrested
n you stay here much longer
"lv- never been arrested wonder
what rs like. Is the local cnlab0osc
comfortable. do you ihlnkT" Then
dropping his manner OF hadlnagc, hc
continued "lteally, know quite well
that an trespassing; but am work
ing On n painting with which hope Ia
win n great prize and these woods
ARE exactly what ! want for II back
ground II seemed a pity 10 mlss the
! perfect opportunity Just for the IN
| chance "f being arrested, 81 ! cainc
IN, ! Intended to ask permission, hut
there seemed "a be no one IN sight ~
7 just broke and entered. Now. please
don't turn me over 10 the police"
His pcniicnt manner mollihed Elsie
~h--youre m artlstr
"Nes--in wny, II my picture takes
| the prlz. ! shn,l know that ! am an
artist, I live In hope. Aud you must
not he so hard.hearted as TO blast my
| ambition. There IL no other stretch
Of forest which SO exactly suits my
purpose as this"
"Well--you can stay-but you must
ask my fathers permission after TO
day"
II Will" but he seemed In no hur'
ry to go on with the work. Instead
he looked at Elsle--looked 80 long
that she became embarrassed aud
| blushed
II beg Your pardon!" he exclaimed