The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1922-11-16

mother feels resigned to my prolonged
absence and when I have finished my
garden picture. David, would it not
be wonderful, if it should be hung
next fall?"
wonderful" agreed David. He
stood up before her, tall figure in
comfortable gray tweed. "But sup
with some good looking chap, Gerry,
before that anticipated trip abroad?
II won't fall in love-" Gerry assured
him earnestly, because, you see,
David, I won't give myself chance.
Of course no one could possibly fall
in love with Tommy. And all other
chance-coming men I shall avoid. I
have seen too much wasted talent in
marriage-take the Winstead girl who
went to school with me- She was
true genius in music-and along
came that cOlorless Don Campbell
and now she's his dish washer. Do
you realize what the world has lost?
No. shall stick to art, David dear, and
some day you will say proudly to your
children, This picture of the
Gerry's laugh rippled- well, of the
margolds was done by an old friend
of mine, now famous across two con-
tinents.'
"And will the famous lady remem-
Der her old commonplace David?" he
asked whinlsically.
always, everywhere, the lonely
famous lady will remember David"
she said. He sat long after she left
him and the smile of consideration
upon his face did not sadden it.
II have been thinking" he told
Geraldine, upon her next visit in his
hospitable porch, that I'd like to
make this place over, Gerry. A man
cannot live always as his people have
lived before him. Times change.
need a more modern home And who
can tell? I may not always be alone,
dear. So thought I'd take advantage
of any time you might be able to spare,
before your departure, in helping me
with the details of remodeling.
1t was interesting planning the
renovation of David's old home
matching quaint blue dishes with love.
ly dull blue paper; Gerry INDUCED her
dreams as she had not been privileged
to indulge them in her mothers COM
fortably livable house. David pre-
ferred to lay out his own garden.
eve will have stone wall like that
Of your seaside picture" he told her,
''and marigolds will riot around it,
When David went away on a pro-
longed business trip. taking him to
California, Geraldine began prepare
tons for her own trip to Europe.
Strangely she did not feel the over
whelming enthusiasm she had recently
known herself. She wished that,
David would come home before it
should be time for her to depart. No
word had come from this friend of her
lifetime. She wondered, strangely
wistful, if he might have met in Cali
fornia the woman who was one day to
occupy his home which she and David
had created. Then came a line from
him. He was on his way home. It
was disappointingly brief line.
'The marigolds we set out in the
garden may need attention." he wrote,
perhaps you might use them as
models, while you give them your
care" Such an unsatisfactory mes.
sage, Gerry read it, troubled. Perhaps,
she thought, he was bringing the mis-
tress of his home with him, and
wished everything to be at it's best for
her sake. With man as resolute as
David such thing might happen.
Gerry went, rather forlornly, to care
for the mar:golds. The second after
noon she took her sketching material.
David's old housekeeper, inside, looked
out at the girl curiously. Afternoon
faded into twilight
II will stay here" Gerry told the
woman. Tive planned to leave tomor-
row and I want to say good-by to
David's garden"
Her voice caught over the last word
"a career seemed very far away.
visionary, unreal. Then something
very real happened to Gerry. Two
strong arms EMBODIED her-arms so
masterful that there was no use trying