Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-20

Of her beloved soldier boys faces when
they went back to the trenches from the
hospital, with the freshness gone,
marked by the war brand, yet humorous
still and brave to play the game to the
end. This was the same kind Of face.
She liked the woman at once.
81 am Myra Campion," she said
~ would have known you anywhere
Cor Ben's daughter"
She led the way into an assem- blage
OF glazing installment furniture, pune
tuated with gaudy ornaments of brass
and plaster and pointed to d large arm
chair. She closed the music box.
Were you dlspleased with the
music 2" she asked. 1T must have
seemed'-she hesitated - "Jncongruous
in a house Of mourning. Sometime I
get 50 sad, so lonely, I put on the
craziest record. l hope l may forget,
but the tesrs come through the jazz. You
don't think hard Of me because / took
your mothers place? 1t was"-she hes
"uuoccupied."
mo, l do not, said Myra, nor does
my mother We thank you for having
made my father happy"
The Child-woman was touched. She
took the girls hand
Your fether often spoke Of you with
love and'2she hcsitated- regret for
losing you. He said your mother would
make you a noble woman
Myra was puzzled by the woman's oc-
casional momentary pauses before using
Home ordinary word, IN the fashion of
foreigner, Impractical In a language, who
mentally translates
Il owe all the happiness Of my life to
your father" Muicent exclaimed Her
eyes filled with tears, Myra's heart
warmed to her. The bell rang.
Doctor Abner," she explained Your
uncle
He was a tan man, Of a fun habit,
clothed Ike Mrs. Campion, IN inky black
OF a cut not only medically professional.
but almost clerical His brow was white
and large and his eyes commanding
eyes OF hvpuotst DR. Campion was
grave, almost melancholy in his manner
There was an sir about him of sorrow
ful urbarity that seemed to proclaim
him bene6cent 10 suTerlng humanity.
Mrs. Farnham's words had prejudiccd
Myra against this mal but she found
herself wavcring She could not hut ad-
m!re his mlen If power and relish the
suavity with which he welcomed her to
New York Yes on the whole she ap-
proved Of Or. Ahner Compton.
At his suggestion. NiHcent added
some details Of Benjamin's minutes OF
life.
-Yorr father was working in a shack
on the marsh. this side of Nawaroueck. '
she said I'VE boarded with a family
named Sratters Your father had many
Inventions. but ! am afraid he had not
much"-she heelfated- concentration.
Maybe 7 shouted say pcrslsteuce-tLat
Is The word. He went from idea tn idea
lie was rracrl"u.arly Interested In a plan
10 make stereotype ma'rices-I don't
know exactly what they arc-they were
10 save printers great deal ~ money.
They were made with rellulold He had
great deal Of # there It was this
cellHloid--"
She stopped and cried gently.
"Ceuu.oid 81 very uGammable." said
Abncr. We attribute the swift spread
OF the flames 20 that"
"Thcu he had plan for making tiles"
Mrs. Campiou resumed He had set up
kiln for baking them, I should say
firing them. lie was Initiating some old
Italian. What is the name, Doctor?"
"EotticelN'
81 can never think Of that name. Also
he bad a process for making Nttle"-she
hesitated "stataettes. Ike the old
Greeks made. for which such high prices
are paid. They are called what are they
called. Uoctorf"
"Tauagara GSurinos."
Yes When ! was NJ the shack Just
before dark ne was preparing them for
the kiln They were damp and soft
The clay was sticky He removed a wet
cloth and showed them 70 me. He said
they had just come from the artist
We found Eve or. six of them in the
Kiln and some ~ The tiles"
She showed the statuettes and the tiles
ranged on the mantcl
"They were the last things your father
had in his hand Would you like one
as a souyeuir?'
Myra chose n Tansgara imitation. the
figure ~ woman with great wings aud
wind blown draperies, a palm branch
in ono hand n garland I'm the other.
Muireut went ON to tell the story
Of th0t last night but broke down again
and Ahuer had to finish # TO her soft
sobAinc. He adde nothing TO what he
had already written, but he reiterated
hat the yarn Of conspiracy had been
built by Ar hur BroWuson.
80 BE Confinued)