Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-29
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I'D even sleep in the studio,
but have made one concession
70 my poor family. They're not
reGonciled.s but, after all. am
twenty'four-and spent two years
in France. have had three orders
for portrsits-friends OF the fam
fly, Of course. must be content
with pull until am taken serious
ly as an artist. II can only ex.
hibit at the next Academy l shall
feel full.fedged."
And what of your new circle?"
1--WE been to several parties and
enjoyed myself hugely. Some Of
them get pretty tight, but I'VE seen
people tighter at house parties and
not nearly SO amusing. And then
Cora and Suzan! pYe never liked
any women as well. This is
the first, dinner of the old sort I'VE
been to since l started"
"Ah?" asked Clavering absently.
why the exceptions"
We'll you see. am tremendous
". Intrigue, ike every one else.
I'd met her several times at home,
and she came one. day to my stu
do where the sophistieates made
the most tremendous fuss over her
But was curious to see her in her
own old home. where she had
reigned 50 long ago as Mary 0g-
den. Mother Ca that eysAgy
thing was nneaSS ssed sexespt lie
stair carpet and her bedroom"
Her tone was lightly impersonal,
and still more SO as she added:
why don't you write novel
about her, Lee? She must be the
most remarkable psychological
study Of the age. Fancy living two
litetimes in the same body. 1t puts
reincarnation to the blush. l sup
pose she'll bury US all"
Clayering shot her a sharp inves-
tigating glance. but replied suaye-
": rNot necessarily. The SAME
road is open to all OF you"
Miss Goodrich had never looked
more the fine and dignified repre-
sentative OF her class as she lifted
her candid eyes with an expression
Of disdain
my dear Lee! Really! There
are some women above that sort OF
thing"
Won But Of course she's given
:ide4bound conservatism pretty
hard Jolt"
sIt's not that--really. But all
women growing old and trying to
ne or to look young again are rath'
ar notwithstanding to our
standards at least, and have been
brought up in the belief that they
sye ne highest in the world. And
then. ones sense Of humor-!"
..F4nmor? is that what you call
r?" Damn all women for cats,
che. best Of them. AnneD
.why. yes, isn't it rather absurd
.-,or more reasons than one? To
nv mind It is the complete farce.
She has regained the appearance
aud-posslbly--the real feeling OF
xa1,b with all its capacity for en-
thss,asm and unworn emotions-it
seams rather ludicrous, but still it
nosv no. certainly the interior
shor,d he in some degrees a match
sor that marvelously restored face
and bodv--but the whole thing is
made maj Far faTcical by the fact that she
never can have childSsn: And what
elss does youth in linen really
mean?" .ha.
It means quite a numNr OF other
things And paintsAg Wortraits IS
lnins s',e,Iing the first iAd highest
H HOt Of womanhood, dear Anne"
uuey u Goodrich flushed, but ac-
MISS his score calmly ooh, 7
\ cep.eu nv Of course. But then.
nan .d MA am youngreaay young"
~ 49,. are you two quarreling
7, os,,..9 o., broke ia Miss Lawrence'sI
susSv voice. She had smoked
steadily suSnI since taking her seat at
~. sss" tahle not so much because she
SoS AMI an irresistible passion for to-
b hao 81 as because it destroyed her
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