The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-09-25


SO can see Il"
She obeyed wonderingly.
do you mind telling me who the
woman in that picture is?"
She hesitated.
"Of course. not unless you want
TO-" he put in.
TITS mo l."
"And tho burnt up cactus you
are, and clearly have been, toiling
toward long time-l think heard
you say the woman IL toiling TO-
ward It in tho belief that Il Il .
tree to shelter her from al that
aridity-what does the cactus rep
resent"
Again . b z hesitated. Then def
antly: THAT'S Jimmie"
"And over to the left there 70 .
shadow cast by . tree which you
said wasn't in the picture and that
the woman was going away from
-n
Her eyes fell. Swift color rushed
into her face. She made no answer.
He chuckled. "Of course you
precious little idiot, I've known It
for = long time. How long have
you lmown?"
Eyes still downcast, she an
swered IN 1 low voice: II didn't
know it for sure till-till he caught
me in the Regencs with Jimmie.
and I knew he-wouldn't phone me
or come to see ma any more"
"You knew quite positivsly
then?"
mo, not exactly positively. You
see. I was so hurt over what Jim.
mie had told mel suppose It Was
my vanity-and 90 shocked too, be-
cause men - some m q, are like
that; and worried because Of what
Jimmie had told me that made me
know Aunt Pam loved him; ! felt
horrible about that, and what I'd
done; then Jack came in and saw
me in the Regence. and II was I'll
50 jumbled up-that ! didn't know
anything exactly then. But after I'd
painted that picture of-how ! felt
IL sort Of wondered myself 1t first
lyon see knew the hot sand and
lsky and barrenness represented
what I felt inside Of me. Then ]
Iput myself in the picture-and the
cactus. And all at once ! knew that
was what ! really felt about Jim.
ME. put the shadow Of the tree
over there to represent how I'd lost
!. Jack, running after Jimmie. But
don't care now. ! never want . see
him again. ! hate him."
8 Mr.. Braithwait rose. His eysi
were shining. Lets 60 have some
dinner, child"
!, ~ On forgive me, Dadums, fol
! what I did n this -room7"
my little girl, Socrates advances
the idea that III thu sin and suffer
ing and chaos Of tho world was du'
to the defective sight Of men; tina
clear sight would not only maxi
{ men wise, but make than virtuou
{ and happy. Jesus, knowing thi
4 truth. merely st1ovs 70 open mem
: leyes. There Il not case On recor'
where he condemned any man. I N
J. mot moro rightsous than He. !
t your eyes had besn opsn you woul1
: Ihave known bettsr than 70 poun
that unfortunate Mr.. BROMLEY
a for you would havs known thsr
alwas no reason for 4. Arrange you
d face and l6t's have some food.s
While they ware waiting for thsi
/, dinner, Mr.. Braithwait went 70 q
4 the telephons. TIN going ever I
= Isee your Aunt Pam for . it'll
I. while aftsr dinnsr,s 10 said upo
o his return
II .0h, Dadums, don't leave n
d alone again"
I'm not going 20"
!. She looked at him in alarm.
y don't want 20 80. I'm ashamed I
. zee her. She must hate M"
mot = hate" grinned Mr.. Brazil
Z wait. "She has . much clearer =
q sion than she had . year ago. 81
ID says the fault was entirely her ON
i She had set her husband adrift b,
j. fore you came along. Il you hadn
y come, some other - o - : = woul
have. $. A Tor your part II
"a che realizes that . man. makes 4
any port II . storm. You ~,
q. lighting for yeur lie and ssabbl