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Palmer Seotla Building _ ‘Sonia. hzlted, -l "All “Adventure in Years BY CAROLYN BE-ECHER OO- Cilfillier XVI Delong lmd her father had boo constant in their inquiries and i their attenilious to the Fnuit dainties of vurious kindibhn found their wily from the Dclon kitchen, where an expert cook ru it had only been in the last tw tcr had seen the invalid. chatting with him-and with Son if she happened to be about. nothing forward or pushing, the invalid and would sit on th steps, ‘laughing and chatting, tel had he been a. girl. l“ " never seemed to annoy her. Then. I00, ih- ed ‘when they were all together. ln the face of this unconscious- ness Sonlafs jealousy faded. Sure- ly,if theglrlwereinlove with Ned she would show it ‘in some wily. shs would want t‘o lbs alone with him, or in some constant presence of others. was impossible to attached to her to what she said to her every graceful movement. Sonic was leaving Ned nnd Dora. ‘alone. Then it was’ the girl's eyes would brightemher soft rounded cheeks flush with happiness, and her voice take on 11 tone just a ‘hit more ll.- tiuut-to. Beverly lS-trong had be collie aware of this and often would chuckle to himself. ‘Dorn and Ned often speculated as to w‘ho llzui fired the shot that night after they come in from their szlil, ‘lint as yet no one had been found who could throw any light upon the matter. Ilud Ned (Jampbcil died, tho authorities would most likely have besiirred themselves. '1iut in this sleepy little iowuone could not expect much activity unless it were ub- solutely vital. I Sonia often had urged Strong to keep the nluiticr alive, to urge that I All during Ned Campbell's sick. ness and his oonvoiescence Dom invalid. ed. ‘in-stead or iiile uullu of all work Sonia managed to get along with. weeks that either father or daugh- But now nearly every duy Dora either wuik- ~ (iii or rode ovor and spent an ‘hour TPhere was nothing bold 1n Dom, She seemed unconscious of the sex of lug ‘bits of gossipJust as she would of either Strong or Sonia in- 516511. She appeared to be delight- way resent the But site ivas so gay, so frank, that it ignore her. There was an irresistible charm (GRAN ULES) l EINDIGESTION v-e-e+e-o++e-oo-e+e+e+++e4+»' T“'° '°°"|' 5° 1"‘; di"°i" mtsntly on tongue or in water; (Continued) ° “ ““d°d' QUICK RELIEF! Al-IQ IN TAILIT FORM POI TMOII WHO PIIIGI THIN. NADI IY ICOTT I IOWNI KERI OF 3 EMULSION l2 \ M l, scorr‘ ll d E 1. ‘mice. . ‘iliiut Ella must lie almost billriy tli 0 lrty she is-so beautiful!" voico wus softly spoke tho last ‘words. a “Isn't silo lovely?" clear, honest tones come clearly ure two different things. I'd rather be. young! e ]_ with old eyes." Sonia moved away. e it—seeing things with old eyes; Chapter XViii den hot resentment. person the right to interfere. friends. but that would ‘be very real enemies Dora wasn't in fiampbelb-nc-t ‘yet the sort of girl to ‘surrender easily. ye; whenever she was Wm] mm‘, Not that her head ruled her heart, wrapped in a sort of gentle melancholy, often causing her to go abruptly into the house, but it would surely guide it. Yet elicit time she saw him, each hour spent with him, wove s. stronger spell around her heart. The dreamy, handsome artist was just the kind cf a man to intrigue the gay outdoor girl. ‘Tine couple those two will make some day." Beverly said to Sonia time ‘and again. She always zlgreeri with him. What use not to? ‘Often ‘when Dora was with Ned. Sonic. would wrestle with a. sort 0f spiritual agony; She wanted Ned She could not, would not. drag iillll to her iby his senses, ‘by flli Llult was least fine in him. She would see behind her closed lids Dora's flower-like face held ‘uli ‘t0 his, in her mind his EM Walling (iowmhis kisses on her fresh W711"?! lips. more be done to find the man who either by accident or design had shut Ned. But a shrug shoulders, ill reply that interest she could arouse. What's the use ' thing? Even if we found tho por- son ‘who fired the shot, what good would it do? Pruba-biy some poorl devil firing at some night bird. l "it won-id. be u satisfaction to| know," ‘Sonia had urged. "To whom? To you‘! I um sure Ned doesn't seem particularly keen t0 make -Hliy.iil0i‘e trouble." lie mode u. little sound with his lips,l almost n. chuckle. ilt was a soundi always hnd belted] ever since she hull married Strong‘ Then he zlddod: "Better forget all! about it, Sonia." “Yes-Allzlt would be best l think." She shot him u probing glance. ‘She could hear Ned and Doru talking, the murmur of their voices coming ludistinctly to her. Silo icy back in her chair and closed her eyes when Beverly left her. The curtains mt the open ‘window fluttered in the breeze. The sweet scent of old-fashioned flowers came stealing in,th‘e voices went on murmuring. lier thoughts wandered. What was life? iSo few would ‘RHOW 11'1- til Life had sported with ‘them and then thrown them upon the rocks of Experience, where Knowledge ltelil court. when youth laughed. st the ilongerous rocks, or if notI shrugged youthful shoulders, im- lpetuously declaring they did norti cure and that to make hay while] the sun shone was the way to live. I if the harvest was disappointing—i weli—flley had souretlllng to lookl‘ back upon something no one could’, tear from them- i ‘She thought of Ned and DOM 011i on the porch. She felt such an immeasurable ills-Lance away. in a mirror QppO-Site silo unconscious- ly caught a. glimpse of llEFSElf."oltl tired eyes!" she muttered. Then thought of those other eyes, Dora's eyes, the ardent, wlsiful eyes of un- touched youth. Rllrling Bibrllpily she moved t0 U"? open window. The voices now cllmo distinctly to her. She hl-nrll iler unms. 'l‘hoy ‘were iillkiill: "f her. ' k J. A. McEachen, Oph. D. EYE BFEOIKLIIT ‘ omits-foyer m 0mm s2, Bunnyside i i GENTS WANTED '2'" i" lrsvol and appoint local rcp- "Miilivos. $1.892 and expenses Winston -. Toronto. ‘ ' H EADACHE || b; §Ofl€ / when I "ller-cnlnlly indifferent was all the. “The boy's going to ‘he all right mefiilhilosi- Sacra“ ' ._~. t ~ f iougin-r for the love she stirring up any a. s ollu 0 .. The love She, believe her feeling for him W39 i1 (5.119 colt ofteru that this feeling she had for Nod was a Dart. of her Again it was hurl so far missed felt. sure she could arouse in his breast should she dare trY-dii-Pel let him know her feeling 1°? him‘ Tilers was ‘confusion in he!‘ ‘hem-t, unhappiness-st times so poignant that. it was stamped upon her face. it was then that he!‘ husband udded to her dlstresi the" that his satiric sneers tore at her consciousness and m-ade her feel and “m, gvulilty even though site knew lther ‘had been no gililt- n" r-“fhy (law he torture me s0- she oskedi herself lifter one of] these scenes ‘when ‘because of ‘Bev- erly's irony she bod ilost her tem- pet‘, "He seems o joy ill trying V)" nlalke me out gui-lty of unfaithful- 11935," Then, to herself: "Am l lunfniitllful? Art‘ we ‘ iblunte for our thoughts, ‘our long- lnga? ‘is it true, ‘that as n mull 1B in ills heart, so is he’? If that is 30 1 am guilty, indeed, for in ‘my heart is love for Ned will ha"! 1°’ the m.“ whose namenl bear-no. not hate, but dlslikie_ Thoushjfl times she didn't even feel dislike m.- this forty-sigm- vwreld 1111111 she had married. ‘He simply. did notcoulrt in her emotions. This. man whio flirlleiiled m Mk9 m.‘ “'1'. holy‘ joy in hurting her, yet who. had cite-sen her for his mate, who. held her ‘bound iby ties she could never hope ‘to brealle-unllesse-I "’ 1m... thought rl-unz Its-elf ‘it h"- Buppo-se-jllfit suppose—he should be willing to set her free’! In her‘ eyes had flashed‘ a 100k i118‘! Win11" have started one who saw it. s“ eager was it. But as suddenly i" it came it wls extinguished it was like s. room lighted with a can- dle which, when blown out. DWBB- ed the room into darkness. Why fry to fool herself? Beverly lfever would loose this ‘hold on her, never let lrer go-decentiy. in wnve of timeouts‘ engulfed her. Life loomed suddenly very hard‘, very bitter, "Oh, l wish l were dead!" she moaned», lnyln-g her head on her foldcd ztrnls. “l wish llwere dead!’ iShe had heurd no sound, H0 wrapped, in her misery was sile- i Th" 1mm‘ M“ ‘wmy ‘m "or Bhoum‘ wimt life offers? Why daren't i?" er stablled her and silo raised ltgnuy-filled eyes l0 Neda m9"?- "ltnn i help? What is it? he asked, ‘the trmllhizg on his face 8i- most muuiiing the ‘agony of her s‘ “Oh. it's nothing." Bride Mill ll fggllng of shame coming to her re- scue. "l guess -l am a lttle tired. mind's nil. . . "l kuoW--you Wdvo worn yourself out nursing me." He leaned. Over and dropped a urht ‘Kiel “Mn her hair “l never can repay you. never!" lie said. “You have repaid‘ mo many times," that light kiss still thril- linK hur- "it is liko you to sny that. But l feel so guilty to know i have been the one to iirc you when—i would give lmy ‘life to suve Y0" gbrmw or trouble" "Would yum-do you feehli-ke mm?" To save her iifo, Sonic Sonia could not help the question. “i surely do. and to prove it l am going to clem- out and .iet you rest.‘ He smiled drown at. lloi‘. hi! boyish look of sympathy mak- i "N0.she's_ not old." it wag Ned‘; l slmii feel llqrrlbly old when l tun "No. Mrs. Strong isn't old. and Tile boy's cudenced us lls The girl s "But being lovely and being young l think I huts the idea of getting old, seeing things Sometimes when Sonia Joined summer Ned amd lDora the girl felt a. sud- love with Ned She was not then we will to llUii/G all that life could give lllm- I [culling up her masseuse. her ‘hnir fore, although she ilnd always been °- daintiiy purticulur. _ smoker and leave her she saw her own fnce ten. twenty years hence. ilnps she would be grlvy. an ugly gray like that woman sitting next 1'0 Mlheml w-ibh qhut funny pudgy little mun who ale so nolslly- Then she ‘tried to vlsulize v would look likn after the,‘ ten, that twenty years had passed. He would be thirty, then fort-y. Still would be thirty, ‘than fort-y. Still eight Years younger than Beverly. and orl-y- was old, of course, looked so much older than ‘men m the some age. What a tragedy being a woman was At thirty Ned ‘would look scarcely older than now. although the boyish look she so loved might he gone. the in- nocence lhat look out; of his e99!- ' THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN evu happen ’ Ie yea? ‘men 01a m Cooisjand} heels. Burns,- Scalds, 910.‘: not .5. CANADA women. of her, as Beverly was ‘it was was her husband's voice that brought her back to the pres- cut. . “Tell m coffee, Sonia. ‘Ajoffee, please." These comnlonplaces of From what do they save us? The remainder of the Journey home Sonia indulged in no disturb illg thoughts. She read or talked l0 them boih-‘Ned had joined them after the meal wsg finished. She thought what she had said had caused him to do so, and it iileased her. -But arrived at home ~35‘! bade ‘him goodby at the ato- on. ' lif there was one thought ‘ifi her hear, it was envy of Ned's ability to he alone. To he!‘ it seemed- uext to being with him-tho most life! ing her eyes mist. “What's all vtlhis? llolselessly ‘as usual “No, iudioed, just tired." “Don't pay any attention, Cam- iillelii. Sonia is all temperament, as you nllwst know ‘by this time. Crying for lilre moon, i knows silo calnnot reach it " With That was enigmatical remark he again oft em. Chapter XVIII They were ‘to return ‘to ‘town. wvas over and Strong's students ‘were ready to ibegin wank. 0f course Nod Ihuld entirely recovered and Mirs. IStrong had . been kind, ibut was looking ‘browned and well. ‘kindness doesn't bestow upon ‘the At tiimes she felt sure that not only 0E their coming departure. would she and Sonia niever be real "We shailfl miss you all horribly!" Dora. Delong ‘had said when ‘told "I‘ho Disco-will seem Blwlfllillly dull." They some day they were to remain untili after Thanks- giving. "Two months will soon pass and see you in town," Sonia had replied, a. feeling of glad. noss she could not suppress com- ing over her as ‘Dors explained their plans. “A lot can happen in two mon- ths," Dora said. “From the mouth of babes—" ‘her rsitherrwilo had oomie with her, quoted‘. “it's true, isn't it?" Dora. pout- ed, looking so charming that Sonia turned sway n‘ot to .be hurt .by that youthful face. it had become ‘an oibsessi-n with her, this obser- vance of things young. That pout which in an older woman would have been sill-y, was only delect- uble in that girlish fnce, Even Ned looked with admiration anti Dora, whle her father laughed lul- lnoderstely before replying: I "Of course it ‘is true, kitten. if it wasn't we wouldn't disagree with you, would we Campbell?" l "No, indeed," Ned answered, vis- 'l‘o her these nliud-bioi-llle-‘l ibl-y embarrassed n, being izppeni- figeih" 116 liwllgiil- foreshadowed ‘what was to collie. ed u, by Dom-s father, whue Bev.'i.ll6i‘8 was! Then. us in the begimhinl; "T m? erley Strong laughed immoderately Slmiig WIS fliiiwst old enough to summer. silo tried to make herself Then‘ added: ' “What would -you give to be her of m5 mother feeling, that uli she desired age’ Delongqn wns_ml wus the boy's 800d- Why would ‘he zilwnys harp on |Dorn‘s ‘beauty, her youth? Sonia ilurriedlv offered tea, so prevent-lug a continuance of the conversation.‘ Tile ‘Strongs and Ned lei, the, next day, travelling to town to-' [gamma Happy as ‘Sonmlhad been! who marries s. mian younger than at the thought of the long summer spent with Ned, she was far hap- pier now to return to New York ‘Dora Delong was left behind. Once more she would :be occas- s-ionuliy alone with Ned. She would be able to mother h-im. Sonia had taken herself severely 1b duel; Ibecsuse of her feeling if’ N°“';'P°"h"l’jd'°’ "'9 “ulflefh 3i3.{-."'.§i"§§i§°§ll ublflixlioglld me" ‘he wo“ be mo‘ er y’ nonsense like they d‘id. It was an she would- put all other thoughts from her. Yet the vex-y day she reached home she spen, an hour dresser, her manicure. She would take cure of hersrlif as never be- But now -it was more than the wish to ‘be well groomed—lt was the almost insane desire to‘ {main what youth she still had, to Bttby the inslduous “I ‘will not grow old! I will not!" she exclaimed as she studied her face in the mirror, noting each line. every sagging muscle. "All the way into town she felt her husband was gazing at her. marking his own deductions. She wondered if she had ‘been able to r cloak her thoughts. At times she felt like a trembling fly caught in a spider we-b of his making. She wished ‘he would g0 into the and alone. But i1; was Ned Who finally l“ft them to smoke and it was Ned‘ ~ who remained away most of the, dny. ' - "i didn't want to butt in. Thought‘ you two might have things to talk over together," be s aid when. und- er cover of Strong's order to the waiter in the dining csr\she ssk-, ed wh-y lie had left them. l “You never ‘butt in',” Souls told, him. speaking softly. ‘Without answering he hall look- ed at her, and there was so much of gratitude. of something else; almost adoration ill that look she could scarcely ibsnr it. .. '.. d. and Ned! moved away. Something l am so starved she whispers m ‘Stmnrs Lone jarred “mu Mm’ ml intimation ‘that being acquain- ed with Sonia was not the most de- w herself, “Why can't l gsko Even as she looked into his eyes. his time became all blurred and s Old, wrimilled, per- naps. Tile light gone from her eyes, tho gloss from her hair. Per- 6 Wild;- he spite of his years. Bev- stiil not old looking. He but women i‘... Would ho ever Brow cynitfll 0f z Crying, ‘Son- ia?" Beverly Strong had come -in when she desirable thing in the world. ‘IAIUIIG to think. yith no cynical 018s dragging st Your very soul. iChapfer XIX ‘Ned hall sometimes (wondered if ‘Sonia lloved Strong. There seem- ed little aihirt. was soft in his natures-o much that was hard and fonivlddem-for s woman. l-ie res- pected the artist. he at ‘times datller admired the ‘man. Bu! that was different. He hard‘ seen his misu- IIGF-Wllill Sonia: heard many of his sarcastic remarks, without in the least: comprehending. He only lflelt she was ‘hurt-that ‘Strong hurt er. \. \\‘$ '\'“'I _ l 5\~Ql\\<\\\\\\\\\\ v——'j—-_—-1~ §\\ parts- foot fitting 618' mark O ‘Designing which (The Qny Unconsciously this ides. hsd often He tried to make up for the harshness he felt lay under the suave man- tinged ‘his manner to Sonia. ner of ‘her husband. W craftsmans 'p in shoe design an . What did they know aibout a. young more delightful, far more fascin- ating than any young girl. Then impemtinence ‘to discuss her. ego to thlimk silo would ever have cared for him-in that way. from the other end of the table.‘ advances of the Yeflrii. instantly he feiit guilty, as if he a1- reudy had wronged ‘the man who. stared at him. The feeling soon, vanished, but was to return many.‘ times torture him. seen in his Mice. the reficctil-n of, that wish that he had met hcr be‘ fore she married Strong. Ned thought to the ludicrous fort llln’ at that time hc W's bu’ f-“llrtcrw u‘ t- .1(_\.,| he was not obliged was playing a dreamy trultz, her face partly ‘in shadow. Strong at his elbow’. , "She is so lovely-why is it?" the hoy would‘ ask himself after sens- ing the unplessatnitness between . them. "How can he hurt her even» in his ‘speech?" he had heard the quiet, merciless voice that often bro-bed Serbia's very soul. heard without understanding or compre- hension, yet ‘with a. dim sense of something wrong. This was accentuated a night or two after ‘their return. Ned, with Beverly and Sonia, was invited tlo h After the a small diinner party. ladies had left the tlriible and men were smoking, Ned heard Santa's name mentioned; and the remark: "They doom seem to be living in bed‘ of roses together, exactly. Site seems strung on wires. Ner- ves .l suppose‘. But what can one expect? Tilers-s ton much differ- ence ill their ages," Strong was too fur sway to hear. Ned glared at the speaker. What ‘ right 11nd he to‘ ‘talk of Sonia?" He glanced at ‘Strong, but was reassur- ed Ihy the expression 0i’ careless indlifference on his face. had riot heard. “Too much difference in their ."Of course Eighteen years! Why ‘be Somizlks fntiler. Now, if it had been culy six ‘or eightyeurs~~thut wouldn't have mattered." Then he ‘blushed its he realized he had thought of the difference between his own itgfl and iSOnlfYS. The gos- . sip wemt ion in u low tone: "it's ihetter to have the differ- ence on the, man's side. A woman herself’ digs her own grave." "Nonsense! Whut did those two oildl fossils know about women?" Ned thought indllgniultly. The men were peril-ups both about fifty. womlsn like Sonia? She was far The thought of the beauty of It was the it rather fright‘ \'\\'\ NO--li8 j Canada. \\\\\ § § rw/rw/x/r/n/o. l, . licQ/‘i Y ll/IVM/ THE 5HOE "A Credit to Our- Canadian Pride" (The Stamp of Craftsmanship once wifh cluraiail workmanship first comfort. clistinction~it is Sold in {he better hoot stores throughout CHARLOTTETOWN. X 411E?) ll/JWMW Amlnm/Arfloslmsvtlww/lml/m/I/w/z/w/a/xnr/r/1/14m/ t9 combines smart appear" , ‘n? ' ig? of wear and shape— u i‘ is honest in {he hidden ~ gives beauty of outline I x brand on your Spring footwear is the stamp ofmaster“ _ , structure. ‘ q hex-aside, the first lto compliment er. "tYiou planed exceedingly wel-i, my dear," ‘he said, resl admiration in his voice. ‘After all he was a. nuusic lover. Why shouldn't he appreciate what he loved. even though the woman were his wife‘! ‘Ned rode holme with Beverly and Souia——that is, they dropped irim st his bachelor apartment, refusing to come up and have a look at his ed rooms now than he had had them done over while ‘he was ‘away. "They are splendid!" he told them. "i gave Darwin carte blan- wlhn-t might have been had he met Che Sonia. before she married Strong almost over came him. very first time this thou-gilt had occurred (to him. sued ihliln, seemed almost scarii- "fnloky boy to be ulble to." Ned Campbell was wealthy. His mtber had left him a ‘fortune. which had grown larger in the hands of the trust o0 ny. ‘ “Yes, suppose so." it was carelessly said. Ho sow Strong looking at him When they joined rhr lndlnw,‘ Yrvi kept dctcrmfiimilr‘ fllvsv from: Scnia lie felt thrrc ma" "um-i v hing new. somefllflng sit-c h d no‘ Strangely he hcd not given u ~mr1 nlri, Sn lT-‘i. ‘.‘,-.|.' il1‘Y' i . l-lvsin‘ :\>,..;,.-‘:- . u. this. ' I Silo “Plays well, doesn't she?" It was i ifurlr .1 l‘. | ulrricd S mm‘- irrv 1i i...l \‘~ i ill h. .~~ ...- .‘. I M cc . 1 ared for eiieve. ed. "Ir you had ever felt the lock or the needof it ‘you would speak dif- Iferentiy," Sonia. said, thinking tllsit [had it not lbeen for that need she would not now be the wife of that‘ old man-as she called him -sitf . ting beside her. . ‘, "l..i[ii~~ \'- ._ ., ilr\\,li'i ‘ml u! i. -'i\\“~.z iii it mzi v. ‘.‘ ‘.‘ ‘ l, oi ‘it ~- ..‘>:“~, , iliul, which he could no" She was alreadv ularri ‘ He coilild only worship from tiling." Ned answered. She's the thorough sort. know. We have eight years. One gets pretty well acquainted in that time." pened peculiar smile that curled Strong's lips. her like that?" hud finished playing it was her husband wiho was first to reach "Beautifully-us she does vvury- "Yes. she does do things well. l Shflllld lived together ‘There was not need to answer. lrable thing that could have hop “l-fe's ii ,b6BSf——i1t times," Néu aid to hfmsetf as he watched the "I wonder why he looks at Yet when Sonia A’ Kidney Remedy’ w will slinlssts tie Irritant acids Iemsrl. Halpyeurstsnsehte properly digest the feed by uldnglsltesodrupeethtreet afar. lie had resumed the painting of her portrait at the studio, under the very eyes of her husband. She ‘sat for him three times a week lin the mornings. As he painted his eyes often searched her face. and when he caught her looking at her husband. he thought: “What is ‘it she isafralid of‘! For she ‘is afralld—l know." That it might be site was afraid of herseilf he never dreamed. ‘He, too, looked at Strong, but the expression in his eyes he could not read,yeit it made h-im shiver as with cold. Lt. had something sinis- tsr in it. wmethlng that seemed to threaten. Doro LDeIong had written Sonia a short note tolling how she miss- ed them and sending messages to Beverly and? Ned. ‘"Wa s-hall ‘look you up as soon so we return ‘to town, dad and l. she said. "He misses you almost as much as I do. You see, we didn't really neighbor with any p one else." There was very little ‘more, save s. request that Sonia drop her a line to let her know she was not forgotten. _ | Son-la. replied, although she wait- ed ‘some time before doing so. She et Roots, will so laser Sahel’: Osrailvs lyrsp. asrl yourilrlnq dlsenld will promptly dis- ‘appssr-‘Get the [sadne- - 1 gave ‘Beverly and Ned Nora's ‘mes- ‘ssges, watching Ned's face closely as she did s0. “Jolly gilt!" he said carelessly. "Bully lloa-eewomcn." l "Just the sort of girl to make a young fellow happy. nice outdoor sort. no frills, no tempersmeni," Beverly diechilred. Neither‘ Sonia nor Ned made any further comment. But somehow Sonia. felt reassured. She couiid be nothing ito Ned Campbdlil, she told herself over and over, yet she could not endure the thought that some one else might be. The portrait was nearly finish- lt was wondrous lovely. Even Bevenly admitted that, although he did so with a sort of frowning reluctance that puzzled hotil Ned and Sonia. it had been at his sug- gestion that the picture had been commenced. Almost st his corm- maud. it hsd- been taken up and fin- ished after their return to town. Ned had idealized Sonia. Not that the portrait was not o like- ness. It ‘was a" very speaking like- ness. But he had given her an ox- preseiion. of yearning after some- thint. 0f longing intensified. Ha did not realize that it had been the expression of Sasha's inmost had gradually else in her life. 3W9"! 11B‘! 881d‘- ss he std. . ' tiloseiy. conception of Sonia.” her or isn't that is something in the tiring foreign to her-goo - that doesn't belong thereP-hesfir ed, fiercely. doesn't Possess." replying. Brut hiswhands _ ed and his taco ‘bill-nod wiflti sentment. Oollid Stnongtbq ' Why could he not see the soul: ‘r Sonia, the sweet, womanly to“. »‘-‘- iii vas. the yearnilB over hinrthsg token the Illsceofflll “It is fine. Ned. a great picturei"! “Yet ll isnot quite _ “in what. wey would your "Er ‘what “No, thwt isn't What I face, . "A ‘iNed. covered the portrsit wt “ I spirit-unfit! aIF j . at. -V g that he saw‘ and‘ i tocanvaaf g-W}. ' The picture was to be exllibi‘ some time later. Until; .t_hp ‘ t_§ would remain in the studio.‘ ' 7-» . , , J’ .' (Cohtinued_on_'Page_-—T_e:)'v__~ l FTER the long school A term the children's nerves are keyed up tolthe highest pitch. 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