Show Daily Short Fiction Story WHO SAID ART By BARKER BAnKER SHELTON Copyright 1913 by the McClure Ne Newspaper News paper r Syndicate Mrs MM Bradford Warren camo camo into the library where her hu husband band seeking this Quiet moment when his wife's house party gue guests ts had gone upstairs to bed was turning the tha lag pages 8 of his favorite scientific magazine Oh Oh m my dear they are Just made for each uch other ther arent aren't the they Im I'm eo so glad we wo had them here nero together t wild cold ld she Warren looked up reluctantly reluctantly from the engros engrossing pages Who ho asked suc suc- Why that t big sculptor friend of at yours OUTS John Sands and Irma CraiL Haven't you noticed 7 Noticed o ced what That That they wore Just made mado for each other that's enough nough for forme forme If It you ou say eo so o good me me ho laughed lyou You have noticed It but you wont won't admIt admit admit ad ad- mit It Good night She kissed him and went up the wide stairs V Warren prod prodded the dying tire tiro Into life Ufo and went oh on on with magazine his Meantime above stairs John Sands his his' bIg biff frame wrapped In a bathrobe sat fat dangling dan dan- gling Ung hi his bl feet teet out of his window The Tho cool October breeze came gratefully to his hot forehead Sandi Sande warn t the sort lort of at chap to lose his hill grip on himself often otten but he had to admit ho lie had hod lost his grip pretty thoroughly thor thor- ou this thie evening It wont won't dd do JOhnn Johnny he told himself It wont won't do at all She's a a. wonderful sir ctrl ctrl-a a simply wonderful girl but girls have bave no place In your scheme heme of life Ure just yet Walt Wait till ll youre you're better established Walt Valt UH Ull youre you're absolutely sure of yourself Dont Don't you dare to go dragging an any woman through the awful fo years years of oC uncertainty Dont Don't let a few tew successes successes turn your head And Arid then he fell feU to thinking of oC Irma He realized if It he stayed out the rut rest of ot the three days days' of the house party things might happen The thing for him to do dOl was to got get out out out-at at t once in the morning before he saw her again He saw caw law lawa a a. man mM moving toward the garage UKO at the rear of the house Softly u Us be whistled The man stopped Sands Bands He tIe saw It wa was wea George one ono of Warrens Warren's two chauffeurs Bonds bands said Mid softly Watt Walt a minute Then he swung himself into the room and i wrote hurriedly on n a bit of paper This he tossed to tho the waiting George together with a coin You so go over to the village for the man mall very earl early in the morning dont don't you ou Well see that I got get of this telegram In In the he be light streaming out out from tho the library windows windows just below below he could seethe see seo I the tho chauffeur grinning Sure Surel I said mid George In a room farther down dOn tho the hall Irma emil Crall clad In a lore kimono of crimson silk sat rot staring at al her reflection In the mirror It ll wont won't do she ehe said ald to herself herselt Im 10 losing my head hend This must stop suddenly Ive I've said Ill I'll succeed and I know now I Ilave I have lave the tho voice It Is Just a matter of ot a afew afew afew few years rears of absolute application to work t absolute work and no men But I cant can't cantsee cantsee cantsee see him again Ill I'll do something foolish tr If f he ho talks talk to me as he ho did before the tho tire lire in the hall when we were alone there together tonight Just before dinner I must go away the away the thing In the morning She took look some ISOme paper and envelopes from the little desk In the corner Hurriedly Hurriedly Hur Hur- she scribbled away scaled the tho letter totter tot lot ter and addressed addre ed it to herself Then she pressed a button In the wall walk Presently I there thero cant cam a tap on the door and she opened It to one of at the maids maWs Ellen Uen she said thrusting tho the letter Jetter and anda a coin into the maids maid's hands George goes over for the mall very early In the morning doesn't he Well get this over overto overto overto to the office somehow tonight eo so he will get ct It the first thing In the morning and andring bring ring it to me Yes Miss Iss Grail Craft Then Irma Crall Craft buried burled her head on the dressing table She was astir early next morning Came a tap on her her door door a 0 letter on a tm tray Sho She dressed and packed her bag Lag and nd with it went to the big hall downstairs dO where a afire afire afire fire was already crackling Warren always an early riser was standing in III front of It In hl his shooting clothes Not you OU too he asked Youre not leaving caving Ive Just had a A. letter calling me to town she sno said ui 1 Where will the house party part bo be with all this this ho chided lightly Two of at you goIng goIng going go- go Ing on this early morning train Sands is blowing out also Tho The girl s gasped She sat down sUd suddenly In ono one of at the big leather chairs Dimly she was aware that Warren was giving orders that a a. breakfast tray on a a. table was set before herThen herThen her Then the motor whirred up Sands a a. bag bar In his hands hand camo came tumbling tumbling- down the stairs No o. o cant can't wait for any breakfast old man ho r said Kald to hl his host have company compan said Warren Miss Crall is going on this train too Then the they were together In the car speeding over q the hills to the little tittle village and the railroad station At last the they were H HI at l the st station The car had gone whirring backWell back Well Weil Sands questioned Why h Why Vh what wha t 1 sho she asked almost tably Why h this sudden night flight She looked at him squarely I have havo my I music she said Dont Don't you understand understand under under- stand He nodded Now Novi your our explanation she he demanded demanded Same Samo thing My ly work said ald lie hOe I I haven't any right to to-to to to-to-oh to to oh oh some things yet t. t Ill put you ou In the Pullman said h ho he as a. tho train camo came banging Into the tho little station Then Ill I'll well Ill well ell got out You want to No Xo I dont He lIo helped her up tho the Pullman steps 5 lIe He saw faw her settled Still he waited Oh hang art in all Its Us forms Corms and b beald be- be la said ald 1 1 he J He turned on hIs heel He Ho got Jot 3 as far r faras faras as RS the vestibule There ho he paused Ho Ifo didn't know why Ho lie wasn't afraid now of ot going bark back Some ono one touched his hie arm It was the porter m me sun sub Jh hn he said contritely but tho the young ounG leddy teddy wot yo ye lea jest went and let S she's H S 'S her heart out out suh suhl I Youre all rl right ht George GeorA said Sands Sand and ho gave tho porter a JS 5 bill Then be went tearing Into the tho Pullman car can Sh She didn't look up as he stood beside her Her tier shoulders moved up and down and a handkerchief was pressed to her here e eyes s was the only passenger In the tho thoa par far a parIs farIe Is Ie art worth It IU ho hI asked abruptly Her hand sought ou nought ht his and clung to It No o no nol no she pho sobbed stormily You b bet t it isn't ho he said And the grinning porter peeking In from tram the vestibule vesti vesti- huh bule saw row him kiss her The hou house 5 part lart party guests had gone up- up Dra Bradford Warren Warren arren was wan engrossed In inI I his magazine Mrs 1 Warren var very breathless breath breath- less leso and a n 1 very pretty In h her r filmy kimono camo came to him Ilan m my dear dl didn't I ten tell you OU they were Ju just u t ma made e for each other A to has just come They Tho- got off orr tiro thA train at Westor Westford West- West ford tor 1 Junction this morning and or were mar mar- ried red I thought ht t there ro was WAB something In n It when they Y both went traipsing off ort this morning said he ho hA And you didn't call me she said Bald re- re reproachful re I I thought thou ht probably it was WM some of ot your doings hh grinned |